European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes wednesday july 31,1991 Lithuania Russia recognize each other s sovereignty Moscow up Boris n. Yeltsin a russian federation has signed a treaty with Lithuania in which each Republic recognizes the sovereignty of the other. A nationalist government was elected in Lithuania and the other two Baltic republics Early last year and the new local officials immediately declared they were reclaiming the Independence the Baltic lost in 1940 after they were annexed by the soviet Union. Mondays treaty was the latest in a series of bilateral accords made among the 15 soviet republics As the local governments seek varying degrees of Independence from the Central government. Quot this document is of great importance to both sides a said Yeltsin who was elected president of the huge russian Republic in june and is considered president Mikhail s. Gorbachev a chief rival in the soviet Union. Since april Yeltsin and Gorbachev have been working under a tenuous new Alliance in an Effort to pull the country out of its political and economic crisis. Yeltsin said monday that Good relations would be endangered if Gorbachev moved to annul the russian leaders decree Banning communist party organizations from enterprises and institutes where they previously enjoyed great Power Quot Gorbachev will show common sense sufficient enough not to do this a Yeltsin said at the treaty signing ceremony. A any move on the decree May Lead to a serious Dis balance of our  in another development the lithuanian government in Vilnius said armed men believed to be soviet sol Boris Yeltsin applauds the cooperation agreement that he signed with lithuanian president vytautas Landsbergis left. Diers attacked one of the customs posts it set up in an attempt to gain control of its Borders. The lithuanian government said the Post was attacked twice Early monday by men who stole radios and other supplies from the lithuanian customs officers set one custom Booth ablaze and threw grenades at another Booth. Men connected to soviet forces including the omon special police have been accused of dozens of attacks on Baltic customs posts which the Central government says were set up illegally. Mcdonald s expansion plans get Gorbachev s vow of cooperation j Moscow up a soviet president Mikhail a Gorbachev has promised that Mcdonald a fast food Chain will get total cooperation on plans to expand in the soviet Union the president of Mcdonald a restaurants of Canada said monday. George Cohon the Mcdonald a executive who worked 14 years to realize his dream of a Mcdonald a in the heart of Moscow said he had a 50-minute a fascinating talk Quot with Gorbachev in the Kremlin about 3vi weeks ago a at the end of the whole dialogue he said Al fully support your project a a Cohon said. Gorbachev he said described the firm As a pioneers of perestroika and said a companies like yours that come in right now and help us when we really need the help we Are going to assist  a the said �?~1 will Tell my colleagues to assist you in your expansion plans a Quot Cohon continued. A that is coming from the president of the country i can task for More than  Cohon who personally trained the Mcdonald a soviet staff apparently was in Moscow to counter reports that Mcdonald a was having difficulties with its suppliers. He admitted that the fish Sandwich had been dropped from the menu explaining that Mcdondald a had been paying hard currency for fish and Selling the sandwiches for rubles because a barter arrangement with the ministry of fisheries failed to materialize. Cohon said he Hopes to find a Supply of fish for rubles so that the Sandwich can be put Back on the menu. Cohon denied that there were any problems with meat supplies. He said the other problems were those faced by any Western firm doing business in the soviet Union. Such problems include converting rubles to repatriate profits in dollars. Mcdonald a is now building a second restaurant a hard currency one on Gorki Street up from the Kremlin. The restaurant in Pushkin Square charges rubles. The Gorki Street eatery will be part of a 12-Story Complex which will include offices to be rented out to Western firms for hard currency Cohon said.  officer wins top Safe award _ Span Dahlem a Germany a the chief of Bio environmental engineering with the 52nd tac fighter wings clinic has been named the . Air forces in Europe Stop Bio environmental engineering officer of the year for 1990. Under capt. Lynn Rice a leadership Spang Dahlem a Bio environmental program received excellent ratings during the 1990 health services