European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday july 2,1988 Shultz warns Nicaragua on subversion san Jose Costa Rica up of state George Shultz in what was seen As a veiled threat against Nicaragua pledged Friday the United states will resist any subversion of regional democracies by All appropriate Means including military. Shultz made the comment in statement released in Advance of a final news conference in san Jose the Las Stop of his whirlwind four nation tour. It toughened the theme that he has struck in earlier stops in Guatemala Al Salva Dor and Honduras. I want to make it absolutely Clear that the United states will not tolerate the sub version or destabilization of the democratic governments of Central America said Shultz who repeatedly has referred to the leftist nicaraguan government As Odd Man out in the Region. Such an act direct or indirect is threat to the Security interests of the United states of America he said. Twill be resisted by All appropriate Means including military cooperation in the collective self defense of the Shultz s Stop in san Jose included scheduled meeting with president Oscar Arias As Well As a meeting with members of the internal democratic opposition in Nicaragua. Late thursday night Shultz held Aone hour meeting with the military and civilian leadership of the external opposition the so called contras. News briefs army officer s conviction overturned in court review Washington a the 1986 court martial conviction of army col. James e. Longhofer was overturned thursday because his trial was not begun within 120 Days after he was charged according to a published re port. Longhofer 50, who headed the special operations div in 1981 and 1982, was convicted in april 1986, of disobeying a lawful order dereliction of duty and conduct Unbe coming an officer. The . Army court of military review ruled thursday that the delay in bringing Longhofer to trial violated the speedy trial requirement of military Law the Washington Post reported in Friday s editions. The delay the court said was cause mainly by army prosecutors inexplicable unfamiliarity with procedures for obtaining Security clearances for Longhofer s civilian attorney. Longhofer spent 63 Davs in prison at for Leavenworth kan., before being released pending Appeal. He originally had been sentenced to two years in prison a reprimand and $24,000 in pay forfeiture but his com manding officer later Cut the penalties in half. Allegations of financial illegalities by members of his unit prompted Longhofer s suspension in december 1983. Loonie Coin to replace Canada s paper $1 Bill Ottawa a Canada s $1 Coin nickname the loonie because one Side depicts a swimming Loon will entirely replace the paper Dollar Bill with in two years the government has announced the loonie was introduced last year under Aplan to save the taxpayer $175 million $145 million . Over 20 years because coins have longer circulation life than paper Bills. But Public acceptance of the Gold coloured coi has been limited and most Banks and stores still provide customers with Dollar Bills. But the Federal government acting upon recommendations of the Royal Canadian mint and House of commons says production of Dollar Bills will cease on june 30, 1989, and the Bills will cease to be Legal tender about one year later. . Denies plan to Send Al 11 s with cruise missiles to Europe from staff and wire reports the United states has no plans to Arm upgraded Al 11bombers with cruise missiles for deployment to Europe air Force and defense department officials said. In an article this week quoting the commander of Allied air forces Central Europe Gen. William l. Kirk Jane s defense weekly said 51 upgraded Al 1 i would be fitted with air launched cruise missiles and based in England the associated press reported. The plan according to Jane a called for using the air launched missiles to replace ground launched missile scheduled to leave Europe under the superpower inf article brought Swift denials from ., British and nato s top commander in Europe Gen. John r. Galvin told reporters in London Friday the United states does not have a plan right now we do not have any plan that involves feb ills and cruise missiles the a said. Air Force officials in Europe told the stars an stripes that the Al 11 Fleet is being upgraded with the new bombers to be designated of a legs. But the up Grade has been in planning for years Well prior to inf discussions according to Safe. A British defense ministry statement quoted by Theap acknowledged that nato was considering trans Ferring .