European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Seoul xxiv of pics olympic coverage pages a 15, sports the stars and stripes uthoii1zib unofficial pub cation to hive in. Ahl to forces Good morning vol. 47,no. 1s8 Friday september 23, 1988 so d 8693 a sex Noriega aide contradicts Bush says drug laundering was discussed in 1983 London a a former senior aide o Panama Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega says vice president George Bush complained 1o Noriega about drug Money laundering during a meeting five years ago according to a British to documentary but a Bush aide said thursday that Bush never discussed the Mailer with the general. The assertion by col. Roberto Diaz her Acra contradicts Bush claims that the Reagan administration took action no Arnst Noriega Panama s do Facto Leader As soon As it Learned of allegations that Noriega was involved in drugs. Noriega was indicted in Federal Courton drug charges in february and . Sanctions began against him Early this year. Diaz and Jose i. Blandon a termer senior intelligence officer in Panama also said Noriega claims to have pictures and tape recordings  would link Bush or his aides to secret training of Nicara Guan rebels. Craig Fuller Bush s chief of staff said thursday there was no substance to the allegations and he did not think Noriega had anything with which the United see Bush on Bach Page this Priolo according id n British to report shows George Bush and panamanian Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega meeting in 1983. Army to begin testing program on catalytic converters in oct. By Chuck Vinci Washington Bureau Washington the army is scheduled to begin a Long awaited testing program oct. 1 that will allow service members to keep catalytic converters on can shipped to or purchased in Europe officials said thursday. The lest called a Plum Tesmo will be conducted annually As part of regular vehicle safety inspections. It will also be done about 10 Days prior to shipping a car Back to the states from overseas military ports army spokeswoman Paige Evrsole said. But not helped by the program Are untold num Bers of people in Europe who have been driving cars with catalytic converters on for More than oneyear prior to oct. I. They still will face major expenses when returning Home 1800 to s 1,000 in most cases because of new environmental Protection Agency emission control regulations that took effect in july. The Epa rules primarily arc aimed at so called see testing on Back Page army ends free Home travel Benefit for gis on consecutive overseas fours by Crystal Lai Rean stall i Riu r Schwet Zingen West Germany free Home travel is no longer a Benefit for Usa eur soldiers who serve additional Tours at the same duty assignment a i is personnel Comil spokesman said thursday. Funding for the in place consecutive overseas tour program or Epcot is not available for the coming fiscal year effectively killing the Benefit according to . Robert m. Gasidlo. Under the program soldiers who requested an were granted an additional tour at their current assign menu received free travel with their families to a Loca Tion no further Han their Home of record. The program Cost $7.5 million dollars in fiscal i9ssfor the 2,521 soldiers in Europe granted Home travel. The department of the army provided i2.s million but the bulk of the Money s5 million came from Sarteur Mission and training funds Asiello said. When budget constraints forced the department of the army to Cut funding. Usa eur faced the Choice of paying for the Home travel from Mission and train ing funds or eliminating the  estimate that of the program had continued 3,000 if cots would have been approved with an Esti mated Cost of $9 million in fiscal 1989, Asiello  the decision to Stop the program was made 539 i plots were approved for the coming fiscal year see Benefit on Back Page army holds up copters headed for Wiesbaden Fly Rosemary Sawyer stall writer Wiesbaden West Germany in response to a request from West German defense min ister Rupert Scholz the . Army has agreed to delay its deployment of helicopters to Wiesbaden a a Usa eur spokesman said. Scolz asked for the delay sept. 12 after a Wiesbaden administrative court decision forced him to inform the army that he had Vio lated West German Law by allowing the helicopter stationing. Defense ministry spokesman a fire Schattenburg said thursday. Scholz had Given the go ahead aug. 24 for the stationing of an Apache attack helicopter Battal Ion at the base in Erlenheim near Wiesbaden. He is weighing the interests of the state of Hesson which opposes the stationing with National defense interests and should make a Deci Sion by Early october Schattenberg said. Aircraft for the 5th so 6lh Cav regt 12th aviation in Gade that were in route to Europe when Scholz requested the delay Are being kept at a . Army maintenance facility in Mann Heim. West Germany. They Are being assembled and flight tested Here the us Are us official  ah-64 apaches Ucic brought to Wiersba see copters on Bach Page