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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, December 20, 1990

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes thursday december 20,1990german Road fees put on hold by Mary Neth Staft writer Bonn Germany a the fees to he imposed for using German highways have been put on inc. Late tuesday afternoon Ulicy seemed to be a sure thing. Then Volker Riiho gun eral Sec rotary of the Christian democratic Union Germany Stop party announced unexpectedly that final approval would hinge on foreign travel Erst being included in the charges. To would be a unimaginable Quot to Burden German citizens with such Road us payments while allowing foreigners free use Rishe told the press. Before it becomes Law officials will determine if the fee system conflicts with european economic Community regulations he said a Frankfurt Airport to hike Park House garage fees Frankfurt Germany a fees for use of the Park House and underground garage at the Frankfurt International Airport will increase Jan. 1. The charge for one hour parking will to raised from 2 to 3 Marks $1.37 to $2.06. The charge for parking one Day to seven Days will be raised from 18 to 20 Marks $12.41 to $13.79 per Day. From the eighth Day on it will go up from 7 to 10 Marks $4.66 to $6.89 per Day. Charges per week will be raised from 126 to 140 Marks $86.89 to $96.55 for one week 175 to 210 Marks $119.86 to $143,83 for two weeks 224 to 280 Marks $153.42 to $191.78 for three weeks and from 273 to 350 Marks $186.98 to $131.35 for four weeks. Travellers who Park illegally in front of the terminal will be ticketed. The increase is the airports second attempt since 1986 to come closer to breaking even in the parking operation a spokesman said. A we have been continually losing Money Quot he said. World today jewish Temple in Peru damaged by dynamite in Brussels Belgium an dec spokesman agreed with Riiho. Quot before imposing such a fee Germany must Check with us to isee if it is in line with the 1957 treaty of Rome Quot spokesman Bruno Julian said. Quot we can to comment on any such proposed action until we have it in  As late As tuesday afternoon a spokesman for the Christian democrats was insisting that dec consideration would have no bearing. A this is a National Law Quot he said. A the common Market countries May however refuse to pay the German  in the past these countries particularly the Netherlands have objected to the idea of German Road fees. The surprising switch came at  meeting this year of the German ruling coalitions three parties a the Christian democrats the Christian socialists and the free democrats. The three have been meeting to form a new government following Germany a first United elections dec 2. 0 the three parties will continue their coalition talks until Jan. 17. Besides putting the fee on the Back Burner the coalition agreed unanimously to limit the fees to autobahn Only. Previously a coalition spokesman had said tentative charges of up to 100 Marks $69 for personal cars 1,000 Marks $689 for buses and 2,000 Marks $1,379 for trucks had been planned for use of autobahn and other major thoroughfares. The government has estimated the fees would produce about $3.42 billion to $4.10 billion a year for the Federal Treasury. The Money would be invested in new railways and roads mostly in Eastern Ger Many. The proposed fees have drawn Sharp criticism from the opposition social Democrat party and Germany a Auto clubs. Spa politicians have grumbled that although the charge is called a a fee Quot it is in reality a tax and therefore Breaks Chancellor helmet Kohls pre election prom ise that no taxes would be imposed to pay reunification costs. German motorists already Are Over taxed a spokesman for adar. Auto Mobile club told a German news service. Motorists he said pay around $38 billion in taxes on Oil licenses and insurance. He claimed that Only $17 billion is used to improve roads. Lima Peru up a a stick of dynamite exr loved tuesday night underneath a car parked Eside a synagogue damaging the front of the Temple and blowing out windows in nearby buildings peruvian police reported. Two o 1 he r bombs we re t Crown to e Day by two persons speeding by on a motorcycle in front of the Miguel Grau army Garrison in the City of Piura 500 Miles North of Lima creating a panic police said / authorities said they suspected the Ultra leftist shining path guerrilla group in both attacks danish warship rescues iranian sailors in Hormuz aboard Olfert Fischer Strait of Hormuz up a six civilian iranian sailors were plucked from the Waters of the Strait of Hormuz Early wednesday by a patrolling danish