European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse In stripes Magazine the and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 49, no. 47 thursday May 31, 1990 25c daily and sunday d 8693 a quake kills 8 in Romania temblor rocks Balkan nations soviet Union Bucharest Romania a a Strong Earth quake struck Romania wednesday killing eight peo ple injuring 260 and heavily damaging buildings i Bucharest and other cities across much of the country police said. The temblor was Felt in the soviet Union Hungary Greece Turkey and Bulgaria but of those Only the soviet Union reported casualties. Six people were reported injured and buildings were damaged in the soviet Republic of Moldavia near the romanian Border. A soviet lawmaker said initial re ports from the Region indicated there were an unspecified number of deaths. In Romania some people were killed or injured by Large chunks of Concrete and plaster that fell from buildings onto sidewalks and streets. Several people i Bucharest were Hurt when they jumped from windows or balconies. Thousands of frightened residents in the capital Cit of 2.2 million people fled into streets As buildings swayed and cracked. Romania s general inspectorate of police said two people died in Bucharest two in the Danube River see quake on Back Page still spelling for is Phot press Edward Wang Tamiso of Span Dahlem elementary school makes it through the first round and later the second round of the National spelling Bee in Washington . See Story on Page 24. Rumble litters the streets in Bucharest Romania after a Strong earthquake struck the Balkan area. Gorbachev urges alternative to a United Germany in nato a Ottawa a soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev said wednesday the West s insistence on keeping a United Germany in nato is sounding like an old record and appealed for some new alternative acceptable tooth sides. Speaking to reporters As he prepared to leave for his Summit meeting in Washington with president Bush Gorbachev said the question of German reunification had taken up a lot of our time during his four hours of talk with Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney. Mulroney like Bush and theother Western allies supports keeping Germany within Germany currently belongs to the Western military Alliance East Germany belongs to the so Viet led Warsaw pact. The soviet Union has suggested that a United Germany could belong to both military Alli ances or a new Security system but has opposed suggestions that it belong Only to nato. Gorbachev has said that fail ure to somehow neutralize Ger Many or prevent it from Ever again threatening the soviet Union could stall the soviet Mil itary withdrawal from Eastern Europe. We have to find a course faction that will support rather than do damage to those very important changes that Are Hap pening in Europe and in the world he said. It has to be a course of action that we find to Gether. I have not yet heard any alternative from the West. It seems that it is just like an old record that keeps playing the same notes again and again. Would like us to. Find a new Gorbachev s comment while posing for photographs with Mulroney followed an optimistic note he had sounded tuesday expressing Confidence a that the German question would soviet president Gorbachev lays a Wreath see nato on Back Page wednesday at the War memorial. Of ii i i
