European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes thursday March 15,1990airbus-320 crash new Delhi India apr engine failure caused the crash of an Airbus-320 Airliner last month in Southern India killing 92 people news reports said monday. A total of 146 people were on Board the plane when it crashed feb. 14 at Bangalore. The news Agency reports quoting unidentified sources said the plane did not respond to a computer command or direct control of the pilots when it deviated from the its flight path during descent. Press Trust of India and the United news of India said the commands were Given simultaneously after the plane started to go Down. A there was sufficient Lime for the ill fated aircraft to pull up Quot press Trust quoted one source As primary Bogota Colombia apr a former aide to a presidential candidate assassinated by drug Bosses has won the governing party a presidential nomination. Cesar Gaviria of the governing Liberal party is now favored to win the general election in May. He claimed Victory in the presidential primary the first in the country after. Conceded defeat. Try a history after All five of his rivals a this was Luis Carlos galans Victory a Gaviria said referring to the popular candidate whose slaying in August touched Oft a bloody War Between the government and drug �?T90 Washington a voting officials have announced a primary election in Alabama for june 5 to select candidates for one . Senate and seven . House of representatives seals. State offices on the ballot include governor lieutenant governor attorney general Secretary of slate treasurer auditor commissioner of agriculture and industries a state supreme court Justice five judges and two Public service commissioners. Also on the slate will be 105 state representative and 35 state senator seats. Candidates for various county and City offices will also be chosen. A Runoff primary has been scheduled for june 26, if needed. The candidates chosen in the primary election will compete in the general election on nov. 6. Scricc members government employees and their family members who arc residents of Alabama should Contact their unit voting officers for details on How to Register and information about Absentee ballots. A completed Federal postcard application should be mailed Early to ensure timely receipt of a ballot officials said. Strike by truckers closes most Gas stations in Italy by j. King Cruger Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy a food supplies were dwindling and nearly All 21,000 service stations were closed in Italy on wednesday As a nationwide trucking strike entered its fourth Day. Farmers in Sicily now engaged in the islands economically vital Citrus Harvest were being forced to leave Lemons and oranges on Trees because they cannot find truck transport to markets. An emergency meeting of government transport and police officials was held in Rome tuesday night to discuss Security for non striking Drivers who Are being threatened and attacked by strikers. Police in the Northern City of Turin issued warnings to All truckers to stay off the roads for their own safety. The strike by major unions representing 50,000 truck Drivers seeks higher wages and benefits. It started last sunday night and is set to end at 8 . This sunday. However the unions have emphasized that the strike might Only be suspended on sunday and could continue next week if strikers demands Are not met. Unions Are also demanding that More than 200,000 non Union Drivers join the strike. Many Independent Drivers intimidated by acts of violence and vandalism have stopped driving. The european Road information Center the coordinating authority for european automobile associations warned wednesday that striking truckers Are blocking highways leading into Italy and that there is no fuel available in the country. A we Are warning travellers. That they should enter the country with enough fuel to get to their intended destinations a said Cristina Ferrari a spokeswoman at the centers Headquarters in Geneva. She said italian truckers Are blocking the main Highway from the French Riviera into Italy and All traffic is being diverted away from the Frontier because of the blockade. A French truckers who attempted to Cross into Italy wednesday morning had their windshields smashed and tires slashed Quot Ferrari said. A Esso representatives told the italian government that the company is unable to make any fuel deliveries to its 4,000 stations because pickets Are not allowing Tanker truck to leave depots. Agio the operator of Italy a largest fuel Chain of almost 9,000 stations and its subsidiary in with 5,400 outlets have been forced to Cut off fuel supplies to hospitals schools and other Public facilities. A fuel supplies first Felt the Impact of the strike. Panicked motorists lined up to fill tanks and by tuesday Only 30 Gas stations remained open in greater Naples which has a population of 2 million. Most of those outlets quickly ran dry. On wednesday a few service stations remained open on the toll Road running around the perimeter of Naples. Cars formed lines up to several Miles Long waiting to get into them and frequently blocked All three lanes of the Highway causing Long traffic jams. Contributing to this report Stalf writers Gary Miller and Candy Sansone in Naples Frankfurt Hospital names Man who rescued boy 4, from fire by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Frankfurt