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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside Steloes s4s Taylor International jump fest pages 14-15 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 48. No. 127 tuesday August 22, 1989 pm o�t1 is i Good morn d 8693 a Bush s anti drug plan to Cost up to $8 billion Kennebunkport. Maine a president Bush will submit a s7.5 billion to $8 billion anti drug package to Congress next month that will include in creased Aid to latin american countries. White House chief of staff John Sununu said monday. However. Sununu said there Are no plans to Send . Troops to Colombia to fight the cocaine Industry and that Bush would be wary of doing so even if the South american nation s president. Virgilio Barco Vargas requested such help. There is a tradition in the Western hemisphere a reluctance for anyone to ask for troops and a reluctance of the president to commit  he told re porters after meeting with the vacationing hush. On the subject of new threats to american hostages held by islamic militants in Lebanon. Sununu said there had been no change in .  Are not going to react to each new  he said. The policy remains unchanged. The president underscored that the hostage lakers Are responsible for the safely of All the  pro iranian group said sunday that it would con see plan on Back Page thames crash could Spur criminal charges London a police Are consid ering criminal charges Over the sinking of a pleasure boat by a Dredger on the River thames. As the search for bodies went on Mon Day authorities said 25 people were known to have died and another 38 were unaccounted for. Divers aided by 25 police launches continued to scour the Rier and salvaged Hull of the 90-foot marchioness for Vic Tims from the Early sunday Accident the worst on London s River this Century. Eighty seven people survived police said but added in a statement that investigators have a list of 38 people they be Lieve were on Board but remained Unac counted for. Guests from the modelling photography and banking world were celebrating at an overnight birthday party on the marchioness when it was hit by the Dredger Bowbells and Sank in minutes. Police meanwhile said the Dredger s Captain and second mate who were arrested after the Accident had been re leased but would Likely be called Back for questioning. Police also interviewed the five other Crew members from the 1,475 ton Sand and gravel Dredger. A spokeswoman said police investigators were looking at criminal charges of unlawful  roughly similar to manslaughter and were also considering related counts. The spokeswoman re fused to say who might be charged. Along with police the department of transport s Marine Accident investigation Branch and the port of London authority were investigating the Accident. The Independent and evening Stan Dard newspapers reported that a Dis agreement had developed Between the two captains Over which Craft had the right of Way under the Central Span of Southwark Bridge where the collision occurred. It seems that both captains thought that they were in the right but technically the actions of both could be held up to scrutiny the Standard quoted an unnamed source from the River authority As saying. The pleasure boat marchioness rests on a thames mud Bank on monday after being brought to the surface b Savage Ijssel a. Scotland Yard declined to comment on the newspaper reports. Jane Carmichael of tidal cruises which owned the marchioness defended the vessel s Captain. She said that Al though smaller Craft usually stick to the Side Arches capt. Stephen Faldo was Correct in moving through the Center sunday because of tidal conditions. We do not know what went  she said. Our Captain was acting totally  Faldo w As among the missing Mon Day. Police said they listened to tape re corded radio traffic Between the captains of both vessels and Shore control for clues to the cause of the crash. After visiting the Accident scene transport Secretary Cecil Parkinson announced new safety rules including Mak ing charter vessels record the number of passengers and give them airline style safety instructions. The new rules effective Al noon tues Day came amid Law makers Calls for in creased safety on the thames. Parkinson also announced an increase in port of London authority River patrols and random inspections of Passen Ger  want to learn from this and make sure it does t happen  said Par Kinson who Cut snort a vacation abroad because of the Accident. Mourners tossed Flowers into the water near where the marchioness Sank. Although the stretch of River reopened for traffic operators idled their tourist boats to Honor the dead. As the tide dropped the marchioness see crash on Back Page spa efs unveil acc ack bomber at air show Page 9  
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