European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse A 2 the stars and stripes thursday May 11,1989 Pope defends trips Rome a Pope John Pauli in an interview published tues Day brushed aside criticism of his foreign pilgrimages As prejudice and said he intends to keep up his travels. He expressed Hope of being Able to visit other countries in communist East Europe besides his native Poland noting the winds of change blowing in the East bloc. I think we arc talking often of prejudice John Paul was quo Tedas saying in an interview for an italian newspaper Chain. The interview took place aboard his plane As he returned last saturday from Africa his 41st foreign trip in his 10 a years As Pope. Roh warns protesters Seoul South Korea a president Roh tac Wop said tues Day the government will crush Vio Lent protests by students and work ers and warned that the Fate of the country hinges on whether Law and order can be Roh instructed a special cab inet session to use All the resources of the government and the Security forces to Hall a wave of violent demonstrations by Radical Stu dents and workers and swiftly re store political stability. Sex hungarian Leader Budapest Hungary a communist party leaders have stripped former longtime part Boss Janos Kadar of his last posts saying the Man who look Over when the soviets crushed a 1956 popular revolt is too ill to carry on. The 75-year-old Kadar replaced As Hungary s Leader last year was stripped by inc party s governing Central committee on monday of the Post of honorary party president and his scat on the committee. Bolivian election la Paz Bolivia a Oon Zalo Sanchez do Lozada of the governing party and Hugo Banzer former military dictator claimed Victory monday in a close presidential race but Congress will choose the Winner. Since none of the nine presiden Lial Candida los won a majority sunday the new Congress will Convene aug. 4 to elect Bolivia s 77th president who will be inaugurated two Days Lacr for a four year term. Officials said the outcome of the presidential and congressional elections was an endorsement of the government s economic Auster Ity program which both Banzer and Sanchez do Lozada support. . Asked to explain loss of nuke bomb off Okinawa Tokyo a officials tuesday said the government has asked the United states to explain the loss of a nuclear bomb in 1965, which has Sli Rcd anger among okinawan and charges of a . Cover up. A Jet carrying the bomb fell off the . Aircraft Carrier Ticonderoga about 80 Miles from a Small Island that is part of the Okinawa prefecture an american military spokesman in Japan said. The ship was bound from Vietnam to Yoko Suka Japan. Newsweek Magazine initially reported the Story saying that the bomb disappeared 70 Miles from an inhabited Japa Nese Island. On monday Japan made an informal request for information from the United slates. The Case added an irritant to . Mil itary relations with Okinawa a japanese Island where one of the bloodiest Bailies of world War ii was fought. The continued presence of 35,000 american sol Diers on Okinawa has led to tension and protests about such problems As Acci dents on target ranges. Asahi a National newspaper said in an editorial wednesday thai inc Inci Donl is of such a nature thai we simply cannot let it pass however Long ago it a foreign ministry spokesman said privately on tuesday this happened in International Waters so we have no right to make a demand. We Are just asking the United states to give us an explanation. We Are interested and concerned about the details. Other officials said the government did not know the location or condition of the bomb and there had been no discussions with the United states about what to do about it Newsweek quoted nuclear expert Wil Liam Arkin of the Institute for policy studies in Washington As saying inc . Navy kept the incident secret until a 1981 Pentagon report listed accidents involving nuclear weapons. The United states did not bring it to our talc lion at the time of the report the foreign office official said. Japan is the Only country to Ever have been attacked with nuclear weapons and bans Ihm from its territory. The lost 1 Mcgion bomb was about 70 times As powerful As the one dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, the Kyodo news service reported. Arkin was quoted As saying that there is Little danger of detonation but that the33 pounds of plutonium in the bomb could threaten the environment As it de Ticonderoga an attack Carrier was on a Mission that included readiness to launch a nuclear strike said a declassified Navy document released by Arkin and the environmental group Green peace. That raised the possibility of the car Rier entering Yokosuka South of Tokyo with nuclear arms despite the japanese Washingon on monday Arkin said there is no doubt in my mind that . Ships still transit Japan with nuclear weapons Navy spokesmen in Washington declined comment. Japanese opposition parties and Citi