European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes Friday april  9bb Jet forced from runway to avoid collision London a an Airliner with 117 people aboard in landed on i lie wrong runway at London s Gal Wick Airport forcing a Boe ing 7.17 carrying 119 people to swerve into the mud to avoid a crash authorities said wednesday an air traffic controller spoiled the Poten tial danger and prevented a collision the civil aviation authority said there were no injuries. The incident occurred when a British is land airways Bac-111 arrived from Venice Italy at a British airways Boeing 737 Wai moving along a Tait Iway toward Llie runway for Lake Oft o the Greet Island of Rhodes. Instead of Landing on the runway the in coming aircraft headed toward Llie adjacent Ganiway. When the Tower notified the Bia Jet of its error the Pilot threw his engines into reverse and slopped about 750 Al Short of a collision. A the same Lime the British air ways plane swerved off the Tarmac and came to a Stop in the mud and grass beside the runway. Feared Gas leak forces Clearing of London Street London api thousands of people were evacuated from one of London s busiest streets wednesday Afler an odor thought to be caused by a Gas leak permeated the area police said. Three hours after Clearing the sired officials determined slim a Gas leak had not occurred but Llie cause of the smell remained a mystery. A police spokesman said some theories were that in was sewage or diesel Oil leaking from a bus. But no one  the smell ii did later i n the Day. Marines tighten Security after firefight in Panama Panama City Panama a . Marines lightened Security at a sprawling military fuel depot wednesday after claiming they had repelled 40 to so intruders in a two hour firefight tuesday night. It was the second Lime in two Days thai . Military officials had reported an intrusion at the depot and wednesday s report appeared sure to Worsen already Billr relations Between the United slates and the government controlled by Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega. Panamanian officials scoffed at the latest account suggesting it was the product of fear and imagination on the part of  edgy troops. Thai is their version and nothing More said mar tin Alberto far., a spokesman for the panamanian de sense forces the 15.000-Man military and police unit thai is the source of Noriega s Power. It seems they arc trying to create confusion Paz added. It s the first time that the gringos doa t know who s shooting at  col. Ron Sconyers spokesman far the . South pm come said there were no apparent injuries in the latest incident at the underground Petroleum storage facility at Howard a. Sconyers said he could neither confirm nor deny that the intruders were panamanian military person Nel but said All were reported wearing dark uni  Noriega is under Federal indictment in the United Stales on drug trafficking charges. For months he has resisted efforts by the internal opposition and Washington to oust him. . Officials said the clash look place at the Arris Jan tank farm an Soo acre Reserve near Panama cily where a Marine sentry was shot to death monday night while investigating what was described As a break in by six to eight intruders. He was apparently shot Acci dentally by another Marine . Officials said. Sconyers said the inless incident involving about 100 marines began when a 12-Man Pairol reported receiving fire at about 7 35 . Tuesday from a location where they had observed an estimated 40 to 50 unauthorized  the marines returned the fire and sporadic firing continued for about two hours Sconyers Laid. He said the patrol called in reinforcement who exchanged fire with the intruders fired three High explosive mortar rounds at their positions and illuminated the area with flares. Helicopters with searchlights were dispatched. Despite the intensity of the a talc Marino who swept the area after Daylight fount no evidence of injuries and no equipment the intruders May have left behind Sconyers said. The colonel said the estimate of 40 to 50 intruders was made by an unidentified Marine Captain at the scene but added this is a very very thick canopied Jungle area so it s very difficult to make exact assess ments at any Point in time even in  Sconyers Taid the patrol first sighted the intruders at dusk about an hour and a half before the fight began and later kept them under surveillance with night detection devices. Asked Why the intruders were not stopped when first sighted Sconyers said they were Noi into an area at that Point that necessitated that action and after the firelight Brake out there were no prisoners  Sconyers described the fuel dump As partially fenced in and very heavily traversed by local  he said the americans could not Tell whether the intruders were armed when they fint spoiled them. The Only reason now that we know in fact they were armed is because we heard gunshots and there were muzzle flashes he said. A Pentagon spokesman suggested tuesday that the shooting death of the Marine guard May Bane Bocci provoked by panamanian defense forces per incl. He said the victim apparently was shot Aco mentally by fellow Marine guards but cried what he. Described As a series of intrusion in recent weeks by individuals who were uniformed and  the panamanian government rejected the accusations. Dollar from Pago 1 statement in the View of most analysts is justified. Growth in higher this year than had been expected and the threat of a global recession has receded. While the United states is still run Ning a Large Trade deficit the imbalance has been improving in recent