European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Day 45 stripes Magazine the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces   vol. 48. No. 31 thursday May 18. 1989 Morrina is it d 8693 a Gorbachev vows Asia troop cuts Mikhail s. Gorbachev Beijing a soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev called wednesday for Demilita izing the Border Between China and the soviet Union where some 1.6 million troops face each other across a sometimes hostile Frontier. The soviet Leader in a speech to chinese academics in the great Hall of the people urged that the 4,300-mile zone be turned into a Border of  he also pledged soviet Force reductions elsewhere in Asia in keeping with his policy of trying to reduce world tensions by Defus ing potential regional conflicts. Gorbachev s landmark visit to Beijing to normalize relations after a 30-year chill was thrown into confusion wednesday when More than 1 million pro democracy demonstrators spilled into the streets prevent ing him from touring the forbidden City in the Center of the capital. In a nationally televised interview Gorbachev said his Summit talks went Well despite All the  he Madea Point of acknowledging receipt of a letter from the student protesters saying it was a very warm letter full of feelings of support for perestroika Reform at a later news conference which had to be delayed and moved because of the massive protests Gorbachev refused to take sides in the confrontation Between pro democracy demonstrators and chinese authorities. But he expressed Hope for a negotiated  would l take upon myself the responsibility or the role to pass judgment and i would t seek to assess what ingoing on Here in this country. I believe this is for the chinese to do and for the chinese party Gorbachev said. Gorbachev told reporters he had seen the students who launched the mass action and had talked to some of them. He did not say  a trip outside the City to visit the great Wall Gorbachev s motorcade passed at least one and perhaps several groups of demonstrators. The protesting students have cited Gorbachev s political reforms in the so Viet Union including Multi candidate elections held this year and fewer restrictions on the press As a Model for  his speech after the first sino soviet Summit since 1959, Gorbachev called for a collective Security network in Asia that would provide a Means of settling regional  he said an earlier pledge to with draw 200,000 troops from Asia would be fulfilled by the end of next year and would include the pullout of 12 Divi Sions or 20,000 soldiers from the China Frontier. The soviet Union is believed to have see Asia on Back Page 1 million March for Freedom Beijing a More than j million people demanding democracy and supporting student hunger strikes marched triumphantly through Beijing streets wednesday in the biggest protest in communist China s 40-year history. The protest began after student Leaden rejected communist party chief Zhao Ziyang s Appeal that 3,900 students end a four Day fast that has been the catalyst for this week unrest. Zhao in turn rejected demands by student Leaden for talks with the government to be broadcast live to the masses. Wednesday s huge March through the streets of in. Capital see March on Back Page Hamadi gets life for piracy murder Frankfurt West Germany a Mohammed Ali Hamadi was sentenced to life in prison wednesday after being convicted of air piracy and murder in the 1985 hijacking of a Twa jetliner in which a . Navy diver was slain. It was the maximum penalty under West German Law. The three judge District court convicted the lebanese shiite moslem for his role in the hijacking of 39 americans for 17 Days and the brutal beating and shooting of Petty officer 2nd class Rob Ert Dean St them. Stethem s body was tossed from the plane onto the Tarmac at Beirut Airport in Lebanon. Hamadi 24. Admitted to taking part in the hijacking of flight 847. Which had been bound for Rome from Athens but denied killing St them. He stood looking straight ahead impassively As chief judge Heiner Misc Ken bar Ger read the verdict to a packed court panamanians say goodbye tuesday As americans leave How ird fab Panama to return to the United slates. Room inside Frankfurt s fortress like  prison. Misc Kunberger said the court found Hamadi guilty of joint participation in  by Law a defendant taking part in a serious crime May be convicted of murder even if he docs not actually kill see Hamadi on Back Page depend fens arrive in . From Panama Charleston . A the first wave of american military personnel and dependents who have been advised to leave Panama arrived Back in the United Stales looking tired but Happy. A chartered Jet with 276 people aboard touched Down at Charleston International Airport late tuesday in what the defense department said was a hastened withdrawal from inc Central american country. A second Jet carrying military dependents was scheduled to arrive Here late wednesday night. The Pentagon on tuesday announced it would step up efforts to protect relatives of military personnel an requested that those dependents either move onto bases in Panama or leave the country. It. Col. Bob Skinner an army spokesman at fort Mcpherson ga., said that when possible the Tours of military personnel with families in Panama would be curtailed. However he said most would remain in Panama see Panama on Back Page