European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes saturday september 17.1988 Brady takes oath of office As Secretary of Treasury Washington a Nicholas f. Brady was sworn in Friday As the nation s 68th Treasury Secretary pledging that his Agency will do its Homework to support president Reagan s eco nomic policies. After taking the oath or office from retired supreme court chief Justice Warren Burger Brady told Reagan the administration s economic policies have meant belter lives for Ameri cans Brady succeeds James Baker who left the Treasury department last month to become chairman of George Bush s presidential Campaign. Reagan to Campaign for Bush in Texas Florida Washington a president Reagan will visit the Johnson space Center in Houston next week and Campaign for vice president George Bush at other slops in Florida and the critical Campaign Battleground of Texas the while House announced Friday. Presidential spokesman Martin Fitzwater said it is a possibility that Reagan will appear with Bush the Republican nominee at a Houston fund raising event thursday evening. Reagan also planned to attend a rally at Bay Lor University m Waco and appear at a private fund Raiser for rep. Beau Boulter a Texas who is challenging democratic vice presidential candidate Lloyd bpm san for his Senate seat Fitzwa Ter said. On Friday Reagan plans to Fly to fort Lau Der Dale ha., to attend a Brunch sponsored by the state Republican party before resuming to Washington later that Day Fitzwalter said. 31 killed 71 Hurt in crash of ethiopian airlines Jet Addis Ababa Ethiopia up1 thirty one people died and 71 were injured. 12 seriously when an ethiopian airlines Boeing 737 air liner crashed in the Northwest of he country. Two More passengers Are missing the airline said Friday. A spokesman for the airline in the ethiopian capital said an engine failed shortly after Takeoff. The plane tried to land again and finally hit the ground and burst into flames thursday around noon. The crash occurred three Miles Short of the runway at Bahar Dar 240 Miles Northwest of the capital. It was East Africa s most serious crash in 14 Yean. ., Vietnam to Start joint search for mias Washington a the United Stales and Vietnam will begin joint efforts to find the remains of american Servic members missing in action. Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci said Friday. His announcement came at a National Fow Mia recognition Day ceremony on Capitol Hill where House minority Leader Robert Michel urged the administration to press for an accounting of each and every one of the 2,393 american troops unaccounted for following the Vietnam War. Michel a Iii. And Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas pledged continued congressional support Tor efforts to uncover the facts about 79,000 troops missing in action from world War ii 8,000 from the korean War and those unaccounted for in Southeast Asia. Wreath laying ceremonies were scheduled for Friday at Arlington National cemetery in Mem Ory of pos and mias from the korean War. An organization dedicated to remembering the families of missing soldiers. No greater love estimates that there Are 8,100 mias and 389 pos unaccounted for in Korea. Hurricane reaches Texas coast from Paga 1 about 100 Miles to he North. Violent weather surrounding the Hurricane spun off More than six tornadoes Over the Brownsville area Friday blowing Over at least two Homes and slightly injuring one person. Gilbert s influence extended far across the Gulf and thunderstorms that were part of it circulation spawned Oma does in Alabama. About 125 shelters holding 50,000 people were opening a four county area of Southern Texas around Brownsville american red Cross spokeswoman bar Bara Lehman said. Thousands of people also were evacuated in neigh Boring areas of northeastern Mexico. An estimated 25,000 people evacuated As a precaution in Southern Louisiana. About 40 percent of the 63,000 residents of the Island City of Galveston also left. The Louisiana evacuees began returning Friday when the storm s track seemed certain id avoid them. Brownsville resembled a ghost town Friday Wilh Many of its 100,000 residents having fled to schools auditoriums and churches. Electricity was out in some areas and sporadic in others. Bui City spokeswoman Pam Downing estimated that at least so percent of Brownsville s residents live at or below the poverty line and could not afford to leave. Obviously we have those that live in substandard in Metal roofed plywood shacks to make certain residents  left. We Don t want to panic anybody but we. Wanted to Tell them that if they did not get Oul now it would Bevery difficult to get out later police sgt. Dean Poos said As officers went through a flood prone area or town known As South most about 20 Miles from the Gulf along the Rio Grande. At midday mayor Ygnacio Gaza slopped police from warning people to leave. Tornadoes and flooding by then made travel Loo dangerous said Hidalgo county sheriffs department spokesman Rene Torres people Are being advised to just stay where they re at and Ndoc the storm through he said. Downing estimated thai Only 20 percent of the Resi dents  left town. We did t want to go anywhere but Here anyway Ramon Cardenas 78, said while he and his invalid wife Maria wailed out