European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes news briefs army parachutist injured during Landing after stunt mount Rushmore National me Morial . A a member of the army s elite Golden knights parachuting team was injured when he landed on the roof of the mount Rushmore visitors Center following a stunt. Sgt. Gary Salmans 26, had just broken off from a Tri plan Man Euver saturday morning when the Accident occurred said staff sgt. Dave Habercorn a member of the Golden knights. During the stunt three members of the team arc stacked one atop the other by holding on to the Parachute below with their feet. When the three broke away before Landing Salmans apparently attempted to avoid people in the parking lot and ended up Landing on the building the army said. Salmans of Dodge City Kan., suffered a puncture wound in his thigh and was taken by helicopter to Ellsworth fab where he was listed in stable condition saturday night before being transferred to Fitzsimons army medical Center in Aurora. Colo. A spokesman there refused to comment sunday on Salmans condition. Thatcher refuses request by Ortega to pressure . London Dpi prime minister Margaret Thatcher rebuffed nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega at their first 9fficial meeting monday refusing to use her influence with president Bush to reduce . Opposition to his govern ment. Thatcher told Ortega during a 75-minute meeting that Nicaragua has not adequately promoted democracy and she accused the Sandinia tas of destabilizing Central America a spokes Man at no. 10 Downing St. Said. Ortega on a nine nation european tour made his first official visit to London since the Sandi nistas overthrew president Anastasio Somoza do Waylein 1979. Nicaragua had asked Britain to use its influence with the United states to Appeal for a change in the Bush administration s policies to Ward the nicaraguan government. A peace plan promoted by several Central american coun tries discourages support for the .-backed Contra rebels in return for nicaraguan reforms promoting democracy. Scores reportedly killed in Tanker explosion in Iran Manama Bahrain a a Tanker exploded As it unloaded Jet fuel at Iran s main naval base in the persian Gulf killing at least 40 peo ple and destroying other Small vessels shipping sources said monday. Lloyd s shipping intelligence unit said the blast occurred either april 29 or 30. It identified the ship As either the Minab 2 or Minab 3, both of which Are 15,000-ton tankers owned by the National iranian Tanker co. There was no indication Why the reports were delayed for at least nine Days said London based Lloyds which monitors shipping traffic worldwide. The incident has not been mentioned by the official islamic Republic news Agency. A . Military source said the Navy had no information on the incident. Tuesday May 9,1089 Panama election tallies reported taken by troops Panama City Panama a opposition Lead ers on monday called for a massive March and general strike to protest a presidential election they claim was stolen by Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega whose sol Diers reportedly seized vote tallies at gunpoint from precinct workers. Sixteen hours after polls closed the official Tabula Tion Board said it had not received a single vote to count. Witnesses said soldiers stole lists of precinct results nationwide and shots were fired in at least two instances when opposition members objected. There were no reported injuries. The government promised results by monday eve Ning and declared the Day a Holiday. Both opposition and government backed parties claimed Victory in sunday s largely peaceful voting contest that was seen As a referendum on Noriega s do Facto Rule and . Involvement in panamanian affairs. Turnout was High and Many people had to wait in line several hours to cast ballots for president two vice presidents and the National Assembly. There can be no recount. When polls closed poll workers burned the ballots alter official results were verified at each precinct and put on tally sheets a traditional practice aimed at ending recount demands. The opposition claimed that Noriega s 15,000-Mcm bar armed forces rigged the voting with soldiers voting More than once and some ballots being cast in the name of dead voters. Despite All the irregularities the opposition has triumphed opposition presidential candidate Guillermo Endara told a news conference sunday night. He claimed to have won by a 2-to-l margin Over Noriega s handpicked candidate Carlos Duluc. Witnesses speaking on condition of anonymity said final tallies of precinct votes were seized by soldiers in Panama City its suburb of san Miguelito and the at lactic port City of Colon. At the Venezuela school in Panama City witnesses said government representatives offered to take the vote tallies to the Central counting place. When the opposition objected the lights went out and shooting began and when the lights went Back on the ballots were gone witnesses said. Sen. John Mccain r-ariz., part of a 13-Mcmbcr uninvited observer delegation sent by president Bush said sunday we be seen Many irregularities but it is difficult to judge the extent of the  former president Carter however said he