European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 world the stars and stripes wednesday february 12,1992 Irish prime minister resigns after coalition drops support from wire reports Dublin Ireland a Charles j. Haughey resigned formally monday As prime minister and Leader of the fianna f3il party. Haughey 66, lost his Battle to remain head of his party and Ireland a government when fianna fail s minority coalition partners withdrew their support last month Over allegations about his part in a 10-year-old Telephone tapping scandal. A Haughey will remain caretaker prime minister until his successor As Leader of fianna f3il, former finance minister Albert Reynolds is ratified As Leader. Chile seeks spaceflight Santiago Chile a the air Force said monday that talks with leaders of the former soviet unions space program May result soon in chilean astronauts flying into space with russian colleagues. The talks however have been Frozen pending the outcome of the transformation of the old Union into the new Commonwealth of Independent states an air Force communique said. Fundamentalists kill police Algiers Algeria a Muslim fundamentalists kilted eight police officers monday after the military backed government imposed a state of emergency Ana banned the islamic salvation front police reported. The outburst in anti police violence was the most deadly since the military took Power a month ago and signalled a hardening of the fundamentalists response to the escalating crackdown against them. Dutch f-16 crashes in Park Hengelo Netherlands a a dutch air Force f-16 fighter crashed in a Park in this Eastern dutch City tuesday morning causing damage to nearby houses but no casualties according to military and police authorities. The plane crashed after its engine stalled following Takeoff from nearby twente air Force base dutch television reported. The Pilot ejected safely before the crash according to a dutch defense ministry spokesman. 4 . Teens charged with attempted robbery Wiesbaden Germany a amps a four american teen agers were arrested by German police in downtown Wiesbaden on monday night and charged with attempted robbery and aggravated assault according to a military Community spokesman. The four youths ranging in age from 16 to 18, accosted a 52-year-old German Man about 9 30 . On Wilhel Strasse near the City a Casino. They Quot knocked him Down beat him up and kicked him in the head a said Gerhard Preisser a spokesman for the Wiesbaden military Community. Preisser could not say whether any Money had been taken from the victim. The three military sponsored youths were turned Over to . Authorities. The fourth teen Ager not affiliated with the military was considered to be the instigator of the incident according to a German police statement. Preisser said the names of the 18-year-old youths could not be released because of the ongoing investigation by the German police and the office of the Wiesbaden Provost marshal. . Troop level not linked to Trade talks Bush says Washington apr president Bush said tuesday that Quot there is no linkage at ally Between current global Trade talks and the . Military presence in Europe Quot they re separate. These two issues Are separate a Bush said after comments by vice president Dan Quayle and Republican senators in Germany were interpreted As a warning that the United states might reduce its North Atlantic treaty organization forces if the Trade talks Are not successfully concluded. The current round of talks under Gatt or the general agreement on tariffs and Trade has been stalemated Over . Demands for lowering High european subsidies on Domestic farm products. But Bush denied that the level of . Troops in Europe hinges in any Way on the Trade Issue. Quayle on monday denied the United states would pull troops out of Europe if Trade talks fail. But he did say during a Stop in Geneva that a there is linkage if you will Between economic Security and military Security and it is important that the economic Security be addressed especially in the Post cold War  a Trade is a Security Issue a Quayle said. But Bush when asked tuesday if the Trade talks were also a Security Issue said Quot not at  Quot there a been some confusion about it a Bush said when asked about the matter during a photo session with turkish prime minister Suleyman Demirel. Bomb found in London near site of Quayle visit London apr a bomb apparently planted by the Irish Republican army was found by police tuesday near government buildings where vice president Dan Quayle was scheduled to meet with British officials the Home Secretary said. The device a which Independent television news said contained 5 pounds of the plastic explosive semtex a was discovered after several bomb warnings reportedly prompted authorities to evacuate the buildings. The . Embassy said Quayle who was to end a six Day european tour tuesday had not changed his schedule. A one relates to world Trade. And you have a whole question of Security and nato is very important to the Security of Europe a Bush said. A it is important that we get a Gatt agreement. Secondly it is important that we set a Strong nato presence in Europe a he said. Village starts digging out red Cross workers and villagers in Hiz Zyrta Lebanon Start Clearing masses of Snow dumped sunday night by one of the worst blizzards the Eastern Mediterranean area can remember. Communities in East Lebanon were marooned by blocked roads and 10 people reportedly died in Hiz Zyrta alone. Two or the victims were rescuers trapped by an Avalanche. Twenty three snowstorm related deaths have been reported since feb. 1.Augsburg army Hospital to end inpatient care by the stars and stripes Heidelberg Germany a inpatient care at the 34th general Hospital in Augsburg will be discontinued by the end of june the 7th medical come said tuesday. The facility will subsequently become a clinic for outpatient services the command said in a news release. In a separate release later tuesday the . Army Europe said that converting the 105-bed Hospital to outpatient care will eliminate 39 department of the army civilian positions 99 local National positions and 290 military personnel positions. Patients will be advised to visit the 98th general Hospital in Niernberg the nearest . Military medical facility or German hospitals in the Augsburg area it. Col. Richard Jones said in the release. He is a member of the medical commands resource management staff. The decision made by Usa eur is based on the dwindling population of the military Community. A spokesman for the Community said this week that the population will be about 9,000 later this year. It had been 16,000 before troop withdrawals began last year. Jones also said in the release that patients in Augsburg who need More specialized medical treatment would continue to be referred to Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center near Kaiserslautern which has been the Standard procedure. Other victims of the draw Down Are hospitals in bad Cannstatt and Bremer Haven. The Hospital in bad Cannstatt which serves the greater Stuttgart area will discontinue inpatient care by the end of june but will continue outpatient services until the Hospital closes in september. The Bremerhaven Hospital will end inpatient care in september but will continue outpatient services in its clinics until the Hospital Cavern closes