European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28news Brief the stars and stripes wednesday May 17,1989 Soldier gets 21 months on marijuana charges Mannheim West Germany is a 20 year old Soldier has been sentenced to 21 months in jail for using possessing and distributing marijuana a 21st theater army area come spokesman said monday. A military judge convicted pvt. 2 Matthew p. Pay the of he co 4th in 8th inf div after a general court martial april 27 in Mannheim. Payette also was demoted to the lowest enlisted rank ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances and Given a bad conduct discharge. After receiving u shipment of marijuana through the mail Payette repackaged the drug into smaller quantities and sold in to other sol Diers As Well As offering it to them on credit the spokesman said. The infantryman  of West Aurora iii., later was caught smoking a marijuana cigarette. Additionally 21 Grams of the substance were found in his room. Panama from Page 1 nonetheless wanted to get regular flights started be cause of the difficulty of forecasting the actions of the panamanian government. Gen. Manuel Antonio no Riega the strongman of Panama s regime staged and then declared void a popular presidential election a week ago when it became Clear his candidate had lost. President Bush subsequently ordered almost 2,000 additional troops to Panama to ensure the safety of american citizens. Another official said the trips arc being offered to All military dependents in Panama including those who were not officially sponsored by the military but decided on their own to live there with a husband or wife. The Pentagon announced monday that that All so called command sponsored military families those who arc there under official . Government sponsorship had moved inside . Military bases in Panama. Of the roughly 14,000 dependents 3,081 live off base. Of that total 1,396 arc command sponsored and 1,685 arc not. The families who arc not command sponsored have been urged to move to one of the 10 . Military installations in Panama but they cannot be forced to do so. The defense department declined immediate com ment on the evacuation plan. Meanwhile diplomatic sources say the United states is asking latin american nations to withdraw their ambassadors from Panama in a bid to Force the ouster of Noriega. The sources who spoke monday on condition of anonymity said Washington was circulating a petition among the Region s leaders in anticipation of an organization of american states meeting wednesday in Washington. R the Oas meeting was called to discuss the Panama s contest National elections and the opposition has called for a general strike in Panama to coincide with the gathering. Gorbachev Deng normalize relations with a handshake Beijing a Mikhail s. Gorbachev and Deng Xiaoping Shook hands tuesday and normalized relations Between the two communist giants while outside their meeting Hall hundreds of thousands of people chanted for democratic Reform. We can take this Opportunity to publicly announce the normalization of sino soviet relations after 30 years Deng said to applause from soviet and chinese participants in the meeting. The 84-year-old senior chinese Leader Welcome Gorbachev in the red carpeted Eastern Hall of the great Hall of the people As Comrade but did not give him the Bear hug he reserves for close friends and allies. In the opening minutes of their 2 i hour meeting he told the 58-year-old soviet president that the world s key political problems have Arisen from so Viet american cold War tensions. That confrontation he said had helped prevent sino soviet reconciliation but now there May be a turning Point in Competition Between the two super Powers and the situation is changing from confrontation to  the United states and China normalized relations in 1979. Outside in Tiana men Square hundreds of thou Sands of students teachers journalists workers and onlookers reminded the leaders of momentous change of another sort. The students who consider Gorbachev a hero for the political reforms he has championed at Home is sued appeals for him to take up their cause for demo cratic reforms with China s leaders. Their four Day occupation of the Square China s symbolic Center of Power forced officials to move an official welcoming ceremony for Gorbachev on Mon Day As he arrived for a four Day visit. A planned Wreath laying ceremony was cancel tuesday and the protesters later surrounded the great Hall halting traffic and forcing Gorbachev s afternoon meeting with Premier i Peng to be moved to a guest House several Miles away. More than 3,000 students have staged a hunger strike on the Square since sat urday. One of the student demands is that Deng the architect of China s economic reforms step aside. They characterize Deng As a dictator who has served tooling and is too old to understand the urgency for Polit ical Reform. But in a meeting with Gorbachev communist party general Secretary Zhao Ryang launched into an unusual defense of Deng saying the party still needs his Wisdom and experience. Service today for Accident victims Heidelberg West Germany a memorial service will be held today for four soldiers killed in an automobile Accident on autobahn a6 near Heilbronn on saturday a Usa eur spokeswoman said. The service will be held at 2 . At Dietrich Thea Ter on Wiley Barracks in ecu Ulm staff sgt. Elayne pc Nama said. Two of the victims were identified As sol. Kelni Faiaipau 27, a Cannon crewman with Btry a 2nd in 25th Field arty brigade in ecu Ulm and spec. Moni Gaoteote 20, a medical specialist with the army hos Pital in a Ellingen West Germany. Both were natives of san Jose Calif. The other two victims were identified As spec. Vaa