European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday september 22,1989 cafes reducing some movie prices Munich West Germany is in an attempt to increase flagging Atten dance at cafes movie Heaters around the world the Exchange service is reducing the Price of some tickets to$1.50 for adults and is Tor children beginning oct. 7. The Price decrease will not affect the prices for first run movies in Europe which will remain at $3 for adults and$1.50 for children cafes Europe spokeswoman Dee Killcy said. Regular ticket prices which apply toll other cafes movies currently Range from $2 to $2.50 for adults and$1 to $1.25 for children. Exchange theater attendance has dropped by 36 percent in the United states and is percent overseas com pared with five years ago when Home videos began eating into the Market. In1989, ticket sales in Europe have been running $40,000 a month below Las year s sales. After testing the lower prices in 38theaters in the United states the Exchange service experienced a 35 per cent increase in attendance while non test Heaters had a 17 percent decrease during the same period Killcy said. Ticket prices for first run movies will remain the same because of the higher Cost of obtaining the films she said. Cafes pays higher prices to get films forts european Heaters at the same time they Are released in the United states but not All popular movies Are available for the first run circuit the Batman movie will begin playing in cafes Europe Heaters nov. 11, but at the lower Price. Cafes Europe operates 126 paid admission Heaters of which 45 Are on the first run circuit group takes Issue with editorial on apartheid by Ron Jensen surf writer an editorial in a newspaper the . Army publishes for its West German employees that claims there Isno apartheid in South Africa is being challenged by the anti apartheid movement in Bonn. The editorial appears in the current edition of a Susareu Echo a monthly German language tabloid with a circulation of 20,000. And is signed by the Edi Tor. Hans Palloks. It is not Only opinion it is fact said Palloks geologist by profession who lived in Africa for 10 years including five in South Africa and who says heis up to Date on the situation. But the executive Secretary of the anti apartheid movement said Palloks Contention that apartheid no longer exists is wrong. The grand system of apartheid the division of the country the forced removal of Blacks that s still going on said Ingeborg Wick. That s still a  Palloks writes forget everything you have Ever Gilat heard about Africa especially South  he says apartheid the legalized segregation of the races no longer exists legally although some historical aspects remain such As the separation of living areas. He admits that Blacks arc still not allowed to vote but says that to give them that right would be to give the country to the soviet Union which wants the diamonds ores and other raw materials found in South Africa. South Africa would be just another state with Al the symptoms of Independence economic decline corruption famine and discrimination against Minori ties Palloks  a Telephone interview Palloks said he is not i favor of apartheid and merely wanted to make readers aware of the presence of the soviet Union in South Africa. That was my concern he said to show that they arc everywhere. Thai s Why americans Are Here in Ger Many because of the soviet Union. That s what wanted to Point  he said that the one Man one vote Rule would put into Power the african National Congress which he said is backed by the soviet Union. The main concern was to show that the russians arc interfering there he said. Wick disagreed with Palloks on that Point too. That docs imply that the majority of the Popula Tion does t know what it wants she said. But they want apartheid to be  the movement to Stop apartheid in South Africa mismanaged and directed by South africans not rus sians she said. The newspaper printed at . Government expense allows editorials according to i. Col. Robert flock the head of the Public affairs office for the 21st theater army area come which publishes the news paper. Flock said he interprets the editorial to be a warn ing to pay attention to the presence of the East in South Africa not As a defense of apartheid. And he said the editor has a right to his opinion. We try not to exercise any censorship he said. Condrit kiting Lomi report Suh Wilm Rogina  news updates Mother Teresa better Calcutta India doctors treating Mother Teresa said the Nobel laureate was Gettin belter wednesday but added it is too Early to determine whether Sheds out of danger because of the Chance Ofa relapse. The Mother had a comfortable Day without Chest pains 9r fever said one of her physicians . Hardhat. Although her general conditions improving Pardhan said Mother Teresa must remain hospitalized for at least two More weeks. Mother Teresa has had intermit tent Chest pains since she suffered a heart attack on sept. 8, three Days after