European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday. December 24,1969 hold All Rudolph s Calls Colleado Springs. Colo. A Ati slug in the local Tele phone Book of Lydolph Reindeer is actually an unlisted mine number at nearby fort Carson Msj parcs Christmas prank that has Gomi Ritj noticed for seven years. The Telephone number with non existent  As signed to Rudolph on Pkt. 16, 1982,said Albert Chavez to spokesman Tor us West . It was a humorous mm0tt would  Cha Vez  kind of amazing hat it s Jan Rob this Ion and was not by Perm to our  the base to nearly 6,000 Tele phone a rafters assigned to  As needed. Base i woman Ann Smith said Ruph a number has been assigned to i weather station in a trailer on the base. A newspaper Story about the listing May prompted a flurry or Calls to the i Uther trailer said sgt. Mike Howard nother base spokesman. They have of ived about 100 Calls from children i9feandparcms." Chavez said in Sre Jat to get it out of the 1990 phone we but twill be pulled from future edit Poland pledges reforms in return for Western Aid Warsaw. Poland a Poland s top finance officials signed a letter of intent saturday for the International monetary fund agreeing to far reaching and painful economic reforms in Exchange for massive Western Aid. Deputy prime minister Leszek Balcirowicz and the chairman of the National Bank of Poland Wladyslaw Baka Ini titled the letter. Prime minister Tadeusz Mazowicki and his Council of ministers met through the night reviewing the Strin gent plan in which Poland vows to choke off 900 percent inflation Cut budget deficits and tolerate unemployment and Pov erty. The plan negotiated since Mazo Wiecki formed the East bloc s first non communist led government in septem Ber is tied to the most extensive eco nomic Reform legislation Ever attempted in the Region. Introduced in parliament a week ago the program would overhaul the centralized state run Economy and replace it with a Market oriented system. Berli Neft s take adv anlage of gateways Berlin a bar liners poured the Mph new Berlin Wall Border or Ouirt Burg Gate on saturday Day of Christmas shiping in the Well stocked stores of the est. Other berliners he led for Home after singing and dance no night at the newly end Gate which has been transforms Germany s division West rapprochement although visa i germans to East does not take effect. Were few form Lilii Gate for those who urday. Throughout the Clink of Metal Agai the merry makers a thousands of East at the Branden for a final frantic late into Friday from a Symbol of Ito one of East travel for West Nany technically until sunday there the Brandenburg id cd East on sat l Friday a steady tone accompanied and rods of Souve Nir seekers chipped away at the Berlin Wall near the Gate. In West German i vision periodically carried live covers of the festivities Friday nigh show the crowd dancing on top of the Wall Kipping Champagne corks and waving Soj re Lars. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and East a Man Premier Hans Modrow met fridy for the second time in a week at a car Lony formally open ing two Border cry i nos in the Wall just North and South of Fth Gate. Although More t an 20 Border Cross Ings have been Cut through the Berlin Wall since East Germany opened its Bor Ders to the West on nov. 9. The opening of the Brandenburg Gate was the emotional Climax the City s residents were awaiting. Panama from Page they said twos Jibilian dependents have been reported kit in Panama City col. Jerry mar Guila spokesman for . Southern come said 139ofnoriegtightershad been killed. Although the  forces were  by the . Assault that began Early wednesday Noriega s hit and run dig to battalions Are increasing their activities of harassing attacks with Small arms and mortar fire threatening the civilian population and hostage taking he said. At the Pentagon one military official speaking on condition of anonymity conceded the ferocity of the dignity battalions had caught . Commanders off guard. And he said that despite the .seizure of several Large weapons caches it appeared that the Noriega die hards still had Access to fresh arms. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney was at the Pentagon on saturday to keep labs on developments in Panama As Well As the bloody revolution that ousted Roma Nian dictator Nicolas Caus Csc. President Bush was at Camp md., where he worked on a cml Las eve address to the  men and women around the Noriega  to defy capture despite a4bsh of rumours As to his whereabouts it s simply a put Oculi operation. There arc a in of places to hide it. Gen. Tom Killy director of operations for the Jam chiefs of staff said late Ficker but apparently he condones anuses the stuff himself said Gen. Max Well Thurman head of the . Southern omd in Panama. The Noriega Headquarters were de scribed As opulent containing a movie theater Jade Art and jewels. . Troops also found a picture of Adolf Hitler in a closet and an assortment of occult an witchcraft paraphernalia according to . Officials. Kelly said the . Military is looking at re establishing the polic 01 the administration also offered what it did was new evidence of drug dealings by Noriega including a 1 10-Pound stash of cocaine found near Noriega s private office at a military Barracks. He is clearly not Only a Narco tray pfc. Sample Clark of Springfield mo.,holds what is believed to be the helmet of Gen. Manuel Antonia nor clan the Only known four Star general in Panama.  