European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes thursday december 21,1989page 2lp.,.,.-�/ Bonn suspends of of More copters Rosemary Sawyer staff writer . Army her Towas four helicopters on its Way to Adah annl aircraft at Wiesbaden a tuesday Wisl German defense ministry Hall Edna toning it had approved the Day before. Army officials received word monday that West German defense minister Gerhard Stoltenberg had approved the stationing of up to 100 aircraft at the base in or Benheim Usa eur spokes Man Jim Boyle said. However shortly after soldiers began flying aircraft to base tuesday the defense ministry to thesus Pended its decision. The Wiesbaden administrative court had ordered the ministry to hold up the stationing based on formal complaint it received from Wiesbaden City officials. Four uh-60 Black Hawks had landed the base by 10 30 . Tuesday when jmj facials in Heidelberg were Noti fied . The choppers were from to Black Hawk units that had been station a at Wiesbaden until last december airfields in Hanau and room for an Apache battalion. The four aircraft were still in Wiesbaden on wednesday Boyle said. Stoltenberg s go ahead followed West German parliament s vote i prove stationing of up to loj Mcrae atthe base. The on Friday served the . The Curt Wiesbaden s latest Legal Manenner could tie up the army s Sta ing for months or even years As it filters through a string of German courts. Politicians and area residents have Al ready delayed the stationing of helicopters for years through the courts state legis Tatur me Federal parliament of. Fuy that More aircraft at the base id increase safety risks and noise in the congested Rhein main Region that is Home to Frankfurt s International air port. They have also questioned the need for More combat aircraft in today s Cli mate of lessening East West tensions. Original army plans called for 181 fixed Wing and rotary Wing aircraft at the base including 54 of the night flying tank killing ah-64 apaches. There Are currently 25 fixed Wing aircraft and 32 helicopters at Wiesbaden a plus the four helicopters that arrived tuesday. Kohl dismisses fears Ruhi ors of a fourth Reich by de Reavis staff writer Dresden East Germany West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl co eluding his two Day visit to this a City said wednesday that Many is not looking to build Al fourth Reich with East Germany the slogan fourth Cich is Kohl said. But a no same time we know there arc Jap Dos on the part of some of our neigh Tjpas and we arc working to dispel then East Cerman communists and Otheron prients of unification have said a news briefs the two states could create Reich. They have also reminded ple about the atrocities committed by third Reich of nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. Kohl addressing another worry expressed by opponents of unification stressed that West Germany has no claims upon polish territory. Parts of Poland belonged to Germany until Hitler lost world War ii. Three generations of Young poles have been living in that former German he said. It would be ridiculous to think it was not part of Kohl pointed that the Bonn government stands by Tom Warsaw treaty a pact signed by then Cnoc cullor Willebrandt in 1970 that Rico Gnu Yeoland s postwar Western Border. Kohl arrived in Dresden on tue amid a rousing reception from East Ger Man citizens and held talks with communist Premier Hans Moc Row. He said his government was taking immediate Steps to Aid East Germany and show that his visit was not just measures include improving the rail Way connections Between the two Ger Many. Revamping the telecommunications system and cleaning up the Elbe River. The two sides also pledged to negotiate a treaty to bring them even closer together especially by expanding eco nomic links. On wednesday Kohl met with Catholic Bishops and opposition Hresc natives As Well As Dresden mayor ing Berghofer a popular communist Rem or. Francois Mitterrand who is clo Soik following German developments was Hie wednesday in Easterlin. He was Tosweet Modrow during a three Day visit. Commuting to Mil report do Alici Ltd Pumi in romanian clashes spread forces of Alert Vienna Austria a bloody clashes that reportedly left hundreds dead in a romanian City spread across the country and Security forces patrolled the capital of Bucharest and other major cities to crush dissent according to reports emerging wednesday from the isolated country. The yugoslav news Agency Tan Jug quote sources in Bucharest As saying that a state of full Alert has been introduced across Romania a protests and unrest continue in Timisoara and other president Nicolae Caus Csc returned Home wednesday after a three Day visit to Iran. He has made no comment on the turmoil and romanian Media have not reported disturbances. Witnesses have reported hundreds dead Butan austrian traveler Helmut Wolf who re turned from Timisoara on wednesday said the death toll in anti government demonstrations was More than 1,000." lithuanians approve end to Moscow party Rule Vilnius .s.r. A lithuanian communists overwhelmingly approved a Resolution wednesday calling for an end to their subordination to the soviet communist party. A final vote on establishing a fully Independent lithuanian communist party was delayed by several hours of debate on procedural questions. By a vote of 838-142, the lithuanian communist party Congress meeting in the capital of Vilnius approved a Resolution calling for re lations of equal partnership with the soviet communist party other progressive parties Public organizations and Mikhail s. Gorbachev general Secretary of the soviet communist party has appealed to lithuanian communists not to break away saying a split would damage his Reform efforts. Delegates also approved by a vote of 850-139a separate declaration saying that relations with the National party must be based on Mutual understanding restructuring of the soviet communist party and the results of the 28th soviet party Panama from i 1 importance As a Factor in the launch ing of wednesday s military action. . Officiate noted that leaders of a failed coup attempt last october had said Noriega had been drink ing heavily and Vowell said he had heard reports that Noriega had been threatening operations of the canal. After his signed an order lifting . Economic sanctions a Honsl Panama and directing a orderly unblocking of toramanian government assets in the United a separately Bush is Suchota memo to the Pentagon specifically authorizing to apprehend no Riega and any other Persic in Panama currently under indictment in the for drug related offences and to turn them voc Fecjo . Law enforce ment officials. However his declaration that it Erica had so far eluded the grasp of american for emf Al the Overall Success of the military Mission in quest Bush said Guillermo Endara who w3fe,last May selection in results that Noriega refused to i kept was hastily sworn in As president of Panama. Anomie said he was committed to implement the treaties and surrender control of the canal join the year 2000. Bush s Swift action stood in contrast to his october when he kept . Forces on while some panamanian generals sought to gust Noriega in a coup. Bush Drew heavy congressional criticism at that time. Y Bush noted that Noriega last week de fared his Mil itary dictatorship to be in a state of War with the United he also recited a series of Venis in Panama Over the past few Days including a fatal shooting of an american military officer. Of tragically some americans Tave lost their lives in defense of their fellow citizens defense of democracy the president said. He expressed his condolences to their families and said of regretted that some inno cent panamanians also had Cen killed. Bush said the forces flown overnight to Panama would be withdrawn up quickly As Powell said nearly 7,000 additional soldiers and paratroopers had arrived from so beside bases and 2,500 were in route to supplement those troops based in said he informed congressional Leaden and . Allies of . Jesse Jelm , predicted. The majority of the senat will fed Good by this turn of events Senate majority Leader George Mitchell a Maine said Bush fraction was made necessary by the but sen. Daib orae fell chairman of the Senate for eign relations committee said. I would not have engaged in such unilateral or such go it alone action with out the support of other Central an emergency meeting of the organization of american slates called at the re Fuest of Noriega envoy Endara issued a stat crr a lion to recognize Lawrence
