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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 06, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 24 the stars and stripes Friday october 6,1989 11 Uoo More e. Germans near Freedom a red crass worker at Hof West Germany sorts out fruit to be Given to incoming East Germany refugees. From wire reports Hof West Germany a train carrying the first contingent of thousands of East German refugees arrived Here Early thursday after a delay plagued Jour Ney through Czechoslovakia and their communist Homeland. The refugees were aboard one of 10 special trains that left Prague Czechoslovakia wednesday night with East germans seeking Freedom in the West. The departure began the second mass exodus of East germans from Czechoslovakia in five Days. Scheduled at one hour intervals the trains were to evacuate an estimated 11,000 East germans who have streamed out of their country since sunday and overwhelmed the West German embassy in Prague. The swelling tide of Asylum seekers tuesday forced the East German government to close its Borders with Czechoslovakia to citizens without special travel documents. East germans now arc unable to Cross an foreign Border without the consent of the hard line communist government there. The first East German train left Prague nearly 24 hours behind a schedule announced tuesday night As part of a diplomatic Deal allowing the refugees free passage to the West. The delay forced at least 2.000 East germans those who could not fit into the Jam packed embassy compound to spend the night out Side on the cold Cobblestone streets of Prague. The delay according to a spokesman for the czechoslovak government and news Agency reports was caused by Large numbers of East germans sitting on train tracks inside East Germany. In the Southern City of Dresden police reportedly cleared several thousand persons from the railway Sta Tion to prevent them from hopping aboard the trains. By the end of the Day. East German police reportedly had cleared the tracks and scaled off the railway stations. This apparently allowed the train Convoy to begin there wednesday  thousands of East germans who spent a Shiv ering night outside the West German embassy in Pra gue were eager wednesday morning to blame the Lon delay on the communist government they had just Given up  was so cold so terrible and so Long. We arc so dirty. There arc no toilets. It was the hardest night of my life. It is Normal for the government of East Ger Many to make gifts like this to its people said Angela  30, a shop clerk who left East Berlin on tuesday morning train. The woman who said she had been an English teacher until she lost her Job 18months ago after asking to emigrate to the West said that she managed to Cross into Czechoslovakia Only because she had no  my train before we crossed the Border the police forced All families with Small children to leave  said. Most of the refugees on the Street spent tuesday night without any blankets or food. Babies and Small children however were allowed inside the Over crowded embassy building. Wednesday the red Cross served soup Candy Salami and crackers to the people in the streets. The czechoslovak government complained tuesday that the presence of East German Asylum seekers in Prague was seriously disrupting Public order in the capital. Even As the refugees wanted wednesday for their buses and trains the government was hard artwork trying to remove the most visible of those disruptions thousands of abandoned East German cars. The automobiles most of which Are Small and age East German trabant lined streets in the neighbor Hood of the  sept. 10, the Reform minded communist government in Hungary opened its Borders to All East germans who wanted to leave the country. More than25,000 East germans have taken advantage of the open door. Minor Issue can trigger explosion in Home violence  told by deedeea3fungton  Bureau Baum older Wilt Germany violence at Home usually erupts Over minor disagreements and nope Pijor is sues a social work Volunteer said wednesday at a symposium on Domestic violence -4 we rarely fight Over Large important the program which is designed pc " said Kay Colditz giving the sex Cindy for military Toni pics also covers discussed at the symposium was a nine week group treatment program at Baumholzer for couples who have been referred for help. The spousal conflict contain program educates men a about ways to eliminate hos title motions and control anger. Issues ample of the Soldier who becomes enraged when his wife makes lunch before ironing his uniform. He prefers having his uniform ironed first. To justify the resulting angry emotions the potentially violent person tells himself something about the event us Cluj As i be told her 100 times to do it i Way Colditz said. To Short circuit his urge  his wife the Soldier must Chang Jne Content of his self talk dialogue Colditz  positive a Buhts such As How Nice of my off to Iron my uni form for angry notes