months. The finance min i slurs were critical of he newly industrialized nations of South Korea Taiwan Singapore and Hong Kong for not doing More to reduce global Trade imbalances and urged them to Moke further efforts to reduce Trade barriers and to allow i hair currencies  More. All four countries had Large Trade sur pluses with the United states last year. Accounting for almost one fourth of the record 1171 billion Trade deficit. The statement also said the seven nations had agreed to develop a commodity Price Index As an additional economic barometer the countries will use to help them 10 coordinate policy goals. No deadline was Sci for when the Index would firs be used. There were also not details provided of what commodities would be included. At the group s last meeting in septem Ber Baker had caught other finance ministers by Surprise when he suggested the use of Gold and other commodities As a signal of the presence or absence of inflationary pressures. Baker has stressed thai the proposal was not a first step Back toward a Gold Standard the system by which currencies were stabilized for a Quarter Century after world War ii. French finance minister edouard Balladur briefing reporters after the meet ing said that the commodities to be included in the Index were still to be decided. While no timetable was set for completion of the study Balladur said he expected Baker s proposal would be re viewed again in mid june at the economic Summit in Toronto. The joint statement was generally in line with what economists and financial investors had been expecting. I think they realize that if anything would be counterproductive at the current time it would be renewed squabbling said Cynthia Latta on economist with data re sources inc. Of Lexington mass. The Dollar Hai risen in recent Days on currency markets in anticipation of the Unity statement. Analysts cautioned however that those gains could be quickly lost if a report to be issued thursday shows that the . Trade deficit for february was unexpectedly Large. The Reagan administration launched an Effort in september 1985 to push the Dollar Tower As a Way of reducing Ameri Ca s Trade deficits and holding off protectionist moves in Congress. The administration publicly renounced further efforts to weaken the Dollar in february 1987 in an agreement with its allies known As inc louvre Accord. In that agreement they pledged to work to support the Dollar s Vahie at then current Levels. Despite thai pact the Dollar continued falling for much of 1987, pushed Down by tean that steadily worsening monthly Trade figures would Force the United Stales to work for a weaker Dollar d spite Public assurances to the contrary. Kuwait from Page 1 the . And French embassies there. The hostages include three members of the kuwaiti Royal family. Sheik Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Sabah Kuwait s defense minister reaffirmed his country s unwavering and principled stance of rejecting blackmail the persian Gulf Sheik Dom s official news Agency Kuna reported. However inc algerian official who did the intransigence of Kuwait had stalled negotiations told the associated press privately if they merely wanted to restate their known position there was no need for them to Send their High level delegation to  his remarks appeared to confirm unofficial reports thai Algeria is pressing Kuwait for More flexibility. Talks Between algerian mediators and the kuwaiti delegation continued late wednesday and two Algeri ans entered the plane briefly in the evening. Algiers radio quoting its correspondent at the air port reported movement in negotiations Between two algerian officials and the hijackers. As a result Concrete Progress has been made and this might Lead to a peaceful end to the hijacking in the next few hours the correspondent for the state owned radio said. The official algerian news Agency aps said the i the Jet left Lavaca Cyprus Early wednesday Afler 12 More hostages were released. The freed hostage arrived wednesday m thl in Kuwait and were met by the Interior minister Sheik Salem Sahah Al Sabah. The bodies of the two slain passengers their coffins dropped in the red Black Green and while kuwaiti Flag were on the same plane. Fifty seven other hostages were freed earlier at Mash had in northeastern Iran. Passengers released tuesday said one gunman boarded the plane at Mashhad and the hijackers Gol a new Supply of weapons there Mohammed Saud Al Saimi a kuwaiti Deputy for eign minister who led the nine Meinberg delegation to Algiers told reporters i Hope Thil will be the jul stage of he voyage but the Kuwait daily Al Watan quoted Yasser Arafat chairman of the Palestine liberation organization As saying i Don t think Ihil operation Wii come loan end in  the Flo has been involved in negotiation with the hijackers. In Washington stale department spokesman Charles Al Redman said we repeatedly indicated that we believed the plane should be kept on Cyprus and we regret the decision to allow it to  dead Marine identified san Juan puerto Rico up1 a . Marine who died after being crushed Between a Lank and a ship during Maneu vers in puerto Rico was identified wednesday a sgt. Ralph l Gunnels or. Becky Fralic Cui a spokeswoman for Roosevelt roads naval base said Gunnels 23, died tuesday in a veterans administration Hospital in suburban san Juan from internal injuries suffered during the Ocean venture 88 Maneu vers. Gunnel was helping unload a tank from the support ship sgt. Matej Kocak monday night at Roosevelt roads about 30 Miks East of san Juan when he was crushed Between the Lank and the vessel  said