European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bush drug Aid to be directed at 3 countries Washington a the drug control strategy president hush will present tuesday will Call for $250 million in $260 million in economic and military Aid for the three main principal producing countries Colombia. Peru and Bolivia an administration source said wednesday. The president is scheduled to describe his new National drug strategy that is expected to stiffen penalties for individual users in a nationwide broadcast. Earlier sources had said that Aid figure could hit $300 million and National Security adviser Brent scowcroft indicated tuesday the figure would be even higher. Asked about the reported $300 million figure for the andean countries scowcroft said. That figure i think you can assume has already been increased by the fact that we have Given Colombia $65 million to help it fight the total War declared by the drug traffickers there. However the $65 million is coming out of a d Cre tonary fund available for fiscal 1989. Which ends sept. 30. The strategy covers fiscal 1990. Scowcroft had not intended to add the $65 million onto next year s budget said the source. Bush met with his top lieutenants in the drug War tuesday at his vacation Home in  Maine to discuss the strategy. But sources said wednesday the focus of the meeting was Colombia not the strategy and that no specific decisions were made on changing plans for future Aid to that country. The fundamental issues of the strategy a conc Bun port did not change one source said noting the final strategy had gone to the Printer before the meet ing took place. The source declined to be named. Colombia has suffered numerous bombings by drug traffickers since colombian president Virgilio Barco imposed emergency regulations nearly two weeks ago that allow for the immediate resumption of extradition of alleged drug traffickers to the United slates for trial. On aug. 26, Bush announced the United slates would give Colombia $65 million in military equip ment such As helicopters in addition to some $2.5 million for Protection for the colombian judiciary that had been promised previously. Congress last year Sci aside $5 million for such Protection. Colombian Justice minister Monica do Gruiff asked tuesday for $19 million in Aid for judicial Protection. The Drui si.-. Egy. Meanwhile will urge Stales to impose Lough Laws against drug users but won t threaten to withhold Highway funds from those states that fail to do so As the draft strategy had proposed an administration source said wednesday. In addition a proposed s25 million National drug intelligence Center to be run jointly by the drug enforcement administration and the Fri. Was eliminated from the strategy due to a last minute bid by the trea sury department to develop a Money laundering intelligence Center and Combine All the elements the source said. The Justice department objected to the sudden change of plans. Friday. September 1. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 striking phone workers in Providence. . Cover their Heads with bags after their Union asserted Nynka company officials Are it tempting to intimidate workers by videotaping them. Midwest phone strike ends Rynex Union resume talks by the associated press Michigan Bell agreed on a tentative contract for 12.800 Telephone workers wednesday allowing 37,000 Amer tech workers in five Midwest states to head Back to work and leaving Rynex the last regional phone company still on strike. Officials of Rynex corp serving new York state and most of new England met with Union negotiators wednesday in their first talks in two weeks. Amer Lech s operators repair Crews and other Union employees in Michigan. Illinois Indiana. Ohio and Wisconsin began returning to work at noon after the agreement with Michigan Bell. Union workers in the five Stales had said they would stay off the Job until settlements were reached in each slate. Management employees had assumed the duties of striking workers but backlogs of service and installation requests developed in some states along with some delays in directory assistance and opera Tor assisted Calls. The strike at Chicago based Amer tech began aug. 13. One week after strikes began at three other baby Bell regional Telephone companies formed after the 1984 breakup of american Telephone Telegraph co. The strikes had affected nearly 200,000 workers in 20 Stales. Bell Atlantic workers in six states and washing ton. . Ended their strike monday after agreements were reached with communications workers of America locals in Pennsylvania and Delaware. A tentative contract settlement also has been reached at Pacific Telesis. Which serves Cali fornia and Nevada. But 60.000 workers remained on strike again Stynex. Since the strike began aug. 6, the company and the Union had met formally Only twice. Talks resumed with the Cwa. Representing Mostof the striking workers a new York and the inter National brotherhood of electrical workers rep resenting new England Telephone workers. Both sides agreed to continue thursday. Myles Calvy of Ibex local 222 in Quincy. Mass., said issues Central to wednesday s talks with his Union in Boston were health benefits and the company s fixed liability medical expense plan Al though wages Job safety and Job Security also were at Issue. 6 killed in two crashes involving Small planes Snohomish Wash. A two Small planes collided in flight and crashed one bursting into flames and All four people on Board the two planes were killed authorities said. Searchers combed the area wednesday for clues to the cause of the crash which occurred about 8 . Tuesday one mile West of Harvey Field near this Small puget sound area town. Elsewhere a Small plane crashed in front of a trailer Park in Moose Lake. Minn., tuesday night killing the Pilot and a Pas Senger. No one on the ground was believed injured the crash occurred at about 7 40 on a Road in front of the Don bean trailer Park said dispatcher Lynn Parnin of the Carlion county sheriffs department. In the Washington crash. Faa duty offi cer Gini Bright in Seattle said the planes were a Bce Shcraft Bonan a be-35 a Tail carrying three persons which burned upon Impact and a Cessna 152 carry ing Only the Pilot. Errol Van Eaton an Faa investigator said it appeared that the Bonanza had left Paine Field at eve Ciu five Miles away ear Lier in the Day and was returning when the Accident look place  weren t under direction of air traffic controllers and the pilots were responsible for watching for other Craft he said adding that the weather was Clear and not a Factor. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. I 1949 during a news conference in Washington. Secretary of state Dean Acheson denounced the soviet Union s holding of two . Students in Eastern Germany As outrageous illegal and  30 years ago foday. Sept. 1. 1959 president Eisenhower called for broader contacts Between All countries including communist nations during a televised conversation with British prime minister Harold Macmillan broadcast by the bbl in 41 languages 20 years ago today. Sept. I. J969 an estimated 200.000 fans turned Oul to hear american Folk Singer Bob Dylan perform for three hours on the final Day of the Isle of Wight pop festival in England. 0 years ago foday. Sept. I 1979 some 80 american military police joined Wesl German officials in a sweep through a downtown Park in Frankfurt to round up civilians and 12 . Soldiers suspected of dealing drugs