European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday. September 22,1989 thousands flee approach of Hugo winds off coast Rise to ? 10 Mph Charleston . A Hurri Cane Hugo s leading Edge brought rain thursday to the lower East coast and thousands fled Inland. The first of 1,000soldiers sent by president Bush arrived in the Virgin islands to quell looting in the storm s Wake. Landrail was expected As Early As thursday night Between Florida and North Carolina. As the deadly storm s winds Rose to 110 Mph schools were closed Homes were boarded up Resi dents locked up on emergency supplies and shelters opened. Forecasters warned that Waves could Tower As much As 16 feel above Normal because the Hurricane could Cross the coast at High tide about 2 30 . Rain of 5 to 10 inches was forecast. ,. The military brought aircraft Inland and sent ships out to sea to ride out the storm which has killed at least 25 people in the Caribbean with direct blows to puerto Rico and the Virgin islands. South Carolina s governor declared a emergency and called out the National guard to help thousands move Inland. As Many As 490,000 people were being evacuated from the coast in Georgia where an emergency also was declared. . Military police were sent to the Virgin islands to reinforce . Marshals Fri agents and armed coast guardsmen who were dispatched after police reportedly joined prison escapees and Machete armed mobs in looting on St. Croix. The first contingent about 75 soldiers led by a brigadier general arrived thurs Day morning secured the Airport and set up a command Center. It appeared to be the first time in More than 20 years that a president has ordered Active duty Mili tary personnel into the nation s streets. Everyone in the Federal pen there is Loose said Eileen Long a new York City advertising executive who was among 145 St. Croix tourists who arrived in Miami late wednesday on government arranged evacuation flight. Bush also declared the Virgin islands a disaster area and freed up $500,000 for  thursday rain from Hugo fell from North Carolina to Melbourne Fla. Rain was heavy around Augusta. A. Hurricane warning was issued from Fernan Dina Beach Fla., to Cape Lookout . Forecasters said there was a one in four Chance that it would come ashore Between Savannah ga., and Charleston. Charleston officials braced for wide spread flooding noting that some streets flood at High tide during a full Moon even without a storm. Hospitals Stock piled supplies discharged patients Well enough to go Home and moved others Inland. Utility companies said they would Cut off Power to Hilton head is land . At Cape canaveral Fla., the National aeronautics and space administration decided it was Safe to keep the Atlantis shuttle on the launch pad for an october launch. At noon Hugo s Center was 305 Miles Southeast of Savannah or 29.5 degrees North latitude and 77 degrees West Longi tude. It was moving Northwest at 17 Mph up from 12 Mph wednesday. Bill Clack executive director of the Georgia emergency management Agency said he expected 490,000 people would be evacuated from the state s bar Rier islands and other Low lying areas. From Florida to the Carolinas people stocked up on supplies to Board up win Dows and carry them through several Days without electricity and water. The Navy sent its ships from Charles ton to ride out the storm. Hunter army air Field in Savannah flew More than 60 helicopters Inland. Bases in Myrtl Beach and Charleston also planned to Fly aircraft away from the storm. Hews briefs at least 2 Hurt As bombs explode in Colombia Bogota Colombia a ten bombs exploded Early thursday in Bogota causing heavy damage to a Bank and nine offices of Colombia s main political parties police said. At least two people were reported  have occurred almost daily since the government declared a crackdown on Colombia powerful cocaine traffickers on aug. 18. The explosions came hours after lawmakers urged the government to publicize reported Black lists of corrupt politicians and  newspapers thursday published the names of 25 lawmakers and politicians including a Liberal party presidential candidate who the papers said had their . Visas denied or cancelled. . Embassy spokesman Pablo Urutia thurs Day said he did not know if the visas were withheld because of links with traffickers. He refused further  said the bombs went off around 3 . They damaged offices of the liberals and conservatives Colombia s two main political parties in several neighbourhoods of the capital of 6 million people. Another blast ripped through a Bank. Banks have been a favorite target of the cocaine cartels. Sunni moslem legislator killed by gunmen in Beirut Beirut Lebanon a unidentified gun men on thursday shot and killed sunni moslem parliamentary member Nazim Kadri in syrian policed West Beirut police  police spokesman who cannot be identified under standing regulations said Kan 74, died instantly from Bullet wounds in the head and  Greenpeace stages protest off . Base la Maddalena Sardinia a Green peace activists sailed by a . Naval base on this italian Island thursday to protest the alleged presence of radioactivity from nuclear powered submarines. The Greenpeace ship sinus flanked by several rubber boats approached the american naval sup port vessel Orion and the protesters unfurled a larg Banner Reading nuclear free la  authorities sprayed jets of water at the protesters