European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The is a ipes authorized unofficial publication for the u.8. Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 4 wednesday april 18, 1990 a a 25t daily and sunday d 8693 a collision kills Canadian Pilot. A. O Quot wreckage of a Canadian Jet fighter rests on a car in downtown Karlsruhe after the collision of the two jets. A soviets begin embargo of supplies to Lithuania military Jet debris Rains on City in Southwest Germany by the stars and stripes to Alsruhe West Germany a two Canadian military jets collided Over this Southwest German City tuesday afternoon killing one Pilot and showering the area with debris. The other Pilot landed in his ejection seat on the four Lane b-10 Highway just South of the City. He broke both heels. A we know very Little about the Accident except they were airborne 20 to 25 minutes a said Canadian maj. Jack Orr a Deputy Wing operations of tier. A they were on a Mission in reserved air space above 10,000 feet to train a Pilot new to the Canadian forces in  the two Cf-18s were flying at about 20.000 feet at the time of the crash said col. Keith Mcdonald commander of the Canadian forces base Badin Solingen. A we do not know what caused the Accident but it would be premature to say the new Pilot caused  Mcdonald said. The surviving Pilot had been in Germany since Christmas and had about 130 hours in the Cf-18 in addition to six years of flying a Cf-5 in Canada. A i have talked to the surviving Pilot a Orr said. A the is in Good condition with minor  Orr said the single scat planes from the Canadian forces base Badin Solingen were on their fourth air to air engagement when the Accident occurred at about see collision on Back Page Moscow apr soviet officials ordered drastic cuts in natural Gas to Lith mama tuesday putting into Force a threatened economic embargo to break the Baltic republics drive for Independence lithuanians said. Soviet officials also plan to Cut Oil and gasoline to the Republic today lithuanian of vials said. President Mikhail Gor Tkachev had Given Lithuania until sunday to repeal Laws enacted since the republics parliament declared Independence March 11. President Bush said his administration is studying How to respond if the Kremlin carries out the threats but he refused to elaborate. We re waiting to see if the soviet an no Unce ments Are implemented a Bush said. Clearly those announcements Are contrary to the approach that we have urged and that others have urged upon the soviet Union. Be Ai c9nsdering appropriate re i?�8� threats Are simple Ipa a a us said Quot and going to leave it right  Inch a a an res dents had been form lines at gasoline stations in rent Days to fill up for what they feared might be the last time. A implementing the orders of the government of the soviet Union and those of the state Gas concern. Supplies of natural Gas to the lithuanian soviet socialist Republic will be sharply reduced from the 17th of april a said a Telegram sent by a soviet Gas official to lithuanian authorities. Rita Dapkus a spokeswoman for the lithuanian supreme Council confirmed the telegrams text which was broadcast on the republics official radio and monitored by the British broadcasting corp. In London. No official announcement was made immediately in Moscow. Teresa Juo Deniene a Secretary for Premier Kazimiera Prunskiene said the lithuanian government received a Telephone warning from the Druzsba or Friendship Enterprise that supplies Oil to Lithuania saying that deliveries of Oil and gasoline will be curtailed beginning today. She said the Telegram announcing the natural Gas reduction was sent Only to Lithuania a Gas authority rather than to the government and officials did not see soviets on Back Page Early civil rights Leader Abernathy Dies at 64 Atlanta apr the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy the right hand Man to Martin Luther King or. Who was a pumped by colleagues after publicly telling of Kings infidelity died tuesday after a three week hospitalization. He was 64. Abernathy who complained in his Book that aides viewed him Only As a glorified pal and bodyguard to King a was the Unsung hero of the modern civil rights movement a said a Friend and political ally state rep. Tyrone Brooks. A the never received the recognition he a  Abernathy died at Crawford Long Hospital which he entered three weeks ago for an electrolytic imbalance. Hospital officials said his heart stopped during a lung scan and he died while in an operating room. They would not say what surgery Abernathy might have been undergoing. Abernathy was president emeritus of the Southern Christian leadership conference and pastor of Atlanta a see Leader on Back Page the Rev. Ralph Abernath travel Europe a special pullout Section inside today