European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday february 11,1989 Panama troops beat american . Says Quarry Heights Panama a members of the panamanian defense forces severely beat and threatened the life of a civilian employee of the . Navy the . Southern come charge thursday. The unified command said in a statement that the attack against the unidentified . Citizen occurred sunday at the panamanian defense forces Colon National investigation depart ment station. ". Officials have strongly protested the aggravated assault and unlawful detention of the employee by the panamanian news briefs defense forces the statement said. An employee of the defense forces press office told the associated press in a Telephone interview that the panamanian military had no response to the charges. The Navy employee reported that hews handcuffed and he was beaten with a Hose kicked and threatened with death the . Statement said. The employee asked Navy officials for Protection and he and his family were moved from their residence. The Southern come reported that medical examination showed the employee had numerous welts Over his shoulders Back and buttocks a rupture left eardrum head trauma and bruises to the hands and wrists. The statement said Southern com officials protested to panamanian authorities about the Lawless behaviour Ofa lieutenant and other panamanian Mili tary personnel who allegedly mistreated the . Citizen and have asked that the lieutenant be disciplined. The Southern come said the civilian was served a summons by the panamanian military saturday and ordered to appear at the station to make a statement sunday. It did not say Why he was summoned. The statement said the civilian was entering the station when a panamanian lieutenant pushed him inside the build ing and struck him in the face. A . Military police officer accompanying the civilian tried to Stop the at tack but reportedly was pushed aside by others at the station. The statement said the Navy employee was jailed and the . Military police officer left to see help. The . Officer later returned wit another panamanian lieutenant and the two met with the first panamanian lieu tenant before the Navy employee was re leased the statement said. Manley s party victorious in jamaican election Kingston Jamaica a Michael Man Ley who led a pro cuban socialist government in the 1970s, swept to Victory thursday Over conservative prime minister Edward Seaga in an election marred by gunfire and allegations of widespread fraud. With 65 percent of the ballots counted Jamaica broadcasting corp., the government run Tele vision network declared Manley s party the win Ner of at least 34 of the 60 seats in parliament. The network declared Seaga s party the Winner of eight seats with the remaining 18 undecided As of 10p.m. Est. The results closely matched the findings of a opinion poll sunday that predicted Manley s party would capture 48 of the 60 seats. Seaga sparty now holds All 60 seats. Seaga conceded at 10 45 . Est. Manley was prime minister from 1972 to1980. His government then embraced Cuba alarming the United states and foreign investors but he lately has projected a More moderate image. Seaga has been one of the Caribbean re Gion s strongest . Allies. 3 missing 1 Man injured after cruise liner rams ship Miami a a cuban cargo ship carrying45 Crew members was sliced in half by a Miami based cruise liner Friday just off the Cuba coast leaving three missing and one Man severely injured the coast guard said. No one was reported Hurt aboard the 734-Footcruise ship Celebration which remained in the area to search for More survivors said coastguard spokesman Jeff Karonis. Forty two of the 45 people aboard the 320-foot cuban ship Capitan san Luis were rescued after the 6 . Collision and brought aboard the Celebration Karonis said. Searchers were continuing to look for the other three at the site of the Accident 20 Miles off the Eastern tip of Cuba. Karonis said the Stern of the cuban vessel which carried Cement Sank immediately but the Bow Section remained afloat. Numerous coast guard ships and planes were Rushing to the site Karonis said and an aircraft was already on the scene by Friday morning. The liberian registry Celebration owned by carnival cruise lines in Miami was believed to have been on its Way Back to Miami after a Stopin san Juan puerto Rico. It reported Only minor damage Karonis said. Fri probing charge that Tower received illegal funds sources say Washington up the Fri is investigating an allegation that John Tower president Bush s designated Secretary of defense received laundered Campaign contributions before leaving the Senate govern ment sources said Friday. The contributions were from a defense contractor currently the subject of the Federal investigation of Pentagon procurement abuses the source added. The sources said however that investigators have yet to establish that Tower or any of a num Ber of other lawmakers found to have received laundered Money were aware that the source waste Sperry corp., now part of the giant Uniss corp. The sources confirming a report in the Wal Street journal appeared to clarify reports about the latest charge of misconduct