European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga so fic ivs briefs the stars and stripes saturday november 19,1988 2 americans among 5 injured in Geneva blast Geneva a a bomb exploded Friday out Side a building housing the Geneva office of the soviet airline Aeroflot and officials said five peo ple were injured including two american of the people including one of the americans were seriously injured in what one Willcu described As a Bloodbath on the crowded downtown Street Geneva police spokesman Marcel Vaudron said that aside from the i9-Ycar-old and 22-year old american tourist the victims were a 34 year old italian Man a 60-year-old French woman and a 21-year-old French declined to provide their names Bhutto claims her party has control of Assembly Karachi Pakistan a populist Leader Binazir Bhutto Friday claimed the support of a majority of newly elected National Assembly members and predicted no obstacles in her at tempt to become the first woman to Lead a mos Lem nation Bhutto 35, told re ponces her party commanded a majority from wednesday s elections because some new Assembly members have joined her Pakistan people s party parly since then and others have pledged heir support. However she refused to say How Many new Assembly members now belonged to her party Orlo five further details. Her Pakistan people s party captured Al seals in the 237-Metnbcr Assembly in the firs free election sin Pakistan since 1977, her rivals in the nine party conservative islamic democratic Alliance which includes supporters of the late president Gen. Mohammed Ziaul Kay won 54 scats. Independents and minor panics won 58 from 13 districts were not available and 20 seals reserved for women will be filled later by the Assembly Quayle s wife withdraws from possible Senate race Washington a Marilyn Quayle wife of vice president elect Dan Quayle Friday removed herself from the list of possible Candi dates to fill her husband s Senate scat. In a statement released by the vice president elect s transition office mrs. Quayle said Shehad told Indiana Goy. Robert Orr that she is not interested in succeeding her , who was elected to the vice presidency nov. 8, announced monday that he would step Down As Indiana s senator prior to Jan. 3 to give Republican incumbent Orr rather than incoming Democrat Evan Bayh the Opportunity to appoint a successor. Name of Heidelberg teen who died release Heidelberg West Germany officials have released he name of the 16-year-old Hei Delberg High school Junior who died t Bontzol died in the emergency room at the army Hospital i n Heidelberg about 9a.m. Bowl of bom in Heidelberg is survived by his Mother Carolyn l. Bontzol the Secretary for the director of the Community and family sup port Agency in Schwei Zingen. A memorial service win be held at i i30 . Monday in the Mark Twain Village Chapel. The cause of death is still under investigation. An autopsy will be performed. Soviet authority challenged by rising Baltic nationalism Moscow a lithuanians Friday raised the Flag of the formerly Independent Republic Over their parliament building after lawmakers declared it the Republic s new Banner and lithuanian the official language. Editors of official lithuanian television said debate asunder Way on an amendment to the lithuanian Constitution challenging Moscow s authority by requiring the re Public s approval of any new National Taw. A russian newspaper accused neighbouring Estonia of fostering ethnic tension by declaring estonian its National language earlier this week. The television editors in a Telephone interview from Vilnius the capital said the red Green and yellow Flag was raised in a ceremony vote was taken. The parliament declared the official government Lan Guage the Flag and an old National song As the National hymn said editor television which provided a live broadcast it also protested proposed amendments to the soviet Constitution that residents of the three tiny Baltic republics of Lithuania Estonia and Latvia say will limit their autonomy he said. He could not give exact totals bul said there were very few dissenting votes. The meeting in Lithuania and demonstrations planned later Friday marking the 70th anniversary of Independence in Latvia were signs of resurgent nationalism in the soviet republics that Are using soviet president Mikhail 5. Gorba Chev s reforms to push Lithuania Estonia and Latvia were Independent be tween the world wars bul were annexed by the soviet Union in 1940 following a pact Between the soviets and the nazis. Residents of the Baltic increasingly have pushed for More economic and cultural Freedom under Gorbachev s Reform policy. Thousands in the three republics have joined Copic which recently have spread to the slavic republics of byelorussian and the Ukraine. The Bailies have been angered by amendments to the soviet Constitution proposed by Gorbachev saying they would shift the Little Power Juicy have to Central authorities in Moscow and eliminate their constitutional right to secede. " the United slates backed the Baltic nationalists thurs Day slate department spokesman Charles Redman said in Washington the United Stales does not recognize the forcible incorporation of he Baltic slates. The people of the Baltic states have been denied their Basic Sovic Skaya Rossiya the official newspaper of the rus Sian Republic on Friday cited rising tensions Between nationalities in Estonia picking up a theme sounded by Polit buro member and former Kab