European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday May 1,1987 world Iod by West Furlin Chi Wren Decorti a birthday cake for an anniversary Celebration attended by thousands. Helmut Kohl opens festivities for Berlin s 750th can Versay Berlin a Wesl German Chancellor Helmut Kohl on thursday issued a ringing Call for greater respect for human rights in communist Easi Germany As he led pageantry filled ceremony opening Wesl Berlin s celebrations of Ilic divided City s 750th anniversary. In a speech before 5.5uo people in West Berlin s International Congress Hall Kolin asserted he division of Berlin and the German nation is unnatural and painful and symbolizes the Lack of True peace in Post War know that there can be no real stability and no peace in Europe As Long As the right 10 self determination on the other Side of inc Border East Germany running through our nation is not observed Kohl said. Berlin divided by the victorious world War 1 Al lies lies 110 Miles inside East German territory. Among the guests at the festive opening ceremonies were the entire Cabinet of the West German Goyim men and the three ambassadors representing the Western allies who have preserved inc enclave City Sims of the Wesl since i9. East German Leader Erich Honecker was invited 10 the ceremonies but declined to come under what West Ern diplomats said was pressure from inc soviets who control communist East Berlin under Allied treaty. East Germany which uses East Berlin As is capital i s staging separate anniversary events on the other Side of inc Berlin Wall that splits the prewar capital of United Germany. Deep East West ideological divisions have ruled out joint citywide ceremonies. In his address. Kohl sought to underline West Ber Lin s links to Western Europe and said Wesl germans would never be satisfied until ail germans could live in Unity and will never come to terms with the Wall and inc barbed wife said in reference to the fortified Barrier the East germans built in the Early 1960s to Stop massive to the West through West Berlin. The division of Berlin is a wound from Lii Chi Ull people suffer. The people in this divided City must Livemore than other people with inc separation of relatives and friends. As Long As East germans Are denied Freedom As Long As fundamental human rights arc violated in the Middle of Germany the German question will remain open he said. Berlin is a Symbol of the German another speech Tom Bradley Lii mayor of los Angeles recalled . President John f Kennedy s famous words during a 1963 Vii lowest Berlin Ich bin Ein Berliner i am a Berliner Kennedy s message was meant to assure West Ber liners that the Western allies would continue protect ing the City against communist military threats from surrounding East , noting hat los Angeles is West Berlin s sister City said in German Wir sind in Berlin Zug Hause we feel at Home in Berlin. During thursday s ceremonies an orchestra played upbeat numbers and children held hands in a big Circle under a giant Banner of inc rearing Bear thai is the Symbol of Berlin. Bombs damage 8 Banks in 6 cities in Spain Santiago de Compostella Spain apr powerful bombs exploded Early thursday outside eight Bank offices in six cities in the Region of Spain causing extensive damage but no injuries police said. The explosions which police said appeared to be related occurred just after 2 . No group claimed immediate responsibility for any of the bombings police said. The bombs heavily damaged two offices of inc Banco hispano americano m Santiago de com Kostela. The capital of the autonomous Region of Galicia and those of inc Banco Atlan Lieo an the Banco de or Chilo c inversions is in the Northwestern port of Vigo. Other Bank offices severely damaged by the blasts included those of the Banco pastor in the Northern port cities of la Coruna and Belanzon inc Banco of Bilbao in Lugo and the Banco de or Chilo Espanol in the town of Puentes do Gar Cia Rodriguez. Masai tribesman defeats mad Lions in 1 hour Battle Nairobi Kenya up a Masai tribes Man armed with his traditional weapons of sword Spear and a club single hand edly fought off two Lions thai ran amp on his farm and killed 90 sheep the Nairobi Standard said wednesday. The paper said the Lions gave up the Bailie after an hour As they were unable to Cope with inc spirit and Deler menasion of a Masai War the two Lions strayed onto Jonathan Pallia s land Giuin inc nearby Nairobi game Park jus outside inc kenyan capital the Pancra said they killed 90 High Grade sheep and injured nine More and a cow before Palita awakened by the bleating of the Ani Mals rushed out of his mud and Wattle hut to give Battle. Opposition Panol in India reports drought deaths new Delhi indie a at least 634 tribe members have died of starvation in draught plagued Orissa state an opposition committee reported wednesday after touring inc East India Region. United news of India said the three member committee appointed by inc janata people s party also warned thai As Many As 400 More Willdie within a month unless immediate Aid is provided. The report was released in the state Capi Tal of Hub Anescar if the callousness of the government Conlin up the loll is bound to reach 1,000 in another month uni quoted the report As saying. The deaths were reported from kor put and Kala Handi districts where drought conditions have existed for the Pas three months the committee said 300 have died in kor put and 334 in Kala Handi. Vietnam urging . For More help in Mia Effort United nations a Vietnam is pressing the United states to provide additional help in accounting for Ameri can servicemen missing in action Vici Nam s lop Diplomat in the United Start said. Bui Xuan nha1, Vietnam s . Ambassador said his government want pledges of More help before allowing vis its by a National Security Council offi Cial and a special presidential envoy re tired Gen. John w. Vessey to discuss he Mia Issue. The vietnamese demand stems from i plan it announced in july 19s5 to investigate Mia cases Over two years. The plan a copy of which was obtained Bihe associated press called on the United states to provide information about Warp Tani crash Sites in North Vietnam and areas of fierce lighting in the South. In. July 1086, the United Stales out lined in a letter w it Aid it would give to Vietnam. The letter was delivered1 to vietnamese officials by Richard Chil dress a member of the National Security Council. Details of inc letter were not disclosed hut it is known the United slates offered to pay for excavations at warplane crash Sites. Nhat said on monday that the original american offer is not enough and the vietnamese government now wants fur ther assurances. He declined to specify what they Are. Last fall president Reagan asked ves sey former chairman of the join chiefs of staff to be an emissary to Vietnam on the Mia Issue. The administration also wanted Childress to go to Vietnam to prepare for the Vessey Mission. Nhat said the vietnamese government is still considering the . Requests and a response is possible within a few Days. The stale department complained last week that Vietnam had delayed responses to . Proposals for further Mia technical and policy missions such As pc secy a Nhat acknowledged his government had delayed some meetings because it has been preoccupied with Domestic political mailers. But he said it was inappropriate for the state department to disclose the Vessey Mission while his government was still considering it. Since the fall of the .-backed South Vilna i be government in 1975 and the unification of the country under communist leadership the untied stale has sought cooperation from Vietnam in accounting for approximately 2,500 Ameri can servicemen who Wen missing in action or who failed to emerge from prisoner of War campy. To Date Vietnam has turned Over the remains of 128 United slates and Vietnam do not have diplomatic relations so Nhat is Vietnam s top Diplomat in the United initially tied ils cooperation with the United Stales on the my a issue10 . Willingness to improve general relations but it recently has redefined the problem As a humanitarian matter. The first joint evacuation of a crash site was conducted in 1985, when tie wreckage of a b-52 was unearthed in a Village near Hanoi Vietnam s capital
