European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 14, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 5peru reportedly knew plane was american Washington up a a peruvian air Force base commander ordered the april 24 attack on a . Aircraft flying a drug interception flight Over the cocaine Rich upper Hua Llaga Valley . Officials say. The commander at Tamara air Force base knew the c-130 Hercules was a . Plane according to defense department officials military officers and congressional staff members. But he ordered two soviet built Su-22 fighters that had intercepted it to attack anyway they said. The c-130 was forced to make an emergency Landing in Peru after being attacked twice by the peruvian fighters. A Crew member died after he was sucked out of the decompressing Cabin and four others were wounded. Investigators Are trying to determine Why the peruvian air Force was ordered to fire. The Bush administration has released Only the most Basic details about the attack. But previously unreleased information has been revealed in interviews by . Air Force officers involved in latin american counter narcotics activities senior staff members on congressional foreign affairs commit tees and defense department officials under conditions of anonymity. The sources said the c-130, which was specially equipped with radar and communications equipment was patrolling Over the upper Hua Llaga Valley to find and then Chase private planes that might be transporting cocaine. It is a Mission that the . Air Force had flown out of Howard fab in Panama each week during the past six months until the recent confrontation they said. A it was a classic spook Mission Quot an air Force Captain said. A the c-130 has Long legs and can pursue a Druggie for As Long As he wants to  the base commander at Tamara whom peruvian officials in Washington would not identify was told by his pilots that they had intercepted an american plane the sources said. The commander ordered them to Chase the c-130 Over International Waters and to attack it. A the Bottom line is they knew it was a . Plane and they shot at it a said a senior staff member on the House foreign affairs committee. A the question is Why after months of these flights and approval from l Ima to conduct them they shot us  although the administration had condemned permian president Alberto k. Fujimori a suspension of democracy april 5, defense department officials and congressional staff members said they do not believe the plane was fired upon in retaliation for the administrations statements. They said investigators Are exploring a a number of potential reasons for the attack All of which arc  last week Fujimori officially Apolini de for the incident but the administration has not ordered the air Force to resume interdiction flights. The defense department in preparation for resumption of the counter narcotics flights has painted larger and bolder air Force insignias on the planes. But the air Force has not resumed its flights for fear another plane May be attacked. A a they re not convinced the peruvians wont do it again a an air Force major said. A of course we could first act ourselves and completely overwhelm Peru a air orc but that a a can of Worms we arc not prepared to  in Thi stars and strip s10 year Sago May 14,1982 a a Man in priests Robes tried to kill Pope John Paul ii at the shrine of Fatima in Lisbon Portugal lunging at the pontiff with an 18-Inch Bayonet. The Pope escaped unhurt and afterwards he blessed both the Bayonet and the attacker. 20years ago May 14,1972 a South vietnamese troops airlifted into Battle by . Marine corps helicopters recaptured three towns in communist held Quang Tri province in their first major counterattack since the North vietnamese offensive began.30 year Sago May 14,1962 a South vietnamese troops killed approximately 300 communist guerrillas after being flown by . Army and Marine corps helicopters to the combat zone. Two . Army helicopters were shot down.40 years ago May 14,1952 a Britain France and the United states told the Kremlin in identical notes that they favored the unification of Germany the election of an All German government and the conclusion of a peace treaty. They said they wanted to begin negotiations with the soviet Union on these issues after making Quot proper  Worl i war50 years ago today 14 May 194 2  code Breakers with the . Military uncover the first indications that Japan is preparing for an invasion of Midway Island in the Central Pacific and the Aleutian islands in Alaska. The first units of British forces retreating from Burma Cross the Border into India at Tamu in Assam. Another . Army division the 32nd, arrives in Australia to guard against a japanese invasion Mother urges Irish cleric to get to know his illegitimate son 17 e new York a an Irish Bishop who resigned his Post and then a know edged that he is the father of an illegitimate son should come Forward and become acquainted with the 17-Ycar-old, the child smother says. A a in a sorry the Bishop has gone through pain a Annie Murphy said. A we have All gone through  she said she hoped her son Peter and his father the former Bishop of Galway Eamonn Casey could become friends. A a in a looking for him to do the right thing. That is taking the time and Effort and some soul searching to come Forward and meet Peter a she said. Murphy of Ridgefield conn., said Peters Only meeting with his father took place in her attorneys office last june. She said Peter went Public with the affair after the Brief meeting because he Felt spurned by his father. A when my son came out he was devastated a said Murphy 44. A on the Way Home my son was babbling to himself and was  Casey 65, resigned last week after 16 years As Bishop of Galway without mentioning the boy. He issued a statement monday through the Galway diocese expressing remorse that he had a grievously wronged the boy and his Mother. Casey said that he had Given nearly $120,000 from Church funds to Murphy in 1990 for Peters care and that private donors had repaid the diocesan accounts since his resignation. He said he used his own funds for other support payments. Murphy made her comments at a jammed news conference at a Plush Midtown hotel in new York. She was accompanied by her attorney Peter Mckay who negotiated the payment from the Bishop. Her son did not attend because he was at work she said. Mckay said tuesday that he easily Annie Murphy holds the birth certificate of her son during a news conference tuesday. Could have received a larger settlement. A within one half a minute he said yes the Money would be paid and 1 could see Relief on his face that i Hadnot asked for More a Mckay said. The couples relationship began in 1973 when Murphy a father sent her to Ireland after a painful divorce. She was 24 at the time and Casey 46. Also tuesday Cardinal Cahal Daly Leader of Ireland a 3.7 million catholics acknowledged Casey so Frank and Humble admission of guilt and  Daly said Casey a future was a matter for the Vatican and the papal Nuncio in Dublin archbishop Emmanuel Gerada. But he added Quot or. Gerada has already made it Clear that a new appointment in Ireland for or. Casey is most  Casey became a Bishop in 1969. Monsignor James Mcloughlin administrator of the Galway diocese said tuesday that Casey took the Money from a building fund. He said the transaction was recorded As a loan. Michael Leahy the mayor of Galway said the Church should explain How Casey was Able to divert the funds. Tank maker faces Fine in worker s death source 2194 Days of War w h. Smitti publishers inc. World almanac Book of would War ii. Bison books corp1981 a Lansing Mich. Apr general dynamics land systems pleaded no contest tuesday to one count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an employee who was overcome by fumes while driving a tank. The plea stemmed from the death of Harvey James Lee on nov. 15, 1983. It was entered before Macomb county circuit judge Peter j. Maceroni. Lee a Driver and Mechanic at the company Scenter line tank Plant was overcome by Gen solv a commonly known As freon which was used to clean the vehicle. A no contest plea is treated As a guilty plea for the purposes of sentencing. The company faces a maximum penalty of $7,500. General dynamics spokesman Don Gilleland said the company was not admitting guilt. A we simply believe that no useful purpose would be served by dragging the Case out any further a he said. A we would never willingly place the lives of our employees in jeopardy but the out come of litigation is very  Lee entered a tank that had been flushed with 15 Gallons of the solvent and died of cardiac arrhythmia following Contact with the chemical. State attorney general Frank Kelley filed a criminal charge against the company in july 1984, but it was dismissed by the District court. The Michigan court of appeals reversed that decision and sent the Case Back to Macomb county for trial. General dynamics land systems is a division of general dynamics corp