European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2b the stars and stripes tuesday. April 1b, 1989 news briefs explosion of seized bomb kills German policeman Wiesbaden West Germany a a radio bomb confiscated from suspected Palestin Ian terrorists exploded a Federal police head quarters monday As experts tried up defuse in Hilling one officer and critically injuring another. A similar bomb disguised As ii radio is believed to have caused the explosion that blew pan am flight 103 out or the sky dec. 21 Over Lockerbie Scotland killing 270 people. The Federal police Bureau initially reported two officers were Eri locally injured in monday explosion. A German Federal police spokesman Amo Fallt said later that one of policemen had died -. It was not immediately Clear where the bomb thai exploded in the Federal police Headquarters came from. Prison escape try fails when helicopter crashes Miami a a drug Kingpin s escape at tempt failed when his getaway helicopter crashed monday As it wok off from the prison Yard officials said. Authorities said the inmate and Pilot were seriously injured. The helicopter crashed after a propeller caught concertina wire Topping the Wall at the Federal metropolitan correctional Center authorities said. Benjamin Barry Kramer a Champion Powerboat racer serving a life sentence and the Pilot whose identity was t immediately known were taken to Hospital said a . Marshal Daniel morgan2 More bodies uncovered adding to cult victim toll Matamoros Mexico a two men found buried one atop the other at a communal farm were killed by the same cult of Dpi smugglers that sacrificed la people and buried the mutilated corpses at a ranch nearby authorities said. ,. The two bodies found sunday were in an or Chard two Miles from Rancho Santa Elena where i he other corpses were dug up last week. The 72-j ear old father of one of the two Vic Tims led police 0 the bodies he said sonic Chil Dren had told him last fall they had seen people burying a body but he discounted the Story until he 13 corpses were dug up authorities said judge extends deadline in Eastern s bankruptcy new York a a Federal bankruptcy Jude monday granted a week s Extension to creditors and management of Eastern airlines to devise plans for a Sale or restructuring but warned that delays Are devouring what s Reft of Itiline is Burton Lofland told lawyers for the creditors the strik ing unions and the Parent company Texas air corp. La is not tolerable that this process be so lengthy that the parties have nothing left to con Sider panel accuses Wright of 69 ethics violations from Paga 1 hearing on whether Wright indeed violated rules and what punishment if any it should recommend to the full House ,. The panel cleared Wright of several accusations filed against him last year when the inquiry began including alleged use of a staff member to write the Book improper use of Campaign funds and improper lobbying on behalf of constituents the most controversial lobbying Effort by Wright was the pressure he put on Federal regulators to go easy on Texas Thrift institutions that were failing because of a weak Economy. Although the speaker May have been intemperate in his efforts the committee was not persuaded Dixon said. In Alt Phelan found i 6 alleged violations and the committee dismissed 47 of those. ,. The committee will continue is investigation into an allegation surrounding the investment in an Oil an Gas Well by Wright and George Mallick. The commit tee has issued subpoenas in hat Case to said. I am prepared to appear As Early As monday afternoon but certainty the committee should be Able to schedule a hearing within seven Days Wright said Ina letter sent to the committee sunday night "1 continue to believe that have not violated any House rules and i am absolutely certain that i have never knowingly or intentionally done so Wright said in the letter. But Dinton told a news conference the committee had just received the letter and did not know when Wright would appear. As for the 69 charges the committee determined thai apparent gifts from Wright s business partner Mallick appeared to be improper because the fort Worth Texas Developer had a direct interest in legis lation and the apparent Gills had not been properly reported to the House. The nature and extent of the apparent gifts from or. Mallick indicates that rep. Wright did not exer Cise reason Abic care to avoid even the appearance of impropriety which is the hallmark of the House gift Rule Dixon said. -. The committee said the $145,000 in gifts included free or Cut rate use of a condominium in fort Worth an $ ,000-a-year salary paid Wright s wife belly and free use Otacar. -. Dixon said the committee also charged that Wright skirted House limits on speaking fees through the sales of his Book reflections of a Public in the committee s View seven bulk sales of rep. Wright s Book demonstrated an Overall scheme to evade inc House outside earned income limit because speaking honorarium payments were re characterized As royalties.". the House will ultimately be Wrights jury and Wright last week launched an Effort to Btung he Impact of the charges and keep his majority democrats inline. ". ". Criticism from page1 