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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 21 the stars and stripes wednesday. December 20,1989 Rohr Tanijo police reported to fire on protesters Vienna Austria a romanian police opened fire on protesters during weekend anti government riots in several cities according to several travellers. At least two people child a yugoslav tra port that could not be several sources re ire killed including a r said monday in a re firmed. Sunday and monday repro to Sunda that they heard gunfire by the streets of Timisoara Romania s fourth merge so City following the largest protests against re hard line communist government in two Yea the yugoslav travels who refused to give his name said that other yugoslav tourists reported seeing More dead in Timisoara after Security forces intervened to Bra k up the protests. Those reports also cd id not be independently confirmed and Romai a has refused to allow Western journalists int die country. Police and  in quickly the traveler Sard after leave i Romania monday. He said Only police not to Apps were seen tiring atthe demonstrators. I saw two dead it streets the source Sale Romania sealed its monday to All but Offu reported patrolling til Western diplomats Romania said Security International Airport plane carrying about land. Hungarian Border of entry to Romania by h verily curtailed follow Ian Zoltan Kiraly. A h told legislators tanks Vioara where a protest evolved into a violent president Nicolae Lemiles North of Timisha Caus Csc travelled to fran monday on a state visit. The 71-year-old resident rarely travels abroad and his departure indicated he wanted to appear unruffled by . Guiding a child on the order with Yugoslavia traffic and tanks were Iara and a nearby City acted by Telephone in orces guarded Otoc Nind refused to allow a 0 Western tourists to gals also reported that icarian visitors was be the demonstrations irian parliamentarian on the streets of Timi ver an ethnic dispute demonstration against ecu and Arad 40 Savannah lawyer killed bomb found in Atlanta Atlanta a a lawyer was killed by a bomb blast in his Savannah office monday and a mailed bomb was removed safely from the 1 Ullh . Circuit court of appeals two Days after a postal bomb lulled an itch circuit judge at his Alabama Home. In Birmingham ala., where authorities were investigating the bombing which killed . Circuit judge Robert s. Vance on saturday an Fri agent said there were Strong similarities among the three devices. Savannah attorney Rob Ert Robinson a Black civil rights activist and City Al Derman died of his injuries at 8 25 . While undergoing surgery in memorial medical Center following the blast in his office around 5 ., officials said. He lost his right Arm his left hand and som upper body tissue and had severe damage to his Robinso legs said Floyd Adams a fellow Alderman. In Down town Atlanta shaken employees evacuated the five Story 11th circuit courthouse shortly before 10  after the bomb in a Small Brown package was found during a random sampling of the mail said police maj. We. Holley. The preliminary investigation in Savannah Indi Cates Strong similarities to the other explosive device sin Birmingham and Atlanta said Fri agent Tom Moore. Savannah police refused to release details of the bombing but Gerk of Council Dyanne Reese said police Lold the mayor s office Robinson received a pack age similar to what s been happening in Atlanta  i was talking with Robby on the phone just before the bomb exploded said mayor John Rousakis. We were discussing a Community wide meeting on drug tonight to be held at his  the Atlanta bomb was removed from the Headquarters of the 12-member Lith circuit which handles Federal appeals from Alabama Georgia and Florida. Vance was based in Birmingham and kept his office there. Much of the i Ith circuit s caseload is drug re lated appeals. Vance also fought for racial moderation and progressive stands in Alabama during 11 years As stat chairman of the democratic party. He was nominated to the court in 1977 by then president Carter. Investigators said there is nothing so far to tie Vance s assassination to drug traffickers or his civil rights stand. In the past year six pipe bombs were left in mail boxes in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover the Newyork times reported monday citing unidentified Fri officials. Only one of the bombs exploded injuring the person thought to have planted it but authorities said they could have been lethal. Dec Moscow sign landmark Trade pact Brussels Belgium a soviet foreign min ister Eduard a. Shevardnadze signed a Trad