European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday. February 15,1990 panel still ties Frankfurt to pan am bombing f Randy Pruitt Tiff writer Frankfurt. Westt Taryany a member of  commission Tucson Aid there is still Chi do acc to indicate the bomb that Evv a pan a flight 103 in 1988 came from West Germany. You can t ignore one thing we re Here because believed the bomb that blew up flight 103 had its origination in this area said sen. Frank . We want to Sec where the hitch was where the Loop was that permitted this to  Laulin Borg and other members on the  by commission visited Frankfurt International Airport where flight 103 originated on   panel was  president Bush in August 1989  Security and terrorism. Kwh Mclaughlin chairman of the seven member commission said the group will meet with government officials in West Germany. France and the unite kingdom from feb. 12-18. The group Hopes to deliver its  of Bush by mid May. The pan am 747 was blown apart osrffcc/21, 1988, Over the scottish town  killing All 2s9people on Board and Lff pc on the ground. At London s Heathrow Airport for  my Gre continuing its trip to new York. In Hess in in Tell Muir t which run the Frankfurt Airport said it nirl of titty Raj Jarl out the possibility that there were any lapses i that led to the bombing. . Rep. James Oberstar d-minn., said european Security systems differ from those used in the United states and they arc particularly interesting to the commis Sion. I d like to see More uniformity More standardization o of Jeff no said. Lot cd Security improvements at the Frankfurt Airport since last june but added that the facility still had to Deal with More problems than any . Airport because of the 80 countries it serves. Mclaughlin said the committee is not naming terrorist countries or organizations. It s not in our charter. It s not our Mission to look at any criminal investigation she said. The committee plans to Fly to Lockerbie next to Confer with officials and visit the town cemetery. We feel an interest in paying our respects to the Lockerbie she said. Other  of the commission arc sen. Alfonser Amato. A twp Iltz. John Paul Hammer Schmidt a Ark. Gen. Thom arct a shards a retired member of the air Force and Edward Hugo an Independent Washington attorney. News updates Perrier exports Paris l up exports of per Rich Mineral 4aicr to the United Stales halted to a scare Over Ben Zene . Will resume within two to Ivec weeks a Perrier spokesman said londay. Jean Claude us Maignan. A Perrier spokesman in pans said the company had determines there was no pol Lution of the Spring that produces the bubbly Mineral water. East Berlin mayor Berlin a East Berli mayor Erhard Krack whose historic handshake with his Western counterpart last november sym Boli cd the crumbling of the be Linwall said monday he plans to  official East German news Agency adn said Krack decide to resign As a result of a juror Over allegations of massive election fraud during municipal balloting last  German opposition leaders used the fraud Issue to rally sup port for the peaceful revolution that ousted the Hartline Leader Sand has brought the country to the threshold of its first free elections. Eritrean rebels Nairobi. Kenya a Eri Tran rebels monday said they Sank nine Navy vessels and Cap lured 46 tanks in three assaults on the red sea port of Massaway i Northern Ethiopia. The eritrean people s liberation front said 21 crewmen and a Large but unspecified number of army personnel also were taken prisoner during the  rebels said fierce fighting was continuing in a separate attack they launched sunday East of Karan. 55 Miles West of  was not possible to independently confirm the rebel claims made in a statement issued in Khartoum. Sudan where the Eri lean front maintains an office. Rushdie Deith threat Nicosia. Cyon monday Scalli sentence against Salman Rushdie time in four Days enemies of islam Lar threats. Don t work if you Haven Day message in to Don t despair. A the feb. 7 a Carlim time soon. E. Germany won t get Solidarity Aid Mitil after its elections Kob  i missing your Valentine by de Mca vis stiff , West Germany est Ger Many will not provide billion Ofoma Jarsin Solidarity Aid to East Germany a flail the communist country holds free Clec the Economy of East German Lions in March Chancellor Helmut Kohl Botnic Union with West i said tuesday. The West German Leader delivered his message to East German minister presi Dent Hans Modrow after the Leader opened a two Day work meeting in , who Heads a caretaker government arrived in the West German capital tuesday with 17 Cabinet Mem Bers to discuss details of German unification. It was the second meeting of to two leaders since mid december Wien they met in Dresden East German at a news conference motto pc said head failed to get