European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 news Brief the stars and stripes thursday july 7,1988 storms cause damage in parts of East Germany Berlin a severe thunderstorms pack ing High winds knocked Down Trees damaged roofs and caused widespread Power outages in East Germany the state run new Agency adn reported  least two people were injured when the storms raced through East Berlin and other areas of the communist nation Early wednesday. The news Agency said said one youth was seriously injured after he was struck by lightning. A fireman was injured battling a barn Blaze setoff by lightning adn said. The storm also caused damage in West Berlin where at least 140 Trees were knocked Down. Scores of houses suffered roof  said High winds damaged Homes and Tore the roof off a High school in Jii Terborg about 30 Miles South of Berlin. Fire officials in West Berlin declared a state of Alert for six hours after High winds and pounding Rains hit the  came Down so heavily that a performance of the american musical porgy and Bess had to be delayed for almost an hour be cause the Din of rain hitting the theater Roo made it impossible to hear the actors. Hot wind from Sahara brings distress to Italy Rome a a hot african wind blowing up from the Sahara baked Central and Southern Italy for a second Day wednesday and official said two elderly people died in the heat. The High tuesday of 111 fahrenheit was Setin Cosenza in Southern Calabria. In Rome the Mercury reached 99.authorities said one Man died from a heart attack on a Beach near Palermo Sicily while woman was found dead in her Home in Bari. Both deaths were attributed to the heat. Poll from Page 1 have fired the missiles while 12 percent said the would not. Sixty one percent thought Iran was More responsible for the loss of the plane 14 percent believed the United states was to blame and 8 percent said both should share responsibility for the loss. Nearly half or 49 percent said the United state should not compensate the victims families while 36 percent said the United states should do , 58 percent said the United states has apologized sufficiently 20 percent said More needed to Bedone and 14 percent said no apology was necessary. The incident apparently renewed fears of possible retaliation with 70 percent saying they were worried retaliation by Iran would Cost american lives while 30percent did not express such concern. Despite the tragedy and the possible danger to american lives in the persian Gulf Region 72 percent said they believed the United states should maintain its presence there while 15 percent said the United states should leave the  poll has a margin or error of plus or minus 4 percent. Percentages do not include those who were unsure of an answer refused to respond or who volunteered answers. Airports beef up Security against terrorist activity Washington up Airport Security has been tightened around the United states and at Lea Stone airline warned employees nationwide to be Alert for possible terrorist activity because of the Downing of an iranian passenger Jet authorities said wednes. Day. A police spokesman at los Angeles International Airport said More officers Are on duty because offers of reprisal for the deaths of 290 people aboard Iran air flight 655, which was shot Down in the Gulf sunday by a . Warship that mistook it for an attacking f-14 Jet fighter. When incidents of this magnitude happen Al airports beef up Security including Logan said Phil Orlandella spokesman for Logan International air port in Boston. Like most Airport officials Orlandella said he did not want to be specific about the increased measures. At Kennedy International Airport in new York spokesman Allen Morrison said As in All matters involving Security at our facilities we will not elaborate on specifics. However the current situation is being closely monitored with the appropriate authorities. Whenever comment on specific Security  at least one airline asked employees to be especially vigilant. American sent a message out to All our general managers asking them to be extra Alert immediately after we Learned of the incident american airlines spokeswoman Mary o Neill said from the company s Dallas Headquarters. We have very scrupulous Security on All flights especially International flights she said. Although we have no planes going to other countries from Losangeles Many people there go on to connecting International flights. So As we have at other airports we be told our employees there to be  police spokesman Robert Ficano said there is a heightened state of awareness at Detroit metro Politan Airport with officers especially diligent to report any Type of intelligence to Federal agencies and monitoring Security checkpoints to ensure tha tall workers Are doing their  he said there were other increased Security Mea sures but he is not at Liberty to discuss them. The Airport police Force employed by the City of los Angeles has increased the number of officers on duty and the frequency of their patrols it. Ruben Martinez said. We Are sensitive to the iranian incident and have taken immediate Steps to increase our Security pos Ture he said Reading from a statement. What that Means in Day to Day terms is that we be added some people to the deployment and asked the officers to be More vigilant and to Chal Lenge people who Are not properly  Gulf from