European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday december 30.1969 romanian secret police surrendering Bucharest Romania a thousands of members of the dreaded secret police have surrendered or been captured in the week since communist dicta Tor Nicolae Ceausescu was overthrown Romania s revolutionary ruling Council said  prisoners include generals and other High ranking officers from the Security Force known As the Securi Tate raid Deputy foreign minister Cornelivu Bogdan. Several Hundred hard line holdouts remain at Large in Defiance of the new government s ultimatum to sur Render or die said Cazimir Yonescu a vice president of the National salvation front. The revolutionary government had Given members of Ceausescu s despised Security police until thursday to surrender or face execution. Sporadic shooting continued Well after the deadline and has hampered the distribution of supplies and food in the  state news Agency on Friday also  ruling Council has assumed sweeping Powers changed the country s name and ordered the communist Emblem removed from the National  National salvation front took Power dec. 22 in a popular uprising backed by the army and Promise free elections next year. On thursday it reorganized its governing Council Asa leadership body led by a president who at present is Ion Iliescu. The Council has 145 members who will elect an ii member executive Bureau that will take Over the Council s functions Between sessions the news news briefs dozens cancel bookings after threat to bomb plane Paris a at least 30 passengers booked on a Northwest airlines flight to Detroit can celeb their reservations Friday after learning of threat to bomb the plane airline officials said. Frederic Wautelet sales manager at North West s Paris office said there was a steady Stream of passengers calling or coming by after the report of a threat to saturday s flight 51. Northwest announced the threat on thursday. The Federal aviation administration and air lines have come under pressure to be More Forth right in disclosing Security risks after 270 people were killed dec. 21,1988, when a bomb blew up pan am night 103 Over Lockerbie  threat against pan am on the Frankfurt West Germany to new York route was mentioned within the . Government but was not made  news quoting sources reported thurs Day night that a Man with a Middle easter accent made the threat to Northwest s Detroit office saying the bombing would be in Retalia Tion for life sentences handed Down to two palestinians convicted in Sweden 9f charges connected with a string of bombings in Europe. 1 oth quake victim found in wreckage in Australia Newcastle. Australia a Rescue workers Friday pulled another body from the teetering wreckage of a workers club destroyed by an earthquake that officials say has killed at least 10 people. Authorities say up to 21 people could still be trapped under the two Concrete floors that crashed into a basement parking garage during thursday s quake. The quake measured 5.5 on the Richter scale. At least 140 people were injured. Time your stars and stripes Carrier will be calling soon. Please have your payment ready. Agency a crores  governing Council will appoint the the head of the supreme court the country s chief prosecutor and to military officers. It also will establish an election system it a committee to write a new Constitution and endorse the government budget age pres said. It was not Clear How Long the National salvation front s governing Council will retain control Over National affairs. Snow keeps of Relief planes from Landing in Bucharest Rhein main a West Germany is . Air Force cuts loaded with medical supplies for Romania were unable to land in Bucharest on Fri Day because of Snow. The planes were diverted to Aviano a Italy an were to attempt the flight again on saturday. Only one aircraft originally was scheduled to carry the Relief supplies to Romania. However the 65,000 pounds of equipment provided by the 7th medical omd would not fit on one plane and a second was sent on the mercy Mission. If the planes Are unable to land in Bucharest on saturday they May try an alternate Airport Rhein main spokesman maj. Stephen Knechtel said. The Council changed the country s name from the socialist Republic of Romania to Romania and  form of government was a Republic. It also re moved from the National Flag the Center Emblem rep resenting communist Rule age pres said. 1 for the past week romanians have waved the Blue yellow and red Flag with the Emblem ripped out i the new leadership published details of its program for the building of a really democratic society in to mania and for securing and defending fundamental human and civil rights age pres reported. It Calls for abolishing the leading role of a single party free elections in april and the separation of the. Legislative executive and judiciary state Powers. The program also says the Economy should be restructured for profitability and efficiency age pres said a government communique read on radio urged citizens to Stop taking the Law into their own hands if they catch any Ceausescu loyalists. The romanian revolt began with protests in the City of Timisoara on dec. 1 s. The rallies spread nationwide and i finally forced the Ceausescu to flee their Palace on