European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page s. News updates the stars and stripes tuesday september 26, 1989 protest lodged Beijing a China lodged a Strong protest with the French government monday for allowing pro democracy chinese dissidents to meet in Paris saying that France was guilty of a brutal trampling or the principles of Mutual respect. It is indeed a rare Case in International relations that the government of a country brazenly supports activities on its territory by a handful of foreigners aimed at opposing and subverting the government of a for eign country the foreign ministry said in a statement. The statement came after a meeting Between a responsible person of the ministry and the French ambassador to China Charles Mario in which China expressed its profound indignation and issued a Strong protest to the French government. China s Sharp response came at the conclusion of the three Day inaugural meeting in Paris of the federation of democracy in China. Tree vandalized Spokane Wash. A a tree planted by president Bush i riverfront Park last week has been vandalized police said. A Park worker sunday morning found the 12-foot american Elm sapling uprooted near where it had been planted sol. Jim Nicks said. We have no suspects and we have no idea Why it happened sgt. Jim Nicks  four of its limbs were broken the tree was replanted by sunday afternoon. Bush and House speaker Tom Foley d-Wash., planted the tree tuesday during a ceremony in the Park s Lilac bowl. The sapling was grown from a seed taken from a tree planted on the White House grounds in the 1820s by president John Quincy Adams. Flooding in China Beijing a summer floods killed nearly 3,000 people and inundated some 34.6 million acres of Farmland this year China s state flood control head quarters said monday. Yang Zhc Thuai Deputy chief of the Headquarters told the official Xinhua news Agency that the worst hit areas were the coastal province of Zhc Jiang Jiang i in the Southeast and Sichuan in the Southwest. Earlier reports said More than 1,500 people died in torrential Rains and flooding this year in Sichuan China s most populous province with 100 million people. The Headquarters reported in september 1988 that floods that summer had killed 2,678, with Zhc Jiang also among the most seriously affected. East German refugee flood shows no indication of ebbing Bonn West Germany a two weeks after Hungary opened its Western order to East German refugees arrivals in West Germany arc caring 20,000, with no apparent end in sight. The migration has exceeded West German expectations. Government spokesman Hans Klein predicted earlier this month that up to 20.000 East Ger mans vacationing in Hungary were wait ing for a Chance to flee to the West. The West German government s ear Lier estimate that 100,000 East germans could emigrate or escape to West Ger Many this year was exceeded by mid september and officials now say the exodus could reach As High As 200,000 by year s end. West German Border guards said that As of noon sunday 19,650 East germans had fled to West Germany through Hungary and Austria since sept. 10, and that the total would exceed 20,000 by monday morning. Another 900 East germans were occupy ing West Germany s embassies in Prague Czechoslovakia and Warsaw Poland de manding passage to West Germany. And foreign service test planned for Frankfurt Frankfurt West Germany is the state department will offer the foreign service officer test in june at the american consulate in Frankfurt a consulate official said monday. The time and Date of the exam will be set a few months before the test is Given Karen Damian said. The test is designed to elicit Back ground information on applicants and their knowledge of English. Applicants must be . Citizens at least 20 years old on the Dale of the exam and available for worldwide assignment. Austrian officials said 819 East germans crossed from Hungary overnight in route to West Germany another surge in the daily Stream that shows no sign of slowing. Sunday newspapers hinted that a Solu Tion to the embassy occupations was in the works because East Germany wants the refugee crisis resolved by oct. 7, when the hard line communist state Cele Brates its 40th anniversary. Continued strife within the Warsaw pact would cast a Shadow Over the offi Cial events which include a visit by soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev. Although Hungary Poland and the soviet Union have swept away the vestiges of stalinism East Germany under the leadership of ailing 77-year-old Erich Hon Cockcr has refused to loosen the communist party s grip on All aspects of life there. Gorbachev who espouses non interference in other nations affairs has been silent Over East German intransigence on Reform and the refugee Issue that has distanced Hungary from its East bloc allies. The Hamburg based Bild am Sonnta newspaper said a face saving plan had been worked out that would allow the East germans holed up in Warsaw to leave on special travel passes for Undis closed locations from which they could later leave for West Germany. Bild am sonntag said East Germany was insisting that such a Resolution be a one time humanitarian  the newspaper did not