European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 a the stars and stripes monday november 19,1990bomb kills Man at ballgame explosive was hidden inside Bat Santiago up a bomb hidden inside a softball Bat exploded saturday during a game Between a University team and the chilean american chamber of Commerce killing a Canadian businessman. A . Embassy employee and two canadians were wounded police said. The aluminium Bat filled with 14 ounces of explosive exploded during the game at Santiago a National stadium killing Canadian businessman James Thomas police said. Thomas 36, who had arrived recently in Chile worked for a seafood Export company sources said. A Man who said he represented the Palestine liberation organization called radio monumental and claimed responsibility for the blast. A this is a taste of what will happen to North american dictator Bush if he sets foot in Chile a country we love and respect a the caller said. President Bush is scheduled to tour Brazil Uruguay Argentina Chile and Venezuela dec. 2-8. His itinerary includes stops in Santiago and Valparaiso on dec. 6-7. A the Plo has International forces that will be used against imperialist targets both zionists and North americans a the caller said. Thomas Collins 28, a Security officer at the . Embassy in Santiago and canadians Frank Joseph and Frank Arsenau were wounded in the explosion. . Ambassador Charles Gillespie visited Collins in a Hospital and said later that he was out of danger. Aluminium splinters injured Collins right Eye medical sources said. A Plo delegation was visiting Chile and 100 demonstrators gathered saturday outside the presidential Palace la Moneda to demand recognition for the state of Palestine proclaimed two years ago by the Plo. The delegation was headed by Mach mud Darwish and the minister for social affairs and women in the Palestine government a exile Intissar Al was in widow of Khaw Al was sir a palestis Leader killed two years ago in Tunis. Christopher Ruhe who was playing in the game said both teams had gathered around a pile of bats a few seconds before the explosion. A second game Between two teams formed by members of the Marine detail at the . Embassy had been scheduled and police sources said they suspected the bomb had been aimed at players in that from Page 1 Bells ring in Wenceslas Square or in Bratislava or anywhere in this glorious country think of this Bell and know that All Bells Are tolling for your precious Liberty now and Bush surrounded by a Wall of secret service agents then joined president Vaclav Havel in a Brief handshaking foray into the front rows of Well wishers. Chants of a Long live Bush and a Bush Havel erupted through the crowd. After leaving the Square Bush was forced to wait nearly a half hour in hrad Cany Castle the seat of government because the crowds had washed Over protective barriers into his motorcade route out of the Square. Swarms of spectators lined the streets along Bush a routes throughout the Day waving tiny czechoslovak and american flags while Bush was upbeat in his 20-minute speech Havel was gloomy. A today we Are standing Here somewhat embarrassed a he said. We know very Well what we still have to a com finish and the question springing up to mind is Why do we ind it so difficult to launch our joint project off the ground a he said a dissatisfaction nervousness insecurity and disillusionment Are widespread a year after the revolution because the promises of democracy have not been quickly fulfilled. Rancor rivalry Mutual denigration envy and boundless ambition Are. Ever More obvious at every Havel made reference to the nationalistic rivalries Iraq from Page 1 control of the skies which would be critical to smash iraqi defences a the first thing you want to do is establish air superiority Quot said it. Cmdr. Ron Morse a . Navy spokesman. Baghdad has called imminent Thunder a a provocative act because of its proximity to Kuwait which Iraq invaded aug. 2, news reports have said part of the Maneu vers could come within 10 Miles of the kuwaiti Border. No live ammunition will be fired officials say. Erupting Here Between the czechs and the slovaks and to the country a economic struggles made worse by rising Oil prices resulting from the persian Gulf crisis. But on an optimistic note Havel said he was convinced that a tolerance decency and common sense would Triumph in Czechoslovakia and reminded his countrymen that they should take heart from the example of the United states which overcame crises at its founding and developed into a powerful Citadel of Bush arrived in Prague the first Stop on a wee Kiong tour of Europe and the Middle East after an overnight flight from Washington. From his first words he invoked parallels Between the appeasement that preceded the unopposed nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1939 and iraqis invasion of Kuwait aug. 2. The overarching goal of this trip is to solidity the International coalition against Saddam to Force him to withdraw. In remarks to the country a Federal Assembly Bush said the Gulf crisis a is a warning to America As Well As to Europe that we cannot turn inward somehow isolate ourselves from global the president recalled the nazi takeover of Czechoslovakia when he noted a you know from your own bitter experience that the world cannot turn a Blind Eye to aggression a adding a you know the tragic consequences when nations confronted with aggression choose to Tell themselves it is no concern of theirs just a a quarrel in a faraway country Between a people of whom we know a the quote is from Neville Chamberlain the British crime minister who at the september 1938 Munich