being admitted to Woodlands nursing Home with High fever and acute vomiting. Trial ordered Athens Greece up the greek parliament voted late wednesday to order former prime minister Andreas Papandreou to stand trial for ordering the systematic lapping of his opponents talc phone during his term in office. The 300-Mcmbcr parliament voted 169 to 2, with two abstentions in favor of the motion. The entire opposition comprised of deputies from Papandreou s pan Hill cynic socialist movement walked out of parliament in pro test avoiding the vote. The vote came after a two Day debate on a report prepared by a special 12-Mcmber parliamentary committee set up two months ago to investigate the phone tapping scandal. The committee recommended that Papandreou 70, should be tried in a special court made up of the chief Justice and 11 other High ranking judges. Senate panel unanimously confirms Powell As chairman of joint chiefs by the los Angeles times Washington Gen. Colin l. Powell 52, won unanimous Confirma Tion wednesday from the Senate armed services committee As chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Both committee republicans and democrats hailed him As an outstanding Choice. His nomination now goes to the full Senate where approval is almost certain. Powell the first Black to become the nation s senior military officer told the panel that he has some level of Confidence that reforms might succeed in the soviet Union. Such reforms he said would give the United slates opportunities to reshape our defense programs our National Secu Rity policies and our armed  but he warned that changes in soviet military capabilities not budget restraints should prompt the scale backhand called for continued modernization of Long Range nuclear weapons. It s very premature to Start Basing any of our plans and programs and actions on assumptions of soviet presi Dent Mikhail Gorbachev s Success said Powell. But 1 think it is not premature to begin thinking about  his comments came As senior officials of the Bush administration offered increasingly gloomy assessments of Gorba Chev s prospects for Success. Reflecting the rising scepticism. Sen ate armed services committee chair Man Sam Nunn d-ga., told Powell we certainly i think have to be pre pared for backward Steps to occur in the soviet  Powell will replace adm. William j. Crowejr. On oct. I. In choosing the 31 year Veteran to Lead the nations 2 Mil lion troops president Bush skipped Over several More senior military officers. Sen. John Warner r-va., said the decision conveyed to him that the presi Dent and his principal advisers though carefully and Long about this particular selection and i think it was a Wise  also echoing Praise for Powell were sen. Albert Gore d-tenn., who called Powell s nomination one of the finest appointments that our president has  Nunn who said Powell offered Tal ent insight and  experts probe Jet crash in desert Paris a aviation experts and other officials from four countries con verged on the desolate desert of South Central niger thursday seeking clues to the cause of the crash of a French jetliner that killed All 171 people aboard. The most prevalent theory was that the Uta airlines dc-10 exploded at High Altitude perhaps from a bomb shortly after it took off from n Ndjamena Chad tuesday afternoon in route to Paris. Uta said the wreckage was scattered Over 40 Square Miles in the tone re de Sert. This makes the hypothesis of an extremely violent explosion the most prob Able inc so far it said in a statement wednesday night. There is no Hope of finding any sur  French government authorities agreed. Anonymous callers to a Uta office and a Western news Agency claimed wednesday that the moslem extremist group islamic jihad was responsible. On thursday Uta president Renela Pautsc said a bomb was the most probable cause of the crash. He said a bomb appeared responsible for the crash because the wreckage was spread Over such a wide area and be cause the plane reported no problems before Contact was lost less than an hour out of n Ndjamena. Among the passengers on the French jetliner were seven americans including Bonnie Pugh wife of the . Ambassador to Chad Robert l. Pugh a Complete passenger list was no available but various sources reported there were also 46 French people 29 chadian and six italians on the plane. French forces began work at the re Mote crash site on wednesday and the . National transportation safety Board said it was sending a team of investigators to the North african country. Uta flight 772 originated in Brazza Ville Congo where 77 passengers and screw members boarded. It then stopped in n Ndjamena where it took on 79 More passengers and left for Paris. It made one routine radio Contact an never reported any trouble. The 16-year-old do to carrying Gen eral electric built cf6-50 engines had 60,000 hours of flight time. The company said the plane was in excellent condition and that the Pilot Georges Raveneau was highly experienced