European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes tuesday april 24,1990lithuania prepares plans for expected emergencies Vilnius . Apr Lithuania a president said monday that soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev could jeopardize his political reforms by not ruling out the use of soviet troops in the secessionist Baltic Republic. Vytautas Landsbergis the republics president also asked the lithuanian parliament the supreme Council to draw up emergency plans to Deal with mass layoffs expected in the Republic because of the Kremlin a economic blockade. The Republic of 3.8 million people began its first full work week since Gorbachev Cut off Oil natural Gas and other raw materials because Lithuania refused to pull Back on Laws promoting its March 11 declaration of Independence from Moscow. The British broadcasting corp. Quoted Gorbachev a senior military adviser marshal Sergei aka to Meyer As saying the red army wont hesitate to use Force to crush illegal protests m Lithuania. A if the lithuanian separatists break the Law then we will take measures to enforce the Law. I am not afraid of using Force if necessary a he said in an interview for broadcast on the bbl tvs a a Panorama program. Asked about Khrome Yevu a comments Landsbergis told reporters monday a we must worry about such insanity. Its military madness. Force is always a real threat As Long As there is no willingness to use politics. If they use Force in Lithuania it Means they would be prepared to use Force in the  reformer wins presidency of Slovenia Zagreb Yugoslavia apr in Yugoslavia a first free postwar election communist reformer Milan Kucan was elected president of Slovenia and a Center right party led in parliamentary voting in Croatia according to preliminary results monday. Nearly 4 million voters in the Northern republics of Slovenia and Croatia took part in the voting sunday considered crucial for the future of Yugoslavia a fragile communist ruled federation. Kucan swept past Joze Tucnik Leader of the Center right five party demos coalition winning 58.4 percent in sundays Runoff presidential election with nearly All of the 1.2 million votes cast in Slovenia counted. Tucnik who in his Campaign advocated slovenian Independence from Yugoslavia garnered 41.6 percent of the vote. In Croatia Yugoslavia a second largest Republic Early returns showed that the Center right croatian democratic Union had taken the Lead in elections for the local legislature. With nearly one third of the votes in 106 constituencies counted the unions candidates were in the Lead in 60 of them. Candidates of the reformed communist party a renamed the party for democratic change a were ahead in 38.discovery liftoff Likely to take place on schedule Cape canaveral Fla. Apr the space shuttle discovery stood ready weather willing to ferry the Hubble space Telescope into orbit tuesday to seek answers to tvo questions How old is the universe and How big is it at the Kennedy space Center on monday officials expressed Confidence that the liftoff scheduled for 8 31 . Edt will occur. But there was Little of the excitement of two weeks ago when hundreds of astronomers gathered with their families Only to see the launch scrubbed with four minutes to go in the countdown. A there we Are once again a said William Lenoir head of the National aeronautics and space administrations spaceflight program. A we think once again we Are  the weather monday during launch preparations was More of a concern than tuesdays. Thunderstorms and lightning threatened to disrupt work on the Gantry and delay the loading of hazardous fuel scheduled Afler Midnight. For tuesday there was the Prospect of an hours delay for Early morning fog but Little else to worry about. Canada grounds All Cf-18s after fourth crash this month from staff Aad wire reports Lahr West Germany a Canada has grounded its Cf-18 its for two Days because of a crash sunday the fourth loss of a Cf-18 this month. Defense minister Bill Mcknight suspended the flights until 3 . Wednesday said army it. Col. Ralph Coleman a Canadian forces Europe spokesman. Commanders will use the break to review the accidents and make recommendations about Pilot training Coleman said. Coleman said the Only exceptions allowed under the ban Are Pilot instructional flights at cold Lake Alberta and alerts by nato or the North american air defense come. The most recent Accident occurred about 2 . Sunday Pacific time in the Pacific Ocean about 18 Miles West of Vancouver Island. Aircraft were still searching for the single seat Jet and its missing Pilot monday morning. The aircraft was on a training Mission with a second Cf-18, said Mai. Jan Martinsen of the Canadian forces base in cold Lake where the fighter formed part of the 441 tac fighter so. Meanwhile a four member Board of inquiry and other Canadian aviation experts still Are piecing together two Cf-18s that collided and crashed Panl 17 m Karlsruhe West Germany. The crash killed on Pilot and injured the other Pilot As Well As two Deoni on the ground. Vuk the fuselages of both planes were moved saturday from Karlsruhe to the Canadian forces base at Baden Solingen about 20 Miles away. The Board expects to work at least another two weeks at the base before returning to Canada and the investigation probably will last several months a forces spokesman said. The Accident sparked at least two anti military Dent on stations in Karlsruhe a City of 270,000 residents and prompted the forces to suspend All air to air combat training Over West Germany until the accidents cause is known. That decision came after the forces air come in Winnipeg Canada announced a review of Pilot training procedures. The review was prompted by a fatal Cf-18 Accident on april 4 at cold Lake. The Cf-18 is the Canadian variation of the american made f-18 fighter built by St. Louis based Mcdonnell Douglas. At the Pentagon a Navy spokesman said four of the services f-18s had been involved in a class a Accident this year. Such accidents involve a death or More than $500,000 in damage. # # s4s Jim Derti Eili minister president Walter Wallmann attaches the Streamer As mgr. Arthur l. Breithaupt holds the battalion Flag. . Unit honoured for Aid Given West German train crash victims a scroll that accompanied the Streamer cited the battalions assistance at the scene of the disaster u Well As its meritorious service to the City and the peo pie of Riis Felsheim in the past 20  Wallmann also gave 1,000 Marks about $600 to the 106th trans in. The Money will be divided Kyj tween the two companies at Azbill Barracks a he w and 78th trans co a and put in units morale welfare and recreation funds. Last month the army honoured 83 soldiers and three government employees from the Cavern for their d tons following the train collision. Seventeen Soldi have been nominated for the soldiers medal highest non combat award for heroism a and i the meritorious service medal. R in addition 35 soldiers were awarded army t mentation medals and three army civilian employ were Given certificates of commendation. A the idea of giving West German streamers to a a army units was conceived by the state of Hess 1982, said Jeff Young spokesman for the 21st to new army area come. _ later that year the 547th engr in in Pai Ilander West Germany received the first Noii Battle str. From Hessen. Tie 3rd army div in Frankfurt re the second in 1986. Both units were recognized. Community service. By Crystal Laureano staff writer Rossel sheim West Germany a the 106th trans in received a non Battle Streamer from the West German state of Hessen on monday for the emergency Aid rendered by unit members after a disastrous train collision. The battalion at Azbill Barracks is the third . Army unit to receive a non Battle Streamer from the state. The Streamer was presented to the unit by minister president Walter Wallmann. The train collision occurred during afternoon Rush hour on feb. 2 across the Street from the Cavern a a Entrance. Seventeen people died and 86 were injured in the collision the worst West German train crash in 15 years. The Streamer carrying the states official colors of red and White recognizes non combat related service. It is permanently attached to the units Flag along with streamers awarded As the result of War successes. The Streamer is the same As those Given by the state to West German army units for non combat service. A the merits of the battalion Are not limited solely to military accomplishments a Wallmann said during the outdoor ceremony about 320 feet from the crash site. A these american soldiers showed the deepest concern for their fellow Man in that hour of horror and they succeeded in saving several