European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes wednesday december 7,1988 news briefs scientist who vanished from secret lab arrested Phoenix a a California scientist who vanished More than in months ago from the lop Sec Rel research Laboratory where he worked was arrested monday on Federal charges. An Fri agent confirmed the arrest or chemist Ronald k. Sump but Refu cd to give further information. I. Slump who lived on a  on the Sac Ramento River had worked it the Lawrence Liv crore National Laboratory in liver Nore calif., for More than 25 years before he disappeared in april 1987. Officials said he had Access to the Laboratory s top secret tritium facility. Tritium is a radioactive form of Hydrogen used in some forms of nuclear bombs. $ before he disappeared jump told Lawrence Livermore officials that he suspected he had cancer and asked Tor extended tick leave. Stump was charged by pie government wit fraud Over his alleged role ii the Laboratory s Pur Chase of a s250.000 piece 0 equipment that Mal functioned and was sought in a warrant charging him with unlawful flight 10a1 Oid prosecution. Allegations that Federal authorities failed to investigate slump s disappearance and other employee violations at Livermore and other lab oratories have prompted air investigation by the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on oversight Ana investigations liver More administrator were worried about protecting the Laboratory 3mage and chose to let stump go free rather than risk unfavourable publicity according to  in the Laboratory s Security Force and in Congress. Israelis shoot $ youths in territories reports say Jerusalem a a least five palestini an youths were reported shot and wounded in clashes with israeli troops tuesday As a general strike shut Down much of t in occupied Territo Ries Arab reports and Hospital officials said. The victims included a a year old and a 13 year old both shot in the head the reports said. Hospital officials also said 14 palestinians had been beaten or hit with rubber bullets in the West Bank City of Fabuis. -. Moderate earthquake rattles alaskan Region Palmer Alaska a a moderate Earth quake Shook the Cook Inlet area Early tuesday but there were no reports of damage or injuries the tsunami warning Center said. Spokesman Alec Medbery said the 7 12 . Quake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 on the Richter scale was entered about 50 mile West of Homer and was Felt As far North As an chorale. The Richter scale is a measure of ground motion As recorded on seismographs. Arafat talks to . Jews from left Lea Ning coalition Stockholm Sweden a Plo chief Yasse Arafat conferred win amen can jews on tuesday in a meeting arranged by he swedish government the five member jewish delegation was mostly from the  for peace in the Middle East a coalition of Ift Pijl groups in Israel and abroad. The Center urges is att to relinquish Arab territory captured in the 1967 wat and Many of its members urge the israeli government Ito talk with the Plo. The jewish delegation my with Arafat at Haga pal Ace an 18th-Century guest House usually reserved for Heads of stale or Sweden s Mok important visitors. They Are still talking a Plo official told reporters More than two hours after the Moling began. The israeli government refuse to talk to the  and has urged its jewish supporters in the United Stales not to do so. A the International chairman of it peace Center is Abba Eban a former israeli foreign minister. Its israeli Branch includes prominent members v Eban s left leaning labor party. The swedish foreign ministry said . Delegation was headed by Rita Mauser a new York lawyer and chairman of the peace Center s America Branch. Other members were Dora Kass the Center s executive director executive Board member Stanley Shein Baum an economist and publisher from los Angeles Minachem Rosensaft president of the labor zionist Alliance and chairman of the network of children of holocaust survivors and professor Avraham do 7. Vitch chairman of the department for near East stud ies at Princeton University. Arafat s delegation included Mahmoud Darwish and Yasser Abed Raspo both members of the Flo executive committee ibs spokesman Bassam Abu Sharif and Akram Haniyeh a former palestinian journalist who was sex peed by Israel. Arafat after Betoi greeted at the Airport by foreign minister Sten Anderaon boarded a helicopter at Arlanda International Airport bound for Haga Palace. Arafat s schedule was kept under wraps apparently for Security reasons. Hundreds of police officers were mobilized for his Protection. The israeli foreign ministry in Jerusalem Tele phoned the swedish ambassador to Lodge an official protest Over the government s invitation to the Leader of the pal Winc liberation organization. Swedish foreign ministry spokesman Jens Oxlander said Arafat s trip was primarily to meet the jewish group dither than to see swedish leaders. Just arranged the Opportunity for these two group to meet he said. Arafat s visit to Sweden is his first to a Western country since he was denied a . Visa to address this week s . General Assembly session in new York. The session on the palestinian question was rescheduled for dec. 13-15 in Geneva the first Lime the As Sembly will meet outside the United states in its 43-f Yea history. Crash from Page 1. " crash of an air Force 16 in Europe in 1988.,/ in october two fighters crashed in separate Inci dents one on approach to Hahn a West Germany and the other in Turkey. Three 16s crashed in two