European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a the stars and stripes saturday september 22,1990training flights to be cancelled on Unity Day Ramstein a West Germany a . Air forces Europe will not Fly training missions on oct. 3 in observation of German unification command officials announced Friday. Gen. Robert c. Oaks Safe commander encouraged commanders to excuse military people from duty to the fullest extent possible and asked supervisors to Grant leave to civilian employees that Day. A we Are very proud that american service members and civilian employees who have served and Are currently serving in the european theater Are in no Small measure responsible for the demise of the cold War and the unification of Germany a said Mai. Gen. Bruce j. Lotzbire the Safe chief of staff. A the unification is truly a Celebration of Freedom and democracy a a Way of life so near and dear to the american heart a Lotzbire said. Safe will Fly Only Mission essential flights such As those associated with operation desert shield and natos exercise display determination. Strategic air come military Airlift come and aeromedical evacuation missions will not be affected. Canada plans to withdraw 1,400 troops from Europe by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Lahr West Germany a Canada announced Friday that it will withdraw 1,400 troops from West Germany beginning next summer. Canadas decision completed the list of nato nations that Are reducing their military strength in West Germany. Belgium France the Netherlands West Germany Britain and the United states already have announced plans to Cut Back their forces. Canada plans to remove about 1,000 of its 5,500 troops stationed at its Headquarters and air base in Lahr and 400 of the 2,300 troops at Canadian forces base Baden sell men. The troops Are expected to leave at the scheduled end of their Tours during the Normal midyear rotation period. _ Overall Force reductions mandated in the 1989 and 1990 Canadian Federal budgets prompted the decision the forces said in a news release. That contradicts a forces statement in february that the reductions in Canada s total of 85.000 service members would occur chiefly in Ottawa and at foreign Liaison staffs but not in West Germany. The forces justified the change by saying that the easing of political tensions in Europe makes longer crisis response times possible. Canada has made no change in its nato commitments As a result of the reduction though. The reduction also is expected to alleviate overcrowding at both West Ger Unity agreement clears w. German parliament storms still delaying Shell Laden ships no Denham West Germany a amps a two . Navy ships with chemical weapons cargoes will not leave the no Denham port sooner than saturday afternoon because of severe storms in the North sea an operation spokesman said Friday. The ships were scheduled to leave wednesday night for Johnston atoll in the Pacific Ocean where the weapons Are to be destroyed at a . Facility. The last of More than 100,00 artillery shells were loaded aboard the ships wednesday afternoon. The shells were transferred by rail in seven nightly shipments from Moiseau West  Leader Benson recovering from surgery Salt Lake City api a mormon Church president Ezra Taft Benson was in serious but stable condition Friday As he recovered from surgery to remove blood clots on his brain a Hospital spokesman said. The 91-year-old Church Leader suffered severe headaches and difficulty swallowing before being hospitalized tuesday. He underwent surgery wednesday. Benson was a conscious and responsive thursday at lds Hospital Hospital spokesman Tim Madden said. Benson became president of the 7.5-million member Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day saints in 1985,correction the 547th engr in of Darmstadt West Germany is scheduled to deactivate in May instead of relocating in March As reported yesterday. A a a no layoffs have occurred at the merchants Bank Neu Ulm Branch contrary to an article this week about the impending closure of the Neu Ulm military Community. The Bank has not Laid off any employees at any locations in Europe because of pending troop withdrawals said Yvonne Wise a spokeswoman at the Bank a Frankfurt Headquarters. Bonn West Germany apr the upper House of West Germany s parliament gave its formal Seal of approval Friday to a treaty that clears the Way for Unity with East Germany on oct. 3. All 11 West German states represented in the bundesrat approved the unification treaty. A Day earlier the document was ratified by the bundestag parliaments lower House and by the East German parliament. Approval by the bundesrat was required As a formality. The treaty acts As the formal document uniting the two Germany and reconciles the vastly differing Legal systems of both nations. Bundesrat members gave their formal Blessing to the treaty but at the same time used the session to stress their worries about the High costs of Unity. Also on Friday officials said private businesses Are starting to mushroom in East Germany. There were More than 30,000 applications in East Germany for business permits in August said West German government spokesman Hans Klein. A that Means every Day there Are about 1,000 requests for permission to Start new businesses Quot Klein said. He said that since the beginning of the year there have been about 167,000 business permit requests in East Germany. Klein did not say How Many of those applications have resulted in the Start up of new businesses. Klein also announced Chancellor Helmut