European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday april 6,1888 Mecham convicted ousted from office Phoenix. Arit a Evan Mech am was convicted on impeachment charges and removed As governor in a finale to 1s months of turmoil stirred up by what critics called his Instasi levity to minorities and the disorder and corruption that plagued his administration. I feel relieved that this Nightmare is Over Republican sen. Greg Lunn said monday after Mecham a first term re publican became the first . Governor in 59 years to be impeached and stripped of his office. Despite his ouster Mecham Sawl tuesday he s doing Fine Mecham 61, showed no emotion As the Arizona Senate voted 21-9 to convict hint of trying to obstruct an investigation of an alleged death threat and 26-4 of misusing 580,000 from the governor s protocol fund Twenty Voles were required for conviction. Minutes later he United and eld re porters Well they Don t like my poli tics so we finished a political rial it s As simple As  reached by Telephone at his Home tuesday morning Mecham said "1 Don t know Why people keep asking How i be been bearing up. I be never had any trouble bearing up. I Vegol a dear con science end i Haven t done anything  this Job was t the end of the world for me he added. I did t need it in the first place. My main concern is for the people of  the 30-member Senate Defeated it is a motion to bar Mecham from hold ing any Public office again making it unclear whether he will be permitted to run in a May 17 recall election to regain the governor s port. There i no Prece Dent and the Mailer probably will be decided by the courts said attorney general Bob Corbin. Acting gov. Rose mofford a demo crat became governor with Mecham s conviction. Mecham faces an april 21 criminal trial on a charge he concealed a 1350,000 Campaign loan. The Senate dropped a chaise on that Issue last week. Median said he did not know Liat he will do next including whether he will Appeal to the . Supreme court. Well know in a couple three Days he said. Mecham was removed less than a week after his family announced that the Mecham Pontiac Dealership which he has owned since 1950, was being sold because of declining sales his son blamed on an Avalanche of bad publicity. Ladies and gentlemen gov. Mecham has struck out democratic sen. Jesus Chuy highers said As he voted for conviction on the two counts. The Only defense that we have heard is ignorance of the  Higuera said. The citizens of this stale will not Toler ate this evil insensitivity to the Arizona Constitution and the Laws of the  the vote ended i5 tumultuous months that Shook this staunchly Republican elate and brought ridicule and criticism from politicians comedians and the comic trip "  on his fifth try for governor Mecham was elected in 1986 in three Way race with 40 percent of the vote. He made National headlines seven Days after his inauguration by cancelling a Martin Luther King Holiday for stale worker on the grounds it was illegally created by his democratic predecessor Bruce Babbitt he subsequently offended Blacks jews women and homosexuals with offhand remark and official actions. Crash from Page 1 Shultz gets critical reception in Syria Hall and a German civilian employee of the . Army. The civilian s name was withheld pending notification of not of Kin. Eyewitnesses reported the crash to German police and a search party found the wreckage at 9 15 . On the Cliff Side said police District spokesman berth Rosenfeld. The crash caused no injuries or damage on the ground he  resident of och Schwang a Village near the top of the Cliff said the area had been shrouded in heavy fog at the time of the  was the third crash of a military aircraft in West Germany in is Han a  French Mirage Iel fighter crashed last wednesday one mite from a nuclear Power Plant in banana. Killing the Pilot. One Day later an air Force f-16 fighter Jet plunged into the Village of Forst killing one resident and the Pilot the helicopter flight tuesday originated in Schwabish Hall with a Stop at Nellinger Barracks in Stuttgart to pick up the passenger said regiment spokesman Gunther Franker. The helicopter assigned to the 25lh a motion co at Nellinger but on loan to the 159th aviation regl was in route to Garmisch on a routine support Mission when the crash occurred. Vii corps said in a statement. There were no weapons or ammunition on Board recovery personnel from the 11 in aviation brigade in Schwabish Hal worked at the crash site with local German firefight in a Board of officers from the . Army safely Cen Ter at fort Rucker ala., is scheduled to arrive in West Germany wednesday to investigate the Accident. The Pilot is survived by his Whf. Damascus Syria api Secretary of slate George Shultz carrying Middle East peace proposals arrived in the syrian capital tuesday to  reception after an indecisive meeting with King Hussein of Jordan. Shultz came to Damascus from Amman Jordan As a sem official syrian paper asked what is the use of this tour the English language Syria times said Shulti s proposal for limited palestinian self Rale in israeli occupied territories ignored the inalienable rights of the Arab people of  thai reflected a serious Challenge from Syria the soviet Union s main Arab ally to Shutlz s blueprint for a Middle East peace plan. In Damascus Shultz is to meet with president Hafez Assad. Copter to Amman Sulu met with Hussein for 90 minutes and stale department spokesman Charlei e. Redman said they had a useful thoughtful discussion. Asked