European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday june 14, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9 i a i i East berliners peer through a new Hole in the Berlin Wall watching the Start of the ordered demolition of that cold War Symbol. Hundreds gather to watch the Start of final demolition of Berlin Wall Berlin apr hundreds watched As workers began tearing Down the remainder of the Berlin Wall on wednesday starting with a Street split Down the Center that symbolized the City a 29-year division. A huge Crane smashed into a Section of the Wall built into the fronts of houses on Bernauer Street in August 1961, when the Wall was put up. Bernauer was the scene of the most escapes in the Early Days of the Wall. Scores of East germans tumbled through windows and off rooftops As the Wall was gradually built higher and windows were cemented shut. A i am full of hatred for that Symbol of division a said East German building minister Ekkehard Kraft. The decision to begin final demolition Mosbacher a wife robbed in . Hotel new York apr the wife of Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher was robbed at gunpoint in the Barbi Zon hotel police said. Georgette Mosbacher was getting off the elevator on the 20th floor of the hotel just before 6 . Tuesday when she was confronted by a Man with a gun said sgt. A a Unis a police spokesman. Man it described As Well dressed l9�k her wedding band watch ear two ,r�?~n8s and $400 in Cash and ran Down the stairs Burns said. Mosbacher who was a guest in the Otel was alone at the time and she was not Hurt he said. Holdup victim is prominent in new York and Washington d.c., some c1. Is and is president of her own be tics business la Prairie. She is n 1 rep cloned in society columns As Norm no of Ivana Trump the wife real estate magnate Donald Trump. Of the Wall came tuesday in the first joint session of the governing bodies of both berlins. A we Are already now one City a said East Berlin mayor Tino Schwier Zina who was elected in East Germany a first free local balloting in May. One Section of Wall is to remain standing As a memorial to the people who were killed trying to flee from East Germany to the West. The demolition is to be completed by july 2, when the two German states Are to merge their economies in a major step to full unification. The meeting of the West Berlin Senate and the East Berlin Magis rat was the first involving local officials from both berlins since 1948, after Germany and its capital were both carved in two by the victorious world War ii allies. The two councils which each meet weekly plan to meet jointly every two weeks until full unification takes place and a single government is chosen in new local elections. East Germany a former communist government was toppled by mass protests in october and the Wall was opened in november. Since then germans have been Able to pass Back and Forth Between the cities and the two nations. Border Crossings Are still staffed by guards on both sides of the Wall where cursory passport checks Are made. Foreigners can pass Only through two Points. Some of the most famous stretches of the Berlin Wall have already been demolished but most of the Wall still snakes around West Berlin. Flight delays worsening in Europe Brussels Belgium apr Europe a fragmented air traffic control operations caused a Quarter of european flights to suffer delays of at least 15 minutes in 1989, the association of european airlines said wednesday. In its annual report the Aea said 1989 was a a Bleak year for european travellers in which flight delays not just worsened but did so faster than in previous year s. It estimated that delays Cost airlines and passengers $3.7 billion a year. The report said 23.8 percent of european flights were delayed by 15 minutes or More last year. The rate was 19 percent in 1988, 14.9 percent in 1987 and 12.5 percent in 1986, according to Aea figures. The 21 Aea member airlines reported solid rises in passenger and freight traffic in 1989. Yet their Gross operating profit fell by 35 percent to $1.1 billion due to rising costs especially fuel the aka report said. In 1989, the number of passengers worldwide on Aea airlines Rose by 6.9 percent front 1988 to almost 100 million raising the average aircraft occupancy Rale to a record 68.2 percent the Aea said. Passenger traffic in Europe Rose by 8.6 percent to 68.9 million on North Atlantic routes by 6.2 percent to 12.3 million and on asian routes by 8.8 percent to 5.8 Millionth Aea reported. It said Europe must do away with its fragmented air traffic control network of 22 National authorities and 40-Odd control centers More than double the . Number. A it is the High Price of air traffic congestion which remains one of the most critical problems plaguing the european air transport system a said the Aea. A without a commitment to resolve this infrastructure crisis european air traffic control will remain a fragmented and spasmodic response to a crippling the report estimated a single european air traffic control system would save $500 million a year or �?o30 percent of the yearly operating costs of the present system and eliminate the $3.7 billion incurred by the airlines and their customers because of air traffic Overall Aea freight traffic Rose by 8.4 percent in 1989 to 3.1 million metric tons the Aea reported. Suicides car fumes kill 2 others Peoria Ariz. Apr a woman who committed suicide by running her car in a closed garage also killed her two roommates apparently without intending to police said tuesday. The body of Ruth m. Goran 55, was found Friday two Days before her daughters wedding. Goran was Clad in a Nightgown and was sitting in a car with the ignition on said sgt. James Flonacher. Inside her condominium Claude r. Hillhouse 42, and Gordon Geer 32, were also dead. Both men were dressed with Hillhouse in the living room and Geer in the bathroom police said. The same Carbon monoxide fumes that took Gorans life had seeped into the condominium and killed the men Flonacher said. Police Are still not sure Why Goran would want to kill herself but were certain that she did not intend for the two men to die. A there Are absolutely no signs of foul play. We Are convinced the deaths were accidental a Flonacher said. The bodies were found when the daughter Karen Mclaughlin 29, went to her mothers House Friday and called police when no one answered the door. Mclaughlin had come from Las vegas on Friday to be married. She married Jon Mclaughlin 33, also of Las vegas in a ceremony sunday. A we had the wedding because we knew mom wanted us to a the daughter said. She said she had spoken to her Mother earlier in the week. She said a she Wasny to suicidal. She was real Happy. We were looking Forward to holding the reception at her Home. We were going to bring every thing Over Friday Mclaughlin said she thought her mothers action was More a cry for attention than an actual attempt to commit suicide. However she previously told two detectives she thought her Mother had a history of instability and was capable of killing herself Flonacher said. Mclaughlin said Hillhouse was her mothers Boyfriend and that Geer had roomed with Hillhouse before the two moved in with her Mother several months ago. Goran was widowed and had moved to Arizona from Michigan. Friends and neighbors said she had not seemed suicidal. A there was no indication of despondency. All the employees were very shocked at what happened a said Alice Huff a Secretary at Terrell Battery corp., where Goran worked As a bookkeeper