and escorted the sinus away. No arrests were made. Joining the protest were parliamentarians from Italy s greens communist and far left proletarian democracy  italian Greenpeace spokesman Paolo Muguel i said underwater tests near the base showed tra Ces of radioactivity from submarines. The italian government has denied that the base presents a radioactive Hazard to residents. Vienna arms folks reopen with plan by nato to slosh european forces Vienna Austria a nato and the Warsaw pact would limit most military Maneu vers in Europe to 40,000 soldiers and 800 tanks under a proposal offered by nato on thursday at East West talks on conventional forces. The proposal the first to limit european military Maneu vers was presented to Warsaw pact delegates at the Start of the latest round of talks. Chief West German Delegate Rudiger Hartmann called the package the most comprehensive most de tailed and most ambitious arms control system that was Ever worked out for conventional  the nato offer expands on a proposal the West made july 13. That plan was based on a blueprint for deep reductions in arms and troops that president Bush unveiled at a nato Summit meeting in May. Hartmann said the nato package provides All the negotiating material needed to reach an agreement on conventional arms next year. It proposes limiting the size of military Maneu vers to 40,000 men and 800 tanks. One Man Euver every two years would be allowed to exceed those limits. The nato proposal also requires each Side to give 42 Days notice when calling up More than 40,000 reservists and would impose ceilings on the number of tanks artillery pieces and personnel carriers in Active units. It is Little changed from a package offered two weeks ago at the opening session of the Vienna talks on reducing conventional forces in Europe. A dispute among nato members delayed its presentation. Seven Warsaw pact countries and 16 nato Mem Bers arc taking part in the talks on conventional forces in Europe which began in March and cover All of Europe from the Atlantic Ocean to the ural mountains. The measures proposed by the West on thursday also provide for an extensive Exchange of information As part of detailed verification including routine inspections to see each Side carries out pledged reductions and maintains agreed upon ceilings. Western Al lies arc divided on this Issue with the United states and Canada seeking strict surveillance and their euro Pean partners objecting to frequent inspections of their facilities by the Warsaw pact. Under the proposal removal of equipment from monitored storage or units with a Low level of Readi Ness would be permitted Only after prior notification. In its july proposal nato suggested each Alliance have no More than 5,700 combat aircraft and 1,900 combat helicopters. The july 13 initiative also would restrict any one country to 3,420 aircraft and 1,140 helicopter gunships. Heavy armaments cuts arc recommended with a suggested ceiling of 20,000 main Battle tanks 16,500 artillery pieces and 28,000 armoured personnel carriers for each Side. Nato is also proposing that . And soviet troops stationed outside their National territory in Europe not exceed 275,000 each. Bases from Page 1 bases definitely Are on the list. Alconbury and Ben Waters Are the Home of six squadrons of tank killing a-10 aircraft which some Pentagon officials said Are not particularly popular with air Force leaders. Military experts View the Jet a being top slow making it an easy target for surface to air missiles. Nick Cook aviation editor of the authoritative Jane s defence weekly called the arms talks in Vienna the a-10 s biggest threat. What the air Force would like to do is use a attack version of the f-16, called the a-16," Cook said. Ben Waters also is the Home for a Squadron of Theair Force s f-16. Air Force officials said that if the United states pulled out of Ben Waters the must role fighter could be sent elsewhere in Europe returned to the United states or Given to air National guard units. Looking at the two other bases mentioned in the option a Pentagon source said that Mildenhall does t have anything significant there and that Fairford is a Small and insignificant installation. Mildenhall is the Headquarters of the 3rd air Force. It is also the Home of the 513th airborne come and control Wing which Flics the ec-135h, a plane fitted with communications equipment that would be used for command and control in a War. The missions at Raf Mildenhall include support for .-based strategic air come Kc-i35 Aerial refuelling planes on temporary duty there. The planes Are part of the european Tanker task Force which serves air Force Navy and nato aircraft operating in the North Atlantic Europe the Middle East and Northern Africa. Two reconnaissance aircraft the rc-135 and the sr-71, also operate from Raf Mildenhall. About 15 c-130 Hercules transport aircraft arc also on temporary duty at the  c-130s Are used for tactical Airlift in Safe. A base spokesman said the base with its additional role of supporting transiting cargo aircraft is responsible for More than half of the Safe tactical Airlift Mission. However the Only aircraft permanently assigned to Mildenhall Are four ec-135s and a wc-135 that is used for training. Raf Fairford which has about 1,200 servicemen Bers also supports the european Tanker task Force. Contributing la Tali report suit writer dive diet