European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 6 the stars and stripes . Wednesday. Pec Ambar is. 1993u.s. Aid to death squad backers found. By the new York times Washington a As recently As  ago . Military officers in Al Salvador trained wealthy salvadorans associated with right Wing death squads state department documents show. The training took place at a time when the threat of communism was receding and the Bush administration was pursing peace settlements in Central America. The documents Are the first to describe americans As training civilians tied to political killings in Al Salvador and the first to link american support to salvadoran death squad activities in the 1990s. A my worst fears Are realized a the . Ambassador William g. Walker wrote in a cablegram from san Salvador to the state department in october 1990. The ambassador said he had Learned that american officers were giving weekly military training to so to 60 wealthy salvadorans who called themselves los Patriot cos the patriotic ones. American officers called the unit a the Bow  Walker called its members a adventure seeking gun toting Soldier of Fortune Magazine subscribing Rich Young  citing american intelligence reports he said the unit a was being used As a cover for death squad  walkers cablegram did not say what rationale had been Given for assigning american military trainers to a civilian group. Nor did it specify the groups activities. But it said it was affiliated with Roberto Daubuisson a right Wing politician identified this year by a United nations sponsored investigation of human rights abuses in Al Salvador As the Mastermind of the nation s death squads. D Dubuisson died of cancer in 1992. The documents Are among some 12,000 government papers on . Policy in Central America that were declassified and made available to the Public this year. They were found by researchers from the National Security Archive a private foundation that works for the declassification of government documents and the Center for International policy a Washington research i headed by Robert e. White. White served As ambassador to Al Salvador in 1980 and 1981 and later criticized the Reagan administrations support for the salvadoran government in the face of Many reports of human rights abuses by the government in its War against leftist guerrillas. _ those documents and a . Investigation showed that the salvadoran army and Security forces were associated with death squad activities including the killing of hundreds of civilians during the 1980-92 civil War. American military personnel worked closely with the salvadoran armed forces providing training equipment and advice. But none of the $6 billion in american military and economic Aid received by the salvadoran government during the War years was earmarked for military training for civilians. In the stars and stripes 10 year Sago dec. 15,1983 a the battleship new Jersey blasted targets deep in syrian held territory with its 18-Inch guns the largest conventional artillery afloat. Two smaller . Warships joined the attack. 20 years ago dec. 15,1973 a leaders of the nine nation european Community opened a two Day Summit to push for stronger Solidarity but immediately ran into trouble Over Middle East policy and the Energy crisis. 30 years ago dec. 15,1963 a the Frank Sinatra or. Kidnapping Case was broken with the arrest of three men recovery of nearly All of the $240,000 Ransom and a pre Dawn arraignment of the suspects. 40 year Sago _ dec. 15,1953 a . Secretary of state John Foster duties warned a nato Council session that if european nations decide to commit suicide by blundering into another War a they May have to commit it  50 years ago dec. 15,1943 a Turkey was trying to persuade Bulgaria to sever its ties with the Axis and seek peace with Britain the United states Greece and Yugoslavia according to reports reaching new York via Cairo Egypt. World War ii 50 years ago today dec. 15 194�3 the 112th Cav regt of the . Army lands on the Akrawe Peninsula of new Britain Island far West of the major japanese air and naval bases at Rabaul. Australian troops capture Lakona on new Guinea. On the Western italian front Allied forces open a new offensive striking toward san Pietro Monte Lungo and san Michele pass. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book of world War if Bison books corp., 1981 a after ejecting from u-2 investigators inspect remains of a u-2 that crashed after the Pilot ejected and was killed. Beale fab Calif. A a u-2 spy plane crashed monday after its Pilot ejected moments after taking off on a training Mission. The Pilot capt Richard Schneider 32, was pronounced dead about 35 minutes after the crash air Force officials said. Schneider of Stith Weymouth mass., ejected just after the Liine took off from. Beale fab. ,. The aircraft exploded in a Field about 200 Yards off the base s main runway said air Force spokesman Mike Digior Dano. Officials said they did not know Why Schneider ejected Digiordano said. The crash charred about one third of an acre and left Small pieces of debris scattered in the Field. Because of the u-2 s Large fuel capacity it does no to have a full Landing gear. Wheeled struts fall off during Takeoff and landings Are made on two permanent wheels along the body of the Jet. The plane comes to rest on a Down turned wingtip. Beale fab about 40 Miles North of Sacramento is the Home base for the air Force s u-2 Fleet. The u-2 is a single engine single seat reconnaissance Jet. It has a Range of More than 4,000 Miles and can Fly above 70,000 feet. 2nd witness links Kelso to Tail Hook scene Norfolk a. A a second witness has testified that adm. Frank b. Kelso ii saw some of the debauchery at the 1991 Tail Hook convention saying the Navy Stop uniformed officer heard a gang of men urging a woman to get naked a a a am i hearing what i think in a hearing a a Robert l. Beck quoted Kelso As saying As the men shouted for the woman to take off her top. A few minutes later someone waved a woman s top in the air Beck testified monday a Well i guess that s the end of that a Beck quoted the Admiral As saying on the Friday night of the convention. However Beck said the men then began shouting for the woman to take off her Bottom. He said Kelso walked away As hotel Security personnel arrived to disperse the crowd on the Rowdy third floor of the Las vegas Hilton. Beck a commercial Pilot and Captain in the Navy Reserve was the second person to contradict Kelso a claim that he saw no misconduct at the convention where dozens of women were molested by Drunken Navy and Marine aviators on the third floor sept. 7,1991, Kelso chief of naval operations has testified that he was not on the third floor at All that saturday night when others said they saw him with then Navy Secretary h. Lawrence Garrett Iii. He has acknowledged being there Friday. Last week the wife of a Navy aviator said she saw Kelso and Garrett watch two women drink from a plastic sex toy on saturday a military judge is considering whether the dispute Over Kelso a whereabouts is grounds to dismiss charges against cmdr. Thomas r. Miller 47, and Gregory Tritt 43. Garrett resigned Over the scandal Kelso was allowed to keep his Job. Meanwhile two admirals who had told Pentagon investigators they saw Kelso and Garrett on the third floor saturday night hedged on their earlier statements. Quot i can to remember for certain seeing him a said vice adm. William a Bowes head of naval air systems come. A i still feel that i saw him there but my degree of Confidence in that feeling is very very Low a said rear adm Paul w. Parcells then commander of the Atlantic fleets tactical air forces. Santa s $50 handouts just a do s stunt Boston up a a secret Santa who gained front Page attention by driving around in a limousine for the past week handing out $50 Bills in the Boston area was Only staging a publicity stunt for a Worcester mass radio station the station disclosed monday. At a news conference executives of Waal pm said the station was hoping to Gam listeners in the Boston area through the $10,000 Giveaway and did not mean to offend anyone Greg Hill the stations morning disc jockey who had refused to identify himself or even speak to reporters during his Seyen Day Jaunt denied the station was misusing the Symbol of Santa Claus. A Only if you think helping people is manipulation a Hilt said. Hill silently passed out the $50 Bills along with Small Christmas cards to occupants of homeless shelters Hospital patients bar patrons Holiday shoppers and others. Each Lime he arrived unannounced in his chauffeur driven Limo and then left without a word