European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page $ \ Ltd or the stars and stripes can Wear Friday july 13,1990civilian clothes to e. Berlin by Ken Telson staff writer a a. Al a. Military uniforms arc no longer required for sender members visiting East Berlin the . Come Berlin announced wednesday. Also the policy requiring travellers to use the Helms Todt to Berlin autobahn when driving Between the City and West Germany is about to be of cd said an official at the . Embassy in Bonn. The change would affect Only travellers with ports however because passports Are needed to obtain an East German visa. Travellers wit Botorf passports will still be required to obtain Flag orders and use the Helmstedt to Berlin Atit Fisahn when driving to the City the official Sard. Uniforms once served As identification for . Military members entering East Berlin. Since East Ger Man authorities Are no longer controlling Access a to East Berlin uniforms Are no longer needed for Ider Tifi cation according to a command statement. The uniform requirement was lifted in March for  stationed in Berlin but remained in effect until tuesday for Thoie stationed outside the City. Since mareh"20, Berlin based services numbers have beef flowed to Wear civilian clothes and1 use Thor . Forces Berlin identification cards when entering the soviet sector. The policy requiring . Forces travellers to have Flag orders and to use the autobahn corridor or . Military duty trains was a Means of preserving the allies rights of Access to the City the embassy official said. The intent was to emphasize that Allied Access rights were based on agreements of the four occupying Powers and not granted by the East German govern ment lha official said. American visitors to East Berlin May now use any available crossing Point from the West and ride any Public transportation within All sectors of the City said officials of the . Come Berlin. However . Military members government civilians and family members must obtain travellers assistance cards before entering East Berlin. The cards now being updated Are available at the Bremer Matfen and Frankfurt duty train offices checkpoint Bravo the Berlin rail transportation office and the information tickets and reservations office in the Berlin main Exchange Complex at Truman Plaza. Berlin based travellers can obtain the cards from their units. It military members from outside Berlin must still have a leave or pass form containing the statement Quot travel to East Berlin is  Page 1 Ful arid sustained economic assistance would be enhanced by soviet decisions a to introduce More Radical Steps toward a Market oriented Economy to shift resources substantially away from the military sector and to Cut support to nations promoting regional  . Officials said direct Aid would depend on  a Success in these areas. A a a i  set a time Frame on when and if the United states decides to go Forward a Bush id. He remarked pointedly Quot in a not enthusiastic about the intercontinental ballistic missiles aimed at . Cities a and said Lafound $5 billion a year in soviet Aid to Cuba Quot a Little  according to a Rand corp. Study the soviets provide $5 billion a year to Cuba $1 billion to North Korea $1,5 billion to Syria $1 billion to Libya and $2.5 billion to Viet Nam a countries the administration accuses of promoting conflict in their regions. The soviets also Aid Afghanistan and Angola both still involved in civil wars. Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney said a i done to thine its offensive to say to someone who re pretty broke a i done to think its a smart idea to take this Money and turn it Over to  a not everyone was Happy with the . Position or the soviet study which will take an estimated six months. Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti said Quot when someone is ill you done to want to wait for  yet French president Francois Mitterrand called a six month postponement for the study Quot the Best we could Hope  Bush described the policy on soviet Aid As a an Effort to encourage Forward motion and be  \. Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady said the leaders assured Gorbachev that Quot the discussion about assistance was very positive from All the members of the g-7.�?�Farmers Block roads in Poland Warsaw Poland not a Farmers calling for Relief from the governments free Market economic program blockaded roads across Poland for two hours on wednesday just five Days after prime minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki appealed to poles to Stop using such guerrilla tactics in protests Farmers rolled their tractors across every major Highway in the country to press their demand that the government guarantee minimum prices for agricultural products. In a i a a no striking Coal miners await shift change at their mine in Donetsk the Ukraine on  Page 1 lies Only a third of the miners struck soviet television reported. Uzbekistan a miners voted against taking part at All but siberian miners joined the protest in Large numbers. Although the miners countrywide did not agree on a uniform form of protest most did share the same Broad objectives. They have called for soviet prime minister Nikolai Rhy Zhukov to resign for breaking promises he made to end last years strike. They also want the party to Stop interfering in the management of the mines As Well As better living and working conditions. Soviet television reported wednesday that the life expectancy of the nations 2.5 million Coal miners was Only 48 years. A 30-year-old Miner generally had the health of a Man 50 to 59 years old it said. Meanwhile soviet president and communist party Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev wednesday won another Victory at the communist party Congress. It amounted to an endorsement from the party for keeping it and the country on the Road of Reform. Gorbachev who had asked the miners to stay on their jobs told the communist party Congress Here that the strike had not been Universal. Despite fears that the party would turn its Back on perestroika or Reform Gorbachev and the reformers won for the second Day running. On tuesday Gorbachev was re elected party general Secretary even though he told delegates he would Force the party to democratize and give up its tradition of dictating to people and government. Conservatives tried one More time wednesday to stick to the old ways when they sought to elect their Champion Yegor Migachev As Gorbachev a no. 2 in the party leadership. However the government news Agency Tass reported Early thursday that Gorbachev a handpicked Man Vladimir Ivashko of the Ukraine had Defeated the conservative bid. The Post of Deputy is crucial because he Wilt run the party on a daily basis while Gorbachev concentrates on serving As the country a  from Page 1about 2,200 people Froh the West German embassy More than"8q0 from the italian embassy and about 54tkfrom the French embassy. V the other embassies in Tirana had fewer people and would work out agreements individually with the albanian government the foreign ministry spokesman said. Scores of albanians began entering the embassies on june 28 in an Effort to escape Europe a last hard line communist bastion. Some dodged bullets As they scrambled Over embassy Walls. The first 51 Asylum seekers left the czechoslovak embassy in Tirana on tuesday. They were flown to Prague on a plane sent by czechoslovak president Vaclav Havel. Albanian Leader Ramiz Alia introduced some economic reforms this year and began to improve ties with other countries. The government has said it would consider establishing relations with the United states. The turmoil at the embassies appeared to contribute to a shakeup saturday of albanians ruling party politburo and Centra committee. Several hard line officials associated with the late communist ruler Enver Hoxha were dismissed. Travel has beep nearly impossible for most albanians foe 45 years. But the government recently decreed that All Al anians Over 16 were entitled to a passport. Thurman has chemotherapy Washington a amps a the commander of the us. Southern come ate lunch at the Pentagon wednesday afternoon after receiving treatments at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore for cancer Pentagon of cats said. Gen. Miswell a Thurman 59, was diagnosed a having leukaemia earlier this week. Thurman was scheduled to travel to Panama late wednesday but will return to the Walter Reed army medi i Center in Washington later this week to continue chemotherapy treatments officials said