European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 a a the stars and stripes sunday june 24,1990quake death toll jumps to 40,000 Tehran Iran apr Strong new aftershocks struck Northern Iran before Dawn saturday terrifying survivors of an earthquake two Days earlier that officials now say killed 40,000 people and injured 100,000 others. Foreign emergency Aid poured into Iran but the islamic government was Balking at allowing International medical and Rescue personnel into the quake stricken Region on the Caspian sea about 125 Miles Northwest of Tehran. The task of rescuers grew Grimmer saturday As Hopes faded that victims would be found alive in the rubble of news briefs dozens of towns and villages in the devastated provinces of Gilan and Zanjani. Attention also turned to finding shelter for an estimated 400,000 people left homeless by the disaster. More than 200 aftershocks have hit since thursdays pre Dawn earthquake which registered at least 7.3 on the Richter scale. The official islamic Republic news Agency it a monitored in Nicosia Cyprus said one aftershock jolted the Northern provincial capital of Rasht Early saturday a making panic stricken residents take to the Irna said Friday that 6,000 survivors were rescued but by saturday workers were mainly finding the dead. An official announcement said that six major airports have been designated As centers for the shipment of supplies to the quake area in Northern Iran and the Transfer of injured to hospitals out of the area. Iran a government appealed for International help and nations All around the world responded with offers of Aid a including the United states Britain and Israel which the Tehran government regards As bitter enemies. The european Community promised to donate s2.4 million Japan $1.5 Mil lion and Sweden $820,000, while other countries planned to ship tons of Sud plies. Iran reportedly said it would accent assistance from All countries except h Rael and South Africa. The United states and Iran have not had diplomatic ties since the 1979 seizure of hostages at the . Embassy in Tehran. Britain and Iran severed diplomatic relations in March 1989 after the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ordered moslem to kill British author Salman Rushdie because of his novel a the satanic verses a which Khomeini maintained was sacrilegious. Al crowd screams Welcome to Mandela in Boston Boston apr Nelson Mandela was Given a jubilant Welcome saturday morning in Boston a City cloaked in the colors of the Freedom fighters Banner of Black Green and Gold. Mandela and his entourage arrived at Logan International Airport As a throng of supporters chanted and screamed a Welcome. He was meted by Boston dignitaries and presented with Owers by two Young girls natives of South Africa who Are now living in Boston. Before being whisked to his next Stop Mandela praised Boston for its role in the american revolution and in the anti apartheid movement. Gov. Michael s. Dukakis was in the throng that waited for Mandela a plane. Mandela left new York earlier saturday after he outshone Eddie Murphy Robin Williams and dozens of other celebrities at a big Money fund Raiser that capped his historic visit before leaving from John f. Kennedy International Airport Mandela told reporters he hoped to come Back to new York. The african National Congress Leader told the luminary sprinkled crowd Friday night that the cultural Boycott against South Africa is As important As economic sanctions in keeping pressure on the ready for sea duty after recovery from blasts Tokyo apr the . Aircraft Carrier Midway its firefighting equipment replenished and Crew members rested after shipboard explosions that killed two will return to sea in the next few Days a Navy official said saturday. See related Story Page 3. The Navy was conducting routine investigations to determine whether foul play caused wednesdays blasts which seriously injured nine Crew members said cmdr. Mark d. Neuhart Public affairs officer for the 7th Fleet. A we expect Shell be under Way by Early next week a Neuhart said. He denied japanese press reports quoting unidentified Navy sources that said the 67,000-ton ship would leave the . Navy base at Yokosuka on monday. He declined to say what the Midway a Mission would be. Six seriously burned sailors were flown Friday to the Brooke army medical Center bum unit in san Antonio. A seventh was too ill to be moved. He remained in the naval Hospital in Yokosuka along with two others in serious condition. E. German party reverses stance Calls for december joint elections East Berlin apr a decision by a major East German political faction on saturday increases the likelihood that a single government will be running a United Germany in six months. East Germany a left leaning social democrats called for joint elections on dec. 16 to replace the West German elections that had been scheduled for dec. 2. The social democrats had earlier said that joint elections and full German unification should not take place until late next year. Party chief Sabine Riebe said that her party will meet with West German social democrats on sept. 26 to merge their parties. The decision came one Day after the four world War ii allies that divided Germany promised to finish their negotiations on unification by years end. West German foreign minister Hans Dietrich Gen Scher speaking on West German radio said that move also clears the Way for joint elections before year s end. