European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday March 11,1989 soviets protest . Expulsion of envoy Moscow a the soviets strongly protested on Friday the . Expulsion of one of their diplomats on spy ing charges and mid the United states will be responsible Tor any consequences. The soviet news Agency Tass said the Washington Bawd Diplomat was arrested while taking out the garbage at his Home not while receiving secret papers. Foreign ministry spokesman Gennady to Gerasimov in a regular news briefing. Called the expulsion of it col Yuri n. A Klusov a Gross  what we have Here is an intentional preplanned action against a soviet Diplo Matic employee who did not carry out any actions incompatible with his Diplo Matic status Gerasimov said. Gerasimov did not announce any retaliation but said in taking the decision to expel a Klusov. The . Side is assuming All the  Pak Tusov a military attache at the soviet embassy in Washington was or dered on thursday to leave the United slates after a six month Fri investigation. He was arrested wednesday night. A . Source identified the 35-year old soviet As a member of Gru the soviet military s intelligence Arm. Amer ican officials said he was ordered Home Nufler the Fri caught him receiving Sensi Tive information on How the . Government protects computer secrets. Repeatedly asked by reporters whether Pak Tusov was a spy As the United states has charged Gerasimov said he did not violate diplomatic status with whatever he  violating diplomatic status is a euphemism Lor spying. . Ambassador Jack Matlock called Geraslmos s remarks nonsense in Washington the soviet embassy lodged a Resolute protest with the state department. Tass and Gerasimov gave different versions of Pak Tusov s arrest. Tass said he was taking out the Gar Bage at his Virginia Home and was in slippers at the time. Gerasimov said he was arrested while visiting a neighbor in an upstairs apart ment and indicated he was the victim of entrapment.-. He went to visit one of his neigh Bors and As is being asserted he was offered some financial Aid Gerasimov said. Perhaps they wanted to hand him some sum of Money. What i can see in this is an habitual Fri lactic because this is what the Fri used la do of late. They would gel in touch with an Ameri can citizen and try to sell him some so Crews and catch him committing a crime. Asked about the possibility of a retaliatory expulsion by the soviets a senior . Official based in Moscow said there s no reason for anything to Hap  speaking on condition of Anonym Ity he said our military office is not engaged in any improper activity he said the expulsion should not affect .-Sovlcl relations. Over the years when a Diplomat rep resenting one of the superpowers was expelled As a spy his country would often respond by kicking out a citizen of the other superpower. In october 1986, after 25 soviet Diplo Mats were ordered out of the soviet . Mission in new York the Kremlin expelled five american diplomats. New trouble reported at biblis nuclear Plant Wiesbaden West Germany a two out of four emergency Cooling systems in a Frankfurt area nuclear Power Plant with a history of problems temporarily broke Clown thursday but there were no radioactive leaks inc Hess in slate government said Fri Day. A statement by the slate environment ministry said the breakdowns Al the biblis Plant posed no danger to the population or the environment. The Plant is Abdul 31 Miles South of Frankfurt. The Plant was the scene of an Accident in december 1987 when a Small amount of radioactive steam was released into the  the Accident was Only revealed one year later and caused a Public outcry. The two emergency Cooling systems broke Down after workers tried  a motor in a Cooling water pump. An emergency water Supply pump also Brake Down leaving Only two emergency Cooling systems functional the statement said. The reactor s output was reduced but workers re paired the mul functioning pump and the Block was never shut Down inc ministry said. The cause of the malfunction was not immediately known it said. The opposition social democrats and Green parties in the Hess in state legislature accused the ministry of playing an irresponsible game with the safety of the populace by allowing the reactor to remain in opera lion although the cause of the malfunction had not been clarified. .".". Ernst will Etc a social democratic Leader in the Hess in legislature said the same Block a of the biblis Plant had 175 recorded malfunctions Between 1975 and 1988 according Lofficial government documents. Several social democrats and greens said the Plant one ofic Omal in West Germany should be Perma Nelly shut Down. ,. Cheney from Page v such Unger and Bitle mess in the Senate  qty Ayle  s critics of eng aging in a Mccarl Hyile mud slinging Campaign thai he said had degraded the  the naming of a new candidate for defense Secretary gains added urgency in . Evi Dence the Pentagon is close to bureaucratic paralysis because of the time lost in the bruising Bailie Over Tower. Cheney decisions need to be made across the Pentagon including the staffing of key Posi Lions. Bush s plan to Cul almost $6.4 billion from the porn Wagon budget and a special 90-Day, strategic military policy review the president has set in motion. Many left in lurch ticket hiders scramble for refunds from Eastern policy from Page 1 Ings. Mcfarlane told too. Of pleading guilty to four charges of Wilh Holdma information from Congress and of being sentenced 10 to years probation 200 hours of Community service and fines