the storm at a Public shelter. Our House is Prelly old. We left everything in there. If it Falls we know it does t have to go very tar but Idon t know what Well do if it is  one Texas drowning was indirectly related to the Hurricane. A 3-year-old boy Felt from his family s shrimp boat when they moved the vessel for Safe mooting said Calhoun county sheriffs spokesman Rick Prush. The coast guard rescued 16 people from three fish ing boats two near port Isabel and one in Mata Parda Bay. Gov. Bill Clements sent National guard units to Mcallen Alice and Corpus Christ. Aul/sllk4 oui Tjw it a him Vii in   a. Sic ally Force them to stay  police fanned out in Colonias where people live . Prem cos hold primary races new York a Mario Biaggi the popular Bronx congressman who gave up his seat after his racketeering conviction was handily Defeated by a state assemblyman thursday in one of three primary races overshadowed by political corruption charges. Biaggi implicated in the far reaching cd tech scan dal resigned from Congress Loo late to have his name removed from the ballot in a three Way race with state assemblyman Eliot Engel and former assemblyman Vincent Marchiselli Wilh 473 of 494 precincts reporting Encl  12,731 votes or 50 percent Marchiselli  6,407 votes or 25 percent and Biaggi  �.370 Voles or 23 percent. The name of another Bronx congressman Robert Garcia came up in testimony in the we tech Case but he  not been charged with any wrongdoing. In a District where winning the democratic nomination is tantamount to election Garcia easily Defeated opponents Pedro Espada and Ismael Belancourt. With 347 of 360 precincts reporting Garcia  15,855 votes or 60 percent Espada  7,165 votes or 27 percent and Betancourt  3,340, or 13 percent. Stale Senate minority Leader Manfred Ohrenstein a 28-year Veteran of the legislature held off a Well financed democratic primary Challenge in Manhattan from Joseph Rose 29, the son of a wealthy Developer. Wilh 99 percent of the precincts reporting Ohrenstein  11,270 votes or 53 percent and Rose  10,056 votes or 47 percent. In other races in suburban Westchester county for Mer Cuomo administration official Nita Lowey Defeated Hamilton fish 3rd and businessman Dennis Mehiel for the right to oppose Republican rep. Joseph Dio Guardi in november. Wilh 464 of 493 precincts reporting Lowey  9,730 votes or 44 percent fish  7,988 Voles or 36 percent and Mehiel  4,580 Voles or 21 percent. In the Buffalo area Jack Kemp gave up his congressional seat to make his unsuccessful bid for the Republican presidential nomination. In the democratic Pri Mary there David swans the Erie county clerk Defeated businessman George Hasiotis. Massachusetts also  a primary thursday Bill there were few statewide races. On Cape cod Republican Jon l. Bryan Defeated Martha p. Keyes to compete Tor the right to Challenge democratic rep. Gerry Studds. Wilh 57 of 189 precincts reporting Bryan  2,390 votes or 56 percent to Keyes 1,844 Voles or 44 per cent according id unofficial returns. Dukakis appointees criticized Washington a a group of House republicans said Friday that democratic presidential Nomi Nee Michael Dukakis appointed three anti israeli pro palestinian members to the democratic party s ruling body and challenged him to dismiss them. The Challenge was an Effort to counter problems Republican nominee George Bush who  be enforced to dump eight Campaign advisers in the last week because of charges of anti semitism. Rep. Norman Lent r-., said the three objectionable members were appointed to the democratic National commit the after the party s july convention in Atlanta As a gesture of conciliation to Defeated presidential contender Jesse Jackson. He identified the three As the Rev. Willie Barrow executive director of Jackson s Chicago based opera Tion push Robert Farrell a los Angeles City coun Cilman and close Jackson associate and Ruth Ann Skaff of Houston who he said is a spokeswoman torte pro palestinian and hoc committee on Lebanon. Lent said Barrow and Farrell Are supporters of Radi Cal Muslim Leader Louis Farrakhan who  mad anti semitic statements. He said Skaff  led anti is Rael demonstrations. Gorbachev from Page 1 the government of the socialist Republic of Vietnam to give up the Fleet s material and technical Supply station in Cam Ranh  according to the Pentagon s 1988 publication soviet military1 Power Cam Ranh Bay is the soviets larg est naval deployment base abroad and  permitted them to establish a permanent naval presence in the South China sea and to support naval operations in the Indian Ocean. The iwo major . Bases in the Philippines Subic Bay naval base and Claric a Are the largest . Military bases outside the United Stales and Many Filipi nos have sought their removal since philippine president Ferdinand Marcos was ousted in february 1986. Negotiations have stalled Between the United slate Sand uie Philippines on terms for the final years of the 1947 military bases agreement which expires in 1991.  Officials Are talking seriously for the Firel time about removing the bases. On thursday Secretary of state George p. Shultz said the United states wants to keep the bases but there Are alternatives which we Are having now to  he said talks in Manila on compensation for the bases and other issues basically Aren t going