European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday september 8, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 9future of Subic Bay treaty in doubt Manila Philippines up a Hopes for Senate endorsement of an agreement to allow the United states to remain for 10 More years at the Subic Bay naval facilities appeared in doubt saturday senators said. A for All intents and purposes the agreement is dead a said sen. Ernesto Maceda who opposed the treaty after a meeting of the Senate foreign relations committee. A i think it will be very very hard to get it ratified a conceded sen. John Osmena who supported the pact. A two thirds vote or 16 of the Senate s 23 members is required to ratify the agreement that replaces one expiring in nine Days. Under the agreement Washington will withdraw from Clark a which was forced to shut Down by the eruption of mount Pinatubo Volcano. The United states would remain for 10 More years at Subic a repair and logistics Center for an annual compensation of $203 million. Seventeen senators attended sat urday s committee meeting after a five Day Public hearing on the agreement signed tuesday after 15 months of grueling negotiations. Of those who attended 11 were against but they yielded to a request by the committee head. Sen. Leticia Shahani to hold off a vote until monday in the committee. A simple majority vote among those who attended saturday s meeting normally would have sufficed to throw out the agreement but those who attended said they wanted to give their colleagues who had previous commitments a Chance to participate in the vote. The senators said that on monday two groups would present resolutions on the treaty one for and the other against to be voted on in the committee. The result will then be transmitted to the Senate floor for a formal vote. A this will provide the nails for the coffin said sen. Rene Saguisag who also opposes the agreement. All of the 23 senators Are members of the committee and the decision monday could be regarded As final. Kab defector family reunite after 6 years London apr the family of soviet Kab defector Oleg Gordievsky arrived in London on Friday for a reunion that was six years in the making. Leyla Gordievsky 42, flew into Heathrow International Airport with her daughters Maria 11, and Anna 10, after being allowed to leave Moscow a six years after her husband defected to Britain while working As the Kab chief in London. Oleg Gordievsky 53, was not at the Airport to Greet them saying he preferred to meet them in private. A your separation has been so Long dramatic and sad that i did not want to go and spoil it a he said. He called it a personal Triumph and said a there was a real threat that we would never be Able to see each other again. We have been fighting for this for so Leyla Gordievsky and her daughters were Given permission to travel by new Kab chief Vadim Baratin alter prime minister John major presented their Case on his recent visit to Moscow. Asked whether she would remarry Gordievsky whom she divorced years ago under pressure from the Kab she said a we will decide this Leyla Gordievsky had been under 24-hour surveillance by the Kab starting with her husbands defection in july 1985 and ending shortly after the failed soviet coup last month. Her husband who worked As a British double agent since the Early 1970s, defected after his Kab superiors began asking him about intelligence leaks. Two train Accident kills 100 in Congo Brazzaville Congo a two trains crashed head on Friday in this Central Africa nation and the transport minister said More than 100 people people were killed. Sources said about 50 of the 66 people hospitalized after the Accident were in critical condition. A this toll is still provisional a transport minister Demba thelo told reporters when he announced that More than 100 people had been killed. He spoke at the Accident scene near Polisie More than 250 Miles South of Brazzaville. A passenger train travelling from the Atlantic Ocean port of Pointe Noire collided with a train carrying Timber from Brazzaville officials said. The engine and first two cars of the passenger train plunged Down a 165-foot-deep Ravine. Former East German spy chief reported to be in Austria a fireworks Light the sky Over Salisbury Cathedral during the fund raising spectacle of music Light and theater. 10,000 attend extravaganza to raise funds for famous spire Salisbury England a More than 10,000 people watched a spectacle of music Light and theater Friday night on the grounds of Salisbury Cathedral to raise Money to save its world renown spire. Prince Charles and Princess Diana hosted the three hour a symphony for the spire a which included music from opera stars Placido Domingo and Jessye Norman and pop Star Phil Collins readings by Charlton Heston and 2 tons of fireworks. The Prince described Salisbury cathedrals spire As a a medieval a i wanted to do everything i could to help preserve this Beautiful building and its remarkable spire a he said in an interview on Independent television news. The spire a at 404 feet the tallest and most elegant in England a was the Centrepiece of the extravaganza. A Light show played on the 13th-Century spire and the Western front of the Cathedral which is 84 Miles Southwest of London. A acid rain and time have taken their toll on the crumbling 6,4d Mon spire which is built of of puff a it Dario Lionly 4 feet deep. \. I ? Cathedral authorities say that without extensive restoration it would collapse within 20 years. Repairs costing 6.5 million pounds $11 million involve replacing a Large part of the stonework and installing a steel Core. The Prince devised the evening of entertainment to help raise 1 million pounds $1.69 million for the Salisbury spire Appeal of which he is president. The audience paid up to 100 pounds f$l69 each to watch the event which featured 250 performers Vienna Austria apr Markus Volf the legendary spy of former East Germany who was last reported in mos of May have entered Austria the gov rement disclosed Friday. Interior minister Franz Loesch Nak in reporting the indications of Wolf s pres nce in Austria did not elaborate on whether officials believed the former spy Hief was running to evade authorities. A should he still be in Austria and we it hold of him he will be detained in Case certain crimes can be proved against him a Loesch Nak said. Wolf headed East Germany a intelligence service for decades building a spy network in neighbouring West Germany. An arrest warrant issued by Germany is seeking Wolf on possible espionage charges. The German news Agency adn reported that Wolf who had gone to Moscow to avoid prosecution left the soviet capital on aug. 30 in the Days alter the failed soviet coup by communist hardliners. That report said Wolf was headed either to Austria or Hungary. The Kurrier an austrian newspaper said saturday that Wolf had arrived at Vienna a Airport a few Days ago flying under his own name. No other details were reported. Interior ministry spokesman Manfred Matka could not confirm the report but said Wolf a obviously did no to come today but a few Days ago.�?�. The German newspaper Bild reported earlier Friday that Wolf was intending to return Home. The newspaper said it had Learned a Wolf wants to give himself up to the Federal prosecutor in Karlsruhe at the latest next the Federal prosecutors office in Karlsruhe has issued the arrest warrant against Wolf. Bild did not give a source for its report