dec 22. They were captured saturday and executed monday by firing squad after being convicted of genocide in a secret trial that Many nations criticized As Unbe fitting a nation that says it wants  new leadership defended the trial and executions saying there were indications loyalists planned to try to . My it. Col. Jerry Murguia a . Military spokes Man said Noriega s chief economic adviser and his per Panama from Page 1 Sion dec. 20, . Sources said there was no shooting overnight. Newspapers in Panama City on Friday ran advertise ments asking people to bring Back looted merchandise. The newspapers offered rewards with no questions asked to anyone returning looted items. In other ads companies such As Kodak said warranties would not apply to looted goods. Arm . Sonal physician were detained within the past 24  Mina Noriega s economic chief was detained trying to leave the country Murguia said Friday. Mur Guia also said that a or. Sosa whose first name was not available was caught while trying to enter the cuban embassy. . Troops arrested Michel Harari a former Israel intelligence agent and top Security adviser to Noriega who was an instructor for Noriega s panamanian defens forces. It. C9l. Roberto Codeno chief of Noriega s stat Security intelligence also was detained. Harari and Codeno were not previously in the vat ican embassy but it was not known where they were  More top aides it. Col. Carlos Velardes and it. Col. Arnulfo Castrejon left the embassy and were taken into custody by . Troops Murguia said. Be Fardys was chaplain of the defense forces and Castrejon was the officer on duty at Noriega s military Headquarters on dec. 16, the Day an unarmed . I Marine officer was killed  Are among More than 4,000 people being held without charges . Sources have  Vatican for the first time Friday said publicly it was trying to persuade Noriega to  Nuncio is doing Bis Best to persuade Gen. No Riega to abandon the Nuncia Ture on his own by him self spokesman Joaquin Navarre said in Rome. At the same time he cannot Force Noriega to leave nor can he consign him to .  Navarro  possibility had been discussed with Noriega since he took Refuge at the Mission on sunday i a panamanian official said Guillermo Endara s gov Crimeni sent a letter to the Vatican asking that Noric a be expelled from the embassy where he sought ref Uge on sunday. Navarro said Friday that the Vatican has received no formal request. He also said Steps would be taken if the United states kept up harassment of its embassy in Panama. . Troops ringing the embassy with tanks and a Morud vehicles continued to blast heavy Metal and Rock music All night thursday and Friday. It water suggested it was designed to foil eavesdropping on any negotiation sat the Palm studded diplomatic compound. But the music also seemed intended to grate on list included you re no nowhere to hide and Noriega s nerves. The play Lis Good nowhere to run voodoo  Havel from Page 1 minister Marian Calfa As a Man who is faithful to his beliefs despite  president Bush was among foreign leaders Friday sending their congratulations to Havel. He pledged . Support for the rebirth of democracy in Czecho Slovakia and the White House said his election Marks a fitting end to a year of astonishing change in  in Warsaw Poland Solidarity Leader Lech Wales welcomed with great Joy Havel s election and wished him strength in carrying out his new responsibilities. In a scene unimaginable Only a few weeks ago have walked with Dubcek up the red carpeted aisle of the Castle Hall to the flourish of a military band the applause of communist deputies and the flashes of Cam Era  signed the oath of office under the draped red White and Blue Flag of  the band played the National Anthem 20 Cannon salvos resounded throughout the  the next few months. Parliament is expected to pass new Laws guaranteeing Freedom of expression and religion and the right of Assembly and petition. Reforms already Are being carried out for a free mar Ket  helped form the opposition group civic forum on nov. 20, three Days after a police crackdown on a peaceful student protest for democratic reforms. Within weeks of the creation of civic forum communist leaders voted themselves out of Power and Myroslav Stepan considered responsible for the police crackdown was under arrest facing charges that could bring him up 10 10 Yean in , already respected for his Battle for human rights overnight became the most popular Man i Czechoslovakia. He has said he would be a working president to guide the country to democratic elections. After the elections parliament will choose a new president for a full five year term. Havel has said he i not interested in that Job and wants to go Back to writing. The president s duties Are largely ceremonial Bathe position holds great symbolic importance especially  endured 20 years of humiliation at the hands of hard line communists who ousted him Asp arty Leader and banished him for trying to increase Freedom with the Prague Spring reforms which were crushed by a soviet led invasion. The Prague Spring involved economic Reform an decentralizing control. The idea was proposed nearly 20 years later by soviet president Mikhail s. Gorba Chev and Reform began sweeping one country after another in Eastern Europe last fall