European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes saturday March 25,1989 military Roundup armed forces strength stayed stable last month Washington a strength of the nations last month the pc Lagor in All. The army. Navy Forte reported 2,123,7f As of pm 28. Compare end of january. On feb. 2,161,856. J last year Afler inc re tided rather than a hollow one mide through changes r. Del 5, 7025th Airi Solal so , won the anal mail terminal category. Sergeant wins honors for intelligence work Washington a sergeant assigned to Raf Mildenhall England has been named the top senior no in the unit level category for the air Force s 19bb intelligence awards. Master sol. Bruce Hallowell is assigned to the 6988111 electronic Security Toda Ira claims slain officers had Border Security files Rel fast Northern Ireland a the Irish Republican army says it seized confidential Hies on Erois Border the car of two senior police officers it killed in an ambush this week. But the Royal Ulster constabulary Northern Ireland s police Force said the guerrillas escaped officers personal diaries. Chief superintendent Harry Brce nand superintendent Bob Buchanan were killed in South Armagh As they returned monday from a meeting with pol ice officials of the Republic of Ireland. The outlawed Ira made its claim in a message to Belfast Hev s organizations wednesday night. Pavia plans to replace Tower thai collapsed Pavia Italy a local authorities thurs Day announced a new Tower will be built to re place the 900-Yeamild Structure that collapsed last week. Lip Tillo coslan7.a Altori head of the regional office for projection of monuments said a it que l for the appropriation of funds had been filed with the government to restore the Symbol of this City.". Four people were killed and i i were injure when the 255-foot Tower collapsed March 17 onto a downtown Square of this Northern City City officials also announced that the stability of other medieval towers and monuments will be cheeked to see if restoration is needed experts said the collapse May have been caused by a sudden sinking following a three. Month dry spell that lowered the water table. Students stroll across a 50-foot by 30-foot a Flag rest Inlew the sidewalk in Chi Hinchon to protest exercises. U.s., s. Kor Send Maneu vers with general pleased by results Seoul South Korea a about 200,000 and South korean troops ended annual team Dpi exercises thursday with a lop . Commander Nyiri the Maneu vers helped to deter War on the of Javidi korean Peninsula. / the 0-Day exercises were a major Success of d . Gen. Louis c. Men Elroy head of the joint lift South korean the Maneu vers were held solely to Lesl and improve the capability of korean and . Military forces to deter War or defeat aggression on the Lofcan Penin Sula Mcne Trcy said in a statement f communist North Korea repeatedly demanded that the exercises bewailed off and said team spirit was a front for . War preparations. It was 11 utile team spirit. The exercises were marred by two helicopter crashes that tilled 23 marines. Meanwhile about 1,500 students armed with fire. Bombs battled riot police in the Southern City of i Kwangju shouting anti government and anti-. So ans press reports said. The students shouted punish president Ron Tae. Do and drive out Yankees As they brandished i bombs and marched out of Chosun University in Tanju the South korean news Agency Yon Hap said. Up Nap Sai Trio police firing tear Gas charged the Stu arnts about 500 Yards away from inc Campus and droll them Back to the Campus. A macs lasted about one hour with students hurling Brick find about 500 firebombs the Agency said. There were reports of injuries and arrests. 105 nations Back of Leafy to limit i \ " waste shipments a ass Borders Basel Switzerland a a Legates from ids countries on wednesday approve Oja draft in. Treaty to control shipments of dangerous Vastus across inter National Borders. The convention the first of ill kind Calls for keep ing such shipments to a the draft treaty requires All countries to provide detailed prior information or intended toxic ship Man stand to ensure that importing nations can handle them in an environmentally Tsuno Way. Signers pledge to forbid All transports to countries that have imposed a ban. /. Waste generation and Dun Ping in foreign countries Are to be kept to a minimum. Developing countries were promised technical Aid the treaty drafted in had bargaining Over the past is months is meant to coat Roll growing International waste fears Abi it poor debt Ridden coun tries accepting shipments in lucrative joined Jbf Hungary launched the idea. In n first sup Iowa the agreement s going into effect 34 countries signed the convention at a final full meeting that approved the text by consensus. The text remains open for signature. Twenty countries must formally ratify the treaty before it can go into Force. . Officials have said this could take up to two years. United states Britain and West Germany were among countries not signing immediately. A creates were taking the text Back for consideration by Lii or governments. ". More than a of zen industrialized countries did sign on wednesday Fth clouding Canada France Italy and Host Switzerland ill Hungary was the Only soviet bloc country to sign wednesday s Casino by climaxed a three Day Confer ence of senior of Lubis including 50 ministers. None of the 40 a Africa it delegations signed inc convention. Several in uding Nigeria , were among 11 nations thai took pan in the talks but weren6taltheconcluding%ccting,.mostafa Tolba sponsoring . Environment program said african lands Are committed to the treaty and he after a policy Selling Summit meeting june of the organization of Africa Unity. Most waste traffic is Ai but Tolba warned thai Oping countries were on Lem which cod knows i our agreement has no son Tolba said in preparing industrialized countries. Lov cents Between Devi verge of becoming a prob we Are going to control halted Commerce in Poi Osing remarks. International resolve to Lous wastes pose to the. It and to the health of but it has signalled Thi eliminate the menace Haza welfare of our shared envy Piall the world s urged All countries Toj Calif y the convention quickly and id observe its provisions immediately
