European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes monday june 4,1990news updates Highway collapse by the los Angeles times Oakland Calif. A the California department of transportation would have known that the Nimitz freeway was Likely to collapse in a major earthquake if the department had Ever performed a comprehensive seismic study of the double decked Highway Structure an Independent investigation of the disaster has concluded. But with funds Short and priorities placed elsewhere the state transportation department never ordered such a study dooming the Nimitz to collapse in the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that Shook the san Francisco Bay area on oct. 17, according to the Board of inquiry appointed by gov. George Deukmejian. Similar research also would have revealed that the Bay Bridge was vulnerable to collapse but might not have been Able to pinpoint the exact place where the Bridge was to give Way the panel said. The Nimitz collapse killed 42 people and the l .5 mile Long Section that fell has since been demolished. One Motorist died in the Bay Bridge failure when a Span of the upper deck fell upon the lower lanes. The 264-Page report presented to Deukmejian urged the governor and other state leaders to Speed repairs on freeways and Public buildings that could collapse in the next major  circus Atlanta apr a bankrupt soviet circus stranded in suburban Atlanta has severed ties with the . Organizers of its tour and is hoping to negotiate a Deal that would take the troupe to Kentucky. The 125 performers of the great circus Bim bom refused to Board buses for West Virginia where the organizers International show business of Florida said lodging had been secured. A we done to want to work with International show business a circus director Yuri Turkin said. A we want to work with a credible company that guarantees our  the troupe was evicted from a Motel in Marietta an Atlanta suburb earlier this week when organizers were unable to pay a Bill of More than $9,700. The performers have been stranded in Georgia since May 9, when financial problems stalled their tour. Beijing police quell protests on anniversary of Slaughter Beijing apr Security forces quashed attempts to result act the pro democracy uprising during its one year anniversary sunday and one Man said a fall we can do now is think. The memories arc in our  meanwhile Lens of thousands of chinese in Hong Kong and hundreds in Taiwan and Japan demonstrated sunday in remembrance of those killed when troops crushed the pro democracy movement in China a year ago. A we wont forget june 4�?� and a we arc not scared a said the banners of marchers in Hong Kong which reverts to chinese Rule in 1997. Police estimated some 100,000 people joined in the March but organizers put the figure at More than 200,000. It was the biggest rally in Hong Kong since almost a million people demonstrated last summer in support of the pro democracy movement in China. In a Tokyo Park were wreaths and banners in chinese and japanese saying a Long live Freedom and democracy in Tiana men Square and Quot the june 4 massacre is the worlds  about 200 chinese Many of them students joined in the Tokyo demonstration. In Beijing police who were out in Force at Tiana men Square a the focal Point of last years brutally crushed uprising a dragged off a Man who tried to unfurl a protest poster near the Square witnesses said. A Rise up a the Man who appeared to be chinese shouted to bystanders As police took him into one of their posts on the perimeter of the Square. Hours later someone threw handfuls of White paper Money a traditional of. Fering to the dead from a car As it drove past the Square. Police immediately tried to shoo away bystanders and pick up the paper. Police also took into custody a woman West German television reporters had stopped to interview. The Small protests came despite the heaviest Security seen in Beijing since martial Law was lifted in january. Thousands of police and soldiers were stationed throughout the City to discourage commemoration of last years protests which ended when tens of thousands of troops fought their Way through crowds of demonstrators to Tiana men Square killing hundreds and possibly thousands of the protesters. Navy officer stabbed to death in philippine Home by robbers Manila Philippines apr two masked men fatally stabbed a . Navy lieutenant in his Home near the Subic Bay naval facilities in an apparent Rob Bey police said sunday. . Officials ordered All personnel restricted to the naval base immediately following the saturday night attack but lifted the restrictions sunday after determining that the killing was not politically motivated. Police identified the stabbing victim As la. Richard Brown 33, who was assigned to the Navy Supply depot at Subic Bay. No Hometown was Given for Brown. The philippine military also warned foreign Aid workers to watch for terrorism. Five Days ago suspected members of the terrorist new Peoples army kidnapped a japanese development official on the Central Island of Negros. The governor of Negros Occidental province on sunday threatened military action to free the japanese Aid worker unless his abductors make Contact with authorities soon. Security