identify its sources and West German government officials declined to comment on the reported plan. The main difficulty according to diplomats is How to guarantee that Poland will not become a continually open door As is the Case with Hungary the newspaper reported. An attorney acting on Honecker s behalf met two Days ago with West German Chan cellar Helmut Kohl s chief of staff Rudolf Sellers to discuss the developments that have forced West Germany to shut its embassies in Prague and Warsaw for now. More than 700 East germans repacking the Mission in Prague and an other 200 arc sheltered at the embassy in Warsaw awaiting a diplomatic solution to their demands to emigrate. Recruiting sump leads. British army to open 100 male jobs to women London a faced with Bleak recruitment prospects the ministry of defense announced monday it will open up 100 hitherto exclusively male jobs in the Royal army corps to women. Women will not be Able to drive tanks or fire machine guns in keeping with the armed services policy barring women from direct combat roles. But they will be Able to repair tanks work on bomb disposal teams and perform other jobs previously reserved for men a spokes Man at the ministry of defense said. There arc 10,600 women in the army 6,600 in Active service and 4,000 in the reserves. With the improved career opportunities the army Hopes to double those figures according to a statement issued by the undersecretary for state for the armed forces lord Arran. The army s measures will provide for better integration of women in regiments and corps which until now had been All male the statement said. The report said the army will maintain the separate women s Royal army corps which provides support and career manage ment for women soldiers and officers. The decision follows consideration of a report to the army Board which Stu died the Long term role and employment of women the statement said. The army s news follows the Royal air Force s announcement in july that it would allow women to Fly non combat planes. The defense ministry spokesman said the Royal Navy will announce an expanded role for women in their ranks sometime  the armed services Hope the women attracted by the improved career opportunities will Bridge the recruitment squeeze they arc now feeling. Every employer is having to compete in a smaller labor Market the spokesman said. We arc in a demographic trough which is the reverse of the postwar  the demographics show the military s key recruitment bracket of 15 to is year Olds which peaked in 1982, dropping by a third and reaching its Nadir in 1994. Retrial Date set for go accused of murder Washington is the trial of a 3rd army div Soldier whose death sen tence in the 1984 slaying of a taxi Driver was overturned has been rescheduled for nov. 6. The court martial of pfc. Todd a. Dock 24, who is in custody at the army confinement facility in Mannheim West Germany will be held in Hanau said Virginia attorney William Holmes who will defend Dock. The new trial had been set for sept. 15, but Holmes said the Start was delayed because of problems rounding up  Dock is charged with the premeditated murder and robbery of taxi Driver Claus Englhardt in Butzbach West Germany while he was assigned to cob 2nd in 32nd Armor on nearby Ayers Cavern in Kirch Gons. The Soldier s original conviction was overturned by an appeals court which ruled that the court martial judge erred when he accepted Dock s guilty plea. If convicted a second Lime. Dock who has spent most of the last 4vi Yean on death Row at fort Leavenworth kan., could again be sentenced to death. Charleston space available flights rerouted Rhein-ma1n a. West Germany is space available travellers headed for Charleston fab . Should pick another port As the state recovers from mighty Hugo a Hurricane that spread death and destruction across the Carolina last week. Space a flights in and out of Charles ton fab temporarily have been rerouted because City authorities arc allowing Only people who actually live there to come into the area said master sgt. Basil Kuzyszyn a spokesman for Rhem main a. Flights will be resuming As soon As Charleston puts itself Back together Kuzyszyn said. The base suffered catastrophic dam age the Pentagon has reported. Hugo left at least 27 people dead in the Caribbean and was blamed for 24deaths in the Carolinas Virginia and new York the associated press reported monday. Protests staged outside Patch Barracks Stuttgart West Germany is demonstrators protesting . And soviet nuclear weapons tests gathered outside Patch Barracks on monday a Day after police arrested 17 of them briefly for blocking the Post Entrance. Police spokesman Jurgin Blattert said no arrests were made monday the last Day of the weekend protest. He said the peaceful blockade and the subsequent arrests at Patch Barracks the Headquarters of the . European come occurred Between 9 30 . And 12 50 . Sun Day. The Stuttgart District attorney s office will determine whether any charges will be filed. A spokeswoman for the peace test Campaign which staged the demonstration said 60 people look part in the pro test sunday. The group s schedule also included demonstrations Friday and saturday at the soviet embassy in Bonn