European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 news briefs the stars and stripes thursday. May 26,19b8 thousands in Mexico flee Oil tank farm Blaze Chihuahua Mexico a fire broke out tuesday at an Oil Lank farm and threatened to ignite millions of Gallons of gasoline before it wat Bronchi under control. At least 20,000 mexicans fled their Homes and one estimate said 200,000 were evacuated. A spiral of fire and smoke soared More hum 150 feet above the Oil products storage area of the government Oil monopoly Lemex in the Northern residential area of Chihuahua a slate capital in Northern Mexico with a population of s50.000. The Only injuries reported were a few fire fighters with fight  authorities reported that the Blaie began a 10 10 . And was brought under control about eight hours later. At about 8 p.m., residents were told they could return Home said Francisco Corci Cor onado a pc pcs spokesman. Flames continued to shoot up and thick Black smoke poured from the 39-foot-Hieji Secl tank More than nine hours after the explosion. W. German police shoot Fence climber at . Base Darmstadt West Germany West Ger Man police on wednesday shot a German Man who illegally entered the . Army s Ernst Lud the Man whom authorities did not identify was climbing a Fence and was cornered by Mili tary guards when . Military police and Ger Man police arrived said military Community spokeswoman Rosa Barrineau the Man was wounded by the German police when he resisted arrest Barrineau sail. Apparently the individual threatened in kill himself and also threatened the German police the said. No information was available on the Man s condition. German and . Authorities Are investigating the Caw. Marcos in intensive care after having Chest pains Honolulu up1 exiled philippine president Ferdinand Marcos was hospitalized in the intensive care unit of St. Francis medical Center Lute tuesday after complaining of Chest pains. Marcos to. Was admitted on the advice of his doctor said Hospital assistant administrator Eugene Tiwanak. His condition is guarded Tiwanak said. He will probably stay the  Tiwanak said the Marcos family had asked that further information about the ousted presi Dent s condition not be released. Since his arrival in Hawaii two years ago mar cos has been visited on occasion by heart specialists from los Angeles giving Rise to speculation thai he  heart problems. Until tuesday Marcos had steadfastly maintained that any heart pains were the result of involuntary separation from his country and were nol a physical problem. East German Man slips across Border to Bavaria Munich a an East German Man wednesday slipped through his Homeland s heavily fortified Border and escaped to West Germany bavarian authorities said. The Man identified Only As a 27-year-old la Borer apparently was nol seen by armed communist guards who regularly patrol the Border separating the two German states. He was uninjured state police said no other details were released on the flight the fifth into the bavarian state from East Ger Many this month. I m licked Helms says from Page 1 finish the treaty Friday or  Byrd said. But he noted that potential problems still exist including competing items on the Senate s legislative Agenda such As attempting to override president Reagan s veto of a Trade Bill. Reagan left Washington wednesday for the Moscow Summit with a three Day Stopover in Helsinki Fin land in route. The president was looking ahead to the next arms control treaty one he Hopes will Call for massive reductions in . And soviet arsenals of intercontinental nuclear missiles he said he hoped such a pact could be reached before his term expires in january. La is the requirements of a Good treaty and not some arbitrary deadline that will determine the timetable Reagan said in remarks broadcast on the government s world not satellite service. The treaty which requires elimination within three years of All . And soviet nuclear missiles with a Range of 300 Miles to 3,400 Miles requires 67 votes for Senate approval. Estimates of Senate support Tor the measure Range from 87 to 95 Voles so its ultimate outcome is not in question. The intermediate Range nuclear Force treaty As it is known would result in the elimination of 867 . Missiles in Europe and elimination of 1,752 soviet missiles. But Helms and a few other conservatives have sought to delay the measure raising questions about the Validity of intelligence data on the numbers of some soviet missiles and the crafting of the treaty language. They have offered a series of amendments since the treaty was brought up last week All of which have been Defeated by overwhelming margins. Both sides fouled up on this  Helms said during tuesday s debate. My conscience will not allow me not to pursue the obvious  but Byrd and Dole filed motions tuesday to limit the debate and a vote on that matter was scheduled for thursday. It was considered virtually certain to win the 60 votes needed 1o Cut off debate and that would set up a Vole on final approval of the treaty for sometime Fri Day. Reagan from Page 1 .