European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes tuesday. March 22.19bs Spanish demonstrators March on Rota base Al puerto de Santa Maria Spain a several thousand people marched to 8 . Naval futility sunday to Call for the dismantling of All Spanish bases leased by the United slates. Protesters mobilized by regional pacifist group Sand the Spanish communist party marched nine Miles from Al puerto de Santa Maria to Rota on Spain s Southern Atlantic coast. They shouted slogans Aga Hul nato and demanded an end to the jointly used naval base at Rota of Well As three . Air bases and nine communication centers throughout Spain. When they arrived at Rota they formed a three mile human Chain outside the Wall of the base. Plo s Mission to . Defies eviction deadline United nations a the Palestine liberation organization defied an eviction deadline monday to vacate its . Observer Mission under a . Anti terrorist Law As the general Assembly met in emergency session to consider ways to Leep the Mission open. A court Battle appears Likely. Plo observer Labib Zehdin ten made no move 10 shut the 13-year-old Mission located in a town House near Park Avenue and said he is awaiting . Legal action against the Plo. American firm to build skyscraper in Frankfurt Frankfurt is an american devel oper has signed a contract with the Frankfurt Fairgrounds to build Europe s Wiles office building officials said monday. The building will be financed by Citibank a new York Bank with a Branch in Frankfurt it was designed by Helmut John of the Chicago firm Murphy Jahn. The Fairgrounds Tower will be 35 stories tall reaching 83$ feet and will include an Obser vation restaurant. Ground breaking will begin in the summer with completion scheduled Lor 1991. Iranian gunboats set 2 ships on fire in Gulf Manama Bahrain a iranian gun boat monday attacked a liberian Tanker and a Spanish refrigerator ship in the persian Gulf Selling them afire and norwegian officials said As Many As 54 crewmen were believed lulled in a weekend iraqi raid. Maritime Salvage experts speaking on Condi Tion of anonymity said the Blaze monday aboard the 10, refrigerator ship iberian Reefer was  Salvage tugboats were racing to Aid the vessel but there was no immediate word on casualties the officials said. Money from Page 1 paid by the iranian the Tribune said. A Federal grand jury indicted Secord and Hakim along with u. Col. Oliver North and former National Security adviser John Poindexter last week on charges of conspiring to Siphon the profits from the iranian arms sales and use the Money for the Benefit of the centres fighting he leftist nicaraguan government. It also accused Secord Hakim and North of using some of the Money for personal gain. The four have said they would plead innocent at an arraignment thursday. The indictment also charged Secord and Hakim conspired to pay illegal gratuities 10 North Zuckor and a spokesman for Walsh declined to com ment on the matter the Tribune said. Secord was in meetings monday and was unavailable for immediate comment said Joan Corbin a Secretary at Washington  american Trade consultants. Secord s attorney Tom Green was travelling and was also unavailable for comment immediately said Julie Linwood a Secretary at Green s Washington , Law firm. Leftists take responsibility for bomb blast in Athens Athens Greece Sas a previously unknown left Wing group has taken responsibility for a weekend bombing that injured 14 people including five . Service men. A . Embassy spokeswoman in Athens said a woman telephoned a left Wing Athens newspaper Sun Day Nihl claiming that the revolutionary popular Solidarity was responsible Tor the saturday night at tack at Oscar s bar. The embassy spokeswoman said the group is unknown and she had no information on the Organiza Tion. Ail air Force spokesman on monday named a fifth airman he said was injured in the blast. Sol. Mike crash was examined and released by medical authorities at the scene said 1st la. Kenneth Mecle Ltan the Helt Ellton a Public affairs officer. Four other air Force cos were treated and were released from the base Hospital. The newspaper Elefthero Ispia on monday quoted the caller As saying the group hit a nest of North american agents to show Solidarity with the people of Palestine and Nicaragua according to the associated press. About 25 people greeks British and americans were in the bar in the Gly Fada suburb near hellenic Kon a when the bomb went off. A spokeswoman for As Klineion Voula Hospital told the a on monday that two greeks and a 17-year-old British woman Christina Slater Are hospitalized with bums and cols from the explosion. Honduras from Page 1 Samoa Nicaragua a historic  Contra Leader Alfredo Cesar called the sandinista proposal constructive adding if they do this then we also can take the same  he did not elaborate. In the United states the focus in Washington turned to a renewed debate Over us. Aid to the con iras. The Reagan administration indicated support for a new j4b million proposal advanced Fay a bipartisan group of senators. Things Are getting Back to Normal Awona said sunday one Day after a honduran air raid aimed at driving out about 600 sandinista thai officials said were leaving Honduras too slowly. The government said two .