European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and Stripe wednesday August 22, 1990 Pope names first envoy to Romania in 40 years Vatican City apr Pope John Paul it 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 bom in Czechoslovakia and travelled to the United slates in 1947 to study theology at the divine word Seminary in Techny Iii. He was ordained a priest in 1950 and spent two years studying at Catholic University in Washington . Bukovsky also spent several years in the 1950s and 1960s teaching at the Seminary in 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 party 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 strength. 13th-Century monastery in France destroyed by fire c Astel audary France apr a fire has destroyed a 13th-Century dominican monastery causing 10 million francs $1.9 million damage and leaving Little standing but the Walls. The tire was probably caused by an electrical Short circuit firefighters said. About 50 lire fighters battled the Blaze for five hours before subduing it. The roof Interior Walls boors furniture and records were destroyed. The Stone outer Walls remained intact. The 30 dominican Sisters living there were evacuated safely and took up temporary residence in other buildings on the grounds. Founded in 1209 by St. Dominic the monastery lies in the pyrenees Region 466 Miles Southwest of Paris Indonesia bans Book blaming coup on Suharto Jakarta Indonesia apr the indonesian government has ordered a ban on an american alleges a 1965 coup on the communists was actually planned by , Gen. Suharto who is now president. I lie ban was ordered by Tumney general Singgih be cause it a has clearly distorted the facts of history a said Soep Ijadi a spokesman for the attorney general s office i lie Book entitled Quot the i United states and the overthrow of Sukarno a indonesians former president charged that the abortive communist coup attempt was perpetrated by Suharto and his. Lowers Soep Ijadi said. Suharto ginned Power by leading a military assault on the perceived communist enemy and assumed the. Presidency alter Eon Lidelee in the Sukarno administration eroded. I he spokesman said the Book was compiled by Peter Dale Scott and published by the English depart Mem of the University of California Berkley he did not say when the Book was published. Soep Ijadi said two other books about Sukarno and the coup written by indonesians also have been banned by the attorney general. De Maiziere assumes 2 jobs As n Berlin apr East Germany a embattled prime minister said monday he will also act As foreign minister following the resignation of the country Stop Diplomat. Lothar de Maiziere told a news conference in East Berlin he was taking the action to keep the process of German unification on track. Foreign minister Markus Meckel quit earlier monday after his political party resigned from the Broad governing coalition formed to Lead the nation to Unity with West Germany. Meckel 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 min i slurs 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 uni fica to Ion to mid september. A there is hardly another alternative 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 . 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 four 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 parly will Lead a United Germany. Train 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 is 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 w As travelling at about 9 1 prisoners Hijack soviet jetliner surrender Karachi. Pakistan apr eleven prisoners from a siberian labor Campo empowered 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 Lett the plane safely the officials said. I he hijackers w to according to soviet news report is Urie aimed with machine guns pistols and homemade explosives surrendered to pakistani army officers less than two horns alter Landing at Karachi International an port the officials said on condition of a in i y Nonty. Dennis in the negotiations were not immediately dial boxed Ami authorities did not say whether the hijackers would be turned Oer to Sov let 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. 1 he plane initially was denied permission to land but Airport officials changed their order when the plane had Only five to i it minutes of fuel left said aviation soul Ces. 1 he escapees were armed with sawed Oit guns and homemade explosives and i hey Iliad threatened to blow up the plane said the Independent soviet news Agency insert a 1 ass said they earned at least Ion machine guns and three pistols and Woie bulletproof vests. Use forced the aircraft to Fly to Karachi from Tashkent in Central Amu after lengthy negotiations on their demands to to 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 plane which was bound from Nery Ungry 3,100 Miles East of Moscow to the nearby City of Yakutsk in Eastern Siberia the 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. F the hijackers allowed the 41 women and children among the remaining 70 passengers to leave the Airliner in rerun Gry Arsh Nevsky said. Then they flew West to Krasnoyarsk in Siberia where authorities negotiated with them for two hours and allowed Thorn to refuel. The plane flew to Tashkent in soviet Uzbekistan and the Yakutsk Crew was replaced with a fresh one the news Agency said. Negotiations continued through the night and the plane was allowed to Refue and leave for Pakistan after the hijackers promised to free the hostages on arrival inter fax said
