European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday november 19,1968 news updates filipinos charged Manila Philippines a the military filed charges against seven soldiers Friday accusing them of negligence in the prison escape of the reputed Leader of the communist rebel forces. Rumulo Kintanar 41, described by the military As the commander of the 25,000-Strong communist new people s army and his wife escaped nov. 12. Military prosecutors charged former stockade commander maj. Robelita pm Tailang two other offi cers and four Enlis cd guards Wilh negligence and with allowing Kin Lanar to leave his cell to attend a birthday party. Comilang said he invited inc Kin Lanars 10 his birthday party Al his quarters next to inc stockade at Camp crame. Headquarters of the philippine constabulary. When guards returned to take Kintanar and his wife Back to their cells they had disappeared the military says. Thatcher visit London a prime min ister Margaret Thatcher will visit France on nov. 30 for talks with president Francois Mitterrand her 10 dawning St. Office said Friday. A statement issued Only hours after Thatcher returned from a three Day visit id the United Stales described the French trip As a Short working  the meeting Wilh Mitterrand comes on the heels of her meeting Wilh outgoing president Reagan and president elect George Bush and ahead of the dec. 12-14 Visil to Britain by soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev. Thatcher last Mcl Mitterrand for talks in Paris on june 10. Japanese Aid Tokyo a Japan will do Nate s 500,000 to help victims of an earthquake in Southern China that icel hundreds of people dead the foreign ministry announced Friday. The latest Aid follows an earlier donation of s 172,000 Worth of medical supplies. Prime minister Noboru Tako Shita said Japan Musl make a greater Effort to develop lies of Friendship Between the two nations. On Friday the chinese govern ment said 730 died and 4,014 were injured in the nov. 6 earthquake. The chinese government had initially announced a death loll of King s Cross fire London a red roses and wreaths Friday surrounded the Entrance to King s Cross sub Way station where a fire killed 31 people one year ago. Reports of smoke also brought firefighters some of whom fought last year s Blaze Rushing to the Sta Tion Friday morning in Whai turned out to be a false alarm last year s fire was the worst tragedy in the 120-year-old Lon Don underground system commonly known As the tube and was caused by Boih executive complacency and a haphazard staff response according to an official in Quiry released nov. 10, i the fire erupted at the end of the evening Rush hour in one of London s busiest subway stations. Crew parachutes to safety in 2nd by b crash this month Ellsworth fab . Up the four member Crew of a b-1b bomber parachuted to safety As their plane crashed while on a training Mission marking the second Lime this month one of the $280 million planes has gone Down. The bomber crashed at 10 40 . Thursday As it attempted to land at Ellsworth fab five Miles Northeast of Lapid City. The aircraft was on fire and the extent of damage was being determined said maj. Joseph Saxon Public affairs officer at Ellsworth. A Board of military officers was convening la investigate the crash officials said. La. Fred Brown of the pc Nigton county sheriffs office look Calls from people living near the air base. They say they saw the plane hit something and veer off to the right and crash he said. Air Force investigators sealed off the base and were checking the wreckage to remove any classified material on Board. The plane was carrying no weapons Saxon said. All four Crew members aboard the aircraft managed to Parachute out but one suffered a minor concussion in Landing and another injured his Back and was flown to Brooks aha in Texas it was foggy when the plane went Down but investigators were not speculating about the cause of the crash said sol. Tony Evans a spokesman at Ellsworth. It s a Little bit foggy but we really Haven t got any Snow and we really can t speculate if weather was a cause Evans Laid. Tic crash occurred one week after inc air Force cleared 25 of the b-1b bombers for flight in an inspection program begun when one of the planes crashed Days earlier. It was the third crash of a by b bomber. Four Crew members of a b-3b were Able to eject safely nov. 8 when their plane crashed while on a training Mission near Dyess fab in Texas. Following thai Accident each of inc costly bombers Wai being put through a three hour general inspection before being returned to service the air Force said. The military allowed 23 of the bombers Back to the skies last thursday. On sept. 2ft, 1987, a bib went Down at a Colorado training Range during another training flight. A while Pelican flew into the plane s engine housing causing the plane logo Down. All three crewmen were killed. The three bibs thai crashed were among 100 bought by the air Force for s28 billion. The aircraft have variable geometry wings that can be swept Back for supersonic flight. Besides Ellsworth and Dyess the bombers Are stationed at Minot fab in North Dakota and Mcconnell fab near Wichi la Kan. Several years ago a prototype b-1a crashed killing two soviets recognize proclamation of Independent palestinian state Moscow a the soviet Union Friday recognized the proclamation of