if there was any change in so Cutz s statement that neither Israel nor Arab nations had made an commitment to the Reagan administration latest blueprint for a Middle East peace plan he Laid Noth ing has changed on  he said Hussein had insisted on an International peace conference As the Only Way to achieve a Middle East peace settlement. Shultz met with israeli leaders on monday. We do have sense of movement a senior . Official said in Jerusalem after Shultz met with israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir foreign minister Shi Mon Pera and defense minister Yitzhak Rabin. Sexist from Paga 1 defense for personnel. The Pentagon has not released the woman s name for privacy reasons. After receiving initial code of conduct training at her weekend Reserve unit she wrote a letter to former Secretary of defense Caspar Weinberger Green said tuesday. She did t make specific suggestions but she did say that she fell there were ambiguities in the language that could be  the letter made its Way through the Chain of com Mand and was eventually sent tothe whue House or approving the changes. Green said. The word Man is now gone from articles i ii and i of the Siv paragraph code which set Down guide lines for personnel who May become prisoners of War. The original code written in 1955 and updated in 1977, was always meant to apply to both male and female . Green said. But the old Lan Guage described a Servici a number As an american fighting Man and contained two other gender specific references i will never surrender my men and i will never forget that i am an american fighting Man. Those passages now read i am an american fight ing for Freedom i will never surrender the members Forny command and i will never forget Fiat i am an  we wanted to  the emotional Impact Tel the full effect of the code without making it sound Loo bureaucratic and i think we be managed to do that Green  women s advocates applauded ire move. This is entirely appropriate in View of the Large number of women in the military today and Given toe fact that Many of them would be put at in in Bat said Jacquelyn Davis who Chain Llu defense advisory Cummi Locc on women in the services. It does t weaken the meaning of the code in any Way from Paga 1 unrest Between Gen. Manuel  and his opponents Reagan adminis Iraklion Ici als said. It is the second time in a moan that troops from fort Ord have been sent Oul Spe the country. More than 1,100 were sent to hoj Kiras for a i Way Long show of Strong la  that concluded after the nicaraguan  announced a cease fire with the contras. Of when the troops a of sent to Honduras they were told to report to the or commanding officers immediately and were no Jold where they were going until after they were of Floc planes on their Way to Centra America the p�j5ma Mission was announced fonday. None of the troops going to Panama were sent to Hon Duras the Irona from fort Ord include two aviation units and their port personnel. Also making the trip will be 15 dlr to Hawk transport helicopters four Kiowa Obs Rva on helicopters and seven cobra attack chop Erc Jyce said. " heir Basic Mission Down there will be to raping the Security forces from one area to another wee said. To do that we have Utility helicopters to ii sport people attack helicopters thai Are agile and Quick and the Kiowa. Which is very Small and Ideal for reconnaissance  votes from Page 1 democratic delegates to gain stature for tuesday s Wisconsin primary. But with the results trickling in and the candidates within a few percentage Points of one another it appeared neither would be Able to  a big Victory. With 1,234 of the stale s 2.7s4 precincts reporting. Or 44 percent. Dukakis led Jackson 46 percent to 40 percent. Tennessee sen. Albert Gore jr., who made Little Effort in the slate go 4 percent. Dukakis had 2,549 county delegates to Jackson s 2,2k figure supplied by the Colorado democratic Pany showed As expect to. Bush who stands almost alone in his quest for the nomination dominated the scant returns reported 10 Republican party officials. Bush s chief rival. Bob Dole dropped out last week. Early Republican Straw poll results showed Bush with 1,288 Straw Voles or 78 percent and Robertson Wilh 136, or 8 percent at 201 top precinct caucuses. Colorado will Send 51 delegates to the democratic National convention six of item super delegates including Romer and Stawell thirty is Colorado re publicans will attend their party s National convention. The slate democratic party bad planned to provide result by 12 30 . Tuesday from Colorado s 13 most populous counties which account for to percent of the hate s 2,784 precincts. But the party was Able to report it than 20 percent of the Kiaie i precinct by in self imposed deadline. Some caucuses delayed their Start in order to allow sports fans to Walch the end of the in a okla Norri Mcaa basketball championship. One precinct look a recess so participant could watch the game. Army names Karlsruhe go accused of murdering child Karlsruhe. West a Cluny is army offi Cial tuesday released the name of a is. To tidier charged in connection Wilh the apparent murder of a child in Karlsruhe three weeks ago. Spec. 4 Donald w. Goff of co a 249lh engr in Karlsruhe is charged Wilh premeditated murder a 21st support come spokeswoman said. Coff ii in custody at the u5. Army confinement facility m Mannheim while awaiting trial the spokeswoman Aid. No trial Dale has been scheduled. Army officials declined to release other details about the Case