European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday january 7,1989 . Gains support for stand on Libya Paris a France Canada and Egypt Friday joined in supporting . Contentions that Libya is manufacturing Poison Gas in a factory Southwest of Tri poli Libya s capital. Related stories pages 2,8. Their expressions of support to Secretary of state George Shultz before an International conference on chemical weapons bolster the . Case against col. Moa mar Qadhafi s government. News briefs a senior . Official said French prime minister Michel Ricard Canad an foreign minister Joe Clark and Esmet Abdel Meguid Egypt s foreign minister All told Shultz in separate meetings they did not doubt the rata Libya facility was engaged in producing chemical weapons. Qadhafi has insisted pharmaceuticals were being manufactured at the Complex some 60 Miles Southwest of the libyan capital. But Shultz contends he has Ade quate evidence to support the . Alle gation. The capability to produce chemical weapons which . Officials say has now spread to about 20 countries is a primary topic at the conference that was to open Here saturday. Foreign ministers and ambassadors from More than 140 countries Are expected to attend. Britain on wednesday night gave its support to the United states saying an Independent investigation led to the conclusion that Poison Gas was under development at the Plant. Still West Germany and a number of other countries where firms Are suspected of assisting Libya were Skepi Cal. Shultz was expected to meet saturday with West German foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher. . Jobless rate drops to 14-year Low of 5.3% Washington a the nation s civil Ian unemployment rate dropped Back to a 14 year Low of 5.3 percent in december with serv ice producing industries leading the Way in the creation of 279,000 new jobs the government reported Friday. The jobless rate dropped 0.1 percentage Point from november reaching 5.3 percent for the third time in 1988, the labor department said in its final unemployment report of the Reagan presidency. In its year end report the department reported that 3,798,000 jobs were created in 1988, the most since 1984, when employers reported add ing 3.95 million people to their payrolls. The department said the number of jobless fell by 9,000 to 6,554,000 last month. First Missouri inmate in Over 20 years executed Jefferson City to. A convicted killer George tiny Mercer was put to death by injection Early Friday for the murder of a tavern waitress becoming the first Missouri inmate executed since 1965. Mercer was pronounced dead at 12 04 a.m., authorities said. About a dozen Candle carrying pro testers gathered outside the Missouri state Penitentiary to protest the execution. Earlier thursday the . Supreme court re fused on a vote of 7-2 to stay the execution and gov. John Ashcroft did not Block the execution. Incoming defense chief recovering from surgery Dallas a defense Secretary designate John Tower had a malignant polyp re moved from his rectum last week and was recovering Friday from surgery to remove a polyp believed benign from his Colon a Hospital spokesman said. The 63-year-old former Texas senator was in Good condition and is expected to make a full recovery said Steve Habgood a spokesman for Baylor University medical Center where Tower underwent the three hour operation thursday. President elect Bush named Tower to be de sense Secretary on dec. 16. Claim from Page 1 was expected to discuss a Resolution condemning the . Action but a vote was not considered Likely on Friday and the United states and Britain were expected to veto it anyway. The recordings of the pilots conversations and the photographs make it All the More Clear that the unite states acted in self defense he said. Montasser at first shunned the photographs and brushed them aside As they were passed around the Council for examination. But he later said he had examined them and rejected them. We Are in the country of Hollywood he told re porters. It is very Well edited very Well done and it is not  he quoted the new York times which described the videotape As blurred and indistinct. He said the United states could have photographed migs in Vietnam and used other film. Montasser said the libyan aircraft were not challenging and threatening the . Jets. The americans Are provoking us. They want us to retaliate and then they will attack Libya. That is the whole reason he said. Walters spoke after representatives of 10 nations including the soviet Union and Nicaragua condemned the . Military action. Walters who spoke sharply and in Clear controlled anger rebuked the earlier speakers who criticized the United states. The United states is not really disposed to receive lessons on terrorism from a nation like sandinista Nicaragua he told the Council. Nor is it ready to be taught the norms of International behaviour by nations governed by various forms of military or civilian one party  soviet ambassador Alexander m. Belon gov called the . Military action absolutely unfounded and said it erodes the possibilities of peace in the Middle East. Nobody attacked the aircraft or ships of the United states the soviet permanent representative said. Belon gov also said