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BRANCH TRIAL SET TO BEGIN JULY 19 inside Ann Landers 2D Classified 5-14D Crosswords 2D.6D Life 1-5D Local 1-3B Lottery 2A Money 4B Movies 6C.3D Obituaries 2B Opinion 12-1 3 A Sports 1-8C Television 5C BULLS ECLIPSE SUNS 111-108 IN GAME TWO Partly cloudy Rain chance: 20 High: 90. Low: 72. See weatherback of section ITlTifT) JA 1 1 LCXJJ A Gannett Newspaper Pensacola, Florida Saturday. June 12, 1993 Northwest FloridaSouth Alabama I IU I II I COMICS warlord U.N., U.S., troops attack Somali cial declined to specify exactly how many troops might participate in the ground operation. "The main aim is to restore security so we can continue the humanitarian operation," the official said.

Asked whether Aidid himself would be a target of the operation, the official declined to respond specifically, pointing out the United Nations has called for "the detention of Aidid and four of his Mogadishu joined a U.N.-led "military action against those responsible for armed attacks against U.N. Forces in Mogadishu on June 5." Aspin said the action was in support of a U.N. resolution that called for a "strong response" against those who attacked and killed members of the U.N. force. "This response is essential if the U.N.

is able to continue its long-term humanitarian relief and reconstruction efforts in Somalia," Aspin's statement said. A Pentagon official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the operation, which occurred before dawn Saturday in Somalia, targeted at least five specific sites. The targets include Aidid's radio station, his command quarters and several weapons caches, the official said. A second phase of the operation involved ground units ordered to move in to secure certain areas of the city and search for additional weapons caches. The offi Country faces setbacks2A From staff and wire reports WASHINGTON United Nations forces, bolstered by American troops and high-flying gunships, launched a nighttime attack against the forces of Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, the Pentagon said Friday.

In a statement released at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Les Aspin said the U.S. Quick Reaction Force in Two of the four AC-130 gunships sent into the region earlier this week are being used in Friday's operation, and two were being held in reserve, the official said. Hurlburt Field is one of two bases that fly the AC-130, but base officials have not said whether their aircraft were sent. Ian Stern, a Hurlburt spokesman, watched the attack on CNN Friday night, but again declined to say whether the airships See U.N., 2A 1 Police search grave site for area woman's body FDLE investigators name a suspect in Donna Callahan's 1989 disappearance By Keith Phillips News Journal DEFUNIAK SPRINGS Excavation of a shallow grave where investigators believe a Gulf Breeze convenience store clerk was buried four years ago will continue this weekend. Investigators announced the first major development in the 4-year-old disappearance of i xx wmmwaxm Donna Callahan during a news conference Friday afternoon.

Officials also named William Alex Wells, 25, of DeFuniak Springs as a suspect in the case. Wells has been in a Florida prison since October 1991 serving a seven-year sentence for kidnapping and other charges in another case, said Florida Department of Law Enforcement Agent Larry Smith. f.allglian wao 9Q utton -r -v i i t1 4 i', vvtfv "m'- i J-. i i f. zff i 5 s.

I 7 i -j- 1 o' Marion Susino, Donna she disappeared from Callahan mother, the Bal Alex Jr. Food reacts to the news. gtore on Aug. 6, 1989, and the case has baffled investigators from the -start. "I cannot comment on the details of the probable cause, but I feel very confident in the direction we're going in and that in fact this may very well be the grave site of Donna Callahan," Smith said.

"At the present time we are conducting a very slow, meticulous archaeological excavation." See POLICE, back of section Photos by Steve MawyerNews Journal Florida Department of Law Enforcement officers examine the grave near DeFuniak Springs they suspect contains Donna Callahan, a clerk who disappeared from a Gulf Breeze convenience store in 1989. Harassment worldwide, Wilmot says Top woman officer seeking solutions BWilmot's farewell1 By John Fritz News Journal Military women worldwide are battling sexual harassment, and foreign countries are looking to the U.S. Navy for guidance on fraternization policies and ethics training, an admiral said. "Everyone has got similar issues. They're all doing sexual harassment training.

They've all recognized that it's an international issue and an international problem," said Rear Adm. Louise Wilmot, who just returned from a NATO conference on women in the military. Wilmot, the Navy's vice training chief who left her post in Pensacola on Friday, said she is honoring requests from several foreign militaries for copies of the U.S. Navy fraternization policy and core values program developed at Pensacola Naval Air Station. THE BRITISH Royal Navy and Canadian military were especially interested in core values.

