European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday january 18,1990 Cheney delays unveiling of program to fight drugs Washington Dpi defense Secretary Dick Cheney has pushed Back further his announcement of plans to increase the military s role in fighting illegal drug traffic abroad a spokesman said tuesday. The postponement follows a rejection by the co Caine producing countries of Colombia Peru and Bolivia to cooperate with Pentagon plans to station . Warships in the Caribbean to deter the flow of illegal drugs. Cheney had planned to announce a Host of i anti drug measures the i first week of january but reports of . Warships headed toward South America brought protests from the co Cheney Lobian government tand a delay in Cheney s plans. The defense Secretary placed the colombian opera Tion on hold but planned logo ahead and announce other anti drug missions this week. Now Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said the announcement it self is on hold. Cheney postponed the announcement in response to the sensitivities of the latin americans particularly the colombians Williams said. While no Date has been set for the announcement of the military s anti drug plans for certain it will be after the Federal budget is made Public on Jan. 29, Williams said. Asked if the missions were being re Cavalu Atco or Rede signed Williams replied. Not that i m aware  Cheney s announcement could come sometime after president Bush meets with the leaders of  and Bolivia at a feb. 15 Summit in Cartagena. Colombia. At a Summit planning session during the weekend representatives of the three South american nations and the United states met in Bolivia to devise a joint anti drug strategy which will be announced at the Summit. The South americans again rejected the . Plan to Send warships into the Caribbean officials said. Colombia denounced the proposed Mission following news reports earlier this month that the . Government was sending aircraft Carrier John f. Kennedy and the Cruiser Virginia to the coast of Colombia. The . Mission was portrayed in Colombia As a naval blockade. Cheney said last week that he put the colombian operation part of what is to be known As the carib bean task Force on hold but that he Hopes it can be revived follow ing consultations with the colombian government. The Caribbean task Force is just one of a series of anti drug missions that the military s 10 top Field com Manders have proposed to Cheney. They Range from launching satellites to spy on cocaine traffickers to interdicting heroin shipments at sea As they arc smuggled Oul of Southeast Asia. Stateside military surplus store is going great guns Lansing Mich. A a military surplus store owner is Landing new customers with big prices on big  Carpenter is running advertisements in a weekly shopper that lout rocket propelled grenade launchers for $42,000 each anti tank weapons for $39,000 and land mines for $6.000 a pop. The Only thing is. None of them pop. F Arpin scr admits they re also overpriced. For example he said a inoperable grenade launcher Sells for about $2,000 at most government auctions. Psychiatrist strangles Man who threw acid in his face Santa Monica. Calif. A a Man said to be distraught Over the psychiatric treatment of his wife splashed acid in the face of her psychiatrist who apparently strangled him to death tuesday police  detective Shane Talbot said the Man was upset Over some Type of treatment  was prescribing for the deceased s  7-4-Vcar-old husband s identity was not immediately  psychiatrist. Or. George seeds was taken to Santa Monica Hospital medical Center for treatment of acid Burns on his face and upper body Hospital spokesman Ted Braun said. Seeds 60. Apparently was alone when the at Tacker confronted him in a medical building police said. Rocky gets up again workers guide statue of film charac Ter Rocky Balboa into place tuesday atop the Steps of the Philadelphia Art museum. The placement of the statue. Which in t really considered Art by museum officials coincides with the filming in the City of a fifth Rocky movie starring Sylvester Stallone. 70-year-old woman Dies after 2 pit bulls Maul her los Angeles a a 70-year old woman died wednesday after being mauled by her grandson s two pit Bull terriers As she tried to feed them authorities said. Both her arms had been chewed to the Bone said Adelaida do la Cerda a spokeswoman for county us medical car or. Surgeons had amputated Marycc Lilly s left  and operated on her right  tuesday. Lilly of san Diego was visiting her grandson. Clarence Hubbard 34, on tuesday when the dogs mauled her in the kill Hon. Police said. Hubbard 34, had icel for work Early tuesday leaving his grandmother alone in the House. He returned at 9 50 . To Check on her. Said police la. Alan Kerstin. Upon entering the House he saw his grandmother on the Kitchen floor severely mauled Kreslein said. Both dogs were sitting close by in the Corner of the  Lilly who was conscious told officers that the dogs attacked while she was get Ting food for them. As mrs. Lilly was attempting to feed the dogs she was taking food Oul of a Large 25-Pound bag and flip dogs  Kerstein said. She apparently attempted to push them away or restrain them and they attacked. She told paramedics the attack last Daboul 30  the lieutenant said. The dogs kept biting and chewing on the woman and did l Back off until they heard Hubbard entering the Home. They were restrained just by his pres ence. Kerstein said. Hubbard told officials he has owned the 14-month-old dogs which weigh 45lo 50 pounds since they were puppies and they had never attacked before. The animals were taken loan animal shelter and Hubbard said he wanted them destroyed Kreslein said. The lieutenant said it in t illegal to own pit bulls and the animals were on private property. We Sec no criminal aspect  room.  n\.iv. 7 youngsters with handgun Mug two sailors in Florida Orlando Fla. A authorities searched tuesday for seven children one possibly As Young As 6 who sur rounded two sailors in a parking lot and held them up with a Western style pistol police said. The sailors said one of the children who appeared to be the oldest at 13 or 14, clutched the big handgun with Bol hands. The men were too startled by the incident late sunday to provide police with a detailed description of the group. The youngest of the children appeared to be 6 or 7. They could t give Good descriptions because icy were looking Al a Large we Stern slyly gun you know like cowboys and indians inc old Long barrelled pistol Orlando police it. Mike Mankin said. Ever indication was thai ii was  he said of inc gun. The youngsters ran off after the hold up. The sailors. Mark Beazley 19, and John Russell 18, were on their Way from a movie i Heater to inc Orlando naval training Center when they were sur rounded in the theater parking lot by the children who demanded Money police said. The youngsters got Only a few dollars from the sailors wallets Mankins said. One of the boys clubbed Beazley Over the head but he was t seriously Hurt police said