European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Agg 23 the stabs and stripes tuesday March 22.1988 Shuttz says Noriega s support weakening Washington a the Pana Manian military is cracking open around strongman Manuel Antonio no Riega Secretary of stale George Sulu said sunday Bill a defector Pilot con tended thai Well placed military loyalists and a big slash of cuban arms will keep Noriega in Power. The situation is thai Noriega must leave sooner or later. The sooner he bet Ter Shultz said on Abc to s Meel the  Sulu said . Indictment against no Riega on ring trafficking charges would not be dropped and Noriega could not have any say about the government that would run Panama after a departure. What he has to do it leave and he should Settle quickly before the Opportunity hat is there before him logo to Spain should disappear Sholt said. Spain has offered Noriega political Asylum on the condition that be United Stales not seek his extradition on the drug charges. Increasingly the military is cracking open and nuking it Clear that they want him to leave Szultz said citing the defection last week of Noriega s personal pilots Mai. Augusto Villalaz and maj. Ramon Adames. Villalaz interviewed sunday on Abc to this week with David Brinkley said he had flown three shipments or arms to Panama from Cuba and that no Riega planned to import 250 tons pounds of weapons. He located the arms outside the Mili tary installations and he can handle them with his people when he wants he Taid last week coup attempt against Noriega failed because an officer who was supposed to secure the com Mander of troops protecting Noriega s Headquarters failed to do so. He did not give any other details. Villalaz acknowledged a Noriega claim that four of the five officers involved in the plot against him receive training in the United slates last month but he Taid no . Agency was involved  the Pilot described Noriega As i any complicated Nan who does t talk very much. But he Aid he is a Strong Leader ind has control of military people in key u Calion around Panama. He ii fairly secure because he has the main places in the country with in weapon Power. Lite military weight Villalaz said asked if he thought Noriega would agree logo Bio exile in Spain the Pilot raid Idon t think so. He s a very Strangman Border from Page 1 Powell said on an Abc news program. He said he expected that in a Short period of Lime the exercise will end and they will be on their Way  the american military position in Honduras now looks like this on the North end of the line around the town of Utica a 42 Miles from the Border Are paratroopers from the 1stbn, 504th Parachute inf of the 82d airborne div. In the Center is the 3rd in 27lh inf of the 7th inf div. Over Theroun Taisto the East is Nicaragua. In the South near the port of san Lorenzo about 30 Miles from the Border is the 2nd Bat 27th inf 7lh inf div. About 300 honduran troops were brought to Jamas Iran sunday by american helicopters based in Pate Rola air base in Central Honduras. The helicopters Are on temporary duty in Honduras and Are not part of i redeployment of troops that began last thursday publicly army spokesmen said the deployment sunday was just another stage in a training exercise called Golden  we re showing that we can move our soldiers in quickly maj Baxter Ennis said. Privately army Olti cers made Clear that the move was intended to strengthen the signal tent by the Reagan administration to president Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua. We Hope he gets the message said one  administration has moved to prevent the Sandi nista troops from attacking the honduran bases maintained by the rebels in Honduras. The United stain appeared to be orchestrating new coverage especially by television to get the word to Man Agua. Correspondents were notified of the new deploy ment at 9 . Local Lime which gave them Lime to drive to Jam Ostran Lake pictures and drive Back to Tegucigalpa the capital of Honduras itt time to make the sunday ave Nin news programs in the United Stales. This is the tint operational deployment of units fro the army s four new Light infantry divisions. Organized to fight in rugged Mountain terrain like Fiat in Honduras the7fli divas certified As combat ready last year. The fourth battalion of the 3,300 american told in sent Here is the 2nd in 504th Parachute inf which is hidden near Tamara in Central  area has been closed to reporters and i a mountainous Region in which Only a few dirt roads Are passable. Helicopters could easily move the battalion quickly without much notice. Potting the Light infantry battalion into the Center of the line began with an armed reconnaissance by attack helicopters sweeping at Low level around the Valley Early sunday  scouts then came in by c-130 Hercules air Dan to secure the Landing strip. An air Force Landing control learn also came in Early. Honduran president lose Ancona Hoyo said Sun Day the american soldiers on an emergency million in Honduras probably wont be needed much longer be cause nicaraguan troops Are retreating from honduran territory the a reported things arc getting Back to Normal Azcona Tai Din an interview sunday a Day after two honduran War Planca fired rackets at sandinista positions in Section of the disputed Boray Region that Honduras considers its territory winners from Paga 1 sunday was upbeat after his saturday Victory in the Kansas democratic caucuses joking that he was just a simple farm boy from Brookline a Boston suburb. Although he was edged out by Gep Hardt in delegates Counte Rosa Luray in South Dakota and by Jackson in Texas