European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes Friday december 15,19bb news briefs Bush offers Yeutter Post of agriculture Secretary Washington a Percsi Donl Clell George Bush has offered the Cabinet Post of agriculture Secretary 10 Clayton a Cutler who has been president Reagan s special Trade re pc Semai inc the past three years a Bush transition aide Fuller co director of the transition of fice said wednesday that Bush and Yseult or met this morning and there will be an announcement this afternoon however the aide declined to say specifically what Post inc announcement would involve. Walters Tell israelis negotiations necessary Geneva a tic . Ambassador to the United notions pc flon Walters wednesday urged Israel to need to withdraw from the territories it occupies and to accommodate legitimate palestinian pol Lical rights. The comment earn in a speech by Walters that never explicitly the Palestine liberation organization or its chairman Yasser Arafat. 5 on tuesday Arafat appealed for negotiations with Israel s leaders in a speech before the . General Assembly in Ocneva. Earlier israeli Delegate said inc Flo remains committed to the elimination of the jewish slate and can never be a negotiating partner for it. Wallers said there in no substitute for direct negotiations Between he parties in the Middle fast conflict and did nil Rule out the Plo As a participant. Palestinian he said will have to commit themselves to negotiations with 3 nations sign agreement on angolan troop pullout by the Washington Post Brazzaville Congo South Africa an Gola and Cuba on tuesday signed a historic agreement committing themselves to the phased withdrawal of 50,000 cuban troops from Angola Over the next 27 months in return for the Independence of Namibia by next nov. I. Namibia often called the last Colony in Afri Ca has been occupied and administered by South Africa for 73 years. Culminating nearly eight years of mediating efforts by the United slates to bring peace to the Region of Southern Africa the agreement was hailed by the signatories As heralding a new Era of peace in a subcontinent torn with conflicts Between superpower surrogates. Swedish sex con detained in palme s assassination Stockholm Sweden a police on wednesday detained a swede with a history of psychiatric ill Ness and a previous manslaughter conviction on suspicion of assassinating prime minister Olof palme officials and news reports said. The Stockholm District court named a defense lawyer for the 41-year-old suspect a court clerk said an indication he faced almost certain arrest after questioning in the feb. 28.1986, slaying. Palme a four term prime minister was shot to death by a Man who escaped Down a darkened Narcel. Soldier killed in car crash identified by my officials " i Germany . Army authorities wednesday released the name of the american Soldier killed monday night in a one vehicle Accident in Kaiserslautern. Spec. Steven . Lee 32, of District Heights md., was killed when thrown. From his ear after it left that Road and landed in a ditch said spokeswoman Brigitte Dejesus of the 29th area support Lee was assigned to cob 1st signal in in kaisers Lauvern. He is survived by his parents Robert e. And Annie Lee also of District Heights his wife and Thra children. A memorial service a held wednesday Al Kleber Casem Chapel in Kaiserslautern Deje suss id. Gao releases report citing censorship at is papers by Chuck v1nch Wail Nylon Bureau Washington citing conclusive evidence of censorship Al the Pacific edition of the stars and stripes a congressional report recommends that civil Ian editors in chief run Bih the Pacific and european editions of Floc military s overseas newspaper. In a report released wednesday the general accounting office said that commanders of the european and Pacific editions continually must struggle to resolve conflicting duties As military offi cers and editors. They carry the dual title of command or and editor in chief. \ during a seven month investigation aided by an advisory panel from the society Ori professional journalists the Gao found that m Loo Many instances editorial duties lost out. V the panel examined 45 allegation of censorship and news management Al the Tokyo Bayd Pacific Edi Tion and 12 allegations at the european edition based in Darmstadt West Germany. The Twu newspapers newspapers must be commanded by a military offi cer Dod officials said. In addition this officer is needed to Deal with the retail Side of the stars and stripes Mission As Well As the complexities of military logistics personnel management facility Security an procurement Dod the investigation was prompted by sen. William Proxmire d-wis., Afler ainu bar of staffers at the Pacific edition raised allegations of censorship. Prox Mirc has expressed an interest in holding hearings on inc report but he May not have time to do so before he retires next month. / the Pentagon plans to undertake ils own yearlong review of the policy guidance that governs the stars and stripes to add Reif Points raised in the Gao report. Officials said part if thai review will Deal with the Issue of adding civilian editors in chief 10 the newspaper staffs. / the Gao recommended thai the policy guidance staffed by civilian and military journalists operate in under which the papers operate be