European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Uthof lazed unofficial publication Fob the . Omeo forces Good morning vol. 48. No. 317 wednesday february 28, 1990 25 Doty ind sunday d 8693 a have Gorbachev of Swiff puff ouf in Czechoslovakia Page 8 Nicaragua cams oust Ortega voters hand Chamorro stunning landslide Victory by Mark a. the new York times Managua Nicaragua the Leader of Nicaragua s opposition coalition crushed president Daniel Ortega in National elections sunday apparently bringing an end to 10 turbulent years of Sandim Sta Rule. The landslide Victory by the opposition candidate Violeta Barrios de Cha Morro turned the closely monitored Bush lauds election results Page 6 elections into a powerful repudiation Ozone of latin America s most prominent and fiercely debated revolutionary governments. Celebrating her Victory Early monday after the results were made Public Cha Morro said we have shown the world a example of civic duty demonstrating that we nicaraguans want to live in democracy want to live in peace and above All that we want to live in Ortega looking subdued As the results became known said the president of Nicaragua and the government of Nicaragua arc going to respect and obey the popular mandate coming out of the vote in these despite Chamorro s victory1, and Ortega s seeming acquiescence in defeat Many observers Are sceptical that one a a lifelong guerrilla and politician will be Able to persuade the sandinista front to accept a Chamorro government. Cha Morro is scheduled to be inaugurated on april 25. The Vole prepares the ground for the first democratic Transfer of Power that Nicaragua has known a turnover that parallels to some degree the changes in Eastern Europe where communism has Little by Little Given Way to democratic change. Chamorro 60, is the widow of Pedro Joaquin Chamorro the newspaper pub Lisher whose assassination touched of the rebellion that led to the sandinista takeover. She ran As the candidate of the 14-party National opposition Union coalition of leftists rightists and other nicaraguan parties. The official voting results supervised by a Large contingent of International of continued on Page 2 nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega embraces Violeta Chamorro after her Victory. High winds again bring death to Europe from staff and wire reports London at least 35 people were reported dead across Northern Europe and Britain tuesday in the Wake of Hurricane Force winds that battered the Region monday leaving a tangle of uprooted Trees downed Power lines flooded Homes and disrupted traffic. Twelve deaths were reported in Brit Ain seven in West Germany and two in East Germany five in Belgium seven i France and one each in Ireland and the Netherlands from winds that gusted to 100 Mph in places. The storm was the second major one to Batter Europe in a month on Jan. 25,95 people were killed and scores were injured in winds that gushed up to 106mph. The strongest winds reported monday were clocked at 100 Mph at Abr porn along the scottish Border while Leeds i Central England reported winds of up to 98 Mph. Flood warnings were posted on the North coast of Germany and pans of Denmark for tuesday and High winds disrupted travel in the Netherlands an kept fishing boats in Pon along the Channel. In addition Bridges were closed flights cancelled and rail lines Cut across nothern Europe. In the North Wales Seaside town of Towyn police were evacuating 2,000people threatened by a High tide. Huge Waves smashed a 200-Yard Hole in these Wall and sent a torrent cascading through the streets flooding Homes. Four Royal air Force helicopter began evacuating people soon after mid Day monday but with a Midnight High tide threatening to engulf the town life boats fishing vessels and other Craft were called in. The dead in Britain included a drive whose double Decker bus hit a fallen tree continued on Back Page americans survive bus plunge into Ravine by Deedee Bureau Lynn Barnes did t expect to live when the bus carrying him and 42 other americans nose dived More than100 feet into a Ravine near Ober Wcisel West Germany sunday. I thought my god i m dead Barnes said monday. Then everything disintegrated below a but Barnes a school escaped with . I m very tired and i m try it s nothing serious he said in a Telephone interview. It s just totally amazing that no one was Barnes was among at least 28 were injured when the ill Uli Tiit Nortu i i arts workshop in Overweser 5 35 . A passengers Mph def students teach ers and from bad Jum Flach Baum older Kaiserslau-1 Tern Ramstein and Wei Brincken. The visual and performing arts con Ference is sponsored by the depart ment of defense dependents schools. Eleven students one Parent Chapur one and one teacher remained hospitalized monday said Frank o Gara spokesman for Dodds Germany. Passengers said the bus cd from Miiller risen Jef Jwuc West a Steep hairpin turns when the s apparently gave out. Oing and was pumping the brakes. A inf ," said Barnes who was sift Mir to Driver. I thought my god he Dowel have any brakes " the Accident came after the bus Driver failed to make a necessary left turn Barnes said. The bus crashed through a Guardrail flew into the air and landed on its nose about 100 feet below. The Accident remains under invest Don said Karl Adams the chief police commissioner in simmer. West Germany. As part of the inquiry a transportation expert is conducting a detailed inspection of the bus s brakes steering and other mechanical functions Adams said. Information gathered by Lac expert and police will be turned in Koblenz who will charges should be filed. To vow i Muller Reisen had no com Tatnai the crash a company employee said. O Gara of Dodds Germany declined to comment on possible Legal a continued on Page 3
