European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday March 18,1989 news updates Eagleburger backed Washington a the Senate foreign relations commit tee on thursday voted unanimously to approve the non nation of Law rence  the no. 2 Man at the state department ending a controversy Over his tics to former Secretary of state Henry Kissinger s International consulting firm. The 19-0 vote came after Eagle Burger who earned More than$900,000 last Cir As president of Kissinger associates agreed to voluntarily disqualify himself from All matters inv flying former clients of the firm during his government service but Eagleburger was not required to divulge the Nan pcs of those clients to the committee a move sought by sen. Jesse Helms  several senators pointed out that such a re quest put the nominee in the Posi Tion of making disclosures beyond those required under the ethics in government act the nomination Wasto go to the Senate which was expected to approve  As undersecretary of state Friday. Momper elected Berlin a West Berlin legislators thursday elected social Democrat Walter Momper As the City s new mayor making the installation of the City s first leftist government virtually Complete. Momper 44, received 72 of 138 ballots in the Berlin House of rep  vote reflected the incoming coalition s support in the legis lature where Momper s social democratic party and the Environ ment oriented alternative list affiliated with West Germany s greens movement hold 72 seals. Eight women and six men were named to rompers government. More tests ordered Norwalk Conn. A a woman who has repeatedly broken into the Home of talk show Host David Letterman was ordered to undergo further psychiatric Examina Tion although one psychiatrist said she is competent to stand trial. Norwalk Superior court judge John Ryan told a three member panel wednesday to examine mar Garet Ray to determine whether the 36-year-old woman under stands the charges against her. Ray has been held in lieu of $5,000 bail since her arrest for breaking into let Turman s Home in new Canaan on feb. 28. It was the fourth time she has been arrested for breaking into the Home in the exclusive Community about 40 Miles North of new York City. Italian  Rome apr experts have concluded that an italian jetliner thut crashed in to the sea almost nine years ago was downed by Anair to air missile but it is still not known who fired it italian news papers reported  81 people aboard were killed when the dc-9-Crashcd into the tyrrhenian sea on june 27,1980. The italian government financed a Salvage pc ration to raise the fuselage from the  s la sump newspaper said the spending of some $6 Mil lion to recover the fuselage for a series of tests did t succeed in shedding full Light on what caused the Downing of the plane. The italian experts reached their conclusion on the cause of the disaster after examining radar tapes pieces of wreckage and the bodies of victims. Of pilots have until March 31\ to sign up for maximum Bonus Washington is air Force aviators who Hae been thinking about extending their service obligations to qualify for a new Bonus that went into effect at the Start of toe year have until the end of March to sign on if they want to get maximum benefits from the pro Gram. \ officials at the air Force military personnel Center at Randolph feb Texas said that after March 31, the Bonus will be prorated for eligible pilots through the remainder of fiscal 1989. That Means the longer pilots wait to sign up toe less Money they la get this fiscal year. Every month of delay could deduct As much As $1,000 off the final fiscal 1989 payment officials said. The most recent defense authorization act allows the air Force to pay up to $12,000 per year to pilots in skills with critical shortages who have More than six years of service and agree to remain on Active duty for at least another eight years. The current Bonus applies Only to pilots eligible to extend their enlistments Between Jan. J and sept 30, 1989. Con Gress must reauthorize the program for fiscal 1990 and beyond in future legis lation. But those who sign up this fiscal year will continue to get the Bonus in future years even if Congress stops funding it the air Force must pay the Bonus regardless of congressional decisions for pilots who sign up under the current legis lation. The Money will have to be drawn from other service accounts if Congress does not provide future appropriations officials said. Group uses o Connor letter to Back its claim . Is chistian nation Washington a supreme court Justice Sandra Day o Connor is being criticized for sending a letter used by conservative Arizona republicans to support their claim that the United states is a Christian  Arthur j. Kropp president of people for the american Way said the letter has Lent support to a movement that is a Force for religious  the lib eral activist group supports strict separa Tion of Church and state. O Connor said in a Brief statement wednesday that she was sorry about the Way her letter was used. I regret that a letter i sent to an acquaintance in response to her request for information was used in a political de Bate said o Connor a former state legislator from Arizona. It was not my intention to express a personal View about the subject of the inquiry but merely to attempt to respond appropriately to one of