European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 hews briefs the stars and stripes thursday december 28, 1989 Dod pan Anta strike by stealth successful from a reports Washin Citon itch Pentagon tuesday said the use of the a fall fighter to strike an Airfield in Panama Wal a Success and that Mili tary commanders coi minered but discarded other missions for Fiat a fighter in the Pana mention. K Illiams declined to say Ives were dropped on the the air planes took part in Manian military Intorf spokesman Pete what kind of Ceplo Sheld or How Many i the attack. Defense sources Ca radar evading aircraft Range in Nevada i flier had said that six of the it based at Tonopah Tes topped 2.000-Pound Hombs on a Field outside Floc panamanian defens forces Rio Halo impound about 75 Miles West of Panama c us he also declined Job say what other roles w Cre considered but said inc attack in the Field was the Only use made of the sophisticated Al i7ajet fighter. I Bush signs pay raise Washington president Bush signed an executive order tuesday carrying out legislation raising top government salaries by up to 35 per cent and giving All Federal workers a 3.6 Pyrce Nocost of living pay increase. The measure increases government salaries Over the next 13 months with House salaries jumping from the current $89,500 to $96,600 in1990 and More than $ 120.000 i n 1991. Senate salaries would climb in 1990 from$89.500 to $98,400. Christmas sales flurry new York with a final sales flurry the 1989 Christmas season for retailers ended on an upbeat note As expected. Merchants estimated their year to year gainsay 4 percent to 6 percent but some acknowledged there was pressure on profit margins As result of heavy Price cutting. Toronto death toll at 6 Toronto workers pulled two More bodies tuesday out of the charred remains of a downtown Rooming House that was set on fire Over the weekend. The death toll stood at six. The Hla a occurred saturday after a pile of garbage was set on fire in a hallway causing about $600.000 damage to the building. Police have charged a Toronto Man with three counts of second degree murder. Gordon free Man. 49. Was to appear in court wednesday. Yule Road deaths Down Chicago accidents on the nation s roads and highways claimed 353 lives during the four Day Christmas weekend but the death toll was lower than last year s. California had the highest number of fatalities with 48, followed by Texas with 28 and Florida with 27. Cold scrubs Titan launch Cape canaveral Fla. Blustery col weather and High upper level winds tuesday forced Martin Marietta corp. To postpone its first commercial rocket launch for a sixth time. Wednesday s scheduled launch of the Titan 3,with British and japanese communications satellites aboard was rescheduled to 7.05 . Est thursday. Typhoon nearing Guam Agana Guam Rau dents of this . Territory were advised to Stock up on emergency supplies As a powerful typhoon stalled 200 Miles to the cast. Typhoon Jack unusually late in the season for a major storm had sustained winds of 125 Mph with gusts to 155 Mph at i . Wednesday and was gradually weakening according to the joint typhoon warning  fire triggers okla. Blasts Tulsa okla. A fire in an Oil company warehouse triggered a night Long series of explosions that shot fireballs As High As 150 feet in the air officials said  fire at Tronco Oil co., which began Mon Day night was under control by Early tuesday afternoon officials said. A youth puts his fist through a Hole in the romanian Flag where the socialist Symbol has been Cut out. Ceausescu bodies shown on to from Page 1 speak loan academician in such a Way at other times however the couple appeared hag Gard and disoriented. C Ceausescu wrapped in a bulk dark coat his White hair dishevelled appeared re signed even bored. Without warning the tape then shows an outdoor scene. All that is clearly visible is a badly scarred Wall several feet away. Eventually two shapes become Discor Nablo on the ground in front of the Wall one Light coloured and the other dark. And the scars in the Wall come into focus a Bullet holes. On the left is the body of mrs. Ceausescu on the right the body in Darker clothing of her Hus band. For the last 20 seconds the tape shows a close up of Caus Csc s distorted face. His head is thrown Back at a grotesque Angle his eyes open. That s him a nurse said excitedly. That s  and the instant the tape was Over one person in the crowded Laboratory clapped. A woman Ith a stroller and a child walk through a devastated Section of Panama City tuesday. . Says Hunt wore out Noriega from Page 1 came As the . Military set about its final and per haps most difficult Mission in Panama rebuilding the nation s political military and economic structures left in chaos by the . Invasion. By wednesday american military planes were to have carried 31 tons of medical supplies millions of meals and 10,000 blankets to Panama. In addition defense sources say that a military detachment of civil affairs specialists arrived in Panama from fort Bragg n.c., to help the new government of Guillermo Endara establish itself. The Bush administration said tuesday it will Send a team of specialists from several key government Agen cies to Panama sometime next week to assess the eco nomic situation there and recommend measures to help put Panama s Economy Back on its feet. Meanwhile recently arrived . Troops responding to reports of arms caches and activity by the remaining dignity battalions Noriega loyalists advanced to Ward traditional Noriega strongholds in Western Panama. A total of 33,000 weapons had been captured or turned in by tuesday and . Forces encountered very Little resistance Williams said. There s a real sense that things Are getting Back to Normal Cheney said. Noriega from Page 1 basis of illegal activities undertaken in this  Runkl declined to identify the countries but said there were roughly half a dozen and that the total amount of funds involved was at least $10 million. While the United Stales moved to freeze Noriega s funds it was still stymied in trying to capture Noriega. Officials said Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii spoke by Telephone from Houston where he is on vacation with the Vatican Secretary of state. Cardinal Agostino Casaroli