European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d East German dogs causing Flap Page 2 q Saint downplays proposed troop cuts Page 3 q Bush outlines newest plans for drug War Page 5 d nil strikes Back on drug allegations Page 21 vol. Authorized unofficial publication for int us of Mcd fokce1 48, no. 285 saturday january 27, 1990 of ,. 5, d 8693 a colombian Jet crashes in . A firefighter carries Daniel Roden 3, to safety after the colombian jetliner crash. I t nil k. . A \ ii i Lel Herr on a Landing approach radioed an Conru "ru1 o t he l i in loj am rain killing i and valuing Hod 1, a t. S i i i.1 Ith Niu said i Lii Lay. At icam so i up e i i i hi.1 i a Alv. Llu1 a me 7i ? were injured in the Tea i. Said Inick do Raglan the a Civ Yin. I no t v a Jival sen in a so uric cd of to tik1 it u th.1 a . Imti on Mirju a the Plant Ranoia a lm-1. Jorge . A 5 Mear of Busick Mikin trom it Nta. Roc Allal Vivoni in1, Hospital Heel that there was no warning from the Crew. Suddenly he said a was humps. The ladies and kids were i thou lit we were going to Erash. I had Lime in say a Piaser i put my Atla Ehe ease Over my because i did t Hae a Pillow. 1 Henl out in the trash position. In about five seconds we were crashing into the Trees said to Ano. Who Sut Fred a cracked Vertebra. Vianca flight 52 was carrying i-19 passengers and nine Crew members when it crashed thursday night on its second approach to new \ Ork s John f. Kennedy International Airport. Inc airline said in a statement from Bogota. The 23-year-old jetliner More than 90 minutes late from Bogota after a Stop in Medellin. Colombia broke into at least three pieces with the cockpit coming to rest on a Patio. Rescuers arrived to incl bloodied passengers scrambling out of exits. Or. George Dunn of Glen Cove Community Hospital said the number of survivors was High because the air plane see crash on Back Page Ess Susan Harris should women enter combat soldiers say yes no maybe is Vitca Crawley spec. Laticia Diaz. Nobody twisted my Arm by David Tarrant staff Wilits Schwabish Hall. West Germany women command military police platoons. They also drive trucks Load ammo take blood samples and shoot m-16s. Or painstakingly plot the logistics of transporting troops and equipment hundreds sometimes thousands of Miles. They sweat cuss and grumble about the things that soldiers have sweated cussed and grumbled about forever. Six Len hour Days. Mess Hall food. Weather. Politicians. But on one Point they tend to agree. When they joined the military they knew that one Day they might be shot at. Or they might have to shoot Back. I will not he Silaoc to fight for my country. Period. And if any male or female believes they cannot handle that possibility they should run. Not walk to their or Derly room and sign their discharge said spec. Cheryl Mceroy. 32. Stationed in West Germany. Women Are at inc front line of a debate about whether they should be allowed to join combat units. The . Invasion of Panama the largest american combat operation since Vietnam carried news reports of women involved in key missions who led troops into fire who had medals pinned on their combat fatigues by generals. Those news reports May have surprised Many americans. But not Many american soldiers. In the past decade women increasingly have taken on essential roles in the military. One of every 10 enlisted personnel in the army. Navy. Air Force and Marine corps is female. The department of defense has always prohibited women from serving in combat units or com manding combat troops. A sampling of both malt continued on Page 3 greek leaders say . To shut 2 major bases Athens. Greece Al l the United slates will close two of its four major military installations m Greece political party leaders said priday. The disclosure came after leaders of the three parties that support the coalition government met with prime minister Xenophon Zolotas. Constantine Milso Takis who Heads the conservative new democracy grouping confirmed a report by the Athens newspaper ethos that . Ambassador Michael sotirhos had advised the greeks thursday of the is. Decision to shut the bases. Sotirhos was unavailable for comment Friday. I panhellenic socialist movement Leader Andreas Papandreou told reporters that Zolotas had discussed the . Advisory at their meeting. Communist party chief Harilaos Florakis told re porters that if the bases were closed it would be a significant the Elinos report said that sotirhos passed on a letter from . Defense Secretary Dick Cheney to his greek counterpart. Tannis to Annc Takis. The letter advised that Hill Nikon a which is adjacent to Athens International Airport and the . Navy communications station at Nea Makh 22 Miles Southeast of the capital would be removed. The closure of the bases Here is considered part of the Pentagon s plan to shut Down dozens of military installations in the United Stales and abroad. Cheney is scheduled to present the Pentagon s defense budget proposal on monday in Washington. This would leave two other major military installations in Greece an air Force communications monitoring Post and a refuelling base for the Navy s 6th Fleet both located on the Island of Crete. The Hill Nikon base which is used by reconnaissance aircraft to Shadow soviet Fleet movements in the see greek on Back Page
