European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday March 16, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 families in Panama May be removed Washington a Secretary of state James a. Baker 111 says the administration is looking into removing the family members of . Citizens working in Panama where americans have been largely of harassment. ". Baker made the comments after hear ing complains from rep. William leh Man a Fla on tuesday about difficulties faced by both . Officials in Panama and workers at the Panama canal there is a lot of serious potential there for conflict for bloodshed and for inc Complete breakdown of the Panama canal operation Lehman claimed. I Don t think inc american people arc aware of this crisis in inc canal area.". Lehman who chairs the Houise appropriations transportation subcommittee spoke at a foreign. Operations sub com . Last month inc . Military com Mand Headquarters in Panama said in a maim Chi that during inc first six weeks of this year. Panama s defense forces have slopped searched rerouted detained or impounded More . Government vehicles than in the previous eight months. ".". relations have Ditc Rio rated since 1987. Gen. Manuel Noriega the country s strongman is under indictment in Florida for drug trafficking. In recent months the number of offi Cial . Personnel from various govern ment agencies hos been scaled Back. Lehman told Baker of an incident ear Lier his month when panamanian police who Are part of Noriega s defense forces slopped nine buses carrying about 00 american schoolchildren. The police. Who stopped inc buses for about three hours maintained that inc vehicles did not have proper License plates. Lehman also cited other incidents of harassment directed against panamanians who work at the canal such As with car licenses Lehman asked if the administration has a Fallback position or policy in ease chaos Breaks Baker replied that the administration will take whatever Steps necessary to protect . Citizens and the canal but he added that .-panamanian relations will not be normalized until Noriega is removed from Power. Asked if the administration is consid ering removing dependents from the area. Baker replied thai s being looked noting that arc scheduled in May Baker noted thai no Riega is unpopular with Many think thai there is some reasonable Chance that Ifa sem fair election is held that the opposition could win the elec Tion Baker said adding hut if. He steals that election hell be even More the United Silies does not recognise the legitimacy of the panamanian government. It continues to recognize As the legitimate authority ousted president enc Arturo Del Vallec who was deposed. Last february in a coup led by followers of the defense chief Noriega. The United states has Aboul 10,00 military personnel in Panama to defend inc Panama canal. Of inc about 8,000 employees who work at inc canal the majority arc panamanian tax catastrophe curiosity mined the Day Forth scat in a ajar Nch Erl Antu. The pct crawl. Minlu n Hole in the i Hassis if b ill lab and got Imp Pul. The unsuspecting taxi Driver unit fares a holc Day he fun he spotted the Kilty s head. The Hill Lanai of the car Hail to be re moved before i St Mattay Cit could be freed scared half la death Ulit unharmed. Go facing separation from baby sues to Block s. Korea Transfer Norfolk a. A a Soldier is suing to keep the. Army from sending her to South Korea and Sepa rating her from her infant daughter. Havinga child was one of the most important Deci Sions 1 have made spec. Cheryl Beckman of Newport news said in the lawsuit filed Federal court. "1 did not give birth so i could have someone else raise her unless a judge blocks inc Transfer Buckman must report to South Korea on March 23 and find someone to care for her 6-Morith-61d daughter Lauren Buckman husband. Chris left Virginia in october to Job in Tacoma wash., where inc family Hopes to Settle. She moved in with a Friend. Beekman said in inc lawsuit that she recognized soon after her daughter s birth that she would have a hard time balancing motherhood and life As a Soldier. Col. David a Whaley Buckman s commander overruled recommendations from her superiors and an army chaplain that she be discharged saying in a let Ter that a Soldier should anticipate moves and Long deployments. No hearing on Hickman s Case has been set. Obviously she s not going to refuse if they deny this said her attorney Kenneth e,.labowilz. Beckman 21, could not be reached for comment tuesday. Whaley did nol return Calls to his Soltice. Deckman enlisted 2vi years ago and has been work ing at fort Eustis As a graphics Illustrator. During her pregnancy. Army officials asked whether she wanted a discharge. Under military Law. She had a right to one if she wanted Oral that time Labowi said. Hut she decided to try to raise and finish her stint in the service. Lah Wilz said his client who has Ivy years left to serve did t know Whai she was gelling Captain leaves protective seclusion to sail Vincennes on sea Man Euver san Diego a the skipper of the Vine Cannes whose wife was the apparent target of a pipe bomb attack emerged from protected seclusion tuesday to take she. Ship Helm. Navy capt. Will c. Roger is who was commanding the guided missile Cruiser Insl year when its Tak enly shot Down an iranian Airliner guided the ship out of the san Diego naval station for routine Daylong exercises off the California coast d Navy spokesman said. The Fri continued its investigation into the bomb ing of a Van driven by the Captain s wife Sharon Rog ers and said it had not dismissed inc possibility that the bomb was planted by in Erria Vional terrorists. Agency spokesman Ron err Anima said it would be pre mature to Rule out any pot Colial motive in fridas bomb ing including rear Bulion Forth Airliner Downing. Sen. Pete Wilson r-calif., said monday that the Fri appeared to be backing off. From inc theory that the bombing was internationally directed terrorism be cause the device was a crude pipe bomb. Bui on tuesday Orrantia said. The Fri is not eliminating anything at this Point. We Are leaving All avenues open right now. We Are not trying to limit our scope right now mrs. Rogers survived the blast unhurt escaping from inc Van moments before it caught ire and burned at a Busy san Diego intersection. Israel May have to Confer with Plo Baker says Washington api Secretary of slate James a. Bakst 111 a s it May be necessary for Israel to talk with the pal Esiline liberation Organ anon 10 Settle the palestinian problem a Siat Cmunt that could mean a shift in . Motif. Testifying tuesday1 before a House subcommittee., . The. Overall . Aim is direct and meaningful negotiations now he said if of can l have direct negotiations thai Are meaningful thai do not involve negotiations with the Plo i suppose we would Ihen have to see negotiations Between israelis and representatives of the 1 the subject is Touchy Israel refuses to Deal with the Plo holding it responsible for bloody terrorist attacks on civilians diplomats and soldiers. In Israel maj. Gen. Yizhak Morduc Oliai head oils race s Southern command said wednesday that Plo chairman Yasser Arafat was aware of a ring of Arab guerrillas that crossed inc Egv Lian Border and attacked an israeli military outpost in and hand grenades two teen age fighters and captured foreign minister mosh Arens who is holding talks Here accused the Plo of commit song the worst atrocities we be every seen since world War ii 1 he said tuesday that the dialogue the United states opened last december with Arafat s organization has strengthened the Plo s hand. Arens at a news conference again ruled out any israeli government talks with inc Plo. But Baker testified i May be thai you can have meaningful negotiations that do not involve the Plo n May be Iha Ryou. Can to our policy is simply that we think there needs to be direct negotiations hich Are meaningful Between is Rae Lisand palestinians Baker s staff i it appeared to Mark Ariol Herburn in an evolving . Policy toward the Plo after several unsuccessful efforts to meet with palestinians not identified with Arafat s group the Rea Gan administration last december dropped a 13-year ban on talking to the Ploll acted after Arafat made Public statements urged on him by the state department renouncing terrorism and accepting Israel s right to exist. The Bush administration which took office Jan. 20. Continued the dialogue despite several raids by Plo guerrillas against israelis in Southern Lebanon and last week approved visas for Flo officials to participate in a Mideast Confer ence in new York. Moshe Anns. Conferring in do