the Many re quests to information we sch come across my  i she declined further Corn rent. O Connor i via 19, 1988, letter was sent to Annetta Conant of Thor of a Reso Lution character Bung the United states As a Christian  Resolution was adopted last Janu angry the Arizona re publican party. Pc the Resolution i a rallying Point for backers of the Sta a former gop Gover nor Evan Mecham Wilja was removed from office last year. Moderate republicans and prominent jewish. Republicans in the state expressed dismay Over the Resolution. / v o Connor said in her letter to Conant you wrote me recently to inquire about Illiam o. Douglas in i a Saio we a religious people whose institutions suppose a supreme being. We guar acc the Freedom to worship As one Hungary celebrates gains Budapest Hungary a tens of thousands of hungarians took to the streets wednesday to Cele brate new freedoms in one of the big 1 Gest displays of nationalist sentiments since the anti soviet revolt of 1956. Masses of people dressed in the National colors of red White and Green and pc communist Coats of arms swarmed for hours through Central Budapest. It was the first time in 41 yers that communist officials made a Public Legal Holiday of the March 15 anniversary of Hungary s unsuccessful re Volt against Austria in 1848. Police did not interfere with the events which included an unofficial rally organized by 31 Independent groups. An estimated 50,000 people jammed the Square in front of Hun Garian state television offices for that rally. A 12-Point declaration calling for More Freedom and Independence was read and the throng moved to parliament chanting democracy democracy the 12-Point declaration included demands for free elections a Multi party system Freedom of speech and press the withdrawal of soviet troops and a Neutral and Independent Hun  Call for a Public Holiday on oct. 23. The anniversary of the Start of the 1956 revolt that was crushed by the re army was greeted with especially loud  an official rally attended by 60,000, leading communist party re former Rezsoe Nyers criticized what he said were attempts by late soviet presi Dent Leonid Brezhnev to choke Reform in Eastern Europe after 1968. Any holdings of this court to the effect that this is a Christian nation. There Are statements to such effect in the following  letter cited three High court Rul Ings. In one handed Down in 1892, the court said we Are a Christian people and the morality of the country is deeply engrafted upon  but two More recent opinions do not refer to the United states As a Christia nation in the pages cited by o Connor. One opinion written by Liberal Justice Willia 1952 said a Are presuppose i Ante chooses.". The other a concurring opinion by Justice Felix Frankfurter in 1961, said religious beliefs in America shall continue to exist to function. Free of the dictates and directions of the  Soldier 19, killed. In 2-car collision Hausen West Germany is a 19-year-old Soldier was killed Early wednesday when his car was involved Ina head on collision near a Hauson about 16-Miles Southwest of Giessen a 3rd Arrond div spokesman said thursday. Solo. Randy a. Paul of co a 4lh ,32nd Aimer in Kirch-g6ns was pronounced dead about 7 30 . By doctor sat a German Hospital in Wilburg maj. Van pc Ecrette  German Man who was driving the other car remained hospitalized. The extent of his injuries was not available. Paul is survived by his father Andy a. Paul of maudgokla., and his Mother Jeanie m. Oliver of ii Dale Calif. A memorial service will be held at7 30 . Monday at the Wainwright theater on Ayers Cavern in Kirch-g8ns, Jenerette  authorities and military police Are investigating the cause of the Accident. Spain clears Way for easter travellers Madrid Spain a travellers flocking to the Spanish coasts during holy week vacations next week will find major highways free of heavy trucks and farm machinery As a result of measures that took effect thursday. A traffic division spokesman said the new traffic regulations ban vehicles weighing More than 7,700 pounds fro most highways during Peak Holiday travel Days including wednesday thursday March 26 and 27, when holy week vacationers will pour from major Spanish Cit ies and then flock Back. Practically speaking Only passenger cars vans and buses will be allowed to circulate the spokesman said adding that the new measures codify what was until now a spot tily applied informal re Striction on heavy vehicles. Spanish Consumers Riding the wave of a 5 percent annual economic growth rate bought More than i million cars in 1988.the country s antiquated system of High ways with fewer Miles of superhighway per vehicle than the european economic Community average is further burdened by Large numbers of tourists 54 million of whom visited the country last year. The regulation applies to National and regional holidays that result in a three Day weekend for employees along with heavy travel Days at the beginning and end of the summer months the spokes Man said. He said it applies to tractors Harves ters and vehicles carrying dangerous loads in addition to heavy trucks. Meanwhile the state owned railway Renee announced that it would offer 125,000 additional seats for intercity and International trains thursday through sunday to minimize the effects of a strike set for Friday and saturday by workers seeking higher pay