European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 22, 1991 protests in Panama Mark . Invasion anniversary Page 10 a the stars and stripes automaker recalls 258,500 vehicles Detroit up a recalls involving nearly 260,000 late Model cars were announced Friday by general motors corp. One recall involved about 250,000 1991 Chevrolet Caprice sedans and station wagons 1992 Buick Road master sedans and station wagons and 1992 Oldsmobile custom Cruiser station wagons to replace the Back up Hood latches. Pm said the vehicles May have Hood latches that have become inoperative because of corrosion. If the primary latches on these vehicles Are not completely latched the Hood could open unexpectedly and Block a Drivers vision. Dealers will install a redesigned secondary Hood Latch and Latch guide. The second recall involves about 8,500 1991 and 1992 Oldsmobile 98 touring sedans and Pontiac Bonneville models equipped with console mounted transmission shifts. The shift control Cable May disengage causing the actual gear position to differ from the indicator. Military Delta attempting to Honor tickets sold by pan am Washington a amps a Delta air lines will attempt to Book travellers with unused pan am tickets on available International and Domestic flights a military traffic management come news release said. Pan am ceased flight operations dec. 4. Delta s actions will depend on the availability of flights and seats through Jan. 15. The command advised government travellers with unused tickets to return them to the commercial try avel office or transportation office that issued the ticket. If an unused ticket was purchased with an individuals government diners club card Send it via registered mail return receipt requested to Citicorp diners club inc. . Box 10824 Chantilly a. 220210824. Accounts will normally be credited within 45 Days the release said. Scheduled airlines travel offices overseas that were operated by pan am Are now being staffed by other airlines in an attempt to ensure the interruption to customer service is minimal the release said. Soviet food fuel shortage Washington a amps a the state department has issued an advisory to any american planning travel into the soviet Union that shortages of food and fuel May affect their plans. A we Are warning people about the economic problems in the country and How they May find it difficult to buy food and fuel if they travel there a said a state department spokesman who requested anonymity. Meanwhile the american embassy in Moscow has recently hired some russians As employees which brings the number of embassy staff members to 350, a spokesman said. The majority of the staff Are american military officers however an exact breakdown of the figure was not available. He said there Are no immediate plans to open additional embassies in any of the newly declared soviet republics. Casket burials to end Washington a amps a the port Hudson National cemetery in Zachary la., has ended casket burial the department of veterans affairs announced. Burial space will still be available for the cremated remains and for the cask eted remains of eligible spouses and dependent children of family members already interred in the cemetery a a release said. Port Hudson is one of three National cemeteries in Louisiana All of which were established immediately after the civil War. The Baton Rouge National cemetery is already closed to new family interments and Alexandria National cemetery in Pineville la., is expected to close in september 1992, the release said. The port Hudson cemetery was established in 1863 with the interments of approximately 4,000 Union soldiers who fell in fighting there and at other Sites along the Mississippi. Some 3,000 of the civil War burials Are unknown the release said. Expanded in 1979, the 10.5-acre cemetery contains the remains of nearly 8,000 veterans and family members. Panama City apr about 7,500 panamanians marched through the streets of the capital Friday to denounce the . Invasion that toppled dictator Manuel Noriega exactly two years before. Protesters carried signs Reading a the dead claim Justice a a Panama occupied territory a and a this country is not for  the government of president Guillermo Endara urged panamanians to a meditate on the causes of the action and at the same time Pray that such experiences Arentt  it also closed government offices and state companies for the Day and declared fridays anniversary a a Day of National  private business operated normally. A it is a disgrace they have called for reflection a said Isabel Corro a Leader of relatives of those who died in the . Invasion. A so Many people died and there should be a Day of National  the . Army estimates that 345 panamanian soldiers and civilians died. Twenty three americans also were killed. Corro claimed that about 1,000 panamanians actually were killed. Fridays peaceful protest March started at the Panama City up a two years after . Rooms ousted strongman Manuel Noriega drug trafficking is flourishing and consumption and drug related crime is soaring in Panama Law enforcement officials and panamanians say. A the gringos Are trying Noriega because of drugs but Panama s worst drug problems came after the invasion a said Maria Lopez a 60-year old waitress in Panama City. The . Invasion troops that ousted and detained Noriega after the dec. 20, 1989, invasion replaced the 16,000-Strong panamanian defense forces with a 10,000-Man police Force. But the new Force has been plagued by Lack of resources widespread corruption and frequent changes in leadership. A the americans thought that by chopping off the head Noriega they could kill the body drug trafficking a a Western Diplomat said. A unfortunately the body turned out to be a Hydra with new Heads growing out after Noriega was  although president Guillermo Endara a government has pledged to fight the drug Trade Law enforcement officials complain they Lack everything from weapons and communications equipment to vehicles ships and planes necessary to efficiently fight drug traffickers. A under Noriega drug ships could pass with his permission a said capt. Jose Luis Sanchez Deputy commander of Panama a coast guard. A now there a More control but that does no to mean Porras Plaza and ended in the Chorrilla neighbourhood heavily bombed during the invasion. Many panamanians welcomed the invasion at the time but Many Are unhappy now about the Pace of rebuilding neighbourhoods damaged in the fighting and criticize what they consider inadequate . Assistance. . Troops invaded to capture Noriega the military strongman accused of letting Panama be used As a transit base for .-bound drugs from Colombia. Noriega is on trial on drug charges in Miami. Endara from whom Noriega stole an election earlier in the year was Sworin in at a . Military base near the capital while the invasion was still in Progress. On thursday he told journalists the invasion was the a exclusive decision of the americans and not of the people who form his government. A we did no to suggest it we did no task for it we did no to consent to it Quot he said. A it will be the historians who in time will determine if the United states had enough justification to take this  there a been a reduction in traffic. We Only have five ships patrolling both coasts and that a not enough a Sanchez said. The coast guard needs twice As Many ships to efficiently cover Panama a 1,800-mile coastline Between Colombia and Costa Rica Sanchez said. It s logical that if you done to have people guarding an area the drug traffickers will take advantage. And unlike us they have unlimited resources a said Mai. Santiago Fundora who Heads Panama a civil air Force. Fundora said the air Force Only has four planes to Coyer Panama a Caribbean and Pacific coastlines while the remaining 15 planes have to be used for �5.er purposes including transporting government officials and emergency rescues. A another four Are being put up for Sale which is an error. The Best Way to fight drug planes is with planes a he said. And members of Panama a anti narcotics Force complain they sometimes even Lack gasoline for their vehicles and Money to pay informants. But despite problems drug confiscations have reached record Levels the last two years police say. Joe year Pana Nanian authorities have confiscated 4.5 tons of cocaine. Two More tons of the drug were confiscated in May off Panama a Caribbean coast by a Panama based . Navy vessel. Last year authorities confiscated about 5 tons of cocaine nearly three times More than Noriega a last years in Power narcotics agents say. 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