-Rnadc f-5 fighter jets fired rockets at the sandinista troops. Honduras said the air raid saturday was eight Miles inside its Borders but Nicaragua said it was five Miles within its territory. Nicaragua formally protested the honduran air raid Ai an unwarranted act of aggression. It has denied that ill troops crossed the Jungle choked Border Between the nations and said the honduran planes dropped bombs in the Boca area of Nicaragua 170 Miles Northeast of Managua Nicaragua s capital. A High ranking honduran military official said late sunday that Honduras planned to position troops All along the 500-Milc-Long Border with Nicaragua to guard against future incursions. The official who spoke on condition of anonymity would not say when the troops would be in place or if this would be a permanent operation. President a came ordered the i troops in afr he and Honduras said 2,000 sandinista had crossed the Border. Rep. . Montgomery d-miu., a member of a congressional delegation that ended a fact finding mis Sion to Honduras on sunday said he expects the . Military personnel to pull out in about a week. Voting from Page 1 Gates to the convention including gov. Rafael Hernandez Colon and four other party leaders who automatically receive Delegate seats. Leaders say the delegation intends to vote As a bloc. Puerto Rico s two main political parties Hernandez Colon s popular democratic party and the Oal of Power new progressive party predicted that i million voters would cast ballots. New progressives in general favor statehood for puerto Rico while popular democrats do not. The turnout was less than half what was expected pos Sibly because the system approved by the stale election commission required voters to Register beginning at 9 . But prohibited them from voting until after 2 . The system was set up to prevent double voting. Army from Page 1 depending on requirements he said. Sustained cohort units will include 2ss other companies assigned to forces come Western come and usar Eurt companies bound for Europe will form and serve their first 12 months in farces come and then deploy to Europe to be sustained with replacement pack Ages know said. Companies staying in the United slates will form traditional cohort unit and be sustained in place.1 the army is going with traditional cohort in Korea because As a Short tour unaccompanied area it is ideally suited for that kind of system Zanow said. There Are advantages to replacing entire units All Al once he said. The 36-month life Cycle of traditional cohort units lends itself to the 12-month tour in Korea because we can have units ready to go Over there on a continual basis to serve the last year of their  the army would like to use traditional cohort exclusively but that system would act numerous problems if it was used in Europe because of the differ ent Lour length options available to soldiers and be cause Large numbers of family members Are involved Zanow said. It s no in our Best interests to actually close Down entire companies in Europe As Well be doing in Korea he said. That s Why we plan to get Europe units m place and then replenish them from Lime to  the army has no specific timetable for converting other tactical companies beyond the initial 364, to the unit Manning system Zanow said. Well begin plan Ning for further expansion during the implementation of Floc first phase be said. Kif Zingen Soldier s son 17, missing k1tzingen, West Germany Sis the 17 year old son of a 3rd inf div Soldier failed to return Home following a def Lepird concert saturday night his Mother said monday. Dennis Marco Mendoza was last seen at the Rock Palace discotheque in Wurzburg Early sunday. Mendoza is 5 feet 11 inches tall weighs 187 pounds and has Blue eyes and Brownish Blond hair. He was wearing Blue jeans a jeans jacket a Black acc t Shirl Blue and while leather shoes and an earring in the form of a Cross in his left ear. He Abo has a Mote on his left Cheek and two tattoos a Playboy Bunny on his left shoulder and a Cross on his right shoulder. A German  jockey at the dub Laid Menorca was seen with two German women Al the disco military police investigators have no leads 3rd inf div spokesman Cape. Dave tip pct said monday. Ger Man police also have no leads. Mend Iza is the son of Sec. Wilfred and Margaret Mendoza. The no is assigned to co a 3rd in 63rd Armor. He always called if he s going to be away Marga ret Mendoza said. He knows Bow upset i d get if he would t the wailing b very difficult anyone with information on Mendoza should Call wet Ryburg military police at ets 350-1812 or 4640 or civilian 0931 -889-4812 or 4640,