European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 0 the stars and stripes thursday May t. 1992 soccer Tan. Straggle to climb out of the mom of Metal tubes created when a temporary grandstand collapsed on Corsica. 20 people killed 700 Hurt when Switz o z it cd Italy b Asti a Corsica apr authorities were still shuttling injured soccer fans to Mainland hospitals wednesday As prosecutors opened a homicide investigation in the collapse of a temporary grandstand that killed at least 20 people. Officials said 60 of the 700 injured were Hurt seriously in tuesday nights tragedy which Occi med just before a French cup semifinal Sania game was to begin. The temporary stands for 10,000, made of Metal tubing had been Sicily brought in to increase the regular capacity of 8,500 seats at the Staci Africa us on Corsica an Island territory of France for a match Between Bastia and oly pique Marseille. Authorities said the stands were not solidly fixed to the ground. Jean fou met Fayard president of the French soccer federation said the stands were inspected and certified monday. Austria h Ungary a a Rome tyrrhenian sea Mediterranean sea 100 my to 100 pm several spectators said that fans had been stamping their feet just before the collapse and that the Metal scaffolding was unsteady. Fans were unable to hear several warnings broadcast Over loudspeakers to Stop the stamping. A the stand vibrated about three seconds then just fell Over a said Bastia fan Antoine Casanova. A there was a huge noise then an immense silence and then cries for help a Bastia fan Jose Poggioli said. A it was horrible a a mass of Metal tubes and fans covered with  the collapse of the top 15 rows of the stand built on the North end of the Field threw some spectators 80 feet to the ground. Helicopters evacuated the injured from the playing Field where some received first Aid and transfusions. Air Force and private planes shuttled hundreds of injured to Mainland hospitals. By mid morning wednesday Many families remained without word on the condition of their loved ones. Hawley to head Wing As 1 Star general by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau in keeping with the air forces goal of moving More brigadier generals into the Field the 52nd fighter Wing at Span Dahlem a Germany will soon be commanded by a brigadier general instead of a colonel the service announced wednesday. On wednesday the air Force named John w. Hawley a brigadier general selectee to be the first general to head the 52nd. Hawley is currently the assistant chief of staff for offensive operations at Allied air forces Central Europe Headquarters at Ramstein a Germany. He will succeed col. Howard j. Fry jr., who took command of the 52nd last july. Fry is being reassigned to . Air forces Europe Headquarters where he will become assistant Deputy chief of staff for plans and programs. No Date has been set for the change of command said it. Col. . Crowley a Safe spokesman. Hawley will oversee the transition of Span Dahlem from a 72-aircraft fighter Wing to the largest and most diverse Wing within Safe. By August 1993, Span Dahlem is scheduled to have 61 f-16 fighting Falcons and 31 a-10 Thunderbolt ii tank killers and oa-10 aircraft said tech. Sgt Sandra Whipps a Span Dahlem spokeswoman. Of los Are a-10s modified for observation missions. A it s a base that is growing in significance. And it fits the objective Wing status and that Calls for a one Star at the Helm a said Safe spokesman it. Col. . Crowley. Moving brigadier generals into Wing command positions will a keep leaders better in touch with the general organization a said it col. Steve Stephenson chief of the manpower requirements division at Safe. How Many other Safe bases this will affect is unknown. The fighter wings at Raf Lakenheath England and Pitburg a Germany May also ultimately be commanded by one Star generals Crowley said. In a speech at the air Force association symposium earlier this year air Force chief of staff Gen. Merrill a. Mcpeak spoke about the need to decentralize authority and move a Power and authority out of Headquarters and into the  the move to put More brigadier generals in the Field is part of the air forces Wing reorganization plan. By the end of 1992, Mcpeak expects to have at least 56 one Star generals commanding wings though not All will be fighter wings. For example the 435th Airlift Wing at Rhein main a Germany recently was placed under the command of Brig. Gen. James l. Hobsonjr. At the Start of the year there were just three wings headed by one Star generals. One of these is the 86th fighter Wing at Ramstein a Germany commanded by Brig. Gen. Richard t. Swope. Stall writer Chuck Vinch contributed to report world . Military Maneu vers unsettle Castro regime from wire reports Mexico City Cuba on tuesday denounced the military buildup at the . Naval base of Guantanamo on the East of the Island As a threat to the marxist regime of Fidel Castro the official party newspaper said. A on May 1, the United states began War Maneu vers in the Region Quot the party newspaper was quoted As saying. The buildup the paper said is part of the Atlantic fleets Ocean venture 92 exercise involving More than 30,000 marines and troops. It is scheduled to last until May 20. Nature s death toll rises Bern Switzerland a natural disasters claimed an estimated 160,000 lives last year the worst death toll since 1976 when an earthquake killed 240,000 people in China a Survey by the Swiss insurance Industry said tuesday. The report noted that the risks of death and destruction from natural disaster shave increased because of rising population density and because More companies and communities Are moving into disaster prone areas. Navy enthusiast fined Brisbane Australia a an unemployed teen Ager who wants to join the . Navy was fined $230 wednesday after stowing aboard a visiting american naval ship. Nineteen year old Kurt Craig Stellenberg of Melbourne said the submarine tender proteus was one night out of Sydney before the Crew realized he was not a Sailor. He was arrested by Federal police tuesday after the four Day trip to Brisbane. The ship is visiting Brisbane As part of the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral sea. Panama violence erupts port of col6n, prompting overnight curfew. Police broke up a March with tear Gas and shots fired into the air when protesters tried to carry their grievances to a government office where president Guillermo Endara was meeting with officials. Gunman kills 1 in bar Belfast Northern Ireland a a gunman opened fire at random in a Belfast bar tuesday night killing one protestant Drinker and injuring two others police reported. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack at the mount bar in the predominantly protestant Tiger Bay area. Gangplank Falls in Sicily Palermo Sicily a a gangplank collapsed As dozens of italian tourists were boarding a ship on tuesday authorities said. More than 30 people were injured and two women were reported missing. About 40 tourists were boarding the Giovanni Pascoli bound for Naples when the gangplank slipped from its moorings to the ship Ana five people plunged into the sea officials said. Army German authorities investigating child s death Stuttgart Germany a amps a 2-year-old daughter of a . Service member died april 28 at the Olga children a Hospital in Stuttgart the army has confirmed. Police and medical personnel responding to a report of a child having difficulty breathing went to an apartment in the Grenadier housing area near Robinson Barracks the 6th area support group said in a printed response to a query. The child was then taken to the Hospital where she died at 9 04 . . And German authorities Are investigating the cause of death. An army spokesman refused to identify the child or to give any other details about the incident citing the advice of army Legal counsel