European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 0 Dodds dares students to say no. A Arkansas joins Duke. In final. In War of words 1 continues in Lithuania Page 28 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 48, no. 343 monday March 26, 1990 a a 25 daily and sunday d 8693 Aire leaves at least 87 dead t illegal latin club in Bronx people gather outside the Happy land social club in the Bronx after sundays fire. New York apr a suspicious fire swept through a Jam packed illegal social club for latin immigrants in the Bronx Early sunday killing at least 87 people fire officials said. The fire the worst in the Continental United states in 13 years was reported at the Happy land social club near the Bronx zoo at 3 41 . And quickly spread through the two Story Brick building. Authorities and witnesses said the panic stricken victims were trapped and Only one Man apparently managed to escape severely burned. Quot this is the worst thing 1 have seen in my career. It Hurt my stomach. It was sickening a said an emergency medical services specialist Christopher Mccarthy. A most of the bodies were in dance clothes a he said. A they were out to have fun. I saw Wall to Wall bodies a an indication of mass confusion and  at least 30 firefighters from six companies were called to the fire which was brought under control by 6 ., said a fire department spokesman Lee Rodriguez. Officials said the fires rapid spread suggested that an accelerant was used. A that heavy volume of fire immediately arouses suspicion a assistant fire chief Robert Ungar said. One witness Victor Perry said he heard three sounds like gunshots just before the fire in the building housing the club which was Only 20 feet by 50 feet. Ungar however would not comment on reports that a fight broke out before the Blaze or that gasoline cans were found at the scene. A lieutenant with emergency medical services Roy David said he got to the fire just As a Man a apparently the clubs disc jockey and believed to be the Lone survivor a was staggering out. Quot he walked toward me a David said. A the  talk. He  say anything. All we could do was treat  the building received an eviction notice in january because of improper exits and it was in the process of being condemned. Building commissioner Charles Smith said. Quot the sad part of it is that this did not have to happen a said mayor David Dinkins who visited the scene a few hours after the fire. Many of an estimated 700 similar clubs operating in new York City May be unsafe and Are being investigated he said. A fire at another Bronx social club killed 25 people on oct. 24, 1976. Ungar put the death toll from sundays fire at 87 or 88 people and authorities said the victims were mostly latin immigrants primarily hondurans. A makeshift morgue was set up in the building next door and relatives gathered at the scene. Lynn Schulman an emergency medical services spokeswoman said most of the victims died from smoke inhalation. See fire on Back Page accusations of secret police ties threaten East German coalition Berlin apr growing allegations of past links Between East German politicians and the former communist secret police on sunday threatened to delay the formation of the country a first democratic government. Ibrahim Bohme Leader of the social democratic party and the latest politician to come under suspicions of collaborating with the Stasi secret police called for All coalition talks to be suspended until the allegations have been investigated. His action came just As a West German newspaper reported that the Bonn government and East Germany a Likely new Premier have agreed on a timetable for crucial aspects of economic Union. Another publication the West German newsmagazine Der Spiegel said in its latest Issue that two former Stasi agents had denounced Bohme As a regular secret police Collaborator. Bohme in a letter to members of his party strongly denied the allegations. Lothar de Maiziere Leader of East Germany a Christian democratic Union cd which won last sundays free elections also is fighting off suspicions he was a Stasi informer. De Maiziere the Likely Leader of the new government has denied any such role. An official in charge of dismantling the hated Stasi has said Many of the new lawmakers May have been see coalition on Back Page Princess Beatrice visits baby sister London apr Princess Beatrice arrived at London a Portland Hospital on sunday Al Ter noon for her first glimpse of her baby sister born Friday night. The 19-month-old Princess clutching a bouquet of red yellow and White Flowers toddled into the Hospital hand in hand with her father. Prince Andrew the Duke of York. Beatrice is fifth in line to succeed her grandmother Queen Elizabeth ii to the British throne. Her sister As yet unnamed is sixth in line. Sarah the Duchess of York is expected to remain in the Hospital for two or three More Days recovering from the caesarean Section operation necessary for her daughters birth. Nixon admits try to Block watergate probe new York apr former president Nixon in a new Book says he did us t0 an Fri probe of the watergate break in a an apparent attempt to obstruct Justice that led to h s resignation a but the Cia declined. At a inexcusable error a Nixon says was made on the recommendation of att members who a had a personal stake in covering up the  and it was a a mitigated by a decision by Richard Helms director of the Cia and his Deputy Vernon Walters to ignore the White House request Nixon writes. In addition he later a a emphatically told the Fri director Patrick Gray to go Forward with the investigation the former president writes in a in the Arena a which is excerpted in time Magazine. Nixon thus discounts watergate so most serious myth a the one that ultimately forced me to resign a that the Cia did in fact obstruct the Fri probe on his specific orders. He also writes that a the most widely believed myth was that i ordered massive illegal wiretapping and surveillance of political opponents members of the House and Senate and news Media reporters. All of these charges Are  another misconception he says was that he ordered the break in at the democratic National committee. A not one piece of evidence was discovered indicating that i ordered the break in knew about the plans for the wiretapping or received any information see Nixon on Back Page