European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 a a the stars and stripes monday March 5,1990soldier injured in disco attack Dies Panama City Panama apr an american Soldier died of injuries suffered in a grenade attack on a discotheque and 13 . Servicemen remained hospitalized the . Military said sunday. A statement from the . Southern come said army spec. Anthony b. Ward 21, of Houston died at 5 15 . Saturday of injuries to the Chest and Abdomen. He died at the . Military a Gorgas Hospital in Panama City. Ward was among 16 american servicemen and 12 panamanians injured late Friday in the attack on the disco my place which was frequented by americans. Witnesses said two men Yelling a Long live Noriega a threw a grenade through a Glass Wall of the disco about 11 30 ., then sped away in a car. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. It was the first such attack on . Soldiers in Panama since the dec. 20 invasion that ousted dictator Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega. Panamanian police said they had questioned several witnesses to the bombing but no arrests had been made. A we Are saddened by the death of army specialist Anthony b. Ward and convey our Heartfelt condolences to his family a said a White House statement from press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater. A this is an unfortunate incident that Mars the heroic Steps the people of Panama Are taking in building a we ask panamanian citizens to free their society of these types of terrorists and criminals a maj. Gen. Marc Cisneros head of the . Army Southern come said saturday. A we must work together to bang these criminals to the Southern come statement did not give the conditions of the 13 americans still hospitalized. Although organized resistance to the american invasion died out quickly and Noriega a forces have been disbanded panamanian officials have expressed concern that pro Noriega paramilitary groups could resurface. Large caches of weapons Are believed to be hidden around the country officials say. Noriega is awaiting trial on drug charges in Miami. Two officers who were Allied with no Riega have taken Refuge in the peruvian embassy. On saturday protesters hurled firebombs at the embassy but there were no injuries or serious damage. . Soldiers and panamanian police restored order. The demonstration was organized by widows of panamanian soldiers slain in an oct. 3 attempt to topple Noriega. They Are angered that Refuge has been Given to Gonzalo Gonzalez and Hera Clides Sucre who Are accused of killing the coupes Leader maj. Moises Giroldi. Protesters also said they were concerned that the panamanian government has guaranteed Safe passage out of the country to Noriega a family and several other Noriega associates. President Mikhail Gorbachev. Comments after voting in Moscow soviet voters go to polls Moscow apr millions of soviets from the polish Border to the Bering Strait voted sunday in what president Mikhail Gorbachev called a Battle Between reformers and entrenched bureaucrats. Almost 150 million voters were registered to choose among More than 11,000 candidates for 1,800 seats in the Legislatures of the russian ukrainian and byelorussian republics. Thousands of seats in local governing councils also were being contested. No results were expected until tuesday. Although the voting was nationwide the results will be of particular significance in the three republics that make up the vast majority of the country a territory and contain More than two thirds of its 290 million people. Polls were open from 7 . To 8 . Local time in each of the 12 time zones across the country. �?o1 think it is a Battle but i am convinced that perestroika will win a Gorbachev commented after voting sunday in the Lenin Hills area of Moscow. A your elections involve a new Type of people people who have been Given new impetus from perestroika a he said referring to his program for Reform. Panel chief seeks assurances on polish Border recognition Washington up a the chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee said sunday he wants a United Germany to give a unequivocal recognition to its Border with Poland As a condition of terminating . Occupation rights. Sen. Claiborne Pell d-r.i., said the committee will consider a Resolution tuesday that accuses West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl of failing to a provide unambiguous assurances that a United Germany will recognize the permanence of East Germany a Border with Poland. The land on the polish Side of the Border formed by the Oder and Neisse Rivers was seized by nazi Germany in world War ii. Kohl has assured Europe the soviet Union and the United states that a United Germany will be democratic and non aggressive but critics say he has failed to state clearly that the new Nat Ioir will have no designs on the old Eastern territories. A the failure to provide such assurances has caused considerable