European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday december 14,1988 news briefs work on signals linked to London train disaster Lon Don a one Driver involved in the fetal triple train crash in South London left his engine moments before he collision to cat Sig Nal operators from the Side of the trades British rail said tuesday the slate run Railroad has said monday s crash which killed 36 people and injured More than 110, probably was caused by a signals re Laid fault during modernization of 40-year-oldequipment,. But neither British rail nor Driver Alex Mcclymon would comment on news stories that he was reporting that the signal lights were Flicker ing Between red Green and yellow and confusing Drivers. Dutch police find no clues to theft of 3 Van Gogh Osterlo Netherlands a police starched with tracker dogs and helicopters but found no clues tuesday to the theft of Vincent Van Gogh s the potato eaters and two other works by the dutch impressionist master. Monday night s burglary at the Kroeller Muel icer National museum appears to be Holland s biggest Art theft. Also taken were the 19th-Cen Tury dutch master s dried sunflowers and Weaver s Interior police spokesman Karel Van Sci enter said the30-Mcmbcr task Force tuesday morning abandoned its search of the National Park that sur rounds the museum. They have no leads to the thieves identities or whereabouts of the Oil paintings he said. Quake from Page 1 Gennady i. Gerasimov told reporters tuesday in mos cow. Newspaper accounts made it Clear that despite the outpouring of International Aid armenians were suf Fering from a Lack Ofshe Lucr and medical care. In inc corridor of a Hospital a Man clutched the body of a child to his breast crying please help me said the newspaper  industries in an article hat also told How doctors were pressed into service to build temporary  communist youth newspaper Komsomol Skaya pravda said 60,000 tents have been sent to the disaster area but most of the 500,000 homeless Are shivering around bonfires in inc ruins. The collapsed villages arc suffering especially from inc disaster the newspaper said citing helicopter opt. Sergei Bob lev. In one Village 20 children died in inc quake  survivors Are dying from cold inc newspaper said. Only two roads and one Railroad Are open to the mountainous disaster area hindering the delivery of cranes and bulldozers. The labor newspaper Trua re parted that evacuees were Cut off by a snowstorm. Many supplies Are arriving by helicopter and Parachute.  " our nation is so undeveloped we can t even receive help properly said one unidentified air traffic con troller on inc verge of tears at the Airport in Yerevan the armenian capital 50 Miles to the Southeast of the disaster area. In hard hit la Niakan once a City of 250,000, the remaining residents were beginning to suffer from the Lack of drinking water sewage garbage hauling facilities and transport the newspaper Sovie Skaya Rossiya said Impact of flight suspension expected to be significant by Girard c. Ste1chen Bonn West Germany a the suspension fall nato tactical fighter training flights for three weeks Fol lowing the crash of a . Jet will have a significant Impact on the Alliance s air defense readiness the com Mander of the . 3rd air Force said tuesday. On monday nato defense officials said All tactical training flights would be halted until Jan 2 in memory of the victims of the fiery crash of an american 10 Thunderbolt ii Jet in re Mscheid West Germany. The thursday Accident killed six people including the i q at a Bonn news conference. Air Force maj. Gen. Mar Cus a Anderson said there will be significant readiness Impact due to the stand Down and there will be some readiness standards that will not be met but Anderson said that the extent of thai Impact Haslet to be fully  Anderson Heads the 3rd air Force which is headquartered at Raf Mildenhall England. Speaking to reporters at the . Embassy Anderson said the effect on air combat readiness would be great because of the sheer number of forces stationed in West Germany almost half of he . Air Force s tactical forces in Europe arc located in the Federal Republic West Ger Many he said. So it s a substantial amount of Force and a substantial amount of Fly Iwona daily  Anderson said it was the first time that training flights . There have been Brief stand Down periods before but nothing that is nearly this extensive Anderson said asked whether such a precedent could cause problem sin the future if there were similar accidents Anderson said i would say there would have to be concern but pm not in a position to comment on the Overall  Anderson said that More than 200,000 marts about is 16,000, had been paid in property and other claims after the Accident. Under agreement with West Germany the . Pays roughly so percent . He also said nato air forces do everything possible to a void populated areas in West  Given the population density Here it s difficult to avoid All of these areas and it s not realistic to avoid them completely he said. Itt from Page 1. Local military Community. In May 1987, a request for proposal was sent out to travel companies and in june 1987 army officials held a pre bid meeting in Frankfurt with representatives from the travel Industry. The original request for proposal stated that the government expected to award a two year contract