Kohl will preside Over a pan German conference of labor and business leaders in Bonn five Days after Unity to Check East Germany a economic pulse. Bremen mayor Klaus Wedemeier a member of the opposition social democrats reiterated demands that Kohl quickly Tell the voters whether tax increases will be needed to finance unification. Kohls government in recent Days has been softening its line that tax hikes wont be needed saying they should be enacted Only As a last resort. The social democrats fighting an Uphill Battle for United German elections scheduled for dec. 2, would like to see Kohl openly admit the need for tax hikes before the vote. Wolfgang Schauble the Federal Interior minister warned the bundesrat that discussions about unification costs could Lead to a a resignation among the population. He acknowledged that Unity will require a High financial expenditures and said East germans should not expect to attain West Germany a level of affluence overnight. A a Large part of the work does no to begin until after october 3,�?� Schauble said adding it will take years for East germans to reach West German living standards. However he assured the bundesrat that the costs of Unity could be managed. A a the Economy West Germany a is in its Best imaginable form in 1990. It is therefore possible to fulfil the existing tasks a said Schuble. Schauble a office meanwhile released a letter in which the Interior minister assured German jews that they need not fear German Unity. The letter was sent to Heinz Galinski head of the German jewish Community Kohls government is trying to Patch up a feud that flared when Kohl ignored Galinskis demand that mention be made in the Unity treaty of German responsibility for the nazi holocaust. Man locations. Canada had planned to erect new buildings to accommodate the troops it has added gradually since the mid-1980s. But it has set those plans aside because of defense budget cuts. The forces announced aug. 2 that they were no longer trying to acquire property in Rhei Miinster that is next to the base at Baden Solingen. The troop reduction will be spread across a wide variety of skills in the  and the air Force said  capt. Yves Genereux a forces spokesman. Other political developments already had exerted pressure on Canadian forces operations in West Germany. Canada is dispatching 450 of its troops in West Germany to the persian Gulf for an unspecified time. News update nuclear weapon test Yucca Flat Nev. Up a scientists detonated a nuclear weapon 900 feet below the surface of Yucca Flat thursday on the Nevada test site about 75 Miles Northwest of Las vegas. It was the fifth announced nuclear detonation conducted by the United states this year compared to a total of 12 exploded in 1989. A the test was successful. There were no problems and no leaks of radiation. The test was extremely Small a said department of Energy spokesman Jim Boyer. The weapon triggered at 9 15 a.m., had an explosive Force of less than 20 Kilotons which is equivalent to 20,000 tons of dynamite. It was the 704th nuclear test announced by the United states since testing started at the Nevada test site in 1951 and was no. 499 since the limited test ban treaty was signed with the soviet Union in 1963. The treaty requires the United states and the soviet Union detonate All nuclear weapons tests underground to prevent radiation from escaping into the atmosphere and crossing International  Highway Amsterdam Netherlands apr a six Lane Highway ring around Amsterdam was officially opened Friday after 56 years of waffling Over its completion caused some of the worst traffic jams in Europe the traffic ministry said Friday. Construction of the 20-mile Amsterdam ring was started As a work project for unemployed City residents in crisis Ridden 1934, search continues in Nanny a death Wurzburg West Germany a amps a . And West German officials Are continuing their Hunt for the murderer of an Irish woman who worked As a Nanny for a . Officers family in Wurzburg. Sharon Harper 19, was found stabbed to death near the City s animal shelter on july 18. She was last seen alive about 9 . On july 17 making a phone Call at a Booth outside a bar about two blocks from Leighton Barracks. West German police believe Harper accepted a ride from her assailant and suspect she was killed while attempting to fend off her killers sexual advances. Police have renewed a publicity Campaign with the Hope that some witnesses May have been away on summer vacation. They describe Harper As about 5 feet 4 inches tall with shoulder length Blond hair. Police Are seeking anyone who might have seen her leave the phone Booth or get into a vehicle with american plates on the night of july 17. The car has been described As dark red or Maroon with Light coloured seat covers with narrow vertical stripes in pastel colors. A Jogger and die Driver of a dark red Mercedes with tinted windows Are also being sought. The Jogger was running on one of the footpaths near the animal shelter on july 17 and is described As being a 25-year-old male with Long Blond hair. The Mercedes had a trailer hitch and Light Brown seats and was seen driving on the footpaths the same night. Police Are also looking for some of harpers personal belongings including her Blue jacket peach coloured Blouse Blue cloth handbag and White Tennis shoes with purple laces. Police Are offering a 5,000 Mark Reward for information leading to the arrest of the murderer. Anyone with information is asked to Call the Wil Ryburg police at civilian 0931-41970, or . Military police at ets 350-4800