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Thursday, September 3, 1987/The Battalion/Page 11 World and Nation fficial says U.S. will withdraw arheads if missile offer stands ASHINGTON (AP) — If West Brmany makes good on its offer to Hire its Pershing 1A missiles, the Ifoited States will withdraw' the rock- M American-owned nuclear war- heads from German territory, the Bte Department said Wednesday. Hit declined, however, to specify t Wnether the warheads would be de- Moyed or stockpiled for future use. -| A npr Replying to a barrage of questions r “' n v> a bbut the 72 Pershings, department ipokesman Phyllis Oakley restated U.S. position that their future “is iojt subject to any form of negotia- with the Soviet Union.” ‘The warheads of the Federal Re- |blic of Germany Pershing 1 As are trolled by us, and always have n,” Oakley said. “They are part of our program of cooperation with our West German allies.” After the Pershings became a sticking point in U.S.-Soviet me dium-range arms negotiations, West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl last month offered to remove them in the interests of a superpower agreement. “If the conditions laid out by Chancellor Kohl are met, and the Federal Republic of Germany conse quently retires the 72 Pershing lAs, we would, of course, withdraw the warheads,” Oakley said. “We really don’t get into the defi nition beyond that of what would happen to them,” she continued. “They would be withdrawn ... I am not defining what withdrawal means. We are simply saying that we will withdraw them from the Federal Republic of Germany.” Soviet officials said that the Per shings’ nuclear warheads should be eliminated as part of the pending agreement on medium-range mis siles. The pending treaty involves mis siles, which is the launch vehicle, rather than warheads. Oakley agreed to check further when it was suggested that this could open the door to the Soviet Union redeploy ing on other weapons the nuclear warheads from the SS-20 missiles it would destroy under the agreement. Asked if the Pershing issue and apparent disagreement over war heads and missiles appear to be a se rious obstacle to U.S.-Soviet agreement, the spokesman replied, “The proof of the pudding test is in Geneva,” where the negotiations are continuing. “There we will see if progress can be made,” she said. On another nuclear issue, the State Department reacted coolly to a Soviet offer to permit explosion of an American nuclear device on So viet soil. Col. Gen. Nikolai Chervov, in out lining the proposal Tuesday, said the Americans could bring along their monitoring equipment to check its accuracy in measuring U.S. or So viet underground tests. The State Department, respond ing to a request for comment, said “other possibilities would offer greater potential in the near term for progress” in improving verifica tion methods. . Protestors denounce Naval actions IE involving fellow injured demonstrator (CONCORD, Calif. (AP) — Angry saa mfo. _ 3 . demonstrators returned Wednesday C3||. to the Concord Naval Weapons Sta- ■Bn where a veteran protesting U.S. fens shipments to Central America fet both legs when he knelt in front of an oncoming munitions train. S|The protesters, in a news confer ence held at the site of the incident, denounced the Navy for failing to jitop the train that hit S. Brian Wil- Bn on Tuesday. ■‘That train that ran into us . . . was a death train,” said Duncan Brphy, who was standing beside Ipllson while the train approached. “It was quite obvious that there was ■ intent to stop.” Murphy and an other man jumped away a moment beiore the train hit Willson. |P“They were thinking it was a game of chicken,” he said. PCapt. Lonnie Cagle, commander of the base 45 miles east of San Fran- dsco, said the train engineer “was ^^j^j”under no orders” to proceed through the demonstrators without l&pping. Public affairs officer Dan Tikalsky said the train crew had been instructed to stop if anyone was on the tracks. eluded anti-war activist Daniel Ells- berg and author Alice Walker. About 50 demonstrators listened ‘7 am shocked to learn of the Navy’s reckless action . . . I am upset and angry because there is absolutely no ex cuse for what happened. ” — Rep. Ron Dell urns, California Willson’s wife of 11 days. Holly Rauen, quoted her husband as say ing, “Well, I’m a real peace agitator.” “I’m very deeply angered,” she said. “I feel a deeper conviction than ever ... to do whatever it takes to stop our barbaric policy.” Rep. Ron Dellums sent a telegram to the protesters, saying, “I am shocked to learn of the Navy’s reck less action ... I am upset and angry because there is absolutely no excuse for what happened.” Other speakers Wednesday in- along with 30 to 40 reporters. After the news conference, five protesters attempted to block a pass ing truck by sitting in the roadway. But a Marine Guard ran to warn the truck, which swerved to avoid the demonstrators. Willson is 47 and has participated in a frequented activist. Last Septem ber, he participated in a 47-day fast on the Capitol steps. Willson is now listed in serious condition. One leg was severed below the knee and sur geons amputated the other leg below the knee, said Sandra Ryan, spokes man for John Muir Hospital. Willson, who was at the base Tues day to start a 40-day fast, also had a skull fracture and numerous other injuries, officials at the hospital re ported. The Contra Costa County Sher iffs Department is investigating, said sheriffs Capt. Russell Pitkin. He said his department had jurisdiction because the protesters were on a rail road right-of-way a few feet off the base property. One aemonstrator shot a video tape of the incident and Pitkin said he hoped to turn that tape over to the county crime lab to establish how fast the train was moving. Several demonstrators said the train seemed to accelerate as it ap proached the group of protesters at a speed of at least 10 to 15 mph. However, Navy officials disputed that, claiming a preliminary investi gation showed the civilian engineer was moving at 5 mph and had ap plied the brakes. MITE larket drop continues stock slide NEW YORK (AP) — The stock arket took another broad drop in a volatile session Wednesday, extending the slide that began ast week in the face of a weak ollar and rapidly rising interest ates. