European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday february 27.1990 marching toward Fasching finales a Michael Abrami neither wind nor rain keeps Fasching enthusiasts Tram Canning on the Rose monday tradition in Mainz West German -. Revellers line the streets and fling open win Dows to watch the exuberant Parade of bands and floats and costumed participants. However the parades in Bonn and Dusseldorf had to be cancelled monday be cause of the High winds hitting parts of Western Europe. See related Fasching picture on Page 12. Ortega winds from Page 1 Bach a shut Down the base s temporary Post office at 12 30 . Monday because of High winds. Staff sgt. Charlie Mackin said the winds Shook out some pins that helped hold up the reinforced tent. The Perma nent Post office is being remodeler. At the Miessau army depot three Trees Fel during the windstorm and one damaged a car a Wei Brincken Community spokeswoman said. Winds also forced the shutdown of flight operations at Ramstein and Wei Brincken air bases for the Day. Five flights were cancelled at Rhein main a and four others were diverted As of late monday afternoon according to base spokeswoman Claudia Ott. A severe weather warning went out to bases in v corps said Connie Summers a corps spokeswoman. The warning requires bases to take whatever precautions Are necessary to prevent aircraft from being dam aged. She said there were no reports of damage from the wind by mid afternoon. Helicopters at Feucht army Airfield outside Nurnberg were grounded and smaller ones were moved inside and away from the wind. Trees on Neu Cut Cavern in Karlsruhe were toppled. Some landed on cars but no one was injured said sgt. Bernard bar hour a Karlsruhe Community spokesman. The London weather Center predicted gusts up to90 Mph monday severe enough to cause structural damage. Winds were the strongest since Jan. 25. When 46 deaths were blamed on winds up to 106 Mph. The winds disrupted ferry service Between Ireland and Wales As Well As Between the British Mainland and the Isle of Wight and Northern Ireland. One Belfast Liverpool ferry was forced to turn Back to port because of High seas during the  of Homes in Northern Ireland were without electricity after 90-Mph winds blew Down Power lines. At least five semitrailer vans were blown Over in Cumbria in Northwestern England and dozens of minor roads in the Lake District were blocked. Thirty residents of a Home for the elderly in Stockport near Manchester were evacuated after the roof was blown off during the night according to press association the Domestic British news Agency. In Belgium a policeman on patrol was killed and his colleague severely injured in suburban Brussels when a tree was blown onto their  Damme the roof of the tourism office collapsed under the strains of the winds killing one worker and injuring another and two More people died in Bekke Voort Northeast of Brussels when their Home collapsed. In Hamburg West Germany a 75-year-old woman was killed when winds pushed her in front of a moving car. The dead in France included a 3-Ycar-old girl killed by a falling Branch in a Esnes sur helps. In the suburbs of Paris where winds peaked at 75 Mph. A 22-year-old Man was killed by a falling Wall and a 17-Ycar old was fatally injured by a slamming  the Netherlands rail lines were Cut Bridges closed and flights suspended As a Force ii Hurricane raged authorities  fatality occurred in Lundert in the Southern Netherlands where an unidentified woman lost control of her car. Police  Amsterdam s Schipholt Airport Kim the Netherlands Flag Carrier suspended 15 International flights the airline said contributing to unit report Deedee Affine Lori Doha and Peggy div Kuton a King Kimm. Weil Germany Ana Amy 0�uwr-Jcnm Al Raf my null. England shuttle launch cancelled for 5th time Cape canaveral Fla. A poor weather forced the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis secret military Mission to be scrubbed monday for the fifth time the most delays since the doomed challenger. The National aeronautics and space administration set the next attempt for Early wednesday. Peekaboo Clouds and erratic winds tantalized Nasa with possible launch opportunities for almost two hours Early monday and officials kept Atlantis and its five Man Crew poised and ready for any momentary break in the weather. But the break never came. At 2 32 . Launch director Robert Sieck abandoned the attempt and announced Nasa would not try again until Early wednesday. Experts saw Little Chance that launch weather would improve later in the week. We re just in kind of a stalemate because of the weather said Tom strange an air Force weather forecaster. He said there was Only a 20 percent Chance of favourable weather on wednesday and a 40 percent Chance on thursday. Winds and Clouds Early monday were on the very Edge of acceptable limits and Nasa extended a pause in the launch countdown in