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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, September 20, 1988

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday september 20,1988 news updates e. German escapes Munich. West Germany a an East German Man crashed a truck through his communist Homeland s Border fortifications in a dramatic escape to West Ger Many police in Bavaria state said on sunday. According to Border police the28-year-old smashed the truck through a double Security Fence saturday morning near he Bavari an Community of Kornach about 136 Miles East of Frankfurt. Bavarian officials also reported thai another 2s-Ycar-old Easi Ger Man Man had escaped to the Southern West German state on Friday. Police released no further de tails on the two escapes such As whether shots had been fired but said neither Man was injured. Bangladesh floods Dhaka Bangladesh a thousands or people have started returning to the remnants of their Homes As the headwaters that devastated the country and affected40 million people continued to re cede government officials said monday. It is difficult to estimate the number of returnees at this stage said a Relief ministry official. Hundreds of flood victims mainly in the Northern districts have left the Relief centers and High dikes where they sought food an safety he said Many victims Lack Money to re build their ruined houses the in dependent Bengali language  reported Mon Day. More than 168,000 people hit by floods in the Patna District 75 Miles Northwest of Dhaka re turned to their Homes last week it said. However Many refugees were still arriving in Dhaka searching for food shelter and jobs in the capital of 6 million residents. Food reaching Sudan Khartoum Sudan up food is finally reaching altered Southern Sudan after months of delay caused by the civil War and flooding the government Relief commissioner said sunday. In a statement. Commissioner Hal allayed Altair said 1,008 trucks in big convoys crossed recently into the equal Ria Border province from Kenya and Uganda and 106 More just reached the sudanese Border town of Yei an would begin to distribute food soon. Altair said the shipments meant equatorial had adequate food supplies also bolstered by a longstanding norwegian Church sponsored Airlift into Juba from Nairobi Kenya which has pre vented shortages from arising in he beleaguered Southern capital. Kuwait lifts ban Kuwait Dpi Kuwait on sunday became the fourth Arab Gulf stale to lift a 21-year ban on coca cola despite a decision from the Arab Boycott Bureau to keep the . Soft drink giant on the blacklist for dealing with Israel West Berlin Security beefed up for world monetary conference Berlin a More than 2,000west German police officers Are being sent lowest Berlin to assist an already formidable Security Force amid fears that leftist militants May try to disrupt the world Bank International monetary fund  annual meeting is scheduled for sept 27-29" in West Berlin. Bui preliminary talks among officials from 151 nations on a wide Range of financial topic begin thursday. Financial officials say they foresee no important decisions to come from the meetings. But that s not expected to Stop thousands of protesters from showing up in West Berlin to denounce what they seems unfair treatment of the world s poor est countries by the richest  of the demonstrations scheduled to Start Friday including West Germany s leftist Green party say More than 40,000 protesters Are  say they believe most demonstrators will be peaceful but Are con correction an article saturday incorrectly identified a teen Ager who was injured in a car Accident As Tommy Talon Are. His names Tommy Billings. Com cd that a few leftist militants could Start trouble. West Berlin Interior minister Wilhelm Kewenig speaking to reporters last week urged demonstrators to conduct their actions peacefully. Please distance yourselves from Vio Lence he said. Hasso Samson a spokesman for West Ermany t Federal office for Protection of the Constitution in Cologne said ear Lier this month the threat of violence is very  is looking toward Berlin for possible trouble the Cologne office is West Germany s main Domestic Security  said 2,700 additional police officers would be brought in to comple ment West Berlin s 10,000-Slrong Force. The Frankfurter Mundschau newspaper last week said that the extra police officers Are trickling into West Berlin be cause of regulations Banning convoys through East Germany. Berlin which is split into Western and communist Eastern lectors by the Berlin Wall lies 110 Miles inside East Germany. West Berlin u a put of West Germany but is officially governed bythe three Western world War n allies the United states Britain and  than 130 West German Church and political groups have been involve Din of Jan icing the protest actions. They have adopted a Resolution calling for the Western industrialized nations to cancel debt claims immediately against the world s Poons nations. About 13,000 finance ministers Cen trial Bank chiefs and other officials plus an estimated 3,000 journalists Are expected to attend the world Bank if conference and the preliminary discussions. In addition about 3,000 Cooks wait ers waitresses and other service sector employees arc being snipped in fro Mother West German Points newspapers reported. Services