European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday december 10,1990 news briefs a Quot Columbia solves glitch but bad weather looms Cape canaveral Fla. Up columbian a astronauts chalking up a Stellar astronomy Mission after a Rocky Start overcame a blocked sewage line sunday to win permission for a full 10-Day flight. However bad weather still could Force Landing one Day Early on monday with scientists optimistic about completing most of their planned observations despite a steady Stream of glitches Columbia and its seven Man Crew were scheduled to Glide to a rare night time Landing tuesday at Edwards fab calif., to close out the 38th shuttle Mission. But forecasts called for High winds and rain in the Mojave desert area for the planned 8 43 . Touchdown prompting flight controllers to con Sider ordering Columbia Home monday one Day Early. A Landing monday would be scheduled for 9 54p.m. A. A a there is a front moving into Edwards. Its going to get there about on tuesday that a your tenth Day a astronaut Story Musgrave radioed the Crew from Mission control in Houston. Quot we Are going to look at the weather for tuesday and wednesday at Edwards. A if that weather is unacceptable we will then look at Landing you on Day nine that a monday a a final decision was not expected before monday morning. On Board Columbia arc commander Vance Brand. 59, co Pilot Guy Gardner 42, John a a Mike Quot lounge 44, Robert Parker 53, Jeffrey Hoffman 46, and civilian astronomers Ronald Parise 3, and Samuel Durrance 47. Food freight sits unloaded in Moscow paper reports Moscow up a while Moscow officials Are asking for foreign food Aid 20,000 containers and 300 railway wagons stand unloaded at the City a freight Yards the daily communist newspaper said sunday. Pravda said that the wagons even contain some meat sent from abroad and that the precious cargo has been sitting at the Oktyabr Skaya rail sidings since nov. 25 while store shelves remain empty. V. On saturday Moscow a Deputy mayor Sergei Stankcvich said foreign economic help will be needed a at least until Spring a especially for Leningrad Moscow and other big Industrial cities. But pravda whose communists used to run the capital before elections this year forced them out said the required foodstuffs were right under Stankevich a nose if he Only knew How to get them unpacked and delivered f a Quot Ray its amps Gary Pomeroy protesters with a sign that reads a no blood for Oil Quot prevent a Convoy from leaving Coleman Barracks on sunday. Protest against Gulf Bui id up convoys in by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Mannheim Germany a fifty germans protesting the . Buildup in the persian Gulf blocked military convoys briefly from moving in and out of Coleman Barracks on sunday afternoon. Most of the protesters formed a human Chain in front of the vehicles while others distributed anti War literature to Drivers and passers by. A we arc just people against the War a said Ulrich Hutterman a spokesman for the group which he said had no name or affiliation. _ the Mannheim resident acknowledged that the decreased presence of . Forces was Welcome in Germany but a hot for that  Hutterman said the group disagrees with president Bush about the justification for the buildup. A v. A a it a not for human rights or Freedom a he said Quot the real reason is  / one of the fliers passed out by the group stated in part a hello Gas. We Are standing Here to show you that we cannot accept any preparations to Load up the persian Gulf with arms and bombs to set fire to the fuse of an imponderable powder  Hutterman said the demonstration one of two in Mannheim on sunday also was aimed at keeping germans aware that they Are not exempt from the crisis. A at this time the germans Are not involved but maybe if there is shooting.,�?� he said. After allowing the protesters to Block traffic for about 15 minutes German police herded them to the Side of the Road. The group then stood and watched As the trucks rolled past. The protest ended peacefully after sin. Hour. A by \ a meanwhile across town 24 other protesters held a similar demonstration outside Spinelli Barracks. There was no violence at either location but German police at Spinelli confiscated several signs advocating desertion by .  two installations Are staging areas for military vehicles arriving from various parts of Germany a military Community spokeswoman said the vehicles Are transferred from Mannheim by boat on the Rhine River to various ports for shipment to the persian Gulf. A a a a a Walesa from Page 1 v Gdansk where the Solidarity movement began Walesa planned a news conference later in the evening. The Solidarity Leader and 19.83 Nobel peace prize laureate bad asked voters to give him a Broad mandate to Lead the country to a Market Economy and a euro from Pago 1 were held at strategic Sites in an Effort to deter a . Attack. The hostages included about 900 americans As Well As other westerners Eastern europeans and Jupa Nese. A. A. Voice of America broadcasts advised americans in Kuwait including those who have been in hiding since the invasion that they could leave on sundays Charier flights. Iraq has repeatedly tried to link a Resolution of the Gulf crisis a including any withdrawal from Kuwait to the palestinian Issue. But on saturday night the . Security Council facing the threat of a . Veto postponed discussion of a Resolution calling for an eventual International peace conference on the 4 Xii a a Peun style democracy. A a a. Tyminski who performed Well in the first round appeared to have been damaged by numerous a questions raised about him at the end of the Campaign _. Walesa had split the Solidarity movement when he opposed prime minister Tadeusz Mazowieski in the first round of voting nov. 25. Y but this time he ran with the backing of the powerful roman Catholic Church and virtually All political and social organizations. Tyminski a self proclaimed millionaire beat Mazo we Eek in the first round based on his Promise to bring Western business know How to Poland and improve the Economy in a month. Although he returned to Poland in september after 21 years in Canada and Peru there were reports that he had ties with former communist and police  president succeeds Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski the former communist party chief who imprisoned Walesa when Jaruzelski imposed martial Law to crush Solidarity nine years ago. Walesa could be inaugurated for a five year term As Early As this weekend if the results Are not contested. The presidents Early tasks include nominating a prime minister to succeed Mazowieski who has asked to resign and overseeing in Early Spring the country a first fully free parliamentary elections since world War it. Walesa has promised to carry out the same Basic Aims As Mazowieski. But he says he will change the nations Tough economic Reform program to ease problems of Farmers and to try to create jobs for the unemployed storms from Page 1plies Cut after  failure at a water purification unit police said adding that Shropshire was Quot virtually sealed off by snowdrifts. In Gloucestershire county Southwest England More than 200 motorists stranded in worsening conditions took Refuge in army Barracks near Cirencester according to a ministry of defense spokesman. A North Wales police spokesman said most main roads were closed. British rail said it had Cut intercity train services on its West coast and Midland mainlines As engineers battled to fix Snow damaged lines in the Massif Central and Rhone Valley in Central France the first snows of Winter downed Power lines cutting Power to about 300,000 Homes Utility company officials said. Snowfalls reduced the Highway Between Lyon and Grenoble to one Lane police said. A winds of up to 56 Mph blew across the Cote do Azur and Corsica accompanied by heavy rain weather offi a vials said. A 7 / / y a a. Y. In Northern Spain most of the Small towns in the Asturias Region were Cut off after Snow blocked 12 Mountain passes police said. Y an official of the National meteorological Institute in Madrid said there was a risk of More snowstorms Sun Day. In the Northern third of the country especially fur altitudes above 1,650 feet