European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes tuesday april 11,1989 soviet troops fire in air to end rally at University Moscow a soldiers monday fired into the air to break up a rally at a University in Sovil Georgia witnesses said one Day after a Battle Between troops and pro Independence protesters claimed a reported 18 lives a general strike shut Down some stores Facto Ries and mass transit and residents of the South Ern Republic donned Black ribbons in a sign of mourning and protest residents said. Protests went on despite official Calls Tor Calm. 3 ban on Public gatherings the imposition of d Curlew and patrols by soldiers and tanks in inc georgian capital of Tbilisi. The ruling 1 politburo sent foreign minister Edu Ard a. Shevardnadze a georgian who once headed the Republic s communist party an party person Nel chief Gyorgy p. Razumovsky to Tbilisi to Over see efforts to. Restore Calm. Foreign ministry spokesman Gennady i. Gem Simov said. Ueberroth group unions reported near final pact Washington a unions Ai Eastern airlines and a management group headed by former baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth have reached a tentative agreement that would remove a major obstacle to the Sale of the strike bound Carrier a labor source said monday. The source speaking on the condition of anonymity said a formal announcement was to be made Lair monday before . Bankruptcy judge Lurton Livland in new York. Liriand must approve any Sale of inc airline. Ueberroth and his group Havi been seeking More than $200 million in concessions from three unions and Eastern s non contract employees. Suspected rebels bomb . Facility in Philippines Manila Philippines a suspected communist rebels bombed a , military com Murtic Altans facility destroying an Antenna and damaging three electric pylons the philippine military reported monday. A philippine constabulary report from the Northern bin Gucci province said the saboteurs planted 18 explosive devices in the compound but Only five went off. The remaining 13 were later defused by a demolition team. Missionary group s plane diverted hijackers give up Miami a a twin engine aircraft carry ing a missionary group from Haiti to fort Lau Derdall was hijacked monday and the plane was div Vril d to Miami officials said two unman who the Fri said apparently were members of Lac haitian military,1 surren dered when the plane landed and no passengers were Kurt during the flight. The men it Erc Latch to fill Headquarters. The Fri said the motive for inc hijacking was not known. The cessna1402. Owned by missionary aviation Fellowship of Redlands,calif., la Nocolai 2 30 . A Miami International Airport. A Fellowship spokeswoman Donna Burns said the plane held four haitians and three americans i its the two gunmen and the Pilot  Smidley Burnt said the men burst onto the departure ramp at the Cap Hailian Airport fired weapons into the air and look Over the plane Ana the Pilot was ordered to Fly immediately. Activists lobby Congress Day after pro Choice March Washington a abortion rights activists lobbied on Capitol Hill As their leaders predicted Mon Day that the massive turnout for their March will leave a Strong impression on the supreme court. Nobody i Public office in t affected by a huge outpouring said Molly Yard president of the nation Al organization for women. Hundreds of activists who took part in sunday s March got some Quick lessons in congressional lobby ing and then Wini to he offices of their local representatives and senators to press their ease. Wearing buttons with such words As be a voice Tor Choice and catholics for a free Choice activists thanked the up lawmakers who had signed a Friend of the court Brief in a Missouri abortion Case now pending before the supreme court. The activists also urged others to support abortion rights legislation. On april 26, the supreme court will hear arguments in the Missouri Case thai pro Choice and anti abortion forces agree could significantly alter the 1973 Roc is. Wade ruling that gave women the right loan abortion. Although he court will decide the abortion Issue Yard defended the congressional lobbying Effort not ing that members of Congress and inc Bush administration speak to the nine justices. The notion is for As Many people As possible to Sec senators or congressmen Bill Hamilton a washing Ion d.c., lobbyist for planned parenthood told activists from new York and Rhode Island. At the White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwa ice said everyone has the right to March and present their views. It appears that it was a very successful March Over the weekend in terms of the number of people they wanted to get Here. They presented their views very effectively and that s  vice president Dan Quayle said however Thul the March was nothing unusual in this  i Don t believe the supreme court should be nor do we expect it to be swayed by a demonstration he said. That is not the Way the system is supposed to work. They arc there to Render a Legal opinion. The March for women s Equality. Women s lives attracted hundreds of thousands of men and women democrats and republicans Hollywood stars and everyday people who converged on the Capitol for speeches songs and declarations that women will never regain return to the Days of illegal abortions in Back alleys. Law enforcement authorities estimated the rally crowd at 300,000, but Eleanor Simcal president of the fund for the feminist majority said the turnout