he said his commanders Esti mated that Clearing the City would take five to 10 Days. Or Thurman in Panay Plecity said More Rivil affairs units were being brought in to help re Elm Lish civil systems in areas of economic Public facilities and such  As displaced per sons Refu fes and evacuees. Bush Fivas scheduled to make a 5-min Bio address Over the armed forces Ark on sunday. White House Kesman Sean Walsh said part of the message would be directed at service members in Panama. Bush plans to visit soldiers wounded in Panama in 3 Houston Hospital on dec. 31.Panama s new ambassador to Washington Carlos Rodriguez moved into the embassy on Friday after meeting with Bush. The keys to the Mission were turned Over to him by a state depart ment official in late afternoon. Congressional leaders received Brief Ings about the situation in Panama by Che Pentagon slate department and Cia. Sen. Sam Nunn chairman of the sen ate armed services committee said the briefing had underscored his support for operation and said the adm Nistra made a very Strong Case for justify that beyond the initial Rea sons Fortt military actions cited by Bush Here wis evidence that general Noriega hims. Has been acting irrationally beyond Normal  offers were a own Noriega through diplomatic channels a the could leave for a third country of Elhat has no extradition treaty with the of told states Nunn said. He was Given Anflic to another course not to have front the United  the Sens added. Nunn said it was Clear the invasion was launched without a Good fix on no Riega s whereabouts but called it a rare flaw in an otherwise Well run operation. Ceausescu from Page 1 being worked out with Warsaw  nil that a special working group was monitoring events i Nia. He provided no other details. Fighting was fierce in Bucharest where the army and civilians who took up arms were defending state television and radio Headquarters and trying to capture the fire gutted presidential Palace from Ceausescu loyalists. As Dawn broke Over Bucharest anti Ceausescu sol Diers posted atop the to building fought with of loyalists in nearby apartment buildings in a that lit up the morning sky. Bucharest radio reported  in Brasov the country s second largest cil Truffa fighting in another Central City Sabiu. It said More than Jwo people had been killed in Timisoara alone like the uprising began dec. 15 with demonstration that Western City. Scattered gunfire continued saturday in Timisoara and residents reclaimed the streets after the army appeared to establish control. The Slaughter of demonstrators by Security forces in Timisoara touched off the quickest and bloodiest Revo Lution in Eastern Europe this year. Among the Timisoara dead were 7,614 a can re first detained and then executed Saul Fly Narnst part which was impose in of digging up mass Graves discovered Jug area trying to find the re Mains of fort Stind  in last weekend s crack. Ret such mass Graves Are believed to Many As 4,500 corpses of people killed la stand during the week. There was no Independent confirmation of the number of dead. West German television apparently showing foot age provided by romanian to showed muddied naked corpses being dug out and placed on White sheets one after the other. All had their feet tied together with wire. A dead boy about 3 or 4 years old was shown lying on the ground. The radio also announced that All political prisoners had been released. Early saturday Momine jul ii. I tonging to the anti Ceausescu  Veteran French nil i i inn Nikii Lirtie in i Mil Calderon during the a Uluig outside the Central committee head quarters. Calderon 31. Was reporting on the clash when he was run Over by one of about 30 armoured vehicles that entered the Square. Elsewhere in the capital an associated press reporter saw rebel soldiers bring reinforcements of tanks and heavy artillery to direct against the presidential Palace. Taxis with red crosses rushed the wounded to Hospi tals. In the City s emergency Hospital about so bodies were piled in one room. Most were civilians. Bucharest radio said military helicopters piloted Bucu forces dropped leaflets in the City Center that t  popular forces to Stop before it s too the new government had arrested key figures from the ousted regime including the Interior minister and the chief of the secret police who later went of nation Al radio to urge support for the uprising