European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes sunday Aprim 7.1988page 28 i Speakes resigns Wall Street Post new York api former White House spokes Man Larrv Spraski s reigned As head of communications t or Mcmull Lynch a c u. In Fri May just Days after he created an uproar by admitting he had attributed com ments to president Reagan that the president never made. The resignation reflected the intense pressure on Speakes at the Wall sired investment giant because of the Book about i tenure As White House spokesman. Speakes said in a statement that his resignation was the Best course of Alciun for Merrill Lynch and for me personally Merrill Lynch is a great firm Anil the Indus try Leader and i be enjoyed being part of it Merrill Lynch said in a statement we accept Larry npoatcs1 resignation it ii regret. Larry has made a significant contribution to our firm during his time Here and we wish him Well in every  Merrill Lynch spokesman Fred Yager declined to elaborate on the statement but another source at mar rih Lynch said senior management wanted Speakes to quit because the Book raised serious questions about speakes1 credibility. Sources at the firm said up cakes asked fora meeting with Daniel p. Tully. Mcmull Lynch s president and chief operating officer to discuss the controversy. They said the credibility Issue was raised by Speakes. Up caves joined Merrill Lynch 14 months ago after resigning his s17,4qo-tt-Ycar White House Post. He reported was paid Between  and s2so,000 a year by Merrill Lynch. In oversaw a staff of about 70 people with response ability Over Merrill Lynch s press relations corporate advertising and in House communications Reagan leaving Washington for a weekend at Camp David md., declined to answer questions about Speakes news briefs Plo official assassinated by gunmen in Tunisia London Al t seven gunmen assassinated a senior i to official Khalil Al Wazir at his Home in Tunis Friday night chg kuwaiti news Agency quoted Palestine liberation organization sources As saying the Kuna report received by monitors in Britain on saturday identified Al Wazir Aiso known us Abu jihad As Deputy general com Mander of i lie 1 Alcsuti n Ian revolutionary forces. It quoted inc Fatah movement which it de scribed As the largest commando group of the Plo As saying a group of seven gunmen at tacked Al Vizir at his Tunis Home last night Friday spraying my with machine gun bul  the Agency said he died shortly after being rushed to a Hospital. The Agency said Al Wazir had been a chief organizer of palestinian forces and a planner of Many commando operations inside what it de scribed As occupied  the Agency gave no other immediate details. Meese s Choice for Job has some reservations Washington api John c. Shepherd attorney general Edwin Meese s Choice for inc Justice department s no. 2 Job has expressed reservations about taking the Job a department spokesman reported. In a meeting Friday in a desc s office Shep Herd expressed reservations he has Abdul com ing to Washington based on family  spokesman Terry Eastland said. Retain photo pug 4. The 5l, Louii attorney recommended by Mece to become Deputy attorney general is now mulling Over the situation to determine what he tines next Eastland said. An administration source said Shepherd and his wife were upset that Meese s recommendation had focused unwanted attention and publicity on the trial of a former bookkeeper in his Law inn and allegations she made about him. Denise sinner 29. Who was convicted of Mak ing false statements and stealing Money from the firm Alec cd during her trial thai she had an affair with Shepherd and that he had Given her permission to write checks 10 head from the firm. Larry Speakes saying no comment As he Pepper into his helicopter. The resignation was announced after Speakes scrapped plans to attend a White House correspondents association dinner in Washington this week. Earlier it cancelled an appearance at Denison univer sity i i Granville Ohio because of what school official Caine in he controversy Over if Book. Set ves admitted in the Book. Speaking out that on to occasion he attributed to Reagan quotes that the president never said. He claimed be told Reagan about the quotes later but Reagan denied  the Book. Speakes lays he quoted Reagan As say ing after the Downing of a korean air lines passenger Jet in 1983 by the soviet Union that the incident posed a problem not Between the soviet Union and the United states hut was a soviet versus the world  up cakes said that comment really came cram Secre tary of slate George Sulu and he also credited Rea Gan with some suggestions for possible retaliatory Mea sures thai had been made by Szultz. In the other instance. Speakes says he quoted Rea Gan of Felling soviet Leader  s. Gorbachev Dur ing heir Geneva Summit meeting. There is much hat divides us but i believe the world breathes easier be cause we Are talking Here  he said he and an aide Mark Weinberg made up that quote the disclosures created an uproar among the pre sent