European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 hews briefs the stars and stripes Friday May 12,1989 2 girls who disappeared found with father in states Fulda. West Germany is two Young girls who disappeared with their baby Sitter in Fulda last week have been located at the Home of their father in the United states a German police spokeswoman said thursday. We strongly suspected the father to be be Hind the disappearance from the outset said the spokeswoman who would not provide the full identities of the family. She said the children. Stephanie 4, and Samantha. 2. Were found with their father in Mich Igan. He originally was awarded custody of the children when he divorced his German wife last summer. However the Mother returned to West Germany after the divorce taking the children with her illegally the spokeswoman said. A 22-year-old Man believed to be an american was baby sitting the girls when they disappeared. When the 26-year-old Mother returned from an evening out. S he found a note saying that the girls were at the Home of an acquaintance. That was just a ruse to give the father time to get to the Airport and out of the country with the  the spokeswoman said. Children name next shuttle endeavour for sailing ship Washington a Nasa will go after some historical color by naming its newest space shuttle built to replace the destroyed challenger after a British sailing ship. The space Agency announced wednesday that president Bush has selected the name endeavour after it was found to be the most popular name in a National name the shuttle Competition among America s schoolchildren. The endeavour was the flagship used by 18th Century English explorer James Cook. Thirty one of he 111 state level winners in the compel lion chose the name endeavour although Many of the entries used the american spelling of Endeavor. Second most popular among the state winners with 12 selections was Resolution. The Competition was in two divisions Kinder Garten through Grade 6. And grades 7 through 12. Nasa selected a winning entry in each category. The winning entry for kindergarten through Grade 6 was from the fifth Grade of Senatobia Middle school in Senatobia. Miss. Winning in the other division was Tallulah Falls school. Tallulah Falls a. Nuclear aircraft Carrier will be the United states Washington a a nuclear aircraft Carrier will be christened the United states the first time a Navy ship has borne that name since the War of 1812. The name was one of 14 announced wednes Day by Navy Secretary William l. Bail for ships that have been approved for construction. Ball a Reagan administration appointee who is about to step Down said a nuclear powered Carrier that Congress authorized for construction last year would carry the designation cvn-75 and be named the United states in Honor of ournminn.". Bush orders beef up of forces in Panama continued from Page 1 ing to Send the troops from fort Ord. Calif., and fort Polk. La. The sources said one group of about 1.000would be dispatched immediately from the 7th Light inf div at fort Ord. The other a mechanized infantry division from fort Polk will be transported by ship and will not arrive in Panama for several Days the sources  also indicated that a very Small unit from the Marine corps at Camp Lejeune n.c., might be dispatched via ship transport but they declined to  said he would not Rule out other Steps if  is continuing talks with leaders of latin coun tries to support various initiatives they were undertaking in the aftermath of what Many condemned As an election blatantly rigged by Noriega officials said. For example the president backed the Call by Vene Zuela for an urgent meeting of the organization of american states the sources said. Earlier thursday while House spokesman  said Bush had ordered . Forces to prepare for possible deployment As he considered options against Panama. We have an obligation to the safety and Security of the . Citizens in Panama and we have substantial military commitments in that country. We intend to meet our obligations. There arc also Steps to be taken on the diplomatic front Fitzwater said. The spokesman would not elaborate on . Plans. Panama s electoral tribunal last night perpetrated the ultimate electoral theft in nullifying the elections he said. Fitz Walcer noted that Bush and the state department on thursday were conferring with leaders of latin american countries on the actions Bush plans to take. The spokesman said . Objectives in Panama in clude maintaining the terms of the Panama canal trea ties maintaining . Interest in its defense establish ments in that country and promoting democracy and the rights of the panamanian people. Filz Walcer also decried the soviet position stated by the news Agency Tass that Panama was justified in nullifying the election. The spokesman said that tends to throw cold water on the soviet talk of a new openness. Congressional leaders who attended a strategy session with the president predicted that there would be near unanimous support on Capitol Hill for Bush s decisions. Senate minority Leader Bob Dole r-kan., described Bush s measures As preliminary adding who knows what May happen tomorrow or the next Day or next week. That will depend on the conduct of  House speaker Jim Wright told reporters after the White House session that Bush expressed the absolute determination to protect american lives. In that we certainly do support  Secord charged with lying to panels Washington a arms dealer Richard v. Secord was charged with nine counts of lying during the 1987 congressional Iran Contra hearings in an indictment unsealed thursday in Federal court. Secord a retired air Force major general is accused of giving false testimony to the House and Senate Iran Contra commit less that investigated the .