European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes Friday april 6,1990 haitian Soldier who seized plane escapes port a Prince Haiti apr a haitian Soldier who held an empty american airlines Jet for  Days threatening to blow it up unless he was flown to the United states jumped out of the plane Early thursday and escaped a radio station reported. Radio Haiti inter an Independent station said the 20-year-old Soldier Gerald Pierre left the plane at about 1 10 . Officials gave no explanation of How the Soldier got away. There was speculation the army allowed him to escape As a Way to peacefully resolve the  Day siege which had closed Down the International Airport. Alfred Mentor director of Haiti a information ministry said the army High command had not turned in its report on the operation. The army had no immediate comment and it was not known whether there was any attempt thursday to capture Pierre. Haiti inter whose reporter witnessed the escape said Pierre leaped from the plane in the darkness thursday morning and raced across the runway toward a Field of High grass across from the terminal. Soldiers and police were guarding the Airport but had not surrounded the 10-foot-High perimeter Fence and Pierre could have fled Over an unguarded portion of it. The . Embassy said american airlines would Send investigators to exam Ine the plane before it takes off again. After the escape officials reopened the Airport. On wednesday Pierre who earlier threatened to blow up the plane with grenades unless he was flown to the United states fired a sub machine gun once in the direction of a Haiti trans air flight shortly after it landed according to radio Metropole. Passengers and Crew members were delayed getting off the plane and officials later closed the Airport. It was not known How Many people were on the flight or what prompted the shooting. Pierre who was trying to desert from the army when he seized the plane four Days ago appeared on the Steps of the american airlines Jet several times wednesday firing into the air and the. Ducking Back inside radio reports a d Pierre had allowed Passene Erl the new Ynell bound flight on monday shorty i ? commandeering the Jet on the Smajs Haiti s International Airport. Y the 20-year-old Soldier had sent the plane  nights after fruitless to nations by Walkie talkie Wuh Ilis and civil Autho ties. A Munary radio Metropole said military authorities offered Pierre immunity from pro. Elution if he surrendered and resigned from the army. 1 th.e., a ports said Pierre a action followed his being reprimanded by an offi cer for alleged insubordination. He a been in the army two  Wall fell 5 years too late news briefs exe. German Leader Krenz says by de Reavis staff writer Frankfurt West Germany a Egon Krenz the East German Leader who allowed the Berlin Wall to fall said thursday that the country reacted too slowly to opportunities to change its failed communist system. A but we in the government missed the biggest Chance of making changes toward democracy in 1985 when Gorbachev began perestroika in the soviet Union a said Krenz who led East Germany a government during 50 turbulent Days of revolution last fall. A credit for the change goes to the people that went into the streets to demonstrate. The Wall had to come Down and it was about five years too late in coming  Krenz made the comments during an appearance at the Frankfurt press club where he was promoting his Book a when Walls  during his tour Krenz has been apologizing for the sins of the communist government including the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. A you must remember it was built during the cold War a Krenz said. A a in a a child of my times. I believed in the system and that we were building the first anti fascist state on German soil. I still think it Wasny to socialism that failed in East Germany but  Krenz the longtime Leader of the communist party a youth organization led the Central committee revolt that ousted Erich Honecker in october. Under Krenzis Brief Rule East Germany opened the Berlin Wall and prepared the Way for the country to hold its first free elections. Egon Krenz former Leader of East Germany promotes his new Book a when Walls  from Page 1 government and the Pace of reunification will Likely be worked out in backroom negotiations. A forty years of difficult times have ended in this moment a said Lothar Piche 63, the eldest member of the new parliament As he called the session to order in the Palace of the Republic. A god support our German  the 390 lawmakers who attended the session made the election of Bei Panann Pohl a physician their first action. Among those seeking the Post were outgoing communist Premier Hans Modrow who leads a rebuilt pro democracy party that finished a Distant third in the March elections. He finished