European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 news update the stars and stripes monday september 18,1989 Higgins honoured United nations a it. Col. William Higins the . Marine slain Wilcin a peacekeeping assignment arid other . Staffers arrested of killed on duty were honoured Friday by Sec rotary go neral Javier Percz do Cullar. It is Inlo Lerable to me that some of our colleagues remain under arrest Orile tuntion or far worse have die while in Captivity said the . Chief in his an Nual address on staff Day. Merc i Mccal Kwiim deep sorrow our former Collob Guc. It. Col. Wil Liam Higgins. You May be sure that in my capacity a Secretary general of this Noble organi action i Snail do everything in Max War to resolve All instances of Injia flick to staff Mem  Perez de cd Clear said. About 700 pop c Navy died i peacekeeping operations Over the decades. China checking ids Beijing a Security forces throughout China began making spot checks of citizens identification cards Friday in an other move by the government to regain control Over the population. A similar measure was instituted sept. I in Beijing which still asunder martial Law in an Effort to round up alleged counterrevolution varies still at Large three months after the army cracked Down on the Spring pro democracy movement. The Public Security ministry said the checking is aimed a providing convenience for citizens in their political economic and other activities guaranteeing their Legal rights and strengthening the administration and Protection of the social  Frank won t resign Hoston a a Roma Catholic newspaper in rep. Bar Ney Frank s congressional District wants him to resign but the Massachusetts Democrat said he won because accusations about him would be left unanswered. Frank has been embroiled in controversy since acknowledging he paid a male prostitute for sex and then hired him As a Valet. The Call for Frank to step Down came in an editorial in the Anchor the 29,000-Circulaiion newspaper of the roman Catholic diocese of fall River. If he were a policeman a school teacher or fireman he would be out of a Job the Rev. John f. Moore editor of the Anchor wrote in an editorial dated sept. 8. His rather Tacky double Standard should not be condoned or  but Frank said thursday a resignation would Short circuit the House ethics committee and 1 think the committee is an appropriate  sentencing delayed Providence . A . Judge Friday who refused to sentence the Captain and owner of an Oil Tanker that spilled nearly 300,000 Gallons of heating Oil of Newport said he needs to knows More about their records and willingness to pay damages. . District judge Ernest c. Torres demanded specifics about the extent to which Ballard ship Ping co. And its insurers were pre pared to pay for cleaning up the spill from the Tanker world Prodigy which ran aground june 23. The . Coast guard estimates the cleanup at $3 million. Torres scheduled a new hearing in two weeks. Paper says Nixon attempted to organize hostage Rescue  m a _. A Nam incl in Fern tier Ticino Kfir of Tref re Horn new the operation London a a newspaper re ported Sunda that former president Nixon tried to omani pc a second Mission to Rescue 52 american hostages in Iran in 1980 and held Sevet talks with British helicopter pilots Andt Rmer servicemen. The sunday Telegraph quoted unidentified Security sources As saying the second Mission was conc Iyad by the re publican parly because it of Sard its presidential candidate Ronald a Cagan. Might inherit the hostage crisis if a won the november 1 980 election. \ the idea of a second Mission was quietly dropped in october i98o. When Iran said the hostages at the . Of cabs. \ a y. A Rescue attempt authorized by pics h demanding the release Dent Carter ended on april i 25 1980,. I sonars in ran had taken four of the five Buff n servicemen. The Mission had been War amino. Aborted and the aircraft had been refuel or. Nixon was certain that president \ news said. Ing on the ground before turning Back. The newspaper reported Hal Nixon visited Britain for a series of secret meet Ings to plan the second raid Only three months after the failed Mission. It said he met the chairman of Bristow helicopters Alan Bristow and several former members of the special air serv ice Britain s elite military assault Force. Nixon was absolutely serious the newspaper quoted Bristow As saying. We had a Long and detailed discussion about the chances of Success of a second so Rick. I told him it could be done but the so Rick Force would suffer Al Casl 30 per cell  the newspaper said Nixon s plan was " trays 1980. Carter s shame oct la operation would ensure that he Zoura not try again before the  to newspaper quoted an unidentified person involving in the planning As swing. Nixon kept repeat ing that som coniing had to be  the newspaper said it remained unclear whether Nixon intended to use for Mer British military personnel and Heli copter pilots As part of a . Military operation after Reagan took office or whelps a truly freelance operation in the run up to the presidential election was in  quoted a Nixon aide As saying we neither confirm nor deny this Story re have nothing to  the newspaper quoted