-Iran arms deals and the diversion of profits from them to the nicaraguan rebels. Secord already charged with participating in the Iran Contra conspiracy was the Lead witness in the televised hearings conducted in Spring and summer1987. He testified without immunity from prosecution before the congressional panels. The la list indictment was returned by a Federal grand jury on april 7 but was kept under Seal until the end of the trial of former White House aide Oliver North. North was convicted last week of three felony counts but acquitted of nine others stemming from his role in the Iran Contra affair. The indictment charged that Accord endeavoured to impede the select committees from learning the True facts about the finances of the Enterprise and his relationship to those finances by providing false evasive and misleading evidence while under oath. The nine count indictment ordered unsealed by . District judge Aubrey e. Robinson jr., charged that Accord wilfully and knowingly obstructed the investigation by the congressional committees into his role As a middleman in the .-Lran arms deals. It said among other things that Accord lied when he testified at the hearings that he had no interest in a company called Korel assets inc., even though he was a principal shareholder. Richard Accord Accord 56, is also accused of lying by stating that he did not share in the profits of the Iran Contra enter prise even though he earned profits from the opera Tion. Each charge upon conviction carries a Maxim uni sentence of five years imprisonment and $250,000 in fines. Gorbachev from Page 1 meeting at the Kremlin Baker s first since becoming Secretary that in Exchange for nato reductions the soviets would offer to Cut Warsaw pact tanks by 40,000. Combat aircraft by 42,000 and artillery pieces by 47,000. The . Official who demanded anonymity said Gorbachev also proposed a reduction of i million troops in both Alli ances and a 55 percent cutback in nato s combat aircraft. By 1997, the official said Gorbachev Aims for equal Levels of 1.35 million troops in the two alliances 1,500 strike aircraft 20,000 tanks 1,700 helicopters 24,000 artillery pieces and 28,000 com Bat vehicles. The soviet proposal on conventional arms will be presented Friday at nato Warsaw pact negotiations in Vienna. Baker declined to evaluate the proposal on conventional arms. The . Offi Cial said Baker told Gorbachev it would be up to the nato Alliance to reply. Foreign minister Eduard a. Shevardnadze summoned foreign ministers fro the six Warsaw pact nations to Moscow for a late thursday meeting on the conventional arms offer the . Official said. Gorbachev s announced reductions in soviet tactical nuclear weapons appeared aimed at pressuring the North Atlantic treaty organization to drop plans to modernize its Arsenal of 700 Short Range Lance missiles and 88 launchers most in West  German Chancellor Helmut Kohl backed by several nato allies has demanded the negotiations that Baker rejected. Baker who will return to washingt9n Friday night Hopes to resolve the Dis Pute with West Germany before or at least during the nato Summit meet ing May 29-30 in Brussels. As Lor the soviet missile cutbacks Baker noted that nato had on its own eliminated 2,400 nuclear weapons since 1979. Only now he said is the soviet Union announcing cuts of its own amounting to 5 percent of its 10,000 weapon , who met separately with reporters in Moscow called Gorba Chev s request for talks on further nuclear weapons cutbacks a most important initiative designed to produce a comprehensive Resolution of this  he said the Bush administration Posi Tion on such talks was very negative and added this seriously concerns us. The soviets contend that the Lance missiles could be used to deliver a first strike attack and that their modernization would destabilize  called his discussions with Gorbachev rather extensive and in depth he said he and the soviets had agreed to continue to disagree  on other fronts however there was apparent Progress. Baker said the soviets would cooperate in Central american peace efforts and that the talks with Gorbachev made him optimistic soviet Mili tary Aid to Nicaragua would be Cut. The Secretary also said the two sides had agreed to resume negotiations in june on reducing Long Range nuclear weapons and on a nuclear test ban