European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                . Come opens 15 new Berlin Crossings by Ron Mckinney staff writer . Service members and civilians can now use 15 new crossing Points into the soviet sector of Berlin the . Come Berlin announced monday. The change opens such locations As the Brandenburg Gate to the americans and increases the total number of Access Points that they can use to 19. Any .-plated vehicle May now pass through the new checkpoints provided that the crossing can accommodate cars and that a service member in uniform or a . Forces Berlin id cardholder is in the vehicle. A there Are apparently some checkpoints that were constructed for foot traffic a said Russ Anderson the commands Deputy Public affairs officer. A if there is a checkpoint open to accommodate vehicular traffic we can go through  the new entry Points include to pen Hagener Strasse Wollan Strasse Bernauer Strasse Brunne Strasse Chausse Strasse potsdamer Platz Linde Strasse Prinze Strasse Kope Nicker Strasse Uberbaum Briecke Schle Sische Strasse else Strasse Sonne Allee and Stubenrauch Strasse. Travellers from West Germany still face restrictions. They must still drive Only on the Berlin Helmstedt autobahn ride on one of the Allied duty trains or Fly by commercial or military air flight. The requirement for All non Berlin based military personnel to travel to the soviet sector of Berlin in uniform remains in effect. The new crossing Points Are in line with changes that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall in november. Some of those changes a permitted subway travel into East Berlin. A removed the Midnight curfew for visits to East Berlin. A allowed service members who Are . Forces Berlin id cardholders to Wear civilian clothes in East Berlin. On March 29, checkpoint Charlie lost its monopoly As the Only Legal crossing Point. At that time locations in the soviet French and British sectors were also opened to americans. Those Sites arc the Friedric Strasse train station  and Bornholm is Tasse. Bob Hope a still wanted a Page 28 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 24 tuesday May 8, 1990 a a 25t daily and sunday d 8693 a a Art As a barricade romanians in Bucharest look at a crude painting i ecu is pictured second from left. The slogan at the that is part of a makeshift barricade blocking one of Bottom reads a a done to be afraid. A streets in the area of Bucharest a main streets. The caricatures show the University Square have been blocked by anti com members of the interim government. President Ion Monist protesters for the last two weeks. .s.r. Still balks at nato Washington apr nato Secretary general Manfred Worner said monday the soviet Union has not yet accepted the Western allies insistence that a reunited Germany be a member of nato. See related Story Page 3. Worner after meeting with president Bush said the upcoming nato Summit in London will a most Likely be held in the first half of july but the dates Are not yet set. The annual economic Summit of the seven major industrialized democracies a All nato members except Japan a is july 9-11 in Houston. Seeking to Calm soviet concerns about Germany see .s.r. On Back Page leadership lacking at a amps report says by Randy Mcclain staff writer the news operations at the european stars and stripes Are plagued by a Lack of leadership and an abundance of internal bickering according to the department of defense ombudsman charged with improving the situation. Ombudsman Philip Foisie a former editor with the Washington Post and the International Herald Tribune was appointed last year to investigate charges of censorship and news management at the newspaper and its sister publication the Pacific stars and stripes. His first report on the european stars and stripes was made Public monday. Foisie previously issued two reports on the Pacific publication. Foisie paints a picture of a newspaper sorely in need of new leadership. A my specific recommendation is that a senior experienced civilian daily newspaper editor a someone not presently on the staff of stars and stripes a be selected As soon As possible to run the news department Foisie said. The ombudsman said the new Edi continued on Back Page Latvia says Moscow May ease its stance Riga .s.r. Apr Latvia a president said monday the Kremlin has asked him to explain his republics declaration of Independence and indicated Moscow a reaction might not be As harsh As initially feared. President Anatoly Gorbunov of Latvia told the Baltic states parliament on monday that he had received a Telephone Call from a soviet lawmaker relaying a request from soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev for documents explaining Latvia a secession plan. Gorbunov did not name the soviet lawmaker. The republics parliament voted for Independence on Friday but sought to avoid Kremlin reprisal vowing to Honor the soviet Constitution during a transition period of unspecified duration. Gorbunova a announcement suggested that Gorbachev had not decided whether to impose economic sanctions As Latvia a pro Moscow communist party chief Alfreds rubies had suggested on saturday. Rubies said he had personally spoken by Telephone with Gorbachev. Soviet Media have not carried any official reaction from Gorbachev on  declaration although reports on state run radio and television quoted rubies on monday and sunday. Neighbouring Lithuania declared its immediate Independence on March ii and Gorbachev responded by sending see Latvia on Back Page