agreement with the european Community on monday a major step toward getting needed Western help Fortis nation s ailing Economy. He called the 10-year Accord the first betwee Moscow and the 12-nation trading bloc truly innovative and said its terms reflect the dynamism of the process of renewal in  the agreement will gradually get rid of most import quotas on agricultural and Industrial products from the soviet Union. In addition it sets out closer cooperation in areas that include nuclear Energy and safety financial services environmental Protection and management training. In return the Kremlin has promised to give Western companies greater Access to its potentially enormous consumer Market. Shevardnadze said the cooperation agreement he signed at a ceremony at dec Headquarters would help overcome the division of the european continent and gives food for collective thinking about creating an economic Complex on our  Shevardnadze later attended what was described As a relaxed dinner with the 12 dec foreign ministers. He was like a colleague we have known for Many years said Belgium s foreign minister Mark Eyskens. From Page 1 have hit his House he Samue called the crash time Zero of my life % d opened a bottle of wine to celebrate  at the scene were con about the presence of munitions self ered at the site. Moore said both planes were carrying s10 rounds of inert 20mm target practice munitions. Each round has a Small pow Der charge. The aircraft also carried inert practice missiles without the powder charge bolted to the wings he said. Hans Stetter a fire department official in Ludwigshafen East of Maxdorf said the crash caused two fires that were quickly extinguished. He said wreckage was strewn Between Ludwigshafen and Worms 20 Miles tothe North. Wreckage also was found in the Silver Lake area near the town of to Benheim Noxheim he said. But maj. Greg Smith director of pub Lic affairs for 17th air Force at Sembab West Germany said the was confined mostly to an area Maxdorf near the towns of and  said each Plaa carried 6.8 Gal Lons of a chemical rid hydrazine used to kick Start of installed Jet engine by providing emf Agency Power. Hydra air is a corrosive compound that it cause skin irritation ranging front a mild rash to a severe bum. If Contact is made with the eyes it can cause temporary or permanent Blind Ness. Inhalation of its fumes can cause midair collision two f-16s collide monday killing one of the two pilots. Wreckage of one aircraft lands in wholesale Market in Maxdorf. No injuries on be ground reported. Shoot air Force f-16 Wiesbaden air Ball Twof-16son training mis from Frankfurt wingspan 31 length 49 be top u 1st $14 million w in hell Kauert autom Maxdorf Frankfurt 5 Mannheim Sis. Respiratory problems. Smith said the air Force had not determined whether the aircraft that crashed into the Maxdorf Market was piloted by the victim or the survivor. A panel was being established late monday night to investigate the crash. A similar crash involving f-16s occurred in March. A . Air Force Pilot was killed and another injured in a Coll Sion near the City of Cuenca Spain. That was the Only other fatal crash of a . F-16 in Europe this year. An f-16 also crashed oct. Is at cars Well fab. Texas killing the two men aboard. Contributing to mis report it port Rommy Sawyer tra pm Jonm in 0imtml. Bui prowl it Rindy Prutch a Murdorf from Page 1 invade is Trejon summarized Oneas saying. When asked Why the ined states had not already invaded Castrejon said it could be they realize they went through the  spokesman for . Southern come which controls All american forces in Panama said he could not comment on Castre Jon s  United states said panamanian troops were solely responsible for the Vio Lence. They claimed that the . Officer and three companions involved in sat urday s incident took a wrong turn and be came  defense forces accused . Offi cers of provocation and said they ran through a defense forces checkpoint in Washington the White House Laid the violence was a consequence of Panama s being run by Noriega. President bus called the killing of the american an enor Mous outrage and would not Rule out Mili tary action. Panamanian foreign minister Leonard Kara told reporters the encounter saturday was an act of aggression perpetrated by fee . Armed  t months High ranking . Mil i have said any attack on . Pinnel would bring an immedi ate Voien Yanse. Thousandt4& soldiers lived in pan Ama City until Elf Dyttus year when they and their dependents Toi ordered to move onto the bases. Many def tents returned to the United states  
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