European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and St types monday. May 9,1988 Bush knew of allegations paper says new York a Reagan administration officials say vice president George Bush was Lold in december 1985 a oui charges that panamanian Leader Cion. Manuel Noriega was involved in drug trafficking. The new York times reported sunday. Hush has said he knew of no Clear Evi Dence that Noriega was involved in drugs until february when Noriega was indicted on drug trafficking charges in Florida the times citing officials in did not name said a Dwarf Everett driers he . Ambassador to Panama Tola Bush in n dec 16. 1985, meeting Boul a abcs Scal 10 inc slate department recounting allegations of Noriega s involvement wit drugs. Bush has said he never saw or heard of the cables. On thursday he was asked whether he had Ever been Lold of reports of Noriega s drug lies before inc indict ment. Bush said not Hal i was Ever aware  the times said a memorandum from Bush aides to the vice president before his Mcling Wilh Briggs said inc meeting was to discuss . Relations with Panama and narcotics  by december i9ss, older senior officials were concerned about Noriega s activities the newspaper said. Vice adm. John poin Dexler then the National Secu Rity adviser went to Panama six Days before the Bush Briggs meeting and warned Noriega about official drug re la cd corruption the times said. Craig Fuller. Bush s chief of staff Laid the times Friday Hal Bush did not know about  s trip. Bush is a Mem Ber of the National Security Council for whom the National Security adviser and his Slaff work. I Don l think the vice president is trying to suggest thai he did t know that Panama had a narcotics problem and that Noriega As a key player in Panama might have had some involvement Ful sit said. What he s really laying is Hal certain knowledge did t come until alter the indict Mem of  a spokesman for Briggi declined to comment on the meeting with Bush. Last week. Bush said you hear All kinds of allegations from the former ambassador that a cubic was sent to the a time House. 1 asked around and no body Ever saw it i did i and these allegations Are pure  nor ego considering guatemalan proposal a crowd if about 2,000 them nor Lugn left at the influx Urlon of i waterline in the town of Sij allem Friday. By the associated press Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega said he rejected in March a . Ultimatum to re sign and leave Panama but he is consid ering a guatemalan proposal to end his country s political and economic crisis Guatemala said saturday it has offered its help As mediator. Noriega head of the country s 15,000 member defense forces and do Facto National Leader also id assistant Secretary of stale nil Iota Abrams is damaging the Reagan administration mis informing it an j tic . Public about he panamanian  Noriega was interviewed in Saj Alicej Panama after he inaugurated a Wall lint to the Small Community. The general said William 0. Walker a Puly assistant Secretary of state for inter am incan affairs came in Wilh an Ultima Lum in mid March to Cave in 48 hours. Noriega said he rejected it Walker was in Panama to discuss Termi under which Noriega might step Down. Noriega was indicted in Florida in february on drug trafficking charges. He Call the indictments political motivated. Meese accepted free trips newspaper says new York up attorney Gen eral Edwin Meese accepted free air fare or lodging from non profit organizations a dozen limes in 1985 and 1980, a published report said sunday. The daily news quoted financial Dis closure forms As showing thai he nation s highest Law enforcement official allowed the american medical association to pick up a $598 travel Bill for his wife. Ursula to attend a convention in december 1986. The Ama was awaiting a Justice department ruling at the Lime on whether its peer review policy Viola cd Federal antitrust Laws the newspaper said. Motse announced a decision favourable to the group when he arrived at the Las vegas conference he newspaper quoted Wayne Bradley Ama assistant Cue Utvic vice president As saying Bradley told the news that he later received word Hal the organization would be reimbursed for mrs Mckee s expenses be cause questions had been raised from out  but an Ama spokeswoman said last week the group never got inc Money and in s not something we would a Crask for inc newspaper said government officials arc barred from accepting free trips from groups that have business pending with their Agen cies or arc regulated by their depart a cols the newspaper said. Justice department spokesman Terry Eastland insisted that a Csc had done nothing improper although he refused to others on the in discuss the Ama trip the news said for National policy american friends of the newspaper said mouse accepted Cun bar association Institute for contemporary studies in san Francisco Asher ppm Center for Public affairs in Ashland. Ohio and Illinois Institute for continuing Legal education in Chicago. Other ill included Council Tel Aviv University Hoover institutions Ali llt3uulv Tiiu a Vita Zubi Pii a. _.,free Ravel or lodging from 12 non profit at Stanford University boys club of organizations in 1985 and 1956. The i. America and the us cd jewish Appeal Mancial disclosure forms for 1987 were not available it said. Among those Hal provided the travel or lodging for the attorney general and some times for his wife were the is. Louis bar association Harvard University Macri ethics officials Lold the news that government officials Are allowed 10 accept free trips under certain circumstances but Hal most Cabin i love officials re Frain from doing so to avoid the appear Ance of impropriety. 70 theft still haunts Myerson new York up1 Farmer miss America Bess Myerson was busied for shoplifting in the Rilzy harrods depart ment store in London in i97q and the misdeed could now land her in trouble in inc United states the daily news reported sunday. The news quoted newly discovered a chords As showing thai Myerson who currently is under Federal indict mini. Was wanted for 17 years by Scotland Yard. She Only coughed up the line of 40 pounds about s100 last year the news paper said. The whole matter could Worsen her Legal headaches the newspaper pointed out because Micron failed 10 disclose her London arrest on a background questionnaire when she was appointed cultural affairs commissioner in 1983. Speaking generally prosecutor John Moscow who Heads the frauds division in inc Manhattan District attorney s of fice told the newspaper it is a crime to lie or seek of deceive the City department  on disclosure forms. The trouble began when new Scot land Yard arrested Myerson in Early 1970, when she was City consumer affairs commissioner in the Lindsay administration the news said. She was charged Wilh theft from a shop the newspaper said. Unidentified sources told the news that the scene of the crime was the Rwy harrods depart ment store in London. Accordi were not Clear Aboul what she was supposed to have stolen but the newspaper indicated it might have been an article of clothing or a Small appliance. She left England without resolving the Case and paid her Fine 17 years later the news added. Myerson has recently been indicted on charges of conspiring Wilh her Boyfriend millionaire Carl Andy Capasso and former slate supreme court Justice i Lor if use Cabet to Rig Capasso s divorce. The three were scheduled logo on trial sept. 14 before Federal judge John Kec Nan in Manhattan. Tie news said Myerson could nol be reached for comment about the shoplift ing Story and her lawyer would not talk about the Mailer. A spokesman for mayor Edward Koch said he did nol Gnu Aboul this prob Lem when lie appointed her cultural affairs  Bess Meyrson