European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28o the stars and stripes saturday october 1,1988 Panama seizes . Military equipment Colon. Panama a Panama seized a shipment of military equipment bound for the . Southern come and the ship carrying it thursday saying the shipment violated the Panama canal treaties. Attorney Genera Carlos Villalaz said said the equipment May have been Des tined for groups opposed to the govern ment which is under the control of Gen Manuel Antonio Noriega. A Southern come spokesman speak ing on condition of anonymity said the shipment was Legal under the treaties and that inc Southern come had vigorously protested the incident. The spokesman also said it was the first time Panama had confiscated . Military equip ment. Villalaz told a news conference in this Atlantic port City 50 Miles North of pan Ama City that customs agents discovered a 120mm Cannon and other War Materiel inside sealed cargo containers during a routine inspection or the . Registered ship ambassador. He said the equipment was destined for the Southern come which is based in the former canal zone and oversees All . Military operations in latin America. Villalaz said that for Security reasons the government prohibits ships from carrying arms into Las Minas port 10 Miles East of Colon. A refinery based in Las Minas processes crude Oil imports for panamanian consumption. He said the ambassador was owned by Crowley Caribbean transport inc., and arrived in Las Minas on wednesday from fort Lauderdale Fla. Its Manifest identified the cargo Only As general merchandise lie reported. Bui customs agents discovered the Cannon and two five Ion troop transport vehicles on Board the ambassador he said. He said customs officials suspected that boxes yet to be opened contained munitions and arms. The ship s cargo was unloaded at Las Minas and would remain in custody Villalaz said. The ambassador also was seized. Villalaz suggested the arms could have been used by opponents of Noriega who the body of the to Pilot killed in la hijacking of Jet la carried a in Brazil. Co i of killed 3 Hurt in hijacking in Brazil Rio de Janeiro. Brazil a a Man was captured after holding 100 people hostage on a Domestic Airliner and killing the  gunman carrying a .18-caliber revolver wounded the Pilot and two other Crew members officials said. All the passengers including five West germans and four japanese businessmen were unharmed. The Hijacker identified As 28-year old Raimundo Conceicao was shot by members of a special police unit officials  police chief Romeu Tuma said the Hijacker was in critical Condi  ordeal aboard Asp flight 375 began thursday morning when Conceicao bum into the cockpit brandishing his pistol after the plane left Belo Horigome. About 290 Miles North of Rio de  20 minutes after Takeoff police said the Hijacker entered the cockpit after shooting a Steward. Heathen shot co Pilot Salvador Evangelista in the head and a flight Engineer in the leg and ordered the Pilot to Fly to Brasilia. As head of the 15,000-member defense forces is Panama s de Facto Leader. I Panama there is a movement to under mine Public order Villalaz said. It. Col. Aquilino Sieiro Noriega s brother in Law and co president of a us Panama committee charged with the joint defense of the canal called the attempted unloading of military equip ment Al a civilian port "grave1 and a violation of the 1977 Panama canal treaty. The . Spokesman refused to identify the equipment on Board the ambassador bul said the 120mm Cannon was to tally useless and. Sent to Panama to be used in a testing Center where the effects of tropical conditions on munitions Stor age Are  candidates Swap barbs by the associated press George Bush and Michael Dukakis praised America s triumphant return to space on thursday then resumed Dis Putes Over social Security and the envy room Cal. Bush attacked Dukakis on social Security saying his democratic rival sup ported a move to curtail Cost of living Ben Fiti in 19s5 the very step for which democrats criticized the vice president. Dukakis acknowledged thursday night that at a National governors association meeting in 1985, he voted to drop social Security from a list of pro Grams to be covered by a proposed one year freeze in Cost of living increases. The Massachusetts governor said in Dallas that he cast the Vole As a general expression of my concern for the deficit but i made it very very Clear that 1 was opposed to cutting Cost of living increases for social scat Only recipients Bush said that Dukakis in a vote in the National governors conference sup ported exactly the same thing he was attacking Roe on the other night in their debate. So 1 Wanna keep thai social Security Trust fund sound and i will do that and i will not permit it to be raided for social spending  Dukakis stood with actor and Environ mentalist Robert Redford As