European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes tuesday february 20,1990 Snow in Turkey kills 10, cuts Power to 900 towns Ankara. Turkey a heavy Snow in Eastern Turkey caused six houses to collapse monday killing 10 people and injuring 16, news reports  teams could not reach the collapsed houses in Karaiova township in Bingol province because of More than 6 feet of Snow that piled up in the past two Days the provincial governor was quoted As telling the Anatolia news Agency. Roads and railways were blocked airports were closed and electricity was Cut off in 900 villages. Anatolia said. Most Village roads also were closed in the Cen trial province of Konya and in the Eastern Black sea coastal Region because of heavy snowfall Anatolia reported. Oil spill and fire follow collision on la. Waterway intr coastal City. La. Dpi Abarge with More than a million Gallons of Gaso line aboard hit another vessel on the Busy  waterway spilling an undetermined amount of fuel and starting a fire that burned for nearly nine hours the . Coast guard said  waterway was closed and a safety zone was established by the coast guard after the collision Between the two barges at 5 39 . Sunday officials said. The coast guard said the fire which ignited Damp swamp Brush was brought under control by Midnight but a water Way official said the last flames were not doused annl 2 30 . The Crew members of two rowboats pushing the barges were rescued but one crewman injured his leg and was evacuated to a Hospital coast guard chief Petty officer Rich Muller said in new Orleans. Palestinian bases blasted by israeli fighter bombers Beirut. Lebanon a israeli warplanes twice attacked palestinian bases monday near the port City of Sidon that were used As organization Points for assaults on israeli troops in Southern Lebanon police and Israel s army said. Lebanese police said the attacks killed one person and wounded  jets attacked bases used by the democratic front for the liberation of Palestine a marxist Plo faction near the Village of afr Jarah four Miles cast of Sidon a military statement  said the bases were destroyed and All the aircraft returned safely from me first attack about 35 Miles North of Israel s Border. There was no immediate confirmation from Israel of the second attack. Cheney philippine official remain at Odds Over bases Manila Philippines a . Defense Secre tary Dick Cheney and his philippine counterpart failed monday to Bridge differences Over the funding of bases and Cheney warned that Washington would abandon the Sites without acceptable terms. Police also clashed monday with demonstrators into separate protests against the . Secretary s visit. Cheney after being shunned by philippine presi Dent Corazon Aquino met for nearly three hours with defense minister Fidel Ramos in discussions de scribed As very cordial but also very  Cheney said hat allowing . Use of the base would be in both governments interests but that the United states will stay Only As Long As the philippine people wish it to stay and Only if the terms negotiated Are acceptable to both parties relations Between the two longtime allies have reached new lows in recent weeks. Aquino announced last week that she would refuse to see Cheney express ing unhappiness with negative coverage of her govern ment in the . Media and asserting that Washington had failed to live up to its financial obligations for use of the six bases. Meanwhile officials in Washington have expressed concern Over Aquino s ability to Reform her govern ment and fend off new coup attempts. Cheney has stressed that he did not come 19 open negotiations Over the bases but there was no sign his comments soothed philippine anger Over the Issue. At a joint news conference with Ramos Chene lauded his counterpart for being very direct and very forthright in their discussions. The . Defense Secretary pledged his Best efforts to restore the j96 million Cut by Congress from the support package for the six military bases. The lease for the Sites which include Clark a and Subic Bay naval facilities expire next year. Severance from Page 1 this budget year and 15.000 in 1991. Most of the reductions will occur through cutbacks in new enlist ments voluntary Early release programs and involuntary retirements. Army officials said. The air Force reductions arc set at 13,500, and the Navy s. 5.200. Neither service expects that involuntary separations will be necessary in 1991. The Marine corps will lose Only a few Hundred enlisted personnel. Its concern is stagnation of no pro motions. The corps would prefer to have Severance pay authorized for cos who voluntarily separate from service. Cost estimates for the separation pay proposal were not immediately available. The non commissioned officers association estimates it would Cost $105 Mil lion if a third of the army s anticipated 1991 losses were cos eligible for separation pay. Military officials said that if Congress follow through on preliminary plans to Cut at least $10 billion from the $295 billion defense budget request Money might not be available for enlisted Severance pay. If the services Cut personnel Early in a budget year some of the Cost would be absorbed through savings from unpaid Basic pay and allowances. Cheney stressed that .