European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday july 19,1990 shells Transfer bumps rally by porsche club by Peggy Davidson kaisers lantern Bureau Pir Masens West Germany a the porsche club of americans Germany Region chapter is having to take a Back seat to the Transfer of army chemical weapons this summer the club which had planned a rally at Parma Sens Airfield this weekend has been banned from the Field until the army finishes shipping out j 00,000 artillery shells filled with a deadly nerve agent. Although army officials said none of the chemical weapons stored at nearby Clausen army depot Are due to be moved on a weekend a we Don t want to Block our Airfield at any time said Warren Field a spokesman for the firm Sens military Community. The army has told the club it can probably schedule its next rally at the Airfield on sept. 22 and 23. The dates Are tentative Field said because the chemicals May still be in transit at that time. A a a a we re always second to the Mission of the army a said Charles Statham the car clubs president. Despite the cancellation of this weekends slalom a a we re very thankful to those peo pie there a he said. A Dpi Masens has been very generous in allowing the club to use the Airfield for rallies Only Pir Masens and Wil Flecken military installations allow use of their airfields for the club s safety training and slalom Statham said. The club has been in operation in Europe for 28 years and hosts eight slalom and 32 other events a year. Although the group carries $1 million in liability insurance there a never been an injury. The Only casualty Statham could remember was a runway Light that broke when a car acc Dently Slid into it. A we replaced the Light a he from Page 1 with soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev. Quot the process of German reunification puts an end to the cold War the division of the German people and the division of the european continent a said French foreign minister Roland Dumas. After a 50-minute talk tuesday Between polish for eign minister Krzysztof Skubiszewski and West German foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher in Paris Poland abandoned its demand that West Germany agree to a draft treaty accepting the Borders before it formally unites with cast Germany. Instead Skubiszewski accepted a West German Promise to sign a separate treaty accepting the present Borders along the Oder and Neisse Rivers and a second comprehensive treaty outlining polish relations with a United Germany a the two German states and Poland Are equally satisfied a the polish foreign minister old a news conference tuesday. German Unity now appears set to go Forward without a formal peace treaty with Poland which would have raised thorny a and costly a questions of past aggression damage and financial reparations. Tuesdays meeting concluded that German Unity would proceed according to five Basic Points a the territory of a United Germany would include Only East Germany West Germany and Berlin. A the West German Constitution would be revised to reflect Germany a new status. A a United Germany would sign a Border treaty with Poland. A a United Germany would make no territorial claims against another state a the four victorious Powers would note the commit mint of Germany to definitively confirm its Borders. The rapid agreement appeared to Surprise participants at tuesdays conference. In route to Paris Secretary of state James a. Baker i had suggested to journalists travelling on his plane that Washington might take up a polish proposal that the four Powers retain rights Over Germany until the Border question was settled. By Early evening Baker was hailing the unexpected polish Gennan agreement As was soviet foreign minister Eduard a. Shevardnadze. Frankfurt mayor Steps up Center Campaign by Mary Neth staff writer. Frankfurt West Germany a the lord mayor of Frankfurt has stepped up efforts to convert the City area used by an army shopping Center into much needed request from lord mayor Volker Hauff came in a july 3 letter to it. Geh George a. Joulwan head of v corps. The letter also outlined eight other properties including Rhein main a that City officials would like to use if . Forces withdraw from them in a response to Hauff Joulwan said he would provide specific answers at a later Date said it. Col. Richard m. Bridges a corps spokesman. A a the general indicated that until a Clear signal was forthcoming from Vienna such specifics would not be possible but planning should continue a Bridges said. Joulwan also a expressed his appreciation of the spirit of Friendship Ana understanding in which the lord mayors views were Given a he said. Hauff said he. Realized that the americans would need the shopping Center now and in the future. But he noted that it is not managed in a very a area saving he suggested that it be reduced in area or moved. The shopping Center lies Between Escher Heimer Landstrass Adickes Alle and bertrams Tasse in the City a Northern Section. Haups letter continues a Campaign that members of his party the social democrats began in March. At that time party members approached Hauff with a plan to turn the area into a housing development. The other eight properties named in the letter Are the heliport at Bonames the motor Pool at Friedberger waste v corps Headquarters in the motor Pool and depot in industries of Hausen the depot area in Schwan Heimer Wald the area being used for a laundry in Frankfurt Gulleu Viertel the Highway service