third in the voting for. Parliament president behind social Democrat Reihhardt Hoeppner. The parliament also created an office of president to be a ceremonial head of state and abolished the old communist collective body the Council of state. Bergmann Pohl is to serve As head of state until a president is elected by parliament. De Maiziere will Likely be the Premier or prime minister. De Maiziere will Lead talks in the coming Days on forming a new  launched by b-52 takes satellite into space Edwards fab Calif. Apr a Delta winged Pegasus rocket carried into the stratosphere by a b-52, blasted into space thursday on an experimental launch to Deposit a satellite into a orbit. Strapped beneath the right Wing of the gleaming White and Silver bomber Pegasus was flown to 40,000 feet Over the military a Western test Range in the Ocean off Southern California. The 41,000-Pound rocket was released by the bomber Crew at 12 11 p.m., appeared to fall free for five seconds then streaked into space trailing a fiery ribbon of smoke. The rockets Mission was to place a 440-Pound Navy communications satellite into orbit about 368 Miles above Earth. The winged first stage Booster flew to 200,000 feet then second and third stage rocket engines ignited to carry Pegasus into Low orbit to eject a Peg sat with its experimental satellite. Developed by Virginia based Orbital sciences corp. And Delaware based Hercules aerospace corp., Pegasus was designed to put Small satellites into orbit at Low  completes test son Hubble Telescope Cape canaveral a. Apr Nasa technicians finished testing the $ 1.5 billion Hubble space Telescope on thursday keeping Pace for tuesdays launch aboard space shuttle discovery. See Story and photo on Page 4. Further delays in preparations however would Force a postponement of the 8 47 . Liftoff Nasa  completed a Check of the Hubble a systems and scientific instruments wednesday. Overnight they finished readying the telescopes computer system for launch. On completion of the Telescope tests technicians started routine pre launch procedures placing explosive devices on the shuttles solid rocket boosters external tank and the orbiter itself to be used in the event of a serious malfunction a spokesman said. Senator plans lithuanian visit soviets from Page 1 several soldiers were stationed in the building last Friday in the first occupation by soviet troops of a lithuanian government building. Soldiers had previously taken control of several communist party buildings. A the soviet Union with the Aid of its army supports a Small group of its political supporters which is attempting to restore the old structures of the soviet administration a Lithuania a parliament said in a statement wednesday. A there is therefore a threat to overthrow the legally elected authority and the government a said the statement broadcast on lithuanian radio. In London the republics de Facto spokesman expressed a willingness to agree to concessions including a continued soviet military presence the retention of current economic ties with Moscow and a referendum on Independence. Warsaw Poland apr sen. Alfonse do Amato said thursday that he will try to drive across the Border into Lithuania to show that Congress supports the breakaway republics drive for Independence. But do Amato upon arrival at Warsaw a Owecie International Airport from new York said that soviet troops might try to bar his passage planned Friday at the Ogrod Niki crossing in the northeastern Comer of Poland. The new York Republican is carrying no soviet visa Only one from Lithuania. The Baltic Republic declared its Independence last month but the soviet Union does not recognize it As Sovereign. A i think it is important that we stand for Freedom and we demonstrate our Solidarity with the people of Lithuania who want nothing More than their Freedom and Independence a do Amato said. The United states never recognized the 1940 forced incorporation of Lithuania Estonia and Latvia into the soviet Union. But it has not extended formal diplomatic recognition to the new lithuanian Gove a ment. D to m the Congress has been urging Prem Cut bus take a stronger stand on Lithuania and me Quot be. Threatened the soviet Union with various Sancts Force is used against Lithuania. Do Amato said he was invited by a thua Quot a Huang. Dent vytautas Landsbergis and he expect a i �6-mile an delegation to escort him to the Border drive by car from Warsaw. He said he did not know what the so Vii troops who control the crossing would d reaches the Border. A a a a find a a we la find out about glasnost a he said., of out if they Are really for peace or ii this saying one thing and doing another. To. Damato said it was important that he p e j Ai it acc caviar via pc in i.ithudni3. He 3 witness soviet moves in Lithuania. He democracies to stand by the Lithuania