European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d take on issues women urged. Page 2 d jobless rate hits a 15-year Low Page 3 d of weather experts Well seasoned Page 9 n Indiana wins big 10 basketball 21 the St is ripes Stu Thomits nor Cucui Kiili Miok Range a Toto to oct Verf. 47. No. 325 saturday March 11. 1989 Good morning 8693 a Senate rejects Tow of 53-47 a the Senate thursday rejected the Rion nation of John Tower As defense Secre tary 53-47, handing president Bush a major defeat in his first High Slakes showdown with the democratic Eom rolled Congress Bush said he swiftly to submit a replace ment candidate to the senile but had no timetable for making a decision. White House officials began re viewing other possible nominees almost immediately. The Senate has made tis determination Bush said i re Peci in Rote in doing so but disagree with the Bush said Tower should have received the recompense of a grateful action but instead his lot in past weeks has been & cruel ordeal. For this i am truly sorry for both him and his see related Story pages. Tower s nomination was scuttled by the Senate Over concerns about his drinking habits together with sen atonal unhappiness hat Trie former senator left his v government Post As arms negotiator and quickly Begarif earning hundreds of thousands of dollars As a do Veitii Industry consultant. The Vole that followed party lines was the culmination of a tumultuous six Day Senate debate. Howell Heflin of Alabama Lloyd Belsen of Tenas and Christopher Dodd of Connecticut were the Only Democrat to support the nomination one Republican Nancy Kassebaum of Kansas voted against him while another Larry Pressler of South Dakota who had indicated be would oppose the by Roma lion voted for Tower. Names most frequently mentioned As a replacement candidate included Republican sen. John Warner of Virginia ranking gop member of the Senate armed services committee and a former Secretary of the Navy sen. William Cohen a Maine a member of the committee former defense Secretary Donald rums Feld National Security adviser Brent scowcroft and former rep. Jack Edwards a Ala. At the Pentagon Tower who watched the Senate see Tower on Back Page Many left in lurch ticket holders scramble for Eastern refunds Frank Junnia Hihl chairman of Eastern s Parent company Texas air and in Stern president f Hil Bakst a War at a news conference to explain development. New York a thousands of Eastern ticket holders suddenly trans formed into creditors scrambled to get refunds or Fly on other carriers As the strike grounded airline fulfilled its threat of filing for bankruptcy Protection. The action by the nation s seventh largest airline announced thursday on the sixth Day of a punishing strike by Eastern s machinists Union in a dispute Over wage concessions was the fifth big Gest .chapter.11 bankruptcy filing in his tory in Tern of company assets. The move sparked new denunciations by Union leaders who called Eastern. Chief Frank Loren of a robber machinists also called for a Public Boycott of Ensi Ern s sister Carrier Continental airlines set up pickets against Continental in Houston and Saiu they would opposed Eastern a reorganization plan and any Sac of assets. No pickets were reported at cd Tinen dual s area of new. Ypik s la Guardia air port but continent ii s Telephone lines the were jammed As people sought Al Ternate travel arrangements the first Eastern airlines1 shuttle to a Cave of on for new York and Wash. In ton Friday with a new si2 one Way fare in of act had 92 people on Board said a so Icsman for the Pon authority operates Logan International Airport. Phi Orlandella said previous shuttle lights since the machinists strike carried As few As seven passengers. Angry and confused passengers mean while confronted Eastern ticket agents As Well As travel agencies often getting see Eastern on Back Page Dak tons hoping to shed North Bismarck . A a joint committee of the legislature has voted 3 to rename North a Kola simply Dakota ridding the state of , unattractive Ordinary word. Critics called the mirth Bally Hood Idun a Public but the joint constitutional Revi Sions committee on thursday endorsed a Resolution that would put the name change on the november 1990 ballot As a constitutional amendment Ectore that referendum is held though the Resolution will have to be approved. Fay the slate Senate and. The state i owe. 11. The voters eventually endorse the idea the name change would Law have to be approved by Congress nov George sinner does Noi oppose the name change but has no plans to lobby for it press ice Reury Robert Jansen said. Stale tourism director Jim fug fic. Who has plugged he name change in radio interviews across the country. Was ecstatic about thursday s vote bowing to resign from his Job and work full Lime to Campaign fort if lawmakers eventually place the Issue before the voters. The word North is an1 in Imai Jinariu unit Irwin. Ordi sea Dakotas on sack Page soviets protest . Expulsion of envoy Moscow a the soviets strongly protested on Friday the . Expulsion of one of their diplomats on spying charges and said the United states will by responsible for any consequences. The soviet its Agency Tass said the washing ton based Diplomat As arrested while taking out the garbage at irs Home Noi while resetting Secrel paper. ,.- foreign ministry spokesman get Jird a Gera i mov in a regular news briefing called the cup Sion of la. Cot Yuri urfa Klusov a Gross Provo cation what we have Here is an intentional preplanned action against a soviet diplomatic empty acc who did not carry out any actions incompatible with his Diplo Matic Stalaj 1 hid t Ger Alimov Mem a any ref Stratton but a cd Jui lat no the decision to Pel ask Tusov ,. The . Side is assuming Al he n a Klusov a military attache ache soviet embassy in Washington was ordered on thursday to leave the United states after a six month f131 investigation. He was arrested Widne Sindi night a . Source identified the 35-year-old soviet As a member of Gru. He sonet Mii Iury s Arm american officials Saiji he was ordered Home Jafienthefbt acc Elvirie Seni intr information on How the us. protect i computer secrets see1 protest on Back Page
