European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 04, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes sunday february 4,1990 news updates Aoun launches attack Beirut. Lebanon up tank led troops of Christian Gen. Michel Aoun launched a wide scale offensive Friday on militia controlled areas or cast Beirut on the third Day of fighting for the control of the Christian enclave. A Hail of artillery fire preceded the attack huh was met with stiff resistance by the Christian Leb anese forces militia of Samir Oca Gea. Aoun shattered a shaky truce arranged Jat thursday by the vat ican Mission and local clerics. Genscher seeks Allied support on unification soviets want vote . Temperatures february 1 Hilo am a v c Avnie n a c Cwi pm tvo s c t we i Jimj i int a s c out mor \ \ onto i of Floc 6 01 43 s3 is 50 44 43 64 62 36 5? m 46 7? 46 4t 66 46 4 4t 44 12 51 61 15 01 30 49 12 63 50 15 62 of 30 46 71 31 31 19 m 51 16 29 4 34 5t 44 40 46 4s 7 17 05 37 50 36 of 20 23 01 42 4 01 Lime a t 101 aft gift t a Danu Vii sip it c fill i h r pro i t Pahud 0ou r 9 p v i Genscher made his comments in a radio interview before flying to washing ton to discuss with Secretary of state James a. Baker 111 the Prospect of unification. Genscher said he was also consulting with British and French officials and would meet with Shevardnadze next week. East Germany s Premier Hans mod Row outlined a plan thursday for a United fatherland that would be governed from Berlin but would remain militarily Neutral. Genscher joined Chancellor Helmut Kohl in rejecting neutrality for the future German state. But he also said that East Germany a member of the Warsaw pact should not be drawn into nato. Uniting the two Ger Many has be come Likely since a pro democracy Revo Lution ousted hard line East German Leader Erich Hon Cockcr on oct. 18, opened the Berlin Wall formed a Cali Tion government and scheduled elections in March. Kohl said in a statement issued by his office in Bonn on thursday that he would agree to talks with East German leaders As soon As a new government was elected on March 18. But he added i strongly reject the concept of German officials in both Ger Many welcomed president Bush s proposal to Cut super Power troops in Central Europe to 195,000 on each Side to correspond to recent diminishing of tension Between nato and its rival Warsaw pact. Modrow s government predicted the White House initiative would Speed conventional armed forces reduction being negotiated in Vienna. Conflict in schedule keeps Cheney from Western defense conference Washington is Pentagon officials Are denying reports in the West German Media that Secretary of defense Dick Cheney has declined to attend the annual sch Kunde defense conference in Munich this weekend because of a protocol dispute. The reports said Cheney sent word that he would not attend the annual meeting of Western defense officials be cause he was not scheduled to be the first 41 41 � u 43 45 45 54 19 0� 30 4i 3934 x 37 u speaker to open the conference. That Honor is traditionally Given to the West German defense minister. A Pentagon official who asked not to be identified said Cheney could t at tend the conference because the release of the fiscal 1991 budget was delayed. Originally the budget was to have been released Jan. 22, and the presi Dent s state of the Union address was to be delivered on Jan. 23, the official said. But that was delayed by the White House and the budget was t released until monday with the state of the Union address two Days later. By Law Cheney is required to appear on Capitol Hill to begin testifying on the de sense budget immediately after the release of the budget and the address the official said. Since he was t Able to Start testifying until thursday it came Down to a simple scheduling he said. Pregnant Cousin of British Queen gets married amid Royal scandal London up Marina Ogilvy. Who As a Cousin of Queen Elizabeth ii is 24th in line for the British throne entered Wedlock Friday during her fifth month of pregnancy ending the possibility of the first illegitimate childbirth in the House of Windsor in 26 years. Sir Angus Ogilvy led his 23-year-old daughter Down the aisle in a private serv ice that appeared to end an embarrassing family Row Over the pregnancy because of Marina Ogilvy s claims that her parents tried to Force her to have an Abor Tion. Her Mother. Princess Alexandra seemed relaxed As she entered St. An Drew s Parish Church in the Surrey town of Ham. Her Calm belied the presence of about 60 Media personnel who jostled and clambered up ladders propped against the Church Wall to get better positions to record the proceedings. None of the High ranking members of the Royal family appeared even though they attended the wedding of Marina Ogilvy s brother James. Elizabeth who is on an official visit to new zealand had Given her Blessing and consent to the marriage. The Bride wore a Black velvet dress a red Tass cd Bolero jacket and a wide brimmed hat for her marriage to Paul Mowatt a 26-year-old photographer. A Well Wisher showered confetti Over the couple As they emerged from the Church after the hour Long ceremony and were whisked off in a limousine. It was a Happy occasion a Lovely occasion said the vicar who conducted the event. Harold Brooks Baker publishing director of Burke s peerage said the wed Ding showed that the Royal family is More Avant Garde than any other grouping the kingdom for its response to the possible birth of an illegitimate child. Services set for Counselor no gets 15 years for raping daughter Raf Alconbury. England is an air Force Jet engine Mechanic who admitted that he raped and sodomized his daughter was Given a 15-Yearprison term and a dishonourable Dis charge Friday a base spokesman said. The stars and stripes is withholding the name of the no to protect the Pri Vacy of the child. The staff sergeant pleaded guilty to charges that included rape sodomy with a child under 16. And indecent acts with a minor. Sol. John Norgren said. The airman who had 12 years in the service was sentenced for assaults committed be tween april 1987 and november 1989. The sergeant also was reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade. Norgren said. Hanau est Germany a memo rial service in be held tuesday for Pearl a. at Hanau s Portfield died thurs Day of cancer at ves id Hospital in Birmingham. Ala. She was Iii Townsel left West Germany let. 26 and flew to Birmingham for treat. Vice from German doctors in Hana Moo had been treating her for Mon month a school spokesman said Townsel spent 20 depart ment of defense dependents schools As a teacher and Cound a spending the last seven years at taught Mack history for the school draw my on her firsthand experience in tlrf1960s civil rights movement in Alarma. One of her fondest Mem Ori of Jav of that Era was a visit to her Home he the Rev. Martin Luther King or. Townsel began her career with the overseas schools As Ftp Selor at Kuba Saki High sch inn Okinawa. She then moved to pipe Tasens Junior High school in 1978-Jmere she taught Home econom Issaa of social studies. June also taught Home economics at osterholz High school from 1980 to 1982. She then moved to Span Dahlem elementary where she served As a coun Selor and later transferred to Portfield i 1983.ownsel earned her Bachelor of Sci enc Ethree in 1951 from Mills College in and a masters degree incounselingniij957 from the Tuskegee Institute in Tum be is survived to Stepson. Lamarr Townsel of Jonesboro ii Ila. And a sister Michaela Hutchins who Tydes in to Ronto. The service will be at 4 Pioneer Cavern Chapel in Hanau. \ armenian patriarch Dies in Jerusalem Jerusalem up the Leader of the armenian orthodox Church in Jerusalem and Jordan died of a cerebral Haemorrhage at the residence he has occupied for 30 years his Secretary said Friday. Patriarch Yegishe Derderian 80, died at 9 . Thursday in his bedroom at the armenian Ortho Dox patriarchate in Jerusalem s walled old City George Hintlian said. Derderian had become ill with the flu shortly before Bis death. Derderian s funeral is scheduled for feb. 11 to allow for delegations from abroad to attend Hintlian said