-soviet treaty Banning medium Range nuclear mis Siles the highlight of his last Summit in december with Gorbachev. The pact is still awaiting Senate approval and while House chief of staff Howard Baker is slaying behind in the Hope the Senate May Art and the treaty can be rushed to Reagan before he meets with Gorba Chev. The president summing up his four part Agenda for the May 29-june 2 talks with the soviet general Secre tary noted in his departure remark that he and Gorbachev have plenty of work to do. I do not expect it to be easy Reagan said. Some of the president s comments on arms control Reagan praised the pact Banning medium Range missiles and reducing the level of super Power arsenals for the first Lime. Progress has been made on a second pact to slash strategic weapons by half he said adding hat he intended la resolve the issues that still stand in the  Secretary of stale George Shultz held out the Hope tuesday that the strategic arms treaty on be completed before Reagan leaves office in january. On human rights Reagan hailed soviet Advance ments such As the loosening of emigration restraints and the release of political prisoners. Reagan said he intended to Sec that the positive trends. Continue and the reforms arc made  on regional issues Reagan noted that the two countries have signed the Geneva accords outlining he withdrawal of soviet troops from Afghanistan and thai the first withdrawals have begun. But he said he would be looking for soviet actions to help Advance negotiations on problems in Angola and Namibia and to support . Efforts to end the Iran Iraq  on bilateral ties Reagan pledged to extend the areas of cooperation. This will include everything from practical matters of nuclear safely to radio navigation and the Protection of the global environment he said. Reagan and Gorbachev Are expected to sign some minor agreements on cultural programs fishing civil Ian nuclear reactor safety transportation technologies and a packet of understandings on coast guard Mari time uses according 10 assistant Secretary of stale Roianne Ridgway Reagan is scheduled to arrive in Helsinki in the predawn hours of thursday he will remain there until sunday morning when he boards air Force one forthe in hour trip to Moscow. Bush Dukakis win Idaho in Breeze Boise Idaho a Idaho s less than suspenseful Republican presidential primary added another win to vice president George Bush s column. Michael Duka Kis cruised 10 an easy Victory in the democratic Beauty  with 99 percent of the precincts reporting. Bush had 82 percent of the vote to 9 percent for pal Robertson who suspended Hii Campaign earlier this month to rejoin the Christian broadcasting network Bush was winning 15 of he 18 National convention delegates at stake in the lacklustre primary tuesday with two going to Robertson and one in the uncommitted column. Dukakis was pulling in 73 percent of the vote to 16 percent for Jesse Jackson with Only a handful of precincts still unreported. Sen. Albert Gore or. Had 4 per cent and sen. Paul Simon 3 percent both have sus Pended their presidential campaigns. The democratic vote was not binding. Dukakis the front runner claimed a majority of the delegates at caucuses two months ago. With no statewide elected offices at stake this year and the presidential candidates All but formally crowned there was Little to draw Idaho voters to the polls beyond a handful of heated legislative and local races. For various reasons the presidential election and others neither we nor the county clerks Are seeing very much intensity in this one Deputy Secretary of slate Ben Ysursa said. In congressional primaries stale rep Jeanne give is rolled up a Large Victory Over two challengers to take the democratic nomination to face four term Republican congressman Lany Craig in the Tel District. Former slate sen. Dane Walkins won the Republican nomination to Challenge two term democratic congressman Richard stalling this fall in the stale s 2nd District. Bush made a 19-hour Campaign swing through Idaho earlier this month to bolster his support in a state that has nol Given its four electoral votes to a Democrat since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Democrats allotted is of their 24 nominating delegates in super tuesday caucuses held on March 8. Dukakis captured eight of them Jackson four and sin were uncommitted. Since then however gov. Cecil Andras one of the is previously uncommitted super delegates has endorsed Dukakis and urged others to do the same so the party is clearly unified for the november assault on the White House. Notes from Page 1 a bad Light nato s puny efforts against the colossus which the soviet Union has constructed in less than three  in one area however the editor was critical of what he termed the . Navy s Zero defect philosophy toward its people calling it the service s Achil Les  to Lead by the Carrot is an admirable policy As Long As the stick is also applied at regular intervals Sharpe said. He also expressed concern Over a re turn to what he called the ice age in political support the . Navy received in the 1970s. It would be very bad news for the free world if thai Era of political neglect of the Navy were to be  the editor reiterates this year what last year s foreword addressed on in leak of submarine technology to the so Viets Sharpe Quoin j. E. Moore s writ ing saying that it would be wilful self deception to ignore the probability the soviets have done better than the West in terms of the critical submarine Hull and propulsion technology. Complacency in the West in that or any other Field would be misplaced he whole