European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pagedas news briefs the stars and stripes saturday april a 1989 . Removes Marcos from racketeering Case from wire reports new York Federal prosecutors temporarily severed former philippine president Fer Dinand e. Marcos from a racketeering Cas thursday saying he is Loo ill with pneumonia and recurring infections to stand trial. Prosecutors said however they arc prepare to reinstate charges against Marcos if he Recupero alas. .".".Marcos, 71, his wife Imelda and several co  Are accused of illegally siphoning s100 million from the philippine Treasury. Imelda Marcos pleaded not guilty and is free on 15 million bail provided by Friend Doris Duke the tobacco heiress. The government s decision thursday docs not affect her ease. Ueberroth to pure a new York Ball commissioner thursday 16 bylines and a Union piously optimistic old walkout. The s464  a 30 Perec Exchange for a group is seeking a the unions Accord action. Eastern hat concessions. Group Eastern group led by former base ctr v. Ueberroth agreed rite crippled Eastern air Ocsman said he was Cau Deal could end the month agreement would give pm share in the company in concessions. Ueberroth Sid $210 million Back from to sources close to the Situ emand cd is is million in libyan jets can t reach Israel .s.r. Claims London the soviet Union confirmed thursday thai ii delivered fighter bombers to Libya last month bul said they were defensive aircraft and did not have the Range in threaten Israel foreign ministry spokesman gun Andy i go Rasimas said the total was around half a  not 1210 15 As claimed by . Officials. . Defense department sources have said  arc Su-24 fencers,.which can, 800-mile radius without refuelling far enough to reach Egypt and even Israel fro existing libyan airfields. They say the jets were shipped in crated pieces to the libyans aboard soviet transport planes. ., Italy endorse pact on terrorism drug fight Washington the United states and Italy on thursday signed an agreement calling for increased cooperation in the fight against terrorism drug trafficking and organi cd crime attorney general Dick to Dornburgh signing the classified document said the two countries had adopted ambitious proposals for combat ing crimes and terrorism. Our agreement expresses in unmistakable terms the strength of our partnership and the vigor four commitment he said. Flip agreement was worked out by two groups of  and italian experts Over three Days this week. The experts Haic been meeting regularly Over the last five years to improve cooperation. Economic sanctions on Panama extended Wasll in ton president bush1 extended economic sanctions against Panama for one year on thursday calling the government of military Leader Manuel Antonio Noriega corrupt regressive and  in an executive order Bush said that the actions and Poh cies of inc Noriega regime in e Anama continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the National Security and foreign policy of the United  sanctions put in place by the Reagan administration were to expire on saturday. Bush Noti fied Congress he was retaining them for an additional  who is accused in a Federal drug run Ning Case in Miami hns been the de Facto ruler of Panama since february i98b, when he or 1 Chestra cd the 1 ouster of president Eric Arturo Dflvalle Bentsen warns european nations of possible retaliation on Trade Washington not Lloyd bin Lson a Texas chairman of the Senate finance committee thursday promised Mirror action retaliation if inc european Community raised Trade barriers against the United states As the bloc moved toward a single Market by the end of 1992. Bunt san whose committee is chiefly responsible for Trade legislation echoed Bush administration warnings that the europeans would risk retaliation if their efforts to replace differing National rules with harmonized european Laws ended up barring american exports. He told reporters he was most concerned about plans to Force forcing acre who entered the european banking Market to undergo a reciprocity test and proposals to introduce local Content standards that could exclude japanese cars built in the United states France is now seeking to exclude Nissan Bluebird cars manufactured in Sunderland England. Baht san said such moves could have a Ricochet effect on any cars exported to Europe from the Plant of Honda North America in Marysville Ohio. On the banking Issue he said he was worried that the europeans would restrict american Banks in Europe be cause european Banks could not get reciprocal Access to the banking Market in the United states. American Law limits the geographical and operating free Dom of Banks in the United states what we see the europeans saying bunt Sci said i that if you want to Trade in our country you have to accept our restrictions. We be gone the other Way. We Are opening up. -. The statements by Bentsen were his first on the potential Impact of the european moves on the United Stales and signalled the growing interest of Congress in european eco nomic policy. Gorbachev from Page .1. Position to take.  the name of the game time has its  in Mcling thursday with British foreign Secretary sir Geoffrey Howe soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze was reportedly More patient than Gorbachev with the Bush administration. Howe told Shevardnadze that i Redclay is Lac pause that  the soviets made it Plain during the London talks however that they meant to emphasise the contrast be tween Gorbachev s impatience with the Bush administration and despite Long standing disagreements his extremely warm relationship with Thatcher. Contra from Page 1.