European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday december 27,1989 news updates computer game Portland Ore. Up a Oregon computer software company thai developed an outlandish Gameon the Hunt for deposed panamanian dictator Gen. Manuel Noriega got a unexpected Christmas present a turn of events even their own programmers had not dreamed up. On Christmas eve Noriega the subject of a manhunt by american troops since last wednesday s inva Sion turned himself in to the papal Nuncio the Vatican s embassy i Panama City seeking political any  surrender came two Days after Abaca data Ltd. Of Eugene introduced find Noriega the game sends the player on Chase for the ousted strongman seeking clues from Cia agents an Tammy Faye Baker intercepting top secret messages to president Bush and trying to avoid look alikes planted to confuse  most computer games the user can change it As he new changes. So can the software maker which will be Busy updating the pro Gram this week to reflect the latest developments. It s just so perfect Mary Carol Smith chairman of Abaca data said. If you know computer adventure games you know How elusive finding the Princess or the treasure or whatever usually is. We could t ask it to be More of a  supplies for Sudan Khartoum Sudan a for the first time since february Abarge Convoy carrying consumer goods has reached the Southern town of Malakai the Sudan news Agency  Convoy s military escort repelled an attack by the rebel Sudan people s liberation army but there were no casualties reported on with reside Suna added. The Agency said jubilant inhabit ants of Malakai welcomed the Barge Convoy which carried 45,000 tons of sorghum sugar cooking Oil and laundry  is the capital of the South pm upper Nile  last Barge Convoy reached Malakai last  was one of the cities receiving Relief food. But the unite nation s coordinated Relief opera Tion stopped after the government suspended All Relief flights to the South because of renewed fighting with the Southern rebels. Mail bomb victim Hagerstown. My. A judge wounded by a mailed pipe bomb was released from a Hospital and was helping investigators draw up a list of possible suspects authorities  John p. Corderman who lost part of a Finger and suffered rup tured eardrums and other injuries was released monday afternoon from Washington county Hospital said Hospital spokeswoman Snera White. His hearing has improved but doctors had t decided if he will need surgery later she  working with the 47 year old Washington county circuit judge began drawing up a list of peo ple with an a to grind against him said Hagerstown police Cpl. Michael  investigators have All but ruled Oul a connection Between the Hagerstown bombing and mailed pipe bombs in the last 10 Days that killed a Federal judge in birding Ham ala., and a Savannah ga., at Torney who handled civil rights party asks Gorbachev officials to visit Lithuania to try to heal rift Moscow a the communist party Central committee tuesday directed Mikhail Gorbachev and other top party officials to travel to Lithuania to try to health break with that Independent minded Baltic Republic s party. Gorbachev on monday bitterly criticized lithuanian communists for their declaration of an Independent party the first crack in the Unity forged by . Lenin before the 1917 bolshevik revolution. But he also urged caution. Lithuanian communist Leader Algirdas Brazauskas who urged the Republic s dec. 20 break with the Kremlin was quoted As telling lithuanian radio that such a visit by Kremlin officials would be Good and  the two Day meeting of the policy Mak ing party Central committee found it reasonable for soviet communist party Gen eral Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to make a trip to Lithuania said an announcement by the class news Agency. Gorbachev and other officials will meet with lithuanian party officials and Mem Bers of the Public to find out their opinions on Lithuania s drive for Independence. After a visit by Gorbachev and other officials another Central committee meeting will be held to make a firm decision on the dispute with Lithuania Tass said. There was no indication when the visits or the next Central committee meeting would be. Tass said the Central committee also approved Gorbachev s opening statement to the meeting in which he mixed Tough criticism of Brazauskas and other party officials with Calls for restraint and reason. Thousands of lithuanians rallied tues Day in Vilnius Cathedral Square in support of the split said Eduardas to Yasinskas an editor at lithuanian television. To Yasinskas also reported on Brazauskas comments saying the lithuanian Leader praised the Central committee decision in a radio interview shortly after the meet ing ended tuesday. At monday s meeting Gorbachev said no part of the soviet communist part has the right to decide the question about its Independent existence with its own pro Gram and rules not taking into account the position of the soviet communist party As a whole. And this Means that the communist party of Lithuania was and remains a Parton the United soviet communist party said Gorbachev who is party general Secre tary As Well As the country s president. Tass in a report on the first Day of the Central committee meeting said Gorba Chev accused the leaders of the lithuanian party As having gone Over to playing up to nationalist separatist  Gorbachev tried for several months to head off the split that the lithuanian party declared in Vilnius and at the Congress of people s deputies meeting in Moscow on saturday lashed out at separatists. Today to realize the right to self determination through secession Means to blow up the Union set the people against each other and sow conflict and blood and death Gorbachev said at that meeting. That s