against Tower. There had been conflicting word As recently a thursday about whether the financial matter the Fri is probing prompting another delay in Tower s confirmation involved Tower As a senator or subsequently As a defense consultant. The sources said the Campaign contributions allegedly were made before Tower s retirement As a Texas senator in 1985. At the time Tower was chairman of the Senate armed services committee and in a position to influence contract awards affecting the company. To Date they have involved relatively Small amounts of Money the source said. In other developments there were published re ports Friday of an agreement among senators to Speed consideration of the nominee after the sen ate recess next week. Sens. Sam Nunn of Georgia and John Warner of Virginia the democratic chairman and ranking Republican on the armed services committee reached Accord with Sens. George Mitchell of Maine and Robert Dole of Kansas the leaders of their parties in the upper chamber to vote on Tower As soon after the recess As the White House and the Fri can provide All the facts senators have requested. Besides the latest allegation of Campaign illegality senators have sought answers to questions about Tower s financial dealings As a private consultant and about his personal use of alcohol. The Fri cleared the nominee after an extensive background Check but subsequently was asked to probe new allegations about Tower s drinking habits and relations with women. The new York times reported Friday that a senior White House official said Tower 63, had told Nunn Warner and Bush that he limits drinking to two glasses of wine a Day on the advice of doctor who treated him for cancer. Nunn told a news conference thursday that Al though he still awaited the Fri report on last week s allegations in addition to the review on Campaign donations his committee could vote on Tower during the week of feb. 20. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said Friday we d like to have the nomination acted upon As soon As  Canada from Page 1 official Canadian government guest House. Bush Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii and other top aides sat across a Long table from Mulroney and his to assistants. We re Here to do a Little business Mulroney said joking at one Point that the temperature of 16 degrees f outside was quite different from the usual climate of Bush s adopted Home state of Texas. Mulroney in the Early months of his second term As the progressive conservative party head of government has called Bush a great Friend of  Mulroney has said he expects a Good relationship with the United states to produce an agreement on acid rain an Issue that has caused strains be tween Canada and the United states. Mulroney had a half Day of meetings including luncheon awaiting Bush and the presidential entourage which also included National Security adviser Brent scowcroft and White House chief of staff John Sununu. Aside from discussions of acid rain the two leaders were expected to review How each country will implement the .-Canada free Trad agreement now approved on both sides of the Bor Der. The pact is aimed at phasing out All Trade barriers Between the two Nat on. Budget from Page 1 renewed commitment to the Star wars missile defense program. Democrats promised cooperation and left it at that. That does not mean obedience. It does mean our honest help and our very Best advice said speaker Jim Wright of Texas who presides Over a House with a 261-175 democratic majority. Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas termed the president s budget Blue print not the final answer it s the starting  he added Congress can swat i away or it can grasp the president s hand in the True spirit of  the president s speech was not a stat of the Union address in the literal sense. But it served As one from the pageantry of a House chamber filled with lawmakers the diplomatic corps supreme court justices and hundreds of guests to the breadth of his remarks. We americans have Only begun our Mission of goodness and greatness he concluded. Bush said he would proceed with caution in his dealings with the soviet Union. However he added we will not miss any Opportunity for  he vowed to work for the elimination of chemical weapons and said he would stand firm for democracy in Nicara Gua and elsewhere in Central America. The new president called for trimming $2.6 billion from president Reagan s final Pentagon budget adding a few programs for education Aid to the homeless and the environment All areas that fit in his Campaign Promise of a Kinder gentler  however his Overall education budget would fail to keep up with inflation and his child care credit is limited to Only the poorest of families those making$10,000 a year or less. He urged enactment of measures to revitalize inner cities declared a fiercer War on drugs and took a Page from Jess Jackson s Campaign text when he said to kids living in the inner cities keep Hope  sen. Llpyd Bentsen a Texas who joined Wright in delivering the official disagree. Some Sharp principled disagreements among democrats and republicans Over one of the greatest challenges Amer Cahas Ever faced he said