European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse We re sorry because of a Power failure at the stars and stripes Headquarters monday night we were forced to repeat Page 4 and to leave out the stocks and Dow Jones averages on Page 20. We regret the inconvenience to All of our readers. Authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 48, no. 359 wednesday april 11, 1990 a a 25 Dally and sunday d 8693 a Lithuania Leader sends Appeal to Gorbachev Moscow apr lithuanian president vytautas Landsbergis appealed tuesday to soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev not to carry out threatened political and economic measures against his Independence linked Baltic Republic. A see other soviet Union stories on Page 8. Gorbachev seemed to soften his stance tuesday laying he would impose direct presidential Rule in Lithuania Only As an extreme measure and that a Polit Al solution was still being sought. The statements came on the eve of the one month anniversary of Lithuania a declaration of ind Epen ence and one Day after Gorbachev and his presidential Council warned of unspecified a political and eco Omick measures if the declaration was not rescinded. Lithuania said last week it would not repeal the Arch 11 declaration As a condition for negotiations Lin pms i a spectators get the bad news from the countdown clock. With the Kremlin which so far has taken limited Steps to maintain control Over the Republic. Landsbergis sent a Telegram tuesday to Gorbachev addressing him As a esteemed a we Are very concerned that Ultra rightist Imperial forces Are compelling you to take a wrong step to continue the wrongs of the 1940s in the Baltic a the Telegram said. A do not further this please in the name of peace Justice and Concord on Earth do not do Lithuania was forcibly annexed by the soviet Union in 1940 along with Estonia and Latvia which have declared their intention to seek Independence but Are proceeding More cautiously than Lithuania. On tuesday Gorbachev described the lithuanian parliaments March 11 action As an a a adventure but also said he did not regard the situation As irreversible the official Tass news Agency reported. While he did not Rule out the possibility of Intro see Lithuania on Back Page defect delays shuttle liftoff with Telescope Cape canaveral Fla. Apr a runaway Power Plant on the space shuttle discovery forced Nasa to scrub its launch tuesday with the Hubble space Telescope and officials said it will be a week or two before they try again. The countdown was Down to the four minutes to go Mark when sensors detected that one of three auxiliary Power units was running too fast. Computers halted the launch process. A a valve which failed to respond let too much fuel go into the unit which caused an overspend condition a said Bob Sieck the Kennedy space centers launch director. The auxiliary Power units pressurize the shuttles Hydraulic system which is used to move Wing and rudder surfaces and in the ships braking and steering systems. Astronomers who had gathered for the big event were philosophical about the latest delay in getting the see shuttle on Back Page x a a \. V s v-4 we-?58 a file Jacqueline Valente in an undated photograph. Pair child released in Beirut Beirut Lebanon apr a palestinian terrorist group led by Abu Nidal has freed a frenchwoman a belgian Man and the daughter born to them in Captivity. The couple had been seized from a French yacht nearly 2 i years ago. Jacqueline Valente 32, Fernand Hout Ekins 43, and 2-year-old Sophie liberte were released tuesday by masked gunmen who sped up to French embassy a main Gate in three cars with drawn curtains police said. The three arrived at a military Airport outside Paris late tuesday night after a five hour flight see Beirut on Back Page fewer cuts urged in medical staffs by Janet do Agostino medical writer medical personnel should be withdrawn slowly when troop reductions begin m order to combat Long Waits at overseas medical facilities the general accounting office has recommended. / Gao believes that consideration should be Given to retaining the num Oer of overseas medical providers and support staff at a proportionately higher level than other categories of personnel a said David Baine of the Gao a human resources division. During its research the Gao found that a Access to medical care at overseas medical treatment facilities is inadequate for Many dependents and in some cases Active duty it family members retirees and continued on Back Page Baden Wurttemberge seeks 60 military Sites by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Stuttgart West Germany a state officials in Baden Wurttemberge have identified 60 West German american and French military facilities they want converted to civilian use according to a German official. Heinz Eininger an adviser to the chairman of the states residential property acquisition committee said municipal leaders in several crowded metropolitan areas want military units to leave so More land will be available for housing and Industry. The state is representing those communities interests in talks with the armed forces that have troops stationed in the state he said. Eininger declined to list the facilities saying state officials done to want to fan speculation. That reluctance contrasts sharply with recent announcements in the neighbouring states of Rheinland Pfalz and Hessen where state officials see Sites on Back Page
