European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday May 15,1990 news updates pal satellite network Columbia . Apr a court appointed trustee says he will sell Jim bakkers former satellite network to Oral Roberts University for $6 million at the end of the month unless he finds a buyer for the entire pal Complex. A i do have a firm Deal with Oral Roberts University. However in the contract i expressly reserved the right to sell All the assets until the Point of approval of the Sale of just the network a the trustee lawyer Dennis Shedd said. The 500-acre heritage Usa Christian Retreat founded by Bak Ker in fort Mill and 1,700 acres of undeveloped pal land in South Carolina have been for Sale along with it la a broadcasting holdings since april 1988.galileo fires thrusters Pasadena Calif. Apr the Galileo spacecraft looping through the solar system on the Way to its 1995 exploration of Jupiter has fired its thrusters in a major Man Euver meant to steer it near Earth late this year. A a we re trying to reshape the trajectory slightly so we move closer and closer to our Point near Earth on dec. 8,�?� said Neal austrian Mission director at National aeronautics and space administrations Jet propulsion Laboratory. The Man Euver slows the spacecraft which was travelling about 66,000, by about 25 Mph. It will gradually alter its direction Ausman substance unearthed near Cavern Birndorf West Germany a amps a the army will temporarily store More than a dozen barrels of a toxic warlike substance unearthed outside the Back Gate of a Nimberg area Cavern a spokeswoman said monday. A the . Army is cooperating fully with German officials in the removal of barrels of unknown origin from outside Pinder Barracks in Imdorf a the spokeswoman said in a prepared statement. According to a report in a Numberg newspaper the barrels contain phenol a White crystalline compound produced if from Coal tar and used in making plastic explosives. However the spokeswoman said the exact contents of the barrels have not yet been determined. The rusted barrels Are unmarked and their age is unknown. They were found by West Gennan construction workers who were putting up a new Fence at the Cavern. West German officials said there is no danger of contamination to ground water. Election �?T90 Washington a amps a election officials have announced that a primary will be held aug. 7 in Kansas. Service members government employees and their family members who Are Kansas residents should Contact their unit voting officers for details on How to Register and to obtain Absentee ballots. A completed Federal postcard application should be mailed Early to ensure timely receipt of a ballot officials an airman pictured kissing actress Brooke Shields was misidentified in saturdays edition. The airman in the lower right picture was sgt. Dave Ward of the 435th Security police at Rhein main a West Germany.6 injured in bomb explosion at British army installation London up a an explosion ripped through a British army installation in Southeast London monday injuring six people and causing extensive damage to a building and parked cars police said. A spokesman at Scotland Yard said the blast occurred just before 10 . At the Institute of army education in suburban Eltham where 50 army officers and civilians were working. Issues in Western Europe have been resolved through giving up the bomb and the Bullet a Bottomley said. George Churchill Coleman chief of Scotland Yards anti terrorist squad said the explosion apparently was caused by a device planted at the Entrance of the building or in a car the British broadcasting corp. Said. A there was a loud explosion which was obviously a High explosive sound i went to look and i found that damage had occurred at the building diagonally opposite my House a Ward told the bbl. E experts said the bomb was apparently made of five to 10 pounds of semtex a czechoslovakian plastic explosive favored by the Irish Republican army. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Peter Bottomley member of parliament for Eltham condemned the bombers. The blast extensively damaged the two Story Institute blowing out windows and wrecked several cars parked nearby. Investigators and bomb experts sealed off the building and surrounding area to search for additional explosive devices and evidence. A they Are people who ought to be extinct because their Means done to achieve As much As democracy does. There has been a peaceful revolution All Over Eastern Europe. Most other three men and three women All believed to be civilians were taken to a nearby Hospital in Greenwich. A the conditions of All six Are Good a said Alan Perkins general manager at Brook Hospital. A they were suffering from Shock and minor cuts and abrasions. We Are not expected to retain any More than Michael Ward who lives near the Institute which provides further education for army personnel said he heard the blast. Authorities in Britain and Northern Ireland recently warned that intelligence reports suggest the outlawed Ira has built up manpower and supplies of weapons for a renewed bombing Campaign. The Ira has used violence aimed Ai ousting British troops from mostly protestant Northern Ireland so the province can be United with the mostly Catholic Irish