European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 a the stars and stripes Friday May 17, 1991queenfrom Page 1 a a a no Independent political views. She simply states the policy of the government in Power now headed by conservative prime minister John major. A Buckingham Palace spokesman said British embassy officials drafted the Queens remarks. Although the Queen is the first British Monarch to address a joint session of Congress royals from other countries have made similar speeches including Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. In her remarks the Queen spoke of the changing world order prodded by the steadfastness democracies of the United states and Britain. The goal of the allies she said must be to provide stability. A we must make sure that those changes do not be come convulsions a she said. A for the primary interest of our societies is not domination but stability.,.�?� Britain itself is in the throes of change at the heart of a a growing movement towards greater cohesion within Europe. This is going to mean Radical economic social and political evolution a she said. The Challenge to Europe is that it does no to become isolated. A we must not allow ourselves to be enticed into a form of Continental insularity a she said. Praising the close ties Between the two countries the Queen said a you will find us worthy partners and we arc proud to have you As our friends. Security at the Capitol was tight for the Queens visit in part no doubt because of the planned protests by Irish nationals opposed to the British occupation of Northern Ireland. Another protest came from rep. Gus Savage d-ill., and the Rev. Al Sharpton a Black activist from new York who urged Black members of Congress to skip the speech. They criticized Britain a decision to Quot lift sanctions on South Africa and cited a growing racial tensions in England. Before the speech the Queen visited the Folger Shakespeare Library a Block from the Capitol where she saw the painted likeness of Queen Elizabeth i and an exhibit of autographs of Tudor and Stuart Monarch s. A a a a a. �����.�., Quot on wednesday president Bush served As the Queens guide at her first baseball game. Fans roared approval As she stepped onto the Diamond with Bush before a two inning visit to a Twilight affair Between the orioles and the Oakland athletics won by Oakland 6-3. Earlier the Queen saw another Side of Washington far from the glitter of the White House even though it is Only 20 minutes away by car. She visited the Home of Alice Frazier who owns her own dwelling under a program for Low and moderate. Income people that is financed by Public and private . A a a a a a a. A a a. A i told her this was my Palace a said the 67-Ycar-old Frazier pointing to her modest three bedroom House decorated with portraits of Jesus the Kennedy Brothers and the Rev. Martin Luther King or. Frazier found the Queen a a Beautiful and she was not offended when the Monarch declined a lunch of Fried Chicken and potato salad. A a a a a. A a. A a a a a. A a. A she did no to have time a explained Frazier. Queen Elizabeth a Host startled onlookers by embracing her. A she did no to say anything a Frazier said later. During her tour of the Home the Queen confined her comments to such pleasantries As a ooh really a when told that Frazier had just become a great grandmother. As they were introduced the Queen extended her gloved hand and Frazier Shook it saying a How arc Yak doing a and then wrapped her around the startled Monarch and pulled her into a hug. The Queen smiled slightly and quickly pulled away. The Queen according to housing and Urban development Secretary Jack Kemp was a extremely impressed by the ownership project. 2 seriously Hurt in Accident involving cars Wurzburg Germany a amps a two German motorists were seriously injured thursday morning in a four car traffic Accident involving two autos a Community spokeswoman said. The Accident which occurred on Highway b-19a just South of Wurzburg at about 10 a.m., closed a Section of the Highway for almost two hours Babs Angel said. The occupants of the us. Cars were not injured she said. The German Drivers of a taxi and Sedan were taken to German hospitals in Wurzburg Angel said. Police would not say what caused the Accident and no other details were available late thursday she said. A a a the Accident is being investigated by German and . Military police. . Rushes food Medicine to ravaged Bangladesh areas Dhaka Bangladesh apr a . Military task Force thursday hurried Medicine and food to Cyclone stricken areas where news reports said an epidemic of diarrhoea and waterborne diseases was afflicting tens of thousands of survivors. A pools of stagnant water from the mountainous Waves that washed the Southeastern coast on april 30 have become Breeding grounds for disease carrying microorganisms. The Cyclone killed at least 139,000 people. The Star an Independent daily quoted officials As saying 1,235 people have died from diarrhoeal diseases. It put the unofficial death toll from the maladies at 5,000 in Chittagong the country a second largest City and nearby Cox a Bazar. Another Independent English language daily the morning Sun said 70 people have died of diarrhoea in the Southern District of Khandpur and the Southwest Ern Jhen Idah District. A severe diarrhoea Cam Causey fatal dehydration and raises the Specter of a cholera epidemic. In the Northern and Eastern parts of the country swollen Rivers flooded Many regions killing at least 100 people the Bengali language Inq Ilab newspaper said. Help was on its Way however. An eight ship amphibious flotilla with 7,000 marines and sailors arrived off the coast near the Southern port of Chittagong