European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page �8 the stars and stripes tuesday March so. 1989 Reagan won t be first North witness Washington a the judge at Oliver North s trial has ruled hat Ron Ald Reagan won t appear Friday As the defense s first witness but he held open the possibility that the former president might be called later. In n two Page order monday . District judge Gerhard a. Gesull directed North s lawyers to file a succinct particularized statement of facts that North wants to elicit from president Gas Elsaid the defense should file the statement under Seal by late wednesday afternoon. The prosecution won t he permit tied to Sec it ". there is insult client time to resolve the pending relating to presi Dent Reagan s personal appearance to contemplate his appearance by Friday March 31, As requested,1 the judge said. He. Said that he wants other issues concerning North s subpoena for Reagan to be resolved expeditiously this week and that a hearing Date will be scheduled based on developments in the trial. Last week. North lawyer Brendan sul Livan asked the court to direct Reagan to appear this Friday As the defense s first witness. Before he decides whether Reagan must appear Gesull said he wants to know whether the sex president objects to appearing at a later Dale convenient for other questions thai must be decided the judge said arc whether Reagan s appearance is essential for the defense and whether other arrangements for his testimony could be substituted. Gesull mentioned the possibility of an appearance through written questions and answers or a deposition with or without videotape. The judge also said submissions from Reagan s personal diaries and similar materials might be sufficient under the Sullivan is trying to show that Reagan and his advisers approved North s actions. The tired National Security coun cil aide is charged with 12 crimes including obstructing and making false statements to Congress by denying he was involved in secretly assisting the re Bels battling the nicaraguan govern ment. North s lawyers have brought out at the trial that Reagan a personally approved a secret Deal 10 slip $ 110 million in extra Aid to Honduras to entice the country s government into backing the nicaraguan contrast the defense also introduced documents designed to show that Reagan approved the air dropping of intelligence and recoilless rifles to the contras to de stroy arms bearing ships headed for Nicaragua. The actions took place during a con Gressional ban on military Aid to he re Bels. News briefs judge schedules hearing on Eastern airlines pilots Miami a a Federal judge monday set a hearing on a key Issue in Eastern airline s efforts to Force its pilots Back to work while the strike bound Carrier began its first class aimed at min ing replacement pilots. . District judge Edward Davis monday morning said he would hear arguments thurs Day on whether the pilots strike was Only a Refu Sal to Cross machinists Nickel lines or was a primary strike which could be illegal under the railway labor act. Meanwhile Eastern spokesman Jim Ashlock said the first sin week training class for about 40 replacement pilots was beginning monday with an organizational session. All but 200 of East Ern s 3,600 pilots have refused to work since the strike began March 4. Police sceptical Skeleton is that of slaying suspect Beach y head England a pathologists monday examined a human Skeleton found near the place lord Lucan last was seen alive after his children s Nanny was murdered More than 14 years ago. But Sussex police said they thought it unlikely the remains were those of the missing Carl. Police said that until tests Are completed they will not know the age and sex of the person the cause of death or How Long ago it occurred the Skeleton was found thick under growth on the Blachy head coastal was last seen alive at Uckfield on Brit Ain s South coast nov. A 1974, the a Sandra was battered to death and lady Lucan was attacked a he Lucan family s London Home. A car he borrowed was found abandoned at new Haydn near Blachy head 18 Miles South of Ucko iced. The police believe Lucan killed the Nanny in a dark basement mistaking her for his estranged wife. They believe he then attacked lady Lucan when he discovered his error. Judge sentences airman who sold . Property Wiesbaden West Germany is a military judge sentenced a 21-year-old airman to two years1 confinement and a bad conduct Dis charge. Monday for Selling government supplies in his dormitory. Airman 1st class Rolando s. Rivera Ohl Oqla Supply so Siple and sold military properly including clothes and steeping bags from last june to october a Lindsey air station spokesman said. Rivera was working for the is combat comm group at the time. Rivera had pleaded guilty to one count of stealing military property seven counts of sell ing military property and one count of attempt ing to steal military property. He was sentenced monday in a general court martial. His rank was also reduced to airman Basic and he was ordered to forfeit $350 in pay per month during the two years he will be imprisoned the sentence was less severe than thai proposed in a pretrial agreement. Rivera a War readiness spare kits Monitor had been stationed at Lindsey since july 198 7, Kuwait Britain deny knowing about yacht seizing incident Manama Bahrain a Media reports said Iran s Navy seized a yacht