European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday. February 10,1990 soviets czech pullout to begin soon most will be gone by May official says Prague. Czechoslovakia a the soviet Union will begin pulling its troops out of Czechoslovakia within Days and the bulk of the red army soldiers will leave by the end of May. Czechoslovak Deputy foreign minister Evzen Macck said Friday after Tough negotiations in Moscow. After the talks. Macck said on Czecho slovak television that the Only Point left undecided in three Days of talks was when the last soviet Soldier would leave the country that soviet led Warsaw pact troops invaded in 1968 to crush the re forms of Prague  the arrangement appeared to be a Compromise Between the soviet Union and the czechoslovak government a news Brief newly installed coalition that has stridently demanded the Complete withdrawal of soviet troops by this year in a Clear signal that the East european allies Are now taking a Dif Trent tone with Moscow. Before the talks the czechoslovak government had demanded that most of the 73,500 soviet troops leave the coun try by mid May before the free elections scheduled for june 8, with All others out by the year s end. The soviets however apparently walked at Complete withdrawal. But Macck suggested that the bulk will go. In the near future actually within Days the withdrawal of combat troops from Czechoslovakia will Start and a substantial part of these troops will be withdrawn by the end of May he said on television from Moscow. His remarks indicated that the troops families might stay longer in Czechoslovakia. The soviets key argument for de laying the withdrawal has been that they do not have housing and other facilities for the returning soldiers and their families. Without exaggeration we can say that both sides have managed to reach a full agreement on a Complete and speedy withdrawal of soviet troops from Czechoslovakia Vacek said. Macck reached the agreement with so Viet Deputy foreign minister Ivan Abri mov. He said their talks would continue. Both men were quoted earlier by the state news Agency ctr As saying that no final Dale for completing the pullout had been set. Czechoslovak defense minister Miroslav Macck no relation to the Deputy foreign minister had said earlier in Pra gue that he was convinced the withdrawal of soviet combat troops is feasible still by the end of this  the troops were stationed in Czecho Slovakia after leading the five nation Warsaw pact invasion in 1968. One of the first acts under the new foreign policy pursued by president Vaclav Havel and foreign minister Jiri Dinst birr was to declare agreements on deploying of such troops null and void. Judge rules Noriega must stand trial in . Miami not Federal District judge Wil Liam m. Hock Clur ruled thursday that Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega must stand trial on drug trafficking  rejected defense lawyers arguments that . Courts had no jurisdiction Over the fallen panamanian  said he was not qualified to Rule on the defense argument that Noriega was a prisoner of War As defined in the Geneva conventions and that he should be moved to a Neutral third country. But he said Noriega s possible status As a prisoner of War did not affect whether he could stand trial. I Don t find that under the Geneva conventions i must divest myself of jurisdiction Hpe pc scr said As Noriega watched quietly wearing an open shirt with the four stars of a general on his  one Point in the court session he sat hunched Over a Spanish language edition of the 1949 Geneva conventions. Once it was Clear that the Case would proceed a defense lawyer raised several objections to a proposal by prosecutors on How classified documents should be handled in the  for the first time it was indicated that the defense would seek computer files compiled by the National Security Agency of conversations Intelli gence officials had with and about Noriega. East Germany s economic crisis fuels push for common currency Bonn West Germany a a top official in Chancellor Helmut Kohl s government warned Friday that East Germany s Economy could collapse within a few Days and the Central Bank chief agreed to push for a common currency to defuse the crisis. There is a drastic decline of All state authority said the senior official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Kohl will discuss the need for billions of Marks in immediate Aid for East Germany during his weekend visit to Moscow the official said. The Chancellor and soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev will also discuss what measures the West Ger Man government will propose during next week s talks with East German Premier Hans Modrow in Bonn. Economic decline fuelled by a continuing exodus of skilled workers has accelerated to the Point where in solvency could be within a few Days the official warned. He also said that East Germany s first Ever free elections set for March 18, arc threatened by the coming economic disaster. Certain state offices Don t exist any More. There arc those in East Germany who doubt that the March election Date can even be reached the official said. East German government