European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday december 27,1988 news updates charges dropped port a Prince. Haiti a charges against nine soldiers accused of fomenting an october coup Ali Empl were dropped and four of them who had been jailed were released sunday the govern men said. The five other accused soldiers arc believed to have been in hiding since october. The president of the Republic. By this act or clemency toward these former members of the Hai Tian armed forces again shows will to safeguard peace love and Harmony among Alt haitian families said a release signed by information minister Antony Saint Pierre and read by state Tele vision on Christmas Day. Soldiers freed Manila Philippines a communist rebels on sunday re leased six soldiers captured in two september raids and predicted the total Victory of their revolution within Hencil decade Euclid is acc do. A former mayor who negotiated the release said the six sergeants were freed in Maliro Village about 70 mile Southeast of Manila. He Sard they were in Good condition. Soldiers look the six to Lucca City. 20 Miles Wisl of the re lease Point where they were reunited with their families he reforms Belgrade Yugoslavia a vice Premier Milos Milosava Jevic warned sunday that som economic reforms before lawmakers Likely will not be passed until the Middle of next year the offi Cial Tan Jug news Agency said. The reforms Are designed to turn around the Economy and Bol Ster Premier Branko Miketic Smuch criticized Cabinet. Yugoslavia s inflation Rale the highest in Europe is close p 300 percent and the country i grappling Wilh a $21 billion debt and rising unemployment. This year there have been a re Cord 1.000-plus strikes to demand higher wages and protest sinking living standards. Arafat says Israel must provide path linking West Bank Gaza Hamburg. West Germany a the Plo will insist that an Independent Palestine have a corridor through Israel to connect the Gaza strip and the Westbank Plo chief Yasser Arafat is quoted by a West German Magazine As saying. In an interview in this week s Der Spiegel Magazine Arafat also was quoted As saying the Palestine liberation organization will continue to demand that Jerusalem be capital of bal Independent stale. He was asked if in he negotiations he Hopes for with Israel he would insist on sticking to . Resolution 181, which delineates Borders for Israel and a pales Tinian slate. Under those Borders some areas that the israelis have held for 40years would be part of a palestinian state. However Arafat was quoted As haying let s get the talks started first then each can put their conditions on the table. But in All cases we will insist ones Tab Lishing a corridor Between the West Bank of the River Jordan and the Gaza strip. It is not acceptable for us to establish a slate split into two the Palestine National Council declared an Independent state nov. 15 at a meeting in Algiers Algeria. Then after Arafat explicitly recognized Israel s right to exist and renounced terrorism the Reagan administration ended a 13-Yearban on contacts with the organization and opened talks with the Plo on dec,16. Israel has said in will no negotiate for Middle East peace with the Plo which it considers a terrorist organization. Arafat backs an International Middle East peace conference and has in the past two weeks travelled to Austria East Ger Man Italy Romania and Yugoslavia caving support for the plan. He had an audience with Pope John Paul u on Fri Day. Der Spiegel also quoted the Plo Leader As saying he is witling to negotiate on equal in the interview Arafat also insisted has Arab East Jerusalem Mutt be the Palestine capital we demand our Ara Bian Jerusalem not More and not less Israel annexed Arab East Jerusalem after seizing it in the 1967 Middle East War along with the West Bank and Gaza strip which Are Home to 1.7 million palestinians. Palestinians in the occupied lands ire engaged in a prolonged uprising against israeli occupation that has claimed the lives of at least 33 s arabs and 14 officials have credited the revolt for helping gain International sympathy Forthie cause. 300 rescued from a Fra a train that derailed on Christmas night Glenwood Springs Colo a Crews rescued on monday nearly 300 Holiday passenger stranded after their 17-car am talc train derailed in a Canyon during snowstorm authorities said no injuries were reported Amon the 294 passengers and approximately 15 Crew members who were on the California Zephyr when in went of the tracks Christmas night in Glen Wood Canyon authorities said. The passengers Are comfortable said a Garfink county sheriff s Dep Uty who refused to give his name. A work train pulling seven caboose headed to the scene about Iso Miles West of Denver to transport the Pas sengers and Crew to Glen Wood Springs where they were to be House Din hotels said John Jacobsen am Irak s director of Public passengers were loaded on the work train it backed Down the Canyon to Glenwood Springs about 10 mile West of. The crash site officials said. Property sales Wiesbaden Vecsi Germany the defense realization and marketing of fice will hold several retail sales and auctions in West Germany in the next three weeks. Retail sales will be held thursday atthe Maini Kastel storage station Jan s at Mcnair Barracks in Berlin and Jan 13 at the Friedrichs fold service Center near . All retail sales begin at9 . The sales at Mcnair Barracks and Friedrichs Feld conclude at noon while inc Mainz Kalaj Sale ends at 11 , auctions Are scheduled for thursday at the Friedrichs fold service Center Jan. 5 at Johnson Barracks in Numberg andean. 