European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday May 12, 1990 reliving history sex Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi takes part in a fast at the new Delhi Tomb of Mahatma Gandhi indians Independence Leader. The fast was called to focus attention on Indian Unity. Open skies negotiations stalled Budapest Hungary apr the North Atlantic treaty organization and the Warsaw pact failed thursday to meet a targe for agreeing on Mutual surveillance of airspace citing  disagreement on How to conduct overflights. Tibor Toth head of the hungarian delegation to the 23-nation open skies conference told reporters Quot the breakthroughs we expected did not materialize but considerable Progress was  the two military blocs by Early june will decide on a Date to reconvene the conference. Toth said there Likely would be a further four week session july 24-aug. 17 at an As yet unspecified location and another sept. 17-oct. 12 meeting in Budapest. An eventual open skies agreement will be designed to govern the procedures for overflights. The first stage of the conference was held in Ottawa in february. The attending 23 nations agreed to a meeting in Budapest and set a goal to have the Accord ready for the foreign ministers to initial by May 12. Delegates to the conference had hinted two weeks ago the target would not be met. There was Broad agreement at the Budapest meeting that the number of overflights should be proportionate to the size of the country involved. But the United states and the soviet Union disagreed on whether information gained on overflights had to be shared. Washington wanted to keep such sharing voluntary. They also disagreed on which territory to include whether foreign bases should be overflow and what equipment could to be used. Toth said he hoped bilateral  talks would help break the deadlocks. Quot major decisions Are still required on Type of air. Craft and whose aircraft to use a those of the country doing the overflight or the country being overflow Quot Toth said. John Noble head of the Canadian delegation noted that Only the soviets objected to the country doing the overflight choosing the aircraft to be used. The soviets apparently fear some Western countries would use sensors Moscow could not detect Noble said. He echoed Tothy a disappointment but also noted that substantial Progress had been made. He cited As an example the agreement of the 16 nations of nato to make available sensors to Eastern countries needing them. In addition he noted the soviet Union had agreed that All weather 24-hour sensors should be used for overflights. But he said soviet agreement to raise the number of annual overflights of its territory from 15 to 25 a year Quot is still Short of what is necessary for Confidence build my. A open skies is a test of political glasnost. We Hope the Summit will Send very Clear signals concerning the political questions dividing this conference a Noble said referring to the upcoming Summit Between president Bush and soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev7 killed when explosion rips philippine Jet 80 Hurt while escaping Manila Philippines apr an explosion caused a lire on a philippine airlines Jet Friday As it waited to take off killing seven people and injuring More than 80 of the 119 people on Board authorities said. The Boeing 737 was being towed onto the runway at Manila Airport when an explosion rocked the aircraft filling the Cabin with smoke and flames said Enrique Santos the airline s vice president. A there were three explosions loud explosions and the ceiling shuddered a said Isidro Repaso 33, a passenger. Quot on the second explosion i immediately opened the emergency  the flight attendants were in the Middle of Reading emergency instructions to the passengers a a routine at the Start of All i lights a when the explosions hit Repaso said. The Cabin filled with smoke but Mosi of those on Board managed to escape by sliding Down emergency chutes before flames engulfed the plane Santos said. Oscar Alejandro a spokesman for the air transport office said the government aviation authority was Quot looking into the possibility that a bomb was placed  but officials said they Hadnot determined what caused the explosion. They said they had no firm evidence of a bombing and that there Hadnot been any bomb threats. The plane was bound for Iloilo 290 Miles South of Manila and had 113 passengers and six Crew members officials said. Seven bodies a one male five female adults and one Small girl a were found inside the bumped out Cabin said Airport manager de Carrascoso. He said they were either killed by the blast or died of smoke inhalation. Survivors said they fled in panic. At least 82 passengers were treated for injuries  g so s a $0, a sc35�4. A v. A my. V w ?5�� >1 Manila firefighters Hose Down the charred soldering Middle Section of a philippine airlines plane Friday. Mostly bruises and sprains at the Airport clinic said airline employee Alfredo Estrella. President Corazon Aquino sent her executive Secretary to Monitor the investigation. Agents of the National Bureau of investigation were called to examine the burning wreckage for evidence of explosives. 3 allies ask to expand air travel to from Berlin Berlin apr the United states France and Britain have asked the soviet Union to allow More air travel to and from Berlin a . Spokesman said thursday. The four world War ii allies still retain control Over air travel in the once divided City. The Western Powers for several years have been urging More Access to boost berlins status. Quot in View of the significant change and around Berlin in recent months i jes in and around Berlin in recent months the allies believe that greater aviation Access and greater coordination among berlins aviation authorities can and should be achieved a said a statement from Anthony w. Sariti spokesman for the . Mission in West Berlin. Quot even prior to unification the four Powers can work constructively with the two German states for greatly improving berlins aviation  representatives from France Britain and the United states presented the proposals during a meeting with officials from the soviet embassy. Law enforcement in Poland shifted to civilian control a authorities said the injured included a prominent businessman and president of the philippine chamber of Commerce Aurelio Periquet or. It was not known How Many foreigners were on Board but officials said one japanese Man take Raki Tasaki was treated for slight bums. The planets departure Nad been slightly delayed because of heavy air traffic Over Manila officials said. Warsaw Poland apr the Long feared so secret police and the citizens militia were formally dissolved thursday and Law enforcement and Security were shifted to civilian control the official Pap news Agency said. In Early april parliament had voted out of existence the uniformed Interior ministry the secret police and the citizens militia or to a paramilitary Force that had been charged with fighting crime and enforcing the Law. Papas Brief dispatch said that the citizens militia would be replaced by a new police Force. Its Structure will be organized within the next three months. Security police members Are to continue to perform their duties until the newly created office of state Protection starts to operate also within the next three months the Agency said. The offices activities have been limited to fighting espionage and authentic threats to National Security. The Security and Law enforcement changes by the Solidarity government Are More than symbolic. They bring the Security forces under civilian control and charge them to work for society rather than against it As happened in the past. The secret police were often used to apprehend and harass dissidents