European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes wednesday March 28,1990 news briefs bomb blasts Jolt Athens destroy diplomatic cars Athens up a a series of bomb explosions rocked Athens Early tuesday destroying 14 East european and Arab diplomatic cars but no one was injured police said. An unidentified caller claiming to be a member of social resistance a left Wing terrorist group later claimed responsibility for the blasts. Police said the first blast occurred a few minutes after 2 . In the affluent psychic suburb North of Athens destroying a car owned by the czechoslovak embassy minutes later other explosions wrecked four cars belonging to czechoslovak diplomats and two others owned by the soviet embassy. Of the other vehicles destroyed two belonged to the Palestine liberation organization three to the syrian embassy and one each in the embassies of Bulgaria and  still unavailable in hungarian election Budapest Hungary apr rival Center right and Liberal parties plotted strategies tuesday to try to win enough support in Runoff elections to form Hungary s first postwar non communist government. Final results of the country a first free elections in 43 years remained unavailable tuesday afternoon two Days after the last of millions of voters cast ballots for the 394-seat parliament. More than 70 percent of Hungary 7.8 million eligible voters cast ballots election officials said. By late monday Only five of the seats were decided. With More than 80 percent of the ballots cast for 29 parties running counted the conservative hungarian democratic forum led with 24.7 percent of the vote the Center left league of free democrats had 21.6 percent and the Rural based Independent smallholders was in third with 11.9  from Page 1 East German conservative group the Alliance for Germany. But observers believe Lafontaine May capitalize on a potential backlash which could be triggered if financing the reunification process a particularly the modernization of East Germany a infrastructure a causes inflation and higher taxes in West Germany. Lafontaine dealt a setback to Kohls conservative party in january taking More than 54 percent of the vote in Saarland elections a the latest in a series of crushing defeats for the cd in regional elections. An often impulsive politician Lafontaine has More than once baffled observers. Once known As a red Oskars because of his political convictions he is also known for his defense of the Market Economy. Party friends claim he is an internationalist a but conservatives privately ridicule the claim citing Lafontaine a recent Call to Stem the flow of ethnic germans migrating to West Germany. European leaders urge end to show of Force in Lithuania London apr european leaders tuesday urged the soviet Union to end its military show of Force in Lithuania and to hold talks with leaders of the Baltic Republic. At nato Headquarters and in capitals across the continent leaders warned that tuesdays storming of hospitals sheltering soviet army deserters As Well As this weekends display of military might could slow democratic reforms in Eastern Europe and damage East West relations. Poland a Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa sent a letter to soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev expressing the a greatest anxiety about events in the lithuanian capital of Vilnius. A violating the sovereignty of Lithuania is an action directed against the process of constructing a new democratic order in Europe a Walesa said. A i turn to you or. President to abandon the practice of military pressure and undertake political dialogue with the lithuanian government a he said. Norwegian prime minister Jan p. Syse called the Kremlin a parading of tanks and its order to confiscate firearms a a shockingly unwise step. They have made an already tense situation dangerously  a a monday a cautious Hope for negotiations and dialogue today emerge As a tactical game a completely destructive course from which we sharply dissociate a Syse said in a statement. A it is now crucial that soviet leaders express willingness to negotiate before the situation gets entirely out of control. Continued use of Power will not solve any problems but can seriously jeopardize the results recently achieved in East West  at nato Headquarters in Brussels senior officials monitoring events m Lithuania fear a Adverse open tsp there could Hurt the improved East is climate an Alliance official said. Ast West a if the situation is not solved peacefully Thommi negotiations it could derail a lot of other things a 3 the official speaking on condition of anonymity a he said senior nato political officers met in special session on monday and continued their Ivik tuesday. After mondays closed door discussions the official a there was a sense of the people at the meeting that talks Between Gorbachev and the lithuanians should take place in an atmosphere free of intimidation or pressure of any  he said it was also the feeling of those at the meet my that a any Adverse developments in Lithuania would have consequences for positive International political  he declined to elaborate on the possible consequences. The dutch government issued a statement expressing its a worry about the increasing pressure. That is being exacted on the lithuanian population through a military show of  the dutch urged the soviets to use a maximum restraint to a peacefully solve the conflict with Lithuania along political  the British foreign office had no comment tuesday referring reporters to prime minister Margaret thatchers statement in the House of commons last week. She said then that Britain supports Lithuania a desire to determine its own future and that it never recognized the soviet annexation