the sow Arity Aid Worth $6.09 billion to mtt4 billion fro West Germany to support his country s sagging Economy " Kohl mad it Clear that his govern ment saw-no1 reason to support the care taker government with gifts of  some West germans have predicted that the East German Economy Cou collapse before the elections. Kohl stressed that the Only Way of Lave in eco. Radthe replacement of the Jwak East Ger Man Marla Jyh the string West German currency. To that end Jusik said officials fro both Cou Truc have fanned a commis Sion  begin work of by detail next we. Means we will designate a dal. Substituting the East Mark with the est Mark. And on the same Day. East Germany will have prepared All the Nec Essary measures for introducing a free Market system in the  the talks will Only consider economic Union in principle because pro democracy forces and rival political parties have effectively forbidden Modrow from com mitting East Germany to the currency plan proposed by Kohl. Kohl said his government would have a slower transition from East any s planned Economy to a free Market system. But time is running out he said. Last year 340,000 East germans left he country he said. And this year we already have about 85,000. We must do something to give these people Hope in the future of their country. We must act  two leaders also disagreed on the recognition of Poland s West  said East Germany has officially recognized the Border. But Kohl said he cannot do so until there is a United Germany and the elected parliaments the decision. Question continues to be source of Ift tuition Between Poland and West  poles worry that the germans May Attim to regain pans of Poland that were  1945.Modrow s visit come Ste Day after thousands of people Demon rated i Leipzig East Germany singing deutschland tiber Alles and demand ing Quick unification. Contributing to this report tha associated press in Bonn american airlines wins prize Italy routes Dallas up american airline Sis one of the winners in a new pact be tween the . And italian government calling for the first expansion of air serv ice Between the two countries in 20years. Under the agreement fort Worth based american and two unnamed carriers will be Able to begin passenger an cargo service to Italy during the next four years the department of transportation said last week. As Many As eight . Cities May receive non Stop service to Milan and Rome. In Exchange the Accord will permit the italian airline a italia to serve five additional . Gateway cities. Italy is one of the countries that behave had great interest in american spokesman Ai Becker said monday. It presents More opportunities for euro Pean  plans Call for american to begin daily service Between Chicago and Milan and Rome starting april 1,1991.american also would be authorized to serve Dubrovnik and Zagreb Yugoslavia via Milan. Becker said american will consider additional . Gateways to Italy in the future but has made no decision yet plane ejections leave 1 dead 1 Hurt Twenty nine Palms Calif. A a Marine Jet Pilot died and a recon Naissance observer was Hurt when they ejected almost simultaneously from Sepa rate aircraft during training missions Amarine corps spokesman said. Marine officials at the air ground combat Center said they were investigating whether the ejections were linked during the incident monday. Capt. Thomas Kolb 28, of san Diego was killed said 1st it. . Skipton spokeswoman at the Cherry Point Marine corps air station in North Carolina where Kolb was based. The single scat av-88 harrier attack Jet valued Atmore than $20 million crashed in a re Mote area. The Aerial observer capt. Jeffrey  of South hold n.y., ejected from a two seat qv-10 Bronco observation and reconnaissance plane that landed safely said master sgt. Sandra Riley at Cherry Point. Schade s age was not immediately available. He suffered minor  planes both assigned to the 2nd Marine aircraft Wing in Cherry Point were training at the sprawling desert base 125 Miles cast of los  harrier Pilot ejected at about 10 15 . Monday and was taken by helicopter to the naval Hospital where he died nearly two hours later  Murphy said. It will run eco your Valentine slay s special edition mines received after will be printed some planned for traffic Mons Belgium a i i i nil ii in , a Cai atom a tree a service will be held at 10 . Friday for  Iwa 39th signal in chief warrant Jas Jpn Thompson. 42. Killed sunday in a  tons chief for Gen. John r.  4 Kenneth f. Supreme Allied commander Europe the Thompson Iii was Riding alone in his car spokesman said around 6 . When the vehicle skidded the Richland wash., native is sur Vived by his wife. Bobbie and two Chil Dren Becky and Tom. Belgian and military authorities Are a Ligating the Accident. Be held in the East Chapel at Shate  in Cas Leau Belgium