European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside strikes d cease fire brings Beirut Back to life Page 2 d crash probes focus on abort Takeoff order Page 3 d group to import drug for aids victims Page 5 d Steeles upset Vikings 27-14 in nil action sports Page 26 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol 48. No 162 tuesday september 26. 1989, a d 8693 a Dollar plunging against yen Tokyo a the Dollar plunged against the japanese yen depressed by intervention of the Central Banks of Japan and the United slates during morning trading monday officials said. The Dollar was changing hands at 142.80 yen at late morning Down 2.20 yen from Friday s close of 145.00 yen. After opening moderately lower at144.47 yen. The currency ranged Between 142.20and 144.50yen. La was the first time in nearly a month that the Dollar traded in that Range la opened at 142.86, yen on aug. .10. Currency dealers said the Dollar was pushed lower by a joint intervention Dur ing morning trading b the Bank of Japan and the Federal Kestne Bank of new York. It seem that the joint intervention shows that monetary authorities Are carrying out what they were saying in the statements issued by the weekend meet ing of the group of seven Indus Riali de countries in Washington said a source close to the Bank of Japan the nation scentral Bank. The Bank of Japan was reported to have sold an estimated $1 billion. The amount of intervention by the . Cen trial Bank was not immediately known. Finance ministers participating in the o-7 meeting said in a statement thai the re cent Rise of the Dollar could adversely affect prospects for the world Economy and agreed to cooperate in foreign Exchange markets to Check the Dollar s strength. The Ci-7 includes Japan the unite states. West Germany Britain Frame. Italy and Canada. Osamu Seto a dealer with Mitsui Hank in Tokyo said the joint Market intervention in the Tokyo Market worked Well to help hold the Dollar Down but he said the Ci-7 pledge for close cooperation in Exchange markets was not enough to permanently Stem the Dollar s upward pressure. Hugo s victims scramble for Basic needs the face of Elaine Harto reflects Shock As she inspects the debris of n hat was her i does in Colombo fire Fetten to go on Trike p in Folly Beach . Charleston. . A victims of Hurricane Hugo facing shortages of food fresh water Cash and electricity scrambled to meet life s Basic needs Sun Day. Unable to Cook or boil water people stood for blocks wailing for hot meals. Related Story Paffie 7. There s no bread there s no  said Harold Washington. 21. At a supermarket that had doughnuts and Peanut butter but lacked Staples. You can t sur Vive like that. Things just Aren t working fast  Washington who lives with his Mother and four siblings said the family was burning candles at night and washing clothes by hand. He said they worried that the water they were using to Brush their Teeth was contaminated. National guardsmen patrolled the streets of the Hal tired City of 65,000 people guarding against looters and keeping order at locations where residents Lugge coolers and plastic jugs to gel fresh water. By sunday night 27 people had been charged with looting in Charleston and about a dozen others Ivul been arrested for such offences As disorderly conduct violating the curfew and Petty larceny. An emergency Law was enacted saturday nigh against profiteering after reports of Price gouging included charges of $600 for a $ 150 Chain saw. $ 10 for Abag of ice and $ 1,000 for a $300 Generator. No one had yet been charged with Price gouging. Solicitor Charles Condon whose judicial circuit includes hard hit Charleston and Berkeley counties said there is a slate Law that authorizes fines of up $15,000 see Hugo on Back Page Bogota Colomo Jup colom Bia s 4,600 judges Suno said through their Union the National  of judicial workers that there of Liibbe immediate attention to the danger from drug traffickers or they will strike within a week. In the last 10 years 220 judicial cars including about 50 judges murdered. Union officials said the Ould meet monday with acting Jeff tick minister Carlos Lemos Sim ads and that a strike would be Etc cd unless action was taken to proc cute judges. Monica disc remit who resigned As jus Tice min emf last week after being threat ened by drug traffickers got promises in Washington earlier this month of $19million in Aid and equipment to protect colombian judges who make about $400 a Mogk but the Union said it has not Bucaj fold anything about the Aid. Authon sunday the newspaper Eles Dor in a column by its editor. Juan Fiill Ermo Cano. Accused Colombia Congress of being cowardly and corrupt. Cano s father Guillermo Cano. Wasj cd by drug traffickers in 1987 when Igus paper called on the government Jpn on the traffickers. Colomon newspapers have reported that 25 nubian congressmen have been denied vhf to the United slates because of links Reh Jig traffickers. One of the court Juci most notorious drug suspects Pablo Isobar Gaur a was an alternate Momb neuf c ingress from 1982 until 1986.  member Voles during the Abs of a congressman which is freq Cal Tco Lombida. Bush proposing cuts in chemical arsenals Kennebunkport. Maine al1 president Bush in his first presidential address to the United nation monday was to announce a major initiative to reduce chemical weapons arsenals by More than 50 percent providing the soviet Union does the same administration sources said sunday night the president has been concerned for a number of years about the horrors of chemical weapons. He made Amajor presentation to the . Con Ference in 1984, on the possibility of Banning chemical weapons and he will have some proposals tomorrow to Advance that  National Security adviser Brent scowcroft said sunday on the Abc show meet the  Secretary of stale James a. Baker 111 informed soviet foreign minister Eduard a. Shevardnadze of the presi Dent s intention in their talks Over the weekend in Jackson Hole wyo., where they agreed on a  program to Exchange in formation about chemical weapons and to inspect each other s plants an arsenals. Related photo. Page 5. Baker said the Central focus of the speech would be a proposal that would move the world closer to aban on chemical  but sources who spoke on Condi Tion of anonymity said the superpowers were faced with the bigger prob Lem of halting the spread of chemical weapons to other countries. The United states and the soviet see cuts on Back Page