European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a a the stars and stripes Friday March 2,1990turkey lifts sanctions on . Military Ankara. Turkey apr Turkey on thursday lifted sanctions against the . Military presence in this country. The action came after the . Senate refused to bring to a vote a Resolution accusing the ottoman turks of carrying out genocide of armenians. A foreign ministry statement said . Ambassador Morton Abramowitz was summoned to the ministry and told of Turkey s decision. A press spokesman with the . Embassy in Ankara con firmed the turkish report. Turkey had imposed the sanctions in october when the Resolution cleared the Senate j judiciary committee. Turkey had barred some training flights of . Air Force planes halted improvements at a dozen . Military installations and restricted port Calls by . Ships. On tuesday the Senate voted 51-48 against cutting off debate on the Resolution leaving the Fate of the measure Uncertain. The proposed Resolution sponsored by Senate minority Leader Bob Dole would designate april 24 As a a National Day of remembrance of the 75th anniversary of the armenian genocide of 1915-1923.�?� turks viewed this As an insult to their ancestors and threatened retaliatory action if the measure were adopted. Foreign ministry spokesman Murat Sungar praised the Senate s decision. Wednesday saying the senators had acted a with composure prudence and  armenians contend that 1.5 million armenians were killed during the last years of the ottoman Empire As a result of a systematic policy of genocide. Turks deny genocide and say that about 600,000 armenians and 2 million turks died in Eastern Turkey during the turbulent times of world War 1. Armenian groups claiming revenge for the alleged genocide killed 55 people half of them turkish diplomats and their dependents in attacks Between 1973 and 1984.Strong quake causes Little damage in Calif. Upland. Calif. Apr a Strong earthquake Shook a 200-mile Section of Southern California on wednesday triggering Rock slides onto highways causing scattered minor structural damage and frightening thousands of people. The quake had a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale. It was Felt from san Diego to Santa Barbara and swayed High Rise buildings in Las vegas nev., 230 Miles to the East. The quake entered three Miles Northwest of Upland and about 40 Miles East of los Angeles struck at 3 43 . Aftershocks of varying magnitude rumbled hours after the earthquake. The strongest registering 4.8, rattled the Upland City Hall where the City Council was meeting to discuss measures to take in the aftermath of the initial quake. It was the strongest earthquake in California since a 7.1-Niagnitude quake nit the san Francisco Bay Region ocl 17, reawakening fears throughout the state of a massive earthquake scientists predict in coming years. The san Francisco quake which hit As a game in the world series was about to begin killed 67 people injured about 3.000 and did $7 billion in damage. In Upland two people suffered broken Kos and a woman went into carry labor said Tom Mcgilloway the City s acting mayor. In la Verne a few Miles from the epicentre 70 workers fled As a Wall collapsed at a warehouse. Workers leaped out windows and off a loading Dock but no one was seriously Hurt. A Rock slide on interstate 10 in Pomona not far from the epicentre startled motorists causing minor accidents police said. Another Small Rock slide closed the Road through Soledad can son. 35 Miles Northwest of los Angeles. A a California Highway patrol car Maneu vers around rocks that Slid onto a Road near mount Baldy. Fire in egyptian luxury hotel kills 16 Cairo. Egypt apr fire whipped by Strong winds raced through a luxury hotel early7 thursday killing 16 people and injuring 70, including Many who broke Bones jumping out window s or sliding Down  to escape authorities said. . Embassy spokeswoman Marcelle Wahba said one . Citizen died in the fire another was injured seriously and two sustained lesser injuries. She would not elaborate British embassy spokesman James Short said four Bush nationals were unaccounted for and referred All further queries to the British foreign office. In Athens. Greek state television said one of the dead was identified As olympic airlines attendant Enki Grigo Riott. >6. The fire burned for nine hours at the six Story Heliopolis Sheraton Northeast of Cairo which had neither fire alarms nor sprinkler systems. Tourism minister Fuad Sultan said the blare started acct dentally in the nubian tent restaurant which was in a Canvas tent attached to one of the three blocks of the to shaped hotel. Sparks jumped from a Day oven to the ceiling of the tent Toni tag flames that quickly spread to the adjacent budding said Sultan. The head of Cairo s fire brigade maj. Gen. Adel nigh said such tents Are fire hazards and that Sheraton had put it up without consulting the fire department. Cairo gov. Mahmoud Sherif told the official Middle East new s Agency that the use of such tents at hotels Quot will be reviewed after today s fire and repeated incidences. They will be checked for All safety  a fire broke out in a similar tent at the Nile Side gezira Sheraton about a year ago but was quickly extinguished with Little damage and no casualties. Winds of nearly 25 Mph fed the flames which destroyed much of the 630-room hotel including its restaurants and elaborate lobby where live Birds flew among tropical plants and Trees. Atlantis Crew puts satellite into orbit space Center. Houston apr Atlantis Al military Crew deployed a s5o0 million spy satellite carib thursday morning and now plans to return to Earth at midday sunday sources said thursday. The sources who spoke on condition that they not be identified said the satellite was smoothly placed into orbit thursday morning and that Atlantis is now set to land at 80 34 Post sunday at Edwards fab. Chat because of a Pentagon imposed news blackout on the Atlantis Mission. Nasa we a give no details of activities of the five member Crew. But in a three sentence statement released thursday Nasa confirmed that the Quot expected Landing Day Quot is Sanday. The Agency did not say what time the Landing would be. Quot the Atlantis Crew is doing Well and orbiter Atlantis continues to perform satisfactorily a the Mission control announcement concluded. The cargo carried into orbit by Atlantis was a 37,300-Pound satellite capable of taking super Sharp photographs and listening in on electronic communications around the world according to sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. Nasa officials said that a news blackout about the Mission Means All was Wal with the astronauts and that the silence was to continue unless a serious problem  to meet allies on unification issues Brussels Belgium a amps a West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl will visit nato Headquarters next week to discuss Security matters related to German unification Alliance officials said thursday. Kohl will meet first with nato Secretary general Manfred Womer then attend a full scale gathering of the permanent representatives of the 16 Alliance nations. The meetings Are scheduled just 10 Days before elections in East Germany where the expected election of a democratic government could pave the Way to a reunification of die two Germany s. Under an agreement reached last month in Canada officials from the two Germany Are to meet after the election with the four world War ii Powers a Britain France the soviet Union and the United states a to discuss Security and political issues. In recent weeks however other nato countries have expressed interest in being included in any discussions on a United Germany according to several Alliance officials. In a related development on thursday the nato permanent representatives were Given a presentation by . Assistant Secretary of state Raymond Seitz on a proposed Summit of the conference on Security and cooperation in Europe. The conference is made up of 35 nations representing Europe Canada and the United states it has established a working group to finalize a Summit Agenda that is expected to include the Issue of German unification according to a senior Nai official