European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page so new Janefs the stars and stripes saturday december 3,1988 Bhutto pledges Liberty after taking oath of office Islamabad Pakistan a Binazir Bhutto look the oath of office Friday As prime minister of Pakistan the first woman to hold such a title in the moslem world. In her first nationally televised address Bhul to said our message is one of Hope peace Liberty and  Clad in a Green Satin native dress and Loose while Scarf the colors of Pakistan Bhutto repeated a Brief oath read by president Gnu Lim Ishaq Khan earlier in the Day. She became the first popularly elected govern ment Leader in Pakistan since her father Zulfi Kar Ali Bhutto came to Power in 1970. Her election signals the country s return to democracy after More than a decade. Bhutto s government must still pass a Confidence Vole in the National Assembly within 60 Days but the Pakistan people s party and its partners appear Strong enough to survive. Argentine soldiers launch revolt against army chief Buenos Aires Argentina a infantry units mutinied Friday at a Large army base out Side the capital. A rebel officer said the move was aimed at replacing the army chief and not civilian president Raul Alfonsin. It was unclear How Many soldiers were taking part in the insurrection and there were no re ports of gunfire or injuries by Early afternoon. The Campo de Mayo base was the fourth Mili tary outpost reporting unrest in two Days. The army sent Loyal troops to the base and reported other bases nationwide were Calm. Vice president Victor Martinez convened emergency meetings to discuss the rebellion with Cabinet ministers and military chiefs. Alfonsin is in new York o address the in. General Assembly. The rebel officer who identified himself Only As an aide to col. Mohamed Aji Sci Nidin said the revolt was not against the Alfonsin government our posture is one of absolute respect for the Constitution he told the associated press. He said the rebellion was aimed at toppling the army chief. Gen Jose Dante Caridi supreme soviet passes Laws to overhaul system by the Baltimore Sun Moscow the supreme soviet thursday enacted the most sweeping changes in the nation s political system since the bolshevik Revo Lution after revising the constitutional proposals to meet Many of the criticisms voiced by the Baltic republics. For Only the second Lime in history however a handful of deputies to the supreme soviet As the pseudo parliament is known voted against a proposal of the Kremlin leadership. In the end 1,344 deputies voted in favor of the constitutional amendments five were against and 27 abstained. As was the Case with lie first no votes in an october session on Public order Laws the Dis Senters were primarily from Estonia Latvia and Lithuania where officials had asserted that the original draft Laws concentrated too much Power in Moscow. The vote represented a landmark Victory for so Viet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev who look a conciliatory line to those who have criticized the re forms. . Refusal on secret files could scuttle North charges Washington a a judge Friday rejected Oliver a North s remaining challenges to Iran Contra charges against him but the Reagan administration s refusal to release classified documents could still cause the major charges to be dropped. . District judge Gerhard a. Gesell rejected the last of the former White House aide s pretrial motions. North had moved to dismiss charges that he obstructed congressional inquiries into press reports he was violating a ban on helping the nicaraguan rebels known As contras. Teseh s rulings capped a series of decisions on North s 37 pretrial motions hat left intact 14 of the 16 charges Gamst the former National Security Council aide Bui major counts against North could be dropped if Gesell decides the defense cannot argue its Case without classified documents being withheld by the Reagan administration. President Reagan insists that the documents Are being withheld for National Security reasons and says Llie Deci Sion is not a ploy to prevent North from going to trial. The things we re blocking Are the things that duty requires we Block Reagan said thursday. These Are things that Are National Security secrets asked if the move was a Back door Man Euver to keep the Case against North from going to trial he replied no this is something hat from the very be ginning we knew we would have to do Reagan was questioned at the beginning of a meeting on forthcoming Trade talks. Although he defended the decision to withhold documents from he trial he backed away from his previous insistence that North and his forme Boss John m. Poindexter were innocent. On june 27, Reagan had said i believe in the inno Cence of the women and i would like to Sec that established once and for  on thursday Reagan said at this stage i Don t think i should comment on guilt or innocence or anything of this kind. I think the Law has got to take its  still the decision to withhold classified documents could enable North s lawyers to claim that he is being prevented from presenting a full defense to the key allegation against him hat he conspired illegally to divert More than $14 million in profits from the Rea Gan administration s secret iranian weapons deals to the nicaraguan contras. North a lawyers claim that they need some 40,000 pages of secret documents to defend him. Independent counsel Lawrence