could have produced a More aging emotion she said. The 2 Vig by forum billed As a train ing sym misium on Domestic violence Awa amiss ended wednesday with pc scions by five speakers. Jealousy sex building   and tips for Guildin a Suppon network away from family Amk minds in the United slates. In Ujj  for help the husband is the Soiot stand the wife is the ily member Ali Hoigh ome dual Mil by couples also have Ixon treated Colditz said. Those referred for help usually _ lot of privates and specialists. Some on their second marriages. A lot have children and most Don t have very much Money she said. In addition Colditz said very few people Are assertive. They either let peo ple walk All Over them or they attack. Couples in a troubled relationship who hesitate to involve the military in resolving their problems sometimes look for help from Post chaplains who can them in strict . Eric Lambert a protestant Chap at Baum older said his office pro is barriers the military cannot penetrate in keeping Safe the secrets of a unhappy marriage. Lambert said couples he sees often never even think of their children when they contemplate splitting up. Sol Diers who give up custody of their Chil Dren to their spouses surfer especially once the children Are gone and the non custodial Soldier Parent is assigned hundreds or thousands of Miles away Lam Bert said. Guilt starts to Rise in the  of his guilt he slops writing to the children Lambert said. The Chil Dren then begin feeling hostile toward that Parent and a wedge May permanently have come Between them. .4. A healthy family must be a Mutual Tion society in which members Leach other have fun together want Tot and time together want to communicant mid never discipline Achild for doing oldish thing Lam Ben said. The symposium s organizer Dorothy Gilbert added it s of to disagree. It s of to not see everything the same Way. It s not of to have  Iowa from Pagel nym Ity said Moosally and find not have letters that affect their potential promotions placed in their files Al though they will be Given the letters. However the source said their annual fitness reports will reflect the problems on the Iowa and their careers arc Likely to be damaged. Stiff or disciplinary action a Gryth to the weapons officer and a wire control gunner who  punitive letters Ofa Moniti the weapons officer was fined $2,000 and the gunner $1,000, but the fines were forgiven. The weapons control officer has been identified As cmdr. Robert j. Kissinger while the gunner was identified As Mas. Petty officer Stephen the . Imi Tinli ii Lin l Moosally was  wort a accountable air specifically assigned do Donnell based his punishment on what he concluded was appropriate for each person the Navy said insisting that the administrative deficiencies had Noth ing to do with the explosion. It should be stressed that although deficiencies in the Iowa s training documentation weapons  mints and adnercjqfiqtj0tcfy proce dures we  the weapons the investigation deter med that these shortcomings did not cause or contribute to the explosion the Navy said in a statement. In deciding on the punishments Don arc Quirck to separate the larger  of determining accountability forsft�ltagtl$31iye train ing safety and ordnance a i Encis the Navy said. The four men can Appeal for a review of the actions. Panama from Page 1 his staffer face the consequences Castrejon said. The general was a hostage for four  later Castrejon said Noriega was held five hours. It was not Clear i Noriega was held when the final As Sault was made by Loyal troops but a defense forces spokesman said no Riega had personally taken the rebels surrender indicating he was on the spot when the fighting ended. He was confident that elite forces and the special forces Andrest of the officers and soldiers of the defense forces were going to solve the problem immediately Asit happened Castrejon added. Troops patrolled Panama City s lightly travelled streets and Ameri can helicopters watched from overhead wednesday and Noriega who commands the military and police and so controls the Gover ment made a Brief appearance on the Street outside panamanian de sense forces Headquarters. Later thousands of people Many of them Public employees demonstrated in front of the build ing to show support for Noriega. Noriega blamed the revolt i which six people were reported killed on the United states which has tried for nearly two years to oust him. The Bush administration denied involvement. The United states imposed eco nomic sanctions and tried other measures to oust Noriega after he was indicted in Florida on drug trafficking and Money laundering charges in february 1988. If things had gone right for the rebels Noriega would have been at night court in Miami listening to a judge telling him he was being detained without bail one . Official said wistfully. Spokesmen for Noriega said some rebels  at . Southern omd Headquarters nearby but that could not be confirmed  
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