European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 20. 1989 the stars and stripes page3 heavy Waves driven by a powerful Atlantic storm Batter the Harbor of Porthleven England. 34 dead or missing As storm continues to Pound Europe Paris a the number of dead and missing in a Savage Atlantic storm Rose to 34 on monday after two fishing boats Sank High winds blew two cars into a head on collision and a wave swept a teen age Angler out to sea. Fourteen people were known dead and 20 were missing and feared dead in France Britain Portugal and at sea in the storm that broke saturday with heavy Rains lightning and winds of up to 90 Mph blowing from the Southwest Atlantic. Widespread damage was reported in Western France where Gale Force winds Tore roofs from Homes toppled Trees and Telephone lines and knocked Over structures. Rescue teams searched for 11 sailors missing in Stor my seas off the mid Atlantic azores islands after the fishing boat Vilasco 11 went Down about 480 Miles Northeast of Sao Miguel Island sunday night Portu Guese Navy officials said. Waves were More than 25 feel High at the time of the sinking. On Mainland Portugal two people died in storm related incidents Road and rail transport were disrupted by storms and fire services in towns along the Tagus River were overwhelmed with emergency Calls about flooding. The French death loll Rose to 10 with the discovery of a drowned Fisherman near the Brittany Island of Brehaut. Two people died sunday night on inc superhighway near Lille France when a gust of wind pushed a car driven by Laurent Dufour 28, into the path of a vehicle carrying a family of five. Dufour and Odile Dan Neulin 15, died instantly and the four others were injured. Near Toulon France a teen Ager drowned sunday when a huge wave swept him out to sea As he fished from the Shore. In Maul on France 230 Miles South Wisl of Paris Raymond Elch Terry 43, died saturday when a gust knocked him off the roof of a shed he was repairing. Two men died when Waves a Cpl ashore and then carried them out to sea saturday. Three people near Paris died sunday afternoon when the storm pushed briefly into inc capital. The Captain of an Irish coastal Steamer was washed overboard Early sunday in the Bay of Biscay off France. All six fishermen aboard were believed lost when a fishing boat Sank saturday in Scotland s Firth of Clyde. Waves swept two teen age British boys out to sea in separate Kincid cols sunday. In Greece fog disrupted air and sea traffic. The Airport in Athens the greek capital was closed. A spokesman for the nearby port of Piraeus. Greece said no ships were entering or leaving the Harbor. Warning from Page 1 role of americans Here in Europe Womer said. Any decision to formalize contacts Between the Warsaw pact and nato would be taken by our member coun tries and this of course would require father changes in the Warsaw pact Wornor said. And he said the meeting signalled that clearly the time of confrontation is coming to an end and we have a Chance to replace it by elements of  . Army Gen. John r. Galvin the nato commander in Europe said Shevardnadze s visit underscores the soviet appreciation of the role nato will play not Only in Security but in the management of  events in the soviet Union and Eastern Europe Are heading toward democracy and Freedom but this enor Mous transition is fraught with potential dangers of instability and uncertainty Galvin said in a statement. In the face of this a unified nato can be very helpful and it appears the soviets recognize this As Well As we do in his address to parliament. Shevardnadze quoted so Viet president Mikhail Gorbachev s dec. 9 speech in the soviet Union saying any Effort to move beyond current boundaries and treaties in relation to East Germany and West Germany at this time is fraught with destabilization in  emphasize with utmost determination that we shall protect East Germany from any offence. That coun try is our strategic ally and a member of the Warsaw treaty. It is necessary to proceed on the basis of the postwar realities namely the existence of two Sovereign German states members of the United  Shevardnadze said the soviet Union is in favor of peaceful cooperation Between East Germany and West Germany based on the principles of respect for the equal Ity and sovereignty of the two German  regarding the possibility of German reunification he added As Lor the future it will be shaped in the course of history within the framework of the evolving european  Shevardnadze s address came at the end of a two Day trip to Brussels during which he signed a Trade and eco nomic cooperation agreement with the 12-nation euro Pean Community. The soviet Union applauds the work of the european Community to develop an economically and politically United Europe he said. But it is concerned that extremists seizing on issues such As German reunification could bring about a return to dangerous nationalism threatening the stability in Europe. If our political optics serve us right we can say that behave detected in Europe certain signs of political extremism one that would ignore political realities and the historic memory of hundreds of millions of people he said. It would be a crime to forget that in today s Europe saturated As it is with weapons including nuclear arms it is very easy to destabilize the situation to provoke epidemics of hatred and enmity to bring about a time of chaos and  Shevardnadze named seven conditions that he said would have to be addressed in any discussion on German reunification. They include political and Legal guarantee that German Unity would not eventually create a threat to the National Security of other slates and to peace in  it also must be determined he said whether a reunited Germany worm accept existing Borders in Europe what its military potential would be and whether it would adopt a Neutral status or continue to allow the presence of foreign troops on its soil. Rather than focusing prematurely on German reunification Europe should dismantle the structures of Mili tary confrontation he said. During the nato meeting Warner and Shevardnadze discussed prospects for reaching several arms control agreements next year including slashing convention alarms As part of the conventional forces Europe negotiations in Vienna Austria and reducing offensive strategic nuclear weapons by 50 percent As part of talks in Geneva. Ford layoffs to affect 25,430 workers at 11 plants Detroit up Ford motor co. Announced monday layoffs for 25,430 hourly workers Al 11 . Assembly plants for one or two weeks in january because of slow sales. . Car and truck sales during Earl december Frlj 24 percent from 1988 lev Els with the Industry posting the lowest annual Selling rate in More than two years. On Friday Industry Leader general motors corp. Confirmed plans to Idle More than 93,000 hourly workers at about two dozen of ils North american vehicle Assembly plants by Jan. 22 to trim bloated inventories. Ford s Michigan Assembly facilities to be affected include its Mustang Plant in Dearborn to be closed the weeks of Jan.8 and 16, idling 2,100 workers and a truck Plant in Wayne which builds use pics pickups and Broncos. The Wayne Plant will be closed the week of Jan. 2, idling 1,600 workers. Other Ford plants to be affected in clude Atlanta and Chicago plants that build the Ford Taurus and mercury1 Sable. About 2,150 workers at the Atlanta Plant will be idled the week of Jan. 2, and 2,500 workers at the Chicago Plant will be off the week of Jan. 8. Ford s thunderbird Cougar Plant in Lorain Ohio will be closed the first two weeks of january idling 2,900 workers. Its Lorain  Plant will be Down inc week of Jan. 8, idling 2,700 employees Ford said. Ford also will close its compact Tempo Topaz car Plant in Kansas City mo., the first two weeks in january affecting 2,280 workers and its Aero Tarvan Plant in St. Louis will be closed the week of Jan. 8, affecting 2,500 workers. Ford s of scrips pickup truck Plant in Norfolk va., will be closed the week of Jan. 8, idling 1,600 workers and ils twin cities Plant in St. Paul minn., which builds of series and Ranger trucks will be closed the first iwo seeks of Jan uary Aff cycling 2,000 workers. Ford s Louisville ky., plan which builds Ranger and Bronco ii trucks will be idled the week of Jan. 2, affecting 1,600 workers. Third ranked Chrysler corp. Also plans o Idle four of its five . Car As Sembly plants in Early january to trim stocks cutting production by about 32,000 units said Ward s automotive reports a weekly newsletter. Chrysler also plans to Idle its Light pickup truck Plant in Warren mich., Andus jeep Plant in Toledo Ohio during january to trim stocks