station near Homburger Kateuz and Rhein main a. A in his letter Hauff did not mention a schedule Fer returning any of the areas. But he noted that As a consequence of arms reduction talks in Vienna Quot the phase.,has come where we should prepare even More intensively for the reduction of quote corps Headquarters will still be used by the . Army for a certain period of time Hauff said. He asked however that he be notified when the Headquarters is about to be moved. At that time he said he would like to begin talks on How to handle the re utilization of the Headquarters the . Farben Complex. The americans took Over the huge Complex the former Home of the . Farben chemical company after world War ii. Hauff s letter also explained his reasons for looking at the other areas a the heliport at Bonames which is located in the City Souter Green Belt a causes a lot of a noise a the City would like to build apartments in Fried Berger waste motor Pool area. A the City would like the motor Pool and depot area at industries of Hausen and the laundry facility at gut leu Viertel turned Over for Industrial use. A it would like to use the depot in Schwan Heimer Wald As a a Green and recreation a Hauff suggested that the service station near Homburger Kreuz be examined to see whether the area cannot be used in a More efficient Way. A the City would like at least parts of Rhein main a turned Over to the Frankfurt Airport. Contributing to Tho report staff writer qary Pomeroy in Karma Tefft Watt Normany Hungary to open nato a by David Tarrant Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a the soviet Union and Hungary have decided to establish diplomatic ties with nato in response to an invitation extended by the Alliance during this months Summit nato Secretary general Manfred Wilmer said wednesday. The two countries Are the first members of the Warsaw pact to establish links with nato since Alliance leaders decided during their London Summit earlier this month to extend a a hand of cooperation to its Traditi onary adversaries. Quot Hungary has accredited its ambassador to nato As did the soviet Union Quot Wymer said after hungarian prime minister Jozsef a Tali visited the Alliance Headquarters in Brussels on wednesday. Nato officials said it was still too Early to establish a formal Structure for regular contacts Between Warsaw pact ambassadors and their Alliance counterparts. So far the Alliance has not decided to open up reciprocal posts in Warsaw pact countries. The soviet Union made its request during the Secre tary general a four Day visit to Moscow which ended monday. The soviets and Hungary will be represented at nato by their ambassadors to Belgium he said. On tuesday a Tali called on the european economic Community to admit Hungary As a member by 1995. He also invited Wimer to travel to Budapest in november. In december soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze became the first foreign minister of a Warsaw pact nation to visit the Western Alliance. The foreign ministers of Hungary Poland Czechoslovakia and East Germany have since made from Page 1 soldiers not to discuss the Case with the Media. The six soldiers Are assigned to the 701st military intelligence brigade. They were rounded up by police in Gulf Breeze fla., near Pensacola after one of the soldiers was stopped Friday while driving a Van with faulty taillights. They Are being held at fort Banning a. A routine counterintelligence investigation is being conducted. They have been identified As pfc. Michael j. Hueckstaedt 19, of Farson Wyo. Pfc. Kris p. Perlock 20, of Hudson wis. Pfc. William n. Setterberg 20, of Pittsburgh spec. Kenneth g. Season 26, of Jefferson City Tenn. Spec. Vance a. Davis 26, of Wichita Kan. And sgt. Annette f. Eccleston 22, of Connecticut Hometown unavailable. The six Are members of a cult called a the end of the world a Pentagon officials said. The cult has additional members in the Augsburg area the Soldier in Augsburg said. Quot there Are others who Are upset because they did no to get invited to go along on the search for the Antichrist he said. The six gave away their possessions to friends before they left including a new $3,000 stereo system belonging to Perlock the Soldier said. They also set their records and books ablaze in a Bonfire behind the Barracks according to the Soldier who lives in the same billets As Perlock did. The Morristown Tenn., Man who sold two of the soldiers the Volkswagen Van that led to their arrest said they were in the Pensacola area because they believed that the rapture would take place in Florida. A they believe the rapture was going to happen in Pensacola Beach in october a William Grant told the Pensacola news journal. A i done to want to talk Down to anyone about anyone else a religious beliefs but they said if they weren to on the Beach in Pensacola they go to Augsburg officials on wednesday would not comment on the counterintelligence investigation or the status of the six soldiers. Augsburg military Community spokeswoman 1st it. Sonja Smith said the six Are being investigated because they had Access to classified information within the last 12 months. The investigation is classified she said. While military officials would not comment on the duties of the six soldiers the Mission of the 701st is to provide rapid radio relay and secure communications for the defense of the United states and its allies and to do research into Quot other electronic Phenomena Quot according to a Mission statement
