European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page b the stars and stripes Friday december 22,1989 verses Wiesbaden a decision by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer . Army Europe was tour helicopters into its plan to add air Rall to wies Baden a tuesday when the West Ger Man defense ministry ordered a halt to the program it had approved the Day be fore. Army officials received word monday that West German defense minister Stoltenberg had approved to stationing of up to 100 Iii nil Iii Irron base in Eric Nchim Usa Jymm spokes Man Jim Boyle Sadr flow Ever shortly after spa Dicks been flying aircraft to the base tots Oay the defense ministry sus Jed its decision. A administrative court had ordered of hold up the stationing based on Formaro Badams i received from Wiesbaden City off four uh-60 Black Hawks 1at the base by 10 30a.mmroray when army were Noti fied . The choppers two Black Hawk units that been stationed at Wiesbaden until december 1988, when they were move to airfields in Hanau and Mainz to make room for an Apache attack helicopter battalion. The four aircraft were still in Wiesbaden on wednesday Boyle s West Gera Iab Man cups vote to aping of up to 100 aircraft at ise. The parliamentary decision on Kyd Only As a recommendation to the s Lau could tie up the army s stall Dit ional helicopters at the Bas. Months or even years As the Challenge Niters through a string of German courts. Politicians and area residents have Al ready delayed the stationing of helicopters for years through the courts stat legislature and Federal parliament. In cats say that More aircraft atthe base would increase safety risks and noise in the congested Rhein main re Gion that is Home to Frankfurt s International Airport. They have also questioned the need for More combat aircraft in to Day s climate of lessening East West ten Sions. Original army plans called for basing51 fixed Wing and rotary Wing aircraft Wiesbaden a including 54 of then Rel to link killing ah-64 apaches. There arc cum Wiy 25 fixed Wing air Craft and 32 Ucli Roulio at Wiesbaden a plus the four arrive tuesday. News briefs new Moscow from we Washington office building in Mosc soviet listening device other one built the noun cd wednesday. After More than two part mint decided that which has never been Down and a new secure be put up on the same is the Cost of the orig $190 million. The Sov the original agreement of razing the building amen on the same site said Cost cannot be Astin embassy sports e new . Embassy which is riddled with lust be razed and an ate department an cars of study the de c new office building copied must be Tor Ancery building must i building was put at a under the terms of i have to Bear the Cost putting up a replace he state department cd. Ger Cmys Swap spies Bonn East Germany and West Germany have begun a major spy Exchange government Security officials said wednesday. The officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said East Germany had begun the re lease of about 25 imprisoned westerners som of whom were serving life sentences. West Germany will release four former communist agents in return they said. The four include two top catches of the West German intelligence service Margret Hock a former Secretary to West Germany s president and Elk Falk a former Secretary in the Chan cellar s offices. Ceausescu sets emergency Vienna Austria romanian president Nicolas Ceausescu has declared a state of Emer gency in the City of Timisoara where authorities arc rumoured to have killed hundreds of protes ters last issued the decree hours after tens of thousands of people chanting give us our dead demonstrated in Timisoara and unrest spread to at least eight other cities. Reports fro several sources did not mention police intervention at wednesday s s decree imposes an 11 . Curfew on the Timisoara Region. Seoul buys hornets Seoul l South Korea has chosen the Fa-18hornet produced by Mcdonnell Douglas corp. As its mainstream Jet fighter defense minister Lee Sang Hoon announced wednesday. The Deal for an undisclosed number of planes i Worth an estimated $4.4 billion. The Hornet was selected Over another .competitor, general dynamics corp s f-16 fal con after a lengthy contest. The South korean air Force already operates 36 f-16s. Dec Arab league meeting Paris a two Day conference of foreign ministers of the european Community and the Arab league was scheduled to get underway thursday despite misgivings discreetly expressed by the United initiative for the unprecedented meeting came from French president Francois Mitter Rand current chairman of the 12-nation euro Pean Community to give a new impetus to thee s exchanges with the Arab world. Sources said that Britain and some Ara countries close to the United states notably saudi Arabia dragged their feet on taking Partin the meeting because of the . Misgivings. Kohl denies fourth Reich talk stands behind Warsaw treaty by de Reavis staff writer Dresden St Germany West German Chan cellar Helmut Kohl concluding his two Day visit to this baroque City said wednesday West Germany is not planning a four Vrcich with East Germany. The slogan four Krcich is absurd Kohl said. But at the same know there arc fears on the part of some of our neighbors and we arc