European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes thursday february 27, 1992status of drug producers at Summit or x  Mexico claims $130 billion Worth of drugs were intercepted in 1991. Also it grows and exports Large amounts of marijuana to the  in the six latin american nations meeting with president Bush in san Antonio of Foft if i a Venezuela has a porous Border with Colombia and Money laundering is not a crime. It is estimated that 500 tons of cocaine pass through annually and hundreds of millions of dollars in drug profits Are laundered Here. Colombia the now of drugs remains steady. Drug exports Are estimated at 550-770 tons per year. . Military Aid for drug interdiction reached $61 million last year. Traffickers have diversified into poppy the raw material for heroin. Bolivia it is encouraging alternatives and destroying crops. It also guaranteed that traffickers would not be extradited to . If they surrendered to bolivian authorities. Only seven did so. It claims it would need $2.5 billion Over eight years to destroy coca  leaders to refine drug War strategy a Alan Baseden by the new York times san Antonio two years after president Bush travelled to South America to devise a plan for combating cocaine traffickers on their own turf he is to meet with latin american leaders Here to broaden the Effort which critics say has borne Little fruit. The visit scheduled for wednesday and today will feature five hours of talks with the presidents of Colombia Peru Bolivia Mexico and Ecuador and a delegation from Venezuela. It is being held Between Bush a Campaign appearances in California and Texas. Although details have been kept sketchy the administration apparently plans to continue to emphasize police and military action. It also does not intend to add to the $2.2 billion in Law enforcement and economic Aid that has been designated for Peru Bolivia and Colombia or to the lesser amounts for the other countries. The latin countries particularly impoverished Peru and Bolivia the two main producers of the coca that yields cocaine Are expected to press Bush for Trade benefits and Large amounts of Aid to persuade hundreds of thousands of coca Farmers to switch crops. The latin leaders Welcome the Opportunity to meet with the president. But some aides said that holding the talks amid the presidential Campaign suggests that Little of real concern will be accomplished. A i think the main objective for or. Bush Here is going to be Domestic a a South american Diplomat said. Pledges of cooperation were agreed upon at Bush a first such meeting in february 1990 in Cartagena Colombia. There he met with the presidents of Peru Colombia and Bolivia. The expanded group is expected to draw up goals and timetables for reducing drug production trafficking and consumption said Bob Martinez director of the White houses office of National drug control policy. In analysing the Battle against drugs in latin America the Bush administration claims some modest Success. But drug experts and critics in Congress said that Overall the picture has grown bleaker As drug trafficking has expanded throughout the Region. They say that cocaine is flowing into the United states As freely As Ever and that traffickers have opened up brisk markets in Europe and Are finding customers in Japan and other asian countries. Furthermore colombians traffickers Are now producing heroin and exporting it to the United states. As evidence of Progress the administration has cited increased seizures of cocaine by several countries in 1991 and the crippling of a leading drug organizations in Colombia. The administration also has been trumpeting a Sharp drop in casual drug use. Although drug experts say any goals and timetables established at the Summit May prove meaningless the Bush administration and the latin american leaders see them As potential levers for applying political pressure. A a it a a Way to increase accountability a one South american official  United Way groups delay sending dues Aner in san Washington a two More United Way organizations said tuesday that they will withhold their dues from the United Way of America until an examination is completed of alleged irregularities in the National groups hiring and management practices. A the allegations Are shocking a said Tom Rupp president of the United Way of the Bay area m Francisco. Ruppaner said his group would delay sending nearly $500,000 in voluntary dues. A we done to want people to reduce support for our United Way because of these alleged practices of senior management in Washington a he said. The Bay area group is the largest yet to announce that it is withholding its dues which typically amount to about 1 per cent of local donations to the charitable groups. United Way of Las vegas which contributes about $70,000 a year to the $29 million annual budget of United Way of America also announced that it is withholding support. Other groups that have delayed payments include organizations in the District of Columbia Roanoke a. Seattle and Portland Ore. Others including United Way of Reno nev., and several in Virginia have said they Are considering it. The National organization has directed the Washington Law firm of Verner Liipfert Bernhard Mcpherson amp hand to report on its inquiry by april 2, when the organizations 14-member executive committee will meet. The committee gave United Way of America president William Aramony a unanimous vote of Confidence feb. 3 after an internal investigation. News reports have questioned pay and benefits Given to Aramony who reportedly is paid $463,000 in salary and other compensation plus generous benefits. The Washington Post said Aramony had flown in the supersonic concorde across the Atlantic and used chauffeur services in new York. The Post the new York times and Regardie a Washington Magazine also raised questions about the relationship Between United Way or America and spinoff corporations one of which has purchased a $430,000 new York condominium primarily for Aramony a  climbs aboard Effort to raise air fares new York apr an attempt by United airlines to raise Domestic fares gained momentum tuesday when Northwest airlines went along with the increases. But american and Delta a two key players who would need to agree to the 2 percent across the Board increase before it could stick a said they were still studying the matter. A we have now decided to go full dog and match United Northwest spokesman Jon Austin said. Earlier us air and Alaska airlines were the Only carriers to match United a increase the second 2 percent increase begun by the Carrier this year. United a increase is to take effect tuesday. At first Northwest said it wanted to raise Only the prices for full fare non restricted tickets most commonly used by business travellers by 2 percent. Austin said he did not know Why executives changed their minds. Airline Competition is so intense that if one big Carrier balks at an increase competitors have to abandon it. The airlines want to raise fares to reverse big losses from 1990 and 1991. But some worry that higher prices will scare off passengers. Inspection of Small air Charters by Faa inadequate Gao says by Cox news service Washington a the Federal aviation administration does not adequately inspect the nations Small air charter services congressional investigators say. But the Agency faces a a Mission impossible Job keeping up with 3,000 such com frames Many with Only one or two ight planes the investigators added. A the Faass got a plate that a overflowing with requirements a John Anderson jr., associate director of the general accounting office told a House Public works subcommittee that is assessing aviation safety. It was the second time in two weeks that the Gao has criticized the Faass surveillance of Heinz commuter airlines and unscheduled air taxis saying that Many companies Are rarely checked and some Are not inspected at All. Congress is particularly sensitive to the Issue because Many of its members use charter or commuter Craft. Last april sen. John Heinz r-pa., and six other died when their chartered plane collided with a Heli copter. The Gao says air taxis which carry some 5 million passengers a year have an Accident rate 13 times tha of major airlines and five times worse than commuter it has recommended that the Faa move More Quick to adopt a system of inspecting airlines based on thei risk rather than just their size. However the transportation department and the air taxi Industry say that their safety record has improved and in any event was never As bad As the a study suggests. Charter services which include air ambulances Oil Rig ferries and alaskan Bush pilots take off and Ian More frequently than scheduled airlines operate Fror More rudimentary airfields and Are More vulnerable t bad weather Industry officials said. As subcommittee member Pete Peterson a Fla. Do scribed it they often Fly a by guess and by  a i done to want us to focus on a comparative Accident record a said Peterson himself a Pilot. A i done to thin that a