Fulu ume 22, a Utility equipment repairer with the 512th arty group and pvt. 2 Sililo fan enc jr., 20, an infantryman with he co 2nd in 4lh inf brigade. The soldiers both assigned to the Neu Ulm Community were natives of Pago Pago american Samoa. Officials were unable to provide the names of survivors pc Nama said. Two other soldiers were injured in the Accident. Pfc. Vich Ellic to a 21, is in critical condition Atka Harinen Hospital in Stuttgart. To a of Long Beach Calif., is a motor transport operator with 11th trans co in bib Lingen. Spec. John l. Licato 22, is in stable condition at the army Hospital in bad Cannstatt. Licato a native of Ewa Beach Hawaii is a tactical communication specialist with cob 55th support in in Neu Ulm. No other details about the Accident were available Venoma said. Sergeant sentenced for Black marketing Mannheim West Germany is a 28-year old army sergeant who made a $10,000 profit by Black mar cling tax free cigarettes has been sentenced to 30 months in prison a 21st theater army area come spokesman said. Sgt. Prince a. Talley a Wireman assigned to he co 51st mail in in Mannheim was found guilty on one count of conspiracy in connection with his Black marketing activities. The Soldier also was found guilty of disobeying a lawful order a charge that stemmed from his having drunk a Beer while acting As charge of quart ers. In addition to the jail term Talley was demoted to the lowest enlisted rank and ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances. He also was Given a bad conduct Dis charge at his general court martial on april 26. From april 1987 to november 1988, the native of Richmond va., recruited lower ranking soldiers to buy cigarettes for him with their tobacco rations at army commissaries in Mannheim and Heidelberg the spokesman said. After repaying the soldiers the tax free Price of $4.75 to $5.50 per Carton Talley the resold the goods on the Black Market for 25 Marks or nearly $ 13.25, per Carton. Most German cigarettes sell for 4 Marks or about $2.20, per pack. The spokesman said Talley usually paid a share of his profits to the soldiers who supplied him with cigarettes. The sergeant persuaded them to help him busing his higher rank and by claiming financial prob lems. Eighteen 51st maim in soldiers who helped Talley received articles 15 for their participation the spokes Man said. Buck from Page 1 kingdom said the Cost of buying one British Pound has fluctuated this week from $1.70 on monday to a Low of $1.66 on tuesday. On wednesday one Pound will Cost $1.67, still among the Best rates offered in Britain since Early october 1987. Other Exchange rates. Page 20. Currency analysts in Frankfurt Point to National and International reasons for the recent strength of the Dollar which has gained nearly 5 percent against the Mark in the last three weeks. In the United states interest Rales which continue to outstrip those available in most of Europe Are lending support to the Dollar the analysts said. Unrest in Panama where 2,000 extra . Soldiers and marines arc being sent to beef up forces protecting american inter ests is also aiding the Buck they said. Political turmoil in West Germany including recent disagreement Between the Kohl government and the United states Over whether to modernize nato s Lance Short Range nuclear missile is another fac Tor currency analysis said. The government in Germany is perceived As rather weak right now and this is playing a major role said Petra Oil an economist with Citibank in Frankfurt. Political factors could keep the Dollar  the Dollar has bolted higher on major currency exchanges this week after trading As Low As 1.8950 Marks Friday in the Wake of a smaller than cd peeled increase in the . Producer Price Index for april a statistic that economists watch closely As a warning sign of inflation. In the next two Days another Batch of economic statistics will be released that could have an Impact on the Buck. On wednesday . Trade statistics for March will be released with most analysts expecting an $ 11 billion deficit. That would be slightly worse than the $ 10.5 billion Defi Cit reported in february and might tend to Cool the Dollar s rally Ott said. On thursday april s consumer Price Index the broadest measure of inflation in the United states will be published. The major Factor supporting the Dollar right now however is relatively High inter est rates in the United states which arc tending to attract foreign investors to such things As Treasury Bills and other invest ments tied to those rates. Ott said she and other analysts expect that the Bundesbank West Germany s Central Bank will boost its key interest rates a half percentage Point this week in an attempt to take away some of the Dollar s advantage. But Ott said she does t believe that alone will spell Relief for the Mark. A half percent won t be enough to slow the Dollar she said. Ott said the Dollar will have to be brought lower Over Lime. She predicted that a combi nation of slower economic growth in the United states a lowering of interest rates in the states later this year and worsening inflation and higher interest rates in Europe would eventually Aid the Mark and other european currencies. She sees the Dollar trading at 1.85 Marks within the next few months. However she does t Rule out an increase toward 2 Marks in the next few Days. On Friday the . Federal Reserve the West German Bundesbank and other euro Pean Central Banks sold Between $2 billion and $2.5 billion in an attempt to Blunt the . Currency s Rise but to Little Avail. Although it appears that the West s Lead ing economic countries will allow a slightly higher Dollar trading Range we have no Clear sign or official statement the trader said