accidents june 29 in West Germany claiming the life of one Pilot. In april an 16 crashed in a Field near  West Ger Many. An 16 crashed into the Village of foist West Germany on March 31, killing the Pilot and one per son on me ground. Last week the United states and Spain signed an a recent that Calls for the 401st tac fighter Wing to ave Torrejon by 1990. The agreement stems from a s6 referendum in which spaniards voted to remain Art of the nato Alliance but called for a significant action in the . Presence in Spain the 401st will tour Otoide Italy. V. Check from Page 1 of this week said sue of Ciffer director of civilian pay for the 266th theater finance Center. A routine computer Check i would have caught the Blooper she said.". Vachon 31, returned the Check monday to finance Center officials in sch Atzingen who thanked her and then proceeded to Issue her a second Check for the wrong amount. A this time the Check was for "$1,000 something Vachon Savov f financial officials issued a third Check while she a. Waited. Hopefully this one i right Vachon said. I m not sure because it did t have a statement with it the firs Ferror occurred when a payroll clerk was input Ling figures ten a computer screen Pfeiffer explained. A slip up gave Yaschon 19,931.64 in Post allowance.1 and according to financial records Vachon still was due Money Fofe an extra pay period Pfeifer said in explaining the second Check. If she could five kept the 10 grand Vachon Saio she would have  husband Robert a new car because i just had an Accio to and messed my Mercedes up. Since the fat Cheek was t Hen to keep however she said she d Settle formic next Best thing a photocopy she made before Wettjen. Ning the original to  aides from Page 1 for Only a year. Reagan appointed Verity after the death of Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige in a horseback Riding Accident. -. ". The sources said Mosbacher had been promised the Job several weeks ago but that the Fri background Check on him had taken longer than expected because of his vast financial holdings. Hills is to succeed . Trade representative Clayton Yeutter in a Job that has be come More sensitive As the National Trade deficit reached record Levek la was $170billion last year and is running at an annual rate of 13? billion this year. In deciding to name Hills to the Post sources said. Bush was also beginning to fulfil a Promise to name women to his. Administration., he has also promised fresh faces but she joins the growing number of Bush appointments that arc either hold overs from the Reagan administration or served in previous Republican administrations. ,. " this includes Reagan s former Treasury Secretary James a. Baker Iii Bush s expected nominee for Secretary of slate and three current Cabinet officials Bush said could keep their jobs attorney Gen eral Richard Thor Oburgh. Education Secretary Laura f. Cavazo and Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady v Bush has also said he would retain Marlin fit water president. Reagan spokesman. He said he would name Richard Darman a former Deputy trea sury Secretary in the Reagan administration As his budget director  scowcroft As his National Security adviser the same Job scowcroft held in theford administration. The president elect has said he also will name More members of minority groups to his administration. Cavazos the hispanic education Secretary is the Only one Tolar. Bush transition sources said the vice president would not name a Secretary of defense before he and Reagan meet on wednesday in new York with soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev. The sources said former Senate armed services committee chairman John Tower of Texas remains the favorite for the Post but that the vice president wants to name several second level de sense posts at the same time earlier tuesday Bush told Cabinet Veteran Elizabeth Dole that he would like her to participate in the new administration but no Job commitments were made an aide said. ".-. To. Dole a former transportation Secre tary and Bush spent about 43 minutes together Over breakfast according to Steve Hart Bush i spokesman. R As for the new York meeting with Gorbachev Bush told reporters monday thai he has made Clear to the soviets that he will not attempt to jump the gun on any arms control proposals -. In s the president i Reagan s meet ing and am going there As vice presi Dent of the to iwo Stiles said Bush. My own key advisers will not be in the  that i entire National a county he jokes a with 10 University no Schmidt jr., pro a mater Yale. --.-. L we have a fiend of House. We re exc ii a.  .il.4 a-,.-,. -. Team is Noti yet Complete Bush said there will rot be any commitment on my pan in terms of specific arms control proposals or lungs of that  if Gorbachev Springs a Surprise proposal As a  we re not going to open it before Chr a Bush met mob residents led by 1 rident of Bush s Al we recon ii 1cducationm the win nvw4v a vowed and grateful for thai Schmidt told .  i  Bush s personnel chief. Chase under Meyer said last week that the president elect had repeatedly instructed aides to find More women and minority Candi dates for top posts. One Post reportedly being considered for Dole is ambassador to the United nations but transition source denied Over the weekend that the had already faded that position. \ Dole a Harvard trained lawyer from Salisbury  quit Reagan s Cabinet in late 1987 to Campaign full time for her husband in Bis failed attempt to gain Hegop presidential nomination