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials, down nearly 30 points 1 at its lows of the day, closed with n 8.93 loss at 2,602.04. Volume on the New York lock Exchange came to 199.94 illion shares. In the week since it hit a record losing high on Aug. 25, the Dow Jones industrial average has fallen 120.40 points. The dollar remained under pressure in foreign exchange. In terest rates kept climbing in the redit markets, with prices of long-term Treasury bonds falling 'hnore than $ 10 for each $ 1,000 in face value. Regulation forces major airlines to provide consumer information itate u ' uipnaeri cquets; WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department, trying to spur the airlines into improving service, directed major air carriers Wednesday to provide consumers with monthly information on flight delays and lost baggage. The airlines will have to provide its on-time performance record to the department for public distribu tion and include each flight’s on- time record in the computerized res ervation systems used by most travel agents, officials said. “We believe that disclosure of this information will help reduce con sumer frustration with airline de lays,” Transportation Secretary Eliz abeth Dole told a news conference. She said the disclosure require ments “should make the carriers more responsive to consumers and give them additional incentives to compete on the basis of better per formance.” The airlines agreed to cooperate, but William Bolger, president of the Air Transport Association which represents the major carriers ac cused the department of being “pre occupied with reporting on prob lems rather than solving problems.” The airlines have argued that many of the industry’s problems stem from shortcomings in the gov ernment’s air traffic control system and overburdened airports. Airlines will begin providing the monthly performance information to the department next month, but officials said they do not expect the first summaries to be available to the public until early next year. The on- time information is expected to be available to travel agents through the computerized reservation sys tems in December. The requirements apply to the na tion’s 14 largest air carriers and to flights to and from 27 major U.S. airports, covering 63 percent of do mestic flights. Delays caused by mechanical problems will be exempt from the reporting requirement because of concern that pressure to report such delays might pose safety problems, Dole said. She said all other delays — whenever a plane departs or arrives at least 15 minutes after the sched uled time — must be reported, in cluding those caused by severe weather. The government acted amid a soaring number of complaints from travelers about poor airline service in recent months and as Congress is considering legislation aimed at forcing the airlines to improve serv- Rep. James Howard chairman of the House Public Works and Trans portation Committee, said the new rule will not affect plans to push for passage of a broader airline con sumer protection bill later this month. In addition to requiring airlines to disclose consumer information, the House legislation calls for penalties against airlines when flights are de layed for other than safety reasons and requires each airline and the Transportation Department to es tablish toll-free telephone hotlines for complaints. Aquino: Conspirators plotted to kill Americans ;kin ;iove : MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Conspirators in plots leading to last week’s bloody coup attempt fdiscussed killing Americans and burning CIA headquarters in Manila, the government said Wednesday. f A general who commanded the army under deposed President Ferdinand E. Marcos was in volved in plotting a military takeover, said the re port, prepared by President Corazon Aquino’s security force and released by the Presidential alace. Aquino, in a national broadcast Wednesday, said 53 people were killed in Friday’s coup at tempt, including 12 loyal soldiers, 19 rebel troops and 22 civilians. Hundreds were wounded, in cluding her son, Benigno Aquino III. Col. Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan, who led the coup attempt, remained at large, and the military intensified air and ground searches for him in Manila and north and east of the capital. The “after battle” report said Marcos loyalists met July 14 at a Manila restaurant to discuss “CIA support for destabilization,” bombing cam paigns, the assassination of three unidentified Americans and “burning of CIA headquarters.” It did not elaborate. It named Maj. Gen. Josephus Ramas, former army commander, as being involved in plotting a military takeover. Aquino fired Ramas after tak ing power in a February 1986 civilian-military uprising that ousted Marcos, who fled to Hawaii. The report said intelligence agents learned that Ramas and Honasan planned a “blitzkrieg attack” last June, but it was postponed. The charges about killing Americans and the CIA were in the background part of the report, and it was unclear whether all the alleged plots were part of the same conspiracy and why other plots were postponed. Aquino said 50 officers and 1,300 enlisted men took part in the revolt, but did not say if that in cluded those who joined in Cebu City, San Fer nando and southeastern Luzon. She said 1,033 mutineers were in custody. 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