European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 26, 1990 the stars and stripes higher fuel costs will mean major reshaping of airlines a a a Page 7 new York apr High Jet fuel costs Are accelerating the cutbacks and asset sales now reshaping the nations airlines and the Industry that emerges May disappoint Many travellers. A we probably will see some constriction of the air service available to the american Public unless we see fuel prices fall a Robert j. Aaronson president of the air transport association of America said wednesday. Sustained Jet fuel prices at $1.25 per gallon or More would a require the total restructuring of an Industry a Aaronson said at a news briefing. In that scenario service could be Cut Back in smaller markets and fewer flights in general could make it harder for Busi Spanish wins first vote in puerto Rico san Juan puerto Rico apr some lawmakers in puerto Rico Are hoping for a Spanish revolution. A Bill to make Spanish the islands official language was approved in the House on wednesday and moved on to the Senate where debate is not expected until Early next year. Opponents argued that the Bill was unnecessary because Spanish is already the language of the Caribbean Island. . Government business on the Island is conducted in English while Commonwealth business is in Spanish. The Bill was approved 33-10 following a five hour debate a in Spanish. The . Senate has not taken action on a proposal to hold a plebiscite in puerto Rico in 1991 on whether to remain a Commonwealth or move toward statehood or Independence. The Bill has been approved in the House. President Bush has repeatedly said he favors making puerto Rico the 51st state. Recent polls on the Island have shown that statehood has a slim Lead Over Commonwealth status a relationship under which puerto Picans Are . Citizens but pay no Federal taxes and cannot vote for president a but Are drafted for War. The polls show Little support for Independence. Public schools Are taught in Spanish and Only about 40 percent of the islands 3.6 million people speak English. Puerto Rico was a Spanish Colony for 400 years until Spain lost it to the United states in the Spanish american War in 1898. Puerto Picans became . Citizens in 1917. Ness travellers to plan same Day round trips to Many destinations. Many business people would end up staying out of town overnight for Lack of connecting flights. Discount fares also could become scarce.  gloomy forecasts Are circulating As the High Price of Oil has combined with sluggish demand for travel to Deal a double blow to an Industry that has announced the elimination of some 10 000 jobs since the persian Gulf crisis began. Some carriers Are cutting passenger capacity and Selling off important routes As they try to shrink to sizes where they can be profitable. In one of the biggest developments so far struggling pan am corp. Agreed tuesday to sell most of its prize London routes to a healthier competitor Ual corp., for $400 million. Future shake  in the Industry could be similarly seeded up experts said. In addition to United analysts said the Strong airlines that stand to gain from the Industry shake up arc american and Delta. Likely losers besides pan am include Eastern Continental Midway and us air. Jet fuel moved from about 60 cents a gallon before Iraq invaded Kuwait to More than $1.25 in recent weeks. It has since dipped below $1, but the airlines realize they can to count on lower prices in a Market being driven by rumours about the Fate of the persian Gulf standoff. Robert j. Aaronson Panama seeks $6.5 billion from former Leader Noriega a it a it / a to it up. Miami apr the government of Panama filed a $6.5 billion racketeering lawsuit wednesday against its former military ruler charging Manuel Noriega looted the nations Treasury and tortured and killed his opponents. A we have Long waited for Justice and Justice is beginning to happen Here a said Eduardo Vallarino Panama a ambassador to the United states who accompanied the lawyer filing the suit. A we have a duty to the people of All the world to show that dictatorship and tyranny does no to ultimately  the panamanian governments lawsuit contains 11 charges against the toppled dictator for alleged misconduct during his 28-year military and political career. The lawsuit filed in . District court says Noriega participated in assassination torture drug trafficking Money laundering embezzlement Sale of visas and passports and other abuses while he headed the Panama defense forces. A representative sent by Panama a attorney Gregory Craig failed wednesday in an attempt to serve papers on Noriega at the metropolitan correctional Center Southwest of Miami. Noreiga has been held at the Center on drug trafficking charges since the december 1989 invasion of Panama. A prison spokeswoman said the process server was turned away for Security reasons and that a judge would have to order a . Marshal to deliver official notice of the suit to Noriega. The final years of Noriega a reign deflated Panama a Gross National product by 20 percent through corruption and misrule Vallarino charged. Panama Esiff few amp Saap Manuel Noriega appears in a photo taken before his ouster As Panama a strongman. Timoted those damages at $500 million which can be tripled under . Racketeering Law. The panamanian government also is seeking $5 billion in punitive damages. But Vallarino who was appointed ambassador by the government of president Guillermo Endara said the damage to Panama went beyond economics. A we Are also talking about murders a the ambassador said mentioning the bloody torture slaying of opposition Leader Hugo Spadafora. A Many other persons were blatantly and openly murdered in the streets of  the United states holds $20 million Frozen in International Bank accounts some of which has been earmarked for Noriega a criminal defense attorneys but Craig said Panama was asking for an injunction to Stop the release of Noriega a Money. The panamanian government estimated Noriega earned a total of $700,000 in the military but Craig said Noriega still has $300 million to"$500 million in assets that have not been attached by the . Government. Noriega attorney Jon May said the lawsuit was an attempt to interfere with his clients constitutional right to a fair trial including the right to choose and pay his own attorneys. A this Isnit about Money Quot May said of the lawsuit. A this is simply an attempt to keep general Noriega from having sufficient assets to be Able to defend  . Attorney Dexter Lehtinen acknowledged a conflict existed Over the Money involved in the criminal Case assigned to . District judge William Hoeveler and the civil Case assigned to . District judge Edward Davis but not an insurmountable one. Lehtinen also said that he did not believe the lawsuit would interfere with Noriega a criminal prosecution on drug trafficking charges. Expert to panel on smoking visor boards staff director asked the boards executive Era reinstates new York apr a scientist dismissed from an environmental Protection Agency review panel on smoking because of pressure from the tobacco Industry Een reinstated the Epa announced wednesday r t to Extrie Ely pleased at the results a said the scientist or. David Burns of the University of California Jan Diego. A i think it reflects the Epa reconsidering makin0131106 tie Puc policy decision they were i think that the information they received from the press and the scientific Community was that there was a tremendous concern about the influence of the tobacco a Stry on this kind of scientific panel a he said. Huh of ass Cia de press reported last week that Burns a been dismissed from a panel chosen to review two forthcoming Epa reports on the health effects of secondhand cigarette smoke. The tobacco Institute an Industry group and rep. Thomas Bliley of Virginia a tobacco Industry ally had lobbied vigorously to remove Burns from a committee of the Epars scientific advisory Board a standing group of Independent experts. Steven Bayard manager of the Epars project on passive smoking said then he had never seen such a response to Industry pressure in his 12 years at the Epa. Burns had been selected As a special member of the committee for the review of the passive smoking reports. After the Success of the tobacco Industry a lobbying Effort was disclosed Donald Barnes the scientific and committee to advise him on whether to appoint Burns according to Epa officials who spoke on condition they not be named. The executive committee voted unanimously to reinstate Burns the officials said. Barnes did no to return Telephone Calls to his office. Brennan Dawson a tobacco Institute spokeswoman said wednesday that restoring Burns to the panel would endanger the groups ability to do its work fairly. A David Burns cannot be considered to be an objective party in this Issue and that is very Well documented a Dawson said. A we have a panellist that does no to  the Job of the advisory panel is to review the Epa reports on passive smoking to assure their scientific accuracy