the 10-foot Fence. Mounted police herded them into the overcrowded Center Terrace some fans said Mon Day. V " the crush was so great Milton said that fans fell on the floor and people climbed Over them. All the police were doing was standing up saying gel Back gel Back there were already people dead then. I climbed on them Roget Over the Fence South Yorkshire s chief Constable pc scr Wright said saturday a senior officer decided to open the Gates to save people s lives and to relieve the crush out Side he said he was not aware of any connection Between the Gate being opened and the surge on the standing Section where Many victims died. Stephen Hondry 19, one of those who was trapped in the front of the Terrace said people were scr camping at the police to open the Gate at the front of inc Terrace and three fan managed to climb Over inc Fence but rib sooner had they got out than one of them was thrown Back Over by a Paul Middup a police federation representative said monday that inc growing Public criticism of police actions is grossly they were faced with a situation for which no amount of training could prepare them he said. In parliament on monday Home Secretary Douglas Hirid announced an Independent inquiry to determine the cause of what prime minister Margaret Thatcher called a disaster of immense Hurd said major soccer clubs May be told to replace standing room terraces with scats As lawmakers and sports officials arc demanding. We owe a duty to these passionate supporters of football soccer to examine urgently and thoroughly the causes and background and to do All in our Power to prevent such a thing happening again Hurd have to set our sights High and find a belter Way for British also monday police released the names of All 94.victims, including a 10-year-old boy who was Tram pled the 67-year-old brother of u former Liverpool soccer player and two Sisters who died before Ither father s eyes v businessman Trevor Hicks 43, tried to two daughters Sarah 19. And Victoria 15, after they were pulled from the crush of bodies football was the one thing we did As a family he said and now we Are not a family All the victims were British thirty four were teen Agurs and 33 were in their 20s. Seven were women. Of the 170 injured 47 remained hospitalized Mon Day including 17 in intensive care. Liverpool soccer Cam members Vislid some of the injured fans As did Prince Charles and his wife Prin Cess Diana. South Yorkshire police whose crowd control Mea sures wiil be at the Core of the inquiry have handed Over the police investigation to neighbouring West mid lands police. Authorities will want to determine Why thousands of fans still were outside As the match began and examine charges that Many entered the sold Oul stadium which has a capacity of 34,000, w Lyl forged tickets or no tickets at All. Baby from Page 1 their past that s Fine but they re forcing me to live in their past said Willenburg 29. Of Chicago. He founded Naftal with friends Bruce Elliott of los Angeles and John Sceney of new York City. Here s a sampling from Dillenburg s Long list of complaints movies the big theater i the revival of television the wonder years print Media Bob Greene s nationally syndicated Chicago Tribune column., books volumes on the riotous 1968 democratic National convention in Chicago As insignificant an event As Ever happened in this country Naftal is part of a natural anti Boomer backlash according to Northwestern University sociologist Ber Nard Beck who said any cultural statement that lasts too Long seems to generate by failing to step aside the Way it s supposed to the baby Boom generation has thrown put of Kilter the Ordinary succession of generations Beck always has been disdain toward this Genera Tion because there s so Many of us in in observed Greene singled out by Dillenburg As a sort of Arch Boomer. Greene defends nostalgia saying readers of alleges respond to his columns about inc past. But when Dillenburg and Elliott got together in 1987 and discovered their Mutual exasperation with. Oldies radio they decided it was Lime to get the monkeys Rock group off their backs. Preserve what is Worth remembering from the 60s the beatles Bob Dylan and the civil rights move ment for example and scrap the rest Dillenburg suggested. Naftal Cranks out leaflets calling on sympathizers to fight for the present and annoy a lot of self important in hippies in the today s Young people May not go in for demonstrations but they care about apartheid South Africa s system of racial segregation and other issues he said. Naf Tats feelings about the baby Boomers arc no altogether different from the reaction the postwar Gen cration got from their silent majority elders 20 years ago. Beck said. Many parents wanted through the depression an world War ii to have children and their offspring grew up being told by everyone around them an believing that they were inc most important thing in the world he said. They arc endlessly fascinated with their own lives he said and their vast numbers make every setback Central cultural the message baby Boomers Send to others Dillen Burg said is you missed the 60s your life is meaningless your life is irrelevant came after mine.". ,., ,