13 Al the Mainz Kastl storage Sta lion. Bidder registration begins ar730a.m. At Fridrichs fold and 8 . At the other locations. All auctions Start at 9a.m. A variety of items Wilt be sold Al each ideation including household goods military clothing electronic equipment and sporting goods All salts Are final and Only dollars willbe accepted. The auctions arc open to the Public but the retail sales Are restricted to . Identification card hold cars. For additional information Contact the demo Al the various locations. The train made several runs with Thelas group arriving Al 6 . Some of them were just glad to be Here. Others were angry and they Felt like Amtrak should compensate them said Janet Muttillo. Night auditor Al the Hole Denver in Glen Wood Springs. The 15 cars and two locomotives on the Amtrak train landed upright next to the tracks in the Canyon which rises above the Colorado River Jacobsen said. Until they were evacuated passengers remained on the train which briefly lost its heat and Light said Glenwood Spring police sgt Terry Gallant. Rescue and medical personnel were aboard to assist the passengers and Crew he said. V.?.,. One passenger an unidentified 63-year-old California woman Wai taken to Valley View Hospital Early mondays a precaution but was released after it was determined she was in goo condition nursing supervisor Carol Davis said Jacobsen said the cause of the derailment of the Chicago to los an Geles train was under investigation. At this Point in does t seem to Bea serious derailment in terms of injuries to passengers he said describing it As a complicated logistics said the derailment occurred just after 9 . The train s most recent Stop was Denver and it next Stop was to have been Salt Lake City.--. Gallant said there was about fool of Snow at the derailment site. Tony Marzano. Chief with the Denver and Rio Graa de Railroad on which the train we travelling. Bald traffic Wai moving through the Canyon on a parallel.track.". Vav a pfc he Aid Between 30 and 40 maintenance personnel. From both Denver and grand Junction were Al us tile before Dawn and an investigation Thunder Way. Soviet cities to sell Western papers Moscow a special kiosks in major soviet cities will begin Selling a few Hundred copies of Western newspapers and magazines beginning Jan. I the Tass news Agency said monday. The fact that the new arrivals which certainly cannot be called pro soviet will be sold Here Al All says a lot about increased openness in the soviet Union the official news Agency said. But the Small number of papers to be made available and the average Reader s Lack of knowledge of English ensure that few people will have a Cess to the publications. Tas i said among the publications Tobe sold from the special kiosks will be the guardian the times and the financial times from Britain the inter National Herald Tribune and the news magazines time and Newsweek. Initially Tass said 350 copies of the guardian and 400 copies of she financial times and International her Ald Tribune will be uld daily. I did not say where besides Moscow they will be available. The number of papers offered for Salt is Likely to increase the report said. Distribution of such publications has Long been prohibited in the soviet Union on ideological grounds but since the Moscow Summit be tween soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and president Reagan. Few have been available at the soviet for eign ministry s press Center. Access to the press Center generally is limited to accredited. Correspondents so few people have had the Opportunity id buy the papers there. Hundreds keeping watch on rare Robin London a a North american Robin believed to have flown across the Atlantic Ocean and Scotland was draw ing hundreds of Bird watchers to the scottish East coast monday. The. Rare visitor which it not known to Breed in Europe was spotted hopping around in seafront a gardens at inverter vie 36 Miles Northeast of Dundee and was reported on Christmas Day on Bird line a Telephone information service about Birds. British Bird watchers known ast witchers Are celebrated for dashing any where in the country to Sec record and photograph rare Tittle Olive Brown Robin with a red breast familiar in Britain and the rest of Europe ii a favorite image on Christmas cards. The North american Robin is. Almost twice the size of its european Cousin an Haj Gray Brown upper parts and a Brick red breast and upper Royal Sci cry for the Protection of Birds Laid the visitor May have been blown across the Atlantic by Gale. ,
