European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 2b the stars and stripes wednesday november 30,1988 news briefs Reagan won t Back Down on denying Arafat visa Washington up president Reagan will not reverse the decision preventing Plo chairman Yasser Arafat from speaking to Theun led nations in new York the White House said  did what we thought was right said presidential spokesman Martin Fitzwater. Ii does t take Long to just say no " he added with a smile just say no is an anti drug phrase made popular by Reagan s wire  said sect lady of slate George Shutlz made the right decision in denying a visa to Arafat  asked id speak to the United nations about the palestinian people he represents. Global total of aids cases Rose 4.25% during month Geneva up reported cases of aids around the world have risen by 5,271, or 4.25 percent in november to a Lota 129,385, the world health organization said tuesday. The United Stales accounted for 61 percent of he total. The november increase was mainly caused by newly reported cases of 2,315 in the United Stales 1,502 in Uganda and 749 in  previous global total announced oct. 31, was 124,114, and the who said its november figure could be dated nov. 30 because no new reports would be received before wednesday . Grants entry visa to defector from .s.r. Frankfurt West Germany a Lead ing soviet chess player who secretly married the . Team Captain and defected during the chess olympiad received permission on tues Day to enter the United Stales a . Consular official said. -./.-. Elena aka Vilovskaya the second ranked player on the soviet team married John Don Aldson the . Team s non playing Captain i Greece on Friday during the chess tournament. The couple arrived in Frankfurt on saturday to wait for an immigrant visa for Donaldson s  received entry documents today and is cleared to enter the United states . Consul ate spokesman Craig Springer said late tuesday afternoon. Soldier gets 2-year term for assault robbery Heilbronn West Germany a Supply Soldier assigned to the 194th my co at Wharton Barracks has drawn a two year prison sentence after being convicted of aggravated assault and robbery in two incidents. Put. 2 Glen e. Conley jr., 18, beat another Soldier july 28, inflicting facial culs a rupture Retina and severe head and body bruises a Heil Bronn Community official said. Conley also robbed a German citizen oct. 10 near the Heilbronn technical College taking 10marks, , in the robbery the sentence issued monday Al the Heil Bronn Legal Center Al Wharton Barracks also included a bad conduct discharge Tor Conley reduced him to the lowest enlisted rank and stripped him of All pay and allowances. 350 students evacuated after Wii bomb found Frankfurt West Germany is about350 students were evacuated from the Frankfurt High school Annex building tuesday morning when a four Pound world War ii incendiary bomb was found by workmen digging a  bomb was not considered dangerous by the explosive ordnance disposal team when twas found to have no fuse said Ronald w. Lockwood Community director of plans train ing mobilization and  resumed to the building about 10a.m., an hour after construction workers unearthed the device about sin feet Down while digging a ditch for a nearby construction project Lockwood said. Explosions kill 6 firefighters battling Kansas City blazes Kansas City to. A two explosions rocked a Highway construction site Early tuesday kill ing six firefighters battling suspicious fires at the scene officials said. The Force of the blasts shall ered windows 10 Miles away. A seventh firefighter who was near the site with department car was injured and taken to the Hospital said fire department spokesman Harold Knabe. The first blast shortly after 4 a.m., involved a estimated 30,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate Knabe said. About 20 minutes later Here was a Sec Ond explosion that involved about 15,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate. A fire truck was destroyed by the explosions Knab said. There is absolutely nothing to indicate it was even  said a tint fire was spotted in a pickup truck while two guards looked for someone they though they had seen in the area. A second fire broke out in a trailer that contained explosives and it spread to second trailer. We re assuming Hal someone did set both fire because both of them did occur when both Security people were away from the area Knabe said. The guards were nol huts he said. The blasts left two or Alcris 30 to 40 feet wide and 6or 7 feel deep. Firefighters and a bomb squad moved into the Are of the blast around Daybreak to look for the missing firefighters and other explosives. The explosions occurred at a construction site on the Southern Edge of Kansas City about i a Miles Northwest of Bannister mall one of the area s busiest shopping malls. A number of quarries Are next to the Highway construction site. We have a very serious situation. Windows Are busied out All Over the area said Tom Taylor of sub Urban Raytown a member of an emergency Rescue squad. The ammonium nitrate was stored at the site an was used to blast a Quarry