spokesman Wolfgang Meyer denied that his communist led nation is in such dire circumstances. As Long As the Modrow government exists East Germany will remain solvent Meyer told reporters in East Berlin. Bonn government spokesman Hans Klein also is sued a statement saying that West Germany was not officially predicting an East German collapse. Kohl on wednesday formed a Cabinet committee charged with working out unification of the two Ger Man states including immediate efforts to make the West German Mark the common currency. Oil from Page 1 Security from Page 1 Usa eur spokesman also would not say whether any threats had been directed against any facility in Europe. Officials at . Air forces in Europe referred questions about the possible terrorism threat to the . Euro Pean come. Asked about the threat a command spokes suing to pump out about 300.000 Gallons of Oil remaining in the damaged Forward compartment one of is on the ship. The Effort was expected to be wrapped up by Friday evening. Although Friday s shift in the winds held Promise of pushing the Slick out to sea again an 8 31 . High tide threatened to Send More Oil onto the Sand. Residents gathered on the Beach once again Friday some helping in the cleanup others decrying the situation. The Tanker began spewing Oil i / Miles off Hunting ton Beach wednesday afternoon apparently after bouncing on top of its own Anchor and opening a 3 foot Hole in the Bottom of the single Hull ship. Divers discovered a second Hole in the ship s no. I starboard hold and the no. 2 tank was being monitored for leaks. The commandant of the coast guard . Paul Yost sent to the scene by president Bush praised the Quick response of emergency Crews. He said the entire snip was circled by booms within six to eight hours about 30 percent of the spill is expected to evaporate Over the coming Days Yost said but no one could estimate How Long it would take to clean up. By Friday morning roughly 5 percent of the spill was recovered. Sobriety tests were Given to three key Crew members of the american trader including its Maser Captain Robert Laware a 30-Yar employee of american Trad ing who was described by company officials As an extremely experienced skipper. Officials said those tests were negative. Cuts from Page 1 met for an hour and 45 minutes and the two then met for another two hours without  held talks with soviet foreign minister Edu Ard Shevardnadze before and after the sessions with Ger Bachch. . Officials said Baker and the foreign minister focused on arms control. "1 think we May speak of Progress at the talks Shevardnadze  two Days of meetings Baker and Shevardnadze made headway toward a troop reduction treaty and on another Accord scheduled for signing at the june sum Mit in Washington. The second pact would reduce Long Range nuclear missiles bombers and submarines by 30 percent to 50  offered at least one Concession that would permit the soviets to exclude from a projected ceiling some combat aircraft that they contend arc defensive. The soviets meanwhile dropped their demand for a provision that would allow them to scrap a treaty to reduce Long Range nuclear missiles by 30 percent to 50percent if Moscow concluded . Anti missile de lenses in space were  another matter the two sides apparently opposed Israel s resettlement of soviet jewish Immi Grants on the West Bank. Man referred to the state department advisory. Traffic onto . Military bases was slowed consider ably at some entry checkpoints Friday while military police scrutinized identification cards and vehicle registrations. At Rhein main a Security police handed out a threat warning to persons entering the compound. In it americans were asked to avoid off base american gathering areas this weekend. Be Alert and report suspicious activity to your Security  at Cambrai Fritsch Cavern in Darmstadt West Ger Many the Public affairs office said similar warnings would be distributed Friday saturday and sunday. At Ramstein a West Germany a letter urging Resi dents of the  military Community to exer Cise caution was sent to commanders and first sergeants. The Alert distressed some americans. It makes me nervous because we live on the econ omy said Amy Webb the wife of pfc. Troy Webb. It won t change our weekend plans though added her husband who is with the 6th my co in Munster West Germany. You Don t Wani to build your life around  sgt. Archie Conner co a 51st inf regt. At Killcy Barracks in Darmstadt said he would be hesitant to travel off the base this weekend. "1 feel Safe on the Cavern he said. The United Stales issued a threat advisor in de Cember and a stale department official said inc no Tice remains in effect. The statement issued two months ago warned of the possibility of an alack against a . Or West european target. Thursday s announcement spoke Only of ". Interests being possible targets. The slalom Cut said the concern in december was based partly on reports of Modem Cal of terrorists from the Middle East and on the discovery of weapons Des tined for pro iranian groups in Spain and Africa. Contributing to this report do dec Arlington Doke in Kaiserslautern West Germany and the associated press in Washington