European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 5 flames and smoke Pom from to ringside hotel in downtown South Bend As firefighters concentrate on rescuing trapped residents. Indiana hotel fire kills 1, injures 9 South Bend ind. A fire swept through a residential hotel Sun Day killing one person injuring nine and forcing the evacuation of 100 residents authorities wid. Two people were still unaccounted for at mid evening. The Blaze in the four Story morning Side hotel apparently began on the third floor about 9 10 . And quickly spread. The downtown hotel has 105 rooms housing transient and some Long term  poured from the rear of the l shaped Brick building which also contains a music store and karate school. The building was largely gutted and a Wall collapsed. I did t even have time to grab my boots and my boots were right there bythe door said Helena . Tel Crado 59, a Hairdresser who has lived in the hotel for 10 years. Fire chief Luther Taylor said the fire apparently started from a carelessly Dis carded match. Robert Zikor owner of the 64-year-old hotel said resident Julius Wood died Nhis fourth floor apartment. Police said he was 49 years old. At mid evening mayor Joe Kernan said that two people were still Unac counted for but that authorities did not think they were victims. Ta\1or said the building was destroyed but had no estimate of the loss. The 60 firefighters and 15 pieces of equipment called to the scene concentrated on res cuing residents before fighting the fire he  one time the estimate of the num Ber of persons not accounted for was As High As 16. Officials at memorial Hospital and St. Joseph medical Center reported treating nine people. Four residents were and milled one of them in critical condition and another in serious condition officials at the two hospitals said. Lester White 46, a disabled former truck Driver said he watched third floor windows shatter from the heat after he fled the building and saw a Man waiting for Rescue while flames leaped from the apartment nest door. White escaped without his possessions but was unharmed. That s the Only thing i Happy about he said. The desk clerk came by the door and knocked and said fire said Jeannie Skelton. 34, who had lived at the mor ringside about is months when i went out into the hallway 1 did see smoke so then i knew it was the real thing and not a false  Teleado said fire alarms were atre Quant occurrence and said she initially ignored the warnings of a maintenance Man who pounded on hallway Walls and yelled that there was a fire. Other Resi dents too May have been slow to Lea of the danger or respond to warnings she said. About 60 firefighters began a room by room search of the hotel after the fire was extinguished Taylor said. Many residents fled shoeless arts insight clothes said the Rev. Steven new ton director of a newly opened homeless enter who took in 56 Morningside Resi dents. Most depend on social so curly benefits or other limited incomes and paid As Little As $135 a month for rooms according to Newton and some residents. They were in the last kind of housing you can get before the streets said Newton. We re not talking about condominiums being burned  word of the fire brought an outpouring of food clothing gifts and Money Lothe homeless Center. Showing a personal Check made out to the Center for $1,000, Center Volunteer David to. Link said somebody just walked in off the Street with  aide sees hard Calls for Bush Washington up with president Reagan set id leave of fice in a month National Security adviser Colin Powell said sunday that George Bush will inherit a very solid foreign policy foundation along Wilh formidable Chal Lenges and Tough decisions. In a policy review Powell an army general who leaves the White House next month to pick up a fourth Star and return to Active duty said Bush will have the Chance to build on the record of the past eight years Bui in an interview with Abc television Powell acknowledged some of the problems Reagan will leave behind for his successor. We have left a very solid for eign policy foundation for him to build on and i think he will build on thai foundation he said. But certainly As a new president he will have other visions and new  in no area May that be More apparent than in u.5.-sovict relations. During his recent visit to new York soviet Leader Mikhail Gorba Chev both extended an invitation to Bush for further improvements in that relationship and confronted him with a possible threat to nat9unity in announcing plans for a uni lateral draw Down of soviet conventional forces. Powell scoffed at suggestions that the cutbacks about in percent in Overall troop strength would in any Way Lessen the need for a maintenance of a Strong nato military posture. But he conceded concern that the europeans and for that matter he american Public will think Liniai the danger has gone the problem for Bush he said lies in that perception the danger has not gone pow Ell declared. We Are still dealing with another superpower and As 1 like to say to my staff we should t hyperventilate at every statement that comes out of  aftera j2 trillion plus  build up Powell said pressure to reduce the Federal budget deficit Wilt Force Trade offs in such areas of need As improvements in us. Intelligence capabilities and modernization of the nation s land based missile Forte. Abortion protesters rally in 6 states 300 arrested by the associated press a patient was knocked to the ground saturday during an anti abortion protest at a clinic in Pennsylvania one of Sis Stales where 300 protesters were arrested in demonstrations. Police arrested 79 protesters in hams Burg a. 58 in Baton Rouge la 101 m Concord Calif. 40 in Chamblee a. 13 in Indianapolis and 20 in Dallas. In Harrisburg about 17s demonstrators gathered outside the Hillcrest women s clinic. Otic Man knocked a patient and an escort to the ground but no one was Hurt " demonstrator Chris Kallenborn said the group was under the principles of operation Rescue referring to a Ding Hamton  group that held pro tests at the democratic National convention in Atlanta and in dozens of other cities around the nation resulting in More than 9,000 arrests. Those arrested in Harrisburg were re leased a Short Lime later. They arc subject to a Fine of up to j300,in Baion Rouge about 500 people gathered outside the Delta women s clinic authorities said. They said those arrested were to be charged under a City  failure to leave a premises a Misdemeanour. Saturday s demonstration followed Simitar protests on Friday at another Baton Rouge clinic where 108 of about2 so protesters were arrested. Sands of time in the stars arid stripes 40 years ago today. Dec 20, 1948 the International socialist organization told the italian socialist party led by pie Tronconi to sever its communist tics or face expulsion. 30 years go foe a. Dec. 20, i958 a czechoslovakian radio station said a plan build a pipeline to deliver Oil from Russia to four of ils East european satellites was approved at meeting of the soviet bloc s Council for Mutual economic Aid in Prague. 20 years ago today. Dec 20,1968 hundreds of thousands of new yorkers were left without heat in subzero temperatures when 2,000 fuel Oil deliver men went on stake for higher pay and better pensions. ,. A / " to years ago today v. -.-Dec. 20, 197s a Power blackout apparently caused when millions of French people turned up their heal in sub freezing weather left most of France and part of. Switzerland without electricity for about five hours