conference agreed with France and Italy to give in to Adolf Fitler a demands that Czechoslovakia cede its Western Border area a the sudetenland a to nazi Germany in an Jordan a King Hussein meanwhile bitterly criticized Western countries for applying a double standards in the Middle East by not dealing simultaneously with the Arab israeli conflict. He accused them of seeking to control Arab resources. In an apparent reference to the United states and Britain Hussein accused unnamed world Powers of a blatant and shameless conduct in the Middle East and said a their actual goals Stem from the desire to control our destiny and the Arab nations Hussein a country has been hard hit by the . Sanctions against Iraq its main trading partner. It says it has kept to the sanctions despite popular support for Saddam Hussein in the country. Attempt to keep the peace. Emboldened by this policy of appeasement Hitler invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia in March 1939. The Ai lies refusal to oppose him in Czechoslovakia then encouraged Hitler to invade Poland on sept. 1,1939, the act that finally triggered world War ii. Bush also said the United states a must resist the temptation to consider our work completed with the democratic revolution that swept Eastern Europe last year and must join in a a Commonwealth of Freedom consisting of new and old democracies United against acts such As Saddam a. A Good will prevail a he said referring to the Gulf crisis. A the darkness in the desert sky cannot stand against the Way of asked later at a news conference whether the United states is prepared to increase direct assistance the president said what Czechoslovakia needs is International lending increased private investment and technical assistance not increased direct Aid and that the two leaders had discussed these issues. The president used the questions on Czechoslovakia a Economy to raise the Issue of the Gulf again. Bush noted a one thing that is very dear is that what Saddam Hussein has done. Is devastating to the economies of Eastern Europe because of higher Energy costs. News Brief Germany says sabotage was aim of network Berlin apr the Job of the German Branch of the Western alliances secret a glad Ion anti communist network was to form sabotage and resistance forces behind enemy lines a Magazine said saturday. The German government said Friday the German Branch still exists and would be dissolved. A government spokesman who did hot want to be identified said the units would not have been assigned to conduct behind the lines sabotage operations. The weekly Magazine Spiegel said in its monday edition made available earlier to other news Media that the German Branch was known by the English name a stay be Hirid organization and had been operating in Germany since 1959.kids from Page 1 she leaves for operation desert shield. He and his sister will then Fly to the United states. Hell live with a grandmother in Georgia while his sister stays with another grandmother in Pennsylvania. Givens father in the meantime is preparing for his own desert shield deployment. Stuttgart Lith grader Teri Perry 16, said she also is returning to the United states where shed rather be anyway while her single Mother goes to saudi Arabia. She has reservations about living in South Carolina with her grandmother whom she described As strict. But that a where she and her 15-year-old sister expect to go a unless they stick us in a Foster Home a she said adding a a in a not going to stand for Perty said All but two of about 30 students in her English class have at least one Parent headed for the persian Gulf area although most of her classmates plan to stay in Stuttgart. Although the schools Are losing some students administrators Are More concerned about dealing with the deployments effect on those who remain said Smith Reeves the assistant superintendent of the Stuttgart school District. An army exceptional family member service psychologist is conducting an afternoon seminar at each school in the District so teachers can learn to recognize and Deal with signs of student stress a in times like this every teacher is going to be a Counselor at one time or another a Reeves said. A every student has some teacher they can talk with. That a Why we re trying to get All teachers involved in Stuttgart school psychologist Thomas Godwin said he has advised teachers not to take a business As usual approach to classroom work now and to watch for problems in school that May reflect stress at Home. He said its up to teachers to provide the students with stability. A we Are in a sense surrogate parents. We re the ones they know second Best a Godwin said. A Many Gulf bound parents joined the military hoping they would never have to serve during a crisis said Nancy Cook the Stuttgart Community a schools officer. Now a crisis is summoning them sometimes with As Little As three Days notice. The Surprise is taking a toll on All a departing troops As Well As spouses and children who remain m Europe. A a a in some cases these spouses Are going to be dealing with so Many different issues they re not going to realize that their kids will be the first to suffer the effects of this Cook said. Patch principal John Brokaw said he ascribes some recent erratic student behaviour to the deployments. A child psychologist from the Aimy Hospital at nearby bad Cannstatt is scheduled to meet this week with Patch students whose parents Are deploying he said he encouraged his teachers to be Alert for times when students Are distracted by the events going on around them. A a it Sok to let the curriculum slip for a few minutes and talk about it a he said