what separatists Are pushing us to  he also told the Central committee that the soviet government should consider the Legal status of Public movements that Are carrying out separatist activities and whip Ping up nationalist  Gorbachev did not identify any such organizations but in the context of the debate he Likely was referring to Lithuania s Saju Dis and other organizations pushing for Broad sovereignty and ultimately Complete Independence from the soviet Union. Nevertheless according to a text of his statement published by the communist party daily pravda tuesday he urged maximum restraint to allow emotions to Calm Down. Police free hostages kill 6 inmates Bogota Colombia a police stormed a Cellblock monday killing six drug traffickers who were holding 18 hos tages authorities said. Five hostages were wounded. Police late monday gained the release of All of the hostages including two children and the situation at the la Picota jail in Southern Bogota had returned to Normal a Justice department spokesman said. The spokesman asked not to be identified so he would not become the target of revenge by any of the prisoners involved. The Rescue came after two Days of fruit less negotiations with the prisoners who had taken the hostages after a failed jail break  prisoners subdued guards during visiting hours at the jail and were putting their uniforms in an attempt to escape Bogota s Al Tiempo newspaper reported tues Day. The paper quoting prison sources said authorities discovered the plan and sealed off the Cellblock before the prisoners All held on drug trafficking charges could flee. The trapped criminals then took hos tages including some civilians who had been visiting their jailed family members and made a series of protests and  Tiempo reported. The paper said the prisoners began by protesting the death of Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha a member of the Medellin carte who was killed dec. 15 in a gunfight with police on Colombia s Northern coast the prisoner said they would release the hostages Only if the administration of presi Dent Virjilio Barco agreed to end its extradition of drug traffickers to the United states Al Tiempo said. Polls show Many e. Germans Back unification Bonn West Germany a two opinion polls published tuesday say that the majority of East germans support a United Germany but the margin of sup port differed widely. Both opinion polls were carried out by West German institutes. According to a poll by the Offenbach research Institute mar plan in which the West German government participated with some questions 80.7 percent of the East germans supported German reunification. In an opinion poll conducted by the respected incas Institute for the mass circulation newspaper Bild 52 percent of those questioned supported reunification while 37 percent were against it. The mar plan poll was conducted on dec. 8 and 9 at 10 Border Crossings be tween the two German states and 565east germans Over the age of 16 were questioned the West German Interior ministry said tuesday. The incas poll for Bild questioned 1,092 East germans in a nationwide Telephone Survey conducted Between dec. 16 and 20. That poll coincided partly with Chancellor Helmut Kohl s visit to East Germany on dec. 19-20. Neither poll gave the margin of error. According to the mar plan poll 91.7 percent of those questioned spoke i favor of a Market Economy in East Ger Many while Only 7.8 percent favored the planned Economy system used by the previous communist government. Following East Germany s peaceful revolution which forced the communists to give up Power free elections have been set for May 6,1990. The mar plan poll shows How deeply rooted is the feeling of belonging together among our people in East Germany West German Interior minister Wolf gang Schuble said. Bild said the results of its poll were surprising because Only 17 percent feast German households have Tele phones and most of them belonged to the privileged class under the old communist government. The newspaper said the biggest sup port for reunification came from people Between 50 and 65 years of age with 63 percent of those questioned from that age group in favor. Tis season for bargain Hunting in Europe. I qairs1&e of i mw1/tnc of of Alfh rumby the stars and stripes As in America frantic shopping in Europe does t end with Christmas. A num Ber of countries offer big new year s Sale that draw hordes of shoppers. Discounts vary but can Range from 30percent to 70 percent of the original Price. Here s a rundown of countries and sched Ules Belgium. Many stores put Merchan Dise on Sale the week before Christmas. Official Winter sales however Start Jan. 15 and last through feb. 15. West Germany. Traditional close out sales begin the last week of january and last two weeks. Italy. Some stores Start sales wednes Day. The big chains however usually Don t begin their year end sales until after the feast of the Epiphany on Jan. 6. Great Britain. Harrod s of London be gins its monthlong Sale Jan. 3. But other department store sales in England begin wednesday Liberty department store located at Regent Street in London and at 22 branches throughout the country runs sales to mid january. Many items including de signer fashions arc marked Down 50 per cent. Self ridges of London s Oxford Street runs its Sale through the end of  288-store Marks and Spencer Chain holds its Sale until stocks run out usually around the third or fourth week of january. Netherlands. Sales and discounts Are up to the individual stores. Spain. There is no official Post Christmas Sale program. A tip from the West German consume office before buying merchandise on Sale Check whether it is possible to return or Exchange items and have the store Dene note the policy on the cashier s slip