Page 1 whereabouts of the 9,600-ton Cruiser but one said privately it was a reasonable Assumption the Vin Cennes had anchored off Bahrain overnight. If so twas far enough out to be invisible from Shore through the Haze. All aspects of the investigation will remain secret while it is in Progress . Officials said. Fogarty who once commanded the battleship new Jersey is director of plans and policy for the Central come administrative Headquarters for . Military affairs in 19 countries of the Middle East and North Africa. His team was met in Bahrain by rear adm. An Thony a. Less commander of the . Joint task Force Middle East which includes the approximately 29 . Warships operating in the Gulf and arabian sea. A senior . Officer speaking on condition of anonymity said it was highly doubtful investigators would be Able to talk to iranian officials. Iran has demanded an inquiry by the International civil aviation organization a . Agency. Ameri can officials said the United states would cooperate with an investigation by the Agency. An unanswered question is Why the Airbus was not diverted from the area of a skirmish involving the Vincennes a Navy frigate and several armed iranian speedboats. Initially the Navy report said two speedboat were sunk a third was damaged and the Vincennes shot Down an iranian f-14 fighter. The plane later proved to be the Iran air Jet which was on a scheduled flight to Dubai from a combined military civil Ian Airport at Bandar Abbas Iran. The Battle was the first direct encounter . Warships and iranian armed Craft since april 18, when . Attacks on two iranian Oil platforms i reprisal for the mining of a Navy frigate started a Day of combat in which six iranian Craft were sunk or disabled. One theory in Gulf diplomatic and aviation circles is that an iranian f-14 was using the Airbus As radar cover to approach the american ships. A . Official also speaking privately said head no evidence for the speculation which is expected to be among questions the . Investigators will try to resolve. In Washington rep. Les Aspin d-wis., said Pentagon officials were examining the possibility of a second plane but a Navy spokesman it. Brian Cul Lin said we do not believe there was another air Craft in the  Aspin chairman of the House armed service committee said defense department officials told a closed briefing a wide Range 9f possibilities asunder study including the possibility of a military plane that was somehow masked by the Airliner. Meanwhile president Reagan has directed administration officials to consider possible compensation for families of victims of the iranian Airliner spokesman said wednesday. We Are beginning to look at that said Whitehouse spokesman Marlin Fitzwater adding that there is no timetable on when a decision will remade. Reagan was under pressure mainly from congressional leaders to consider financial compensation for the families of the victims of the air crash. Meese from Page 1 effective in late july or Early August. He said he had been vindicated by the fact that Independent counsel James Mckay concluded an exhaustive investigation without seeking his indictment. Korten acknowledged that the office of professional responsibility a Justice department unit May decide to pursue an ethics examination of Meese despite the fact that he is resigning. But he said he saw no purpose in such a probe because the main task of or is tonsure the integrity and adherence to Laws and regulations by current department  Meese in the can interview said he had no con Cerns on that  this is something that someone else would have to determine whether there is any reason to have such a inquiry. But As i say if there is i la be glad to answer All the questions Meese said. Fitzwater said that Culvahouse will be considering processes and procedures and so Forth Over the next few Days and criteria also collecting the names of candidates from various  so we Are beginning the search immediately he said. We d like to have a candidate to replace the attorney general before he leaves but you just can t predict what the timetable will  if a new attorney general has not been confirmed bythe time Meese leaves Fitzwater said the administration probably would install solicitor general Charle Fried in the Job on an acting basis. Fried is outranked by two Justice department newcomers Deputy attorney general Harold Christensen and associate attorney general Francis Keating but neither has Bee confirmed by the Senate. Senate minority Leader Bob Dole r-kan., told re porters on Capitol Hill that the names of former White House chief of staff Howard h. Bakerjr. And Judith Richards Hope daughter in Law of comedian Bob Hope sprang immediately into mind. Baker resigned As chief of staff effective june 30, to return to private Law practice in Tennessee. Mrs. Hope s nomination to succeed Robert h. Bork on . Court of appeals for the District of Columbia has not yet been acted upon by the Senate. Fitzwater was asked whether Meese could have remained if he wished. Absolutely he replied. Absolutely. The president has expressed full Confidence ined Meese at All  describing the attorney general s Call to Reagan notifying the president that he was stepping Down the 4 spokesman said the president said of if that your determination Fitzwater said Reagan did not try to dissuade his Friend respecting Meese s wish to step aside