European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 26, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 9 nations Seal Warsaw pact s death military cooperation to end formally March 31 Budapest Hungary apr foreign and defense ministers of the once mighty Warsaw pact signed its death warrant monday approving agreements that dissolve its defunct military structures March 31. A a a. A the soviet unions defense minister marshal Dmitri Yazoo and foreign min Istir Alexander Bessmer Nyoh looked glum As they put their names to documents formally ending almost 36 years of military cooperation Between Moscow and Eastern Europe. In contest Czechoslovakia a foreign minister Jiri Dienstbier and defense minister Lubos Dobrovsky smiled broadly. Both spent years As dissidents battling the communist Rule imposed by a 1968 Warsaw pact invasion of their country. A this is a historic moment a a hungarian foreign minister Geza Jeszensky said at the end of the 20-minute signing ceremony in a luxury Western hotel on the batiks of the Danube River. The documents disband All pact military structures by March 31, restoring to East a Kern european nations the right to dispose of and  their forces As they see fit. In addition to the soviet Union Czechoslovakia and Host Hungary the nations signing were Romania Bulgaria and Poland. Former East Germany was originally a member of the pact but uni. Fied with West Germany last october. The six nations agreed to meet by july 1 in Prague to agree on dismantling the remaining political structures of the pact which was founded in Warsaw in 1955 As a counterweight to nato. Czechoslovakia a Dienstbier proposed that the remaining Warsaw pact structures disappear by year s end. Despite a Public face of Good will disagreements Between the soviet Union and. The Eastern europeans Over the future of Europe lurked beneath the surface. A even at present opinions emerge according to which the Warsaw treaty is part of stability and military balance in Europe a Hungary a Jeszensky told the meeting in a veiled dig at soviet conservatives. A More numerous Are those however soviet defense minister Dmitri Yazoo watches As foreign minister Alexander Bessmer Nyoh signs the historic documents monday. Who characterize it As an organization resting on mistaken fundaments which has outlived itself a he added. His remarks at the closed door meeting were made available to reporters. In a Subtle reference to the Warsaw pact invasions that crushed an anti communist revolt in Czechoslovakia in 1968 and in Hungary in 1956, Dienstbier said a each one of us has their own experience with this  without mentioning the soviet Union by name he also lamented that the pact was not wound up last november As prig Quot finally scheduled. Moscow postponed that Summit at the last moment. The soviets and Eastern europeans disagreed until the end Over making Public some of history a Best kept secrets the accords that bound the pact nations in a potentially deadly net of armed Alliance. The Eastern europeans eventually de Ferrod to Moscow s wishes o keep the list Sec ret hungarian Delegate i Sta n Koer Mendi said. _ /. Sources who asked not to be identified said the list of agreements that were cancelled included several documents signed in March 1969 during a pact Summit in Budapest. The death of the Alliance had some bizarre moments uniformed soviet generals striding through the corridors of to Western hotel were ogled and Phok maintenance to affect bad Kreuz Nach ets lines the ets Telephone service will be out of operation this evening in the bad Kreuz Nach Germany area so workers can perform required maintenance a 5th signal come spokesman said. Service for ets prefix 490 will be out from 6 . T6 8 . In bad Kreuz Nach including the clinic and the a North Point area master sgt. James Anderson said. In the event of an emergency american residents should use the following German civilian numbers 0671-69027 for police 06711-65190 for the fire department and 0671-792116 for an  by american teachers holding a Conler Cnoc in an add cent room. T Here was tangible tear Over the ate of Reform in the soviet Union  All pact nations except Bulgaria and whose Energy supplies Are still vital for most Eastern europeans. A we sincerely Hope. The soviet Union will remain a state which prefers dialogue to violence respects her International commitments and obligations and is a cooperative partner in the com a Unity of nations a Jeszensky said. Czechoslovakia initially objected last week to Moscow a proposal that there would he no restitution for investments made Iii the pact. Army Given Case British police suspect Ira of setting off rail line blast London apr the Ira is suspected of setting off a High explosive device that  an electric line and disrupted rail traffic North of London on monday morning police said. No one was injured in the 6 37 . Explosion South of St Albans a Hertfordshire police spokesman said. The explosion hurled a piece of rail through a garage roof 100 Yards away damaging a car police said. Hertfordshire police inspector Ian Noble said the device bore a fall the Hallmarks of the provisional  the bombing came a week after an Irish Republican army bomb tilled one Man and injured 40 others at London a Victoria station. Syracuse . A amps a a former inspector with the european division of the army corps of Lungi neers has received a six month prison sentence for 3k-Cepting a $30,000 bribe from a German electrical firm in 1985, Joseph a. Hullender 60, was also ordered to pay a $30,000 Fine and serve 18 months on probation As part of his feb 15 sentencing in . District court in Northern new York. Hullender was charged in a two count indictment with accepting $58,000 in gratuities from the Jakob Nohl company in june and december 1985, according to the department of defense inspector general a office in Wiesbaden Germany. He pleaded guilty to the first count of accepting a $300 p paymcnt7t�?The payment was made in return for his recommendation that a consortium of German contractors be awarded a $3,67-million contract to renovate the electrical system of the Frankfurt army regional medical Center in Germany. The Nohl firm later obtained a subcontract from the consortium. The second count involved the remaining $28,000. That count was dropped in a plea agreement according to an inspector general spokesman. Hullender faced a maximum two year prison term and a $250,000 Fine. A spokesman for the German prosecutor in Frank furl said the investigation into Jakob Nohl company s involvement in the incident is still under Way. A decision whether to prosecute has not been made. 1 dead As . Cruiser greek boat collide Souda Bay Greece a amps a a Fisherman was killed when a greek fishing boat and a . Navy nuclear powered Cruiser collided near Crete a Navy spokesman said monday. The guided missile Cruiser Virginia hit the boat in International Waters West of Crete at about 3 45 . Saturday said chief Petty officer Kip Burke a 6th Fleet spokesman. Sailors from the Virginia rescued three other people from the boat and recovered the victims body. No one aboard the Virginia was injured and there was no appreciable damage to the warship. The fishing boat however was damaged to the Point of being a seaworthy. It was intentionally sunk by the Virginia Crew Burke said. Survivors and the victims body we. Turned Over to greek authorities in Souda Bay. The Navy is investigating Burke added. A it