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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d expert criticizes nato 5.56mm Light machine gun Page 2 d impossibly slim Oprah does t fit the picture Page 6 d the Rise and fall of Pete Rose pages 14-15 d cuban american wins Pepper old House seat Back Page the  Good Momma vol. 48, no. 136 thursday August 31, 198 j 0,-, s., d 8693 a Colombia asks for More Aid funds needed to protect judges from wire report Washington colombian Justice minister Monica de Gruiff planned More meetings with u.officials wednesday after appealing for $19 million in new . Aid to protect judges in her country fro drug Barons threatening to kill him. I am determined thai the integrity of our Justice a system survives this crisis i and i Hope to play my Fulli part in assuring this said Ide Gruiff who had been rumoured to have resigned i her position earlier this week. She addressed re porters tuesday at the offi Ocial residence of the co i Lobian ambassador.1 at his vacation Retreat in  Maine a president Bush said his and j ministration would Coop i crate to the Best of our " ability on Colombia re i quest for the extra Aid. De Grierr he made the comment after meeting with top policy advisers to put new focus on the United slates  alled andean strategy aimed at fighting the drug Industry in South Amanca said National Security adviser Brent scowcroft. But scowcroft said it was too Early to comment on colom Bia request for the $19 million on top of the $65million in emergency Aid Bush previously approved. Meanwhile in Colombia the father of three reputed drug lords called for negotiations with the government to end drug related violence while seven bombs apparently set by drug traffickers exploded Early tues  were no injuries in the bombings of six state liquor stores in my Dullin and a travel Agency in Bogota police said but the bombs caused $100,000 in dam age. The bomb in Bogota blew up about 300 feet froma military base. There were no claims of responsibility but police blamed drug traffickers for tuesday bombings a they did sunday when nine Banks in my Dullin were  Ochoa rest Rcpt father of reputed my Dullin Cartel Bosses Jorge Luis Juan David and Fabio Ocho Vasquez wrote a letter to colombian president Virgi Lio Barco asking that he Stop the bloodshed in our poor and dear  Ochoa rest Rcpt said a dialogue with the govern ment was a condition for peace and he asked the government for forgiveness of the traffickers but did no elaborate. Barco has refused All Calls for negotiations with  Restrepo three sons arc among 12 people wanted by the United states on charges linked to themed Colin Cartel which enforcement agents believe is responsible for 80 percent of the cocaine distributed inthe United slates. In Washington do or Milf Laid to rest reports that Shehad resigned because of death threats by the country wealthy and violent drug  never considered resigning she said. The in reals arc Oul in arc but i am satisfied with my Protection right  the 32-year-old lawyer said she would go Back to Colombia next week Afler concluding discussions Wilh . Officials. She met monday and tuesday Wilh lop officials including Alloney general Dick Thorn  have asked the uni cd slates for More support not Only in words but in resources she told  am very pleased Wilh whal we have done. I think we can do  asked whether Colombia needed . Mili tary support de Gruiff said president Barco has made it Clear that we arc not asking for troops in co  Bush administration already has promised $5 million Over two years for training programs to enhance police Protection of judges. De Gruiff said she told Thornburgh that Colombia needed the additional Aid to buy armoured cars Metal see Colombia on Back Page a colombian Soldier stands by a hallows which army officials in the town of pacho speculated was just a Symbol of the ruling drug lord Way of life but weren t sure it had Ever been used Iron Leader wins crucial backing Cairo Egypt not presiden Hashemi a Sfanjani of Iran won a major Triumph and cemented his political authority tuesday when parliament approved his entire list for the first new Cabinet since the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The endorse mini of his Choice of 22ministers by the 270-Mcmber legislature was interpreted by Many diplomats As ineffective mandate for the 55-year-old iranian Leader to pursue new policies to Ward the West and address the Issue of american and other Western hostages held by pro iranian shiite Muslim groups in Lebanon but his Victory was won Only after the speaker of parliament offered a conditional and crucial endorsement and mad Clear that those labelled As Radical in Teh ran still expected a voice in the nation future. Told it can Conti d tests by the Baltimore Sun Washington a Federal appeals court tuesday upheld the army suse of mandatory no warning drug tests for thousands of civilian employees who hold critical jobs. The . Circuit court of appeals Here disagreed with a Federal judge who last year struck Down army testing of civilians As an unconstitutional invasion of the workers privacy. The army nevertheless had been allowed to Cpl snuff with the testing while the circuits reviewed it. It a part of tuesday Ruline acc try affects 3,500 army civilian in Law enforcement jobs across  threat to Public safety posed by drug impaired gun toting civilian offi cers is Manifest the most apparent risk arising from to fact that these personnel Are armed Many with automatic weapons and my a have Access to Oil ions circus fudge David  Noelle wrote for the Ihrck . The Rul ing was unanimous. The army  periodic Carig of civilian Jcj bids at random Typ text those who May Juga Busei. The army had been testing if 9,000 civilians nationwide under in plan it adopted in 1986. Tuesday ruling did not specifically uphold testing All of those Bui a lawyer involved said the army had won approval for the sub Stantial majority of the 9,000. The circuit court ruling explicitly upheld mandatory testing of urine Sam Ples from the army civilian aviation workers and its Law enforcement employees. Those two categories include the majority of the 9,000 workers subject to the tests 2,800 in aviation jobs and 3,700 in Law  addition the court ruled in favor of the army on testing its drug Counselor Sand others working in drug treatment centers but it blocked testing of other civilians such As those who work at laboratories analysing urine  said it did not have enough inform i at this time to Rule one Way or Theon testing of workers in still another eating those whose jobs Are at site where nut lbs materials and chemicals Are stored Orstad de such As nuclear reactor operators Clear weapons specialists and  maintenance specialists. It told the trial court total Foft another look at that category. In upholding the mandatory the Shes of civilian guards the court said that of them Are stationed in an  hazardous   
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