European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 8, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9invasion probe did no to uncover leak Dod says Washington up a the Pentagon contradicting speculation by the commander of the . Invasion of Panama said tuesday that its investigation found a no evidence of a leak by . Officials or the news Media that compromised the invasion. It. Gen. Carl Stiner said at a Pentagon news conference feb. 27 that the Panama operation was compromised by a leak from the state department or by a warning from Cuba or by . Media speculation about . Troop movements creating a Security breach that added to . Combat deaths and injuries. �?o1 know for a fact it was compromised a Stiner told reporters. But Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said tuesday a we have thoroughly investigated the allegations that it was someone in the government that had tipped off the psf Panama defense forces or had said something that jeopardized operational Security there is no such evidence. A there was no  the chief Pentagon spokesman said he also asked Gen. Colin Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and other senior military officials if there were a press reports conversations that jeopardized operational Security and again they said  Stiner had said that at 10 . Dec. 19, three hours before the attack panamanian military radio channels came alive with urgent warnings that a a they re coming and a the ballgame is at 1  Stiner said that shortly before that the . National Security Agency monitored what he called a a burst broadcast from Cuba directed South toward Nicaragua or Panama. However he did not know details of the broadcast. Stiner had also said there was a report that an unidentified state department official telephoned a Friend at the Panama canal commission and warned a tonight is the night. Get your kids off the  that Call Stiner said prompted the Panama canal official to Call around to friends to report the impending invasion. Williams specifically contradicted this allegation which was heatedly denied earlier by the state department. A general Stiner was relating to you All some things that he had heard some possibilities that May be out there for potential opportunities to jeopardize operational Security a Williams said. A but in fact despite what the rumours were that general Stiner heard and related Back to you. That has been thoroughly investigated and there is no evidence of a leak a Williams  think Skippy will soon be hopping san Francisco apr Skippy a once lethargic red Kangaroo at the san Francisco zoo finally has a heartbeat that doctors Hope will make her Lively once again. The 7-year-old Marsupial was recovering wednesday after receiving the first pacemaker Ever implanted in a zoo animal. Veterinarians discovered the Middle aged Kanga a a slow beating heart a few weeks ago while treating Ujj abscess on her right foot. Her condition dete rated and she was near death on sunday. Tin Mon by night three heart surgeons from the four Hersity or California at san Francisco helped by a Anaesthesiologist a from Stanford University put the pacemaker into Skippy a neck. Iitprph1 surgery a the 80-Pound animals heart Reg the in when an 3 40 beats a minute far below Wator xammals125 a a 5��?T Mike so i aka 2�� droen2ifsday�?T so a Pye a languor was gone and her her Rerng w3s gook she sniffed and licked the Walls of Small room hatted her Large eyes and used her about paws t0 10st her rear legs As she hopped donator a to Raj t Nie an t the pacemaker itself were inc of vim c donated by pacesetter systems Csor a syn mar it cahf., Cost $8,000.  of Haye wondered about using such a gered Sec pc kan8aroo> which is not an end Ana Sweet said zoo director Phil Arnold. E by not to put a value on the animal a he said. Over Here # t # a amps Effie Bathen rabbi Daniel Mayer and his wife Hana inspect a jewish history Book at the synagogue at Darby Cavern. Czech rabbi and wife make rare find during trip to West by Effie Bathen Niernberg Bureau Furth West Germany a Daniel and Hana Mayer were staring in Awe at what they a found in a Library Book at the Darby Cavern synagogue an account of a 1946 jewish settlement in Prague Czechoslovakia. It was the first visit to the West for Prague a 33-year-old head rabbi and his wife and the trip had provided Many wonders. But this Small bit of print was a rare historical find. A because it is a part of the czech after War history a said Hana Mayer who directs the education and exhibits department at Prague a jewish museum. A it is absolutely not  she said she had once discussed the settlement with a historian who specialized in Post world War ii Czechoslovakia. But the historian knew of the settlement Only through word of Mouth. Jewish scholars in Czechoslovakia apparently had not recorded the Story of immigrants from a Region near the soviet Union and Poland Borders who settled briefly near Prague before moving to the United states and Israel. For Western historians it was a Mere footnote in history. For the Mayers it was a piece of a 1,000-year-old cultural time line that had been erased by the communists. The trip to the West came As part of the new Freedom the Mayers and other czechs Are enjoying since nov. 17, when popular uprisings began to shake the marxist government of Milos Jakes. Before then Mayer a Small religious Community of about 1,000 had to seek government approval for activities far More routine than a trip beyond the Iron curtain. Permission to establish a hebrew school for instance took 18 months. Even then individual lesson plans needed approval every two weeks. Mayer also recounted How a rabbi from the United states once requested permission to use Mayer a synagogue for a service marking the anniversary of a relatives death. Mayer was glad to extend the Courtesy As Well As to Honor an important jewish tradition. However communist officials denied the request saying the american would not be allowed to talk to the Community because he was a stranger. A you cannot Tell a rabbi a no a a said Mayer who made the decision to Welcome the american and endure the increased supervision that followed. Under the old regime the Mayers also could not be seen publicly with american friends such As Judy Daina the wife of capt. Joseph Daina the Niernberg military Community a jewish chaplain. The Mayers visited the Dainas recently on the return leg of a trip to Israel. Nearly four months after the fall of the communist regime Mayer still has trouble adjusting to his new Freedom. A the revolution is new so we must begin to think in a new Way a he said acknowledging that it All still makes him feel a Little awkward. Before the fall of the communists for example jewish children were allowed to attend religious training Only once every two weeks. A few weeks after the uprising the Mayers decided to try to make the classes a weekly event. A How shall we do it a Mayer asked his wife not knowing where to get permission. Then it dawned on them a we simply had to ask the children a Hana said. Mayer said the relationship Between the state and religious communities in Czechoslovakia is now Good. In his own Community for example Mayer has been Able to join the advisory Board for the jewish museum where his wife works. That should end at least one of Hana Mayer a professional frustrations although the museum was officially recognized by the state teaching the historical and cultural significance of the items displayed within it was not. An ornate artefact for instance would be labelled Kiddush cup without reference to How it was used in a Blessing before a meal. A you came to this museum and you saw this Beautiful object but you  know Why the jew used the object a she said. Since the revolution a few Young families have joined Mayer a congregation which gives him Hope that Czechoslovakia a jewish population will grow from its current level of about 4,000. Before world War ii the figure was 360,000. A we Are without one whole generation a Hana said. Today 80 percent of Prague a jewish Community is Over 60 years old and Mayer said he is looking Forward to creating new programs for the Young people in his fold. A maybe Well even get a teacher from Israel for hebrew a he said. A it was never allowed