European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes tuesday March 27,1990 news briefs suspect sought in rape of american woman Heidelberg Wisl Germany a amps . And German police Are searching for a suspect in the rape of a 32-Ycar-old american woman near a . Housing area. The woman was walking from Patrick Henry Village to her Home in Kirchheim at about 9 . March 14 when the Man attacked her from behind said a Heidelberg police spokesman Manfred Ticatz. Her assailant dragged her into a Field where he tied her pulled a jacket Over her eyes and raped her. The Man then fled leaving the bound woman to drag herself to the Street where a Driver saw her and took her to the police station Tilz said. The Man is described As Black and 5 feet 6 inches tall. Heidelberg authorities have consulted with police in Kaiserslautern who arc looking for a rape suspect with a similar description but a definite connection has not been made Ticatz said. The Kaiserslautern rape suspect is described As being Between 20 and 35 years old 5 feel 7 inches to 6 feet tall with a muscular build and Short curly hair. He is believed to have committed at least six of 23 unsolved rapes and attempted rapes in Kaiserslautern in the past three  dining Hall to close for electrical work Ramstein a West Germany a amps a the Castle Garden dining Hall on the bases North Side will be closed through sunday because of problems with ram Stcin a electric distribution system. The bases other dining Halls the Rheinland and Jawbone inns will slay open Normal hours said staff sgt. Doyle Tillman a base spokesman. A main substation overloaded Friday morning and a basically was Fried a said sgt. Rich Romero another base spokesman. The problem caused Power outages across the base on Friday and monday. Officials warned that Street lights and 110-Volt electrical service to the bases 1,796 family housing units May also have to be shut off All Ramstein residents and workers Are asked to Cut Back electricity use As much As possible. A Power should return to Normal by the end of the week after the repairs Are made a Tillman  Bank heist nets robbers $26 million Geneva apr four armed robbers raided a Bank in downtown Geneva on sunday and got away with the equivalent of $26 million. The haul was believed to be the largest in Swiss history police said. The robbers confronted two Security guards at the personnel Entrance around 8 . And forced them to turn Over the keys of the main Branch office of the Union Bank of Switzerland police spokesman Marcel Vaudron  from Page 1 promotion lists even if those soldiers do not meet career status requirements non career soldiers will be allowed stabilization Tours of 12 months or less based on their re enlistment Date and not their separation Dale which is currently used. The change Means that the Only Choice left for career soldiers is the number of years of their next enlistment. Soldiers can choose to re enlist for two three four five or six years. During fiscal 1989, 26,648 Usa eur soldiers re enlisted. During the first Quarter of fiscal 1990, 5,213 Usa eur soldiers re enlisted including 1,211 careerists. Soldiers now eligible to re enlist can get the longer stabilization guarantees by signing up for another hitch before april 1. Soldiers arc eligible to re enlist within eight months of their ets Date. In another policy shift Shortsleeve said the army will change the ets dates of those married couples who do not snare the same Date of separation from service. The army will use the later ets Date As the basis for Matching the two soldiers. From Page 1 Wall of a High school. Killed were 61 men and 26 women most of them honduran and dominican immigrants. A most of the bodies were in dance clothes a emergency medical services specialist Christopher Mccarthy said. A they were out to have  Alva Romero a honduran immigrant lost six relatives including a daughter both Brothers and a sister. Jerome Ford lost five relatives. The local honduran soccer club lost several players. Happy land was ordered shut in november 1988 and again a year later because of inadequate exits sprinkler systems emergency lighting and signs Dinkins said. It had no liquor or cabaret License. City officials said the building was sold last year to Karl Rubman but Dinkins said it was unclear who owns the property now. Residents said the manager of the club was Elias Colon. The daily news reported that colons wife Elena was one of the survivors of the fire. Despite their name the social clubs admit anyone. Happy land charged a $5 admission Price its illegally served drinks Cost about $3 each. A i will Tell you it will not be an endless Battle a the mayor said in announcing the crackdown on illegal clubs. A anybody that had an Opportunity to View those social club fire highly Soven people died apparently in panic and confusion during a flee that started on the dust Tow of the Happy land Poplai duh. Within minutes Many. Jul he Kilt which was blocked by Hamas two bodies were found in doorway when firemen opened the Gates covering the door 5purc9.