European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday August 21,1990 military Roundup a a a a a a it. Top military communities announced by Vii corps Stuttgart West Germany a Vii corps officials have announced the top winners in the corps 1990 army Community of excellence program. Nimberg military Community took top honors for the second year in a Row in the Large Community category. Tied for second place were the military communities of Wurzburg and Stuttgart. A in the medium Sie Community category Augsburg placed first followed by Heilbronn. A Schaffenburg was first in the Small Community and second place went to Neu Ulm. The Bamberg military Community was named the most improved Community a new category for the program. Selections were based on Community input and results of corps level staff visits. In addition to trophies and certificates Vii corps will award first place winners with $100,000. Second place winners will receive $35,000 each. The winners will now compete on the Usa eur platoon wins honors at commando school Karlsruhe West Germany a a Karlsruhe platoon was named the most outstanding unit among the graduates of a French commando school at Brisach West Germany. A platoon from co a 78th engr in that included soldiers from co a 78th engr in and 517th Maint co was named the Best unit in the multinational the acc Weck course. The platoon trained using French techniques of Light combat tactics including Booby traps and mines Wall and Rock climbing rappelling High wire obstacles and survival training. ,. World today Pope names first envoy to Romania in 40 years Vatican City apr Pope John Paul ii has appointed the Vatican a first envoy to Romania in 40 years the Rev. John Bukovsky was named apostolic Nuncio in Bucharest a move made possible after diplomatic relations were re established Between the Vatican and Romania three months ago. The Pope elevated Bukovsky 66, to the rank of archbishop. Bukovsky was born in Czechoslovakia and travelled to the United states in 1947 to study theology at the divine word Seminary in Tychny 111. He was ordained a priest in 1950 and spent two years studying at c Catholic University in Washington do. Bukovsky also spent several years in the 1950s and 1960s teaching at the Seminary m Techny. He has held Vatican posts since 1973, and in recent years he has worked at the Vatican a secretariat of state. Romanians former hard line communist Farly regime broke relations with the Vatican in 1950. The communists were overthrown in december. Earlier this year the Pope appointed 12 Bishops to restore the Church to its previous Maiziere assumes 2 jobs Berlin apr East Germany a embattled prime minister Saia monday he will also act As foreign minister following the resignation of the country Stop de Maiziere told conference in East Berlin he was taking the action to keep the process of German unification on track. Foreign minister Markus Meckel quit earlier Mon Day after his political party resigned from the Broad governing coalition formed to Lead the nation to Unity with West Germany. Mack cd a top ranking member of the left leaning social democrats is the fifth minister to leave the coalition in a week. De Maiziere previously dismissed four other ministers in a political dispute that led to the social democrats decision to leave the coalition formed after the nations first free elections on March 18. The social democrats the second largest party in parliament voted on sunday to leave the government and vowed to Speed the process of German Unity. The party said it would seek a vote in parliament on wednesday to Advance the Date for German unification to mid september. A there is hardly another alternative a a said the social democrats Deputy chairman Karl August Kamilli. Pressure has been building in East Germany to unify quickly with West Germany so the Richer country can Deal directly with the former communist country a difficult transition to the free Market. The social democrats in both Germany also want unification to take place much sooner than elections so West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl can be held accountable at the voting Booth for the costs of bailing out East Germany. East Germany can invoke a clause in the West German Constitution and unite with West Germany at any time. De Maiziere and Kohl have been trying to keep the election Date and the unification Date close together. German unification is tentatively set for oct. 14, with All German elections to be held on dec. 2. The East German social democrats had been threatening to leave the coalition for weeks. A smaller Liberal Alliance left the government earlier this month. The bickering peaked last week when de Maiziere unilaterally fired tour ministers in his Cabinet three of whom dealt with the nations crumbling Economy. The social democrats accused de Maiziere of firing the ministers to protect his party politically when voters in both nations choose which party will Lead a United crash kills 15 in Poland the last coach of a train rests atop the locomotive of an International train that slowed into it monday morning on the outskirts of Warsaw Poland officials said 15 people were killed and More than 40 injured. The collision took place in heavy fog and Light rain and lifted the passenger car off the track the engine ripping through the coach As it passed underneath. The International train in route from Prague Czechoslovakia to Warsaw was moving at about 60 Mph when it hit the slower train which was travelling at about 9 mph.11 prisoners Hijack soviet jetliner surrender Karachi Pakistan apr eleven prisoners from a siberian labor Camp overpowered their guards and hijacked a soviet jetliner to Pakistan monday. Airport officials said the hijackers then surrendered. All 29 passengers and nine Crew members aboard the Jet left the plane safely the officials said. The hijackers who according to soviet news reports were armed with machine guns pistols and homemade explosives surrendered to pakistani army officers less than two hours after Landing at Karachi International Airport the officials said on condition of arsons mity. Details of the negotiations were not immediately disclosed and authorities did not say whether the hijackers would be turned Over to soviet authorities. Soviet Deputy Interior minister Ivan Shilov said in Moscow that an investigation will be conducted into How the convicts managed to commandeer the plane. Soviet officials said the guards had broken convict escorting rules but did not elaborate the official news Agency Tass reported. The plane initially was denied permission to land but Airport officials changed their order when the plane had Only five to 15 minutes of fuel left said aviation sources. The escapees were armed with sawed off guns and homemade explosives and they had threatened to blow up the plane said the Independent soviet news Agency inter fax. Tass said they carried at least four machine guns and three pistols and wore bulletproof vests. The hijackers forced the aircraft to Fly to Karachi from Tashkent in Central Asia after lengthy negotiations on their demands to be flown abroad the officials said. Airport officials said they initially refused to give Landing permission but relented after the Pilot said he did not have enough fuel to Fly to another destination. The Airport was briefly closed but reopened to Normal traffic after the hijacked Airliner landed the officials said. Soviet authorities said the incident began sunday when 15 prisoners on the Aeroflot flight disarmed their guards and took Over the plan which was bound from Nery Ungry 3.100 Miles East of Moscow to the nearby City of Yakutsk in Eastern Siberia. I he prisoners forced the plane to return to Nery Ungry where their labor Camp was located officials said. Six prisoners decided to leave the plane but two More joined the hijackers said soviet Interior ministry spokesman Yuri 1. Arsh Nevsky. The official soviet news Agency Tass said the six convicts who left the plane in Siberia were ordered to do so by the other prisoners. The hijackers allowed the 41 women and children among the remaining passengers to leave the Airliner in Ancrun Gry Arsh Nevsky said. Then they flew West to Krasnoyarsk in Siberia where authorities negotiated with them for two hours and allowed them to refuel. The plane flew to rash Kent in soviet Uzbekistan and the Yakutsk Crew Wras replaced with a Tresh one the news Agency said. Negotiations continued through tic night and the plane was allowed to a Furi and leave for Pakistan after the Hijacker promised to free the hostages on an Oak inter fax said. A
