European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday september 14,1989 military Roundup open House for retirees to be held in Heidelberg Heidelberg West Germany the ninth annual Usa eur Retiree open House will be held sept. 23 at the officers club in Patrick Henry Village from 7 30 . To 3 . Retirees and their family members May at tend. Representatives from the . Army retired pay operations department of veterans affairs the social Security administration and the overseas civilian health and medical program for the uniformed services will be available to provide information. For More information Call . Angle at ets 379-6353 or 7819. Usa eur copter team wins world championship Washington two army aviators from West Germany helped the United Stales Domi Nate the world helicopter championships and Nail Down a third consecutive title. Seven . Army teams flying oh-58 Kiowa five comprising the National team and two others competing individually look the top seven places in the four Day Competition held sept. 7 through 10 at the Chantilly hippodrome about 25 Miles North of Paris. The Usa eur team of chief warrant offi cer 4 John e. To flick and chief warrant officer 2 Kenneth w. Wright scored the second highest total among the 38 air Crews competing with 793 out Ofa possible 800 Points. Loftice is assigned to troop r. 4th so 2nd army Cav regt in Frucht while Wright serves with troop a. 5th so 6lh Cav regt in Wiesbaden. Overall the United states scored 2,373 out of a possible 2,400 Points. The soviet Union wit teams flying the Mi-2 Hoplite helicopter finished second with 2,202 Points. Great Britain was third followed by France and West Ger Many. The Competition was made up of four events a 90-mile navigation course a 50-mile time arrival and Load drop a precision flying event and a slalom and skill course. Warrant officers Ball scheduled for oct. 28 Heidelberg West Germany the fourth annual european warrant officer corps Ball will be held oct. 28 at the officers club in Patrick Henry Village. All warrant officers including Active duty National guard Reserve and former warrant officers and their guests May attend. The Ball i sponsored by the european Region of the United states army warrant officers association. For More information Call chief warrant officer 3 Fred Ott at ets 379-7821. Mount Etna showers slopes with volcanic stones ashes Catania Sicily up mount Etna. Europe s highest and most Active Volcano showered roads and villages on its slopes with stones and ashes wednesday on the third Day Ofa new eruption police reported. The showers of volcanic stones some of them the sic of walnuts lasted 15 minutes and reached As far As coastal villages 12 Miles w est of the 10,700-foot Moun Tain in the Northeast Corner of Sicily. Police said there were no reports of people injured by the stones. But they said scores of automobiles were dented and traffic was slowed by i / inches of Ash on the Volcano s lower slopes. Experts from the Civi Protection volcanology group keeping close watch on the eruption since it started monday said the unusually extensive Shower of stones and ashes was caused by an explosion that blasted the debris some 1.650 feet into the air. They said that at the time of the explosion Earth tremors on the higher slopes increased to 200 times the Normal rate but subsided after a  hours. The eruption came from mount Etna s Northeast Crater and on monday three streams of red hot smok ing lava flowed slowly Down to the 9,510 feet level cutting an approach Road on the higher slopes in two places. The lava flow halted in the Early hours of tuesday but resumed Early wednesday shortly before the 9 . Explosion in the Crater showered the surrounding county Side with stones and ashes. A report issued by the National volcanology group late tuesday said the eruption was Likely to have a limited extent so Long As it remained in the Northeast Crater. But different problems would arise if a new fissure were to open near the Summit adding a lot More Lavato the flow and therefore increasing the danger the report said. Mount Etna belches smoke and ashes about three times a year and erupts at roughly two year intervals. But usually the lava from eruptions flows Down Well worn channels with damage restricted to Citrus Orchards and vineyards and isolated farm huts. In 1908 a major eruption coincided with an Earth quake that killed an estimated 78,000 people in the Messina area. On sept. 13, 1979, a sudden explosion that came one month after a one Day eruption killed nine tourists and injured 23 who were standing near the Edge Ofa Crater. Independence movement Leader killed by gunman in Namibia Windhoek Namibia a a gunman killed a Leader of the guerrilla movement for namibian Independence and a namibian newspaper wednesday said callers claiming to represent a while supremacist group took responsibility. Anton Lubowski was shot in the head tuesday night in front of his Home by an assailant who drove away in a red Sedan said police it. Sicrie do Rand. He said authorities had begun a manhunt. Police offered a substantial Reward but did not specify an amount. Lubowski. 