European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes tuesday february 28,1989 portion of 747 s door lock flown to . For probe Honolulu up Federal investigators have flown part of the cargo door lock of a crippled United airlines Boeing 747 to Washington for examination to learn what caused a gaping Hole to burst open on the plane hurling nine people to their deaths Over the Pacific Ocean. Related photo Page 4. We re focusing on the cargo door area Andone of the areas that we re looking at is the Latch ing mechanism Lee Dickinson of the National transportation safety Board told reporters in a briefing sunday night. United airlines ordered new checks Sunda of cargo doors on its Boeing 747s As 70 to 100 Federal investigators in Honolulu tried to narrow the possible causes of the Accident which occurred Early Friday. The 10-by-20-foot Hole ripped open around cargo door As flight 811 was 100 Miles South Southwest of Honolulu 17 minutes into the flight carrying 354 people to Auckland new zealand. The 10-foot-Square cargo door is secured by two Hooks on the sides and eight latches on the Bot pm Dickinson said. The door is shut electronically and a handle on the outside is used to lock it tightly. Bomb kills moslem in India at satanic verses protest by the associated press a bomb killed a moslem civilian in India Dur ing a monday demonstration Over the satanic  the publisher meanwhile is considering la Beling unsold copies of Salman Rushdie s Book with an apology in an Effort to defuse the pro tests a London newspaper reported monday. Thousands of shiite moslem demonstrate Din Lebanon and Iran on sunday in support of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini s order feb. 14 that moslem seek out and kill the British author and his publishers. The press Trust of India news Agency reported that monday s bombing in Jammu and Kashmir state was aimed at police who were trying to prevent demonstrators from closing shops in sri Nagar. However a moslem civilian was killed instead and seven people were injured including police officer and two news photographers press Trust said. Thatcher draws backing of France on missile Issue Paris up British prime minister mar Garet Thatcher secured a measure of support monday from French president Francois Mitter Rand for her Campaign to persuade West Ger Many to agree to modernization of Short rang nuclear missiles the two leaders indicated. The conservative party Leader also told joint news conference she believes France May be ready for some tripartite cooperation with the United states and Britain on research to help London and Paris modernize their Independent nuclear arsenals. Mitterrand said he would raise the Issue of replacing nato s Short Range Lance missiles at an upcoming meeting with West German Chan cellar Helmut Kohl before a nato Summit planned in Brussels at the end of May. If there is modernization of this Type of weapon by the soviet Union there is no reason Why it should not be modernized by the West Mitterrand said during a regular biannual Anglo French Summit with the British Leader. Judge adjourns North trial in classified data dispute Washington a the judge in Oliver l. North s Iran Contra trial abruptly adjourned the proceedings monday during a dispute Over the use of classified information during Cross examination of witness Robert w. Owen. . District judge Gerhard Gesell sent the jury Home for the rest of the Day and cleared the courtroom to hold a closed hearing on the classified informational Issue. The court was to reopen at 9 30 . Tuesday. The adjournment came after a heated Bench Confer ence Dunn which the judge was overheard telling prosecutors my ruling is the name must come in indicating that the dispute involved disclosing the name of a secret source. The dispute arose As Owen who was North s courier to Central America was being questioned about a 1985 trip he took to Costa Rica to View the site of an Airfield for rebel resupply operations. Ladies and gentlemen a clearly angry Gesell told jurors i am going to excuse you for the Day and try to get this Roadblock straightened  the dispute arose before the noon lunch break when defense attorney Brendan v. Sullivan or. Proposed introducing a document into evidence As part of his Cross examination of Owen. The judge asked to see the document Over the lunch hour. When the trial reconvened Gesell apparently ruled during a Bench conference that the information was Rele vant to the Case prompting a half hour recess while prosecutors consulted with government Security experts. When the court reconvened after the recess Gesel spoke to prosecutor John w. Keker so angrily that his voice could be heard at times in the rear of the court room. I have offered you an Opportunity to withdraw the witness the judge was overheard telling Keker. Earlier in the Day Owen said that As Congress was cutting off Aid to the contras North called himself the Reagan administration s Point Man for helping the nicaraguan rebels and its fall Guy if things went awry. North said he was to be in essence the Point Man said Robert w. Owen who ferried intelligence reports tactical advice and Money from the White House aide to the contras. He was to be the one responsible for