European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d Taft cautions on troop cuts in Europe Page 2 d Plant could make Gas official quoted As saying Page 3 d abandoned pets find guardian Angel Page 9 d two top 10 teams fall in upsets Page 21 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 47, no. 272 tuesday january 17, 1989 25t daily and sunday Good Mornin d 8693 a nation remembers King Martin Luther King or s birthday us. J by the associated press the nation monday remembered the late Rev. Mar tin Luther King or. As a Man who helped inspire Amer Ica to become a place where Justice Freedom and peace could  the slain civil rights Leader s Church worship pers were admonished to remember King s birth Day by re dedicating themselves to his work. It is our Hope and our desire. That Weill realize it is an in ending quest said there. Joseph Roberts pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church where King and his father preached. Roberts opened the annual ecumenical service that attracted local state and Federal officials to Mark the National Holiday honouring King. Among those gathered on the podium were members offing s family the Rev. Jesse Jackson . At Torney general Dick Thornburgh actress Jane Fonda Georgia gov. Joe Frank Harris january15th and the state s senators and Coretta Scott King sunday delivers her state of the dream address at Atlanta s Ebenezer Baptist Church. Congressmen. Thornburgh called King a Martyr slain in his Prim while trying to make America and the world a place where Justice Freedom and peace could  president elect George Bush set a letter to be read at the service in which he pledged that his administration will work tirelessly for the strict enforcement of see King on Back Page geography Bee puts kids through paces on places Washington a youngsters in some 25,000 schools across the nation Are boning upon the wheres of this world in Hopes of win Ning the first National geography Bee. The National geographic society decided toehold a contest modelled after the popular an Nual spelling Bee As one Means of battling what studies have shown to be a Lack of Geo graphic knowledge among Young americans. We Hope that the National geography Bee will encourage More schools to teach geography and Reward those students who do Well in it said Robert l. Breeden a senior vice president of the geographic society. Top prize is a $25,000 College scholarship with a $15,000 scholarship for second place and $10,000 for third. The 50 state winners will receive $100 each books a to shirt and a trip to Washington for the National contest. Here Are examples of questions awaiting the contestants 1. The geographic Center of North America is located in which state?2. In which two hemispheres is North Ameri see Bee on Back Page panel urges More control of air shows in w. Germany Bonn West Germany a nearly five months after the disaster at Ramstein a a West German panel on monday urged creation of a new Federal Bod to More strictly regulate All air shows including those staged by the country s nato allies. Commission head Johannes Steinhoff former chief of the West German air Force and a world War ii German flying Ace called Aerial stunts like the one that caused the Ramstein tragedy Macho  seventy people most of them West germans died in the aug. 28, 1988, Ramstein disaster. Three italian stunt flying planes collided Over a huge crowd of spectators and one of them hurtled into the Audi ence in a Ball of flames. The Ramstein disaster fuelled West German worry and anger Over the dangers from nato planes that Fly Over this densely populated country. Those concerns have intensified with the Continua Tion of a series of nato Jet crashes including a mid air collision that sent a British warplane crashing into Field on the Edge of a Northern Village last week. In its report the Independent commission said cur rent regulations governing the planning and staging of air shows must be re examined with a View to in creasing safety and tightened where  the report further said show business displays must not be allowed at air shows. Speaking to reporters Steinhoff said future flying shows in West Germany should be staged Only according to the strictest safety  he also said the commission believes it is indispensable that a Central body be set up for granting permits and regulating All air shows in the Federal Republic including those staged by the country s nato allies. This body must have the authority to promptly actin the Case of permit violations and if safety is endangered Steinhoff said. Defense minister Rupert Scholz had asked Steinhof to form the four person commission to make suggestions on air show controls after the Ramstein crash. Steinhoff himself was badly burned in a world War ii crash while flying for the German Luftwaffe. He was head of the West German air Force in the late 1960s. Defense ministry officials say the commission s suggestions will be discussed with the country s nato allies. A . Embassy spokesman in Bonn said he  comment on the commission s report. We Are not aware of any recommendations at the present time said the spokesman who asked that his name not be used. We will certainly look at these seriously if an when they Are presented to the embassy he said. Currently the defense ministry is responsible for see panel on Back Page