an Independent palestinian slate but slopped Short of extending full Diplo Matic relations. The soviet action announced at a has tily called news briefing by first Deputy foreign minister Alexander bus smart Nyoh appeared to be a cautious step be tween soviet support for inc palestinian cause and its Effort to improve relations with Israel. Faithful to the fundamental principle of Freedom of Choice inc soviet Union recognizes the proclamation of the pales Tinian stale Bessmertny Khz said. He said the soviet Union believed a comprehensive settlement of the Arab israeli conflict will Lead also to the prac tical completion of the historic process of creating this  asked whether his announcement amounted 16 recognition of the palestini an state Bessmertny Khz said in essence it did. But a foreign ministry spokesman Boris Sava Ulyanov said later in a Tele phone interview that it did not entail immediate Exchange of diplomats and full diplomatic relations. That requires additional work he said adding that he could not speculate on when it might occur. The palc Sling National Council meeting in Algira on tuesday declared an Independent palestinian slate. The Council is the policy making body of the Palestine liberation organization and is considered inc palestinian parliament in exit. In Nicosia Cyprus announced its recognition Friday of the proclaimed pales Tinian state bringing to at least 26 the number of countries to extend Diplo Matic ties. The declaration in Algeria did not define the boundaries of the palestinian nation saying it would be determined by future negotiations. But the Council accepted , Resolution 242, which implicitly recognizes Israel along with other . Resolutions including one calling for palestini an self determination the soviet Union s recognition of the proclamation of inc palestinian slate comes As the soviets continue to pursue a gradual Law in relations Wilh Israel. The soviet Union severed diplomatic relations Wilh Israel after the 1967 mid dle East War. La has backed the Plo under Yasser Arafat and supported Arab demands that Israel give Back occupied territory. But the soviets also have tried under president Mikhail s. Gorbachev to improve tics with Israel. Low level delegations have exchanged visits and the so Viets have loosened restrictions. On jewish emigration. Cyprus became the second state with relations Wilh Israel to recognize the new palestinian state. The Flo already has a Mission with diplomatic status in Nic Osia Turkey is the Only other country that recognizes both Israel and the pales Tinian Homeland. H i g h afghan i office i seeks any turn in a by the Washington Post Washington the Deputy for eign minister of the soviet backed re Gime in Afghanistan Abdul Chaffer la Kanwal has asked for political Asylum in the United Stales . Officials Dis closed thursday. The officials said that la Kanwal a for Mer minister of agriculture and Central committee member of the  isl people s democratic party of Afghanistan is the highest ranking member of the regime to Bave defected since the soviet Union sent troops to that country nine Yearego. " ,.. Officials interpreted his defection As a sign of disintegration of the soviet backed afghan government. The rats Are deserting the sinking ship Aid one official who noted thai two other lower ranking afghan govern ment officials have also asked for Asylum Here since july one of them just two Days before la Kanwal made his request. But several . Specialists on afghan affairs said the defections might also be  of the internal Power struggle now under Way inside the afghan re Gime which is under growing military and political pressure from .-Armcd, anti communist guerrillas. Last november the younger brother of Afghanistan president Najibullah Siddiq Ullah Rahi also defected and then came to the United states with his wife and two children in August . Officials said la Kanwal came to new York to attend the annual . General Assembly session in talc octo Ber and to prepare for the visit of afghan prime minister Mohammed share. He then flew Here atone on nov. 7 and showed up at the doors of the state department asking fur Asylum. Two Days later another lower ranking afghan Diplomat Sayed Kanu Ludden defected in the same manner. No decision has been made by the jus Tice department s immigration and naturalization service whether to grand la Kanwal and Kamaruddin political refugee status the officials  a Sig of disintegration of the soviet  Iqulla a refugee status the officials said. Cafes to test new Power of attorney Rule Munich. West Germany is Septine general Powers of attorney for App col. Charlie White the change Pacesa a i diff in . A ski. L.m4imv fianna to i nil i is hit la 5 lrtr1imtjc Kif 1119 arid the Tel will by  Munich. T y is Exchange officials have reversed a p08 lion and will begin accepting a general Power of attorney to authorize deferred payment plan purchases. Earlier this year officials stopped accepting charges saying the individual indicates when applying for an account who can use it and can make changes at any Lime. The policy change is the result of customer Feeck Back said cafes Europe spokesman it col. Charli while faces a one year trial and then will be re evaluated. At the cad of the trial period the policy will be amended adopted or repealed based on customer acceptance or non acceptance while said ,