European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse D Pope May make Lebanon trip Page 2 o bases phaseout proposed in Philippines Page 3 d Navy cargo ship at Center of storm Page 5 o red sox beat Brewers As streaks end Page 21 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol.48, no. 126 monday August 21, 1989 Good morning 8693 a British pleasure boat sinks up of 40 feared dead in thames River London air a riverboat carry ing up to Iso people on a late night cruise collided with ii Barge and Sank Early sunday in the thames River. At least one person is known to have drowned and up to 40 More were Unac counted for and feared dead authorities said. The pleasure Cruiser marchioness was struck by a dredging Barge near Black friars Bridge shortly before 2 . And Sank within two minutes police inspector Howard Neil said. One body had been recovered from the water and several More had been sighted officials said. There Are reports of up to 40 people still in the River Scotland Yard said. Do ens of passengers swam to safely and More than 70 people were taken to hospitals nearly All suffering minor injuries an ambulance service said. Some survivors were treated for Shock at River Side hotel. Estimates of the number of people on Board varied from fewer than 100 to As Many As 150. Ken Dewan owner of see boat on Back Page vacationing East germans flee Hungary by the Las Angeles times Bonn West Germany the Infra German Refu gee crisis intensified saturday when several Hundred East germans led from Hungary into Austria though a Border Gate that had been opened for a symbolic picnic Cal coating european Unity. The Gate was opened to Mark the greater Access across the Austro hungarian Frontier As a Symbol of the reduction in East West tensions with hungarian Frontier guards present to stamp passports of european participants. But East German citizens who had been vacation ing in Hungary suddenly began walking through the opened Gate. They were not slopped by hungarian Frontier police. Bonn officials said the incident is sure to exacerbate relations Between West Germany and the East German communist regime. East Germany has accused Bonn of fomenting an exodus from the country. The austrian press Agency said about 300 East Ger mans pushed through the normally closed Gate during the Austro hungarian ceremony while another 200 vacationers hurried through later. It was believed to be the largest number of East germans to flee illegally to Austria in a single Day. The saturday occasion was a picnic sponsored by hungarian opposition groups under reformer Imrch Pozsgay and Austria s pan Europa Union for abolish ing frontiers under the patronage of West German see flee on Back Page family Outing president hush accompanied by sons George w. Second from loft and Leb without Cap fishes from his 28-foot speedboat. Fidelity off the Maine coast. The Man Al left is a secret service Umid. Earlier saturday the president stripped to his trousers and Doie into the Chilly Atlantic from his Dock on a family dare after presenting Fidelity to the coast guard for an annual safety inspection. Solidarity adviser nominated As polish Premier by the los Angeles times Warsaw Poland president Wojciech Jaruzelski saturday nominated longtime Solidarity adviser Tadusz Mazowicki to be Poland s and put together the first non communist government in Eastern Europe since the end of world War ii. The historic step was announced in a four paragraph Stalc Man by to a Fricia polish news Agency Pap and climaxed a drive by Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa to wrest the government from communist control. Mazowicki 62, the editor of Solidarity s weekly newspaper to Godsk Soli darn Osc has can a member of s61ldari to s inner Circle of advisers since the Union was born in the Gdansk shipyards in 1980. " a y.iiv.,t Walesa s Choice for the Job. Mab Piccki met with Jaru Celski for two hours on Friday and said afterwards he was ready to accept the position. His election by the scam probably on wednesday is a virtual certainly. As a Rchull of a new coalition with the United peasants party and the demo , Solidarity controls a 264 scat Majenty in the 460-Mcmbcr parliament. With -103 vots Between them. See Premier Page 4 notions close Rock radio station on North sea Amsterdam Netherlands a authorities from four european nations july 12 boarded an off Shore Rock n Roll radio station in International Waters on the North sea and forced it to close dutch television has reported. The crackdown on radio Caroline followed complaints thai the privately owned station disrupted ship to Short radio communications on one of Europe s busiest shipping lanes according to the television report. Radio Caroline an English language Rock station broadcasting mainly for British and dutch listeners was one of three stations using the Ross revenge trans Mitter ship anchored in International Waters off the dutch coast the report said. Dutch British French and belgian authorities went aboard the ship while radio Caroline was on the air and impounded record players and transmission equipment the report said. Radio Caroline was using the offshore transmit Ter to avoid restrictive Media controls in Britain and the Netherlands. Under maritime Law authorities do not normally have the right to Board ships in International Waters. The to report said authorises regarded it As Legal to Board the Ross revenge because the ship was t flying a Flag and could therefore be considered stateless. Included in the report was a fragment of radio car Oline s last broadcast with an unidentified disc jockey saying it s the Saddest Day of my life. Radio Caro line we love you too much to leave you