-Philippinc relations were Strong and should remain  think that is a misreading of events to suggest that somehow the United states is trying to sen signals other than the one i have already Given publicly which is our very Strong commitment to our Alli Ance with the Philippines he said. Ramos acknowledged that the . Administration needed congressional approval for Aid commitments but said he told Cheney that time is of the essence in meeting obligations. Asked whether filipinos wanted the bases to re main Ramos declined to answer saying the Issue was under discussion in the philippine Congress. Cheney is on a two week tour of asian Host nation for . Forces in preparation for sending Congress an april 1 assessment of the nation s military posture inthe Pacific. He has been telling officials in each Allied nation that there Are limits on defense department spending and that budget pressures May Force 10 to 12 percent cuts in . Forces based in Japan South Korea and the Philippines. Some 18,000 . Military personnel arc based inthe Philippines with another 20,000 civilian and Mili tary dependents. After his 24-hour stay in Manila Cheney was to visit Clark a before departing tuesday for Okinawa and a three Day Stop in Tokyo. He Heads Back to Washington on saturday. After his talks with Ramos Cheney went by helicopter to the Subic Bay naval facilities 50 Miles West of Manila. He inspected a helicopter Carrier and chatted with marines and  200 members of the militant league of Filipi no students chanted Yankees go Home As the marched monday to the . Embassy. They hurled bottles and Rotten tomatoes at police who charged with clubs and tear Gas. Protesters from Page 1 after the takeover and pushed Back the crowd which grew to around 5.000 before dwindling to about 100. Ten armoured personnel carriers were wheeled to the front of the building. The army blocked the Entrance after allowing Many demonstrators to leave. Scores of National salvation front supporters launched a Small counter demonstration outside the building housing Iliescu s office Yelling. Terrorists terrorists government spokesman Dan Radulescu said 120demonstrators were detained questioned and then re leased without being charged. He said the police took Down statements Aslo who sent them and Why they were  but the police added they were mostly drunk and they were re leased and probably will not be investigated any fur  the crowd had demanded that Iliescu step Down saying the government was dominated by communists from the despised Ceausescu leadership. Ceausescu was overthrown dec. 22 and executed three Days later after a summary trial. Opposition to the National salvation front which took Power following december s revolution and includes several former communists has been evident almost since Ceausescu s fall. The romanian state news Agency rompers reported More than 20 paratroopers were severely wounded in sunday s occupation and romanian state to showed what it said were injured paratroopers in a Hospital late sunday. But Radulescu said Only three or four soldiers were injured crushed by the  workmen removed the debris around the govern ment Headquarters monday and set new Glass panes into the dozens of ornate windows and doorways destroyed by the demonstrators. The front of the building was blocked by armoured personnel carriers and surrounded by 300 soldiers including sharpshooters. In his statement broadcast from the meeting of the 21-member executive Bureau Iliescu said it was regrettable that this happens just As our political Situa Tion gave us reason for  the executive Bureau is the decision making body of Romania s 253-Mcmber multiparty Council of National Unity which will serve As the legislative Organ until elections scheduled for May 20. The Council of National Unity which was formed earlier this month in the Wake of considerable popular pressure for the front to share Power is to Lead Roma Nia until general elections. From Page 1 lion Marks $9 billion in Solidarity Aid to tide his government Over until the nation s first Ever free elections on March 18. But West Germany spurned the Aid plea on ground that East Germany still refuses to disclose details of its financial condition or to accept an offer to make the powerful West German Mark the official currency of both  first inter German negotiations on economic and currency Union begin in East Berlin tuesday though East Germany has made Clear it cannot approve such a major step toward reunification until after the  thorny issues still in the Way of reunification became increasingly evident monday with the ques Tion of nato s role and continued claims by conservatives that former German territories not be sacrificed to Unity with East  spokesman Dieter Vogl told reporters that Stoltenberg and guns Char were summoned to the chancellery by Kohl to discuss their differences Over the military affiliation of a future United Germany. Their carefully worded statement repeated Assur ances Kohl made a week earlier during his talks in Moscow with soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev who has said a United Germany must be Neutral. Guns Char and Stoltenburg who belong to different political parties within West Germany s governing coalition said no nato units or facilities will be extended into what is now East German territory once the two Germany arc merged. This includes both West German troops under nato command and bund swear troops not directly assigned to the Alliance such As territorial defense units the Cabinet ministers stated