European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday february 27,1989 North lambasted Gorbachev Media by the Washington Post Washington former Whitehouse aide Oliver North received a tumultuous reception saturday at the Clos ing session of a conservative conference where he attacked soviet president Mik Hail Gorbachev House speaker Jimwright and the Media while preaching patriotism and support for the Nicara Guan contras. North on trial in . District Courtin Washington on criminal charges Stem Ming from the Iran Contra affair quipped it is a rare thing for me to get to speak at All in Washington without  North said he did not want to dwell on his Legal ordeal but preferred to talk about the profound Impact conservatives can have. North told the conservative political action conference that the american intellectual Media and political elites news briefs have somehow found that that godless and alien philosophy called communism is no longer  he rejected what he called Gorbachev s extraordinary embrace saying the quest to find goodness in a Man like that raises deep and troubling  saying americans Are far More conservative than we Are led to believe by the Washington Post and lbs he told his audience that if we Are faithful to values and ideals of our founding fathers we will not be so Quick to look to a Man like him and that philosophy a something Good " North faulted Gorbachev for not renouncing . Lenin the russian Leader of the communist revolution in 1917 for not opening the gulags or soviet forced labor Camps and prisons and for permitting an increase in Radical  and he said Gorbachev s offer to reduce soviet troop strength in Europe will not change the bal Ance of Power a  but for All his Fervour about the evils of the soviet Union it was the United states apparent abandonment of the poor tortured country of Nicaragua that appeared to move North s passions. He assailed Congress for a Lack of steadfastness in our commitments to our friends and he mocked Wright a Texas Democrat for suggesting that democratic Reform was progressing in Nicaragua. In Stead North called the country a brutal police state and compared its Leader Dan Iel Ortega to Cuba s Fidel Castro. He railed at the Media for its silence when the sandinista closed the newspaper la Prensa an outspoken opponent of the regime. Where is the outrage that the express so vividly every time i speak he asked. With emotion North said the hour for Nicaragua is late. But it need not be  bringing his listeners to their feet North said it s time to let our Congress know Jim Wright is dead  North s speech capped a conference i which concern for the contras Fate was expressed by speaker after speaker. Earlier in the Day Contra Leader Enrique Bermu Dez said that the democratic reforms Wouldhave to proceed in Nicaragua and that the contras would have to be part of the negotiating process. We Are not going to Lay Down our weapons for less than that he said. David Keene an organizer of the Confer ence said it was appropriate that North closed the event. He is a figure who symbolizes to these people the courage and patriotism and values they celebrate Kee Esaid. In addition he underscores their support for Aid to the Freedom  after North left the Hall buckets were passed to collect Money for his Legal de sense fund. 3 ships sink in Atlantic 8 people killed 25 missing Lisbon Portugal a three ships san sunday in the storm whipped Atlantic killing at least eight people while 25 Are missing. A nigerian cargo ship the River Gurwara Sankoff Portugal and rescuers pulled eight bodies from the sea portuguese officials said. Eleven Crew members Are missing. The Anna Leonhardt a Singapore registered freighter Sank West of Bordeaux France after issuing a distress Call. Rescuers called off the search late sunday for 14 missing sailors. A Spanish fishing boat the Santo Cristo Defes Terrat Sank off Santander Spain. A passing fishing vessel rescued the 13-Man Crew. Yugoslav leaders give in to ethnic miners1 demands Belgrade Yugoslavia up communist party leaders sunday caved in to political demands by 1,200 ethnic albanian miners who have been on strike for seven Days a govern ment official said. The strikers barricaded 600 Yards in a Lead mine pit in Yugoslavia s Southeastern Kosovo province were protesting proposed constitutional change that would hand Over some of the province s Auton omy to Serbia. They also demanded the ouster of three albanian communist party chiefs believed to support serbian interests. Kosovo information ministry official Kamber a Diu said that the Kosovo state and communist party leaderships met in an emergency ses Sion sunday in the Kosovo capital of Pustina and agreed to meet the strikers demands. Tower from Page 1 would step Down. After the interview Tower was asked whether i would be All right for reporters to follow him As they did former presidential candidate Gary Hart whose bid for the presidency was derailed by his Liaison with a part time Model. Look a Secretary of defense lives in a Gold fishbowl. If anybody wants to put a Tail on me they can Tower said. In the interview Tower read a portion of a letter from Lichliter noting that tests conducted before his surgery to remove a Colon polyp found Normal live functions and that there was no evidence of alcohol withdrawal after the operation. Based on this fact that can be stated with relative certainty senator Tower shows no evidence at All of alcoholic impairment or alcoholism the letter said. Tower conceded that there was a Point in his life when he changed his drinking habits and in an unprecedented display by a former senator the onetime chairman of the armed services committee and .arms control negotiator described his past lifestyle to the nation