set for Ramstein crash victim by the slurs and stripes services will be held Friday in Salt Luke City for army capt. Kim Jon so radar who died saturday of injuries suffered in the Ramstein a air disaster an official of Strador s Church said Mon Day. Strader a helicopter Pilot and prop erty Book officer with the 63rd medical Del at land stud West Germany waste third american to die from the aug. 28 disaster which so far has claimed 66lives. A Utah native Strader was 41 whence died Ai Brooke army medical Center in Texas. His age previously had Bee reported As 30. The other americans killed in the catastrophe were pfc. Genc Viec Riggs 36, of the 110th my co in Munchweiler anther son Joshua Frymyer 9. The disaster occurred when three ital Ian air Force jets collided during the an Nual air show. One plane slowed into a crowd of spectators killing Many instantly and in Juring hundreds. The plane also struck the medical evacuation helicopter Strader manned As part of the emergency assistance team on standby during the air show. Another american injured in the Acci Dent army set. Alexander Tirona of the 44th signal in in Kaiserslautern was released monday from the lands Uhl army regional medical Center said senior master sol Eddie acc Ramstein a spokesman. Strador a first lieutenant when the tragedy occurred was promoted to Cap Tain sept. I and he was later medically discharged from the service said air Force maj Frank Clawson president of the Kaiser Slatlem Serviceman s stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day saints. A 7th medical come spokesman said Leader served 16 years in the military including stints with he air Force an Marine corps. Strader a former enlisted member had been with he 63rd medical Del for 11 months. A Vietnam Veteran Strader was awarded the vietnamese Cross of Gal Lantry with Palm the presidential uni citation and the air Force outstanding unit award in conjunction with his com Bat service. He is survived by his wife Virginia three sons Matthew 16, Adam 13, and Benjamin 9 two daughters Allison 10,and Carrie 9 his Mother Alice Strader of Salt Lake City and two  the service Friday Strader a body will be taken for burial to Delta Utah his Birthplace Strader s Church plans to work with 63rd medical det officials for a memorial service to be held in West Germany near the first week of october. Go helicopter crewmen s names released Schwa Bisch Hall West Ger Many is Vii corps officials Mon Day released the names of the crewmen bars killed and injured in Friday s crash of an oh-58 helicopter during Nat exercise certain Challenge staff sgt. George scary of the 25th aviation co 1 Lui aviation brigade in Nellin Gen died when the Light observation Heli copter crashed into a heavily wooded area near eur Enburg a Village about is Miles Northeast of Aalon officials said the Pilot of the helicopter. Warrant officer Kirk a. Martinson also of hie25th aviation co suffered fractured legs and broken ribs in the crash. He was unserious condition in the Kath Crinan hos Pital in Stuttgart. Scary of Latrobe ph., is survived by his wife Theresa a daughter and his parents Thomas and Charlotte scary of Syracuse , a memorial service for Leary will beat 10 , tuesday in the null Bacn Community  army investigation Inlo the cause. Of the crash is continuing officials said. Walkout at bases in Turkey still expected Ankara turkeys a a tues Day walkout planned by turkish workers at . Military installations was still on monday a u a official said. The strike set for noon tuesday Wasto begin As planned after weekend negotiations Between the Turk Hurb is Labo Runion and Holmes and Narver services inc. Failed to produce a settlement on anew two year contract said capt. Thom As Disantis spokesman for the . Logistics group. Holmes and Narver is the maintenance contractor for the 18 . Military installations in Turkey. Talks began in May Between the Union and Holmes and Narver on a new wage agreement for about 4,500 turkish work ers. Union officials announced their intent to strike after talks stalled and non bind ing mediation failed Kenan Dur Kan Union president said they Are seeking a two year contract with a 120 percent pay raise the associate press reported. He called the 26 percent increase offered by Holmes and Narver just  do Santoj told the stare mid Stripe they anticipate a lawful strike.11 sergeant identified As italian crash victim Vicenza Italy army officials re leased on monday the identity of the sol Dier killed in an Auto Accident last week near Livorno. Staff sgt. Kenneth p. Carter of the56lh Siena co 509th signal in was killed sept. 12 in the two car crash which also injured three americans and three italians a spokeswoman for the Southern european task Force  were spec Richard Metzger and pvt 2 Michael daily of the same unit and William Koloony a . Civil Ian employee with the  were assigned to Camp Darby near Livorno and were resuming fro leave when the Accident occurred. According to initial police reports the Accident occurred about 1 30 . When the americans1 car apparently was at tempting to make a a turn in the Village of Rasi Nuno about id Miles North of Livonia and was hit by the second car. The injured americans and italian remained hospitalized in Good condition the spokeswoman said  
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