-yp a amps Susan Ham 87 bodies knows that we re not going to tolerate  mayor de Koch Dinkins predecessor made a Sim ii Lar Promise after a 1988 Bronx social club fire k seven people. Two rickety staircases led to the second Story Danciu floor where most of the bodies were found. Meeting eases tensions in Lithuania Vilnius .s.r. Apr lithuanian officials met with soviet military officers monday and said tensions had eased after their talks about the army a occupation of three communist party buildings. The move sunday which the army said was at the request of local communist officials was the Kremlin a latest action in a War of nerves with the Baltic Republic that declared Independence two weeks ago. A after coming out of this meeting i can say the mood has changed a said Deputy Premier Romuaid Das Vozolas. A it is evident the conflict will not be  related Story on Page 5. In Moscow soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev reiterated that he has no plans to use Force to bring Lithuania Back into the soviet fold said sen. Edward m. Kennedy who met with Gorbachev for i la hours. A president Gorbachev indicated to me that the position of the soviet Union was that there would be no use of Force unless the lives of others were threatened and that he was committed to a peaceful Resolution a Kennedy told reporters. Vozolas and lithuanian Interior minister Marijo Nas Misukonis met with col. Viktor Smo Karev Deputy chief of the Vilnius military Garrison and col. Vladimir Triko of the Interior ministry. They agreed not to Lake any Steps affecting Security without first informing the other Side Vozolas told reporters. Vozolas said the military officers alleged that a soil Dier was beaten and that shots were fired at soldiers from a passing car. Though no one was hurl in Thal incident. Vozolas said while the meeting did not mean negotiations had begun with soviet officials about the republics March ii declaration of Independence Quot in seems that these Are leading to talks with  earlier Premier Kazimiera Prunskiene said Thel first meeting Between military officers and Lithuania an president vytautas Landsbergis late sunday had begun to Clear the air. On sunday Landsbergis spoke twice by Telephone with Gen. Valentin i. Varen Nikov commander of soviet ground forces who in a newspaper interview sunday accused Independence leaders of plotting to arrest communists and Send them to prison. Soldiers appeared sunday at the higher party school and the Institute of marxism leninism. Lith of uranian officials said there also were soldiers at Vilnius communist party Headquarters. In response to the soviet move the lithuanian leadership passed a Resolution calling for prosecution of troops who a a illegally occupied the buildings. The military officers told Landsbergis during Thyl meeting that they had moved into the buildings air the request of lithuanian communists who remain Loyal to Moscow. Border patrol Camp to be mothballed Regen West Germany a amps a Camp May a patrol Camp near the czechoslovak Border is scheduled to be mothballed Friday a in Light of changes in the relationship Between East and West Quot officials said monday although the Camp will not be closed it is being transferred to caretaker status under the 7th army training come whose Headquarters arc in Gra Fenohr officials said. Camp May is about 45 Miles East of Regensburg and 15 Miles from the Border. It is the southernmost of the three . Base Camps along the West German Czecho slovak Frontier and is usually staffed by about 100 soldiers from the 2nd army Cav regt a 3rd so which has Headquarters in Amberg. These soldiers will move their Border operations to Camp Gates about 20 Miles Northeast of Grafe Wohr said Winfried Blimmel a spokesman for the Nurnberg based regiment. Camp gales was previously staffed by soldiers from the 1st army dives 1st so 1st army Cav regt who a no longer have Border operations missions a Blimmel said. Border operations Are changing to reflect the reduced need for surveillance along the East German and czechoslovak Borders he said. On March i the army Cut regular Border patrols by More than half. Tracked vehicles in the Fulda Gap were also pulled Back to a distance of at least 1 a Miles from the East German Border. A a number of patrols Are still out but Are very reduced and Are basical. By performing joint patrols with German agent a i Blimmel said. A this is a Normal and logical co Quence of what is happening in the