European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 21. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 White House denies split with Bush Over Panama Washington a president Reagan s spokesman said thursday there is no conflict resulting from vice president George Bash s implied criticism of administration policy on Panama. I m saying that he has his ideas on How he s going to want to do things and that s Fine said Martin Fitzwater. The spokesman spoke one Day after Bush s aides suggested a break with Reagan on the question of dismissing drug trafficking indictments against panamanian ruler Manuel Antonio Noriega Bush did t mention Noriega s name As he touted his own drug enforcement policies on wednesday in los Angeles and he sidestepped reporters questions on the subject. Bui an aide Lold a reporter president Bush just would t make a Deal with a Guy like Norie  at his daily news briefing Fitzwalter was questioned about the White House View of Bush s apparent move to distance himself from some of Reagan s policies. We exp Sci the vice president to be speaking of on How he would do things differently and what his opinions Are Fitzwater said. As we go through this Campaign. I would expect to see the vice presi enl sneaking out on a number of issues in terms of what he would do. I expect a num Ber of them will be different than existing policies and we will not criticise them in any Way. If you want to drive a wedge Briw can inc White House and the vice president forget it in hit speech Ai the los Angeles police Academy wednesday Bush said drug dealers Are Domestic terrorists killing kids and cops and they should retreated As such. I won t bargain with terrorists and 1 won t bargain with drug dealers either whether they arc on u.�7or foreign  Bush did l expand on those phrases and repeatedly refused to comment on the Noriega situation directly. Bui in background discussions aides said that if Bush were to become president he would t do what Reagan is doing offering to drop drug indictments if Noriega will yield his Power in Panama. The vice president has never directly critic hed the administration s dealings with the panamanian Leader. Bush s latest pronouncement wrapped up a week Long Western Campaign swing that had been doggedly Reagan administration controversies. Those prob lems Are sticking to Bush he conceded tuesday help ing drive Down Nis ratings is. Democratic front run Ner Michael Dukakis. The Republican Standard bearer used this trip Lone Mexico Oregon California and Washington to Lay out some differences if not dramatic ones with Reagan. For example he called monday for action on acid rain where inc administration has for the last seven years called Only for More study. The Noriega Silva Linn is a particularly Sticky on for Bush for it hurts him on an Issue drugs that aides say he warns to use against Dukakis in the fall. Craig Fuller Bush s chief of staff said inc speech is the first of a series by the vice president on drugs. Asked Why polls show Dukakis is perceived As tougher on drugs Fuller said. The voters will get a Hance to decide who will be tougher on drugs. You can count on the vice president spending More time on like problem. Aide invokes executive privilege when asked about Bush meeting grounds of executive privilege. Steams later said the privilege applies because it covers conversations of the president and vice president. Pills then asked Watson whether narcotics was Dis cussed in the meeting i Don t recall specifically whether they were or not. I could make that Assumption but i will not slate Ilas a certainly he said. Watson said he bad Only a vague knowledge of narcotics issues involving Panama at thai Lime. The new York times reported May a citing administration sources it did not identify that Briggs briefed Bush Al the 198 meeting on allegations thai Noriega was involved in the drug Trade. Briggs has since denied thai he could have Given Clear indications Ono Riga s drug involvement Al thai meeting. Bush has repeatedly denied that he was aware of any Clear evidence of such involvement by Noriega before this february when he panamanian general was indicted by two grand juries in Florida on drug charges. His democratic opponents in the presidential Campaign have questioned How much Bush knew about Noriega s alleged drug involvement. Washington a a lop aide to vice presi Deal George Bush invoked executive privilege thurs Day when asked what was said Aboul narcotic when Bush met with the . Ambassador to Panama in 19b9 in Bush s office. During a three hour deposition col. Samuel j. Wai son Iii Deputy National Security adviser to Bush did answer some questions posed by Lewis pills the attorney for a group of plaintiffs in a private civil lawsuit Walson said he had prepared a memorandum to set up Bush s dec. 16. 