European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes wednesday april 24, 1991scores die in Central America quake san Jose Costa Rica apr rescuers rushed tuesday to Aid scores of people feared trapped under nibble after a major earthquake hit Costa Rica and Western Panama. Authorities said at least 74 people were killed 830 injured and thousands left homeless. Mondays quake which registered 7.4 on the Richter scale was Felt throughout Costa Rica and parts of neighbouring  a a a.  the worst damage was in puerto Limon Costa Ricas main Caribbean port City with 130,000 people where the three Story International hotel the customs House an office building and dozens of houses collapsed. J most of puerto lid no a residents wandered in the streets All night afraid to return to their houses amid continuing aftershocks officials said. More than 300 aftershocks were Felt said Milton Chaverri of the National. Emergency commission. A this place looks like one of these Hollywood apocalyptic movies. It Felt like the world was coming to an end As everything moved and heaved a Rigoberto Perez a resident of puerto limn said. At a government owned refinery on the outskirts of the port a gasoline tank exploded sending up a huge fireball and an electrical Shor circuit set a factory ablaze the fire department said. When the quake hit the sea receded 100 feet and residents of puerto it Man fled for higher ground fearing a tidal wave the capital san Josd 75 Miles to the West suffered extensive damage and throughout the Countryside Bridges were destroyed roads blocked by landslides and Power lines severed. Among roads Cut by the quake was the one linking san Jose with puerto limn. Earthquakes Are frequent in Central America but Costa Rica rarely has such serious tremors in 1976, More than 20,000 people were killed in a Guatemala quake and 5,000 people were killed in Nicaragua in 1972. In Washington White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said the United states has provided a cargo plane and two helicopters to Costa Rica and the . Embassy in san Josd has provided $25,000 for immediate Relief efforts. In Panama two helicopters from the . Military command there Are assisting in the Relief Effort Fitzwater  rican planes and helicopters began ferrying in medicines electrical equipment food water and Rescue equipment at Daybreak tuesday. A 15-Mcmber British Rescue team rushed from London on tuesday to help find people trapped in the rubble. Members of the International Rescue corps planned to use Ultra sensitive listening devices Thermal imaging cameras and fiber optic probes to find survivors said Chris port the groups spokesman capt. Eduardo Sanchez of the red Cross said by Telephone from puerto lir Hon that the death toll was rising hourly As reports came in. A at this moment we have reports of about 50 dead and 500 Hurt in the strip that runs from puerto limn to Sivao la on the panamanian Frontier a he said adding that about 400 Homes and other buildings were reported destroyed. The civil Protection office in Panama City said 24 people were killed in Panama and More than 330 Hurt. More than 700 Homes were destroyed officials said. Most houses in the Region Are one Story wooden structures and the hotel that collapsed in puerto limn was among a handful of tall buildings. A was the Sun came up one could see the enormous magnitude of the damage in limn a said Maria Elena argue pcs of the red Cross. A it is a desolate sad scene.�?�. A Quot a a. A a a it a she described a houses destroyed wails coming from everywhere Lack of water injured people treated in the streets for Lack of  Maria Luisa Fajardo who sought shelter at the red Cross said by Telephone that a other people Are still trapped wait cd a a Nicaragua t earthquake in Costa Rica Caribbean sea puerto Lemon Bocas Eltoro Palmar Noi Pacific Ocean 100 Miles 100 Kilometres Chir Ioui Panama. A a a. A a a a a. A. Map ing for  the quake lasted about 15 seconds and was entered 70 Miles Southeast of san Josd said Willis Jacobs of the National earthquake information Center in Golden Colo. The first Jolt which was followed by More than 20 aftershocks five of them serious struck at 3 58 . Monday a president Rafael Angel Calderon appealed to president Bush and latin american governments for Medicine and other humanitarian Aid. He said the first plan Load of . Aid was to arrive tucs a Day. A \ a a. A a a a a a bases from Page 1 -. A a. . Military issues had Little to do with the election results. Cd lost support after the Bonn government first promised not to raise taxes to finance unification of the two Ger Many and then raised them they said. Sharping and other spa members spoke frequently sunday about heeding to better coordinate and plan base phaseout to limit negative economic Impact on the Region and the thousands of germans who work for the . Military. A a. . German politicians who have recently visited the United states Are convinced that the . Governments  agencies arc easing draw Down woes for stateside communities that face base closures. A a. A my proposal is simple. What is usual in the United states must be usual Here. They Are doing a very Good Job there a Sharping said. He said he believed germans and americans should have a equal rights in mapping out the troop draw Down and timely information about impending closures. A. A. A the relations Between the people in Rheinland Pfalz and the american friends Are Good i Hope they will be Good in the future a Sharping said. A but we have some questions to decide. Hans Jochen Vogel the spa Leader in the German Federal parliament was also in Rheinland Pfalz on sunday and said he did not believe the new leaders would try to hasten the american pullout. However there May be