European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Friday May 13,1988page 24 f j Noriega Given resignation option Miami a the United slates anxious to have panamanian military Leader Gen. Manuel amnio no Rioja leave Power Bai offered to drop Ding trafficking charges against him a Federal prosecutor mid wednes Day night. An administration source in Washington said the offer was part of a proposed Deal under which Noriega would step Down probably in August and he would stay out or Panama until after the Neil presidential elections there. The Deal was approved tue Lay of a High level White House meeting the source said adding that the Justice department including attorney general Edwin Meese Iii is strongly opposed to the Deal. . Attorney Leon Kilner whose office was prosecuting Noricia said he was aware of the proposed Deal but did not know any details. I was informed thai an offer was being made. I have no knowledge of anything else said Kellner reached by Telephone at his Miami office. In Panama City the government said Noriega had not agreed to step Down. There has been no agreement about anything said Boris Moreno director of the government National information system. Such reports Only come from sources interested in Sid tracking the conversations and in aggravating the existing  Noriega was charged in a 12-count indictment unsealed in Miami last feb. 5 with taking at least $4.6million in payoffs from Colombia violent Medellin Cartel to protect cocaine shipments launder Money Supply drug laboratories and shelter the gang s Leaden from Law enforcement. A separate three count indictment unsealed the same Day in Tampa accused Noriega of conspiracy to import distribute and attempt to import More than 1 million pounds of marijuana. The United states has been trying since february to Walesa strikers needed support Warsaw. Poland a Lech Walesa said wednesday a nine Day shipyard strike failed because it lacked nationwide support bul if necessary we Willtry  the government said it did not plan to punish the strike. Parliament enacted a Law giving die government special Powers to Speed its program of economic re form which inspired More than two weeks of strikes. The Law retained the right of official Trade unions to  at the Lenin shipyard where Walesa is an electrician sought recognition of a local chapter of Solidarity which was outlawed after the declaration of martial Law in december 1931. About 1,000 workers who had occupied the Yard without working the method strike use in Poland marching out tuesday behind Walesa ending the Job  founded Solidarity the lint Independent labor federation in the soviet bloc during a summer of labor turmoil that followed Price increase in 1980. Wednesday was Poland s tint strike free Day since april 24. The labor unrest involving six major strikes was the wont since the martial Law crackdown on Soli Darity. A major impetus for the strikes was the reduction or removal of government subsidies which increase prices of necessities an average of 42 percent in the first three months of 1988. Strikers demanded pay raises of up to 60 percent and some were granted Walesa 44, said slapping the strike showed our strength As Well As our  fire damages historic London Church London a a fire heavily damaged a 12th-Ccntury Church that had been partially destroyed by the great fire of 1666 and rebuilt by Christopher Wren fire officials said. Three quarters of the roof and most of a four Story Belltower at the St. Mary at Hill Church in London s City financial District were destroyed in the three hour Blue tuesday said Colin Williamson a tire brigade spokesman. The cause of the fire was not immediately known he said the Church was rebuilt in 1676 by Wren who incorporated the old Tower and parts of the Walls into a Square dutch style Church. Oust Noriega who As commander of the. Panamanian defense forces is considered the real Power behind Panama s government. On feb. 26, Noriega engineered the ouster of president Eric Arturo Delvalle after Delvalle tried to lire the general. Noriega has Clung to Power despite us economic sanctions that Nave paralysed the panamanian econ omy. Those sanctions included prohibiting payments to Panama by us. Citizens or by companies operating in Panama barring . Banks from transferring funds id the Onega regime and withholding fees for use of the Panama canal. The Reagan administration later announced exceptions to the sanctions to a Tow the 40,000 americans living in Panama to pay Utility garbage and other Billston the government. Noriega s aides have lot opposition leaders that the general envisions stepping Down on aug. 12, the fifth anniversary of his accession As commander of the de sense forces. Army nurse statue gets committee of Washington a a authorizing a statue of an Ante nurse at the Viet am veterans memorial was approved Fay the Senate Energy and natural re sources committee wednesday Over objections Hal it might enc ounce other grows to demand Simitar Sculp Tures. The Coromis sponsors on a i _ after the Lone i protested what he to of the memorial the Bill to Dale bumpers that Congress Irful placed at the memorial army woman a approved. This War be the Las Johnston si-la., the Compili but ule last for How to look pay Fly to stress Hal his do Witt his respect for Amarii proposal for a new Statuev Noring the 10,000 n who served in the viel0k War was Intro the measure which has 63t and sent it to the Senate floor sen. Daniel Evans r-waih., i a threat to the artistic Interi stained an amendment by sen.  strengthens a declaration allow any other statues to be tic Bronze sculpture of an a said sen. Dennet chairman. Retorted Evans who Ilion had nothing Tomen. Diced by Senate majority whip an Cranston d calif., and sen. David Durenberger 1 Minn. Notorious spy Philby Dies Harold Kim pal by id i95s photograph. London a master spy Harold Kim Phil ,. By the upper class englishman who turned traitor for Moscow and was the notorious third  die wednesday in his adopted soviet Homeland. He was 76, the soviet embassy in London informed the office of Philby s death but gave no cause. Four months ago Philby said be was suffering from arrhythmia a heart irregularity. The suave handsome Philby spied for the soviets for 26 years until he defected to Moscow in 1963. With three colleagues Donald Maclean Guy Bur Gess and Anthony Blunt he turned Britain s most pre Cious secrets Over to the Kremlin. By Extension he also betrayed the United slates. Since he was privy to top secret information exchanged by the two allies. Philby was on his Way to becoming head of British intelligence when he came under suspicion in 1951, when Maclean and Burgess fled to Moscow. But even afterwards he continued to free Lance for mi6, the Brit ish intelligence Agency. Finally unmasked As the third Man who tipped off Burgess and Maclean in time for them to escape British punishment Philby emerged As the most dam aging double agent in modern British history. By then he was settling into Moscow As a senior and much decorated Kab officer while spying for Moscow Philby sent Many West Era Genu to their deaths. The Maclean Burgess Philby spy scandals damaged the Exchange of intelligence information Between Brit an and the United slates for Yean. In 1979, Long after the Burgess and Maclean unmasking. Bluni treachery was exposed publicly. In Exchange for information he had been allowed to escape disgrace to receive a Knighthood and to serve is the Queen s Art adviser. Philby told the sunday times of London this Yew in his first and Only press interview that he had no regrets except for personal friends he lost asked would you do it All again Philby replied  Philby said he had found peace that he was Happy in his fourth marriage to � russian woman and fell at Home in the soviet onion Harold Adrian Russell Philby was born on new year s Day 1912 in India where his father was a Colo Nial official and was nicknamed Kim after the boy spy hero of a Rudyard Kipling Story. His father was Harry us John Bridget Philby. An eccentric explorer of Arabia who converted to islam and settled in Beirut. Later Philby would write that he never fell Patriot ism toward any country. At Cambridge University like fellow students Bur Gess Maclean and Blunt he fell under communism s spell in the 1930s. In those Days of depression an dearly fascism it was not unusual for idealistic Young englishmen to look to Moscow. Philby had several children. One a son John lives in London. The family bad no comment classified ads Magazine today