European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday january 22,1990 e. German communists expel Krenz Berlin a East Germany s communist party on sunday expelled Egon Krenz. The former Leader who opened the Berlin Wall and lost its pop ular no. 2 official in a resignation that could cripple the embattled organization. Wolfgang bar Gofir. The patrician looking party Deputy chairman handed in his resignation along with 39 other prominent party members in his Home City of Dresden the official news Agency adn  s desertion is expected to spark a further mass exodus from the party which has seen membership plunge from nearly 2.3 million in 1987 to 1.2 million. East German stale television said Borg Hoffr s move had put the party s future in extreme  the reformist 46-year-old Borg Hoffr who is also mayor of Dresden said he will support social democratic principles. It has been widely reported that Borg Hoffr will be joining the opposition social democratic party although sunday s announcement made no mention of such a move. Borg Hoffr is credited with helping to head off a potential massacre of pro democracy demonstrators last october. He be came the first East German Leader to Call for a free Market Economy to Rescue the coun try s sagging  Leader Krenz immediately appealed his expulsion from the party becom ing she first former top Leader to fight Back  also said 13 other members and non voting members of the ousted politburo had been expelled from the party. Former parliament speaker Horst Sindermann and two other former lop ranking officials were  also opened a criminal investigation against communist finance min ister Uta Nickel for alleged involvement in illegal payments in Leipzig. East Germany has conducted a vehement investigation of corruption and abuse of of lick by officials under ousted and disgraced Leader Erich Honecker. The rash of announcements on sunday followed saturday s communist party leadership meeting to confront mounting Calls to dissolve the party. Party chief Grygor Gysi announced that the leadership had rejected the Calls but pledged Radical Reform and consolidation of the rapidly shrinking communist party. East Germany s current leadership has been seeking to shift As much of the blames possible on Honecker and his disgraced cronies. La run look Over from hard liner Honcock Eron ocl. Is. And was himself thrown out of Power six weeks later As protests and dissent racked the  and 11 other members of his old guard were kicked out of the party in december. Army chief of staff holds talks in Jordan Amman. Jordan a King Hus Sein met sunday with the . Army hic of staff. Gen. Carl e. Vuono who also held talks with senior jordanian Mil itary  jordanian nor . Officials would discuss the talks in  s official Petra news Agency said Vuono and his jordanian counterpart. Gen. Fathi Abu Taleb. Re viewed the military situation in the re Gion in general and ways of cooperation and other issues of Mutual  the United states was Long Jordan s primary military supplier. But relation were damaged by . Refusal to carry out a proposed fighter plane Sale in the Early 1980s because of pro israeli moves in Congress. Jordan then looked to Europe and the soviet Union for help. A shirtless Edward Leigh Hunt jr., 26, is led away by Fri agents in los Angeles after surrendering As promised in two letters. Suspect in $651,000 robbery surrenders in . As promised by the los Angeles times los Angeles exactly As he promised in two letters to a Delaware newspaper a Man wanted in the theft of $651,000 from an armoured truck in Phil Adelphia two years ago surrendered to Fri agents at noon saturday in front of the los Angeles chamber of Commerce offices in downtown los Angeles. Edward Leigh Hunt or. Appeared Sud Denly in the Street behind a mob of re porters and photographers crowded around the front door of the offices. Three Fri agents dashed from the front porch of the building seized the 26-year-old fugitive Pale and shirtless and silent under a barrage of reporters questions and Rush a him Back to Ward the building. Several bystanders applauded and shouted let him speak and free Leigh As Hunt looking somewhat stunned was hustled through the crowd. Most said Hunt did not respond but Oneman said he heard the fugitive mutter America is a great country before entering the building. The Fri said Hunt was being questioned