European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes saturday september 23, 1989 Iran displays missile during military Parade Nicosia. Cyprus a Iran displayed what was described As a ballistic missile Friday in a military Parade As president Hashemi Raf Paniani called on All iranian men and women to undergo military training. We have Learned that if we Are weak we arc in danger a Faniani said in a speech Broad cast by Tehran radio to Mark the ninth anniversary or Iraq s 1980 invasion of Iran. He said Iraq s refusal to withdraw from Irani an territory occupied during the Gulf War showed that Iran can Only defend our rights through  sources report Honecker will go Back to work Berlin a communist East German Leader Erich Honecker has recovered sufficiently from gallbladder surgery to let him resume work next week Western sources in East Berlin said , 77. Underwent gallbladder surgery in mid August and has not been seen in Public since. Speculation on his condition has been rampant since then with reports that he had been seriously ill. East Germany denied such reports. The sources requesting anonymity also told the associated press that As of Friday morning Hon Cockcr was still recuperating in East Berlin s Buch  Hon Cockcr s hospitalization tens of thou Sands of East germans have fled to West Germany. Powell from Page 1 responsible for the combat readiness of 1 million troops on Active Reserve or National guard duty. Before moving to the Csc Powell commanded the army v corps in Wisl Germany for six months. Earlier he was former defense Sec Clary Caspar Weinberger senior military assistant from 1983 through 1986. Powell was born to jamaican immigrant parents in new York City and raised in the South Bronx. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1958 and got his first taste of the White House in 1972 As White House fellow at the office of manage Mcnol and  served As an adviser to South vietnamese units in 1962-63 and As an executive officer of a infantry battalion and As a division operations officer in 1968-69. He was awarded a purple heart for being wounded in combat and a Bronze Star for valor. Bush makes Campaign swing to boost candidate in no. East Brunswick. . A president Bush taking a break from foreign policy concerns to help a Republican gubernatorial candidate said Friday that Liberal democrats cherish new taxes like Moths drawn to a  a speech at a fund Raiser for gop state rep. Jim courier Bush painted the gubernatorial contest As a Choice Between the old and new new  he said Republican leadership would Champion the environment education jobs and the War on drugs and that new Jersey s residents should oppose those Liberal democrats who cherish new taxes like Moths drawn to a  this election will decide whether new Jersey continues to have the kind of leadership which balances a sound Economy and sound ecology. Or whether its leadership says no to higher taxes and yes to extend ing the Prosperity of the last eight years Bush said. Organizers said the $500-a-Pcrson event raised $700,000 for courier s Uphill fight. Bush interrupted his concentration on foreign affairs to appear on courier s behalf a Day after meeting with soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze to discuss  relations. See Story Page 4. Bush was on the first leg of a four Day trip that will culminate with a United nations address on monday. Before leaving for new Jersey Bush attended a Cere Mony at the Justice department to Honor that Agency s 200th anniversary. Then he took the Mike on an Agri culture department radio Call in show and fielded questions for about is  his radio remarks Bush rile rated his support for a reduction in the capital gains tax a Bill now heading for House action saying lower Rales would greatly Benefit Farmers when they sell equipment or their farms. Half of All farms sold will be eligible for an exclusion from paying higher capital gains rates under the measure supported by the administration Bush said. Courier is opposed by democratic state rep. James Florio in the contest to succeed Republican gov. Thomas , a Liberal Democrat who ran a close Campaign against can in 1981, has been Given a double digit Lead Over courier in Public opinion surveys. Kean is barred by Law from seeking  nov. 7 election will Mark one of two gubernatorial races in the nation this year. The other is in Virgin  s visit by Bush was part of a hard fought Effort to keep the governor s scat in the Republican Camp and the president was arriving As both Florio and courier made their debuts on television ads. The Campaign has been marked by controversy Over abortion and homosexual issues. Florio favors the right to abortion while courier has been accused of vacillating on the Issue. He has said he personally opposes abortion but would not Force his views on state residents. Courier has also rankled homosexuals by saying he supports legislation to bar them from jobs that involve children although he Lacr softened inc comment by saying he would not push for such changes in the Law. Bush will spend the night at his vacation Home in Kennebunkport Maine and then on saturday will take a Day trip to Boston where he will speak to a luncheon of the archdiocese of Boson Catholic lawyers Guild. On monday he will i Ravel to new York for his first speech As . President to the . General Assembly. Flying from Page 1 air show disaster in August 1988 at the american air base. Although the disaster involved an air stunt that went awry in fuelled Wisl German citizens protests against military Low level air training. In 1988. A series of military aircraft crashes some of which killed peo ple on the ground also contributed to growing Wisl German concerns Over air Ombal training. Those air forces flying Low level training missions in West Germany belong to Belgium Canada France the Netherlands. Britain the United slates and West Germany. In its report. Die Welt said the Speed of warplanes flying in the navigation phase of their Low level mis Sion would be reduced from 835 Kilometres an hour to 778 kilo Clurs an hour or from Aboul 517 Mph to Aboul 482 Mph. The change would mean a noise reduction of up to 25 percent the newspaper said. The newspaper also reported the plan would Cut inc maximum Lime that a Jet May spend in flights of 75 meters. 