with As Many As live Mem Bers of Kuwait s Royal family and four britons aboard but officials in Kuwait Bahrain and Britain denied knowledge of the incident. Diplomatic sources in Dubai said iranians told them the vessel was taken when it strayed Inlo iranian Waters but the boat and its occupants have been Media reports said members of the kuwaiti Royal family were aboard the boat but one diplomatic source said he was Loid by an iranian Diplomat thai no kuwaiti Royal family members were aboard. Diplomatic sources Lold the associated press that the boat had four British male Crew and technicians and two prominent arabs. The sources who spoke on condition of anonymity would not elaborate on their identity. Iran made no Public comment on the reports which surfaced sunday in a report by tic kuwaiti newspaper Al a Baa. Officials in Kuwait and Bahrain also denied knowl Edge of the reported tenure. Shipping executives and fishermen in Kuwait have referred to cases of piracy in which they say iranians have captured at least two expensive boats in recent months. The Boals occupants reportedly were free unharmed. Yeltsin from Page 1 Kov a factory director in a race for a scat to represent All of Moscow. Brasov 51, who also campaigned for improvements in the food Supply but whose factory makes the z1l limousines that symbolize privilege received just 6.9 percent of the vote Orlov said. Yeltsin s win marked a stunning political comeback following his dramatic fall from Grace in 1987, when he was ousted As Moscow party chief arid later fired As a non voting member of me ruling politburo he was accused of political mistakes Ana personal ambition after he criticized his fellow leaders and complained that Gorbachev s Reform program had not fulfilled the peopled needs. It s hard to say what my spirit is More full of Joy or concern about what i realistically can do to help muscovites Yeltsin of workers at the state construction committee where he still holds ministerial rank despite his ouster from the party s top ranks the workers applauded Yeltsin s Victory carries Little Power. The Congress to which elected will meet just once a year to elect a president and a fraction of its own membership to a full time legislature the supreme soviet. Despite the Victory of other congressional candidates with non traditional views Yeltsin is not assured of a scat in the legislature whose members May exercise More Power than the larger Congress of people s deputies. The Congress will be made up of 1.500 deputies elected in sunday s territorial balloting and 750 Mem Bers chosen earlier by various party social and professional organizations. In the Baltic republics candidates from grass roots movements that have tapped popular dissatisfaction with Kremlin control Over their economies cultures and politics generally fared Well in the election. In Estonia Edgar Savisaar a bunder of the people s front won More than to percent of the Vole in defeat ing a local communist party chief. Another estonian people s front Leader Marju Lausten also received More than 80 percent to defeat the editor of a russian language newspaper. Saudis the lithuanian equivalent of the people front said All 39 of its candidates either won or advanced to run off elections. The Tass news Agency said those who lost included president Vitautas Astrauskas and Premier Vitautas Sakalauskas. Latvian party chief Jan is a Dep Uty by a Small margin and Premier Vilnis Bresis was Defeated by a popular to reporter Tass said. Elsewhere other longtime office holders who traditionally won in uncontested elections went Down to defeat. Of 26 territorial election District races in Moscow runoffs Are planned in eight districts where to Candi Date in a majority of the votes Tass said. Election officials said the runoffs would be held april 9. In Washington state department spokeswoman Margaret Tui Wilcer praised the soviet elections As a move in the right nationwide figures on turnout were not available but Orton said 83.5 percent of Moscow s 6.9 million eligible voters took part. Turkey from Page 1 cent the nationalist labor party 4,5 percent the right is reformist democracy party i percent and the rest was scattered among Independent candidates. Erdal Inonu who Heads the social Democrat populist party also claimed a win Over the motherland party. Several motherland members asked for Early parliamentary elections. Not Early but immediate elections should be held,1 said Fahrettin Kurt minister of Energy. Five years ago in local Assembly elections Moth Erland gained 41 percent of the Vole the social demo crat populists won 22 percent and the True path won 13 percent. The rest of he votes were divided Between three other parties. On sunday the social democrats won 30 mayor ships out of s3 already decided the True path won 5 and the motherland party won three. In the last local elections the motherland parly captured 54 mayor ships in the 67 provincial capitals. Also on the ballots sunday were mayor s races in 1,917 Small towns. Social Democrat candidates ousted motherland mayors in Turkey s three largest cities Istanbul Ankara and Izmir. Political analysis attributed Oral s loss to inflation which reached 75 percent last year his family s High spending lifestyle charges of nepotism and allegations of corruption in High places ballots Are counted by hand. Complete unofficial results arc not expected until tuesday. 5 a