White House press office staff and was criticized by a Broad Range of professionals in the Public relations business who said it damaged his credibility. Pamela Talbot manager of the Chicago office of the Public relations firm Daniel j. Edelman inc. Did Fri Day that Speakes probably would be Able to find a Job put Oil in Public relation but thai it would be a a lower level and for less pay. Panama files protest against . Over violations of sovereignty Panama City Panama a the foreign ministry sent a formal protest to the United nations on Friday alleging . Violations of Panama s sovereignty during a firelight . Marines this week. The protest said . Troops closed a panamanian High Way just outside he capital for Hryce hours tuesday night after fighting broke out Between soldiers of the United states and an unknown  at a news conference called by the . Military Marine 1st sgt. Alexander i Nevgloski or. Said Friday that his company became engaged in a gunfight tuesday night at fuel depot with uniformed men who were using us As training  they were highly pros signal no Volovski who has served for 24 years in the Marine corps told the news conference at the . Southern come s Headquarters. They were Good. They were trying to provoke us a Velovski of Camp la june n.c., said the intruders wore Black uniforms and curia sophisticated night vision equipment he declined to speculate on whether they were  panamanian defense forces. In inc protest sent 10 . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cullar foreign minister Jorge Abadia called the Highway closing a flagrant violation of Panama sovereignty by us troops. According in earlier reports the High Way was closed after about 100  fire with Liat hey described As 40 to 50 uniformed intruders at the fuel dump near Howard air Force base a few Miles West of Panama City. The Southern come said it consulted with the defense forces before closing the Highway for Security  col. Ron Sony in the Southern come s chief spokes Man said Nevgloski was presented at the news conference Friday to answer reporters questions because of dec Plica reports in inc United Stales and ridicule in the panamanian press which  by the government. No Volovski told of two separate firelight tuesday night and said that during one eight marines and a Sailor were surrounded by a group of intruders about Halfa mile from inc sergeant s position no casualties were reported tuesday but a . Marine was shot and family wounded by fellow marines in an incident monday. No Volovski said Hie fatal shooting occurred As the marines to cd to encircle eight intruders Wear Inge tack uniforms and moving in military fashion. The defense forces Are commanded by Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega who is under Federal indictment in he untied states on drug trafficking charges. The United slates has imposed economic sanctions against Panama in an Effort to Force Noriega who dominates the civilian government to resign. The United staid maintains about 10,000 military personnel in Panama As permanent Force to defend the Panama canal. About 1,300 additional . Soldiers and marines were sent to Panama last week to increase Security. The panamanian government has described1 the . Marines As inexperienced troops who were shooting at swaying Palm  Nevolo Tki s account of tuesday incident left unanswered the questions of who the intruder were and Why in More than Iho hours of sporadic gunfire  were no injuries an either Side. Asked to assess the intruders motives the Setie ant re plied they were basically using us As raining aids to see How they can get around and How they can t get around to Sec How they can gel detected and How they can t gel de  terrorist from Page t an office in a nearby building Vin Cacnio Chiariello age and occupation unknown and Antonio Ghezzi a 65 year old peddle known to thousands of visiting . Sailors and marines As Popeye most of the injured including the americans were taken to Pellegrini Hospital in the downtown area. The americans were transferred to the naval Hospital in the outlying Agnano Dis incl Ine four hospitalized sailors weft Peny officer 3.c. Craig l. Trent 22, of Gaither my. Petty officer 3.c. Stanley Lawson 27, of Maumee. Ohio and chief Petty officer Francisco Acuario Navalta. 39, from the Philippines All assigned to the Capodanno and senior chief Petty officer Charles f. Roberts of East St. Louis iii., assigned to the Paul. Roberts was released Early Friday morning. Vercessi said Trent was expected la return to his ship saturday and Lawson was resting comfortably although he wat expected to remain hospitalized for several More Days. Navalta was reported in stable condition with serious wounds to the face and Lee. He May be transferred to another medical Facil ily Tor further treatment Venai did. Police said three italian men and women and two women from Somalia were in Pellegrini Hospital Fri Day. One italian woman was in very grave condition after had surgery. Eleven Tihen had been ire aled and related. By a inn ply