European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The  authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 49, no. 185 tuesday october 16, 1990 a a 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a i crisis in the related stories and photo pages 3 amp 28 Nobel peace prize goes to Gorbachev president Mikhail s. Gorbachev Oslo Norway apr president Mikhail s. Gorbachev won the 1990 Nobel peace prize on monday for his decisive role in the dramatic rapprochement Between East and West a leadership that helped end the cold War free the East bloc and slow the arms race. In awarding the 59-year-old soviet Leader the $700,000 prize the norwegian Nobel committee also cited him for allowing greater openness in his Homeland. Gorbachev said monday the prize a the first to a superpower chief executive since resident Wilson won in 1919 a recognized the Success of perestroika his governments Reform policies. A words fail one at such moments. I am moved a the official soviet news Agency Tass quoted Gorbachev As saying. A when we were starting our perestroika we knew that it would Nave vast significance to All countries a he said. Gorbachev said he will personally accept the award in Oslo. In its citation the norwegian Nobel committee said it decided to give Gorbachev the prize a for his leading role in the peace  the committee noted a dramatic changes have occurred Over the past few years in the relationship Between East and West saying a confrontation has been replaced by negotiations. Old european nation states have regained free Dom. The arms race is slowing Down and we see a definite and Active process in the direction of arms control and  the committee said several factors played a role in the historic changes but this year it was singling out Gorbachev a for his Many and decisive  a this peace process a the citation said a a. Opens up new possibilities for the world Community to solve its pressing problems across ideological religious historical and cultural dividing  Gidsken Anderson Leader of the Nobel committee refused to say if the prize was see Gorbachev on Back Page Usa eur May ask employees to take 2 weeks Holiday leave by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer the . Army Europe said late monday that it May ask All its soldiers and civilians with office jobs to take two weeks leave in december so the command can save Money by turning off the lights. A statement released earlier in the Day however said Gen. Crosbie e. Saint Usa eur commander had already ordered the Holiday shutdown. Usa eur spokesman Jim Boyle retracted the release contending the Holiday leave plan was merely under study. The statement was released by mistake Boyle said. The statement said soldiers and civilians in All nonessential administrative facilities Are a highly encouraged to take leave from dec. 20 to Jan. 2. The leave is being Given in recognition of a outstanding hard work and professionalism during the past 12 months a the statement said. The plan would require soldiers and civilians to use their accrued leave time. Another reason cited in the release for the 14-Day shutdown was an Energy savings of $3.39 million from turning Down thermostats and shutting off lights. Under the Holiday leave plan Only hospitals fire departments and other emergency facilities and Soldier morale activities such As chapels would continue Normal operations the statement said. All classes of Usa eur civilian workers would be affected. A soldiers who do not wish to take leave or do not have leave to take will report for duty in unit areas As required for duties such As charge of quarters staff duty or guard a it said. Soldiers will train on individual skills in locations not affected by any Energy saving initiative. Civilians who do not want to take their leave could be assigned other jobs under a plan being studied by the command. Usa eur will decide on that plan after it consults with the head works Council which represents usar euros local National work Force. Local commanders will decide whether to close certain facilities in their communities a Usa eur spokeswoman said monday. For example a club or recreation Center could be closed if the commander believed there would be few soldiers around to use it. Local German officials to close Frankenstein of Quot by Mary Neth staff writer Darmstadt Germany a local German officials Are trying again this year to close Down the annual halloween fright night festival at the historic Frankenstein Castle. Brian Hill organizer of the ghoulish event said county officials think noise from the 14-year-old fest will bother animals in the local Forest. A i done to understand that at All a said Hill in a Telephone interview monday. A every weekend crowds of visitors drive up to the Castle. We provide shuttle buses to take people to the festival a certainly less  local officials were unavailable monday afternoon to comment on their reasons for wanting to Stop the Celebration. The event is scheduled for wednesday thursday and Friday oct. 26,27,28 and nov. 2,3 and 4. Last year county officials placed an injunction against the 13th Celebration of the festival saying the Structure was unsafe for the Public. Hill who said at the time that he would lose tens of thousands of dollars if the event were cancelled went to court and had the injunction overturned. He said he is prepared to do the same this year if the problem cannot be resolved by meetings his lawyer has scheduled with local officials. A right now the tickets which Are sold through the Uso Are on hold a Hill said. A the first three dates will probably fall through but in a determined that those beginning oct. 26 will stand. A people should keep in touch with their local  Hill said he met with local officials in May to discuss the event. A was a result of that meeting i agreed to extra Security precautions a he said. A new handrails were installed and rocks were secured. I thought everything was taken care  conductor Bernstein Dies at 72 new York apr Leonard Bernstein the a West Side Story composer and flamboyant conductor who won a wider audience for classical music and became a pop celebrity of the Rock a no Roll age has died at age 72. Bernstein died sunday at his Home of lung failure said his physician or. Kevin m. Cahill. The son of russian jewish immigrants Bernstein became the Wunderkind of american music nearly five decades ago at a time when All respected conductors in the United states were born and trained in Europe. Bernstein was a conductor pianist educator author and composer. His compositions included theatrical works chamber music symphonies Ballet and even a mass. A the was the most Bernstein versatile musician and he did More than any other person in this Century for the appreciation of american music and music culture a said sir Georg Solti music director of the Chicago symphony orchestra. A Man of Strong passions and sometimes Sloppy sentimentality he led an orchestra performance at a liberated concentration Camp raised Money for the Black panthers and on Christmas 1989 celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall by conducting Beethoven so ninth symphony in Berlin. His televised a Young Peoples concerts helped introduce the baby Boom generation to classical music and won 11 emmy awards. He see Bernstein on Back Page met u so 1 in Rev it Gay i a it it a it a a y Jav x we n x a