secret police chief Viktor in a visit to Estonia last weekend. On thursday be Kremlin expressed doubt about the constitutionality of the estonian parliament s proclamation on wednesday that it has the right to review any new Law passed in Moscow and its declaration of sovereignty in All Arcase Cepl foreign policy and defense. It called estonian Leaden to the soviet capital for a meet ing with the presidium of the supreme soviet the country highest executive body of which Gorbachev is the chair Man. Estonian leaders said on a Light late thursday 1o Moscow from Tallinn Estonia s capital that they expected the summons to Moscow. Perestroika is a Hope and democracy is a Hope and every Hope has a moment of unease the newly elected estonian Premier Indre Toome said. Dollar from Page 1 a cd further in London and new York. The Dollar was quoted at 122.67 yen at around midday in new York against the West German Mark the Dollar was higher at the 1.7360 level at midday the British Pound had slipped against the Dollar fetching $1.8170. Cur Rency rates Are on a be 20. . Stock markets have fallen Marc than 75 Point since Bush was elected 10 Days ago. Brady said he sees no need for Bush to take action before his Jan. 20 inauguration to allay the financial and currency markets. I Don t think the concern is that big a problem he said adding that Bush would work with Congress to combat the deficit i m confident things will be wonted i Don t Sec anything in the figures right now that would indicate interest Rales arc going to Rise he said noting Tow unemployment High economic production and continued economic expansion. Brady said that although Bush has promised not to raise taxes he will find ways to Cut the deficit i think when the vice president gets into office. You la hear from him very directly what he wants Todo hcs Aid. House majority Leader Thomas Foley of washing Ion also interviewed by Abc pledged support for the new administration in dealing with the Economy. It s fair to give the vice president a Chance to appoint his key financial advisers and budget director before there is any discussion with Congress the Democrat said. ,. But he said Congress would like to see a general outline of Bush s plan for approaching the budget. We re not going to initiate any revenues if the Vic president is going to oppose them Foley said there is no danger that the democratic Congress is going to go knocking on president Bush s door insisting on taxes. It s going to have to come from Sununu said he expects that in the next few Days Bush will Contact the congressional leadership to begin the kind of interaction that is necessary i think Congress and the president Are going to work aggressively and quickly to Deal with that Issue Sununu said. Korean from Page 1 with clubs. Two South korean guards were shoved out of the Way they said. A . Army statement said the second us service Man was injured when a pipe thrown at his car shattered the Windshield As he was leaving the compound. The names of the two victims were not released. A military spokesman said no dependents of service personnel were injured but More than si5,000 in damage was caused. The Complex which houses about2,500 family members of . Service personnel was attacked twice in october by Radical Slu Denu who Tore Down the american Flag Ano burned it. Sun Chung won spokesman for the composition reunification democratic party and Kim Joong wic spokesman for the governing democratic Justice party both condemned the raid. Kim said the government was asking police to take measures o prevent a recurrence. The Seoul office of Pacific stars and stripes the . Military newspaper said it had been besieged by Telephone Calls from angry frightened residents of the residential Complex demanding More Security plan from Page 1 and listening to the concerns of family members what she learns will be used in advising army leadership and writing regulations. I spend about so percent of my time on the Road she said. And most of what i do is listen. That is my concerns that surfaced in Heidelberg ranged from the grading process and open campuses at department of de sense dependents schools to conducting businesses from government quarters and dealing with civilian personnel offices. What you heard today was people basically wanting to have a voice she said. They want to know How and where to give their Whitworth encourages those voices. Although some family members May feel that the current army year of tuning has pushed aside the concerns addressed during the year of the army family of the past while Worth is firm that there is still a lot of emphasis on the sometimes i have to get hard with them the family members about the importance of readiness but when Goback to Washington i have to get Tough about the importance of family Readi Ness she said. The army leadership is aware that the three factors influencing retention rates Are pay and benefits being Well trained to do meaningful work under Good leadership and the welfare of the family Whitworth said. You can l have one without the others All three must in gaining the notice of policy makers Whitworth said thai the squeaky wheels really do get the attention she cited the recent Success of a Letier writing Campaign by women in Heidel Berg in effecting changes in student travel funding this year. That program Only affects 3 percent of the army what were the Chancel of them being successful she said. We honestly did t think they had a
