University Daily Kansan / Thursday, January 18, 1990
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U.S. urged to leave Panama
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Bush said Wednesday that he still wanted the rest of U.S. invasion troops withdrawn from Panama "as soon as possible" but that he felt no pressure to get them out before next month's drug summit in Colombia.
Bush congratulated Gen. Maxwell Thurman, commander of U.S. forces in Panama, and his troops for "the outstanding job they did for our country."
Bush denied that the United States was having difficulties finding countries willing to play host to Vice
President Dan Quayle on a fence-
mending mission to the region.
Quayle will visit Honduras, Panama
and Jamaica from Jan. 27 to Jan. 29.
Peruvian President Alan Garcia,
perhaps the most outspoken critic of
the Dec. 20 U.S. invasion that toppled
Manuel Antonio Norlega, has said he
wouldn't attend the Feb. 15 drug
summit unless the U.S. invasion
force was out of Panama before then.
Garcia plans to send a minister in his
place.
The United States sent nearly 15,000 troops to Panama for the strike against Norgeia and his Panamanian
Defense Forces, more than doubling the 12,000 troops on permanent duty there to defend U.S. bases and the Panama Canal.
"We want them out of there as soon as possible," Bush said. "It's my objective to get the troops out and get back to the levels before this military action."
action Noriega is jailed in Miami awaiting trial on drug-trafficking charges. He surrendered to U.S. authorities Jan. 3 after 10 days in the Vatican Embassy in Panama City.
Thurman said 18,900 U.S. troops were left in Panama, with 8,000
having already returned to the United States.
Quayle will attend a presidential inaugural in Honduras on Jan. 27. The White House announced later Wednesday that he would also visit Panama and Jamaica on that trip and that he will travel to South America March 10-16 to attend inaugurals in Chile and Brazil and make "other stops to be determined." An administration official, said that some Latin American countries quietly have discouraged Quayle from visiting.
If church sells it, state can tax it
The Associated Press
The court said such taxes did not
WASHINGTON — Religious items sold by television evangelists through the mail or at crusade appearances may be taxed by states as any other merchandise would, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday.
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state that does not exempt religious organizations.
violate religious freedom and unanimously uphold lower court rulings that forced the Louisiana-based Jimmy Swaggart Ministries to pay $183,000 in back taxes to California.
Other states searching for additional tax revenues now could follow California's lead.
Most states tax the proceeds of at least some mail order sales to their residents, but California is the only
(Swaggart's) religious practices or beliefs," Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote for the court.
"California's non-discriminatory sales and use tax law . . . imposes no constitutionally significant burden on
The tax at issue was imposed on the sales of religious books, tapes and other merchandise sold by Swagg's organization from 1974 to 1981.
CARTEL SURRENDERS — AQAIN: The Medellin coccine cartel said Wednesday that the government had won the war on drugs. It said it would halt its terror campaign and stop dealing drugs in exchange for a pardon.
The carrel released two kidnap victims to back up its offer, which was similar to previous proposals that had been rejected by the government. The difference in this proposal was the carrel's statement that it accepted defeat.
Barco, President Bush and the leaders of the cocaine-producing countries of Peru and Bolivia have joined forces to fight drug traffickers. They are expected to sign an accord to that effect at a drug summit in Colombia next month.
U. S. AIDES GOE TO PHILIPPINES: Amid fears of a new coup attempt against Philippine President Corazon Aquino, President Bush sent a senior White House aide to the Philippines on Wednesday "to make sure there is no question" about U.S. support for her.
Robert Gates, Bush's deputy
national security adviser, will be in the Philippines through Friday; holding talks with Aquino and Fidel Ramos, the Philippine defense secretary.
wrote House Press Secretary Marlin Fitxwater said Gates would convey Bush's continuing strong commitment to democracy in the Philippines.
OAT BRAN NEFFECTIVE: Contrary to cereal ads and popular belief, oat bran does not lower cholesterol levels, according to a study that challenges one of the biggest food craves of the 1980s.
The new research concluded that people who eat lots of oat bran do indeed have less cholesterol in their blood, but not because of any special powers of oat bran. Their blood contains less cholesterol because they eat less saturated fat and cholesterol.
QUALE WILL TOUR CENTRAL AMERICA: Vice President Dan Quayle will visit Panama, Honduras and Jamaica this month, aides said Wednesday.
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