European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday june 17,1987 news updates Post election plans London up prime min ister Margaret Thatcher s newly reflected government said Mon Day it will press ahead with its privatization plans by offering shares in British airports authority which runs seven airports. Transport minister Paul Chan non said the shares will go on Sale in july. The authority s seven airports include London s Heathrow and Gatwick. Thatcher who won re election to a third 5-year term last thurs Day has in the past eight years privatized British Gas British air ways British telecoms trustee savings Bank and Rolls Royce. Union Carbide Case new Delhi India a Union Carbide corp. On monday filed an application in the Bhopal District court seeking adjourn ment of Legal proceedings until october the United news of India reported. Lawyers representing the Multi National demanded the adjourn ment saying that petitions still were pending in the . Supreme court against the company for the 1984 Gas leak. It is not possible for Carbide to defend itself in both courts at the same time uni quoted the application As saying. But District judge . Deo fued june 22 As the next Date for the proceedings. Temperatures new position spurs problems in filling other jobs in Dod by William j. Bartman Washington Bureau Washington the White House May have rescued the defense depart ment from the grasp of two congressional critics by nominating a special operations chief for the military but in doing so it has complicated the Pentagon s administrative system. President Reagan s nomination of Deputy assistant attorney general Ken Neth Bergquist As the first assistant Secre tary of defense for special operations and Low intensity conflict could bring a Quick end to a Senate freeze on All High level defense department appointments. 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Legislation creating the Post was passed by Congress a year ago and the senators said they Are tired of waiting for the Pentagon to act. Defense officials grumbled that de sense Secretary Caspar Weinberger Al ready had suggested a nominee for the Post to the White House and that it was up to the president to Forward the Nomi nation to the Senate. Kennedy s office countered that Weinberger had plenty of influence on the matter if he d Only exercise it. Despite the Bergquist nomination the Issue May have heightened tension be tween Congress and the Pentagon Over the value of special forces. One defense department official criticized Kennedy and Congress for being too stupid to approve an extra assistant Secretary Slot to accommodate the new special operations Post Congress allows the Pentagon Only 11 assistant Secretary positions and Bergquist s nomination fills that quota. The opening arrived when Cox announced he was leaving. But a Bergquist appoint ment would leave Cox s replacement out in the cold at least for now. For the time being the Pentagon win name David Armor Cox s principal Dep Uty assistant As acting head of Man pow to help the situation Congress could either allow the defense department Mohave an extra assistant Secretary or to promote an assistant Secretary to the higher status of undersecretary. Congress is considering the latter concept for the Pentagon s comptroller. Kennedy and Cohen win continue to Block All defense civilian nominees and three and four Star general appoint ments until Bergquist nomination is approved. They Are holding up the Nomi nations through a special provision that permits individual senators to place a hold on a nomination. Frankfurt to limit vehicle use during meeting Frankfurt is downtown streets will be More off limits than not to vehicles today through saturday because of a Church convention expected to draw 200,000 people police said tuesday. The International protestant Church convention gets under Way today with events ranging from lectures and exhibitions to concerts and demonstrations in various locations throughout the City said Heinrich Reitmeier spokesman for the Frankfurt police traffic division. The Best Rule for the next four Days is to use Public transportation for trips into town he said. Traffic will be limited to one Lane Between the Central train station and the Fairgrounds during the four Days. But on wednesday just about the entire Down town area will be off limits for private cars or taxis starting at 2 o clock in the afternoon until  Reitmeier said the no driving area wednesday is bounded by the following streets Kurt Schumacher Strasse Kon Rad Adenauer Strasse Bleich Strasse Hochstrasser opem Platz taunt anlage and Gaul anlage to Unter Mankai and  living in the downtown area who want to use their cars will have to get them out of the area before 2 pin. On the following three Days Reitmeier said various streets will be closed at Var ious times for demonstrations and open air meetings and concerts. Drivers Are advised to avoid the downtown area. On saturday Moersfelder Landstrass which runs by the stadium Wio. Be closed and the Only Way to reach the International Airport or Rhein main a will be by the Frankfurt autobahn inter Section Frankfurter Kroz. Blast damages . Firm s Barcelona offices Barcelona Spain a a bomb exploded Early tuesday in a downtown building housing the offices of the . Electronics firm Hewlett Packard seriously damaging the building but injuring no one. The explosion occurred at about 12 30 . On the ground floor of the 10-Story building shattering the windows in numerous offices including the British Bank Banco de Londres y America Del sur police said. No group claimed immediate responsibility but police said the bombing appeared to be the work of the Basque separatist organization Eta. The bombing was the sixth this year in Barcelona the country s second largest City police said. On Friday Eta which Means Home land and Liberty in Basque claimed responsibility for bombing pipeline near a petrochemical Complex in the North out Ern City of Tarragona. The explosions caused a huge file but caused no injun a. In recent months Eta has claimed responsibility for bombings in Barcelona units Campaign to gain Independence for the three province Northern Basque country. Police announced May 22 they ire up grading Security and patrols m aties along the Spanish Mediterranean coast new dorm will end Munich s waiting lists by Charlie Bowden ankh Barnao Munich an additional dormitory opening in the fall at the University of Maryland s Munich Campus will end waiting lists for admission to the univer sity and give More leeway in room assignments. The dorm the school s sixth gives the University space for an additional 50 Stu dents. But resident Dean William Mcmahon said tuesday he does t expect All of the Beds to be filled. It will give us flexibility in housing our students that we Haven t had in past years he said. The additional dorm puts the Maxi mum number of in residence students at 650, with a total enrolment Cap of about 730 students. Enrolment for the fall so far is up about 10 percent from the same time last year he said. With the extra rooms the University also will establish two silent stairwells a direct result of student complaints last year about too much noise in the dorms. Some of the More serious students complained that they had no place to study that was totally quiet Mcmahon said. We Hope this will remedy that. But if a student can t be quiet then Well move him to another  students can request housing in the silent stairwells when applying for a room he said. Students who already have submitted applications for housing can Call the University and request a silent stairwell. The new dormitory was built As an army Barracks and later was used As a transient facility before the Community turned it Over to the University. Army no gets life for murder sodomy Vicenza Italy is a 28-year old sergeant who pleaded guilty to Mur Der and sodomy in the death of a co worker in Naples has been sentenced to life in prison. Sgt. Walter coustaut was convicted in a general court martial monday of the feb. 8 murder of spec. 4 Constance Lav Onne Painter 25. Both were assigned to the . Army element of nato s Allied forces Southern Europe command in Naples said it col. Frank Feild spokesman for the Southern european task Force. Coustaut admitted that he beat Painter with a bottle and his fists Feild said. He told the court he tied gagged sodomized and finally strangled the single Mother of an 18-month-Oldgirl. Painter s body was discovered feb. 9 in the bedroom of her government leased quarters in pin Tamare. Coustaut also was ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances was reduced to Al and Given a dishonourable discharge. The native of new Orleans la is married and has a Young son. He will be held at the Federal prison at fort Leavenworth kan., during his appeals