European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28t 5 news Brief the stars and stripes wednesday february 28,1990 Noriega trial delayed now set for nov. 30 from wire reports Miami a Federal judge acknowledging inc complexity of the Case. Monday postponed for nine months the trial of Manuel a. Noriega As attorneys for the ousted panamanian dictator prepared a defense they said would probably include Noriega taking the witness stand. Our principal objective is to have everybody ready for trial in a fair  said . District judge Wilham m. Hovel or setting the new trial Dale for nov. 30. The trial had been scheduled to begin March 5. But defense attorney David Lewis complained that even Laic november was not feasible not possible for trial on 11 counts alleging International drug smuggling. The defense lawyers must still obtain and study thousands of secret . Documents that May relate to Noriega s past involvement As an undercover informant for the Cia. The drug enforcement administration and perhaps other intelligence agencies. Unemployed East germans East Berlin several thousand East germans applied for unemployment benefits monday after the government for the first time in us 40-year history acknowledged inc exis tence of an employment problem. Labor officials said the number of applicants was much smaller than expected. At the moment. East Germany has a severe labor shortage because skilled workers continue leaving for West Germany. Industrial production has slowed and the nation is threatened with Finan Cial collapse. Rio s carnival in gear Rio de Janeiro. Brazil Rio s world famous carnival reached its Peak monday with the glittering Samba Parade of costumed revellers and dancers in Rhino Slonic bikinis. The Justice minister appealed to to networks to Lone Down scenes of nudity in live transmissions. But inc four Day festival of drinking dancing and carousing that began saturday continued unabated across the country of i so Mil lion. Colombian mayor killed Bogota Colombia five men kidnapped a mayor in Northern Colombia on monday and she was found dead hours later in a parked car with eight Bullet wounds most to the head police said. The mayor of apart do. Diana Cardona. Had said in an interview in november thai she had received several death threats from paramilitary groups in inc Region which Borders Panama. Five men subdued inc bodyguard police As signed to her. Then forced inc 31-year-old woman into a car monday morning As she left her Home in my Dullin bound for nearby Apana do. A police communique said. It did not mention inc Fate of the bodyguard. Cardona. A lawyer and member of the leftist patriotic Union parly was appointed mayor less than a year ago after another member of the party. Ramon Castillo fled inc country because of death threats. Flag conviction upheld St. Louis a . Appeals court on Mon Day upheld the conviction of a demonstrator who burned an american Flag but the justices did not Rule on the constitutionality of a new Federal Law outlawing Flag burning. A Federal judge in Seattle has ruled the Law unconstitutional and inc Justice department said Friday it would Appeal directly to the supreme court. The demonstrator in monday s Case Willi Mcharles Cary or. Was sentenced to three months in prison and fined $25 for his role in the Flag burning during a March 18. 1988. Protest in Minneapolis against . Involvement in Hon Duras. Atlantis flight scrubbed Cape canal owl. Fla. 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 adminis Felion set the next attempt Tor Early wednesday firemen in Northwick in Southwest England carry Milkman Vick Smith to safety monday after a tidal surge left his House under four feel of water. A storm with winds of up to 100 Mph left 35 dead in Europe. High winds cause 35 deaths heavy damage across Europe from Page 1 an elderly Man killed by a collapsing Chimney and a woman struck by a slate blown from a roof police and Rescue workers said. In Ireland a motorcyclist was killed when a gust blew him off the Road and into a Wall. 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 Bel fast Liverpool ferry was forced to turn Back to port because of High seas during the night. At Hull on the West coast two ferries carrying 1,000 passengers from ports in the Netherlands and Belgium were forced to wait offshore overnight for High seas to subside before they could Dock. Thousands of Homes in Northern Ireland were with out electricity after 90-Mph winds blew Down Power lines. At least five vans were blown Over in Cumbria i 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 inc roof was blown off during the night. In Belgium a policeman on patrol was killed and his colleague severely injured in suburban Brussels when tree was blown onto their car. In Damme the roof of inc tourism office collapsed under the strains of the winds killing one worker and injuring another and two More people died in Bekic Voort Northeast of Brussels when their Home col lapsed. In Hamburg West Germany a 76-year-old woman was killed when winds pushed her in front of a moving car. The dead in France included a 3-year-old girl killed by a falling Branch in a Esnes sur he pcs. 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-year old was fatally injured by a slamming door. In the Netherlands rail lines were Cut Bridges closed and flights suspended As the winds raged. At Amsterdam s Schipholt Airport Kim the Netherlands Flag Carrier suspended is International flights the airline said. Meanwhile authorities reported Only minor wind damage at . Bases in the United kingdom and Ger Many. Flying was cancelled for the Day at several bases. Officials at Raf upper Scyford England where steady winds of 45 Mph with suits up to 67 Mph. Were reported told All non essential personnel not to report to work base spokeswoman ski. Terria Grant said. The elementary school at the base and All schools at Raf Croughton were closed. . Military schools in Brussels and Casucau Belgium also closed Early be cause of the weather. A satellite dish on top of a the acc Story dormitory at Raf Grenham common blew Over knocking out Cable service and the american forces network in base housing base spokesman 1st la. Mike rein said. In West Germany officials at Simbach a shut Down the base s temporary Post office Al 12 30 . Staff sol. Charlie Mackin said the winds Shook out some pins thai helped hold up the reinforced Lent. The permanent Post office is being remodeler. Al the Miessau army depot in West Germany three Trees fell during the windstorm and one damaged n car a  Community spokeswoman said. Winds also forced the shutdown of flight operations at Ramstein and  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. She said there were no reports of damage from the wind by mid afternoon. Helicopters at Frucht army Airfield outside Nilon Borg were grounded and smaller ones were moved inside and away from the wind. Trees on Neureul Ca sern in Karlsruhe were toppled. Some landed on cars but no one was injured said sgt. Bernard Harbour a Karlsruhe Community spokesman. Contributing to tfx report. Deeded Arrington Doha and Peggy Davidson in Kai frs lantern. Wast go Many. And Amy Gainar Jonea Al Fiat Fri Donnall. England