of the Baltic republics raid from Page 1 remained peaceful however. Protesters did not even trespass on the grass in the Square near the parliament building. Inside parliamentary officials fearful that the crowd might storm the building had rolled out fire hoses to repel attackers. A soviet military helicopter dropped leaflets monday urging people to attend the rally to protest the a abyss of  in the Hospital incidents the official soviet news Agency Tass said troops seized 23 deserters at two facilities. Rita Dapkus spokeswoman for the lithuanian Bureau of information said soviet troops beat 12 lithuanian deserters at the psychiatric Hospital As Well As a the militiamen who came to defend them a and then took the deserters away. She said the 26 others at the Hospital escaped. A Trail of blood led Down the Hospital Steps and out the front door but there were no reports on the extent of injuries. Lithuanians have fled the red army complaining of beatings and other abuse since their Republic took measures to. Leave the soviet Union. Moscow had warned that lithuanian soldiers not returning to Barracks by last saturday would be arrested. Lithuania contends the youths were illegally drafted into an army of occupation. Soviet troops also took Over the Republic s showcase communist party Headquarters tuesday making it the fifth party building to be seized since sunday in Moscow a bid to assert sovereignty in the Republic. Landsbergis on tuesday denounced the a open acts of aggression and accused soviet authorities of fabricating stories of provocation to justify using Force. Lithuania a communists broke with Moscow in december but a pro soviet minority in the party has tried to rally against the pro Independence majority. Until the weekend Moscow had tried to intimidate the lithuanians with non violent tactics. The Kremlin paraded tanks through the capital and ordered lithuanians to surrender firearms and not to attempt a takeover of soviet controlled enterprises. The lithuanians did not Budge and soviet troops began seizing communist party buildings. In the official Media the Kremlin portrayed the Small peaceful Republic As in a state of anarchy and accused its leaders of planning to jail opponents of Independence. Tension seemed to ease with the opening of negotiations Between soviet military and lithuanian officials sunday. But on monday army helicopters dropped leaflets promoting tuesdays rally a a move clearly aimed at playing on the fears of russian and polish minorities who make up 20 percent of the states 3.8 million people. Police quote fire suspect a Devil got into me mrm Vatu my a  _ a a. A new York apr a cuban Immi Grant accused of torching a social club to avenge a romantic snub was under a suicide watch in a psychiatric Ward tuesday after allegedly telling police he set the Blaze because a the Devil got into  Julio Gonzalez 36, was taken monday from a City jail to Kings county Hospital after allegedly confessing to setting the fire sunday that killed 87 people at the jammed Happy land social club an illegal Bronx nightspot. Police said Gonzalez who has been charged with murdering the 87 victims was remorseful and in tears when questioned about the fire. District attorney Robert Johnson is investigating the buildings ownership and lease to determine whether the landlords or owner Are liable for allowing the club to operate despite a shutdown order. One of the landlords is entrepreneur Jay Weiss husband of actress Kathleen Turner newspapers reported tuesday. His company was leasing the building from a corporation led by Alex Dilorenzo Iii a major City property owner. Weiss attorney Roger Boyle confirmed his client s involvement in the building but said Weiss company had tried to evict the Happy land manager Elias Colon. The eviction proceeding against Colon who died in the fire was to have gone to trial wednesday Boyle said. Across from the fire blackened club in an impoverished neighbourhood near the Bronx zoo families drifted in and out of Public school 67, where agencies helped arrange funerals and offered counselling and financial Aid. Anger was directed at Gonzalez a former Girlfriend Lydia Feliciano when she appeared at the school to inquire about Aid for friends. A i can to believe she is Here. How could she show her face a said Edgardo Rodriguez 22, who lost four friends and was awaiting information on financial Aid to Send their bodies Home to Honduras. When asked Why she came to the school Feliciano said a i lost people too. I lost  As a crowd gathered around her two police officers escorted Feliciano out of a Back Entrance of the school. A huge wooden Cross stood in front of the nightclubs ruins As neighbors prayed at an outdoor service conducted monday in English and Spanish. The service ended with the singing of a de Dolores a a song about brotherly love. At the direction of mayor David Dinkins authorities visited 241 clubs City wide from Midnight to 7 . Monday and posted orders on 187 of them to vacate. Police issued 52 safety violations and 30 summonses said sgt. Dick Vreeland. Police said Gonzalez had vowed to a shut this place Down Quot after an argument with Feliciano a Happy land employee who had split with the unemployed Cron Zalez several months ago. A i got angry the Devil got into me and i set the place on fire a Gonzalez Tola authorities according to a police source who spoke on condition of anonymity. Gonzalez was arraigned on 87 counts of murder committed in the course of arson 87 counts of murder by Dep Rayea indifference to human life one count of attempted murder and two counts of arson. He entered no plea. Johnson the Bronx District attorney said he hoped Gonzalez would get consecutive sentences amounting to  years in prison if convicted