European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside strikes d Lack of Snow hampers european skiing Page 2 d probe of White supremacists stepped up Page 5 d classified ads Calendar of events stripes Magazine n Illinois beats Missouri in top 10 Battle Page 17 the St a and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed Force Good Mornini vol. 48, no. 249 Friday december 22, 1989 / a a d 8693 a Panama fight goes on Bounty set on Noriega Panama City. Panama map . Troops smashed the forces of Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega wednesday and installed a new president. But the panamanian strongman fled into hiding and said during a Clandestine radio speech the fight will go on. Noriega s loyalists seized some Ameri cans during the Day and by Nightfall sporadic gunfire was heard As armed thugs roamed City streets. In Washington the Bush administration offered a $ i million Reward for the military ruler. Supporters of Noriega also were offered $150 for each firearm they surrendered. Noriega spoke briefly wednesday Ghl Over the National radio network and declared we re in Trench warfare now and w c will maintain the Resis we ask the world for help with men dignity and strength. Our slogan is to win or die not one step the station went off the air right after Noriega s remarks and his whereabouts still could not be determined. More than 20,000 . Troops backed by warplanes began the invasion shortly after Midnight tuesday under Moonlit skies pounding panamanian military bases in and around the capital with mortar Cannon and machine gun fire. By Daybreak the Headquarters of no Riega s defense forces was burned and o world reaction is mixed Noriega profile. Page 3 americans military Leader evaluate assault. Page 4 . Families mourn 4 dead identified Page 5 state department hot line units involved Back Page battered. Smoke from flaming buildings filled the sky. Widespread looting broke out in the capital. Although the . Military appeared in control fighting continued into the afternoon by holdout loyalists. Officials in Washington said i5 Amer ican servicemen were killed one was missing 59 were wounded and four Heli copters were lost. One . Civilian a woman was reported slain. About 9,500 american troops from bases in the uni cd states were flown in to augment the 12,000 soldiers based in Panama. There were reports of americans us. Troops take up positions behind sandbags by an Access Road to he panamanian defense forces Headquarters taken hostage and some were seized by panamanian troops and later released. In Sashington the smithsonian institution said 11 scientists and technicians associated with the its tropical research Institute in Panama were missing and believed major Battles appeared to be in the san Miguelito neighbourhood to the Northeast Ali arc . Attack jets bombed and helicopters strafed a defense forces Barracks atop a Hill and in old Panama site of the colonial capital where Panama s defense forces have a military base. By 4 p.m., the fighting appeared to have ended As panamanian forces with Drew. Two witnesses said that before the fighting ended in old Panama defense forces soldiers shot Down a . Helicopter with a ba20oka-Type weapon normally used against armoured vehicles. Or. Leonardo Diaz director of the government s Santo Tomas Hospital in the capital said that by mid afternoon he counted 52 dead and hundreds of wounded. All of those casualties were panamanians some civilians and others troops. President Bush said he ordered the in Vasion after Noriega said Panama was in a state of War with the United states and after the shooting death last week of a . Marine lieutenant. He said the assault was a Mission to capture Noriega and bring him trial in the uni cd states on charges of Traffick ing in colombian cocaine. Gen. Noriega s reckless threats and attacks upon americans in Panama Cre ated an imminent danger to the 35.000 american citizens in Bush see Panama on Back Page at a glance Caribbean sea \ Panama City canal cause president Bush orders .u is into combat in Panama City to seize Gen. Manuel Noriega. He Puld be extradited to face Federal drug charges in the United aug. 8 . Forces detain panamanians � aug. 9 . Tanks by pot Entrance to fort Amadori oct. 3 panamanian soldiers attempt coup a St Noriega nov. 20 . Loops Block Access to Heman ministry with tanks dec. 1s Sjane of War declared by dec 1ff " unarmed american Soldier y killed by panamanians deft in . Army officer wounds. Panamanian policeman dec. 20 Bush orders . Troops into combat in Panama City source a . Souther \ command headquarter its Susan p. In Pofs recall thrill of spy flights Page 9
