European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 02, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside trips q first Black woman named to shuttle Crew Page 2 q Mussolini War role debated by historians Page 3 d anti abortionists renew nationwide Campaign Page 5 o air Force plane re enacts Berlin Candy drop Page 28 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 48. No. 168 monday. October 2.1989  8693 a dramatic refugee pact of d e. Germans exit on Freedom train from inc reports hop West Germany cheering and weeping with Joy. The first of nearly 5.000 East German refugees who had holed up in West German embassies in Czechoslovakia and Poland arrived in the West on sunday. The first train carrying East germans who had sought Refuge in the West German embassy in Prague Czechoslovakia arrived in the bavarian City of Hof at 6 14 . Several Hundred local residents who went to the station to Greet the newcomers applauded an cheered As the train pulled into the station. The exodus to the West became a reality late sat urday after u Surprise agreement was reached to allow them to go by train to West Germany. Officials said about 780 refugees were on the train. Earlier sunday 809 exhausted but euphoric East German refugees set out by train from Warsaw Poland after learning they would be Given passage to the West from a Diplomat who announced you can go tomorrow to oktoberfest in  they were expected to Cross into West Germany at the Border town of  late sunday. More than 3,500 East germans were in route by train from Prague to West Germany Early sunday West German officials said. Once in West Germany the refugees will be taken to reception centers officials said As have thousands of East germans fleeing Westward by Way of Hungary in recent weeks. Saturday s developments temporarily allayed the political crisis that involved West Germany East Ger Many Czechoslovakia and Poland Over the Fate of East German refugees who had sought Refuge in the embassies grounds. The agreement was disclosed after West German foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher following talks in Bonn with East German minister Horst Neu Hauer unexpectedly flew to Prague where he drove directly to the West German embassy. There he spoke from a Balcony telling a cheering group of the estimated 3,500 East germans camped out in the embassy compound that they would be Al Lowed to go to West Germany. I came to Tell you that you can leave declared the foreign minister who himself is from Halle in East Germany. We come to  Genscher said the arrangements worked out with communist regimes on the refugees was the biggest Success in my political  Genscher s statement was greeted with cries of see refugee on Back Page East German refuses embrace and show the Victory sign in Prus be after a Dir grunted Freedom to to to West Germany. Liberty is priceless refugees shout Warsaw Poland up the East germans who left Poland for West Germany sunday said they made their decision because they value Freedom and communism offered them no Chance for better life in the future. Freedom is More important than these things we leave  said a Man minutes before the train left the Warsaw is Codnia station for West Ger Many. The Man who was not identified said he and his wife and two sons 15 and 13, had tried to leave East Germany twice in the past two years but their applications have been turned Down. The Man said he had come to Poland on a vacation with a recreational Van and immediately decided to go West when he heard about the possibility of climbing Over the Fence of the West German embassy in War saw. I left the Van Here but it is nothing As compared to Freedom he said. A Young married couple left a furnished House and a car underscoring again their belief that Freedom is priceless. There is no future for the Young generation said another Man who sought refugee in the embassy with see Liberty on Back Page Rogers Van May have been by the los san Diego Federal my tors probing the bombing of a Van driven by the wife of the Navy Cruiser Vin Cannes Captain have turned their attention away from International terrorism and toward an american believed to have a personal grudge against the Captain the los Angeles times has Learned. The March 10 bombing Drew nation Al attention because of the possibility was terrorist retribution for the a iranian commercial Jet liner by the  3, 1988 killing All 290 aboard. 5 who was alone in the Van when it was destroyed narrowly escaped injury. Four sources familiar with the investigation have told the times that while terrorism has not been officially ruled out the thrust of the investigation has shifted to the possibility Tju  the result of  tpwy4bogctr " Tom Hughes special agent in charge  of fico in san Diego refuse to discuss Anjun Spect of the six month probe.  will have the same Post flan have in any ongoing investigation said and that is no comment " Surprise at the Sug Ujj Clifon thai animosity toward him might have triggered the attack. The investigation has been and continues to be extremely thorough he said. 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