The program is designed to instill values such as honesty, integrity and patriotism and deter sexual harassment, racism, fraud, spouse abuse and other violence. Delegates from every NATO country attended the conference June 1-3 in Brussels, Belgium. Wilmot, the highest ranking female officer in the service, was the senior Navy delegate. "They are seeking the same kind of training. They told me what they think they have to get back to are old-fashioned values," Wilmot said.

Former training chief Vice Adm. Jack Fetterman pioneered the core values program in the wake of the Tailhook sex scandal. In that incident, the Pentagon inspector general determined, 83 women and seven men were assaulted at the 1991 Tailhook Association aviator's convention in Las Vegas. The NATO conference made clear the global progress women are making in the armed forces, Wilmot said. "IN MANY cases that progress is the beacon for what's going to happen to civilian women in those countries," she said.

"They're being taken very seriously." "Some of our NATO countries are more advanced than we are in some of the areas where they are allowing women to serve. Norway has women on submarines," Wilmot said, but pointed out that their subs go out for much shorter tours than those in the United States. Nonetheless, she said, "they've found the program to be successful, so we can certainly learn from our allies." Women in the Navy are going to face "an explosion of great things" in the near future, Wilmot said. "We hope to see women in about a year doing jobs we only dreamed about 30 years ago," she said In April, Defense Secretary Les Aspin ordered the service chiefs to drop restrictions on women flying combat missions and serving on most Navy war-; ships. Speaking in Pensacola, Navy personnel chief Vice Adm.

Ronald J. Zlatoper said the service's first female combat pilots will join an electronic warfare squadron next month at Whidbey Island, Wash. As soon as Congress lifts combat exclusion laws, the aircraft carriers Dwight D. Eisenhower and Abraham Lincoln will be the first to accept female crew members, Zlatoper said. Suspect already serving time Santa Rosa Okaloosa Walton 11 ff V.

vfj 1 i aP area i 23 miles jJJ JN 20 miles excavating a suspected grave site they believe is connected to the Callahan case. Callahan was 29 when she disappeared on Aug. 6, 1989, from the Bal Alex Jr. Food Store on U.S. 98.

But Smith and other investigators were tight-lipped about how Wells was connected to the case. "Our investigation is continuing. We are focusing in on an individual identified as See SUSPECT, back of section By Keith Phillips News Journal DEFUNIAK SPRINGS The suspect named Friday in the disappearance of Gulf Breeze convenience store clerk Donna Callahan already is serving prison time for kidnapping a woman here, court records show. Larry Smith, an agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, identified William Alex Wells, 25, of DeFuniak Springs as a suspect in the case. Smith made the announcement hours after FDLE teams began Ron StailcupNews Journal Dinosaur film draws crowds liiiii FIESTA FLAG CHANGE U.S.

soldiers look on as a Spanish soldier lowers the flag of Spain Friday at Plaza Ferdinand, symbolizing the transfer of Florida from Spain to the United States. The event was part of the Fiesta of Five Flags celebrations that continue today. More eventsID. Scott FisherNews Journal Pino lore1 By Troy Moon News Journal Forget Disney World. Six Flags.

Magic Mountain. The hottest park this summer is "Jurassic Park," the $56 million Steven Spielberg dinosaur film that opened Friday to sold-out crowds in Pensacola. "It's been great," said Cordova Cinema manager John Collins. Cordova Cinema sold out all four of its early shows two in a 250-seat theater, two in a 500-seat theater. "I was selling tickets at 9:15 this morning," Collins said.

The first showing wasn't until 11:30 a.m., not including Thursday night's sneak preview which attracted more than 700 people. Cordova Cinema is showing "Jurassic Park" nine times a day. In Gulf Breeze, 50 or 60 people who stood in line for the afternoon showing of "Jurassic Park" couldn't make it into the sold-out, 184-8eat theater, said Gulf Breeze Cinemas manager John Leopard. Instead of just going home, most purchased tickets for later shows. The first showing was at 2 p.m., but more than an hour earlier, people were lined up outside, Leopard said.

Gulf Breeze Cinemas is showing the film four times a day. Sales of Michael Crichton's novel, "Jurassic Park," on which the movie is based, also benefited from the film premiere. Not that sales were sagging before. Sales have picked up noticeably, said Elizabeth Herrera, manager of Dalton Bookseller in Cordova Mall. She said the store has been selling about 25 copies a week.

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