European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 \ q the stars and stripes wednesday january 24.1990 news updates gasoline it prices los Angi Les up a gasoline prices Cli need nearly 2 corns in mid Janua y. But the unusual wintertime a Ward trend May be waning Indi try analyst Trilby Lundberg sait sunday. The average Price of a gallon of gasoline on an. 19 was 113.06 cents up l.9 cents since Jan s. Said la Ndoci. Who regularly surveys prices a 12.000 gasoline Sta i ions across to country. The Jui Tif brought gasoline prices to Iscil highest level since late july Andy As unusual for the Winter season when people generally drive less Aid demand is Low. But Lundes said the increases May be cominotto an end As cold weather and can accompanying jump in Chatita Oil prices that fostered the Rise Sand an increase of More than 4 casts two weeks before a Appeal Lundberg be lessening. Ruling allows suit new York of victims of the a pan America plane in papist line for punitive has ruled. The decision judge Juhn e. Is apr families i9b6 hijacking of world airways sue the air images. A judge y . District Izzo of Manhal Zurich so a lawyer re pc of the late Ford in sunday he has Sion by a Zurit lease j260 Mil Banks in the Jwj by the former Philippines. After an in More than the District attorn agreed in Prim freeze Marco owned by the Lute and a coca a mints. Bui i feel to the com proceedings if prove the fun Tai cd. . Will liberalize restrictions. S 1 Tan is the latest in conflicting interpretations of inc Warsaw convention on air travel. On Jan. .1. Ajoc Cral judge in Brooklyn. Thoms Platt ruled in a separate ease that inc treaty barred punitive damages for families of passengers killed in the december 1988 bombing it pan american flight 103 Scotland. T Platt said the Warsaw convention restricted International aviation lawsuits $ compensatory damages and limited those damages to s7s.0cku unless Quot wilful misconduct Quot is a tved. Sprizzo disagreed. He said no language in the Caty Quot expressly preempts or preludes Quot punitive claims. G Sprizzo s ruling stemmed from More than 50 la mails filed by the families of victim of the hijacking of a pan am Flint from Bombay India to new Sork on sept. 5, 1986. A Marcos accounts Zorland apr King the family and Marcos said pealed the Deci at Lomey to re in deposited in financial capital president of the Isi Galion lasting rears the Zurich Peter Cosandey be Jan. 4 to in assets in Banks iss credit Zinsli certain Bank id this was sub Ilc Tion of criminal he Philippines to were illegally of on Washington a administration in a move to help european countries is ready to ease restrictions on sales of High technology computers and other telecommunications equipment . Officials said monday. The decision was made Friday at a co celing of the National Security Council a a Quot a ony mity said the decision made at me and will be announced shortly american the countries Likely to be assisted in twp Vional Security Council meeting apr a a a a j a a. Quot opes j Otticia experts arc in London beginning do cushions on a joint approach with Jar fish officials. Quot the discussions arc in Pajuf fixation for a meeting in Paris Iljana pc Druary of Cocom the coordination committee for multilateral Exon 1control. There the United Stala slopes to work out details of Whaul tend of equipment will be sales to it cleared and How much of it. _ Cocom. Which induder16 nato Row trips except Japan and Western Cliv cries Bee limnology to Eastern countries. To ruins we rates has been among i utmost provide High penology to allies or it Sovil Europe approaches of some other Cocom members and produce a Compromise. The net result however would be to deliver better computers and telecommunications equipment to members of the East bloc provided technology is not then turned Over to the soviet Union. The . Officials who demanded a said the decision made at the elude Poland Hungary and Czechoslovakia All of which have shed communist domination and arc adopting capitalistic approaches to their weak economies. The meeting in Paris is designed to adopt uniform rules to guide technology transfers. In this respect the administration s decision to liberalize restrictions could be balanced against the More eager v to Eastern Europe and vict Union. But. The officials air cutly on not to said the ,. They adopted a could cd Enguall soviet Union. _ the decision was first reported monday s editions of the Wasl Post. Ile a aiding countries As ends talc economics a extended to the. M Ashington ., soviets head toward Start pact with agreement to inspect warheads the lawyer who asked not la be identified said his Appeal against the Zurich up Orneys decision questioned the Validity in Swiss courts of criminal ruling by philippine authorities against the Marcos family. Geneva up a the United states and the soviet Union moving toward a strategic arms reduction treaty announced agreement monday on reciprocal trial inspections of each Side s nuclear warheads. Letters formalizing Accord on such inspections were signed by arms negotiators at