and Clear Rock Tot the High Way construction officials said. Leader from Page 1 democrats seeking someone who would appear Les ideological but still could act As a Strong Public speaker for the party. Hawaii s Inouye at 64 the oldest and most senior Inich Senate pitched himself As the most experienced of the three. His Liberal voting record is in line with that of traditional democrats. Johnston 56, is the most conservative of the  cited his Southern roots and parliamentary skill. The three candidates besides representing different regions offered different perspectives for the democrats aside from those Broad themes the candidates appealed to their colleagues on very personal issues such As demands for Choice committee assignments an changes in the Senate rules and schedule. Dole the Kansas senator who recently has Bee meeting with Bush to Settle their differences was re elected in a voice Vole thai re installed three Republican officers who faced no opposition said Walt Riker Dole s  Simpson r-wyo., was re elected minority whip Bill Armstrong r-colo., was returned As chairman of the Republican policy committee and Thad Cochran r-miss., was kept on As gop Secretary Rike said. The gop conference chairman. Sen. John Chafee,, Defeated challenger Frank Murkowski. Ratas a by 28-17 to retain his Post Riker said. Sen. Do Nickels r-okla., Defeated sen. John Mccain r-artz., on a Vole of 28-17 to head the National Republican senatorial committee. While the Camps of All three contenders for the majority Leader s position voiced optimism before the vote senators said monday thai the outcome was Uncertain. Each of the contestants was continually polling the 55-Membcr democratic majority but the answer received might be More positive than the results in tuesday s secret ballot it s a very painful thing id work As closely As you a. And say to somebody that you have a lot of respect for them but i be decided to Vole inc other Way said sen. Terry Sanford d-n.c., who publicly endorsed Mitchell. There must be 75 of us if you add up the Promise votes said sen. Alan Dixon d-i11., commenting on How some of the senators were being counted As sup porters by two Orall three candidates. I Don l know of any reliable Way to Handicap this race and i Don t know of anybody who s really confident about their predictions and that includes the candidates themselves said sen. Call Levitt a Mich. Tornadoes from Page 1a caused about $50 million in damage in Raleigh the stale capital. 0. The twisters destroyed Mobile Homes damage churches toppled several houses onto their sides and threw Power lines onto houses and streets. Overall 490 Homes were destroyed and at least 76thouses were damaged in the nine counties said Tom Ditt spokesman Lor the state emergency response team. In addition 65 businesses were destroyed. A k Mart store was flattened by the twister and six Raleigh residents including four juveniles we recharged monday with tooting the store the storms left 843 people homeless 830 of them i Raleigh and other parts or Wake county and injured 154 people Ditt said. Banners also suffered losses in the storms said Jim Graham state commissioner of agriculture. Several egg production houses 12 tobacco dams 2,000 acres of Imber and two hog operations were destroyed Gra Ham said -. -. ,. If Federal disaster status is appropriate i la Pressor it with Al i be got Graham said. The storms brought reminders of the 24 twisters lha ripped a 250-mile path through the slate in 1984, killing 44 people injuring More than 600 and leaving 2,300homeless.1 nato from Page 1. Americans about How they re not realizing All these intangible  the report will kick off a Busy. Final month Fornato in 1988, highlighted by the meeting of defense ministers this week and the meeting of foreign min islets next week. A. Far from being a sleepy end of an administration these series of meetings come at a time of great activity said the . Official. In addition to Burden Shar ing defense ministers will discuss the makeup of an International nato composite Force replacing a Ca Nadian brigade in Norway that is moving to West Ger Many. Guidelines covering the manner in which Spain Wilt participate in certain military activities in the Allia Cewill be reviewed by both the defense ministers and foreign ministers. Finally the defense ministers will agree on the amount of Money to be spent in1991 and 1992 for theato infrastructure program. The program will in clude Money for moving the . 401st Tae fighter Wing from Torrejon a Spain 16 Italy. Major items on the Agenda for the foreign minister include ongoing and future convention of .talks and a report on an Overall strategy toward easter Europe including East West Trade. Some nations in the Alliance apparently feel such  been thwarted by the United Stales. This is an Issue with a very Long and complicate history said another senior , official what the United slates is saying is very simple. We re Certai Lynol trying to Block East West Trade., a we think it s simply in our interest to do things in As coordinated fashion As we can. In is both the spirit of our partnership but also simply Good