European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday August 16,1989 conflict of views an unidentified woman scorning the gun pointed in her direction shouts at a Soldier trying to help control Belfast rioting marking the 20th anniversary of the arrival of British troops in Northern Ireland. Two bombs exploded monday one tossed at an a Mored police vehicle in Lyndon Berry and one thrown in a predominantly Catholic District of Belfast where police and troops fired plastic bullets at youths armed with rocks and gasoline bombs. No serious injuries were reported in any of he incidents. S. Africa s Botha quits by the los Angeles time Johannesburg South Africa an embittered president Pietr w. Botha Afler an unprecedented Public right with his own party leaders announced his resignation on nationwide television monday night and ended a tumultuous 11 years of combative re form minded  73-year-old president complained his authority was being defied by his Cabinet especially by Educa Tion minister Fri Crik w. De Klerk who five months ago was chosen by the ruling National party to succeed Botha after parliamentary elections scheduled for sept. 6. It is evident to me that after All these years of my Best efforts for the National party and for the govern ment of this country. 1 am being ignored by ministers serving in my Cabinet Botha said looking gaunt and nervous As he read a prepared speech in the afrikaans language in his Cape town office. I consequently have no Choice other than to announce my  Klerk 53, will be sworn in tuesday As acting  16-Membcr Cabinet had pledged their support for de Klerk at a closed session Over the weekend. At Athree hour meeting with Botha monday they unanimously asked him to step  action coming less than a month before Botha s planned retirement was triggered by last week s announcement of a planned meeting Between de Klerk and zambian Percsi Donl Kenneth Kaunda on aug. 28.kaunda, Patron of the outlawed african National con Gress is a key figure in the White minority led govern ment s attempt to end its isolation from its african neighbors. No jailed for thefts task marketing Mannheim West Germany is a 31-year-old Soldier to with two cafes employees to video and stereo equipment from the Mannheim Post Exchange has been sentenced to Foury cars in jail at fort Riley kan., a 21st theater army area com spokeswoman said monday. A military judge found sol. Donnic  of cod 4th in 8th inf div Mech guilty of nine specifications involving larceny and Black Mark " charges in an aug. 7  tial in Mannheim. The charges Stem do from his plot with the cafes workers thefts of stereo equipment with another Soldier and the Sale of cigarettes on the Black Market. Jux Kokett also was demoted to the loestn1llrank, fined $4,000, on to forfeit tit pub Sid Allesi offis an Given a bad conduct c locket stolen secs wort hand i dept Juip ment from the sex and sound Center by a july and october 1988. The items found in his apartment the spokeswoman said. Under his arrangement with the two Afes workers Lockitt used two meth ods of taking the merchandise the spoke swim jowl one method when he look to checkout counters staffed by his accomplices they rang up significantly smaller amounts than the item s True value the spokeswoman said. Under the second method she said amp lick would write up a Sham Dot pay mint plan form for Lockitt and he Wehrme Iriye the store with the merchandise   accomplices arc am members and have been fired by a the spokeswoman said. Between August and october 1988,Lockett also stole $1,120 Worth of elec tronic equipment from the same store under an agreement with another Soldier the spokeswoman  could not say what punishment the second Soldier  a separate venture Lockitt had subordinates buy tax free cigarettes wit their ration allowances and then sold them on the Black Market the spokeswoman said. From february 1988 to february1989, Lockitt sold about 30 Cartons a month to a German  involved in the Black mar Ket  non judicial punish ment the spokeswoman said. Iron leaders differ on hostage talks Nicosia Cyprus a Iran s spiritual Leader said monday there would be no dealings with the cursed United states but the foreign minister left open the possibility of negotiations on american and other Western hostages held in  conditions for negotiations with Iran Are  said Ayatollah Ali  radio said Khamenei addressed these com ments to . Leaders next to the usurper regime ruling Over occupied Palestine Israel you Are the most cursed government in the eyes of the iranian people. No one inthe islamic Republic will hold talks with  the remarks came As he spoke to relatives of prisoners of War held by Iraq and of soldiers missing in action in the 8-Ycar War with Iraq. The report was monitored in Nic Osia. As foreign minister Ali Akbar vol Amati arrived i Damascus Syria monday he was asked about the hos Tage situation. No negotiations before the release of Sheik Abdul Karim Obid he said without elaborating Obid is a shiite moslem cleric kidnapped by Israel commandos july 28 from his Home in Southern Lebanon. Israel has offered to Exchange him and a number of other prisoners it holds for three israeli soldiers captured m Lebanon and the 16 Western  of the 16 Western hostages in Lebanon including eight americans Are believed held by pro iranian  Anderson chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press has been held the longest. He was kid napped March 16,1985. Crash from Paga 1  dozens of air Force civilian and Law enforcement rescuers searched for the plane after a Resi Dent reported he thought he heard a plane crash. I thought at the time it was unusual for a plane Tobe in the area at night resident Lamar Breland said. He said just after he heard the sound of a plane Over head he heard a revving sound and then a  the wreckage was spoiled monday morning by . Customs service aircraft. The bodies were in pwn from the plane shattered except for pan of the Tail Section authorities said. A Federal aviation administration invest Cigalor Wason the scene. Smith. Appointed police chief in Gulfport in 1977,ran As a Reform candidate in 1983 and Defeated incumbent Leroy Hobbs to take Over the scandal Ridden har Rison county sheriffs department. Hobbs Etc Lually was convicted of racketeering and drug  his seven months in Congress Smith had co sponsored legislation to strengthen Federal drug Law enforce Mcnol and criticized Federal drug Czar William Bennett for backing a ban on semiautomatic assault weapons from other countries. He once took fellow judiciary committee member Oslo an Fri shooting Range to demonstrate his belief that shotguns were just As dangerous As assault  claimed 90 percent of crimes were committed Wilh pistols and shotguns. He was so Happy and enjoying being a member of Congress said fellow congressman Montgomery who had joined Smith at opening ceremonies at the youth baseball series sunday. He was doing a super Job As a member. He had emerged As one of the real leaders inthe freshman class of the 101st  six other congressmen have died in plane crashes since1972. Majority Leader Hale Boggs d-la., and rep. Nick Bogich Dalaska died when their plane disappeared Ove Alaska in oct. 16, 1972. Rep. George w. Collins d-i1i., was one of45 people who died dec. 8,1972, in the crash of a United airlines Jet in Chicago. Rep. Jerry Poltis r-oalif., died in a private plane crashing Banning Calif. Rep. Jerry Litton d-mo., was killed aug. 3, 1976 in a private plane at the Chillicothe mo.,Airport shortly after Takeoff. And on sept. 1, 1983. Rep. Larry Mcdonald d-ga., was one of 269 people who die when the soviets shot Down a korean airlines Jet in soviet  senators have been killed in plane crashes. Sen. Branson cutting r-n.m., died in 1935 in a crash Nea Atlanta mo., and sen. Ernest Lundeen of the Farmer labor party in Minnesota was killed in a plane that Wen Down in 1940 near Lovettsville a. Smith is survived by his wife Sheila a daughter and grandson. Funeral arrangements were pending. In addition to the judiciary committee Smith was member of the House government operations commit tee and on task forces concentrating on defense crimean the savings and loan Industry. He advocated making death penalty Laws uniform across the country eliminating paroles and Early release for dangerous criminals and streamlining the Federal appeals process which he called