European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 07, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Keeping tabs on Luggage see Page 13 Good morning vol. 48. No. 296 wednesday. February 7, 1990 pm of sum 0 8693 a Gorbachev plan draws fire both sides blast i multiparty idea a -.-.-g. Is my a rate a to a Jav l i Flym a Kremlin guard and a sign Block non officials from entering the Central committee s Pivotal Merlini. Moscow Al l Mikhail s. Gorbachev s plan for ending the party s monopoly on Power was Crivici cd tuesday by reformers who said it was not in Lic Lenough and by hard liners who denounced its repudiation of the  opened a Pivotal session of the c ventral committee on monday by proposing that the party he forced to compete with other parties Lor the right to Lead the country. Related stories and photo on Page 8 at tuesday s session most of the members appeared opposed to ending the parly s constitutionally guaranteed dominance a participant said. The majority of the members believe that no la Sand no changes in the Constitution should shut off the authority of the  said one of the participants party official Ivan she Kvich. But other participants and observers said in appeared that the 24m-Membcr committee would approve Gorbachev s proposal to drop article 6 of the Constitution w hich guarantees the c communist party s leading role in . A member of the party s auditing com Mission was interviewed when he stepped out onto red Square during a break in the closed meeting in the Kremlin. He said the session adjourned for the night instead of concluding As scheduled tuesday because committees were still working out conflicts Over Gorbachev s  meeting was to resume wednesday. Some speakers at tuesday s Central committee ses see plan on Back Page Gorbachev s Effort called survival ploy Washington a Mikhail s. Gorbachev s proposal to end the communist party s monopoly of Power was an Effort to keep ahead of a political Avalanche that was threatening to Bury him. . Analysts say. Changing article six of the soviet Constitution to deprive the communist party of its guaranteed leading  As proposed monday by Gorbachev would ratify rather than unite opposition groups scattered among the 15 soviet republics the analysts predicted. But there was no Clear consensus on the question of Gorbachev s survival. In the West where Gorbachev s popu Larity is High his proposal will be interpreted As a show of great skill to enable him to  said Adam ulam of Harvard University. But he is really try see ploy on Back Page proposed reforms july 1986 communist party Central committee says local parliaments Vrell Lake More responsibility. June 1987 first experimental contested elections held in some local districts. June 1988 special party conference approves sweeping political Reform. March 1989 first contested elections for parliament. Jan. 13.1990 Gorbachev drops his opposition to a multiparty system. Jan. 21 Reform communists threaten to split off into a new party unless reforms Are made. Monday Gorbachev asks communist party leadership to rive up its exclusive bold on Power. 2nd crash prompts stand Down by Amy ce1szler-Jones  Raf Mildenhall. England third air Force officials grounded All tactical aircraft tuesday following the crash of an a to Thunderbolt ii. The command s second fatal Accident in less than 24 hours. The a to. Assigned to the 509th tac fighter so at Raf Alconbury. Crashed at about 9 20 . Tuesday near Caply tin in the Black mountains near the Bor Der Between Wales and England. British police the first to reach the Remote and heavily wooded crash site. Recovered the body of the Pilot late tues Day morning. Air Force officials had not yet released the flier s name tuesday night. Sol. Cathy Phillips a spokeswoman for Alconbury. Said the plane was on a routine training Mission at the time of the crash. She said the plane was reported missing after the aircraft did t re Spond to radio  the one Day safety Day was designed As a stand Down to catch our breath and review procedures 3rd air Force spokesman it. Col. Sam Giammo said we re emphasizing  he stressed that the two accidents were unrelated and said Thev were a very unfortunate coincidence the a-10 Accident followed monday night s crash of an Al 11 fighter bomber from Raf upper Heyford that plunged see crash on Back Page Sis Susan Hains