European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes Friday november 23,19902 americans killed in thai air crash Bangkok Thailand a . Embassy officials thursday said two americans were among 38 people who died in the crash of a thai plane carrying foreign vacationers to a resort Island. The Bangkok airways plane slammed into Coconut Trees in heavy rain and Gusty winds late wednesday As it prepared to land on Koh Samui police said. Witnesses said it exploded and then crashed about sue Miles from the Airport. All people aboard the plane a de Havilland Turboprop were killed including four Crew members and 33 mostly foreign passengers officials said. The Airport with no radar or advanced Pound control equipment opened Only last yep to draw More foreign tourists to the Pristine Island in the Gulf of thai land 300 Miles South of Bangkok. Prime minister Chatrchai Choo Shavan ordered an investigation into the crash and an inspection of safety conditions at Koh Samui s Airport his spokesman Suvit Yodman said. The flight recorder containing the conversation Between the plane and the air Eort was found wednesday but it Hasni teen Analysed police said. The Bangkok airways plane was on a 50-minute flight from Bangkok when it crashed. . Embassy spokesman James Williams said at least two americans were aboard a Edward g. Lincoln and Kathleen Lincoln. Williams said he had no other immediate information. The passengers also included four or five japanese two australians and one German said Nanthima  Frerk of the Public relations department of Bangkok airways. There also May have Bee swedes and finns aboard she said. Was watching the sky because Hor k 4ssmoke----mere� a it came Down Between some Housa near the Mam Road a she said. A the jes pie Hying there were very Lucky to no other information on nationalities of victims was immediately available. Passanese Thongsuk a hotel receptionist said she saw the plane crash and explode about 6 20 . Passanese said she vet ends annual Berlin Wall Vigil with tribute to Airlift Leader s son by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a Joe Werner a Long solitary Vigil has come to an end. The ret de teacher from Setauket n.y., began his Vigil in 1981, when he made the first of 10 annual journeys to the Berlin Wall to Mark the anniversary of the infamous barriers construction in 1961. He closed a lengthy chapter in his life by travelling from his new York Home to Alexandria va., to give a commemorative late to the son of Gen. Lucius Clay who helped direct the Berlin Airlift which broke the soviet blockade of the City in 1948. 3 Werner a world War ii Veteran first saw the Wall in 1978. A i was appalled a he said. A it was awful to think that such a horrible thing had existed for so  three years later he decided he would return to Berlin each aug. 13 for a one Day Vigil a Small Effort to draw attention to the plight of the people imprisoned behind the Concrete and barbed wire. A it became a thing where i told myself i would never be really free until the East germans were free a he said. Werner who said his trip to Berlin this year was his last can to find words to describe his feelings As he watched the Wall fall last autumn. Seeing the jubilant germans Werner Felt that paying tribute to Clay would be a fitting Way to end his decade Long Effort. The plate he presented to clays son a retired officer living in Alexandria is one of about 3,000 made m 1983 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. A dozen of the plates were Given to Werner in 1983 by Johanna Hopper a Berlin resident who had lived through the Airlift As a girl and had read a newspaper Joseph Werner hands out leaflets at checkpoint Charlie in Berlin in 1986. Apelle article about him. Over the years Werner has Given away most of the plates presenting some to . Cities named Berlin which Are found in Connecticut new Hampshire and Pennsylvania among other states. A the Wall is a dark episode of history and id like to think that in a very very Small Way i did something to help bring it Down a he said. A a there a no telling what can be accomplished if people Are just willing to get   j a flown to Bangkok  Bangkok news updates studio tour reopens Universal City Calif. A Universal studios has reopened its tour for the first time since fire ravaged the Back lot two weeks ago the fire at Hollywood a biggest and longest running movie factory destroyed sets for several to and movie productions including the a Aback to the future movies a Dick Tracy and a the sting a damage was put in the millions. A Security guard Michael j. Huston 40, has been charged with setting the Blaze. Universal said it will rebuild the sets with help from Steven Spielberg. Berlin Al backs off Berlin up a despite the breakup of Berlin s red Green coalition government last week the environmentalist alternative list decided tuesday not to hold a vote of no Confidence against the City a mayor. The 19-month-old coalition of the social democratic party and the Al a a Branch of the Green party a collapsed thursday when the Al withdrew to protest police action during violent riots earlier last week. Members of the left leaning Al said at the time that they would Call for a vote of no Confidence against mayor Walter Momper a social Democrat. The Issue was defused monday when the conservative Christian democratic Union announced it would not participate in such a vote because the red Green coalition would Likely be re established after dec. 2 elections. This Means that Momper will remain berlins mayor at least until the dec. 2 election. Draw Down May make gis housing Hunt harder by Luke Brut toned in germ nov live. In to Macinn in. A. By Luke Britt staff writer the . Pullout from Germany May make the Tough Job of finding housing More difficult for americans who serve there in the future a housing official said. A when americans really Start to leave landlords Are going to be More afraid than Ever to rent to them a said Johann schuster of the Wiir Burg housing office. A germans will be thinking of other germans who need Homes before they think of americans. We re getting apartments now because the . Can pay the rising rents. When our numbers fall we wont be so important to the Market. We should be prepared for  a German realtor agreed with Schustern a concerns. The potential for a major . Withdrawal Only reinforces Many landlords fears that americans will not stay in one place for very Long said Manuela Gass of the immobile in Gass in Griesheim Germany. But maj. Paula Kougeas a spokeswoman for the Safe housing office disagreed. The proposed withdrawal a should Only make Economy housing More plentiful a she said. Kougeas said 59 percent of air Force servicemen Bers and army officials said 40 percent of soldiers stationed in Germany live in housing on the Economy. In Light of the withdrawals the army May move its service members out of Economy housing. A was we build Down the Force in Europe our plan is not to close american housing areas a Usa eur command sgt. Maj. George Horvath said in a recent speech. We will take our soldiers who Are currently living in Economy housing. Pull them off the Economy and place them in those government  Kougeas said Safe did not expect to Force airmen to move from their housing on the Economy to military quarters. J housing in Germany has been a problem for the military for most of the tune troops have been stationed there housing officials said. But service members Are �?oin-�8 to Cape with i4 Germany needs Lod a for Stag. ,0 accomm0dat5. Discussions about the future come at a time when two . Programs have been Able to Speed up the painfully slow search for Economy accommodations. Pr08rams americans Are actually better off than they were a year ago a said Jorg june Hann housing referral officer for the Darmstadt Mill Tail Community. Housing offices in Mainz Wurzburg Darmstadt Ai Rhein main a reported a 15 percent to 30 Perce reduction during 1990 in the number of people wait for housing on the Economy. All attributed the new i Grams for the drop. The new programs Are the government rental hoi ing program and move in housing allowance. T rental program has been in effect since May 1989 a the allowance since sept. 1. Under the rental program the military Contra landlords to provide housing for service members. T military pays the rent in six month increments and a pays the monthly Utility Bills Junghans said. A this eliminates much of the fear germans f about renting to a foreigner a said pm. Santiago cd of the Mainz housing office. A landlords know the r will always be paid and they will not be left with up Utility  the allowance program allows the government to realtor immobile in fees that service members run while Hunting for housing. That Cost is usually a in i thousands of Niarkos a Santiago said. A Many pc would not use an immobile in if it were not for this p