European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday february 17,1989 news briefs Greece voices opposition to nato missile upgrade Athens Greece a Premier Andrea Papandreou told . Secretary of state James Baker in Athens this week that Greece oppose modernization of nato s Short Range nuclear missiles a government spokesman said thurs Day. The spokesman Sotiris Kostopoulos told Adaily press briefing that Papandreou made his comments tuesday. Baker s 2 a hour visit waste eighth Stop on his eight Day familiarization tour of nato members. West Germany has refused to support the up grading of Lance nuclear missiles to double their Range to about 150 Miles. Turkey the seventh Stop on Baker s visit approved the upgrading strengthening Baker s hand As he plans for a nato Summit in late May in Brussels Belgium sri Lanka s ruling party holds on to its majority Colombo sri Lanka a president Ranasinghe pre Madasa s party retained its majority in parliament the government announce thursday in an election marred by ethnic Vio Lence that left More than 1,000 people dead. The president s United National party Cap tured 125 of the 225 parliamentary seats government officials said. But it was thwarted in its efforts to win Complete control of the body witha two thirds majority. The governing party held 139 of the 168 seats in the outgoing parliament. The ballot counting from wednesday s elec Tion took place under a 21-hour nationwide cur few. Civilian movement was banned earlier thursday in an Effort to prevent More killings by sinhalese extremists and tamil guerrillas. . Won t seize boats with Small drug quantities by the los Angeles times Washington backing away from it policy of Zero tolerance the government will no longer seize commercial fishing boats found to be carrying Small quantities of illegal drugs the . Coast guard and customs service said wednesday. The change took effect immediately after the announcement by coast guard adm. Paul Yost and customs service commissioner William Vonraab. The officials said the new guidelines would aug ment the Zero tolerance program but they marked a significant Retreat from the Core of the year old policy mandated by Congress in sweeping anti drug legislation last year. The program empowered Federal agents to seize a vessel in . Waters if any illegal drugs were found on Board. Under the revised procedure seizure of fish ing vessels will be prohibited in cases in which Only "pers9nal use amounts of drugs Are  will Likely be interpreted to mean less than an ounce of marijuana or less than an ounce of cocaine a coast guard official said. Agents who make such discoveries have been instructed merely to Issue a summons ordering the boat operator to appear before a customs magistrate at the end of the voyage. Military satellite shoots into orbit above Earth Cape canaveral Fla. A the perfect firing of an on Board motor on thursday shifted an advanced navigation satellite into circular orbit about 11,000 Miles above Earth the air Force reported. The Nav Star global positioning system satellite was launched tuesday into a preliminary elliptical orbit. A ground station tracked the satellite for two Days to accurately determine its Orbital path then sent a radio signal to trigger the motor. The new Nav Star Gas satellite the first of a planned Constellation of 21 payloads is designed to Tell . And Allied military forces where the Yare within 50 feet anywhere on the Globe. The satellite was launched on the Maiden flight of the air Force s new Delta 2 space rocket. . Officials questioning Ortega s democratic vow Washington a the Bush administration is sceptical about nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega s Promise of free elections White House press Secre tary Marlin Fitzwater said thursday. But Fitzwater also told reporters that administration officials still Are examining the details of the latest Central american peace plan while remaining dubious about Ortega s democratic intentions. We Are sceptical of Ortega s commitments the spokesman said. He has not followed through on these in the  Fitzwater joined state department officials in not ing that . Officials will soon be discussing the Situa Tion with the leaders of Central american democracies. Asked whether the administration would seek re Newal of humanitarian Aid to the nicaraguan Contra rebels which expires March 31, the spokesman said Only that no decisions have been made at this  he acknowledged however that the decision on whether such Aid should continue would ultimately rest with Congress. He did say that there certainly is a fundamental continuing commitment to the  meanwhile the revised peace plan signed by five Central american leaders is producing signs of a new conservative Liberal split in Congress Over what to do about the contras. The two key elements of the agreement reached tuesday after a two Day Summit in san Salvador Al Salvador Call for Early demobilization of the Contra rebels and fair National elections in Nicaragua no late than february 1990. The state department said wednesday that it i withholding