European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stripes n education news in  8-9 a . Bows to czechs in world cup  21 a Gomez whips Agassi for French open  25 a Canada leaders sign Quebec  28 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 58 monday june 11, 1990 a a 254 Dally and sunday d 8693 a blasts rip blazing Tanker fireboat Spray water on a burning norwegian Oil Tanker 57 Miles off the coast of Galveston Texas. Galveston Texas apr a new series of powerful explosions sunday aboard the burning supertanker Mega Borg sent crude Oil spilling into the water and bursting into flames authorities said. The five explosions which ended at 12 30 p.m., came shortly after members of a Salvage team boarded the crippled ship to launch the first step of a full scale assault on the fire. They were off the ship before the explosions began. A this is a real big one Quot coast guard chief Petty officer Todd Nelson said. A a we be got burning crude Oil rolling off the Stem into the  authorities also said they were concerned by the apparent list developed by the ships Stem. The latest explosions came nearly 1 a Days after an explosion and fire killed at least two Crew members and forced evacuation of the 853-foot-Long norwegian Tanker in the Gulf of Mexico. The blasts were part of a series of smaller explosions that began saturday afternoon. Earlier . Coast guard it. Cmdr. Frank Whipple said members of the Smit America Galveston Bay Salvage team hired by the ships owners were Able to shut off some valves to the ships tanks when they went aboard sunday morning. At a midday sunday news conference Whipple also said the ships Stem where the fire is concentrated lowered by about three feet in a six hour period indicating either that the cargo has shifted or the ship is taking on water. A a we re Uncertain what that Means a he said. A a it a not Good a said Nelson. A we done to know the possibility of it  meanwhile on sunday thousands of feet of con see blasts on Back Page of nearly sucked from broken window c London apr a British airways Captain was sucked partway through a Windshield that blew out at 24,000 feet sunday but other Crew members managed to cling to him while the co Pilot made an emergency Landing the airline said. The Pilot Tim Lancaster was hospitalized with serious injuries but was expected to survive authorities said. Police paid eight passengers were treated for Shock. A i could see a body hanging out of the window with two men and a woman i ranging onto his legs. They were trying a to Stop him being sucked out a said Pas Senger Margaret Simmonds. The incident occurred As the British built twin engine Banc 111, carrying 81 passengers and six Crew members was in route from Birmingham England to Malaga Spain. A British airways spokesman speaking anonymously in keeping with British custom said a Steward was in the Forward Galley when he heard a loud bang and saw Lancaster being pulled from his cockpit seat. But he managed to grab the pilots legs. A second Steward rushed to his assistance a and they held onto him a the spokesman said. The co Pilot made an emergency Landing at Southampton Airport 70 Miles Southwest of London. The airline spokesman did not know what caused the Windshield to shatter. The civil aviation authority was investigating. A we had been flying for about 20 minutes when there was a huge bang a said passenger Chris Opie who was travelling with his Girlfriend and 19-month-old son. A there seemed to be some smoke immediately after the bang and suddenly there was sheer  he said the plane immediately began a rapid descent. A an air hostess standing near us at the Back of the plane started to cry a he said. A i thought we were going to crash and began praying. My Girlfriend. Was crying and hugging our  he said the Crew warned passengers Over the Loudspeaker to prepare for an emergency Landing. A it was terrifying a Opie said. A i thought we were going to just drop like a Stone to the ground. We landed quite normally although everyone was  British airways said All but seven passengers were transferred to another plane to continue their flight to Spain. Bomb blast injures 17 it London birthday party London apr a bomb exploded a military Barracks rented for a birth a party injuring 17 people and police twid sunday that the attack had a fall the a a Marks of the  the explosion occurred just before Janight saturday at the honorable artery co Barracks in a turreted Victori building near London a financial Dis it. All of those injured were civilians. There was no immediate claim of re possibility for the bombing but police lid it was similar to previous attacks by re Rush Republican army which targets Titis soldiers and military installations. Scotland Yard said the blast was amp used by a a bomb of some  Detec Tive chief superintendent Derek Willi son Deputy head of the police forces anti terrorist squad said the device had been planted on the roof of the building sometime in the previous 24 hours. The explosion ripped through the ceiling of the third floor bar below showering shattered Glass and debris on the 30 guests attending the Black tie party. Twelve women and five men were treated for cuts and Shock at nearby St. Bartholomew a Hospital and released. Hospital spokesman David Dalton said two women were kept overnight for observation of possible concussions. In the last two weeks the Ira has see bomb on Back Page Nunn hints of support to alter Croton plan by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a sen. Sam Nunn the influential Georgia Democrat who chairs the Senate armed services committee is hinting that he May join House lawmakers in scrapping or at least revising plans to build an air Force base in Croton Italy for the 401st tac fighter Wing. In recent hearings and speeches Nunn has questioned whether construction of the new nato base continued on Page 3