Zens organizations have claimed . Navy ships routinely visit japanese ports carrying nuclear weapons with the government s tacit agreement. Government officials said the United states is not allowed to bring in such weapons without prior consultation and there have been no such consultations. Fuel shortage May have caused a to Rosh in ., rept says Bidav Odiehl Bureau Raf Mildenhall England air Force a-10 Thunderbolt ii crashed in Eastern England in december May have run out of fuel about 10 Miles from its Home base at Raf Alconbury according to a report released tuesday. However the plane had suffered a variety of fuel gauge malfunctions before the crash and the Pilot apparently did not realize his engines were about to flame out or shut Down for Lack of fuel. The plane piloted Cavuoti crashed dec after an a-10 slowed houses in re Mscheid West Germany killing the Pilot and six people on inc ground. Cavoli assigned to Raf Alconbury s 511th tac Fighier so ejected safely from his anti Lank aircraft before it crashed in a Field. Before Tho Accident Cavuoti and capt. John a. Culmann another 511th Pilot were flying a two plane sortie from Raf Alconbury on a routine training Mission to a weapons Range in Southwest Wales. About 30 minutes after leaving to Range Cavuoti noticed a fuel Samii " in his cockpit indicating an fuel Load in his main tank it said. About 10 minute later his indicated that tic still had pounds of fit Fin each Wing. Normal if he Winf Fanks on an a-10 empty first Waif twp have meant that Cavuoti Hajji it trip Penjin his in Orcas go Tim a unreal Ian Cading from his air Fri " Vuoti realized he had trapped Othef lights flashing on his warning Ujj Mcl including Low fuel and fuel pres sure trouble. At about 1,700 feet he noticed his left to restart the engines so he decided to eject. The report said a fuel signalling device on Cavoli s plane had not been modified in accordance to an air Force tech Nical order. This device sends signals from the fuel tanks to inc cockpit fuel gauge the by 1st it. Frank fuel in his wings and declared an pm a fuel t l gauge the. 22, three weeks ,i4ency," the report said. Up a said. The old aluminium covers on be Inlo a Row of " inc report noted however that while Fri a signalling devices arc being replaced j i. I-,.T, a fir. I tv.?. I to to aim l Ranvir which nil As a shield the aircraft s fuel Quantity system indicated the plane had 5,000 pounds of fuel the gauge s left and right Needles were near or at Zero indicating no fuel remaining in the main tanks Al inc time of the Cavuoti who was at about 10,000 feet and about 12 Miles from Alconbury at the time of the fuel emergency began his descent to land. During his turn from downwind to base leg Cavuoti noticed i covers which act As Shiel vent false fuel readings in the Willo hcfp1 cockpit. rep Ormid not say whether this was a Factor in . The six Page rep bras the Only official version of the crash Mao Public. Similar reports arc made after Eacil Craft crash for use in claims Legal matters or disciplinary actions. The reports never spec Ify the causes of crashes. Dod repeats decision to Cut off Osprey funds _ i a by Norman Black a military writer Thi re few r Nart ment tucs on Friday the two contractors developing the Arnold a Bell spokesman. A a i ii i in uni i a Grant to inv i uni tin an comment for the Marine corps announced o m Wann Uin a i acl that this is a Good program. The Dis Esclon to Germinale was based on the score Lary io3gment that inc Only Way you can Cut the budget is to Cut inc budget. Thai Means Hal something has to our Audi forc of their Kii Unity Imu i i jew. Decision to cancel the program in the next fiscal year stands. " the Issue of corporate Money arises because the Penta gon already has paid in 4 o companies All the Money they re due in fiscal 1989, and the contractors arc facing overruns thai total about $25 million a month. Howard repealed tuesday that Chowc intends to kill the program in fiscal 1990, which begins Orfi Lam fully expects the contractors to Complete work require the fiscal 1989 contract. The Pentagon spokesman said there had been some additional discussions with company executives but do in the meantime our Lalus has l changed Arnold said. It s a Day by Day decision on continuing work and we re still working right the v-22 Osprey described by the Marine corps As it most important weapons program is a revolutionary air Craft designed to take off like a helicopter and Fly like Anai plane. To do this it utilizes Specia Tui la Ltd a llwllwplt.1 Usu Juii o a mis n l propellers at the lip of each Wing Hal can swivel upward and Back. The Marine corps wants to use inc planes to improve Saulls. 1 , in fashioning a fiscal 1990 military budget to Leoata while House Congress budget Compromise $10 billion in cuts to the original spending plan Fotune Reagan administration. C t the Lilily to conduct Surprise Long Range amphibious As i. The first of the planes recently began flight tests in