-based, Long Range aircraft to Western Europe. But it said the deployment of air launched cruise missiles in Western Europe is not under consider , Galvin told the associated press we do not have a plan to move fb-11 is from their current . squatters from Page 1 ical Asylum in East Berlin if West German police tried to rout them. East German guards backed trucks up to the easter Side of the Wall to make it easier for the environmentalists to jump Down and escape the West Berlin police. The action to Clear the squatters from the 10-Acrepiece of property known As the Lenne Triangle occurred after it formally came under West Berlin s control one minute after Midnight. It was handed Over under the terms of a Deal worked out with East Berlin this year. The protesters occupied the area on May 26 an quickly set up a Shantytown and erected barriers to protect them from police charges. The property has been the scene of frequent violent skirmishes Between police and demonstrators. Protes ters often attacked police with bottles stones and Molotov cocktails and officers responded with tear Gas and water cannons. Police could not legally enter the property until i came under West Berlin control. Teams from Page 1 soviets As to the Sites they will than 1,800 intermediate Ranee nuclear mis Siles will be destroyed under terms of the treaty Lajo Esaid. But when missile launchers transport vehicles and other related equipment Are included the number of items to be eliminated will exceed 5,000, he said. The Baseline inspection period lasts 60 Days and will be followed by close out inspections when the parties will have the right to conduct inspections of facilities to deter mine that All activities prohibited by the treaty have types of inspections include elimination inspections in which the destruction of missiles and launchers will be observed and Short notice inspections which will continue for 13 inspection teams include linguists As Well As experts in nuclear missiles and the soviet military. Over the next two months the . Inspectors will visit 126 Sites in the soviet Union Lajoie said. Soviet inspectors will Check 26 . Missile Sites including 21 in inspection teams include members of All branches of the . Military civilian government employees and private civilians he said. Lajoie said he thought it was prudent to be some what sceptical when dealing with the soviets during the inspections. But we will be during a meeting with president Reagan last week Lajoie said the president offered him similar advice. He said and i quote Trust everybody but always Cut the cards " freeze from Page 1 tons As evidence in the Case becomes we have specific evidence we will take action. As i have indicated previously we do no Nee to wait for convictions or even trials for that mat Ter he Are in an ongoing dialogue with the depart ment of Justice which is conducting the investigation he said. The department of Justice quite correctly Points out that what they Are dealing with i grand jury information and it would be inappropriate for them to Supply this information to us at this time. But As soon As they Are Able to they will be supplying information to us and As soon As we get the information we will act.". Until Pentagon officials see what is in other affidavits in the Case he said until we have All the information from the department of Justice we can t make. Judgments. All we can do is wait for the wheels of Justice to take their said the Pentagon was reviewing existing contracts with four companies named in the affidavit Litton industries inc., Norden Hazeltine and Emhart. Of the four Only Litton has been named by the Penta gon As among the top 100 companies with which it does largest single weapons system on which payments Are being Frozen is called the anti submarine operating enter a $712 million system of Shore based command and control centers to co ordinate efforts to locate and Intima of War destroy submarines. The Fri affidavits laying out the most detailed Blue print yet of the government s Pentagon bribery investigation disclose now agents eavesdropped As one consultant passed along insider information on nine Navy contracts Worth More than $522 sept. 30, 1987, Fri agents secretly listened in As Stone a Navy procurement official read private defens consultant Saunders the sealed bids from 10 companies competing for a $ 120 million air control contract Accord ing to the court documents unsealed thursday. Two search warrant affidavits unsealed in Dallas show How the Fri began its investigation in september1986, placed Telephone wiretaps and office eavesdrop Ping devices on nine consultants and traced the flow of insider information on nine contracts. The documents eave a glimpse of the amounts of Money allegedly paid by defense contractors for such data and of purported efforts to launder such pay ments. For the first time the Fri disclosed some of the exact words it overheard on its listening you can get anything we. Can make some Money the documents quoted consultant Thoma Muldoon As telling Saunders. The documents indicate that Saunders and mul Doon split evenly $8,000 a month from Litton a major defense contractor which was just one of at least three companies they worked for jointly. Muldoon was also working for Norden systems inc., atop contender for the contract to build a tenable shelter for use near battlefields to control aircraft in All kinds of weather. But Norden s Parent United technologies inc. Of Hartford conn., confirmed Friday that Norden had sent the Pentagon a letter dropping out of the Competition because of the investigation
