European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pagas the stars and stripes tuesday november 8,1988 news updates communist captured Manila Philippines Dpi president Cora Ion Aquino Mon Day announced the capture of the third ranking Leader of the com munis insurgency As he aved with his Girlfriend and her father at Manila s Airport to Board a flight to the United states. Capital Region military com Mander Gen. Alexander Aguirre said police arrested Ignacio Capco san 42, Deputy Secretary general of the outlawed communist party of the Philippines in his car in the Airport parking lot sunday afternoon in route to boarding a flight for los Angeles Aguirre said. Suspect flees Athens Greece a greek american banker George Kosk Clas under indictment for forgery and embezzlement in a$30 million banking scandal has fled the country police said Mon Day. Koskola who was banned Las week from leaving Greece apparently fled sunday aboard a yacht from the Seaside Village of megalo Pufko 20 Miles West of Athens a police officer said. After Koskotas escape became known. Minister of Public order tassos Sehiotis who held responsibility for police surveillance of the banker submitted his Resig nation a ministry official said gasoline prices los Angeles a retail gasoline prices made an uns Cason Al jump in the past two weeks As dealers passed on Short term Cost increases an Industry analyst said sunday. The average Price of gasoline for All grades and types of services including taxes Rose 20 cents a Gal Lon to 11.23 a gallon Between oct. 21 and nov. 4, said Trilby Lundburg. La was the first Price increase since the end of the summer driving season in Laic August she said. The Lundburg Survey of 12,000 gasoline stations nationwide found the following average prices for self service which accounts Formost gasoline sales regular unleaded 90.77 cents a gallon Premium unleaded $1.06 cents and regular leaded s7.28 cents. Full service prices were $1.19 cents a gallon for regular unleaded. 11,30 cents for Premium unleaded and s1.16 cents for regular leaded. Official Warsaw press attacks Walesa for threatening strikes Warsaw Poland a the offi Cial Media monday launched an attack on Lech Walesa in response to the Soli Darity Leader s threat of strikes unless authorities suspend the decision to close the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk. An editorial in the communist party daily Tribuna Ludu said in the past it was alleged thai we ten the authorities lacked. Arguments they resorted to re pression. Today when Lech Walesa lacks arguments he loads the strike can ncn.". The editorial follows remarks by the Leader of the banned Union federation sunday that he was prepared to Call a nationwide strike Alert to demand preservation of the 10,000-worker ship Yard the Birthplace of Solidarity. The commentary was unusual because the official press recently had avoided criticizing Walesa by name while the government and the opposition prepared talks on Poland s future. But the proposed talks have stalled and now the government and opposition appear to be on a collision course Over the scheduled dec. 1 closing of the ship Yard. In a period when Concrete decisions arc being made about reforms Lech Walesa has a different plan strike Alert and strikes. It happened before. The country Joes not need strike frenzy but it docs need  a statement released sunday by Soli Darity s National executive commission threatens Broad protests including strikes if the government docs not rescind the shipyard decision. It is the strongest reaction from Soli Darity since com mums authorities announced oct. 31 that they intend to close the shipyard. On saturday Walesa said he would not meet with Interior min Istir Czslaw Kiszczak to discuss plans for the talks unless the shipyard decision is sus Pended and All workers tired for taking part in strikes in August arc re hired Walesa aide Piotr Konopka said the Solidarity Leader told worshippers at a Church in Gdansk sunday that he would Call a National strike Alert at a workers rally scheduled tuesday in the Baltic port. If there is still great pressure on him from the Side of the shipyard and other enterprises then on tuesday he will announce a strike Alert for the whole coun try said Konopka. A strike Alert would mean organizing strike committees and getting worker prepared to strike at any moment said Solidarity spokesman Wojcicch Maziarski. The Solidarity statement denounced the decision to close the Yard As a dangerous political act and an act of re Venge against Solidarity it said any closings should be preceded by a period of review of economic performance with workers and their representatives taking part. Since promising aug. 31 to meet with he opposition to discuss legalization of Solidarity and How to revive Poland s limping Economy the government has discouraged prospects by insisting that Solidarity drop two alleged extremists from its delegation o the talks. That condition together with the offi Cial decision to close the shipyard and the failure to rehire at least 100 workers fired for roles in the August strikes has convinced Solidarity