European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It a of a a a re if a a it a we  i v a e a a a a a a a a i a i 11 your stars and stripes Carrier will be calling soon. Please have your payment ready. The a ripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 49, no. 108 tuesday july 31, 1990 a a a 5t deify end sunday d 8693 bomb kills British a a a. A a. Quot vat Hank Ham England apr a conservative party lawmaker and outspoken critic of the Irish Republican army was killed monday by a bomb planted beneath his car police said. Ian Gow died shortly after emergency services reached his Home said inspector Mike Alderson of the Sussex police. No one immediately claimed responsibility but sust a Pinion fell on the Ira which killed a lawmaker i an explosion in 1984 and has carried out seventh bomb attacks in England recently. A a it is reasonable to assume this another Ira device a said George churchilw3&feman, commander of Scotland Yards anti treat fast squad. The Ira is trying a vend British Rule of Northern Ireland and Gow 53, was a High profile target by virtue of his chairmanship of the Northern Ireland committee. The parliamentary Waitcus discusses issued the province but jew a Power Over Fml Fifon. Church Buff Coleman said Gow had been warned he was included in a list of 100 lawmakers judges and civil servants that was found in an Ira bomb factory in South London in december 1988. It appeared that a device containing about 5 pounds of explosives had Ian Gow been placed underneath the Drivers scat Churchill Coleman said. A a my impression is that it was some sort of tilt switch. Once you turn it on it explodes immediately a he said. Police had initially reported that the bomb exploded As Gow drove the vehicle out of the Carport at his Home in Hank Ham near Eastbourne on the Southeast Tiff Lett but Churchill Coleman said he doubted the car had Iford Guch if at All. Last  amp or an Ira bomb killed three police officers and a nun  Ireland Gow expressed his disgust with Ira tactic the it a these murders arc As odious Aubry Are futile a he said. A once again wives have been turreted into widows and children into orphans and for what purpose a Gow was an ardent supporter of prime minister see bomb on Back Page blasts gunfire erupt near Trinidad hostages port of Spain Trinidad apr gunfire and explosions broke out monday around the government television station and parliament where moslem extremists held the prime minister and 30 other people hostage for a fourth Day the heaviest shooting was entered on the television station whose employees were taken hostage Friday. Automatic Rifle and machine gun fire was punctuated by what sounded like artillery booms. One witness said he heard four explosions that sounded like bombs. A a Maior firefight is going on a said a diplomatic source who spoke on condition of anonymity. The shooting at the station appeared to be coming from two directions but it was not Clear whether Security forces had tried to storm the building. Earlier automatic weapons fire rang out near parliament about a mile from the television station where rebels seized prime minister Arthur . Robinson on Friday. Witnesses said they heard what sounded like heavy artillery booms. Smoke was rising from the to station at 10 20 . The witness who spoke on condition of anonymity said three buildings in the area were on fire. Firefighters were on the scene. As the fighting raged around the station one of the rebels inside parliament Kwasi Attila said by Telephone that a tentative agreement with the government had been reached to end the siege. Attila said the Accord called for Robinson to resign immediately and be replaced by Deputy prime minister Winston Dookheran. Attila gave no indication when Robinson and other hostages would be released and no government official could be reached to confirm his report. An agreement was also reported sunday by a television executive Jones Madeira who was held at the station. He said in a Telephone interview that under the plan Robinson would turn Over Power to an interim government which would Rule until elections in three months. Robinson won the 1986 parliamentary elections by a landslide and the next elections Are not scheduled until next year. The rebels claim Robinsons government is corrupt and responsible for widespread poverty in this once Oil Rich country. They claimed saturday to have wired Robinson with explosives and threatened to blow him up if a Rescue attempt was made. Attila said the gunfire at parliament came from police a who have been attempting to thwart negotiations. Attiq said the rebels were holding eight government ministers along with the prime minister. Energy minister Herbert Atwell said sunday the two sides were far from a settlement. But Attila said a we Are very hopeful for an amicable  Security forces patrolled the capital with orders to shoot looters on sight. Abu Bakr Leader of a Black moslem commune stormed parliament on Friday and captured Robinson and most of his Cabinet. Bakr is believed backed by Libya but he has 1 ittle general support. Simultaneously the rebels seized the government television station and its employees. Unconfirmed reports said More than 20 people had been killed in the fighting. A medical officer at the state Hospital said monday he could confirm Only five deaths including that of a police officer. Fires burned in the capital of port of Spain on sunday. There was scattered gunfire As Well As widespread looting. Leading the seizure of hostages was Abu Bakr. A Tii baseball opens a new world to some Young poles by Rob Stagg Enborg staff writer Ramstein a West Germany a eleven year old Grzegorz Berkowicz cradled capitalism in his hands. It was something he had never seen. Hot and soft it had a distinct smell one he  recognize. The red glistening body had been charred and a Golden Brown Cushion held it in place. Grzegorz put his ear to it marvelling at the sizzling he could Hiar True to capitalistic form the Sandy haired boy seized the Opportunity. After applying a River of Mustard he stuffed half of it his Mouth. A hot doggies a he said in his thick English the crust of the Bun spilling from the Comers of his Mouth. Ten Yards away Slawomir Lesniak blushed As a Young american girl passed by. Wojciech Kasperek wearing weathered Blue sneakers stopped to daydream at a pair of air Jordans. Tea a children of the polish revolution stood face to face with Ima of the old enemy and they frankly seemed a bit overcome hot dogs hamburgers and baseball cards were being a faded before them. These pol iriv tattle leagues 10 and m years old were or Early 2 when Lech Walesa a Solidarity movement began almost a decade ago. But politics Are far removed from the poles Mission which is to win a berth in the Little league world series in Williamsport pa., aug. 20-25. The baseball Fields Are a far cry from the political and economic struggles in Poland. And the baseball Diamond is unyielding the poles have discovered. They have hit a Snag m their plan losing their first three games by a combined score of 37-12 in their first appearances in the european Little league championships. They dropped a 7-2 decision to Belgium on saturday suffered a 15-4 thrashing at the hands of Italy on sunday and lost 16-6 to saudi on monday. But baseball has at times taken a Back seat for these youngsters who Are making their first trips into the land of Mcdonald a coca cola and unbridled Freedom. A this is really different a said Wojciech Nick naj Piffl a a Kaziun by his teammates. A the Standard of living is better Here. I wanted to come and see How real baseball a played by kids who be been playing it All their  Joanna Kroll is the youngsters solution to the riddles of the West. Kroll a 15-Yearotd american High school student from Nutley tyj., their official team linguist. She Learned polish by spending Seo Poland on Page 25