saw no evidence of fraud during visits to several precincts As part of another International delegation that included former president Ford. Missile from Page 1 Many and the North Atlantic treaty organization  rep. Lee h. Hamilton d-ind., chairman of the House foreign affairs subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East said on Abc s meet the press i Don t think we can sustain the position that we will not negotiate on the Short Range nuclear  declaring that he opposed total withdrawal of . Short Range missiles from Western Europe Aspin suggested that the administration abandon its no negotiations stance and agree to work toward a Given number of weapons on each Side of the Border. Nitze said he saw no reason that we should t seek a mandate for negotiations seeking equal Levels of Short Range nuclear missiles Between the soviet Union and the West at Levels that Are Well above Zero that Are in fact above the level of the Lance that we  Cheney said we do not foresee a set of Circum stances in which you would have . Troops deployed in Western Europe where you would not also have As a significant component of deterrent Short Range nuclear forces. That s a fact of  said that if All . Short Range nuclear mis Siles were withdrawn from West Germany without first achieving an acceptable balance Between nato and Warsaw pact non nuclear forces the Issue of no nukes no troops starts to get into the forefront. It is a danger. It s not this year but i could Sec it Down the  was persistently questioned about whether the . Goal was the reunification of Germany. He finally said i Don t think people Are scared of it at this Point. It is the kind of development that will occur perhaps Many years Down the Road and would be the natural outgrowth of inc activities of the . Govern ment if we re successful. I Don t Sec it As a threat to  itt from Page 1 process through which the army sought a new travel Agency. The last time a private firm was in charge of Leisure travel bookings throughout West Germany was in March 1987, when Barbarossa Reitsc Scricc had the travel serv ices contract. Itt which was supported by non appropriated fund marketing agreements was set up to serve Dur ing the transition from one travel Agency to another. Army officials tried to paint the awarding of the con tract to Sato in a Bright Light. The decision to contract travel services was not based on the Success or Lack of Success of itt an army spokes Man said. It was based on department of defense guid Ance and the desire to provide a one Stop approach with enhanced Levels of official and unofficial travel  but in March itt employees expressed concerns that a change in travel companies might Lead to losses of jobs and base privileges. The army s release said Only that about 180 employees would be affected by the switch. Official travel services will be provided at no Cost to the army the spokesman said. Rocked vending machine Falls on student killing him Lawrence Kan. A a student rocking a vending machine that failed to release a can of soda was fatally injured when the machine fell on him authorities  Foster 23, a University of Kansas student from Stillwater okla., died sunday at a medical Center while undergoing surgery for injuries suffered in the saturday Accident. 15 Zaragoza students suspended for stealing tests Bugary Pomeroy staff writer fifteen teen agers at Zaragoza High school including honors students have been suspended for entering the school at night to copy or steal tests the school s principal said monday. The students All juniors and seniors received four and five Day suspensions for entering the school with master keys on three separate occasions during Panl principal Frank Calvano said. All arc barred from representing the school in Spain at outside functions for the remainder of the school year he said. The activity was discovered when a janitor caught two students in the school at 10 45 . April 10. The two gave information that implicated other Stu dents and those students gave names of others said Calvano a 19-year educator with the department of defense dependents schools. Calvano who investigated the matter alone talked to each of the 15 students individually and passed on information to parents As he Learned about the Inci dents. The students obtained the keys while doing tasks As office aides said Calvano who s in his first year As Princi pal at Zaragoza. He said the group concentrated on stealing tests on three subjects which he would t identify. Students had Little difficulty finding what they wanted after entering the school he said. Many of the tests were Ither on or in unlocked teachers desks Calvano said. Some were members of the track ten Nis and soccer teams he said. These Nioras will graduate he said. Next year is a clean slate but these were not easy decisions he said. Calvano said the school has acted to prevent such test stealing from reoccur ring. A new lock system has been in stalled in the school All tests Grade books and teachers editions will be secured and the office and teachers aide program has been abolished. Additionally janitors and school administrators Check the school each eve Ning. Zaragoza High has 173 students from seventh through 12th grades