frigate after a collision Between their vessel and an unidentified ship. The sailors that were rescued were unhurt but one Crew member was missing. Rescue operations involving the Olfert Fischer a norwegian Supply ship and the . Destroyer Fife were still under Way wednesday morning the Accident happened Early wednesday while the Moktar a Small 350-ton iranian freighter was on its Way from Dubai to Iran sport of ban Barabbas. The rescued iranians said a Large vessel collided with their freighter during the night. Two minutes after the collision the Moktar sunk and its Crew unable to put on life jackets was forced to jump overboard and cling to floating pieces of the wrecked vessel. The sailors had been in the warm water clinging to wreckage for six hours before they were rescued. Warsaw Poland a polish officials said tuesday they expect a logistics Nightmare when the soviet Union withdraws troops weapons and heavy equipment from Eastern Germany in a four year exodus starting sometime in 1991. About 1 million people Are expected to Cross Poland at an average Speed of 9 Mph n transportation official said. A a a a a a a a Quot. Y a athe ponderous trains and Long convoys of trucks could seriously disrupt life in some towns that have no Road bypasses according to the transport ministry. In addition some highways will have to be widened and Bridges strengthened immediately to accommodate the movement. Quot in effect of an agreement signed Between Germany and the soviet Union about 1 million people Are supposed to return to the .s.r. Through Poland a Deputy transport minister Witold Chodakiewicz told the Pap news Agency tuesday. However Quot it was forgotten earlier to agree to it with us a As a Sovereign country a he  As a result of German unification oct. 3, the 350,000 soviet troops stationed in the former East Germany Are to be brought Home by 1994. About 150,000 civilian soviet workers and 500,000 of their family members will also be returning Chodakiewicz said. The polish government this month proposed a draft treaty to the soviet Union on How to handle the transit which it says cannot begin until details have been ironed out. V Yvo Quot a a a Quot a a a y a. A key Issue is a demand that the almost 50,000 soviet troops stationed in Poland since shortly after world War ii be the first to go Home Chodakiewicz said. Poland has demanded the troops leave by dec. 31,1991. The pullout from Poland should be finished or at least substantially completed before the government will allow any Crossings from Germany he said. 7 in a to avoid to . Bogota Colombia up a a major colombian drug figure turned himself in to government authorities tuesday to avoid extradition to the United states where he faces drug trafficking charges his family said. Fabio Ochoa 33, was a Higl ranking member of colombians infamous Medellin drug Cartel headed by former colombian legislator Pablo Escobar Gaviria. Ochoa a Brothers Jorge and Juan David also belong to the drug Cartel. A his family said that Ochoa turned himself in to authorities under a new measure that reduces jail sentences and protects suspects from extradition to the United states. / a my brother wants to be judged by colombian Justice because he believes in it Quot said one of Ochoa a Sisters. Y y a a. A a a Quot v a y y a a Ochoa is wanted in Louisiana and Florida on charges of drug trafficking and hiring a hit Man Ochoa is accused by the Federal government of participating in the murder of Berry Seal a drug enforcement Agency informant. Ochoa is the cartels first tap Leader to turn himself Over to colombian authorities Ochoa a surrender was filmed by a group of professional cameramen to provide a video copy to National and foreign press members who did not see the event his sister timid. Ochoa turned himself in to a criminal instruction department official who travelled to a farm in the cab Das municipality on the outskirts of Medellin about 160 Miles Northeast of Bogota to meet with the suspected drug trafficker the Case against Ochoa will begin after . Authorities Send the evidence needed to convict him for allegedly being the a King Quot of cocaine in Colombia and drug trafficking the evidence is expected to arrive in Colombia within 12 months. Amp a a. A / a a mystery Slasher someone with a wad of Cash apparently took a big Cut a right through the Bills themselves Jurgen Peter Schmidt detective superintendent of the Hamburg Germany police shows some of the sliced Bills totalling 100,000 Marks that a Young Man found beside a trash can. The 1,000-Mark Bills Are genuine and appear deliberately Cut but police have no other clues  
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