37, was the Only while top official for the South West Africa people s organization. The nation Alist group has waged a Bush War since 1966 against South african Rule of the territory. The group s president. Sam Nujoma is to end 30 years in exile on thursday and the group s election director hag go ingot. Said wednesday that neither the slaying nor new threats against Nujoma would change his plans to return to Namibia. South Africa which has ruled Namibia for 74 years has agreed to Grant Independence in the territory under . Supervision. Elections Are set for Early novem Ber and Independence is expected Early next year. Gwen Lister editor of the pro guerrilla newspaper the namibian said she received two phone Calls from men who said they belonged to the White wolves and claimed that the organization killed Lubowski. In South Africa men identifying themselves As whiles wolves have carried out several attacks on lacks and anti apartheid activists. Gein gob described Lubowski As a Brave Young Man violently Cul Down Al a Lime when we arc talking about democratic  the murder of or. Lubowski strikes a blow against not just one Politi Cal party but against the process of peaceful recon. Filiation said the . Liaison office in wind Hock. The British embassy in South Africa said 1 Lubowski would have  had an important role to play in an Independent  in new York a spokesman for . Secretary Gen eral Javier Perez do Cullar said wednesday the. Secretary general condemns this act perpetrated against a senior political official in Namibia As the election Campaign there gathers  we Are wailing for murderer Nujoma said Graffiti on a building in Windhoek. Posters appeared in Public places with a Rifle s telescopic target superimposed on his face. Wanted Sam Nujoma the to slurs read. A lawyer Lubowski studied at Secl Tenbosch and Cape town universities two of South Africa s Best and once was an officer in that country s army. Lubowski was born in Namibia and although his Law practice was in Windhoek represented Many anti apartheid activists in trials in South Africa. De Klerk overrules police oks Cape town rally Cape town South Africa a More than 10,000 people joined Arch Bishop Desmond tulu and Cape town s while mayor wednesday in a March pro testing police brutality after the govern ment in an unprecedented move or dered police to allow the demonstration. The protesters set off in rows of six from St. George s anglican Cathedral marching along a major downtown Sirwet behind Tutu mayor Gordon Oliver an the Rev. Allan Loesak president of the world Alliance of reformed churches. Black and mixed race youths Sang Freedom songs such As we shall Over come and waved banners that said peace in our City and Stop killing our people no violence was reported. In an unprecedented move acting president . Do Klerk overruled the local police chief and said authorities would not Stop the March As Long As it remained peaceful. No police units were seen near the Cathedral. That was a Sharp contrast to protest marches two weeks ago in Cape town thai were broken up by riot squads using whips Batons and a water Cannon that sprayed purple dyed water on demonstrators. Tutu and other activists have denounced the use of Force against peaceful protesters. They also blamed police for the deaths of at least 23 people in Cape town s Black and mixed race townships during violent protests of the sept 6 parliamentary election which excluded Blacks. Police defended their actions and said Only about 15 people died most in Vio Lence unrelated to the election. De Klerk s National party narrowly won the election after offering to negotiate a new s. African Constitution thai would give limited political rights to South Africa s 28 million Black majority. Blacks arc not allowed to vote under the nation s apartheid Laws. The nation s 5 million Whites also control the Economy and maintain separate districts schools and health services. The decision to allow the March was seen As pan of de Klerk s Effort to por Iray himself As a reformer. Protest demonstrations normally Are outlawed in South Africa and the Choc town police commander maj. Gen. Phillipus Fourie had vowed he would Stop the March. However mayor Oliver said earlier wednesday thai he had appealed to the National government and received permission for the March. "1 Don t believe that by allowing one March the government is saying All future marches Are on Oliver said in an interview. They Are very witchy about this sort of thing the decision to Grant approval was announced by do a Jerk who said he had received assurances that the protest would be peaceful. I Hope tomorrow will prove that a new spirit can arise in our Beau Laiful country a spirit in which air christians and All people who say that they believe in peace will reach out and really Start talking to each other de Klerk said tuesday  far right conservative party the largest White opposition group in parliament said wednesday that approval of the March was capitulation to Radi cals. A knife has been thrust in the Back of the upholders of Law and order Sai Moolman Mentz Law and order spokes Man for the conservative party. As the marchers assembled a new ses Sion of parliament began at the parliamentary Complex near St. George s. On thursday the electoral College is expected to elect de Klerk to a five year  the parliamentary elections the nationalists suffered their worst showing since coming to Power on an apartheid platform in 1948 but held onto its major Ity in the parliament