European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. May 19, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 Hazelwood was sober says mate Anchorage. Alaska a the chief male aboard the Exxon Valdez when it struck a reef in Prince William sound and caused the nation s worst Oil spill told investigators he saw no Evi Dence that the ship s Captain Cape. Joseph Hazelwood had been drink ing. James Kuncl also said he thought he would die in the Accident. I Don t mind telling you that at the time i knew that my world would never be the same  Kuncl  never knew if i d Sec my wife  his testimony  led off the second Day of a five Day National transportation safety Hoard hearing into the cause of the March 24 Acci Dent in which 11 million Gallons of North slope crude fouled More than 700 Miles of Shoreline. The pane plans to question More than 24 witnesses including coast guard personnel and Exxon executives. Hazelwood who is charged with operating a vessel while drunk will not testify. He faces trial june 20. Kunkel said he saw no sign that Hazelwood had been drinking. Another witness who testified wednesday. Coast guard it. Cmdr. Thomas Falk Stcin said the smell of alcohol on the Captain s breath was obvious when he interviewed Hazelw Ood on the Bridge after the wreck. Falk Enslin said he had not met Hazel Wood previously and could not judge whether he was intoxicated. The Captain was reluctant to submit to a urine test Tod elect alcohol consumption. Falkenstein said. Kunkel testified that when he told the Captain about the huge loss of Oil Hazelwood replied Well this is one Way to end a  wednesday s questioning focused on the Crew s activities aboard the Tanker evidence the Captain had been drink ing Crew fatigue and Exxon policies. Kunkel said he sometimes worked 24 hours a Day with Little rest and consid ered the Odd hours just part of the Job. And he suggested the Long hours were not a serious problem. You re talking to a person who is used to this he said. This is Normal for  Kunkle described Gregory cousins the third mate who was in charge of the vessel when it ran aground As a very competent Young  demonstrators March in Washington Whir Oas ministers Are trying to find a solution to the problems in Panama. Oas sending in mediators to Settle panamanian crisis Washington a ministers of the organization of american slates approved a Resolution wednesday night to Send mediators to Panama in an Effort to end that country s political crisis through a Transfer of  the Resolution also held panamanian Leader Manuel Antonio Noriega responsible for the grave events and abuses in Panama in recent Days. The mediators were ordered to re port Back by june 5 on their Mission in order to determine whether any subsequent measures Are appropriate to re solve Panama s crisis. The Resolution asked the foreign ministers of Ecuador Guatemala and Trinidad assisted by Oas Secretary general Joao Llacuna scares 10 under take the Mission in order to secure a National Accord in Panama within democratic  the Accord is to be reached in the shortest period possible to ensure the Transfer of Power with full respect for the Sovereign will of the panamanian people the Resolution said. The most divisive aspect of the proceeding entered on whether a direct reference to Noriega was appropriate. The initial draft Resolution pre pared by a 10-nation delegation omitted All references to Noriega but the United Stales and other countries strongly opposed to Noriega reversed that omission during a closed session of More than iwo hours paving the Way for final approval. The new language warned that the grave events and abuses by Noriega could unleash an escalation of Vio Lence in Panama. The decision to include the refer ence to Noriega was approved by a 20 2 Vole Wilh seven delegates abstaining. The panamanian and nicaraguan delegates opposed the change in wording. Nonetheless. Panamanian foreign minister Jorge Kilter after opposing the any change in the initial Resolution said he was pleased Wilh inc Overall Rchull. Secretary of slate James a. Baker Iii also said he was pleased. The delegates reassembled in Public session after their private meeting late wednesday to give inc Resolution final approval but Hal was considered a Mere formality. The Resolution was seen As a com Promise Between Oas factions that had been advocating markedly differ ent approaches to inc panamanian Cri Texas congressman accuses ins of penalizing 8 whistle blowers Washington a eight immigration and naturalization service agents paid a heavy Price in possible reprisals for their honesty in idling Congress they were asked to falsify their time cards rep. Jack Brooks a Texas chairman of the House judiciary committee charged wednesday. The general accounting office said in has found circumstantial evidence Hal indicates ins manage ment retaliated against the eight anti smuggling unil agents and iwo supervisors after inc agents complained in a letter to members of Congress Aboul procedures at inc Houston District office. These agents have paid a heavy Price for their courage and honesty said Brooks who requested the probe by Gao inc Muesli native Branch of Congress. This is one More example where Agency management went Afler the whistle blowers rather then the wrong doers Brooks said. It is my understanding thai ins recon Fly has Laken Steps to reinstate the Housien Ami smuggling unil and its agents. However i think it s Lime for the Altomay general to consider making in Mcdale changes loins  the agents said in the september 19k7 letter that they were being assigned pan of the Lime to Contact employers about the 1986 immigration Law and sanctions for hiring illegal aliens. The ins instructed inc agents to record the time spent on employer relations As anti smuggling hours they said. The Gao probe found thai after the letter surfaced one agent and two supervisors were pressured to Lake unwanted transfers. Five agents and one supervisor received Low appraisals even though management could not provide evidence of poor performance and All six had been highly appraised the previous year the investigation found. Although the Gao said in cannot make a Legal determination whether retaliation occurred it recommended the ins commissioner remedy trouble some management problems in Houston. The actions taken against the employees were in consistent Wilh ins policies or were nol adequately documented by ins the Gao said. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. May 19, 1949 president Truman appointed John j. Mccloy the president of the world Bank to be inc . High commissioner for Germany a new Post created to oversee All . Governmental functions in West Germany. 30 years ago today. May 19, 1959 sen. John f. Kennedy. D-mass., proposed a new immigration Bill Hal would eliminate the National origin Quola system and admit 250,000 immigrants annually regardless of nationality. 20 years ago today. May 19, 1969 Apollo 10 blasted off into space from Cape Kennedy fla., and headed toward the Moon on a dress rehearsal Mission for the first Moon Landing scheduled for july. 10 years ago today. May 19,1979 the army and inc jul slice depart ment informed the american civil liberties Union that starting oct. I women would no longer have to meet higher entry qualifications than men