European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday August 11,1989 Contra rebels chief of staff 8 others seek . Asylum Miami a the Contra chief of staff and eight other top nicaraguan rebels requested political Asylum in the United states but said they were not running because of the Central american pact to disband anti sandinista and naturalization service officials said wednesday that three of the requests were approved but their names were not released. Perry Rivkind ins District director in Miami claims were Given special action status and re viewed on the spot. Ins officials other six requests were being Given top priority. The applications came two Days after five Centra american presidents signed an Accord in Tala Honduras calling for the dismantling of the contras within four months. Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega pact Marks the death of the rebel the rebel officers denied their Asylum requests were linked to the Galeano the rebel chief of staff known As Comandante Franklin told the Miami Herald the group sought Asylum to obtain travel documents and weren t planning to move to the United states. Some of us have the need right now to mobilize inthe International Field said Galeano. There is a need to get documents to promised to continue the fight with limitless human resources and said he would return to Nicara a mama is missing town Council president Sandra Johanson of Ilo Kinton r.i., holds three puppies whose Golden retriever Mother Kelly was abducted from Johanson s property on july 31 and is being held hostage. An Anonymous Telephone caller told to Hanson the dog would be returned if she resigns from the Council. Gua if the contras arc kicked out of Contra political adviser who requested Asylum requests could Send a misleading signal to the estimated 12,000 rebel troops languishing in Border Camps in could be demoralizing to the troops if we were seen As retiring from the struggle Francisco Johnny Delgadillo said. But the troops know that s not so. Our struggle also expressed anger Over the Tala Don t want to live like slaves to the signature of the presidents he said. We want to go on Ortega s sandinista government has agreed to democratic reforms leading to National elections in Exchange for the repatriation or resettlement of the con tras by dec. 8. While the Bush administration lobbied to keep the contras intact until Nicaragua s scheduled elections in february 1990, Washington officials have reluctantly embraced the Accord. Military Aid to the rebels was Cut of by Congress in fcb Raury 1988.a Complete list of the nine commanders was not immediately made Public but others known to have Mohave requested Asylum included Jose Emmanuel Aguilar a Southern commander Fremio Jimmy Leo Altamirano a Northern commander and Luis Angel Lopez of an unidentified command. Old faithful in t quite As faithful Jackson. Wyo. A old faithful is losing steam according to a Yellowstone National Park Geol Ogist who says the Geyser May some Day shut interval Between eruptions has lengthened by about 14 minutes in recent years said Rick could come a Day in the far Distant future or not too Distant future when old faithful will become less faithful and May become a dormant Geyser Hutchinson told the Jackson Hole news , who has monitored geysers in the Park for years said that for the first 100 years since old faithful s discovery in 1870, the average interval be tween eruptions was 65 minutes. Last Spring it was78.9 minutes. Earthquakes vandalism and a buildup of natural deposits called Guys critic All can slow Down a Geyser. After a 1959 earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Rich tar scale the interval Between old faithful eruptions lengthened by More than five minutes. A 1983 quake added seven minutes. A number of moderate Earth quakes have struck this has turned off the steam at four geysers in the Park. People have thrown things into Geyser that do not get blown out blocking the steam Hutchinson said. However people arc prohibited from wandering off the boardwalks at old faithful which keeps them about 100 feel from the the number of eruptions May be declining the volume of water spewing up and the height of the Geyser have apparently not changed Hutchinson said. The Geyser reaches about 130 feel and discharge Between 3,700 and 8,400 gallon s of 204-Dcgrcc water each eruption. Of cargo plane crashes King i fort Bragg . A an air Force cargo plane crashed wednesday while attempting to drop equipment during a training exercise at fort Bragg killing one Crew member and injuring six others authorities said. Seven people were aboard the c-130 Hercules fro the 463rd tac Airlift Wing based at Dyess fab