revised and Clar dependency of each other. A Ifield. Among i Host policies should be a statement thai the panel concluded that evidence o news Man investigative reporting is allowed the report said. The society of professional journalists noted in its gement and censorship was inconclusive Fqy he euro Pean paper but was conclusive for he Pacific paper the Gao report said. \ the panel said that agent of the government the editor in chief has a formal responsibility to uphold the principles of a free press because pod policy states that he is specifically forbidden to cd Gage in censorship or news management. ? the Gao recommended that the lop positional be filled by civilians with terms of service fixed from three to five years. The panel of journalists said fee editors should have solid journalism the defense department responding to the Gao report disagreed with the recommendation. Pentagon officials instead recommended that a civilian editor in ,. -., chief position be created and placed directly under the 1 wrongdoing to appropriate authorities Dod said. A Miltn m . %.,"" Glenr Nita c i Irule a it or pc ant Tataina in in we tidal. Report on stripes much of Hal a reporter docs each Day involved the current guidance allows military personnel to bring an interview and the Story to a screeching halt simply by accusing the reporter of engaging in investigative reporting the journalists Saidt the Dod responded that investigative reporting can t be made a part of the stars and stripes Mission because the newspapers Are not an investigative function within the military Community they Are a report ing problems May arise through investigative re porting because staff members arc required to report military commander. Stars and stripes reporters engaging in i Vestiga Asa unique military organization which must meet1 ? live reporting May have conflicts in their duty perform a i Mance because of established standards of conduct and i a . J for to of Lili Liinar Tii Lila run la Rontu inc information and news needs of the military com. Mand during a combat or contingency situation the the uniformed code of military Justice Dod wrote. V Gap from Page 1 off wednesday s report. The Dow Jones Industrial average had fallen by about s Points shortly before Inid in a separate report inc Federal Reserve Board said thai the opera Trig Rale at . Factories mines and utilities Rose 0.2 percentage Point last month to b4.2percent, ils highest level in nine years. Of that report which was in line with economists predictions is Likely to intensify concern about inflation. As capacity use edges toward 85 percent economists fear factories will have trouble producing enough goods to meet demand leading to shortages and Price increases. S " " the october Trade improvement Caine from a 1,7 be cell drop in import which declined to $38,02ilnon, on a seasonally adjusted basis. This decline offset a smaller percent drop in . Cup Dis which edged Down to $27.67 billion. Etui with the Small setback in exports . Over seas sales remained near record High Levels. For the first la months of this year Export sales arc running 2?.3 percent above the same Pend in 1987. This remarkable surge in Export sales has been re. almost half of America s Overall economic growth this year As american manufacturers have hired workers and stepped up output to meet demand. Through october the Overall merchandise Trade deficit has been running at an annual rate of $136.1 billion 20 Macent below the All time High imbalance of $ 170.3 billion recorded last year the Adminta Travion launched an Effort in september 1985 to drive the value of the Dollar lower to make american goo leu More competitive on overseas markets while driving up the Price of imports. 4 of Security police sentenced to prison Ferms on drug charges Ramstein a West Germany is four air Force Security policemen have itch sentenced Loans on terms ranging from one week to Lour months lol lowing their convictions on frug charges in special courts martial a Ramstein up Oteman said wednes Day. J the cases which were elated All involved use of hashish senior airman Rich Romero said. Punish ment for the men assigned to inc 567th Security police so at Ramstein included demotion to airman Basic tines and the jail firms which will be served at the army confinement fic Iliin in Mannheim. In the most airman 1st class Vincent e. Evan 21 a found guilty of three counts of wrongful use of hashish. Evans was sentenced dec 2 to seven Days confinement and was forced to forfeit s447 a month for Twat months. Airman Richard v. Shaft 20, was sentenced to three months in jail land ordered to forfeit 447 a month for three Mill re after being found Guilly dec. I on three counts of use and two counts of. Wrongful Possession of 1st class Amaldo c. Com 20, was convicted nov. 30 on three scouts of wrongful use and one count of was ordered to forfeit s447 a month for four myths and sentenced to tour months confinement. Airman 1st class Timothy j. Helm 22, was found guilty nov. 23 on three count of wrongful use and one count of Possession. He was fun tended to three months in jail and ordered to forfeits too a month for three months. \ the quantities of hashish involved were not placed into evidence during the trials. ,. No pretrial agreements were made in the cases Romero said. \
