European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday  17, 1988 annexation backed Moscow a tie arme Nian legislature wednesday endorsed a move to Annex part of a neighbouring Republic turning fierce ethnic dispute into a constitutional Issue for the Central soviet government to resolve. A correspondent for the arme Nian communist party newspaper Kate Munsil said the Southern re Public s supreme soviet voted 10approve the request of the disputed Region s legislature to secede from Azerbaijan and join a  said the meeting was Broad cast live on Tali vision a first for the  Moscow several Hundred armenians applauded and raised clench cd Isis As tiran Gureghian the armenian Church representative in Moscow Laid them the vote had been unanimous to Annex the Magorno Karabash Region which is predominantly armenian. Azerbaijan s supreme soviet voted monday to reject the move saying it would he contrary to the interests of the azerbaijani an armenian population of the re  and azerbaijani have Long been divided by religion and culture. Most armenians Are Christian Lii la most azerbaijani arc moslem. Settlement reached Tokyo a the relatives of 59 victims killed in a Japan air lines crash three years ago the world s worst single plane disaster have reached an Oul of court settlement with Jal and Boeing according to press reports tuesday. A group of 142 relatives of 59 victims reached an agreement after 52 rounds of negotiations be ginning in May 1987, the nationally circulated daily vomit i Shim Bun reported. No details regarding the amount of the settlement with Jal and the . Aircraft manufacturer have been released. A total of 520 people were killed and Only four survived after the Jal jumbo Jet crashed into a Mountain lop in August 1985. Crash reports said thai a badly re paired rear Bulkhead burst during the flight destroying the plane s Hydraulic to slams and causing it to lose control 36th Gulf Convoy Manama Bahrain a the . Navy completed its 36th i Mian Gulf Convoy of the year on wednesday As the .-flagged kuwaiti Tanker surf City sailed out through the Strait of Hormuz. Maj. Charles Boyd a spokes Man for the , Central come said the trip was uneventful. It started in Kuwait on sunday. The 81,283-ton surf City is one of inc 11 Kuwait owned tankers re registered by the United states a year ago to entitle them to . Naval protect Ion in the War Lorn Gulf. The 3,600-ton missile frigate Robert g. Bradley one of several recently arrived warships escorted the surf  july of ior7, the Navy has conducted 58 convoys through the Gulf mom involving at least one kuwaiti Tanker. Correction air Force s Pilot Bonus plan hits Snag in House com Toee  Washington prospects for Large Pilot bonuses Whirt seemed Bright just weeks ago have dimmed As the air Force and Congress Are at a impasse Over who should gel the extra the House appropriations acc in a report on its version of lot fiscal 1989 defense appropriations Bill Hunt Ici Zed air Force plans to give annual Nuscis of 12,000 to pilots with less tl14 years of service who agree to Cut their commitments for eight More years. The Battle could make victims of Navy pilots since some lawmakers want to suspend the entire program until in situation with the air Force can be re  House committee approved $54 million in funding for the air Force and$34 million for the Navy to pay the bonuses next year but neither service will Sec the Money until the air Force sub mits a new plan. The committee report said lawmakers arc concerned about Pilot retention but they said the Pentagon lacks a Clear proposal that addresses the  the committee directed military officials to provide a report by dec. 1 on inc Pilot Anle cing pilots careers that involve Only night duty. Some aviators cite non flying administrative duties As a reason for leaving the service. For the time being the air Force do snot plan to change its proposal said maj. Lou Figueroa an air Force spokesman in the Pentagon. Well comply with any legislation that is passed he said. But we can t act based on committee rcom mend Lions. Well wait for the final 01 come of All committee action a forc