col. Charles Beckwith commander 9f the original . Strike Force As saying. From the moment we arrived Home Aner the failed Mission we were told to plan for another attempt. None of us in Delta Force How Ever believed that president Carter had the political stomach for another at  i new envoy gives in South Korea promises conf/hued/. Presence Seoul up new . Ambassador Donald Gregg arrived in Seoul on saturday saying that the United state swill remain in South Korea to help main Tain peace on the korean Peninsula As Long As its government and people want the american presence. Gregg landed Al Kimpo Airport to Lake up his Post in time for the arrival office president Dan Quayle who will be paying a three Day visit to Seoul starting tuesday. Gregg who served for three years As Cia chief in Seoul in the mid-1970s, said much Progress has since been made economically politically and socially in Muff South Korea. America Haifa much respect for South Korea s  and the United Stales  to work ing closely with Koreo ensure that this remarkable Progress Olwill continue Gregg said. A consequently is Long As the korean government and Tif Koran Public share Wilh us the judge font that were is a need for our  will but lure to assist in  on tic korean  r v Gregg said a United Stal will co operate Wilh South Korea in achieving economic pm Sperly by working to in crease the two Way flow of free and fair Irac. He also said he Hopes someday the two halves of divided Korea will come to share democracy and Prosperity. We Hope that one Day All Peoples of the korean Peninsula will share in peace the democratic institutions an the economic Well being which the peo ple of the Republic of South Korea have sought for themselves Gregg said. As ambassador of the United states it will be my privilege to help bring our two countries even closer together so that our relationship can grow an Prosper and our Peoples can continue to fulfil their goals and  Ohio s Senato a seek f. Probe of Bla of on Iowa  vote Yarvi sinn can leave uncertainty about Thoby Cox news service Washington Ohio s . Sen Alors want the Senate armed services committee to investigate the fatal april 19 explosion aboard the Iowa that has been blamed on a Sailor from their state. In a letter requesting the inquiry democrats John Glenn and Howan Metzenbaum expressed Strong res nations about a Navy report that cd eluded gunner s mate Clayton Hartwig of Cleveland probably caused the Blaff Hartwig was among the 47 so plots killed when the explosion ripped Tough the battleship s second gun Turret s All of the evidence produced of sup port the Contention that  Atchly caused the explosion is by Justan Tialin nature and is probably insufficient to take to a grand jury for an of indictment let alone to get a jury to of evict the Ohio senators wrote Friday to Georgia Democrat Sam Nunn the committee  despite the fact Thad he Navy Quali fied its report by stating that the explosion was Only mos Likely caused by Hartwig the Reavil prof the situation is that inc reputation of this dead Sailor and that of his fair fully has been harmed Ca of the ship the senators said. Iolynn the governmental affairs pm Mittic chairman and Metzenbaum senior judiciary committee member lid either of those panels could invest it the matter. But icy said armed Orvices on which Glenn serves is the committee of most probable Juristic  they asked Nunn to take the Lead in undertaking an investigation of the Navy s handling of the Iowa incident and to work Wilh us in conducting a Public hearing on the matter Nunn said previously that the com Mittee would review the report then de Termine whether to hold hearings. He had no comment on the Glenn  letter Friday. Iraqi debt Paris a scheduled he French Golem Artimo. Nerf i ii ,, cwt a. Ment has agreed to Illow Iraq to reached beyond repair without Ever having had the Benefit of due  uncertainty about the report s Conlu ule repayments unofficially Guarante iraqi embassy in p the embassy Samake repayments months on its de due in 1989. Iraq 1988 debt service me of ils Public an external debt the is said Friday. Iraq has agreed to thin the next three obligations falling also catch up on its ears. 20 children Hurt when bus flips Chicago a a school bus with an allegedly Drunken Driver at the wheel flipped Over a v curb Onlo ils Side slightly injuring %$0 schoolchildren police said. Itch bus carrying the 20 children Home from school went out of can  on the City s West Side Pofs said. Ges of driving under the in fluent and operating a school bus while Totori rated a felony were filed aft inst the Driver oct Hen Dri Costlo after he refused a breath to Chicago police sgt. Gerald Sajja said. Hendricks being held at the District station Itil a Bond bearing saturday com be jailed for up to three years if convicted of the felony charge Sata pid. The children there treated for minor injuries at or area Hospi tals Chicago Fife department spokesman Tom Jne Pard said. Their age Range was foot immediately available although the Chil Dren at one of the Bovi tals were Ages 9 to 14. Witnesses at the Sec Nevaida the bus was travelling 40 Mph in a 15-Mph zone but that could note immediately confirmed by police