management inspection. Her work also helped the base win the air Force s 1990 general Thomas d. White award for the Best environmental program for overseas locations. Rice was also cited for work she did while stationed at Florenne a Belgium. Rice has been stationed at Span Dahlem since october 1988.last a-7 deployment Span Dahlem a Germany a the last deployment of a-7 aircraft to the 52nd tac fighter Wing for the exercise sentry Corsair ended july 27. The nine a-7s used during the exercise redeployed Back to their Home units a the 132nd tac fighter Wing in Iowa and the 150th tac fighter group in new Mexico. The a-7s in those two units will soon be replaced by f-16 aircraft said capt. Mike rein a Span Dahlem spokesman. Personnel from the two units trained at Span Dahlem. With the 52nd tac fighter Wing on two week rotations. During this years two month exercise 173 operations and maintenance personnel visited  charged in attack on . Tourist in Crete Chania Crete a amps a a . Soldier assigned to Germany has been charged by greek authorities with sexually attacking an american tourist in Crete. Sgt. 1st class Michael bins assigned to a Btry 1st in 32nd Field arty at Fliege Horst Cavern in Hanau is in . Military custody in Chania on the greek Island said Jon Pettebone a Hanau spokesman. Bins faces greek charges of assault and forcible sodomy in the alleged july 15 incident. He is not allowed to leave Crete Pettebone said. Bins deployed to Crete with his Lance missile unit july 13 for training at a nato missile test Range outside Chania and was scheduled to return to Hanau july 21, Pettebone  exercise set London apr Royal Navy ships Are to take part in soviet sea exercises for the first time since world War ii the ministry of defense said monday. The frigate London and the tide Spring a member of the Royal Fleet auxiliary service will join the exercises aug 26 in the Barents sea. The exercise Marks the 50th anniversary of the first Arctic Convoy reaching Northern Russia in 1941, the ministry of defense said. The flotilla will assemble off the North Cape of Norway to face simulated attacks As it Heads for Murmansk and  Lover wrecks Chance to renew Romance Den Bosch Netherlands apr dutch women have reason to fear starting up a Romance with a demolition worker. A lovelorn junkyard owner monday bulldozed his freight truck into the Homes of his former sweetheart and her neighbor in Hollands second rampage of passion in two weeks police said. A this Girlfriend left him and she was hiding from him. He just could t stomach it a said chief inspector Johan Schel Len of the police Force in this Southern dutch City. Police Are convinced that the dejected 39-year-old Man got the idea for his destructive revenge from reports of a Simitar rampage in the dutch town of Heemskerk on july 18. In that internationally publicized incident a Man driving a Bulldozer slowed Over 50 cars and rammed into his former Lover s House causing about $500,000 in damage before surrendering to police. A you can hardly Call it a coincidence a said police spokesman Jacques Brunt mans. The truck Drivers Girlfriend and her parents claim they had been threatened earlier by the Man forcing the 32-year-old woman to hide out Brummans said. Police said they had no further details of the circumstances surrounding the couples relationship and did not release their identities a dutch custom in Law enforcement procedure. Early monday morning the Man drove his truck to his sex lovers Home apparently intending to Bash it open Ana find her inside. But he missed and his Quot first thrust knocked a gaping Hole in her neighbors House. Realizing his mistake he rammed a Hole in her House. Both Row houses were on the verge of collapse and there were Mounds of rubble in the front Yards. The Man apparently realizing his former Lover was not at the House sped away and smashed into a firetruck several blocks away. Police chased the Man on fool and had to shoot him in the Arm and head to slow him Down Brummans said. It took at least half a dozen officers to subdue the Man and take him into custody the spokesman added. The jilted Lover was treated in a Hospital anti then transferred to a prison. He has not been questioned or made any statements Brummans said. The spokesman said police were investigating eyewitness reports that the Man had been armed with a handgun and had apparently fired on the House As Well. However there were no reports of injuries Brummans said. The truck Driver in the july 18 incident got angry after seeing his sex Lover with another Man. He also is in jail pending the outcome of a police investigation