European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes thursday april 14,1988 fellow guards mistakenly kill . Sentry Panama City Panama a a Marine sentry Vuk killed at an american military facility monday and us. Officials said he apparently was caught in Cross fire Between fallow guards an & nigh search for intruders. A Pentagon spokesman in Washington said the identity of the intruders was not known but members Oft he panamanian do Lens forces Are thought to Lave slipped into the facility before. A spokesman for the . Southern come to Panama said there was no reason at All at this Lime la suspect that the panamanian military was involved in the shooting. He said it appeared to be an Accident. The incident was i he second to befall . Troops in Panama on monday. Earlier two helicopters collided on a runway Al another base about 50 Miles away injuring eight soldiers. The Pentagon spokesman. Dan Howard said there have been a series of intrusions Al Howard a in the past several weeks by individuals who were uni formed and when one a intruders into the base perimeter who Are in uniform and Are camouflaged the Assumption that one Comet to is that of course they Are members of the panamanian defense forces Howard said. However Martin Alberto Paz a spokesman for the panamanian military Aid he defense Force had absolutely nothing in do with this shooting and another official accused the United slates of trying to create an incident. This insinuation tries to implicate the Panama de sense forces in an incident in which Only unite states soldiers participated maj. Daniel Delgado Diamante told a news conference and it. Cmdr. Doug if Ham p. A . Navy spokes Man attached to the Southern come said we have absolutely no indication the defense Forres were involved in the shooting. The defense forces Are under the control of Pana Manian strongman Gen Manuel Antonio Noriega who has been indicted by a . Federal court on drug trafficking charges. The Reagan administration his used diplomatic and economic pressure to try id drive Noriega from Power. Pentagon and . Southern come officials said the Marine apparently was shot by fellow guards while investigating a break in i Howard a on the other Side of the Panama canal from Panama City the dead Man was identified As Cpl Ricardo m. Vijh Hermosa. 2i. Of Santurce puerto Rico a member of 1 co 3rd in 4ih Marine reel of Camp Lejeune . He was one of nearly 2,000 marines and army personnel dispatched to Panama in the past few week ii increase Security for the canal other . Installations and american citizens a Southern come spokesman hid the Marine suffered massive internal bleeding from a single Bullet. In the helicopter Accident eight soldiers were injured slightly when two uh-60 helicopters collided Al fort Sherman about 50 mites North of Lac capital they Wert not immediately identified. Trie Southern come said they were permanently assigned to fort Kobe near Panama City one of 0 . Military installations along the canal. Hijackers from Page 1 formation minister Haiir Routs were atthe Airport three members of Hie Perma nent Palestine Liberal organization Mission in Algiers enl cred the vip lounge and were spirited into a guarded room. Officials speaking on condition they not be named said rooms were being prepared Al the auras i hotel Overlook ing the cily Conler for hostages. The officials stressed however that this was no guarantee they would be used. On tuesday the gunmen said they had donned death shrouds and had renamed the jetliner the plane of about 40 people including the six tonight hijackers remained aboard the Kuwait airways Jet. It was commandeered april 5 on a flight from Bangkok to Kuwait and spent three Days at Mashhad Iran ii was subsequently allowed to Landau Warnaca because it was Low on fuel. One of those freed said three members of Kuwait s ruling family fade Khaled a Sabah and his Sisters a War and be Lesa still were on the plane according to or. George olympics at a Songca Gen eral Hospital where the freed Hortega were taken. No one is in a grave condition olympic said of the released hostage. Most Are in Good health but Are staying for observation nothing Fri our apart from twelve passengers walked off the air Craft late tuesday nigh in Cyprus and got into three ambulances As the flashing lights from the plane and emergency vehicles illuminated the runway. A Hijacker told the lower the release were two palestinian Riih jordanian pass ports and 10 others who were sick poor or whose families had numerous children. Calling the release a Goodwill gesture the hijackers said the jordanian nationals were freed As a present to the uprising i Palatine the 4-month-old Arab rebellion in israeli occupied territories. The hijackers have demanded that Kuwait free 17 pro iranian Lemmas convicted for a Chain of bombings there in december 1983. Kuwait refuses. Lottery from Page 1 from armoured units from infantry units it does t make sense to have Mili try personnel managing clubs he said. I the Bill would order thl defense department to clarify the Way mar function Are categorized to eliminate How those of fictions Are funded. In some cases a service Jay pump s2 million Ual misconduct a 1age girl the trial/1 four months. Master sgt. Edward of Bryan 43, of the52nd Mission support so was convicted in a general court martial last week of s1 and having carnal knowledge of a teb tween january i9b5 Ujj 1987, said tech. Spokeswoman. Bryant a 24-year Veteran of the air Force also was reduced to Al and Given a dishonourable discharge. Jed the trial judge took the into account by not include lire of pay in the ipe Tialisa tin Texas As his Home of re ton in a similar court martial in Decem Ber a Serena no was sentenced to three years confinement for omm Illing inde cent ocl with an 11 year old girl. Staff sgt. Lloyd Chapman. 36, of the Send component repair so also reduced " g-1 which took 185 and june 1987, Ellefsen Sai Chapman was found ii no knowledge. The aircraft fuel systems technician had been in the air farce since 1971. Heis a native of Baton Rouge. La. On March 10, staff sit. Larry a Clous 32, was found guilty of commit Ting indecent acts and having carnal knowledge of a 14-year-old girl and was by prison. The spokeswoman said. The of tense occurred Between september and Decem Ber 1986. He had carnal knowledge of to minor in october 1987. A tar with the 52nd Civi lit Titi cd to Al. And received a . The Oelwein. Iowa native had been in the air Force since 1981
