European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes monday december 28, 1992 7 missing after pier sinks during Thailand River party j at a glance i the fall of the Berlin Wall and the celebrations surrounding the reunification of Germany arc almost forgotten in some places of former East Germany. Lost jobs no nazism and Battles Over property Are on the minds or Many residents. Sec stories on pages 14-16. Words of Wisdom Latoya Hunters diary published earlier this year reflects the lives of Many youths growing up in troubled  Page 4 numbers add up All the jobs president Bush held before he ran the country add up to a Good pension when he leaves office. A Page 5 Clinton playtime finally completing his Cabinet selections president elect Clinton jogged and played Golf in near freezing weather in a Day of relaxation. A Page 6 making travel plans Secretary of state designate Warren m. Christopher is Likely to travel to the Middle East soon after president elect Clinton inauguration aides said. A Page 7 attention shoppers Kmart is transforming 13 communist Era department stores in Czechoslovakia with its own formula for mass marketing. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers .20 comics.18-20 commentary.13 faces a no places. 10 letters. 12 Money matters .17 sports.21-28 to listing .27 weather .11 Bangkok Thailand up seven people were missing sunday after a floating pier being used by a japanese company for a staff party capsized in Bangkok a Chao Khraya River plunging hundreds of revellers into its murky fast flowing Waters. Police said the pier which belonged to the Riverside Menem hotel was overcrowded with More than 400 people when the Accident occurred at about 10 . Saturday witnesses said the raft like Structure began listing before it broke in half. It quickly Sank in about 15 feet of water hundreds of screaming people manyard Onstrom Page 1 the Chambers of . District judge Thomas Hogan that they were thinking about calling Bush and Ronald Reagan As witnesses in the trial. Bush pardoned Weinberger the next Day along with five other Iran Contra figures. A we had no intention of calling or. Bush As a witness a Bennett said. But he added a we did indicate to the judge Quot that we might Call president  Bennett acknowledged however that in the wednesday meeting he did not close the door on conceivably calling Bush. Such a move could have taken place if prosecutors had presented a Case that mentioned Bush prominently. Iran Contra prosecutors a change their target daily depending on their latest defeat in court a Bennett said. Meanwhile Brosnahan a Boss said he wants to a learn the facts behind the new disclosure that Bush kept notes about the arms for hostage affair. The White House declined to say whether Bush would submit to an interrogation on Iran Contra. A a that a a hypothetical question and we re simply not going to comment on a of them intoxicated fell into the dark polluted Waters of the Chao Pray witnesses told officials. Most either swam to safety or were picked up by Rescue boats or ferries owned by other nearby hotels. Police said no bodies had been found As of sunday afternoon but seven people All thais were listed As missing. The search by police and Navy divers was hampered by the Speed of the River currents and the murkiness of the water. News reports said the pier was leased by yes International a japanese company for a new years party for its Bangkok employees and their families. Hypothetical situation a said White House spokesman Walsh. Iran Contra Independent counsel Lawrence e. Walsh said his office had intended to seek answers from Bush this fall on other Iran Contra matters but postponed the attempt and a indicated we would not bother him until the Campaign was  Walsh refused to say whether he would seek to question Bush. But Brosnahan said Bush a typed notes a Are highly relevant to  a one entry is that vice president Bush expresses his unhappiness that former Secretary of state George Shultz handed his notes Over a Brosnahan said. With their comments the prosecutors and the while House set the stage for a possible confrontation probably after Bush leaves office. One Democrat sen. Dennis Deconcini of Arizona said he had telephoned the president and voiced support for a Pardon of Weinberger while Bush was considering it. The president asked a How i thought it would play if there were a Pardon the senator said. He told the president a i think you la be bludgeoned by some of the democrats. My guess is some of the leadership will be pretty much against  police and Harbor department officials said the wooden decked steel pier which measured about 150 by go feet was too old and overcrowded and should not have been used for a party. The hotel a adapted the raft for the wrong purpose a said Harbor department director Salin won Wichian. He said the hotels License for the pier expired five years ago. A fall we can do is Fine them a he told reporters. A so we want a Law that will allow for tougher  however police said they plan to charge the banquet manager with neglect. Marines from Page 1 Lawi a . Spokesman. None of the monitors or their guards was Hurt Mawlawi said. The monitors were later evacuated by members of a 500-member pakistani military detachment he said. The attack underscored the volatility of Northern Mogadishu where the Mih Tail coalition has yet to establish its presence. Gunmen fleeing american marines French legionnaires and other foreign troops in the City a South have run riot in the North for Days robbing and plundering almost at will. A senior american Diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity said the marines would shortly establish two bases and a Strong visible presence in Northern Mogadishu but gave no timetable. Mawlawi said he did not know the size of the Force that attacked the compound or the number of monitors or civilian guards there. Nor could he say How Long the attack lasted but he described it As lengthy. With the italians entry into Gail Alassi Only one major Aid distribution Point remains to be secured Belet Huen near the ethiopian Border in Western Somalia. About 200 members of the 2nd in of the . Army a 87lh inf regt and 40 Canadian troops were to occupy Belet Huen today. Deconcini Scall was first disclosed by the los Angeles times which also said that House speaker Thomas s. Foley d-wash., and rep. Les Aspin d-wis., assured Bush that they would support a Pardon of Weinberger in the weeks before the Christmas eve announcement. Messages left for Foley a and Aspinw a spokesmen were not immediately returned. On saturday Senate Republican Leader Robert Dole of Kansas accused prosecutor Walsh of trying a to turn his own six years of incompetence into a personal vendetta against president Bush. Dole said Walsh a is completely out of control and should resign immediately. Bush typewritten notes Are the latest piece of evidence to surface in the lab Minlu Iran Contra a and they May Well hold some answers explaining what took place after the scandal unfolded in november 1986. Walsh already has received same of a notes it while others a have been withheld from prosecutors Walsh said. The Iran Contra affair involved secret sales of missiles to Iran with profits used to buy weapons for the contras although Congress had banned such dealings with the nicaraguan rebels. It was hoped the missiles could be traded for . Hostages