European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes Sis 0w the Bridge too far see daily Magazine d . Cloudburst kills 2 kids Page 2 d mayor wants caverns moved Page 9 q cubs beat pirates stay Syz up Page 21 d miss Oklahoma hit by bottle Page 28 authorized unofficial publication for the us armed forces vol. 48. No. 153 sunday september 17, 1989 Good morning d 8693 a puerto Picans bracing for dangerous Hugo san Juan puerto Rico al1 Resi dents boarded up Homes and stockpiled supplies on saturday us Hurricane hug churned toward the popular resort is lands of the Eastern Caribbean with deadly winds of up to 140 Mph. Forecasters described Hugo As extremely dangerous and said it could be the most powerful Hurricane to hit the Region since Hurricane David in 1979. That storm killed an estimated 1,200 people in the Caribbean and Florida. At 3 ., Hugo s Center was near 15.8north latitude and 59.5 West latitude or about 140 Miles East Southeast of Guadeloupe. It was expected to hit the French Island by saturday night then move North toward puerto Rico said forecaster Martin Nelson at the National Hurri Cane Center near Miami. The Hurricane was moving West North West at 12 Mph sending showers and Gusty winds to the Eastern Edge of the Caribbean and threatening islands Over a 600-mile arc stretching from St. Lucia to puerto Rico. It s a very dangerous storm extremely dangerous in Nelson said. Forecasters said if the storm remained on its Westerly course it would probably pass within 50 Miles South of St. Croix in the . Virgin islands on sunday afternoon and continue on to the South coast of puerto Rico by sunday night. Officials in puerto Rico said up to 6,000 people might have to be evacuate from flood prone areas if Hugo passes near the densely populated Island of 3.3 million. The National weather service i Miami issued Hurricane warnings at 3 For the . Virgin islands an puerto Rico which previously had been on a Hurricane watch. The warnings were see Hugo on Back Page East German exodus foils to slow Budapest Hungary a East germans by the Hundred continued to flee their hard line communist Home land on the sixth Day of their mass exo dus saturday confounding expectations that the refugee Stream would slow to trickle after the initial wave had crested. The soviet communist party newspaper pravda accused West Germany of violating International Law by granting the East germans instant citizenship. But hungarian leaders also cited International commitments saying adherence to the Helsinki accords dictated the Deci Sion to defy Allied East Germany. Premier Miklos Nemeth said in an interview with West Germany s Hild am sonntag newspaper that Hungary s Bor Ders would remain open. Referring to soviet president Mikhail. Gorbachev s concept of a european House where East and West cooperate Nemeth told the paper there can lie no rooms in such a House that Are separated by barbed since throwing open its Western Bor Der last sunday Midnight to thousands of East germans seeking a new life in West Germany Hungary has insisted that the measure was temporary without however saying when it would slam the door to Freedom. Nemeth also made no mention of How Long the East germans would he allowed free passage. Hungary s decision in May to Start Clearing its westernmost Border of barbed wire and other barriers reflected its opening to the West amid far reach ing reforms putting it and Poland at the forefront of change in the soviet bloc. Hard line East Germany a ech Oslo see exodus on Back Page Trade envoy optimistic after dec meetings Brussels Belgium a . Trade representative Carla Hills said saturday she was in a More Posi Tive Frame of mind after a we Klong tour airing Amer ican complaints about european Trade policies. I think we can work out of Hills told a new conference after meeting with top officials of the 12 nation european Community. Neither Side reported solving any of the stubborn Trade disputes such As a european ban on imports of hormone treated beef or american steel import quo tas which Cloud the relationship Between the giant trading partners. But both described their talks As worthwhile. . Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter met recently with Community officials and Commerce Secre tary Robert Mosbacher was on thursday s Agenda. The level of meetings indicates the importance the United slates places on the Community its largest trading partner last year. Hills began her trip by expressing concern that som of the common Market s policies might Hurt Ameri can companies. She promised to argue against restraints on imports of cars electronics and other products and policies that would Force . Firms to set up shop in Europe. In response to her fears Frans Andriessen the chief Trade official for the european commission the bloc s executive body started the news conference at a Brus Sels chateau by saying that the Community intends to see Trade on Back Page yukking with Yogi Sims Scott a Miller it s time for a break and sol. Earl Guy of the 503rd Mico enjoys u joke at Kenn Rod West Germany with a local called Yor. The two Are i enjoy Iii the interlude of relaxation during 11 break in Carman guard mane wars