working to dispel \ East German communists and other opponents of unification have said a mar Garofo the two states could create a fourth Reich. They ivc also reminded peo ple about the atrocities commits by the third Reich of nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. \ Kohl addressing another by opponents of unification stressed that West Germany has no claims upon polish territory. Pams of Poland be longed to Germany until Hitler lost old War ii. Three generations of Young poles he been living in that former German territory he saw. A would be ridiculous to think it was not pan of Pound Kohl pointed out that the Bon government stands by the Warsaw treaty a pact Ned by then Chan cellar Willy Brandt in 1970 tuft recognizes Poland s postwar Western Border with edit Germany. Kohl arrived in Dresden off cuday to a rousing recep Tion from East German i Lens and held talks with communist Premier Hans Londrow. He said his govern me was taking immediate Steps to Aid East Germany and show that his visit was not just talk. The Mea Suny include improving the railway connections two Germany revamping the system and cleaning up the Elbe River. R the two sides Juso pledged to negotiate a treaty to bring them every closer together especially by expand ing economic Lull is. On wednesday Kohl met with two roman Catholic Bishops and opposition representatives As Well As dres Den mayor Wolfgang Berghofer. A popular communist reformer. To Titis report the associated press in Dresden Panama from Page 1 said in speech to the nation. The attack was the . Military strike since american forces invaded ids Caribbean Island of Grenada on oct. 25, 1983.Panama s National radio said about 40 americans were detained while Cable news network said least 10 americans were held hostage. Troops Loyal j Noriega were seen taking at least two americans a Pyfrom Panama City s Marriott hotel. Efforts went on to determine the Fate of new Floro Duckers Jon my Crohn of lbs Robert can Jos of Abc and the hotel s resident manager Daniela colombian who were forced to leave the Harriott hotel on wednesday by armed men. Units involved in just Fause Washington a the unit that took part in operation just cause . Force that invaded Panama on wednesday include task Force Atlantic this consist of an army battalion from the 7lh inf Day and a Buhion from the 82nd airborne div which was in the june operations train ing Center in Panama. Atlantic session was to secure several critical Sites on the Side of pan Ama. Troops also took control of inc prison at Gamboa. Task Force Semper fid Tif this was made up of Amarine Rifle company and a Feht armoured infantry com Pany of marines As Well a additional military Fidelis secured by Bridge of the americas and ensured the Security of Howard a and its environs. Task Force red this consisted of an army Range battalion Imp Panama. Its Mission was to take Over the International Airfield preparing it for Force from the 82nd airborne to land. The rangers were assisted by special forty units assigned to Panama s Southern command task Force Bayonet this consisted of a battalion from the army s 6th Mech div. H was supported by a platoon of Light tanks As Well As the 5th in of the army s87th inf. Barnet provided Security in Panama City s Central Section and the mechanized battalion seized Theca Mantancil the Headquarters of the panamanian de sense forces wednesday . Officials in Washington no details on the identities or number of hot arcs Leader Guillermo Endara Winner of the a 7 elections that were voided by the Noriega con rolled government was sworn in As president and a Given immediate . dozens people fled from the combat zones Many carrying belongings in plastic garbage bags. Someur sed Noriega others the some said they and Faith in the strongman s Powers of All of them looked scared and did t want their names fled from Corillo and old Panama where the fight Fig was particularly intense and where Many Bod ies web seen lying in the streets. Oss teams were trying to pick up bodies quickly the was near 99 degrees at midday. A few pups on Street Corners were actually celebrating Noriek downfall. Others weren t. They thl americans have been very Tough with this invasion and he poorer people had to suffer most a Man of about 2ft. Who gave his name Only As Juan told visiting reporter. Fires raged Are Oringa s gutted command Headquarters and an Adja Cem three Block area of the old Quarter of Panama City. %. Forces used Laa speakers to urge the Noriega loyalists to surrender arid intermittent explosions of gun and Cannon fire. % across the Bay at Fin Amador . Infantrymen shelled defense forces Bracks with Lomm howitzer artillery and fired from Bend Trees and cars in bursts ofm-60 machine guns and ref less rifles. Most of latin America condemned the invasion. Nicaragua s sandinista govt smell put its forces on Maxi mum Alert while Peru with few its ambassador to Washington. State dept. Sets is hot line Washington a the vate department said it has established a Telephone at line to handle inquiries from relatives and friends americans Liv ing in Panama and possibly affected % wednesday s number is 202 647-7310. Officials said the department would Ryno ascertain the Well being of the american residents for it called