he attacked Bush on the environment. Calling George Bush an environmentalist is like calling Dan Quayle a states Man the Democrat said in a two sided attack against both members of the re publican ticket. Bush came to Quayle s defense. If you believe that he s got some Bol led water from Boston Harbor he d like to sell you Bush said referring to Massachusetts pollution problems. Rowan Case ends in mistrial Washington a a judge on thursday declared a mistrial in the weapon Possession Case of syndicated columnist Carlt Rowan after the jury reported it was hopelessly deadlocked. Earlier in the Day judge Arthur  of District of Columbia Superior court had re read his instructions to the jury after the 12-member panel said it was unable to reach a verdict. Rowan has been charged with using an unregistered handgun and ammunition to wound a teen age intruder in the Back Yard of his Home last june. He faced a maximum Penally of two years in prison and a �2,000 Fine if convicted. Burnett said he was convinced thai further deliberations would not Lead to a verdict. The jury had deliberated about nine hours Over two Days. One juror who declined to be identified told reporters the panel had been i favor of acquittal by a 9-3 margin. A unanimous verdict was required. Rowan seated at the defense table smiled Al his attorneys and then Al his wife Vivian when the decision was announced. He had no comment As he left the courtroom. City officials said they had not Dis cussed what action to take in Case of a , 63, shot 18-year-old Benjamin Smith in the wrist after Smith and friends had taken an uninvited swim in his Pool in the Pic Dawn hours of june 14. Shuttle from Page 1 Lions Between shuttles and unmanned satellites and each control centers. Nelson meanwhile was Busy activating an Experiment to grow oversized crystals in the weightlessness of orbit. Scientists Hope the results will help in efforts to develop anti aids drugs. Earlier As the shuttle passed Over the launch site for the first Lime Hauck told Mission control in Houston just give our Heartfelt thanks for All those folks Down there who did All this Good  discovery took Oft at 11 37 . One hour 38 minutes late. The delay was caused by upper Altitude winds that were unseasonably Light. The shuttle s flight computers were programmed to Deal with stronger winds and there was not enough Lime to change the programming. The final go was issued nine min utes before launch by a Nasa manage ment team headed by astronaut Robert Crippen. The panel was formed in the Wake of the challenger disaster to make sure no problems were overlooked in the Rush to  Washington president Reagan opened a White House ceremony to applause and cheers by announcing the Good news from the Cape and declaring that America is Back in  re now looking Forward to the successful completion of the discover Mission and the Safe return of her five member Crew he said we Salute the bravery of Rick Hauck Dick Covey Pinky Nelson Mike lounge and Dave Hilmers and we ask god to bless this important  wow anal was really something said Nasa administrator James Fletcher after watching the thunderous Blastoff from the launch control  s been a Long Wail said Fletcher who returned to Nasa at Reagan s re quest after the Jan. 28, 1986, explosion that killed the seven challenger Astro nauts. When it was time to go we Well. This was the first of a new Era. Nobel withdrawal  1811 and Prog Ress in talks on sow West Africa. Perez de Cuellar ineligible for this year s prize because hews Norm after the feb. 1 deadline. In All 97 individuals tons were nominated for the silent Reagan and soviet s. Gorbachev reportedly re leading contenders the committee Saj filhe peacekeeping forces helped re Affine of the main goals of the United Wions. Thus the  is come to play a More Central Junjin world affairs and has been Jiff with increasing Mist it said was the fifth time that a u, won the coveted peace Prue Ince in was tint awarded in 1901. About 10,000 , soldiers in Blue helmets and berets Are deployed from the persian Gulf to the snows of Kashmir i peacekeeping operations. The seven . Peacekeeping and Obs Over operations Are based onto Effie Isle of mini Mal use of Haf Tut Peacock Espera oper ate on knt he consent of the parties Fried and they Are permitted to fire tight arms Only in self defense. The . Soldier is nol a combatant and he supports neither Side in classic no win situations. He counts withdraw ing troops or persuading Shepherd to Graze their flocks Way from sensitive unmarked Borders. But that did t protect . U. Col Illiam Higgins a . Marine observer in Mulhern Lebanon. He was kidnapped in Fem tary by moslem fundamentalists and Wahwing a . Blue Berel when he was abduct a the official  of peace keeping h an  Mili tary personnel but  Powers established by do Security Council to help maintain or tipi peace in areas or conflict