European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday october 6,1989 Sato May offer arc bookings by Norm zf.1gler travel outdoor writer americans wishing 10 stay at armed forces recreation Center resorts May soon be Able to Book and pay for their vacations through travel agencies on army posts in West Germany. Robert l. Dubois general manager of scheduled airlines travel offices. Overseas said thursday he will meet in Washington later this month with arc executive director James Mccrindle to try to work out a formal arrangement. Mccrindle issued a statement thursday saying. We arc looking Forward to working together once we get a c9ntract to improve the service we both provide the  Sato has been making arc reservations at Cus Tomer request since it began taking Over the army s on base travel offices in Germany aug. 7, Dubois said. We do accept bookings he said but it s some what  currently Sato offices Book rooms at arc by calling one of the arc Reser vation numbers. We re in no better position than anyone with a Telephone said Sato of assistant general manager Bill Kochenderfer. It s a horrible Way to Book any  Dubois said Sato needs some system where we can have instant  he suggested to arc marketing director Sallie Wcisel that arc be connected into a booking and reservations system in wide use throughout the German travel Industry and which Sato is installing in its offices. But Weisul said the system makes no sense for us because of its expense. Arc will be installing its own computerized reservations system in the next few months and might provide Field terminals for Access by Sato she said. Dubois said once an agreement is signed Sato probably would accept payment on arc reservations in addition to making bookings. Dubois said Sato currently docs not receive any payment from arc for handling bookings but a contract would Likely pro vide for a commission to be paid to Sato. One figure under discussion was 5 percent he said we have also suggested charging a fee like a Dollar a  he said. Wcisel confirmed that the 5 percent figure was Dis cussed but said there has been no contract not Evena  Dubois said even if Sato were paid a commission it probably would not make any Money on afr bookings but would do it to support the system. We just deem that it s a service we need to  Kochenderfer called the arc bookings a toss Leader saying customers might come to Sato to Book rooms at arc and then be impressed with the other services offered by the Agency. Arc operates resorts at Garmisch Chic Sec  West Germany. Customers can Call reservations numbers at each of the three locations or an arc office in Frankfurt. Kim Slater Safe information ticket and Tours specialist said Safe itts will make arc reservations at customer request. If the itt office cannot get through on an ets line and a telex is sent there sometimes is a charge she said. News updates titanic show in Paris Paris up1 the French naval museum. Music do la Marine will open a 10-Day exhibit titled memories of the titanic on Fri Day. The show will display objects re covered from the Ocean liner that Sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 1912, museum officials said. A film about the recovery and restoration of the items will also be presented. After the show the display will be returned to the United states officials said. Esa satellite fixed Paris up Hipp Arcos the european space Agency s prob Lem plagued astronomy satellite is Back on schedule relaying Star observations and data Back to Earth Agency officials said wednesday. The satellite failed to reach its chartered orbit because its apogee boost motor failed shortly after it was launched aug. 8 from Kourou French Guiana. After unsuccessful attempts to ignite the motor in Early septem Ber Esa finally raised the satellite s Orbital course 300 Miles and managed to put Hippo Rosback into working order. Hipp Arcos which stands for High precision Parallax collect ing is solar powered. Tibet s exiled Dalai Lama named Winner of Nobel peace prize of picks up icelandic Sailor injured in fall Nas Kef Lavik Iceland is an air Force helicopter hovered Over a fish ing vessel in Choppy Waters for two hours Early thursday to Rescue an icelandic Sailor injured in a fall. The Jolly Green giant helicopter Crew from the 56lh air Rescue so and a re fueling plane from the 67th special operations so took off from the base at 11 . Wednesday after getting an Emer gency Call from the icelandic coast guard said a base spokeswoman. The helicopter arrived at the scene near Westman Island at 12 is . And spent two hours Over the vessel pall. After refuelling on the Way Back to ice land the helicopter carried Fisherman Jon Ludvikson to Reykjavik. The Sailor who was about 30 years old suffered abdominal injuries in the fall. He was in stable condition thurs Day. Oslo. Norway a the Dalai Lama the exiled spiritual and political Leader of Tibet won the 1989 Nobel