European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday november 7,1991baker condemns new settlement Washington apr Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii has rebuked Israel for opening a new Golan Heights settlement within hours of its peace talks with Arab nations saying its a hard for us to see How that helps the process. Baker also said tuesday that a two week consultation period is needed before Israel and the Arab nations can decide on when and where to hold follow up talks to their historic negotiations in Madrid Spain. A a that a not an ironclad deadline a Baker said. A the process needs at least two weeks for the peace conference representatives to return to their countries and consult with leaders on the next Steps. He made the comments in a news conference at the White House. Asked about israelis inauguration of a new jewish settlement in the Golan Heights the occupied Region of dispute Between Israel and Syria Baker said a you know our attitude on settlements. We be made it very Clear. And its. Hard for us to see How inaugurating a new settlement now can help the negotiating process that we be just finished just getting the parties to the table in bilateral talks was a Milestone said Baker who spent countless hours to make it happen. A what i think is needed now More than anything else Are Steps that would create a positive environment for these talks a he said. A and Steps or actions that Are provocative or unilateral a he added in an obvious criticism of Israel a Steps that would be seen by one Side or the other As provocative whether they Are provocative or not Are hardly Likely i think to build the kind of climate that would serve the cause of the ceremony monday to inaugurate the new settlement of Kela was attended by israelis hard Lipe housing minister Ariel Sharon who used the occasion to attack the Madrid talks As a failure. Baker said he was optimistic that Israel world and at least one of the Arab countries would reach agreement on a location for further talks. It was unlikely that would be Syria israelis staunch foe which proved the most reluctant to engage in negotiations. A a we la be talking with these countries and Well be talking with the parties to see if they can make Progress a Baker said. A if there a no agreement. We will feel free to submit proposals on a site for future he said the United states would be willing if invited by the Middle East parties to participate in their talks. A we would be pleased if they wanted us to submit ideas and rolling into Winter Winters first snows graced parts of Germany a Black tons however was not so pretty for motorists the Ger Forest on tuesday. Heavy snowfall in the higher Eleva Man weather service reported. See weather on Page 11.huge n. Korean believed to have _ Seoul South Korea up a a massive explosion in North Korea last week is believed to have killed More than 120 people mostly soldiers a Seoul daily said wednesday. The nationally circulated Hanzook ilbo said in a front Page Story that the blast a week ago at Pyongyang Railroad station 416 Miles from the Central sector of the Border Between South Korea and North Korea apparently involved 900 metric tons of dynamite. The paper said these were conclusions drawn by government experts based on photos of the scene and other a military intelligence a involving that much dynamite it was the biggest explosion to take place on the korean Peninsula a it quoted an intelligence source As saying. A through close analyses it was determined that the explosion caused massive damage not Only to the Railroad station but also to nearby military units. Hie blast must have destroyed everything within 1 Kilometre blast reported killed 120 plus from the explosion Pyongyang is a Small town located 60 Miles North of Seoul and is not the same As Pyongyang the North korean capital. The paper said the explosion involved dynamite for both military and civilian use stored at two reinforced Concrete buildings at the station. Most of the victims were believed to be soldiers since there Are Many army units in Pyongyang which has a Small civilian population the paper said. Initial reports published in Seoul the South korean capital on sunday said dozens were killed and hundreds injured in the explosion. The reports were Atti buted to officials at the South korean defense ministry. South korean army posts along the Border took Lon distance photographs of the explosion the officials reportedly said. Panamanian police kill . Soldier Panama City Panama up a panamanian police tuesday shot and killed a . Soldier Riding with three other servicemen after their car which was going the wrong Way Down a one Way Street did not Stop for police officials said. The Soldier died Early tuesday at the Gorgas . Army Hospital in Panama City said maj. Lucios de Angelo an army spokesman. The identity of the Soldier who died almost immediately after being shot was not released by the army pending notification of relatives. The panamanian foreign ministry said it had asked the panamanian attorney general a office for a full investigation. De Angelo said the Soldier was a passenger in a rental car with three other off duty army soldiers. The car was heading the wrong Way Down a one Way Street in Panama City Early tuesday when panamanian police attempted to Stop them. A panamanian police official who asked not to be identified said that the soldiers appeared to be drunk and that police opened fire on the car after the Driver failed to heed several warning shots. None of the other soldiers was injured he said. De Angelo said the army had no evidence that drugs were involved in the incident but was cooperating with panamanian authorities in the investigation. About 7,500 . Troops and about 2,500 air Force and Navy personnel in Panama form the . Southern come the military Headquarters for All . Military operations in Central and South celebrates end of vast Oil fire disaster Quot a from wire reports Burgan Oil Field Kuwait with the push of a lever Kuwait a Emir symbolically capped a ceremonial Well wednesday at a Celebration marking the snuffing out of the worst Oil fire disaster in history. A by capping with your own hands the last Oil Well fire you Are declaring to the people of Kuwait and the future generations that our National resources Are Safe now. And this waste is stopped forever a Oil minister Hamoud Al Ruba said. No mention was made of a Well still blazing in the Northern Field of Sabriyah which Canadian firefighters were unable to extinguish. Al Ruba said after the ceremony that the firefighting Effort has Cost $1.5 billion and that the firefighters Quick action reduced the initial $43 billion estimate for Oil losses by $12 billion. Despite dangers from mines unexploded ordnance blazing Oil Wells Oil lakes and blinding smoke there were no fatalities and few injuries among the to ration Staples Moscow a the Moscow City Council has decided to ration bread meat butter and other basics in this capital where necessities Are getting harder to find and panic buying is on the Rise. The decision made tuesday will take effect in december said Sergei Stupar a spokesman for Moscow mayor Gavriil Popov. Stupar declined to elaborate further on the decision. Panic buying has swept the capitals poorly stocked stores in recent Days As muscovites anticipated sharply increasing prices. The introduction of a ration Coupon system is an attempt to ensure supplies of Basic goods. Sugar is rationed throughout the soviet Union and is difficult to find even with the coupons. The Cost of most goods is expected to Rise under Radical economic Reform measures to be implemented in january by russian Republic president Boris n. Yeltsin. He has said however that Price controls on goods such As bread milk baby food and Vodka would be people Issue plea Hong Kong a a group of boat people issued a desperate plea for help tuesday to the . Congress just Days before Britain is expected to Start forcing vietnamese Back to their Homeland. Vietnam and Britain agreed last week on a plan that could repatriate 59,000 boat people by 1995. Hie plea for help submitted As a Handwritten letter to an associated press reporter came As a House foreign affairs subcommittee began hearings on the Issue tuesday. A to this meeting we would like to Send an urgent Appeal for help a read the letter from a group of boat people at Hong Kong a Whitehead detention Center the largest Camp in the British territory. A we bring to the american Congress a message of blood and tears with cries for urgent help from people who thirst for Freedom like we thirst for Sunshine. Save