of $20,000. Despite obvious nervousness Al the Start Mcfarlane testified in a Strong voice speaking to the jury in manner of a professor la curing a class during the june 25, i9sj, discussion of allowing Money to be solicited from other countries. Mcfarlane said. Baker suggested that Reagan could be impeached. Pc scr. Reading from minutes of the meeting quoted Reagan As saying if such s Story gets out Well All be hanging by our thumbs in from of the while House until we find out who did  new York. A thousands of Eastern ticket holders. Suddenly trans formed into creditors scrambled 10 gel refunds or Fly on other carriers As the strike grounded airline fulfilled its threat of filing for bankruptcy Protection. The action by the nation s seventh largest airline announced thursday on inc sixth Day of a punishing strike by Eastern s machinists Union in a dispute Over wage concessions was the fifth big Gest chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in his Lory in terms of company assets. The move sparked new denunciations from Union leaders who called Eastern chief Frank Lorcius a robber  machinists also called for a Public Boycott of Eastern s sister Carrier. Continental airlines Sel up pickets against Continental in Houston and said they would oppose Eastern s reorganization plan and any Sale of assets. No pickets were reported Al Continental s area of new York s u Guardia air port but Conli Ncneal s Telephone lines Iacre were jammed As people sought Al Ternate travel arrangements. The first Eastern airlines shuttle to leave Boston for new York and Washington Friday with a new $12 one Way fare in effect had 92 people of Board said a spokesman for the Massachusetts fort authority which operates Logan International Airport. Phil Orlandella said previous thu Tilc flights since the machinists strike carried As few As seven passengers. Angry and confused passengers mean while confronted Eastern , As Well As travel agencies often gelling Lille satisfaction As they Learned that they might have to Wail on a Long line of unsecured creditors fora refund or pay higher fares on other carriers. Bui Many service people  As tra i l agents were As confused As inc ticket holders about inc effects of the action in us. Bankruptcy court in new York which temporarily frees the airline of the debt obligations. This has been one of those Days thai we All hoped would never happen said Phil Davidoff pc Sidcot Clatl of the 23,000-Membcr american society of travel agents. Under the chapter 11 filing the bankruptcy court Smisl  refunds said Eastern spokeswoman Karen Carem Sak adding that she did not know How the process would work the would be Posson Gers who hold about $200 million Worth of tickets fall behind bigger secured creditors in priority in the eyes of the court Bui chances remained Good that if the passenger s destination were a popular one another Carrier would Honor the ticket Al though possibly at a higher Price. In addition passengers who bought tickets Teilh a major credit card probably won t have 10 stand in line at the court House since a Federal Law protects con Sumers who make credit card purchases bul fail to receive goods or services. Eastern meanwhile said in will of temp to get As Many planes Back in the air As possible in order to make old tickets  the company also plans to renegotiate agreements Vilh other carriers to Honor Eastern tickets. Lorenzo at a news conference thurs Day blamed the damage that has been caused by the pilots Union for the Deci Sion to seek Protection. The machinists strike which started March 4 after a 17 month dispute Over wage concessions has been honoured by most Eastern pilots and  the 3,600-pilots Are it Lical to Easl can s pc rations and their support of the 8,500 machinists forced fhe airline to Bhul Down virtually All its operations monday and Iny off some 9,500 non Union employees. The of Ririe faces a Cash crisis that can Only be averted and stabilized by turning to the bankruptcy court Eastern president Phil bakes said. The bankruptcy filing is designed to give Eastern a reprieve from debts and the threat of lawsuits by creditors while it tries to restructure and extricate itself from the worst crisis in its 60-year history Lorenzo and bakes pledged that All creditors would be paid in full share holders would receive fair value Pas sengers would be Prelec Ted and As Many employees As possible would return to work. Eastern had 31,200 employers be fore the strike. The chapter 11 filing would still allow a takeover but would Force approval by the bankruptcy court As Well As by creditors making such a transaction Cumber some. Unions would also a e a say. Canadian Jet crashes with 69 aboard Dryden Ontario a an air on Tario Jet with 69 people aboard crashed Fri Day shortly Alicr taking off from Dryden Airport an airltiu1 official said. Paul Mcknight vice president of the Toronto based regional Carrier said some people survived but he could t say How Many. Cipr radio which had reporters at the scene said about 30 peo ple were taken to a Hospital. Mcknight said there was a fire aboard inc plane bul it was not immediately Clear whether the fire occurred before or after the crash. Sissy five passengers and four Crew members were aboard the Fokker f-28 jul when in crashed into Trees after taking off on a noon flight to Winnipeg Manitoba he said. The radio reporters said rescuers bulldozed a passage through the Woods to reach the crash site. Dryden a town of 6,500 people on the trans Canada Highway is about 200 Miles Northwest of Duluth Minn. I