peace prize on thursday for his non Vio Lent struggle to free his Himalayan nation from chinese Rule. The norwegian Nobel committee praised the Dalai Lama s message of uni Versal reverence and respect for All living things. China condemned the selection. Although he has preached peace his followers repeatedly have joined i bloody clashes with chinese authorities in Lhasa the tibetan capital in the last two years. I very much appreciate that kind of recognition about my beliefs the exiled tibetan Monk said in Newport Beach calif., where he is visiting. In fact i always believed in love compassion and a sense of Universal respect. Every human being has that  the chairman of the norwegian Nobel committee Egil Aarvik said the Selec Tion of the Buddhist Monk could also be seen As a signal of encouragement for the pro democracy movement in China movement that was crushed in june. The chinese embassy in Oslo denounced the Nobel committee decision As interfering in China s internal affairs and called the Dalai Lama a political figure in tent on splitting the  embassy official Wane Guisheng was quoted by the National Nib news Agency As saying this has Hurt the chinese Dalai Lama people s feelings and he reiterated the claim that Tibet has always been an Inte Gral part of China. Tibet was Independent from 1911 until the communist authorities in China regained control in 1950. The Dalai Lama born Tenzin Gyatso in 193s. Had been nominated for the Nobel peace prize for at least the Las three years Nib reported. In March. Chinese troops imposed mar tial Law in Tibet following widespread riot ing to protest the chinese occupation. In 1987. 38 people were reported killed in fighting in Lhasa. More demonstrations have been reported since. In dharm Sala. India where the Dalai Lama now lives tibetans danced and Sang in the streets to celebrate. Shops closed and excited people rushed out singing Folk songs in Praise of their Leader. The religious Leader said he would like to go to Oslo for the presentation of the Nobel prize on dec. 10. Last year the Dalai Lama proposed a Compromise for ending China s occupation of Tibet offering to keep it As an autonomous chinese territory and to re Linquish control of foreign affairs to China. China s government said in August that its door is always open to talks with the Dalai Lama but that he must renounce tibetan Independence. China stressed it would talk to him Only As an individual not As a representative of the tibetan government in exile which China has never recognized. In 1986, the Winner was author and holocaust survivor Elic i Csc. The 1987 award went to Costa rican presi Dent Oscar Arias for his Central Ameri can peace plan. Last year s prize went tothe . Peacekeeping forces. Armed men seize Costa Rica embassy san Salvador Al Salvador a six heavily armed men seized the Costa rican embassy in the capital thursday holding a number of that country s diplomats hostage police and diplomatic sources said. The embassy has been seized a Costa rican official at the embassy told the associated press in a telex. They have forbid Den us to talk. They arc heavily armed. They Are holding our diplomatic personnel Here. The men arc armed and they say they belong to a group called Ceasal. That s All we can say we arc not allowed to talk an unidentified per son typed before the telex line was Cut off. Police sources who insisted on anonymity said the six gunmen seized the embassy about 10 . The sources had no further details. It was not Clear Why the gunmen had seized the embassy or what they wanted. None of the leftist or rightist terrorist groups Active in the country claimed responsibility for the action. Remesal is not among the known organizations and it had not been heard of before thurs Day. The Costa rican embassy offices Are located on the third floor of the Central american building on the West Side of san Salvador. Special forces schedule detailed fort Bragg . Some changes and additions have been made to the schedule of special forces representatives visiting West Germany to talk to army officers. Although the special forces is target ing year group 1987 officers for world wide assignment some positions remain open to officers in the 1983 to 1986 year groups. A change has been made in the meet ing place Tor the 9 . Thursday Brief ing at the Abrams Complex in Frankfurt. The Abrams building meeting now is planned for room 160, also known Ashe v corps artillery conference room. Additionally the meeting scheduled for 10 . Thursday at Conn Barracks in Schweinfurt will be held at Conn the the meeting set for 3 . Oct. 16 in Kitzinger will be held in the Tower the Ater at Harvey Barracks. Also the meeting scheduled for 2 . Oct. 18 in a Schaffenburg will be held at the ready Barracks officers club. Interested officers can obtain More in formation by calling fort Bragg at a to von 239-2415 or 239-9002tor com Mercial 919-432-2415 or 919-432-9002