twelve years ago i gave up spirits. I used to be pretty Good scotch Drinker. I Haven t tasted scotch in 12 years. After that i had Only wine and perhaps a occasional Martini occasionally a Little Vodka with smoked Salmon caviar something like that. That was just occasionally. I really essentially have been a wine Drinker. Noway Only consumption is wine at meals. I Don t drink wine. Unless i m  Tower has been dogged by allegations of excessive drinking and womanizing. Pressed by interviewer Sam Donaldson As to whether Tower would pledge not to have dates the former senator asked the Abc newsman to define womanizing in what became a heated , when allegations Are raised that you re a Womanizer should you take a pledge not to go out wit women Donaldson asked. I m a single Man. I do Date women said the twice divorced Tower. Well. Exactly i m asking you Donaldson  be been a single Man for 3 a years Tower interrupted. Donaldson said when you Start Down this Road what is your definition of womanizing Sam Tower said. Nunn had no comment on Tower s pledge said Arnold Punaro a member of the armed services com Mittee staff who noted the Georgia senator s length comments earlier on Abc to s meet the  other democrats on the panel were not immediately available for comment. Nunn criticized the White House for selectively leaking portions of the Fri report on Tower and raised the possibility of additional hearings on the nomination. If they continue to do this or if they put out information that they claim is a True representation of the Fri report and we decide it is not a True representation then we would have no alternative but to open the hearings and go Back and subpoena some people and have a full Public airing of this Nunn said. Tower said he is not concerned about the possibility of new hearings if the committee Calls favourable and unfavourable  have High Confidence that i would come out on top he  Bush begins courting undecided democrats on tuesday in Hopes of capturing enough vote for Tower to win confirmation. Democrats hold a 55 45 majority in the Senate meaning that Bush mus pick up at least five democrats to assure Tower s confirmation. Senate minority Leader Robert Dole of Kansas inter viewed on the Abc to program said he believes All 45 republicans will vote for Tower and Hopes that the presi Dent will be Able to persuade eight to 10 democrats. Bush from Page 1 Ness said. Bush had invited Fang a respected astrophysicist As a gesture of support for a Small group of chinese intellectuals who have called for greater political Freedom. This really shows China s attitude toward human rights Fang said later in a Tele phone interview. At the most i would have been Able to say hello to the  White House officials had no immedi ate comment on the incident. It was not known if Bush was aware of Fang and his wife s forcible exclusion from the ban Quet. Fitzwater had said it was unlikely that Bush would have spoken to Fang atthe dinner. South korean authorities meanwhile braced for the threat of violent anti american demonstrations when Bush flies to Seoul on monday for a three hour visit that will include talks with govern ment leaders and an address to the National Assembly. An estimated 120,000police, Security agents and commandos were put on Alert. During the chinese to interview Bush expressed Hope for expanded . China Trade which he said already has grown from $800 million in the mid 1970s to $ 14 billion today. We Are prepared to go the extra mile in terms of investments in terms of Busi Ness exports and imports he told a questioner. In his Toast at the Farewell banquet Bush said he was leaving Beijing con Vinced that .-China relations  we have great responsibilities an also great possibilities the president added promising to work with China s leadership to help make this world safer More peaceful place for us  Deng 84, the country s senior Leader expressed a Hearty Welcome As he greeted Bush in the cavernous great Hall of the people. We two have been goo friends Deng told his visitor. Throughout the final Day of his visit to Beijing Bush emphasized a . Desire for warm relations with China. As he Rode around Beijing in a Black limousine Bush repeatedly used a Micro phone in the car to say thank you thank you to thousands of chinese peo ple who lined the streets. However the air of cordiality was marred when chinese Security guard pushed and shoved people away from Barbara Bush when the president s wife toured the forbidden City ancient Home of chinese emperors. Carol Powers a White House photographer accompanying the first lady was pushed face first into a door. Mrs. Bush interrupted the tour to de Clare this girl s Job is to take my Pic Ture and she got hit. She works for my  mrs. Bush said the Security guards should Calm  later mrs. Bush produced Powers at a news conference and reported that she s  Fitzwater said Bush told Deng the United states is encouraged by developments on the korean Peninsula and Hopes China will use its influence wit North Korea to engage in talks with the Seoul government. On the delicate Issue of Taiwan bus said that the United states is committed to a one China policy and that the future of Taiwan Home of the chinese nationalist government ousted from the Mainland in 1949, must be worked out by Taiwan and the Beijing government. China is unhappy about . Arms sales to Taiwan and has urged washing ton to be More aggressive in promoting contacts Between Beijing and Taiwan. Bush also met on sunday with princen9rodom Sihanouk of Cambodia and said we strongly support the exiled resistance Leader in his Campaign for withdrawal of vietnamese occupation Force from Cambodia. Both the United states and Chin awant Sihanouk to Lead a coalition government in Cambodia