247 feel to 15 minutes. Such flights have been lasting up to 28 minutes inc report said. Increase from 25 to 61 the number of cities and heavily populated areas Over which flights Al an Alti tude of 75 meters will be  a move unrelated to any reductions Safe will limit some flying in the last week of so plumber command spokesman said. The flying Hal will be done should total no More than a few hours a Day for the whole command the spokesman said. He said the flight limits arc a result of the command s having reached its fiscal year flying program goals. _. Con Ribling to tills report stall Miler Joseph Owen in Stuttgart and de reals in Darmstadt West Germany Hugo from Page 1 manage considerable bluster. Charleston Felt the full Wrath of Hugo which had wrecked a siring of Caribbean resort islands beginning Early sunday. There were 20 confirmed deaths in the Caribbean but an official in puerto Rico said the death loll for the Region was 26. Aboul 50,000 people arc homeless. Charleston was clobbered with 135 Mph winds and a tidal surge of 12 to 17 feet. The storm which Al us height was As Large As the state of South Carolina flattened 30 buildings peeled off roofs and flooded streets. Several people were believed trapped when a building col lapsed. There s just Dusl Duclion everywhere said mayor Joseph p. Riley who imposed a 6 . Curfew. He called in a disaster of extraordinary  National guardsman patrolled streets and Campbell said there was sporadic looting before authorities restored order. To Smith Rode Oul the storm in her 100-year-old House across from the med ical University of South Carolina bul said Friday she wished she had left town. I thought i was going to die she said. The House was shaking. I could hear pieces of tin flying off my  Al Casl 700,000 people were without Power in the Carolinas officials said. The total included 200,000, or 85 per cent of the Homes and businesses in Charlotte n.c., which fell Hugo s mus Cle even though it is 200 Miles Inland. The fraud and conspiracy trial of it founder Jim Bakker was cancelled Friday because of the storm. In addition to flooding fires from Nat ural Gas leaks erupted in Low lying Charleston where some Ricc lined streets were under several feel of Walcer. At least 20 boats washed ashore including a 50-foot Craft that came to land on a City Street police chief Reuben Grcen Borg said. Barrier islands which were ordered Cvack Ald on thursday were Pumm cled and flooded. Bul details on damage were sketchy because Access Bridges were out and the coast guard kept boaters away from the area. Sci Only Miles up inc coast near Myrtl Beach the elite vacation Community of Garden City Beach was smashed officials said. In was among inc communities under an evacuation order before Hugo hit. Garden City for All practical Pur poses is gone said . Love a Horr county administrator who toured inc Small  resort town. Love said destruction extended As far As 1 could  on Pawlcyn Island South of Myrtle Beach authorities said at least 14 houses had been washed away. Three piers Dis appeared in North Myrtle Beach Cherry Grove and Garden City. Thirty major buildings in downtown Charleston were flattened houses col lapsed All Over the City and several peo ple were trapped beneath a collapsed condominium Complex said Elizabeth Tarn of the Charleston county police. Police were at the scene but no fur ther details on injuries were available at mid morning. The flooding was particularly severe because Hugo carried with it a 12 to 17 foot High tidal surge or a Wall of water that coincided with High lid Al 2 13 . In one Charleston neighbourhood Oak lined streets bordered by restored pc civil War mansions were under 3 feet of water while the open air Market Down town was flooded with 2 feet of water. A massive wooden Church door was tossed onto the sidewalk. Some tornadoes were Likely in North Carolina and Virginia on Friday the weather service said. But fears of severe flooding in rain saturated Eastern Seal Csere cased because of the Speed at which Hugo moved up the appalachians said Bob so acis director of the Hurricane  Hurricane Force winds first Hil South Carolina s coast at 9 15 .thursday. It was the first major hum Cane to strike Charleston since Hurricane Gracie came ashore 70 Miles to the Southin 1959. The Hurricane blew the roofs off a school in Georgetown and several other shelters in Berkeley county about 40 Miles up the coast from Charleston said Tom Hudson spokesman for the Emer gency operations Center in  the midlands the roof was blown off the Clarendon county courthouse 75 Miles Northeast of Charleston officials  Tornado was reported at Lake Rob Inson near Hartsville in Darlington county and buildings were damaged in the City of Darlington said Tucker Eskow spokesman for the governor. Tropical storm Force winds of 40-45 Mph were Felt As far South As Savannah a. Wind gusts of 60 Mph were reported in North Carolina causing scattered Power outages and winds up to 65 Mph hit Myrtle Beach 100 Miles North of  Well in Advance of the hum Cane s approach tens of thousands of coastal residents in the Carolinas and Georgia spent most of thursday Board ing up Homes and businesses then driving Inland to stay in shelters and hotels or with relatives and  exodus left virtual ghost towns along the coast