European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Imsand tripes auth0ri2d unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 90 Friday july 13, 1990 a a 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a inside stripes a nato leaders travelling to East bloc Page 2 a republicans meet launch attack on demos Page 3 a alleged terrorists return to West Germany. Page 8 a baseball resumes after All Star break sports Section attack repelled a Mohawk Warrior stands atop an pulled an assault by More than 100 overturned police vehicle on a Highway provincial police in a prolonged gun near Montreal wednesday after Resi Battle. One police officer died in the dents of the Kahnes take Reserve re assault. Story on Page 28. Soviet party at Congress Moscow apr populist reformer Boris n. Yeltsin announced thursday that he was quitting the soviet communist party sending Shock Waves through a party Congress in the Kremlin. Yeltsin a rival of president Mikhail s. Gorbachev told the 28th Congress of the communist party that he wanted to devote his full attention to his new position As president of the russian federation. It was not Clear How Many delegates to the Congress would follow his Lead. Yeltsin was by far the most prominent communist party member to quit. The 100 or so delegates from the reformist democratic platform had announced they planned to leave the party during the Congress but they had refrained so they could join the debate on the status of the party a assets. On tuesday Gorbachev was re elected overwhelmingly to the top party Post general Secretary. On wednesday Gorbachev scored another Triumph persuading delegates to elect his protege As the party a second in command. Former Ukraine party chief Vladimir a. Ivashko Defeated leading hard liner Yegor k. Migachev in the election for the new Post of Deputy general Secretary. Thursday morning on the final scheduled Day of the 10-aay Congress members considered nominations for a new Central committee. Yeltsin the Burly White haired siberian strode to the podium in the Kremlin Palace of Congress and announced he was submitting his resignation which technically must be accepted by his primary party organization or cell. His announcement was met by applause and shouting among the nearly see Yeltsin on Back Page Boris Yeltsin a Sian federation bus presidency of the rus demands his full attention. Construction of fighter base at Croton to Start in August by j. King Cruger Mediterranean Bureau italian construction workers will break ground for a controversial nato base at Croton Italy in late August during the first phase of the $900 Millic of the 401st tac fighter Wing. The United states agreed to remove the Wing and its 72 f-16 Jet fighters from Torrejon a Spain by 1992 because the Spanish government would not renew a Basing agreement. It is committed to paying $360 million for the new move. But there is growing opposition in Congress to the move led chiefly by rep. Pat Schroeder a Colo Schroeder a member of the House armed services committee argues that the s4s map 401st could be based in the United states and deployed to Europe if needed. In addition an aide to sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the Senate armed services committee said he thinks the entire base Issue will be re examined this year. A contract for initial construction at the base was awarded june 7 to fond Edile Penzi a Naples based consortium of italian building companies. The contract for about $60 million was awarded by the italian ministry of defense after bids had been advertised internationally. Croton is a seaport of 58,000 on the sole of the italian Boot about 400 Miles South of Rome. Contractors representatives have been on site since the end of june an Engineer for fond Edile Penzi in Naples said thursday. The initial contract Calls for site preparation the building of runways hangars and warehouses and the relocation of roads. The contract Calls for construction to be completed by May 1992, said the Engineer who asked that his name not be used. The project is expected to employ 500 workers. Citing Security reasons the italian defense ministry see Croton on Back Page messenger charged with 3 Dart attacks new York apr a messenger with a criminal record and psychiatric problems was charged thursday with three of 55 Dart blowing attacks that have unnerved women in Midtown Manhattan police said. Jerome Wright 33, of the Bronx was arrested after being identified in a lineup by three women on wednesday night police said. He was charged with three counts each of reckless endangerment criminal Possession of a weapon and harassment. Chief Joseph Dimartino said Wright was suspected in the other attacks but was charged Only m the cases in which women identified him. Two plainclothes officers stopped Wright on a Street Corner tuesday because he fitted the de see messenger on Back Page