European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday. February 14, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 3if wishes were Law smooching would suffer new Lenox. 111. Apr Illinois residents who entered a legislator s Quot there ought to be a Law contest Quot say they want More Public toilets lower taxes a change in election scheduling and no kissing in cars. Stale rep. Larry Wennlund said monday that 500 such ideas had arrived at his new Lenox of tick for the contest which he called an Experiment in Quot real grass roots Eileen Bludeau of Oak Park suggested that elections be scheduled on sundays so More people could vote. C h. West of Northbrook said talking on car phones while driving should be outlawed. And then there were these suggestions a Quot there ought to be a Law that citizens use their common sense. Thank said Eileen Slater. 70, of Chicago. A another entrant said every business serving the Public should be required to provide a Public bathroom because Quot when you have to go you have to go Quot a from the second Grade at Lincoln elementary school in a Monmouth came Quot no drinking in Illinois. No drugs no kissing in a and from the somewhat More mature set at the school a the third graders a there was Quot no naked movies on to no Playboy Channel in Illinois Quot and Quot no school for .100 Quot people have Good ideas a Good practical said Wennlund. Whose Northern Illinois District includes some of Chicago s Southern suburbs. Quot this is just a Way to get those ideas to somebody who can do something about the Republican legislator advertised the contest last month asking entrants to Tell him in 100 words or less what Laws the slate should pass. The contest closed Jan. 31. And a Winner will be announced in two weeks. Judging he said would be based on Quot the practicality and the worthiness of the Wennlund said the winners chosen from adult and student categories would get a trip to the Capitol in Springfield next month. They la be invited to spend a Day on the floor of the House of representatives with Quot Wennlund and watch their proposal be introduced As legislation. The largest number of entries dealt with ideas for lower property taxes and most of those were from the elderly. Wennlund said. Another popular suggestion a making up about 10 percent of the entries a was for a Bill on recycling that would charge deposits for returnable bottles. 5,000 agents to provide drug Summit Security Washington apr a massive Security operation is being assembled to protect president Bush and three latin leaders from danger during a a it Long drug Summit in Colombia. A wide array of defences a some obvious and some not a Are expected to be in place when Bush spends about six hours thursday with the presidents of Colombia. Peru and Bolivia at a heavily guarded naval base near the coastal resort City of Cartagena. Colombian authorities say about 5.000 Security agents will be deployed. Secret service agents already arc in place and More will Fly in with Bush. . Warplanes May be used to escort air Force one and Bush s helicopter. In addition. . Warships Likely will be stationed in the Caribbean to provide support. A it s a serious environment to Deal said William a. Hawthorne who retired from the secret service in 1987 As executive assistant to the director. A the fact that they re going tells me the secret service believes they can provide Security in that environment. I m not particularly Hawthorne said. Eight years ago. When Bush was visiting Colombia As vice president a Cache of dynamite was found buried along the runway at Bogota International Airport after his plane took off. The defense ministry speculated that leftist guerrillas had planted the explosives Days earlier but were thwarted by Security from getting close enough to detonate the dynamite on the Day Bush left. Brushing aside Security concerns Bush says he wants to go to Colombia As an expression of support for its president. Virgilio Barco. Who is waging a colombian Soldier guards a . Military helicopter carrying secret service agents and staff members As it prepares to take off from a military base in Cartagena. T prepares War against the country a drug lords. Quot and i believe. That the Security of the president can be protected on this naval Basco a place where the Man Barco has his own Home that is Cut off from the Mainland except by one Bush said last week. Jerry Parr who was the director of president Reagan a protective detail said that on a scale of 1 to 10. The danger to Bush was Quot probably a seven or an Quot its risky to be said Parr who in 1981 shoved a wounded Reagan into a limousine and rushed him to a Hospital after an assassination attempt. Quot you can to reduce All the asks. Quot any time you take the president out of the untied states it s got a lot of unknowns about it. Despite the fact you re going to do everything you can Quot Parr said. Typically the secret service sets up three concentric rings of Security Lor the president an intensely guarded inner Circle a Middle Circle and an outer perimeter Parr said. Quot the whole game will be to minimize the danger and reduce the killers or the assassins options. Since he is going the secret service really has thought it out Parr said. Decoy limousines and helicopters have become Standard fare in presidential Security. Last week in san Francisco a Decoy motorcade of a half dozen cars was used to fool raucous demonstrators who were trying to Haze the president. The secret service also can change travel routes and arrival areas and stage diversions and distractions former agents say. Quot there s going to be sonic dazzle dazzle so people Arentt quite Clear about who to said Chuck Vance who helped guard Gerald Ford when he was president and also served on two vice presidential protective details. Quot they la have military personnel everywhere frogman ships Vance said. Quot i called in a whole naval Fleet one time in a moroccan visit for than vice president Spiro Agnew Quot because of political uncertainties. The secret service will not discuss its Security precautions or the threat potential to Bush. Quot do the redskins Send their playbook to Dallas the week before Quot asked Robert Snow head of Public affairs for the secret service. Quot we feel we can do what we have to he said. Quot we re still assessing it Verv Day. Its not a done Deal until we go. At this Point it s an hour by hour Day by Dav Vance said he considered a direct attack against Bush unlikely. Quot they drug lords Tould make a Point Lor a moment but the retaliation would be so severe Quot he said. Quot i think you May see some bombings elsewhere to show their displeasure and show they have the ability to do Parr quoted secret service director John Simpson As saying. Quot you prepare for the worst and Hope for the North koreans fire on guard Post in South Seoul. South Korea apr North korean gunners fired 20 rounds at a South korean guard Post tuesday on the eve of defense Secretary Dick Cheney s arrival in South Korea officials said. The shooting took place near an area he is expected to visit. The .-led . Come in Seoul said South koreans did not return the fire and no injuries were reported. The shooting near the truce Village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone Between the two to reas lasted several seconds and it was not Clear what Type of weapon was used. . Officials said. It also was unclear whether the shooting was accidental or deliberate and officials refused to speculate. Cheney is scheduled to visit Panmunjom and . Troops near the Doz on Friday the third Day of his visit. Quot any shooting in the Doz is a serious said a . Official speaking on condition of anonymity. Quot that it occurs on the eve of the visit of a . Cabinet officer has to he considered in the . Adm. Larry g. Vogt senior . Come Delegate to the military armistice commission demanded an immediate investigation by North Korea. The commission oversees the truce that ended the 1950-53 War Between the two Orcas. Divided since 1945 into the communist North and the capitalist South. The heavily manned Doz with its barbed wire and Cement bunkers is one of the Best guarded Borders in the world. North Korea has accused South Korea of thousands of armistice violations Over the years but military observers say shooting incidents have been less common in recent years. The last major incident occurred in 1988. When a South korean Soldier was wounded by gunfire from North Korea. In november North korean soldiers fired toward a colleague who defected to the South but South korean soldiers did not return lire. Cheney is scheduled to arrive wednesday on his first asian Stop of a two week trip that also includes visits in Japan. Hong Kong and the Philippines. A defense ministry official said the Agenda for Cheney a meetings includes discussion on cutbacks of . Forces an increase in South Korea s share of the Cost of maintaining . Troops Here and a change in the countries combined military command system to give South Korea More control Over its armed forces. There Are 43.000 . Troops stationed in South Korea under a Mutual defense pact. Both South Korea and the United states have stated that cutbacks would not occur w without the approval of both governments. ,. Cheney announced Jan. 30 that three . Air bases would be closed and 2.000 support personnel withdrawn from South Korea in Cost saving measures
