European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 29 the stars and stripes sunday March 27,1568 Noriega troops Clear barricades raid Mills Panama City. Panama a troops Loyal to Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega raided Panama City s port saturday and cleared it or barricades set up by striking dockworkers and the army threatened Force to make the nation s Banks reopen. Ranks ignored the threats and dockworkers stayed away from work As part of a general strike called by opposition leaders to Force Noriega from Power. Troops also raided several flour Mills and shot Down a Union Hall. Noriega announced Friday that troops would seize flour from the nation s Mills apparently to distribute it to panamanians who have been Short of food because of the strike. Defiant Mill owner retaliated by announcing the were donating the flour to the roman Catholic Church s food program for the needy but troops began raiding the Mills before donations could be made. At the marinas Panama Mill the general manager Tirso Wol Schoon his wife and other company employees were arc died. At general Mills do Panama troops kicked out All the employees and took Over the Plant. Noriega opponent got a boost when groups rep resenting 55,000 retirees announced they will join nationwide Street demonstrations which the National civic crusade has called for monday. We will Block the streets of this country. Let the president come and speak to us in the Street said Retiree Manuel Escudero. The crusade is made up a about 200 political Par ties professional groups and student and labor unions. It was formed last june Tor the sole purpose of forcing out Noriega. Noriega controls Panama through the 15,000-Mem bar defense Forte which he Heads. But that control could weaken the longer his soldiers go without pay. Their payday was Friday bul because of Panama s current Cash crisis they did t receive Money. The general under indictment in the United states Tor drug trafficking on Friday again blamed his nation s troubles on the United Stales and what Noriega described As the . Desire to control the Panama canal. A Man is not the problem Noriega said of him self. The problem is Panama s canal and the presence of a foreign army in our  medical Mission 5&s Patio by r ave Dato or. U. Col Michael my Jungt from the German 740ih medical it of  offers a stuffed Ani Mal to Dan Cliris Stinsen age 9, of Parma sons. Chris Lensun is under Guin tests at Lan Stuhl army regional medical cent or and Ems one of social Cal Hun in the cd Larry Ward saturday when representative of the German medical regimen donated toys mid a Lulu Ani Mals to the Hospital. The Hospital distributes toys la Yinhing patients and it Supply was dwindling when the German regiment came to the Rescue. Bush from Page 1 said it s too Early for me to Start thinking about any running males. Thai would project a certain arrogance or presumption that 1 Don t want to  he commented after addressing an estimated 1,000 supporters who went to a fieldhouse to see Bush and his family and have a lunch of Chili crackers Brown ies iced Tea and lemonade. Earlier in the Day. Bush arrived at the Colorado Springs municipal Airport where he spoke briefly to about 300 people before lying to Buckley air National guard base in Aurora and going by motorcade to Den ver. Bush stopped in Colorado in a search for support in the stale s april 4 cop caucuses. The democratic and Republican presidential Nomi nees will represent the difference Between night and Day Bush said at the University. The country does not want to swing left to that democratic gloom and doom Liberal philosophy and we re no going to do  he said. Bush told reporters he is unsure whether the cease fire agreement in Nicaragua will work. "1 am Skepi Cal tie said. I Hope it works. I Hope peace can come and with it democracy and Freedom. Those two have to be together. You can t have a peace that ends up with the Sovi Els ending up with a base in Centra America. The american people arc not As supportive of our Initia Tives with the contras As i d Lite to think the facts dictate. But they Are strongly supportive of the concept overwhelmingly so thai the soviets should not have another stronghold 10 this hemisphere he said. News briefs Gephardt seeks upset in Mich caucus vote Detroit of Michigan democrats voted sat urday in their primary like Muc uses with Michael Dukakis seeking a big scale Victory to boost his Delegate iced and Richard Gephardt looking for an upset to keep his Campaign alive. Result of the voting were not my bbl when this edition went to part in civil rights Sci Vii Jesse Jackson ran just behind Dukakis in tic Early caucus polling even though it was Gephardt s trademark Issue Trade that Field Cen Ter stage in this stale dominated by the sinking Auto Mobile Industry. By mid Oming Jackson was the Only candidate left in the stale As the other headed Tor Wisconsin the next major Battleground with its april 5 primary. All the democrats were gathering in Milwaukee for a party dinner saturday night. The two other democratic hopefuls Sens. Albert Gore. Or. Of Tennessee and Paul Simon of Illinois campaigned in Michigan but made Little  Effort Here. Each spent More time in he upcoming primary slates where they . Shultz 2 members of Plo group meet Washington a Secretary of stale George p. Shul met saturday with two members of a group affiliated with the Palestine liberation organization and the state department announced Shutlz will go to the Middle East this week to again push a . Peace initiative. Professors Edward said of Columbia University and Ibrahim Abu lug Hud met for More than an hour with Shutlz. Who had invited them to the slate department. We conveyed 10 Secretary Shultz the urgent need to lift Israel s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza As a preparatory step on the Road to achieving peaceful coexistence Between palestinian arabs and israeli jews said said after the meeting. The pro Fessor earlier said he had been in touch with Plo chairman Yasser Ararat about the meeting with Shutlz. The Secretary whose last Mideast peace seeking trip was a month ago. Has been trying to arrange negotiations that would Lead to a settlement be twi in Israel and the palestinians. Israel rejects Plo participation in any negotiations israeli ambassador Moshe and protested Shutlz s invitation to the two was in conflict with a 13-year . Policy Agai nil dealing with he Plo which is pledged to dismantling Israel As a jewish state. Raise from Pago 1 the Senate Side has been the chief advocate of the cuts and steadfastly has refused to alter his position that the full 6 percent Cut should be carried through. In ill markup of the defense  Bill the House subcommittee even approved an increase in household goods weigh allowances for personnel Mak ing reassignment moves. Details on who would be affy Clad and  the in creases would be were unavailable. The full House committee will meet this week to Iron out a final defense Duiho Rution Bill. Chairman Les Aspin d-wis., Hopes to bring tiie Bill to inc House floor for a Vole the week of april 18. The Senate is moving More slowly on the defense budget and the schedule for action on its version of the defense authorization bilt is Uncertain. Reagan from Page 1 in Mcfarlane had earlier pleaded guilty to reduced charges stemming from the arms to loan Deal. After telling his audience that the subject of pardons h something i can t discuss now Reagan added just have to believe thai they re going to be found innocent because i Don t believe they re guilty of Law breaking of any