delegates counted the same Day Dukakis remained ahead in National delegates the some Dakota totals were in Lin with last month s primary which Gep Hardt won. Texas had already allocated the bulk of its delegates on super tues Day with the saturday figures from county conventions and caucuses. The latest a Delegate count gave Dukakis 526.5 delegates to 508.55 for Jack son and 362.s for Gore Simon had 171,5, Gephardt 154 and 292,65 were uncommitted. To nominate 2,082 delegates Are needed. Campaigning in new York Gore told 200 member of the Harriman society asocial club of the Westchester democratic party that the country first priority should be arms control so it can change its underlying political relationship with the soviet Union. The next great negotiating Effort beyond the strategic arms agreement will have to come in conventional arms con Ira Gore said. There is a deep and understandable fear that the balance of forces could be less stable after reductions than before before his speech at a fund raising cocktail party Gore said the april 19 new York primary May Well turn out to be the critical  Jackson got an enthusiastic reception when he addressed California Democrat meeting in Palm Springs. All the Candi dates were invited to address the annual gathering but Only Jackson accepted. There s room for you in the Jackson Campaign he said to cheers and applause. All the democratic candidates planned to spend at least three Days i Michigan this week in Advance of sat urday a democratic caucuses with 138 delegates at stake. Simon who revived i stalled Campaign with a win in his Home state of Illinois last week was campaigning Sun Day in Michigan where he has said he Hopes for a respectable showing but snot expecting a Victory. I d be fooling you if i said we expected to win in Michigan he said. Gephardt look sunday off at Home i suburban Washington. The Missouri congressman who was the big demo cratic loser on super tuesday and did not mount a real Effort in Illinois has slaked his Hopes on a Strong showing in Michigan and planned to spend almost everyday of this week in the slate. Bush too was in Washington sunday where he has spent most of his time since his Illinois Victory last tuesday. He planned to resume campaigning on Mon Day. The vice president was meeting Mon Day in Trenton with new Jersey gov. Thomas h. Kean and some leading slate republicans said the session could mean Kean planned to endorse the vice presi Dent. A Kean spokesman Carl Golden would not comment on whether endorsement was forthcoming. Bush planned appearance in Connecticut this week with sen Lowell Weicker jr., who has stopped Short of formally endorsing the vice president but Leteker Lite both the Kion of a powerful Connecticut family has been going out of his Way lately to Praise him. Connecticut holds its primary March 29, with 35 gop delegates at stake. Dole planned to venture into the state toward the end of the week bul Robertson had no Connecticut appearances scheduled this week. Spanish demonstrators March on Rota base clue from Paga Al puerto de Santa Maria Spain a several thousand people marched to a . Naval facility sunday to Call for dismantling of All Spanish bases leased by the United sum. Protesters mobilized by regional Paci fist groups and the Spanish communist party marched nine Miles from Al puerto de Santa Maria to Kou on Spain s Southern Atlantic coast. They shouted slogans against nato and demanded an end to the jointly used naval base at Rota As Well As three . Air bases and nine communication Cen ters throughout Spain. When they arrived at Rota they Farmed a three mile human Chain outside the Wall of the base. No violence was reported. Police Esti mated the crowd at 7,000 while organisers said 12,000 people took part on Jan 1$, the United state agreed to a Spanish demand to withdraw the 401sl tact fighter Wing of 72 f-16s and an estimated 4.000 troop from the basest Torreon within three years Bui the United Stales will retain the use of its other facilities under a new eight year treaty expected to be signed out sprint. The socialist government of prime minister Felipe Gonzalez won a marchi9b6 referendum in which spaniards approved continued membership in nato. But the referendum said i reunited Stales must reduce Iti 12,500 troops in Spain. A least i cloth years. Scans and at the last few years the explosion came Icv november 17 claimed respond killing a leading greek Bui inc i senior police official said there indication the attacks were linked november 17 has  against americans in i Hejduk including bombings in april Mit August 1987against buses can via . Servicemen in Athens. More dad 30 americans were injured in ii r the pro uhf which Leeka immediate closure of american base in Greece misnamed for the Day in 1973 that troops crushed 4 student rebellion again so the 1967-74 right Wing dictatorship. Greece and the United slates Are negotiating a new agreement for the four american military bases in Greece. The last bar bombing in Athens Loo place in , More than 60 people incl diet 34 americans were in Ither persons injured in an of Fosion at Bobby s bar in f31ofahj. Tremise group claimed response for that attack and no arrests were made. November 17 has engaged in terrorist m against the american presence in since 1975. Up halted in activities for two socialist prime minister an of came to Power Inonu had pledged to re Biej from greek soil try from nato. Our resumed ill and Assassin group said it Yean Idreas 1931. Move and remove the c but in Campaign of Bombi tons in 1983. When appeared that Papandreou was Back tracking on nil election promises