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is proposing they be held dec. 9. Under the Laws of both countries a new parliament would have to Convene within 30 Page 1 available to the Manitoba legislature where Cree Indian legislator Elijah Harper buried the agreement under a barrage of procedural delays. Harper who held an Eagle Feather in his hands during legislative sessions blocked the necessary unanimous agreement to introduce the measure quickly. He later used other ploys to delay a vote until by Law the legislature was required to adjourn its session. Then he prevented the unanimous vote needed to extend the session. That meant the Manitoba legislature could not meet again until monday after the deadline for approval of the agreement. Because Manitoba a problem was strictly a need for More time for procedural reasons the Federal government came up with a complicated scheme to get the time extended. When Newfoundland put off the vote though the Federal move for Manitoba became moot and sen. Lowell Murray Mulroney a chief constitutional adviser declared the Meech Lake Accord dead. Many in English Canada feared that the agreement would have Given Quebec extra Powers. But constitutional experts such As John Whyte Dean of Queens University Law school said the a distinct society clause would have had few practical effects. Under the clause the Canadian supreme court would have been Given a guideline to take Quebec a special character into consideration when ruling on challenges to Laws under the Constitution. On a political level Many believed Mulroney was to blame for having waited until the last minute to work out a final agreement with the provincial premiers. The opposition Liberal party was holding its Congress saturday in Calgary Alberta. Jean Chretien who was expected to be elected the party a new Leader said Mulroney a paid the Price for his crazy Page 1 1959, for Osna Briick West Germany then moved to Berlin in 1976. She says the customers Are mostly neighbourhood folks from Kreuzberg and shift workers from Springer the West German publishing giant headquartered a few blocks away. Regulars Drift through in ones and twos some popping in for a Quick one others settling in with a shot and a Beer and a lot of time. Healthy Young customers mix easily with aging Gray ones who look As though they Haven to been in the Sun since the original checkpoint Charlie opened 10 Days after the Berlin Wall went up in 1961. A lot of tourists also come through Lilly says. Paper currencies from a dozen countries Are pasted on a Cabinet behind the bar. At Midnight the soft Click of balls and occasional laughter comes from the Pool room and a Young couple have a serious talk at a table. The bartender m jeans and a to shirt talks with a Man in a suit the theater critic from a local tabloid talks shop with a visiting american journalist a Man pops in for a Quick one. Its business As usual at checkpoint Page 1 pie together a not As individuals a and the families and the soldiers will leave if a treaty is signed based on proposals being considered at conventional arms talks in Vienna Austria Saint would have to slice 22,000 soldiers from the current Usa eur Force of 202,000. His Foremost goal during reductions is to retain the commands capability to perform its Mission. To accomplish this people will have to be shielded from unnecessary transfers and from losing their jobs he said. A few soldiers in critical Job Fields May have to be reassigned to support units with freshly assigned soldiers he said but the command will try to minimize such lateral shuffling. Saint also promised to guard current programs in units not affected by cuts. Programs and their families a he said. And when changes begin unit commanders will be in charge a not some great fellow in the sky a he said. This Way a soldiers have someone they can see every Day and communicate with As to who is responsible for what a going Saint also vowed that the army command would a not abandon its German labor Force and will make every Effort to protect workers rights. Usage urn a future will depend significantly on the labor Force he said. The command employs about 65,000 people in West Germany making it the country a fourth largest employer. A we have worked hard Over these years to establish a Good and compatible relationship with our German friends and the last thing i want to do is destroy that relationship and Confidence with those people who have been our friends for some 45 years a and destroy it in the last Saint plans to retain the German workers through offers of other jobs and training a so if they done to stay with me it their decision not Saint said he will not approve Layouts until every alternative is exhausted. A we May not be no. 1 in the size of the work population in Germany but we stir want to be competitive for being no. 1 in caring for those we have hired and no have demonstrated loyalty All this time. Finally Saint said he had no intention of trying to predict Force Levels and cutting to meet the cuts will follow the plans when they Call me up and say a Saint we warn fou to take out 22,000 in this time ramen and then i begin to execute it. I