on wednesday a. ,.a a. The first . Army special forces team landed on Sandip Island on wednesday and a second team from the air Force special tactics unit was sent to the Large Island thursday. Six other teams arrived Early thursday on Mai Khil and Kutub Dia islands and the coastal towns of Cox a Bazar and Anwara said capt. Dan Olson 32, of the special operations come in Honolulu. A banker from Page 1 Good Friend Well in whatever new endeavours he May among other differences with the German government Pohl criticized Bonne a decision to Rush Forward with introducing the West German Mark As the East German currency last july. A. A my departure is not a demonstration for or against anyone a Pohl told the news conference in Frankfurt. A it is not a sign of. Chancellor Helmut Kohl met with Pohl on wednesday and later said it was wrong to draw conclusions about the stability of German economic policy from one personal decision. Pohl has been the Bundesbank chief since 1980. However the resignation of Pohl could be interpreted by some As a symbolic vote of no Confidence in the governments plans for reviving the moribund Economy in Eastern Germany. A there could be the impression that the Federal governments policies brought about this resignation a said Wolfgang Weng the no. 2 official in the free democratic party a parliamentary caucus. The party is the Junior partner in Kohl s coalition government. Wolfgang Roth a top ranking member of the opposition social democrats said the resignation could Hurt the value of the German Mark. A the towering role of the German Mark As an anchoring currency is decisively linked to the name Pohl a Roth said. The Mark is one of the main units of the european monetary system. Pohl had said it was disastrous to suddenly introduce the West German Mark into what had been the former communist nation of East Germany last july. He also has warned that Kohls handling of the Tricky economic situation could Lead to higher inflation. A Kohl did not try. To persuade Pohl to stay a said Germany Sard television network. Ard said the government is interested in having a new Central Bank chief. Kohls Cabinet is in charge of picking a new Bundesbank Page 1 determined the command could not pay to transport families from its bases in seven countries Safe spokesman Doug Moore said. A the Safe commander is extremely proud of the contributions his personnel made during desert shield and desert storm. However Safe faced a set of problems different from those faced by the Moore said. A. A moving families from Distant duty locations to involved costs which we could not afford a he said. A a we re Happy families living in Germany weren to faced with this problem a the Navy in Europe did not consider taking part in the program a command spokeswoman in London said. Some civilians also have complained that the Berchtesgaden program upset their vacation plans. One civilian employee working for the air Force in England for example had made his reservation in four months in Advance Only to receive a letter saying it was cancelled. Between 200 and 300 letters were sent cancelling Advance reservations. Those whose reservations Are can cycled Are encouraged to make alternative reservations at . Resorts in Garmisch and Chi Emsee a usar eur statement said. A i feel that being a civilian supporting the . Government i have been discriminated against a the civil Ian wrote to the stars and stripes. A i am proud of All the troops that performed their duty but there were Many others supporting them on their Missionbasesfrom Page 1 Gan Statter Zeitung a newspaper that circulates in Stuttgart a Eastern bad Cannstatt Region and adjacent areas of the City. 1 Vii corps spokeswoman maj. Anda Strauss said the corps had no announcement concerning the two installations or about withdrawals beyond those already made Public. Robinson Barracks is the site of the military Community a Headquarters and a Large military shopping Center. Wallace Barracks a much smaller facility about a mile away houses a variety of activities. . Forces already have announced the planned closure or reduction of operations at several other Stuttgart area military facilities. Military Community spokesman. George Huettig noted that the newspaper Story was unsubstantiated and that the Community Hasni to issued mass Layoff notices to its employees. Community leaders told workers at a personnel meeting Early this week that they have no reason to panic and that no sudden mass layoffs will occur according to workers who attended the meeting. Such notices wont be Long in coming however said an employee in the consolidated maintenance Center in Stuttgart. The worker reported that an administrator told maintenance Center supervisors thursday that the military Community will lose 42 percent of its population by september 1992 and that the Center itself would lose 67 of its 153 workers including All of those staffing the centers carpentry upholstery metalwork and paint shops. A 1989 . Army in Europe report said 14,281 troops were then stationed in greater Stuttgart and military agencies in the Community employed 6,750 american and non american civilian workers. Several thousand . Military dependents also live in the area. The Union of Public services transport and traffic workers one of two German unions representing local employees has had Little Success in ascertaining what the a plans Are Union spokeswoman Ulrike Mayer Wulkow said. The French forces by contrast have spelled out in detail what they Are going to do she said. A. A a everything a moving in the realm of speculation a Mayer Wulkow said when asked about possible impending layoffs. A among the americans the fog is especially
