European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Garden show stripes Magazine d . Education gets failing Grade Page 3 d bus-and-dance1 a Mildenhall. Page 9 g pistons Knock off celtics Page 17 the stars  authorized Runoff Licul publication for the . Armed forces vol.48, no. 17 thursday May 4, 1989 Asto Tys Xuy d 8693 a Bonn rift will be healed soon . Official predicts by de Reavis staff writer Bonn West Germany Dis agreements Between the United Stales and West Germany on modernizing Short Range Lance nuclear missiles will be Reloj cd before the nato Summit later this month a senior . Govern ment official predicted. The official speaking tuesday eve Ning with a group of american journalists on the condition of anonymity said the German government has indicated a Strong desire to reach a Compro Mise before the meeting. A Washington on wednesday presi Dent hush ruled out negotiations with the soviet Union on Short Range nuclear missiles saying such talks would be a mistake the associated press reported. He said the weapons must be kept in West Germany and made More powerful in order to deter soviet attack. Bush outlined his position to norwegian prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland in an hour Long while House meeting. She stressed a need to find common ground with West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl who wants the see Bonn on Back Page 6 s. Korean troopers torched by radicals die Seoul. South Korea a six Rio troopers were killed and 10 critically injured wednesday after they were set on fire by Radical students. President Roh Tae woo warned that he would impose emergency measures to end a wave of recent violent protests. If violence and illegal acts endanger democracy and the future of the country would be obliged to invoke emergency Mea sures As empowered by the Constitution Roh said in a nationally televised speech. He did not specify any action but under the Constitution he May Rule by decree or impose martial Law if he deems the nation is facing an emergency. Opposition parties also denounced the deaths and called for an end to political violence. Hundreds of Radical students calling for Roh s overthrow battled riot police around two campuses wednesday in Seoul. Protesters cheered at Sung Yunk wan University when several trooper were set ablaze by firebombs hut other police quickly doused the flames and the officers were not Hurt. The troopers were killed in a Dawn raid on Dong i University in the South Ern port of Pusan As they attempted to break into a room on the seventh floor of the Library to free five police officer being held hostage officials said. Radicals set fire to a barricade drenched in paint thinner As the troopers were climbing Over it police said. Sever Al officers wrapped in flames leaped out of windows while others were burned or choked to death by smoke. Government prosecutors said students implicated in the deaths would face charges of arson which can carry a Maxi mum sentence of death. Officials said no suspects had been charged. One student was critically injured and about 10 troopers and students suffered minor injuries officials said. The education ministry ordered the University closed indefinitely while police investigated the incident. All of the hostages were released unharmed after professors pleaded wit students to free the officers police said. Police arrested 88 students. Students seized the officers tuesday after staging a violent demonstration to protest an incident in which police fire warning shots at attackers who menaced a police station monday police said. The Stu dents demanded that police Exchange Thev hostages for a student held by authorities. Riot troopers wept As the dead and injured were taken away wednesday. About Iso police officers staged a sit Down protest at Pusan police Headquarters complaining that senior officers mishandled the attack said Yon Hap the South korean news Agency. National police chief to Jung Suk re signed to accept responsibility for the deaths. In South Korea senior officials traditionally resign to alone for a disaster even if it is not their fault. National police Headquarters in Seoul said it War. The worst loss of police life in recent years. But protests in South Korea rarely re sult in deaths despite the intense Vio Lence of Street clashes in which protesters Battle riot police with firebombs and rocks. Riot police arc normally armed Only with tear Gas and Batons. Police in Seoul find themselves surrounded by flames during wednesday rioting. Court orders army of reinstate homosexual go san Francisco a a Federal appeals court wednesday ordered the army to reinstate a Soldier denied re enlistment for being homosexual but it Side stepped the Issue of military discrimination against homosexuals. The 9th . Circuit court of appeals ruled that the army could not enforce its ban against Perry Watkins a 14-Ycar Veteran with an exemplary record because it had repeatedly re enlisted him despite knowing of his homosexuality. A three judge panel of the court earlier became the nation s first Federal appellate court to Rule that homosexuals because of longstanding persecution and Polit ical powerless Ness arc entitled to the same constitutional protections against discrimination As racial minorities. The Legal effect of that ruling was set aside however when the court referred the Case to an 1 a judge panel. By not reaching the constitutional Issue wednesday s ruling leaves the question unresolved. The army affirmatively acted in violation of us own regulations when it repeatedly represented that Watkins was eligible to re enlist said judge Harry Prog arson in the majority opinion. He said Watkins in Reliance on the army s representations passed up the Chance at a civilian career see court on Back Page