Hopes that the weather would improve. Eventually the winds calmed enough for launch but a Cloud cover Hung on stubbornly and Sieck decided to give up. Nasa spokesman Kyle herring said exhaustion among the astronauts launch pad technicians and engineers played a role in the decision to delay the next launch attempt until wednesday. We just want to give the Crews a rest herring said. From Page 1 far right to far left and it was unclear How Power would be transferred. Defense minister Humberto Ortega the president s brother has said that if Chamorro won. She would still have to Deal with me and that the army might disobey orders it considered unsound. Whether he commands that kind of loyalty remains to be seen. Uno has said it will eliminate the draft and greatly reduce the size of the army the largest in Cen trial America. Another question is How Uno whose members Only common interest was getting rid of the Sandinia tas could form a government Strong enough to stand up to the sandinista bureaucracy. Ortega had branded Chamorro the 60-year-old pub Lisher of the opposition newspaper la Prensa an instrument of . Policy and had hoped to capitalize on nicaraguan Pride at standing up to the colossus of the North. But the voters rejected Ortega s one party Rule which led to economic decline that the sandinista blamed on the .-Supportcd Contra insurgency and a . Trade embargo. The nicaraguan people have shown that Theja want to live in democracy in peace and in Freedom Cha Morro told More than 1,000 cheering supporters. If her Victory is confirmed she will take office on april 25. In Washington president Bush hailed the upset Vic tory in Nicaragua As another Victory for democracy in a remarkable year. His spokesman said a lifting of economic sanctions would be a first consideration Secretary of state James Baker said the International Community would insist full civil and military Power be transferred to the newly elected  the supreme electoral Council said that with about 60percent of precincts counted Chamorro had 459,655 votes or 54.8 percent to Ortega s 347,778, or 41.5 per cent. Eight other parties split what Little remained. Ortega s speech was filled with sadness and seemed at times almost like a malediction tracing the course of the sandinista party from the time it led the revolution that toppled president Anastasio Somoza in 1979. Just As we managed to defeat Somo Cosmo so we also managed to defeat the counterrevolution and to indict before the world those who launched a policy of death against the people of Nicaragua he said refer ring to the United states. We were sure that this electoral process would bring All nicaraguans that peace and stability we need so much Ortega said. At times Ortega looked pained and it seemed As if he simply could not bring himself to say flatly that the party had lost. Flanked by top aides and his common Law wife who looked Pale and shaken Ortega told nicaraguans hews proud in any Case that the sandinista had brought a democratic election to Nicaragua. Aristides Sanchez a Contra Leader called the elec Tion result a Triumph of the  All nicaraguans must now Back the new govern ment and attempt to achieve a National reconciliation he said in a Telephone interview from Miami. The United states ended military Aid to the contras in february 1988, but at Bush s urging Congress has continued to Supply the contras with non lethal Aid to pressure the sandinista into holding free elections. Chamorro was asked As she left her House for Campaign Headquarters if she thought a Transfer of Power after 10 i years of sandinista Rule would be smooth. That s the commitment. We want peace and  As they battled the Contra rebels the sandinista muzzled dissent for years. Most pre election polls said Chamorro was trailing Ortega but Many nicaraguans were afraid to reveal their True feelings outside a truly secret ballot Box. Under the sandinista the centrally planned econ omy was wracked by inflation and mismanagement. Celebrations began breaking out in various neighbourhoods of Managua before Dawn with people Burn ing some of the thousands of sandinista banners draped across City streets. However the celebrations appeared to die Down quickly. Turnout was heavy in what was considered Nicaragua s freest vote Ever with people lining up for As much As four hours to cast ballots and More than 3,000 International observers monitoring the peaceful election. Voters also selected 90 National Assembly members and representatives to 146 regional City and town councils. The electoral Council was extremely late in reporting votes and opposition officials initially said they believed the Council had t expected a sandinista loss and was withholding announcement because it did t know what to do. After the polls closed former president Carter head of one observer group called the ballot very  1.75 million of Nicaragua s 3.5 million people were registered to vote