Walsh the special prosecutor As signed to the Case has indicated he can proceed with out use of the classified information White House spokesman Martin Fitzwater said Heads of government agencies concerned with National Security decided in july not to release some material sought for the trial. He said Walsh indicated at he Lime hat he could prosecute North on the basis of unclassified material. North s lawyers however arc insisting on use of the classified material. Go sell on Friday resumed closed hearings on defense objections to deleting classified material from 350 prosecution exhibits. The secret materials Bear most heavily on two charges relating to the diversion conspiracy and theft of government property. However North also could be tried on charges he made false statements to Congress and conspired to use a tax exempt foundation Tor a non exempt purpose raising Money for theron thu Reagan meanwhile reiterated that he is opposed to a presidential Pardon for North and the other Iran Centra defendants while the criminal Case is pending. W. Germans say Cut in exercises won f Hurt reach Ness for comic of Brussels Belgium a despite plans for a drastic Cut in Large Maneu vers. West Germany s Battle readiness will not be affected officials at a meeting of nato s defense ministers said Friday. West Germany will Cut More than half ils Maneu vers involving More than 2,000 troops but increase its smaller exercises to allay environmental and Public complaints and be More Cost Eit Clive said he nations defense minister Rupert Scholz. Nato Sec Clary eneral Manfred we mar said that Scholz stressed the impending Reliance on smaller exercises was meant to increase the effectiveness of the West German forces. It was not described As a reduction in Overall Mili tary exercises it incr said Scholz said allies had reacted positively when he explained the shift at the two Day meeting in Brussels. Nato Maneu vers in West Germany such As the annual autumn forge exercises would not be affected but observers said Large disruptive Maneu vers by other nato troops might be seen in an increasingly bad Light. The final statement on the meeting said the ministers considered thu problem of How o ensure that our forces continue to receive the necessary level of training while seeking to minimize the Impact on our publics.". Cut from Page 1 composite Force for Norway and guidelines for Devil Oping Spain s role within the body s military Structure. Of the $800 million estimated for moving the 72 f-l6s of the 401st, the allies designated $200 million from Sav Ings found in the last two years of the infrastructure pro Gram thai ends in 1990, a total of s320 million for 1991 and 1992 was approved As an addition to the Normal infrastructure program for those years. The final $280 million is expect Edlo be approved Ulof future infrastructure funds. Nato also approved an International composite Force for Norway to replace a Canadian brigade that is moving to West Germany. The new Force will include troops from Canada West Germany the United slates and Norway worse said. We have taken a number of very important Deci Sions " he said. The message of this meeting is Clear. We stand  shuttle from Page 1 Crosse saturday. Such a High technology radar reconnaissance satellite which fills the Shuib sen tire cargo Bay reportedly is capable of Tak ing detail we images of targets on the ground at night and through Clouds. Just As Nasa refused 10 discuss details of the night the civilian Agency also with held the astronauts Landing Dale and time saying that would be announced 24 hours before the descent to Edwards fab in Cali fornia s Mojave desert. In a Brief statement issued four hours into the flight Welch said the Crew of Atlantis has been a Jivon a go for orbit operations by the Mission control Center. The Al Anlis Crew members Are doing Well and All systems of the orbiter Are performing  the first attempt to launch Atlantis  off thursday because winds eight Miles High would have created dangerous stresses for the ship s wings. It appeared that similar conditions would Force another postponement Friday. But engineers determined from data from a weather balloon that the wind con. Dillons were improving and a decision was made at the last moment to proceed. Ajo was Given by All of the Heads of the Mission management team including Bob Crippin a Veteran astronaut Ana manager of the safety squad formed in the Wake of the challenger Accident Nasa spokesman Hugh Harris said. Countdown clocks were halted briefly at the to minus 31-second Mark apparently because of tic Cloud ceiling at the trans Atlantic emergency Landing site at. Zaragoza. Spain., .,. Thompson director of Nasa s marshal s Taie flight Center at Huntsville ala., said it marked the first time that a countdown for a successful launch was halted with so Little time to go. Thirty one second is the last time you can hold Thompson said. The 4.5 million Pound Atlantis bar Reed through the scissors like wind Shear 28,000 feet High that concerned Nasa managers. Zips and lags in the smoke from the ships Booster showed the . Two minutes and five seconds after blasting off he two 14-Story boosters their solid fuel exhausted were Jetti soned from the climbing spaceship. Thompson said the reusable boosters similar to those that doomed challenger appeared to have worked flawlessly and parachuted to the Atlantic where two Nasa ships were to recover them in rough seas