European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d ingenuity helps in drought Battle Page 3 q father never lost Faith in Hartwig s innocence Page 5 d education news in stripes pages 8-9 d dutchman wins indy 500 Page 21 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 49, no. 44 monday May 28, 1990 Good morning 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a Colombia holds vital election Bogota Colombia a ignoring terrorist threats millions of people voted sunday in a presiden tial election that will determine the course of the nation s War against the powerful drug cartels and their hired killers. Under the watchful Eye of  sharpshooters women with babies in their  joined other colombians in choosing among 12 candidates who survived Campaign in which three of their rivals were shot and killed. The main Issue that divided the four top candidate was whether to continue the government s harsh crack Down on drug traffickers and its policy of extraditing top dealers to the United states for prosecution. Cesar Gaviria 43, the candidate of the governing Liberal party who has pledged to continue the crack Down led All Independent polls and was expected to easily win the election. The candidate with the most votes wins even if he fails to Garner More than 50 percent of the ballots. Colombians also voted on whether to Call a National Assembly to make changes in Colombia s 104-year-old Constitution. The new president would decide which political parties and other groups should appoint the Assembly which would act independently of the nation s standing elected Congress. Proponents of constitutional Reform say changes Are needed to break the grip of the upper class on this country. Proposed changes would strengthen the Judi Cial system emphasize land Reform and increase checks and balances in the government. Colombia president now has wide Powers that easily allow him to As bodyguards watch presidential candidate Cesar Gaviria casts his vote sunday in Bogota Colombia. Sidestep Congress and the supreme court. The polls opened at 8 a.m., and preliminary results were expected an hour or so after polls closed at 5 . More than 13 million people were eligible to vote but turnout figures were not immediately available. As the polls opened in the capital Bogota mayor Andres Pastrana declared one minute of silence for the three assassinated presidential candidates. A police bugler played taps during the ceremony at the huge Bolivar Plaza causing Many in the crowd of hundreds to weep openly. Besides the three presidential candidates 262 policemen 93 soldiers three judges 15 news Media employees and about 1,700 other people have been slain in the past nine months. Bombs have exploded at schools churches and stores. One bomb killed 107 people on a colombian jetliner. In the two weeks leading up to sunday s balloting nine bombs exploded in four colombian cities killing 37 people and wounding More than 320. Few of the crimes have been solved but suspicion for most of the killings has fallen on drug traffickers who have private armies and billions of dollars in co Caine profits at their disposal and who hoped to disrupt the election. President Virgilio Barco who is prohibited from seeking a second consecutive four year term voted along with his wife in the . An armed Force of 232,000 men was put on Alert several Days before the election. Troops were seen throughout the capital of 6 million people. Police and  sharpshooters were crouched on the see Colombia on Back Page remains of 5 korean War gis going Home on memorial Day Seoul South Korea a theremins of five american soldiers killed More than 35 years ago in the korean War and held since then by North Korea Are beginning their final journey Home on memorial Day. A . Congressional delegation arrived in Seoul sunday to arrange for the first return of . Korean warhead from communist North Korea since 1954. The return of the remains is widely seen As a gesture by North Korea to improve relations with the unite states. The two countries do not have diplomatic relations. The eight Man . Delegation led by rep. . Montgomery d-miss., chairman of the House veterans affairs committee Are travelling monday to the truce Village of Panmunjom to receive the remains. Panmunjom is in the demilitarized zone separating South Korea and North Korea. The congressmen arrived on a Spe Cial flight that landed at an Airport out Side Seoul. Reporters were not allowed to cover their arrival. . Military officials in Seoul Sai Montgomery would receive the re Mains after signing a document with a North korean lawmaker. The delegation will then turn the re Mains Over to the . Military which plans to Send them to a forensic Laboratory in Honolulu for identification. The . Defense department said the North koreans identified two of the dead As  1st it. Jack j. Saun in action in february 1951, the Penta Ders 27, of Ogden Utah and  gon said. Cpl. Arthur Leo Seaton 20, whose North korean diplomats assigned to family lived in Chester a. The United nations told the associated both soldiers were listed As missing see remains on Back Page brownies from left Briana Wolfe Cassandra Besser Sena diet and Stephanie Goodman take part in memorial Day grave decoration in i of Angeles on saturday. Graduates hear envoy to Bonn by Jimi Jones education writer Heidelberg West Germany the . Ambassador to West Germany told College graduates sunday that their Challenge is to understand and keep Strong the common ideals and values which bind the United states and Ger Many. Vernon Walters said that although there could not be greater differences be tween the two countries they share three key traditions a democratic process a Federal system and a deep belief in the value of the individual. As we look toward the 21st Century americans and germans alike must re member that the most important ties binding us Are not military political or economic alliances in themselves but the set of shared values fostered by democracy Freedom of Choice and the Worth of the individual. These values and their importance to the German american relationship must be understood cherished and protected by future generations of germans and americans alike if the relationship is to be  Walters made the statements in an address to More than 1,500 graduates and guests at the University of Maryland s 38th annual graduation ceremony. The class of 1990 included approximately 891 people receiving Bachelor s degrees. One person received a master s degree see graduates on Back Page