Republic. In the most deadly Ira attack in England in recent months 11 Royal marines Bondsmen were killed when their Barracks were bombed in Deal Southeast of London in september. Gunmen kill 4 in Texas cafe attack fort Worth Texas apr a group of masked men wearing camouflage broke into a High stakes Dice game and began firing at the gamblers monday morning killing four people and wounding at least three others authorities said. It was the second fatal shooting in eight months at the Glass key cafe a lounge known for gambling in a Low in come neighbourhood on fort Worth a East Side. A it appears to have been a robbery of a gambling game a police chief Thomas Windham said monday. A we have information that it was an extremely High Dol Lar gambling game with tens of thousands of dollars he said he did no to know if any Money was taken. Two people were dead on the scene another was dead on arrival at a Hospital and a fourth died in surgery police spokesman Doug Clarke said. Windham said As Many As 15 people were inside the lounge when the gunmen broke in but some escaped serious injury by hiding in a Back room. Police said four to six men some wearing camouflage and masks kicked in the door of the cafe at about 7 . A they were dressed in camouflage and several of them had on masks. They hollered a task Force a and began shooting a Clarke said. The cafes owner Albert Huey you told reporters that two men entered the lounge robbed several patrons who were sitting around drinking Coffee and then began firing what he described As semiautomatic weapons. You said he was nicked in the ear of a Shotgun Pellet. It was the second such shooting at the same lounge in eight months said criminal investigations chief Randy Ely. Last oct. 2, one Man was killed when several men hiding inside the building on a monday morning a broke into a Dice game Yelling a police a and shot a he said. Ely said connections Between the two shootings were part of the investigation but he was unwilling to say whether the two were related. Postal workers tackle backlog from strike Frankfurt West Germany a amps a West German postal workers Are blowing through a backlog of 50 million letters and packages created by their nine Day Senes of warning strikes that helped produce a Victory Over rest Breaks a Union spokesman said monday. A in addition there Are More than a million Telephone Bills to be calculated and sent out a said bed Steinmann a postal workers Union spokesman said. Steinmann said postal workers expect to erase the backlog late this week. The agreement reached Friday during the third round of negotiations in Frei Burg Calls for hourly Breaks of 6.3 minutes for workers. Before the strike the Breaks lasted 5.9 minutes. The Union first asked for 10 minutes Steinmann said. Post office sorting mail for 21 years. A my colleagues and i think the warning strikes were an awful lot of trouble for such a Small result. The Good thing about it is that the Breaks Are now in our contract a Bezouska said. The settlement affects 520,000 postal workers throughout the country. One of those workers is Ingrid Bezouska who has worked in the Darmstadt she described the mail backlog As overwhelming. A but we re working hard and expect to catch up within the next three Days without resorting to overtime a Bezouska said. Americans need visas to visit Czechoslovakia Prague Czechoslovakia a amps a americans attempting to visit Czechoslovakia in the last week were disappointed to find that contrary to published reports visas Are still required. Many turned Back at the Border or else paid 64 West German Marks about $40, for the right to travel in the country. An associated press article that ran May 8 in the stars and stripes incorrectly stated that american and Canadian citizens no longer needed visas for trips to Czechoslovakia that did not exceed 30 Days. Confusion on the Issue arose from a statement made at a May 5 reception during which foreign minister Jiri Dienstbier said the visa requirement would be dropped effective june 1. However that Date was not reported in the a Story. Additionally official confirmation of the change has not been received by the american embassy in Prague said Jim Chrisinger an embassy spokesman. 160 girls treated for hysteria at concert London up a More than 160 girls were treated for hysteria and fainting at a packed concert by a Boston pop group in East London officials said monday. Security officials at the London Arena said the clean Cut male group new kids on the Block had a powerful effect on some of the female fans aged 12 to 18 who attended the sunday night show. A we be not seen anything like it. We were expecting like a few screaming girls but this made the Bros look silly a said a Security supervisor at the London Arena referring to a fall concert appearance by a British pop group that caused several girls to become 11,000 people turned out for the 90-minute show sunday which had been rescheduled after a Power outage Friday night. Fans also swooned at an earlier concert in Bristol. A we had girls fainting before they came on a the Security supervisor said a during the concert there were a few girls dropping and being carried out by the ambulance ambulance Crews said More than 160 Overly excited girls received treatment