near Abilene Texas. The aircraft crashed about 7 . Atthe Sicily drop zone on the army base. The aircraft did break up and the fuel cells rup tured Pope fab fire chief . Belljr. Said adding that firefighters took one hour to extinguish the Blaze. None of the Crew members was identified. The were taken to fort Bragg s Womack army Community Hospital said capt. Brian Irving chief of Public affairs for Pope fab and the 317th tac Airlift Wing. Hospital officials declined to release information on the conditions of the injured. All on Board were air Force personnel but it was unclear whether All were from Dyess fab officials Fayetteville times aircraft was at tempting to drop a 36,000-Pound reconnaissance vehicle rigged with a Parachute when the crash occurred at the South Side of the drop zone. The vehicle was still aboard the plane when it crashed and began burning from a fuel aircraft went Down in a Barren Clay and Sandy area surrounded by Trees that is used by fort Braggans Pope fab primarily for Parachute drops. The aircraft was flying in support of a unit from the82nd airborne div said it. Col. Ned Longsworth chief of Public affairs for fort crash fatality was the first at fort Bragg since july 1, 1987, when five service members died As a c-130 crashed and burned before More than 4,000 spectators during an exercise. Stateside ambassador wife robbed in Waldorf Astoria suite new York apr America s ambassador to Iceland and his wife were robbed at gunpoint wednesday in their Waldorf Astoria hotel suit of More than $35,000 in jewelry police said. Ambassador Nicholas rum55, and his wife Nancy were not injured police spokesman offi cer Joseph Gallagher robber dressed in a Light Gray suit told the couple he was a hotel Security guard when they opened the door to their suite at 12 45 ., Gallagher the door was open the Bandit showed a handgun forced the couple into the bedroom and ordered them to sit on the floor and cover themselves with a Blanket while he searched the room. The robber fled with two of mrs. Rusc s rings one valued at $35,000 and the ambassador s $300 Wristwatch Gallagher said coincidentally president Bush announced Rusc s successor on wednesday. He plans to nominate Charles e. Cobb or. To replace him. Rusc was appointed ambassador to Iceland injury 1985 and resigned with the change of administrations. Parents of unruly kids May face Public stockade Dermott Ark. A parents who fail to in their kids could be displayed in a Public stockade under a City Law that also sets a curfew for teen agers. Until we introduce shame Back in crime an punishment we re spinning our wheels City attorney Charles Sidney Gibson ordinance approved unanimously by the City Council was in response to a Street fight andean Overall increase in crime during the summer in Dermott a town of about 5,000 fight involved about six youths and adults and Drew some 250 onlookers police chief Jerry Melton said. The ordinance Calls for delinquent parents Tobe fined up to $500 and jailed up to 30 Days within stockade Public display six hours Aday during certain Days of the sentence. Gibson said he was unsure about the constitutionality of using a stockade. Mayor Eugene far Roll said he doubted it would occur because the City has no stockade. Parents who fail to abide by the new Ordi Nance May also have their photograph placed in the local weekly newspaper for two weeks with caption Reading irresponsible refresher courses pay off for Drivers 55 and Over Washington a move Over teen agers Driver s cd in t just for kids any More. Drivers aged 55 and Over who took a refresher course had fewer traffic convictions and serious accidents than did their cohorts who did t re turn to the classroom according to a California american association of retired persons said can i or to lose the ability to drive often traps older people in their Homes said Harp president elect Robert Maxwell. For older americans driving a car is More than just transportation. I Means Independence and Drivers Over age 65 Are second Only to those age 15 to 24 in traffic accidents and when the number of Miles driven is taken into account the two groups Are almost equal. New office planned in Justice department Washington a attorney general Dick Thornburgh responding to the increasingly International nature of crime has announce plans to create an office of International affairs in the Justice department. Thornburgh said he would ask permission from Congress to create the office to coordinate the department s dealings with foreign govern ments on Law enforcement issues. The office will report the attorney general. I 111 i Imam ,.ai the study is evidence that proper training an help older people remain Safe Drivers Long