anxiety in Poland a country that lost More than 6 million citizens at the hands of nazi Germany a Pell said. The United states Britain France and the soviet Union As the victorious Allied Powers of world War ii still have Legal status in Germany As Well As in Berlin. Pell said this status can Only end through a treaty approved by the . Senate and this should be tied to a United Germany a recognition of the current Border. A in View of this Century a history All Germany a neighbors have a right to expect that As a condition of the normalization of Germany a status concerns about the Borders will be Laid to rest a Pell said. A this is the purpose of my the Resolution states that the termination of Allied occupation rights in Germany and Berlin a should be contingent on Germany a unequivocal recognition Trtat All its present Borders Are Legal permanent and the Resolution will not have the effect of Law but it serves As a signal of Senate concern Over the Border question. Pell said. Secretary of state James Baker said last week that a United Germany will remain in nato and any change in the political map of Europe must come about through a peaceful process. Baker said Kohl has some restrictions about what he can say concerning the Border pending the reunification of Germany but has Given no indication that the Borders Are in dispute. A the is not the Chancellor of a United Germany and therefore he really does not have the Legal authority to agree to or speak with reference to what should be the unified Germany a Baker said. A the United states and others involved in this process Are quite conscious of history and our Strong position is that the current Borders Are and should be inviolable and should be changed by Only peaceful e. Germany a Gysi even fights weather Berlin apr communist party Leader Gregor Gysi spearheading an Uphill election Battle gained no ground sunday when High winds forced him to Call off a Campaign Parachute jump. Communist Premier Hans Modrow meanwhile was headed to Moscow for talks with worried Kremlin leaders about the prospects for future Trade and Security after the March 18 vote. The election is Likely to sweep the communists out of Power and Speed reunification with West Germany. The communists Are running a Distant third in the Campaign for parliamentary seats to be distributed by East Germany a first competitive election in its 40-year history. Gysi addressed a rally in East berlins hellers Dorf Region on sunday then suited up for a planned Campaign sky diving stunt in which he was to have landed Back at the rally site. But the jump was cancelled because of Gale Force winds. Gysi a gregarious 41-year-old lawyer who has attempted to boost the communist image tarnished by past corruption and Power abuses Drew a capacity crowd at East berlins House of parties. As officials from both Germany negotiate How to mesh the two economies and societies. East germans have become fearful of unemployment huge rent increases and other consequences of capitalism. East Germany a adn news Agency said Modrow was to meet with soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev on monday and that a German German unification will be among the priority in other developments connected with reunification. Kohls chief of staff promised that Unity would not inflict social hardships or higher taxes on West germans. Rudolf Seiters in an interview with the Berliner Morgen Post newspaper also assured East germans that rent subsidies and other social support would not end precipitously. A not a single citizen will be injured in his social protections a Kohls top Aid promised in an apparent attempt to ease fears that reunification poses potential chaos for germans on both from Page 1 Europe a Velez said. A we have to enforce teamwork is More than a concept to these five soldiers who Are the nuts and bolts of the commands Headquarters maintenance division. They acknowledge that the work is hard and dirty and not the most glamorous but they Don t hesitate to boast about their capabilities. A your whole company is basically like White Collar workers and we re the Blue Collar workers Escolero said. A and even though we work the hardest a at least i feel we do physically a when we come around i feel that we can raise morale because we All stick together we work hard following the Success of the reformer rap Velez and his group have set their sights on another cause. A i m trying to promote a Campaign against drinking and driving in a rap video form a Velez said. A a in be been Here two years now and in be seen it take a big toll on soldiers from e-8 to e-3.�?� he Hopes to enlist the assistance of an to film and air a rap he plans to compose and set to music. A it could be like a commercial a he said. A and maybe because its coming across in a rap form it will implant m somebody a mind a hey should i come out of the club on payday and put my keys in the car and drive out the front Gate a a
