European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside strides d . Navy Captain in Wales Given reprimand Page 2 d new emperor Marks Japan s surrender Page 3 n Home Price Gap widening among cities Page 4 d Parachute jumping Competition draws big Field Back Page the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication Fortne . Ahmed forces vol. 48. No. 122 thursday August 17. 1989 d 8693 a Bush glum on hostage action by the Washington Post Washington president Bush tuesday acknowledged that two weeks of furious diplomatic efforts and the threat of . Military action have brought the eight americans held hostage in Lebanon no closer to Freedom. "1 can t say that today but we re going to keep on trying Bush said at a news con Ference when asked if the hostages were any nearer to being released. He called again on Iran to help free the hostages As a Clear and Good signal that the new leadership of that nation wants to repair its relationship with the United slates. Momentarily taken Aback when asked Why he had not retaliated for the death of . Marine it. Col. William r. Hig gins Bush cited the problem of jeopardizing the lives of other americans. I Don t want to be responsible for the loss of innocent life he said. If i could find a Way to take those hostages get them and bring them out and thai involved using the military Force of the United states make no mistake about it i would do it in an in another entrenched . Policy problem. Bush would nol say whether he would try to have the government seize Panama s Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega to bring him to the United states to fac drug charges pending Here. "1 have an obligation to bring people to Justice Bush said. In a 30-minute news conference before he leaves wednesday for a nearly three week vacation in Maine the president also downplayed the possibility the United states May try to indict Ana have extra diced from Israel Sheik Abdul Karin Obid the moslem cleric seized by the israelis and accused by them of playing a major role in the kidnapping of Higgins. Bush said if Obid was indicted in the United states he would want him brought to Justice but he sidestepped a question on whether he would ask the Justice department to launch such a Effort. Said he was very comfortable with comments made sunday by Richardg. Darman director of the office of management and budget who suggested the Federal Reserve Board was keeping see Bush on Back Page . May expand role in drug War by the Baltimore Sun Washington president Bush embracing William j. Bennett s drug plan and in particular its aim of targeting major traffickers at the suggested tuesday he might Send . Forces into latin America if invited per haps As part of an International an i drug Force. With certain presidential decisions still to come on the $7.5 billion a year strategy prepared by Bennett s office of National drug control policy. Bush left no doubt he endorsed its Broad sweep. It s balanced decisive effective and achievable and it will target All aspects of the problem Bush said in a prepared statement and said he would disclose it sept. 5. A televised speech or an address either at Constitution Hall or an inner City location Are options being weighed on official said. He spoke in general but favor Able terms of its major new International dimension using a combi nation of military and economic assistance and holler Bennett coordinated intelligence to help latin american countries combat cocaine cartels and coca cultivation and processing. He said he was not considering Dis Patching the Green her cos into the latin american Jungles As has been suggested by some on Capitol Hill. But he said the drug enforcement administration which until now has been Given the Lead among . Agencies in com bating drug traffickers in Peru Bolivia and Colombia in t big enough or Strong enough to solve the problems in these Var ious South american asked about military intervention he replied i have said previously Way backing the Campaign that i would give serious consideration to an invitation from coun tries to help the Bennett drug plan Calls for attacking every element i International drug trial Licking organizations including their production transportation and financial net works using a variety of tools that include substantially Bec cd up intelligence gather Inland Money laundering investigations. Is the Way the lyrics k0 in the Crosby stills Nash & Young song about Woodstock this week hundreds of people went Back to the Fields of Woodstock , to. Back to the Garden commemorate the Ihrck Day of peace line and Rock n Roll that started 20 years ago tuesday. See stories photos in today s Dally Magazine. All 6 retrieved at Ethiopia site Addis Ababa Ethiopia api authorities on tuesday recovered the bodies of All 16 people killed inthe crash of a plane carrying a . Congressional delegation headed by rep. Mickey Leland a Texas. A helicopter hovered near the face of a sheer Cliff in southwestern Ethiopia As the bodies were hoisted up one by one from the rugged Mountainside where the twin engine plane crashed last week. They were flown to the town of Gambula near the sudanese Border and placed aboard an ethiopian air Force cd 30 cargo plane for the 270-mile flight to Addis Ababa. We be got them All air Force Cape. Kevin Kre Jarck said upon his return to the capital from Gambula. The weather gave us a break today. It was sunny Down there for the first time in Days the Effort to retrieve the bodies of Leland. Who headed the House select committee on hunger and his compan ions was stalled monday by Low Clouds rain and fog that shrouded the Mountain which is called so american and ethiopian personnel were Able to reach the site tuesday said James Haley chief spokes Man for the . Embassy in Addis Ababa. The recovery teams were lowered to the base of the Cliff by helicopters then had to scale it to reach the wreckage and bodies Krc Jarck said a team of air Force investigators arrived from Washington to work with ethiopian authorities to determine the cause of the Accident. Sports Page 21
