European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Report from is  continued irom Page 13 on which his Home and those of several family members sit were off limits to traffic now. Cars can make their Way through the streets with no trouble but few romanians bother. We have seen the inside of his Home on television and that is enough for  said Bucharest resident Cristian Dumitrescu ii does t take Long to notice something s changed in Romania before the revolution roadsides near the Border were covered with signs praising Ceausescu s government in near godlike terms. One sign from the old Days Nicolae Ceausescu who brings peace to the Earth " today All those signs have been destroyed by citizens celebrating the dictator s demise Erhardt Dan a romanian born student who led a humanitarian Aid caravan from West Germany to his Homeland last month said the friendliness of romanian officials was a Shock in Early 1989. Before Ceausescu s downfall Dan said he tried to drive into Romania with a Carload of food and children in Brasov Lake a break from playing to inspect visitors from weal Germany and stare at their edible treats. Medical supplies he was told at the Border we Don t need your compassion go Back to Germany and throw All this  on his most recent trip romanian officials took a different approach. Dan and his colleagues were Given free visas at the Border and were told where they could get gasoline at no Cost during their trip. Gasoline is a precious commodity that is rationed for the average citizen but Dan s group was routinely waved to the front of Long Gas lines. Romania is still very much an unsettled country. The political situation continues to change daily and the military remains ready for anything. Heavily armed troops Are stationed at strategic locations such As airports military airfields and some government offices. In Bucharest the interim government s Headquarters is ringed by armed troops standing almost shoulder to shoulder. Tanks and anti aircraft guns Are also in Plain View. The same situation exists at the National television station in Bucharest. The to station was the scene of the revolution s heaviest fighting. Evidence of that is easily seen. Buildings nearby Are windowless and riddled with Bullet holes. Newspapers that Tell the truth Are among the most wanted items in newly democratic Romania these Days but at the outset of the revolution citizens relied on radio free Europe for the facts radio free Europe played a major role said free Lance journalist Friedrich schuster of Sabiu in Central Romania. It provided the population with ears. The whole land knew what had happened in  the revolution began in Timisoara a few Days before Christmas and quickly spread across the country. Sabiu was the second City where people took to the streets to fight Ceausescu s Security forces. The first deaths occurred there in the Early morning hours dec. 21 is Rao Jav Mcclam a woman picks her Way through puddles covering the washed out Street outside a typical apartment in Bucharest orphans children have parents but families Lack food of. Sis or Twat do or. Teofll Lacatus talks with orphanage director or. Dolna Valleana right and her Stah. Flower for hero by Randy Mcclain staff writer a Barbu stands ankle deep in mud at the Entrance to Selu cemetery in Bucharest. Romania Selling bouquets of Flowers to a steady Stream of mourners. I feel a Little bad making Money this Way but i Don t have any other  she says a Carton of White Pink and Blue Flowers tied in Bunches at her feet. I m forced by my health and hunger to be  the 65-year-old widow who suffers irom stomach and liver ailments plans to come often to Bucharest s newest burial ground. Before the revolution this narrow plot of land was a playground for children. In the past six weeks swings and sandboxes have been taken out to make room for the dead in Early february the grave diggers Are still at work braving Bucharest s harsh Winter conditions to move soggy Earth with picks and shovels for Barbu. Each funeral represents a Chance to earn a few coins. Her bouquets sell for 5 Lei apiece the Cost of two loaves of bread. Every Little bit helps. The woman s state pension is Only 200 Lei or $2 a month based on Black Market Exchange rates. Behind Barbu. Mothers fathers and wives dressed in Black and wearing heavy rubber boots trudge irom one grave to the next to Pray the Earth beneath their feet has been turned into a dark Brown ooze by steady rain. Those buried Here Are considered heroes of the revolution Many Are romanian soldiers who gave their lives fighting troops Loyal to the late dictator Nicolae Ceausescu others Are civilians some As Young As 14, killed in Bucharest s Palace Square where fierce Street Page 14 the stars and stripes monday be