and would be arraigned monday in Federal court in los Angeles. He was indicted by a grand jury on Federal theft charges in april of 1988. Agents declined any detailed comment on the arrest refusing to say whether they believe As Hunt stated in his letters that he gambled All the Money away in a vain attempt to quadruple the amount and pay Back twice As much As he stole. Cadets from Page 1 Black mourning ribbons were draped oscars balconies and windows throughout the City which was in the Middle oath acc Days of official mourning. A mass Fune ral was scheduled monday. Soldiers continued to patrol the Caspi an sea port of 1.8 million people in a Mored personnel  Moscow reported that the troops arrested 18 people overnight for violating a curfew As part of a state of emergency. The Interior ministry in Moscow said extremists massed on a Dock in Baku near the Tanker Ivan Zim Sukhov and threatened to blow up the ship unless soviet troops were withdrawn from the capital. In Moscow thousands of azerbaijanis Many wearing Black armbands and waving Black flags of mourning gathered at their Republic s offices and Marche two blocks to the Headquarters of the official Tass news Agency. Carrying signs critical of president Mikhail s. Gorba Chev they said official news coverage of the events in their Republic was distorted. In Western Moscow hundreds of armenians congregated at a Church and cemetery to mourn the dead. Volunteer sat at a table on the Snow covered Side walk outside the Small Church to collect donations for the 15,000 armenian Refu gees who fled Baku. Demonstrators outside the Church held signs including one blaming mos cow for the deaths. Gorbachev told a nationwide television audience saturday that troops were sent into Baku As the last resort after two Gas prices to change at cafes pumps investigators say that on Jan. 20, 1988, Hunt was working As a guard for the Brooks armoured car co. In Philadelphia. Working with him on a truck that Day we e another guard Martin Moran and a Driver Robert twaddle. Police say that when the truck stopped at the main office of a downtown Phi Delphia Bank Hunt stayed in the  Moran and twaddle returned about 30 minutes later. Hunt and two Canvas bags were missing. One bag contained about $250,000, the other about $400,000, All in used Bills. About four weeks ago editors of the Wil Mington Del news journal received two letters apparently written by Hunt saying that the Money was gone and he wanted to surrender in los Angeles. Years of trying to solve the ethnic conflict peacefully. In other developments Iran s official news Agency said two helicopters flew Over barricades reeled by residents of the Border City of Lenko ran and fired at a crowd. Thousands of soviet moslem streamed into Iran across a Bridge at As Tara on sunday the islamic Republic news Agency said. Azerbaijani moslem have destroyed hundreds of Miles of Bor Der defences since the beginning of the year in a bid to Force open the Frontier and be reunited with their ethnic Breth Ren. The Interior ministry in Moscow said extremists in the azerbaijani Village of Barda near the Border with Magorno Karabash forced the local communist party and government chiefs and the head of the local Kab office to Burn their party membership cards. Munich West Germany is prices for some gasoline and i Csc fuels at Exchange service stations in West Ger Many and the Netherlands will change tuesday due to fluctuations in wholesale costs and the value of the Dollar an Exchange spokeswoman said. In West Germany the new prices per Gal Lon at Exchange pumps will be super leaded $ 1.28, up 1 cent regular unleaded $ 1.22, no change super unleaded $1.27, up 1 cent super plus unleaded $1.48, Down 2 cents and diesel $ 1.43, up i cent. Prices for 100-liter Coupon Boote of super leaded Are $33.80. Up 20 cents regular unleaded $32.20, no change super unleaded $33.80, up 20 cents super plus unleaded$39.10, Down 50 cents and diesel $37.80, up 30 cents. In the Netherlands super leaded will be $1.28 per gallon Down 5 cents super unleaded $1.28, Down 5 cents super plus unleaded $ 1.49, up 9 cents and diesel $1.43, up 20 cents. Prices for 100-liter Coupon books of super leaded will Cost $33.80, Down $1.30 super unleaded $33.80, Down $1.30 and i Csc $37.80. Up $5.30. Super plus unleaded is available in the Netherlands in 40-liter books for $ 15.64, up 96 cents