resumed talks on 50 percent cuts in Long Range strategic arsenals. . Delegate Richard Burl and his soviet counterpart Yuri Nazarin have instructions from presidents Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev to Complete a Basic treaty outline for the leaders june Summit. P at the last round of talks which ended . A the two major Powers agreed to try out verification measures for future treaty compliance. These include a tagging Quot or electronically Labelling missiles and exhibiting heavy bombers. But agreement to look at each other s nuclear warheads would have been unthinkable n year ago and resulted from what Bun and Nazarin called Quot a new Era Quot in superpower relations. _ Quot this agreement to conduct trial re entry vehicle inspections Marks the first time in history that the United states and the soviet Union will inspect each others nuclear warheads a said a statement by the . Delegation. A was such it is not Only an important step toward an effectively verifiable Start treaty but also a step toward greater transparency and hence greater predictability in the .-soviet strategic relationship the latest round of negotiations was the 3th since they started in 1985. Under pressure from leaders talks were resumed earlier than scheduled rather than starting after the feb. 6-7 meeting be Iween . Secretary of state James a Baker Iii and so Tel foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze in Moscow. 2j3ls injured in crash that killsjted5 Livorno lui5tss_two italians were killed and three Oloc theopis including 2 american soldiers were injured in a head on Auto Accident Early Jared in sunday. Killed in the 1 30 . Crash Rico Denoth 25, a i Vuomg two est and the Driver of one of the we icicles and his front Scal Croni 25, of Rome. A def a of River of the other car spec. Dar Tell b. Rodgers 20, was in critical but stable condition monday in a Livorno Hospital. Army spokesman staff sgt Jeff Fry said monday. Rodgers a Truckee Ali it sighed to the _ tubal Livorno scamp a Tito is a scaled Lor massive head nes broke Ltd a broken left ankle. Also listed in critical but Stabb Tofu no Hospital and released. Chambers is a military policeman assigned to Camp Darby s 13th my co. According to italian police Rodgers car apparently crossed the Center line of the our Lane Highway and struck do Noth s car head on. Denoth s car came to rest in a ditch while the american Cara inst a a a it a. Lion in the same Hospital were two a Quot Quot to Jed another 300 feet following the a Imp amp Rcv. Sengers in Denothy a vehicle Francesca Denoth 23, the Driver s sister and Paola Spinglli 27, both of Livorno. Fry said the tone passenger in Rodgers car pfc. Scott Chambers 22, was treated for cuts and bruises at the Livor to Mae. Both victim Fly a Tiue pronounced dead at the scene of the occurred about seven Miles South arca Jap Darby italian and american authorities Are investigating the crash. Irs sets town meeting for overseas taxpayers Washington a amps a . Taxpayers overseas will have a rare Chance to Grill internal Revenue service officials in person during a so called town meeting in London next month. The meeting scheduled for feb. 21 at the . Embassy will give taxpayers abroad a Chance to raise any tax related issues said Rod Young a Revenue service spokesman. A it s open to anyone with suggestions continents or Strong feelings about whal they think needs to be done in terms of changes to tax forms procedures or services Young said. This is the first town meeting to be held overseas. The Revenue service has hosted a number of similar meetings in various . Locations. A during the 1989 filing season the irs held 12 town meetings in 10 states Quot Young said. Quot a total of 371 suggestions were made at these meetings and 66 were adopted Quot because of Security requirements at the embassy people who want to attend need to Register by feb. 14 by calling inc irs office in London Young said. The civilian number is 44-1-408-8085. Those who can t attend the meeting can Send written comments and suggestions to the main irs office at this address internal Revenue service attn assistant commissioner International room 4401, 950 l infant Plaza so Washington , 20024. Missott proliferation called a Bijj a great Vienna Austria a belter relations Between the two super and drug trafficking Are Pri a a. Pal Lii i i i lblrfl1t�?~irnifnrrr-Inir Powers the future is clouded by growing lure and assessment at capability of states to produce ballistic missiles a . Army general want St the future Loti. Group monday. Holds a Quot Surat Chii Brig. Gen John a up Fison speak More Complex Ilia perts predict that by the year 2000 some 15 or More countries will have the capacity to produce and launch ballistic missiles. He also pointed to the dangers or Quot indiscriminate use Quot of chemical Cap in Environ i Tan that of the last ing of an of top East years West Mili Laryea Flers. Also said terrorism ast 4if a a the prolife gyrnfchtbs.1 the general said some intelligence sex said. Proliferation of nuclear tech nolo a a uld trouble everyone Quot he