West Germany a Hospital officials have named an american who leaped from the second Story window of a blazing Frankfurt restaurant with a 4-year-old boy in his arms. Bruce Ellis 22, is in satisfactory condition at the Frankfurt army regional medical Center recovering from surgery on a broken Elbow a spokesman said wednesday. He also has a broken hip socket and multiple bruises the spokesman said. Ellis asked sgt. Errol Atkins if he could help the family when it became apparent there was serious trouble in the restaurant the spokesman said. After Atkins nodded Ellis grabbed Brandon Atkins jumped out the window and landed on the Concrete Walkway below. The boy is in satisfactory condition with bums at the Frankfurt army Hospital. The fire at the koryo chinese korean restaurant killed 11 people. The victims included Atkins his wife Marva two of their children mrs. Atkins Mother Margaret Ramsey and Ellis German Girlfriend. Ellis was treated at the Hospital of the holy ghost in Frankfurt until he was transferred to the army Hospital on saturday the official said. City officials were confused at first about Ellis nationality because he spoke German at the Accident site. They did no to determine he was american until he arrived at the German Hospital the spokesman said. Officials at the army Hospital were not aware that any other americans were involved in the incident until Eslis was transferred to the army Hospital. Ellis was formerly a civilian employee of the Terrace club at the Abrams Complex in Frankfurt and has lived in West Germany for 12 years. Brandon a sister Kesha Atkins 8, ended up on the Walkway during the fire but officials Are not sure How she got there. She is in critical condition and under sedation in the Frankfurt University Hospital with head and internal injuries and broken Bones. Adoption fee reimbursement plan extended May become permanent recall Munich West Germany a amps a the army and air Force Exchange service has announced the recall of Gold Bug babies support sacks after reports that the devices have led to the suffocation of infants in the United Stales. The sacks which arc filled with hundreds of polystyrene beads Are pliable cushions that can help infants As Young As 3 months old sit upright said capt. Wes Davis a spokesman for the Exchange service. Deaths have occurred when parents have Laid babies face Down on the devices. A the Pillow counters around their face and cuts off the air Supply a Davis said. He said customers who want to return a support sack will get a $9 refund. The devices arc made by a firm in Denver Colo. By Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a the Pentagon has extended its adoption fee reimbursement test for the rest of the fiscal year and there arc signs the program will be made permanent. The program assists service members in adopting children up to 18 years old. Serv ice members can get Back up to $2,000 per child with a maximum of $5,000 per Calendar year. A it is my impression that the program will be extended again or made permanent a said Bill Anthony an aide to sen. Gordon Humphrey . A everyone is confident and no one thinks it will be Humphrey the father of two adopted children has introduced legislation to make the test program permanent. With the support of Congress and president Bush whom Anthony dubbed a the adoption president a the program should fare Well when the expected onslaught on the defense budget begins. A we need Congress to put the Money where their Mouth is a said Iris bulls the programs coordinator. A we would really like to see More people Able to during its first ten months of existence the reimbursement program helped 1,091 military families by reimbursing about $1.5 million in adoption costs. Reimbursable expenses include counselling Legal and adoption Agency fees court costs and certain transportation expenses. Adoptions can be arranged through either state or local government placement services Bona fide private placement services or voluntary adoption agencies recognized do state or local Law. The results of a questionnaire sent to military families who used the program Touna that the average adoption process took Nin months and averaged $3,755. Average p lie adoptions took 11 months and $2,695, and the average private adoption took nine months and Cost $4,090. Last three Navy minesweepers leave Gulf Manama Bahrain apr the last three . Minesweepers operating in the persian Gulf since the height of the Iraq Iran War were pulled out this week because of a reduced mine threat . Naval sources said wednesday. The ships headed for their Home ports in the United states the sources said. The three 720-ton, wooden hulled vessels were loaded aboard a contracted dutch ship super servant Iii. The vessels equipped with state of the Art sonar and search gear for mines were part of a group of six that were sent to the persian Gulf As part of the . Navy buildup to halt iranian attacks on shipping. More than 100 mines were found by . Vessels from late 1987 until the cease fire went into effect Between Iraq and Iran in August 1988. . Officers have said the mine thread reduced to the occasional ones that d free and float randomly. With the cease fire the us. Najj been reducing its presence m the the departure of the three mine sweep leaves seven warships. A nine ship . 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