keeping the nicaraguan resistance alive Owen told jurors As the second week of testimony in North s trial got underway in . District court. North told him he was going to be the one to take responsibility in essence to protect those who were higher than he in the government Owen said. Burning Gas from derailed cars keeps 2,000 away from Homes Akron Ohio a two thousand people forced to evacuate after a train derailment and fire sunday night had to stay away from their Homes monday As firefighters waited for cars containing butane to Stop burning. There were no serious injuries officials said. Mayor Don Plusquellic told a news conference monday that residents probably would not be permitted to return to their Homes until Early monday evening. The fire forced schools to close and bus serv ice to be cancelled in this City of 250,000. . Leckie spokesman for Cox transportation i Jacksonville fla., said 21 cars derailed nine of them tankers carrying butane. One caught fire immediately when the car ruptured in the crash he said. Witnesses reported hearing an explosion. The fire in the first car went out but an adjacent Tanker caught on fire afterwards and fire was seen com ing from a third car officials said. The fires were being allowed to Burn themselves  people were treated at Akron general hos Pital most suffering from inhalation of smoke an fumes. One Man was admitted in fair condition after the fumes aggravated a breathing  400 people were reported staying monday morning at shelters set up at Kenmore High school and the University of Akron eating donated pizza and doughnuts and resting 9n american red Cross  evacuees stayed with friends and relatives. The 45-car train was in route from Willard to Akron when the derailment occurred Cox spokesman Lloyd Lewis said. The fire spread sunday to a loading Dock at the Goodrich Plant and was extinguished. Employees in the Plant which houses butadiene were evacuated. Tower from Page 1 this morning that Tower s vow should put the drinking questions to rest because John Tower is a Man of his word. So i think that particular Issue ought to be  Senate majority Leader George Mitchell a Maine held a late morning meeting on the Tower nomination with minority Leader Bob Dole a Kan. Neither would comment afterwards. Sen. John Warner of Virginia ranking Republic anon the Senate armed services committee said he would have no comment on Tower s pledge. The sen Ator said he would be meeting with colleagues off and on during the  Warner planned to meet with president Bush on tuesday to discuss the nomination. Tower made his pledge against alcohol in televised interviews sunday saying he would be obliged to resign if he broke the vow. At the same time sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., said he might reconvene armed services committee confirmation hearings to hear testimony in Public about the former Texas senator s drinking habits. The committee chairman coupled his statement with a complaint that the White House was leaking information from the Fri s background report on Tower in a bid to Rescue the nomination. Nunn s democratic controlled committee voted 11-9 along party lines last thursday to recommend that the full Senate reject Tower s nomination with the chairman citing allegations of excessive drinking by the nominee. The comments monday and sunday were a prelude to an intense week of political mane vering Over the nomination which the full Senate is expected to de Bate beginning at midweek. Bush intends to take personal charge of the lobbying Campaign for Tower and has invited several democrats to the White House to discuss the Issue later in the week. Bush was to begin courting undecided Democrat monday in Hopes of capturing enough votes for Tower to win confirmation. Democrats hold a 55-45 majority in the Senate meaning Bush must pick up at least five democrats to assure Tower s confirmation. Bush from Page 1 Dent Roh Tae woo a democratically elected Leader who replaced the country s unpopular military dictatorship. Bush also addressed the South korean nation Al Assembly and greeted . Embassy employees. In the Blue House meeting Bush and Roh held a 15-minute meeting that included discussions on the Trade Issue. Korea has benefited from the United states open Market Bush told report ers after the session. Roh voiced support for free markets throughout the world. He said that both he and Bush had agreed to work to re solve various problems resulting from the rapid expansion of economic relations Between our two  Bush travelled to South Korea from Beijing and his final hours in China were marred when authorities prevented the nation s top dissident Fang Lizhi from attending a sunday night banquet Given by the visiting president. The White House said Bush did no know of the incident at the time but on his departure monday from Beijing expressed regret to foreign minister we Xueqian according to White House press Secretary Martin Fitzwater. Contradicting a statement he made a Day earlier Fitzwater also said Bush raised the Issue of human rights prob lems privately in China. In pledging not to Cut . Forces Bush said they will remain As Long a they Are needed and As Long As we believe it is in the interest of peace to keep