European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes ss5 l i Mitt a Turtur. Who s that girl see Page 9 q West German panels discuss plan for Low flights,.,.Page 2 q child abuse team proposed for  3 d orioles Homer announces  be 25 d North defense attacks Channel testimony Page 28 the  unofficial  for Tufi . Ahmed faces vol. 47, . 324 Friday March .10, 1989 Good Mornin d 8693 a Eastern airlines files in bankruptcy court by the associated press Eastern airlines filed for Protection front creditors in bankruptcy court thursday the sixth Day of a bitter strike by machinists that virtually shut Down the a lion s seventh largest Carrier and Cost it up  j7.mil lion a Day. The filing under. Chapter-11. In . Bank spicy court in new York is designed  give tottering East Ern i reprieve from Bills and debts while it tries  restructure and extricate itself rom the worst crisis in the history of the 60-year-old airline. Of is the company s intention  reorganize Bruce Zirinsky an attorney for Eastern said at bankruptcy court. Eastern Boss Frank ?.o, in an interview in the Washington Post on thursday said he would Resur rect As much of Eastern As possible if the airline is forced into bankruptcy court we will  everything we can  put Eastern into the air he said. " Don t want  be one of the people in history who was involved in the loss of this great  Eastern faces a Cash crisis that can Only be averted and stabilized   the bankruptcy noun Eastern president Phil bakes said at a news conference in new York on thursday. Bill he said the airline intended  continue  operate and  prudently but see Eastern on Back Page Senate rejects Tower 53-47 Washington a the dec. Cratic Contro cd Senate on thursday rejected the nomination of former Texas sen. John Tower As defense Secretary delivering a major rebuke  president Bush 49 Days into his term. The Senate s 53-47 Vole came after a bitter and divisive debate that focused on Tower s drinking behaviour toward women and business dealings with de sense con tractors related Story Page 4. Vice president Dan Quayle presided Over the. Senate during the Roll Callun de scoring Bush s commitment  the nominee. The Senate galleries were packed and virtually All senators were in their seals As the Roll was called. The nomination of John Tower  be Secretary of defense is not confirmed. Quayle intoned after the Vole. Tower spoke by Telephone with his Senate allies shortly before the vote. His head is High his voice is Strong said sea John Warnerr a. He asked me  convey thanks in his words  the troops who rallied  his  the rejection of Tower marked Only the ninth time in . History that the Senate has turned Down a president s Cabinet nominee and the first such a Cir Sion since 1959 when the Senate voted against confirming president Eisenhower s nominee for Secretary of Commerce Lewis a Strauss. Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas agreed  a late afternoon vote on the nomination after withdrawing a last minute bid  give Tower an extraordinary six month trial period As Secre tary of defense  prove he could abstain from drinking. There was  doubt about the out come As the Senate went through the motions of de bating the nomination through the final few hours before the Roll Call. The Bottom line in this place is How Many Voles  you have How Many votes can you change can you change any Dole said. And 1 think it is fairly Clear despite this Good Faith Effort that it is not going  change any  Dole said Tower had told him that he preferred that the sin month probation plan be withdrawn  that the remaining hours of debate could be spent on the merits of his nomination with the Prospect of defeat seemingly inevitable. White House press Secretary  on Back Page a sign of the times f walking 42nd Street in new York wednesday maj hint gotten a Jolt when they read an electronic Board thai flashes the National debt and its Shire per . Family. Mca opt president &. Maun inc nomination air aug m Binm be. Of Zywert u Huck a weapons talks begin but disputes threaten Prospect of Early Success he leavin Tab rant tin is in Vionne hid a Capri ilm Tor Wjt for t 5 cars by David Tarran staff writer Vienna Austria negotiations  reduce the heavy concentration of conventional weapons in Europe began thursday Between nato and the Warsaw pact with both sides hoping for Early results. However disagreements Over the categories of weapons  be included in the talks make prospects for Early Success Uncertain. "1 would characterize it As a Good Start said Ste phen Ledogar head of the . Delegation in opening remarks thursday Oleg a Grinch ski head of the soviet delegation said earlier thursday that the arms negotiations arc unprecedented both in terms of their objectives and possible diverse effects .1 but Grinevsky tempered his optimism by saying the talks will not be easy. It will be quite a task  put the talks on steady feet and bring them   Ledogar noted common ground Between East and West in several areas including the question of verify ing cuts in weapons. But he also pointed out obstacles 10 Success involving differences in the Way each Side counts its weapons How far the initial stages of Raduc Lions should  and a Lack of specifics found in War saw pact proposals. Officially labelled the negotiation on conventional armed forces in Europe or cafe the talks involve 23 nations. Before the cafe talks Simitar negotiations i Vienna had been under Way for 15 years with out result. Another potential area of disagreement in the talks concerns categories of weapons . By included in the discussions. Nato wants  focus on three types of weapons tanks artillery and armoured troop carriers. The Alli Ance maintains that by eliminating Large imbalances in these areas it can reduce the possibility of a Surprise attack by the Warsaw pact. The Warsaw pact however also wants the negotiations  include combat aircraft and attack helicopters areas in which the soviets claim nato has a Micheri Cal advantage. If nato wants  reduce the possibility of a sur prise attack or Large scale offensive action Grinevsky said Are these three categories of weapons enough  solve the problem responding  questions Al his news conference Ledogar said with regard  aircraft we  not Rule out aircraft. But our first priority should   the three units of account we  nato wants  focus mostly on those weapons Ca Pable of seizing and holding territory he said noting that the two sides arc far apart on which aircraft should be included and How they should be counted. Grinevsky also complained about nato plans  modernize its Short Range Nuci car forces in Europe and  develop new types of armaments  fill gaps left by see talks on Back Page