has been stepped up around Subic Clark a and four other . Installations after the killing of three american service members last month. In Olon Gapo the base town near Subic police said Brown was having a manicure in his apartment when the two assailants forced their Way in around 10 45 . Saturday. The assailants whose faces were covered with to shirts locked the three filipino women beauticians in a room threatening to kill them if they resisted police said. Police said the suspects fled after ransacking the apartment. The women managed to free themselves and found Browne a bloody body in the dining room police said. It was not known How much Money or property was stolen. The new Peoples army the military Wing of the outlawed communist party of the Philippines has waged a 21-year-old insurgency to establish a marxist state. On Friday . Officials announced renewed restrictions on the 20,300 troops. Defense department civilians and military dependents at Clark largest of the six . Bases in the Philippines. It. Col. Ron Rand an air Force spokesman said military personnel Liv ing there were restricted to base and that those living off Post were told to confine travel to essential business. In a statement broadcast saturday by the . Military a far East network Rand said there had been no incidents involving americans but the restrictions were ordered because of a current threat  he said Security patrols around the sprawling base have been doubled to protect american lives. Because of the restrictions at Clark the number of personnel taking part in Cope Thunder a two week air Force training exercise scheduled to begin monday has been Cut by 10 percent to 20 percent said an air Force spokesman in Hawaii. A i want to make it Clear that we Are not scaling Back the exercise because of any terroristic activities a said maj James Pasierb Public affairs officer at Pacific air forces Headquarters at Hick am fab philippine intelligence sources on condition of anonymity said that Rejrat troop movements on Friday prompt the restrictions on Clark personnel. Angeles has been a communist stronghold since the 1940s. Minor parties endorse . State candidates new York apr the conservative party nominated new York University professor Herbert London for governor saturday while the Liberal party chose incumbent Democrat Mario Cuomo. The minor parties met in Manhattan to make their choices which can be important in close elections although neither has been a deciding Factor in recent races. The anti abortion right to life party is to hold its convention sunday in Albany. The Liberal party which feuded with Cuomo last year Over its endorsement of Republican Rudolph Giuliani in the new York mayoral race chose Cuomo unanimously party spokesman Carl Grillo said. The liberals also nominated democratic it. Gov. Stan Lundine and democratic state attorney general Robert Abrams for re election. Meanwhile the Conser natives traditional allies of the republicans in recent statewide races altered history a bit by nominating London for governor. A London is the Only Clear alternative to Cuomo a said party spokesman Michael Long. The republicans last week chose political neophyte Pierre Rinfret As their Cuomo challenger. The Canadian born economist favors abortion rights a major Factor in his rejection by conservative party leaders. London 51, is anti abortion. The split Between republicans and conservatives is expected to ease co mods re election bid. Cuomo is to be nominated monday at the democratic state convention for reelection to a third four year term. The conservatives nominated Anthony Ripema a retired school administrator and conservative party official from Suffolk county on Long Island for lieutenant governor. Bernard Smith the gop candidate for attorney general won conservative support. Wagons 260-mile trek honors Wyo. Centennial Casper Wyo. Apr nearly 1,000 people hitched up horses and hopped onto wagons saturday for the first leg of a 260-mile trek along an old settlers Trail to celebrate Wyoming s Centennial. A Fife and drum corps helped kick off the Wagon train in Casper and participants travelled 12 Miles before circling up and camping out for the night. Except for a shortage of portable toilets and a rider who was slightly injured when thrown from a horse there were no problems organizers said. A things went pretty smoothly for the first Day. In a really pleased and really proud of everybody a said Kayne Pyatt Trail Boss for the 30-Day trip on the Jim Bridger Trail. Wagons including stagecoaches stretched nearly a mile on paved and gravel roads along the Trail which was used by settlers when Indian violence prevented their passage on the Trego  along the Way greeted procession of wagons hoi ses an handful of people walking the tra. Commemorate the Western migration settlers the Wyoming Centennial Wagon train is to wind up july 2 in l it just outside Yellowstone National Park Northwest of Casper. State attorney general Joe my led the procession in a Surrey. Wyoming dignitaries including Mike Suffian plan to participate late a a this is delightful a Meyer sail a a it a  a More than 70 wagons and pop from across the United states a p tic Pating organizers said. Signed up for just part of the j