comment on the plan until it consults with Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras and Al Salvador. Bush Cas on soviets to refrain from meddling in Afghanistan Washington a president Bush thursday called on the soviet Union to refrain from interfering in Afghanistan now that red army troops have de parted and said he hoped the country could come to Gether with no More blood  Bush said i think we have to be wary about whether nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega will carry out his promises for democratic reforms. The president made his comments in a wide ranging interview with a Small group of reporters invited into his White House office. Bush s comments on Afghanistan followed wednes Day s completion of a soviet withdrawal from the country after a nine year War. Also on wednesday the govern ment of Afghanistan accused the United states and Paki Stan of violating the Geneva agreements that paved the Way for the withdrawal by continuing to Arm moslem rebels. Bush refused to endorse a soviet proposal for an imme Diate cease fire in Afghanistan and an arms embargo. He said he was concerned that the soviet forces May have stockpiled weapons for the marxist government. It would not be fair to have a tremendous amount of lethal supplies left behind and then Cut off support for the resistance and thus leave an unacceptable imbalance Bush said. Reading from notes at the beginning of his meeting with the press Bush said we support the afghan efforts to fashion a stable broadly based government responsive to the needs of the afghan  he said the . Commitment to the afghan people will remain and will remain firm both through our bilateral humanitarian program and through the United nations efforts to remove the mines and resettle the refugees and help reconstruct the War torn  so we would Call upon the soviet Union to refrain from other forms of interference in afghan affairs Bush said. The soviet Union has nothing to fear from the establishment of an Independent non aligned Afghanistan and they do Bear a certain special responsibility for Healing the wounds of this  on other Points Bush said the congressional reaction to his budget proposal is going better than i thought it would. I m pleased generally with the  he would strongly oppose a ban on semiautomatic weapons maintaining that they Are used by sportsmen. The weapons also have become a favorite of illegal drug dealers and it was an ak-47 semiautomatic weapon used by a gunman recently in a califor Nia rampage last month in which five children were killed and 29 were wounded. Bush said that existing Laws already forbid the import of fully automatic weapons. Rebels attack Kabul with rockets Kabul Afghanistan a moslem guerrillas fired a barrage of rockets into the capital thursday one Day after the soviets completed their troop withdrawal and seven people were reported killed and six wounded. Also thursday the foreign minister said the govern ment has asked the United nations to set up outposts along the Border with Pakistan to Check the flow of arms to moslem guerrillas. In the attack on Kabul by .-backed guerrillas one rocket landed outside a House in Western Kabul killing three children playing in the Street a foreign ministry spokesman said. Another girl was killed and her Mother s legs were blown off but she survived the spokesman said. Less than a half mile away a rocket struck near a Power transmission station killing a bus Driver and two men the official said. Five people were injured in the rocket attack said the spokesman. Rebel rockets also hit near a sikh Community and some fell close to the Airport which was closed thurs Day because of heavy Snow. Walsh from Page 1 eral entirely from the trial process Sullivan an Simon said in their motion. They said that each time the court rules admissible an item of information falling within nine categories specified by the judge s order the trial will come to Ahalt while Walsh sends word to Thornburgh. North s lawyers said Walsh s plan contemplates that Thornburgh would be permitted to intervene in the trial through bits and pieces of affidavit an approach the judge rejected tuesday. Walsh s plan would cripple North s right to Cross examine prosecution witnesses and to present his , Gesell called a closed hearing thursday afternoon to discuss disclosures of the former administration s offer of inducements to third countries to funnel support to the nicaraguan rebels during a time when Congress had banned Aid to them. At the hearing Gesell was to consider the proposed Tex of what the government is willing to admit at North s trial about the quid pro quo arrangements which defense Law yers say Are at the heart of the  on monday Sullivan asserted that then president Reagan participated in a plan to offer favors to third countries willing to support the contras and that Rea Gan and other top administration officials then agreed to cover up the arrangements. The government is willing to make limited disclosures about the matter but North s lawyers want to delve into greater detail at his trial