disagreements Over which . Installations should close he said. He favors keeping bases in Rural areas and closing those in major Urban areas such As Munich and a perhaps  spokesmen for the army and air Force in Europe said tuesday that american military officials would be willing to speak with Sharping about issues in Rhein land Pfalz a / a a v a. A a a. A. A among the assistance offered by the army and air Force in Europe Are priority placement programs for employees who want to stay in their commuting area Anat or those willing to move for jobs with the military. They also offer benefits such As relocation expenses for those who accept jobs elsewhere with the military. A statement released by the . Army Europe said that the army intends to do a the utmost to eliminate any reductions in Force for those employees who have been such an integral part of the Success of the  . Air forces Europe spokesman Doug Moore said it is Safe policy to minimize Adverse impacts on both . And local National employees when we draw Down a  the command Moore said a cares about its people and its local communities and makes a serious attempt to provide All available  the German Federal ministry of finance is negotiating with German labor unions on behalf of forces from Belgium Canada France Britain and the United states Over improved social Protection for employees affected by unit deactivation and base closures. The talks went into recess March 6. Spa leaders have until May 21 to name a Cabinet. Rose Gotte a representative to the German Federal parliament from Rodenbach is expected to head the ministry for family and social affairs. Gotte an outspoken critic of Low level military flying said one Issue facing Rheinland Pfalz residents is the continued nighttime flight of Large cargo planes from Ramstein a following the end of the persian Gulf War. She called for discussions of that subject and on How soon officials could turn Over Wei Brincken a to germans for economic  Brincken a scheduled for closure by sept. 30, is undergoing environmental tests to determine whether the land is polluted and if so what measures Are needed to clean it up. Saddam from Page 1 a a. A a Quot a a Border with Turkey where the state department. Says about 510 refugees Are dying daily. As part of a stepped up . Relief Effort american troops were arriving with More Aid at the worst off Border Camps at cd Kurca and Uzumcu. The office of the . High commissioner for refugees said tuesday that a . Team would go to Iraq to launch an Aid Effort for any refugees returning from Turkey and Iran. The 10 to 15 Relief experts would be the first such group to go to Iraq under terms of an Aid agreement signed by the United nations and Ira fast week. An estimated 850,000 kurd from Northern Iraq fled Saddam a forces to mountains along the turkish Border after a failed rebellion following the persian Gulf War and Turkey and the United states Hope to persuade them to move to Camps being set up under Allied Protection in Northern Iraq. An additional 1.5 million kurd sought Refuge in the mountains along iraqis Border with Iran. Shiite muslims who rebelled in Southern Iraq also fled into Iran and Iran a official islamic Republic. F4ews Agency reported tuesday that newly arrived refugees said shiite rebels continue to clash nightly with Saddam a troops in Southern cities. The United states said tuesday that Iran had agreed to accept american Aid for kurdish refugees in Iran and that . Planes might Fly in the supplies. The two countries have not had diplomatic relations since . Diplomats were taken hostage in Iran in 1979., a. Belgian paratroopers who had been stranded for two Days in Northwestern Iran because of a paperwork problem were cleared to deliver tents and medical supplies for about 1,000 refugees officials said tuesday. The 38 soldiers part of a joint belgian european Community Effort had been stuck in Urmia Iran because local iranian authorities said they did not have the right documents. Kohl from Page 1 the capital. But it left open the question of whether the parliament and government should stay in Bonn a tidy City on the Rhine River near the belgian Border or make the move 280 Miles East to Berlin. Bonn has a population of 300,000 Berlin is by far the largest City in Germany with 3.4 million people. R politicians have lined up for one City or the a other splitting parties and alliances. Kohl conceded there Are arguments against Berlin including its association with the nazi Era. But Overall he said a history does not speak against  tote Chancellor said that to soften the blow to Bonn the move should be spread out Over 10 to 15 years and some ministries could remain there. But Johannes Rau governor of nor Rhein westfalen state that includes Bonn said the fight is not Over yet and Kohls vote is Only one of Many. A most of the arguments speak for Bonn and i have the impression that the majority of parliament members agree a Rau said. The Chancellor gave no estimate of the Cost of moving. Earlier reports said he thought the expense would be too great a though the counterargument was that putting the government in Berlin would signal an All out Effort to rebuild the impoverished Eastern Germany. In the Southern state of Bavaria where Munich yearns for More status the state governor Max Streibl urged a a third Way Between Bonn and be Linthe spreading of More government institutions around the country to strengthen the decentralized Federal nature of today s Germany. Another argument for Berlin Kohl said was its More Central location for a unified Europe of the future which could see closer ties Writh the former communist countries of the East. A Berlin mayor Eberhard Diepgen praised a the chancellors important statement. That looks to the