the soviet Union would with draw its Navy from the Mediterranean if the unite states does the same. He said the United states has not proved that a libyan chemical Plant is intended for the manufacture of chemical . Meanwhile warplanes in Libya positioned for take off and appeared on the Tarmac at Tripoli s Airport Friday and soldiers guarded the fortress of col. Foam mar Qadhafi who was reported anticipating a .attack. Corruption from Page 1 joint cruise missile project office. The indictment alleged that the consultants conspired to bribe Berlin for inside information on avionics and electronics contracts Worth millions of dollars. Investigators reported learning of the payoff scheme in wiretapped Telephone conversations though there Are questions about whether they have direct evidence Money was delivered. Defense lawyers have vowed acquittal. The individuals indicted along with Berlin Parkin and Lackner were Gene Sullivan a former Tel Edyne comptroller Dale Schnittjer his replacement and George Kaub who signed on behalf of the firm a $ 150,000 two year consulting agreement with Parkin. Prosecutors maintain that Parkin and Lackner promised Berlin regular payments of More than $1,000 in return for his help in procuring contracts for Tele Dyne and that Lackner a longtime Friend of the Engi Neer was to deliver the Money. Michael Savaides a former Washington marketing representative for Tel Edyne s electronics division allegedly shared in the Money scheme. Savaides was one of the three businessmen who pleaded guilty to conspiracy Fri Day the others were Joseph Colarusso former senior vice president of Hazeltine and Charles Furciniti a forme Hazeltine marketing representative. In return for leniency Hazeltine and the three men agreed to cooperate with prosecutors including giving testimony against Parkin and Lackner. According to sources however they have not implicated any other Tel Edyne and Hazeltine employees in the scandal. . District judge Claude Hilton set sentencing March 17 for Savaides Colarusso and Furciniti and released them on personal recognizance. Each Man faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 Fine but under Federal sentencing guidelines they could get 15 to 21 months or even a Shorter term. Hazeltine agreed Friday to pay about $1 million in fines $500,000 in civil penalties and a $410,000 fee to cover the Cost of the Federal inquiry. The company pleaded guilty to a three count criminal information charging it with conspiracy to defraud the government conversion of government property and filing a false statement. Nose from Page 1 the Mig-23s, the f-14s went to a warn ing yellow weapons hold status. That is an intermediate stage in the process of preparing to fire in self defense. Shortly thereafter the americans again tried to Man Euver away. Bogies have linked Back into me now for the third time noses on at 35 Miles Angels 7," the Lead Pilot reports. Angels 7 Means the plane s Altitude is7,000 feet. At 27 Miles apart As the f-14s try again and again their Maneu vers Are matched by the libyans. Then after a fifth evasive Man Euver bogies have linked Back at me again for the fifth time. They re on my nose now inside of 20  at this Point the Lead aircraft com Mander decides to defend himself. Master on he says. Master on. Entering up the t. Bogies have linked Back into me again. Sixteen  the  the phrases entering up the to and entering the Dot refer to the use of a cockpit steering Cue to ensure an optimum missile launch position. When ready the Pilot Calls out Fox 1" when he fires a Sparrow missile and Fox 2" when he fires a sidewinder. Fourteen Miles. Fox 1. Fox 1." at this Point the backseat radar weapons officer can be heard saying "aw,jesus." ten Miles. He s Back on my nose. Fox 1 again the Pilot Calls out. Six Miles. Six  then another voice again apparently the backseat weapons officer can be heard saying tally two tally two meaning the two libyans have just com into visual sight. The Pilot of the f-14 then says five Miles. Four  the second f-14 flying As Wingman then fires a Sparrow and the weapons officer in the Lead f-14 reports to his Pilot of he s got a missile  at this Point it becomes almost impossible to determine who is talking at each Point but the tape continues Good hit. Good hit on 1." Roger that. Good kill. Good  i be got the other  select Fox 2. Select Fox 2." All right Fox 2." those expletive deleted shoot  i Don t got a  lock him up. Lock him  shoot him. Fox 2." i can t. I Don t have a expletive deleted  at this Point the Lead f-14 finally succeeds in Manu Evering behind the Mig and gets his missile tone firing the Side Winder. Good kill. Good  Good  Pilot  of. Let s head North.  let s go Down Low on the deck. Unload 500 knots. Let s get out of  we re showing two Good chutes inthe air  then in a report Back to the Carrier Roger. Two Floggers. Two Floggers splashed. We re heading  Howard said no Effort was made by the americans to communicate by radio with the libyans. The f-14s did not have compatible radio equipment and the e 2c radar sentry plane that was also air borne did not try. There was not enough time to make such an attempt and such tries at radio communication Are not Standard procedure when dealing with Libya