that the govern ment is no longer interested in talks. Solidarity the Only Independent labor movement Ever allowed in the soviet bloc was bom in August i960 during a nationwide strike wave. It was crushed in a december 1981 military crackdown and it was outlawed the following year. German High court upholds con a of on of sex army Cook suffering from aids Karlsruhe West Germany is the West German supreme court has upheld the conviction Ofa former 1st army div Soldier with aids who failed to use a condom during sex and kept his disease a secret from his homosexual partners. In its decision the court upheld the nov. 16, 19s7, conviction of Inwood Boyc Lle 47, for attempting dangerous bodily harm. But it ordered a lower court in Ntim Borg to reduce his two year sen tence because the court failed to prove thai the former army Cook acted with malicious intent. The conviction was for. Attempted dangerous bodily harm because it. Was not shown that Boyette s two sex part ners had contracted the virus. The part ners have been identified Only As an ital Ian truck Driver and a German Man. In Light of the deadly danger of an infection every unprotected sexual con tact on the part of an ads infected per son is punishable whether he of cols his partners or not inc High court ruled Friday. The court said Boyette who was diag nosed by an american military doctor As having aids was warned never to have sex without using a condom. Ads Hilf an aids patient counsel ing organization headquartered in West Berlin criticized the decision saying that the conviction will discourage aids victims from seeking counselling or medi Cal attention because they will be afraid of possible prosecution. At soon As someone knows he s affected a pair of Handcuffs is hovering Over him ads Hilife spokesman Klaus Gra Flold the stars and stripes in a Tele phone interview monday. A spokesman for the lower court in Nomberg said the Case has not yet Bee scheduled for sentencing. The court s option Range from a Fine and on month s imprisonment for each of tic offences to the two years originally imposed. ,.-.acquired immune deficiency syn drome is a deadly affliction in which a Sims attacks the body s immune system leaving victims susceptible to. Infections and cancer it is spread mainly by sexual Contact Between homosexual men the use of contaminated Needles among drug abusers and transfusion of tainted mood. Ludwigs Burg Soldier killed in car crash Waiblinger West Germany is a 23-Ycar-old Soldier assigned to cob 51st signal in in ludwigs Burg died Early sunday when the car he was driving hit a Guardrail and a Metal pole a Stuttgart military spokeswoman said monday. The Accident also injured the 1979 Ford s Only other occupant a 26-year old Soldier from the same unit. The crash occurred when the car went out of control at about 2 30 . On Ger Man Highway 1140 near Waiblinger a suburban Community 10 Miles Northeast of Stuttgart.  The passenger was treated at the near. By army Hospital at bad Canns Lall an released. Army officials Are withholding the names of both soldiers until  have been notified. The Accident which damaged the ear beyond repair is under investigation. Soldier held in  fire Forth. West Germany is a 1st army div Soldier has been charged with aggravated arson in an oct. 1 bar Racks fire on Darby Cavern a Community spokeswoman said monday. Division officials declined to release the name of the Soldier who was apprehended thursday. The fire caused about ii50,000 dam age to the building housing the 55th personnel service co. A fire aug. 27 caused 5200,000 dam age to a building housing the 793rd my in Headquarters but spokeswoman Elaine Hinsdale said there was no Cor relation Between the two. Both fires destroyed the allies of buildings lining the Post Parade Field. They occurred at night in storage attics near soldiers sleeping quarters but no injuries were reported in either fire Twenty nine fires have caused nearlyj600.000 damage this year in the Niernberg military Community  in the Community newspaper. After the August Blaze Community officials begin a drive to clean up Post Stor age attics. The criminal investigation come continues to investigate both fires Hinsdale said. Woman sentenced in fatal Accident Darmstadt West Germany s4s a German woman who drove into a you of americans outside a Darmstadt enlisted club in july killing one and injuring two others has been Given a one year suspended sentence and fined 9,000 Marks. Christine Kosmala whose Driver s License was revoked for 20 months also must pay All Legal costs associated with. The Accident a Darmstadt police spokes Man said monday. The one year sentence was suspended or three years he said. The incident occurred july 15 As Kos Mata left the Rainbow club near Cam brai Fritsch Cavern after first driving into a parked car and hitting one Soldier,.she careened out of the club parking lot and drove into a group of pedestrians police said. -.,.-. The spokesman said the Fine of about $5,100 will be donated 10 two Volunteer organizations that work with traffic Vic Tims. Pvt. 2 Robert w. Long it 18, Ofha co 11th signal in was killed in tic Accident