was More than 600,000. Either Way inc turnout surpassed rally organisers expectations and was much higher than the 90,000 people who gathered for a March 1986 abortion rights rally in Washington. It s a turning Point. It s a totally new Ball game Simcal said. It s Given us the Confidence that we Arete  College students by the busloads mothers with babies in Tow members of Congress and even activists from As far away As Australia marched Down Constitution ave nue chanting Choice Choice Choice or not the Church not the slate women must decide our  emerging from anonymity was norms Mccorvy better known As the Jane Roc of the Roc is. Wade decision. The Texas woman who Only recently has Given speeches to Small audiences and was visibly Sha Ken by reporters questions said she attended the rally because our Law s in jeopardy some of the marchers wore coat hangers on their cloth ing or their Heads a reference to the often deadly self Abor Tion technique used before the procedure was legalized. We said people would turn out if they thought anything could happen to Roc is. , and they did Yard said. At inc Slart of Pijie March the abortion rights activists exchanged taunts with about 200 to 300 anti Abor Tion demonstrators along the March route. The group was held Back by police on horseback the anti abortion activists set up a symbolic cemetery of the innocents on the Washington mall con Taining 4,400 while wooden crosses and stars of David. According to organizes the number represents the unborn children killed daily since the supreme court legalized abortion. Britain demands that pan am respond to Security lapse claims London Dpi the government demanded an explanation from pan american world airways after a newspaper monday said a reporter used false references to eel a Job with the airline less than four months after a bomb planted aboard one of its jets exploded and killed 270 people. The Sun in a Story headlined i could bomb Pun am said reporter George Pasco Watson worked unsupervised and avoided Airport Security checks by turning up for work before 6 30 . I was totally free to  into any  any Lime Pasco Watson said. On his first Day at work he said he was left alone to Load the Luggage of  soccer  a a antics airways flight to Melbourne Australia. Pascoe Walson worked two weeks at London s heir How Airport loading baggage onto pan am jets some flying the same route As the Boeing 7j7 that was. Blown up by a terrorist bomb Over Lockerbie Scot land dec. 21. Killing 270 passengers and people on the ground. Transport department spokesman David Deas said Secretary Paul Channon has ordered the airline to report As soon As  pan am denied the Sun s allegations that its Security measures were lax. Pan am s pc employ mint checks fulfilled every requirement necessary to obtain an Airport id card an airline spokesman said pan Ani regards As untrue the Sun s allegations that or Watson was in super  no full Check was made into my background before i started work said Pascoe Walson who used false references to obtain the Job. Training did not include an Security briefing he said adding that pan am training chief Roger White told him everyone Here lakes shortcuts. If we did to there would t be an airline to run " Dias said each company is responsible for carry ing out procedures that arc required by us legally. Pan am will be required to show proofs just As with Brit ish airways when there were some alleged lapses in their Security earlier in the  in january two journalists exposed Security lapses a Heathrow by taking jobs As cleaners., one planted a Candy Box on a j Apan Ai r lines Jet that was retrieved by a colleague on the flight after it escaped Security checks North from Page 1 place in november of  North said Iran was very outraged about he november 1985 shipment. Out of concern for inc safely of . Hos tages held in Lebanon the Reagan administration was anxious not to be associated with the Hawks he said. The iranians were dissatisfied with the Hawk missiles because they weren t de signed to shoot Down planes flying Al High altitudes he said. North depicting himself As a Pawn in a deadly chess game said Friday that he accepted a Home Security system free of charge because he feared for his family s safety. Lawyers defending the former nation Al Security Council staffer showed jurors. A videotaped news broadcast of a 19b6 terrorist threat aimed Al North by name 1 it weeks after a . Bombing mid on Libya. " North said he asked the government for Protection but the Bottom line of the discussion was thai there in t a lot we can do for you you arc of Junior " North lawyer Brendan Sullivan asked if poin Dejdar cot govt Nunci paid Protection for his Home. I would t put it thai Way but he did get a Security system replied North county police went to North s House and offered to be helpful but a private company said it could t Survey North a needs until june Spring being a Busy Lime for inc Security business. North turned to Richard Accord whom North had enlisted to run arms to the contras Accord ended up footing the. Bill for a $ 13.sod occur in v Gate at North shome and How North is charged with accepting an illegal gratuity i intended to pay for it said North but he acknowledged i did  on another charge. North acknowledged that he did t Tell inc truth to con Gressmen who Well to the White House to question him about inc contras he said he did t think in was unlawful because the things he was hiding "1 was told could nol should not be revealed