no later than Jan. 1, 1988, and specified a takeover period of four months. Industry sources and an itt Olti Cial told the Sta Sand stripes that the original Jan. I 1988, awarding Dale has been extended to March 13,1989. The Usa eur official said the delay was caused by the complicated  Usa eur had never put out a competitive travel services contract which included both official and Lei sure travel the official said. The sources said that the new company would be required to open for business in selected military communities by june 13 and to take Over itt operations in All other affected communities by sept 13. Usa eur said the decision on awarding inc con tract is projected for he third Quarter of inc fiscal year which would fall Between april 1 and june 30. Army officials citing confidentiality declined to identify the companies thai submitted bids. But Karl Heinz Wimmer owner of the travel age Cyrak Sci Sebbra an Der Kaise Strass headquartered in Frankfurt said his company had submitted a bid and if awarded the contract would be eager to hire or take Over the itt employees who Are qualified. They Don t have to worry about their jobs. We need  Rak has offices at four air Force bases in Europe and has a contract to Supply airline tickets to Armitt offices. Robert l do Hois general manager in Europe forthe scheduled airline traffic office said Sato also had turned in a bid and is doing preliminary ground work so thai if it gets the contract we can be up  Sato currently operates 13 offices Al army posts in Germany and six at air Force bases. Several travel Industry officials expressed dissatisfaction with same sections of the original request for proposal. One whose company did not submit a bid called the 5 percent provision suicidal fora trave company. Dubois also said it was extremely  Wilfred Hardt owner of Regent Sci san in Stuttgart said the Likely consequence would be higher prices for he consumer. A Usa eur official Aid she was Notin a position to comment an prices. Both hard and the Industry official who did not want to be identified expressed dissatisfaction with the Twat year limitation provision saying it was too Short a period to warrant such a big investment. Arafat from Page 1. He was referring to the West Bank and the Gaza strip occupied by Israel in 1967. Arafat s third Point called for a comprehensive settlement among All parties o the Arab israeli conflict including the state of Palestine Israel and other neighbors Wilhoid the framework of the International conference.". He said the conference should be conducted on the basis of resolutions 242 and 338 and so As to Guaran tee Equality and the balance of interests especially our people s rights in Freedom National Independence and respect for inc right to exist in peace and Security for All. The . Resolutions provide for All countries inthe Region to exist within secure Borders. Immediately after the speech Moshe Raviv oils race s foreign ministry criticized Arafat s speech As evasive rhetoric and repeated Israel s claim that an Independent palestinian state is an obstacle to peace. Yohanan Bein Israel s . Ambassador said he saw nothing new in Arafat s remarks. There was More ambiguity in this speech than in Algiers he said referring to Arafat s address last month to the Palestine National Council which issued a declaration of Independence for Palestine. "1 do not see any major departure. Ambiguity and More Sumbi.  -.-. ,.- c. Belgium s last cruise by David Tarrant St of writer the last eight ground launched cruise missiles Leiofi Orenics a Belgium tues Day As part of the superpower treaty eliminating intermediate Range nuclear arms. The missiles and their canisters left Florenne on a i4v Sla lifter at 12 20 . Tuesday to be taken to various Points for destruction. Florenne. A originally had 20 ground launched cruise missiles including four spares. When this aircraft departs today ail items that Are to be eliminated in compliance with inc inf treaty will be gone from Florenne col. Calvin Chaslee 485th. Tac missile Wing commander said. Airmen remaining at Florenne will begin packing and shipping out the remaining equipment and supplies fro the base. No Date has been set Tor closing the Wing he said. Florenne which opened in 1984, currently has s15 airmen Down from a fully authorized strength of 1,300, said Cape. Laura j. Act Man spokeswoman for the missile Wing. By March the base should be Down to120 people whose task will be to take care of the final shipment of equipment Chonleen said. The last airmen at the base Are expected to leave Florenne by Lale Spring he said ,. On thursday nine Pershing ii mis Siles Are scheduled to leave Neu Ulm West Germany according to usar eur eighteen Pershing missiles already have been removed since the inf treat went into effect june 1. Nine left heir Bronn on sept. 1, and nine departed Multan gun on nov. 15. The remaining Pershing ii missiles will be removed by May 31.1991. The nine missiles erector launchers and support equipment belonging to buy a i sign. 9th Field arty. 56th Field arty omd Are to depart Wiley Barracks in two convoys. The Convoy will travel Toan air Force base for shipment to the United states where the motor lures will be  erector launchers will be transferred to the equipment maintenance Center in Hausen West Germany where they will be scheduled for destruction