-. Between role with the honduran Leader who was being pressed by the United slates to continue helping the contras. White House press Secretary Marlin Mhz water said we can t say anything. It would become a part Follic Case. Bush declined to comment on the document when asked about it at a dinner party for visiting israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir Bush said he had t seen the document and 1 Don t worry about  both the presidential commission headed by former sen. John Tower a Texas and inc congressional pan Els found no meaningful role by Bush in the scandal thai resulted from the Covert sales of . Arms to Iran and the subsequent diversion of the proceeds to the Nitt Raejuan resistance fighters. Bush has  he supported Reagan s iranian arms Sale initiative but that he voiced reservation about what would happen if it Ever became Public. Portions of the document read thursday did How Ever show Bush As an enthusiastic supporter of the Effort to tide Over the contras until direct . Assist Ance could be resumed. In Early March 1985, for instance Bush asked then National Security advisor Robert Mcfarland to say whether he the vice president should encourage a private group to donate a plan Load of medical sup plies that would arrive in Honduras coincident with Bush s meeting with Suazo. Bush has denied Ever iia ving any knowledge of a diversion of arms sales proceeds to the contras and Donald Gregg former National Security adviser to Bush when Bush was vice president has testified that he did not pass on information to Bush. Shamir from pal ing most of he occupied territories to neighbouring Jordan but Judan s King Hussein last summer renounced his Kiflom s claims to the area and recognized the plot site spokesman for the palestinians. The. Cautious Steppy step plan outlined by Shamir with Bush s Blessing ski unclear whether Israel and the United states arc hewing Down a Road that will isolate them increasingly fam world opinion but  . Official said Busman Secretary of stale James a Baker believe Shamir plan is Worth testing because it offers a framework i few hich it might be possible to reshape the Environ men a that meaning Ful negotiations Are  Bush called for an ambitious Bui ballistic a. Or balt to safeguard Israel s Security and relieve pal. Cost Indian frustrations that have buffeted the territories with violence since december 1987. Of the United Stales  Clemons in the territories can be designed to Contri Bujeiro a political process of dialogue and negotiator Bush said. The prime minister assured a finl Israel is committed to negotiating an agreement on final status that is satisfactory to Olf sides Arr he made it Clear that interim arrangements on pure Linian self Rule arc not the end of the Road but Axa rec try linked to a broader political process that includes negotiating and concluding an agreement on Mal status 1. Shamir vowed fit Israel will never negotiate with the Flo and  a palestinian slate a prescription not for Mcc but for  to halt the uprising known Zuj Fabic As the Intifada he said Israel pro poses  elections free from an Atmo spec Retro Plo violence terror and  palestinian arabs of the territories. Oil from Page 1 environmental damage had called on to coast guard to coordinate the Effort rather  in a secondary role. The new military  was advocated by Alaska s  during a meeting with president Bush some alaskans had urea that the government the entire cleanup  control bul Yost and  officials warned thai if the govern Rel look Complete charge of the cleanup it would of tvs to pay the Bills first and seek  the Oil company later. They Testi fied that exp had been  corporate citizen and had Dolc everything the coast guard had asked. "1 do it want to shut off. Exxon with its open Check Book by stepping in beating my Chest and say ing the cleanup is going to be  Yosl told the Senate Commerce committee which held a hear ing on inc spill. Yosl described the stopped up coast guard Effort a Nance with the wishes of Alaska officials. Install optic gals indicated thai they would Likely approx Gorsuch an arrangement a Miot so enamoured of any particular organizational or Tali said Dennis Ciso director of the Alaska dept Emcil of environmental conservation. We just in Audilio Atoche regular army troops National guardsmen and  from inc department of the Interior arc link to be enlisted in the cleanup Effort an administrate official said such people Are considered Ideal for int Nob because they can set up Camp for themselves  not Drain  plated supplies of food Anthof Pusins in Small Alaska _ towns