1985, meeting with ambassador Vereil Briggs. Briggs wanted to discuss a situation involving Nicholas Barletta who had been ousted As Panama s president by military Leader Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega and the subject of narcotics Walson said. Watson testified in the sworn deposition that he was present at the meeting along Wilh Bush s lop National Security aide Donald Gregg and an official from the state department. But when asked what Briggs Laid Bush on the subject of narcotics Watson s lawyer Richard Stearns objected and instructed his client not to answer on Sands of Tirifie. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago  21, 1948 Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek was sworn in As China s first president under a new Constitution and pledged the elimination of corruption and inefficiency from his government As inc deterrent to communism. 30 years ago today. May 21, i9j8 Premier Pierre Pflimlin won another Victory in the French National Assembly in whal was interpreted As a vote against Gen. Charles de Gaulle. He was Given emergency Powers to fight the War against moslem rebels in Algeria. 20 years ago today. May,21,1968 Pakistan announced inc United slates would have to give up inc Viwat communications base in Pakistan from which u-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers look off on his ill fated 1960 flight Over the soviet Union. 0 years ago today. May 21, 197e three terrorists inexplicably opened fire on waiting Al Al passengers Al Paris orly Airport and were shot and killed by Security police. Stu cry of drugs Nof fhe answer says Dukakis b f the Auto Laird print Democrat Michael Dukakis thursday criticized the Reagan administration for proposing another in depth look Al inc nation drug prob Lem saying we Don t need another  Dukakis made a final appearance in new Jer sey before heading off to California Bolh Sta Espart of the june 7 primary season finale. Califor Nia s will be the biggest primary of the season offering. 314 democratic delegates with 109 at stake in new Jersey. In Camden n.j., Dukakis spoke with Community leaders in a neighbourhood marred by drug use and violence. Asked about president Reagan s announce ment wednes Day of a new bipartisan study on drugs he said i Don i think we need another  there is no democratic or re publican or inde pendent Way to fight this the Massachusetts governor said. Dukakis Only re Muchiel Dukakis mailing rival. Jesse Jackson suggested thai racist comments by irresponsible Public leaders helped create the climate for a alleged assassination plot against him. Jackson campaigning in Fresno. Calif., was asked about this week s arrest of a is. Louis couple accused of plotting to kill him. Londell Williams and Hii wife. Tammy were also charged with Threa Lenng an informant and pos Sessing an automatic Rifle. Papers filed in Federal court indicated Londell Williams told an informer he was a member of the order and other White supremacist groups and that Jackson should be killed. But lawyer for the couple said each denied belonging to a White supremacist croup and the Fri said no evidence had been found that he pair belonged to the order. Jackson initially downplayed word of the arrests saying i cannot just focus on the two people arrested in is.  Bui later he told reporters the climate for this kind of antagonism and violence of course has been set by Many irresponsible Public Lead ers whose attacks based on race have set a Divi Sive and dangerous climate such As the one. In new York in april for example Jackson met privately wednesday with nearly three dozen rabbis and jewish leaders in lot Angeles in what he described As a step inward Healing the  Many jews were offended by Jackson s 1984 reference la new York As hymn  9 police officers quit Union Over racist sexist incident Tampa Fly. A nine Black police officers have quit the Tampa police Union to prompt the Union s staunch sup port of a White officer fired for making racist and exist blurs. Mayor Sandy Freedman s firing Ian week of officer Cuba diet w. Class who admitted nuking the remarks was Cril Icid by the police benevolent association which Laid the firing was a Viola Tion of due Proem. The association s support of Glass in Lum led the nine officers to withdraw from the Union in protest r. Jeffrey still an attorney Tor the police Union urged the mayor to re Instate Glass. Then acting police chief col. George Fox reprimanded Glass last month alter Glass told police investigators he made sexually and racially derogatory Eloitt menu about officer Vicky Norrus. The mayor1 policy however Calls for punishment of it least 15 Days suspension or possibly dismissal for such violations. One of the nine officers who quit the Union Laid hit decision was prompted not Only by the association s backing of Glass bul also Union president Bob Sec Eban t criticism last month of a Hing ing manuscript on race relations by Hill Borough county sheriff maj. Arnie Myers who is Black