European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 14, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 9raisa Gorbachev s visit one for the books new York apr Raisa Gorbachev experienced capitalism firsthand tuesday and discovered something familiar about it Long lines just like Home. The former soviet first lady was a smash hit in a visit to a fifth Avenue Bookstore signing copies of her memoirs for a sometimes impatient crowd. How popular is she she surpassed Rock a no rollers Lou Reed and Carly Simon As the All time top seller in a Book signing event at Brentanos according to a spokeswoman for the popular store. Raisa Gorbachev racked up 400 Quick sales of her Book i Hope which had been faring Only moderately since its release last september. A we Admire her a. She a a neat person a said Prissy Kuersteiner of Tallahassee Fla. A she stands for  some of the former first lady a fans including Kuersteiner and three friends waited for 3 /2 hours. A a it a Well Worth it a said Nat Bloch an off duty new York City police lieutenant who had books signed for his three sons. A a she a part of  later tuesday Donald Trump the Developer who personifies capitalism took Raisa Gorbachev and her husband Mikhail on a tour of Trump Tower. It was one of Many stops the couple made during tuesday s segment of their from the top of Trump Tower Donald Trump left shares a View of the Manhattan Skyline tuesday with former soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev. New York visit which is part of a . Tour to raise Money for the former soviet presidents Moscow based think tank. At the Book signing Raisa Gorbachev arrived by limousine a fashionable 15 minutes late. Wearing an Emerald Green jacket and Matching earrings she held Forth like Royalty behind a table at the top of a staircase receiving customers one by one and chatting briefly with the help of an interpreter. A this is our fourth visit and now we can feel the atmosphere of understanding and Trust a she said in remarks in russian afterwards. A the Fate the destiny of the whole world depends on that understanding and that Trust. At Trump Tower later the couple Rode an escalator and her husband Shook hands with people Riding alongside in the other direction. A this is More fun than going to the zoo Quot said Carol Murphy of Baltimore one of several Hundred people who waited a half hour for a glimpse of the Gorbachev. Earlier former Secretary of state Henry Kissinger gave an informal breakfast for Gorbachev attended by Barbara Walters Diane Sawyer William f. Buckley jr., David Rockefeller lbs head Laurence Tisch Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham and the presidents of new York University and Barnard College. It was followed by meetings with foundation Heads and supporters of Mikhail Gorbachev a Moscow based International foundation for socioeconomic and political studies. Gorbachev also met with a Small group of jewish leaders to discuss his views on anti semitism emigration and the status of the 3 million jews who remain in the former soviet Union. Language Barrier limits East West plane flights _. A v. A. A _ a of a i a a. Al.  of Ltd ram land m�1it/mi p11mnonn per Rio no unite new Brussels Belgium apr inadequate equip ment and a shortage of English speaking air traffic controllers Are preventing westerners from using the airspace of former soviet republics aviation experts said tuesday. They said Western airlines were postponing plans to Fly More frequently across the former soviet Union and open Shorter routes to lucrative asian markets until the new Independent states solve the problems. A most airlines Are holding Back a said George Oliver european technical director of the International air transport association. He said the airspace of the Commonwealth of inde pendent states could not safely take much extra traffic until More air traffic controllers speak English emergency airfields Are designated and air traffic control equipment is installed. A i would be concerned if we tried to push too much traffic there too Early a Oliver said. Last october the Cis nations appealed through natos committee for european airspace coordination for Western help to teach English to at least 15,000 air traffic controllers. International controllers use English but soviet controllers have used russian in their work at Home and in Eastern Europe. The european Community a executive Agency has promised 2 million european currency units or $2.5 million to train a handful of controllers. A it seems like a drop in the Ocean a said Leif Klette chairman of natos airspace committee. The former soviet republics except Latvia Lithuania and Estonia Are bound by an agreement to jointly manage their airspace. The experts spoke at a meeting drawing together civil and military aviation experts from nato As Well As Eastern Europe and International aviation agencies. The seminar was held As part of efforts by the 16-nation Alliance to cooperate More closely with former Warsaw pact adversaries. Philippine officials Block reporting of vote counts Manila Philippines apr election officials wednesday banned news Media from reporting most unofficial vote counts in the presidential race after various tallies differed on whether Miriam defensor Santiago or Fidel Ramos was ahead. Santiago proclaimed Victory based on unofficial counts showing she held a slim Lead in the seven person race since mondays balloting. Ramos who is backed by president Corazon Aquino predicted he would overtake Santiago. Late in the Day inn radio broadcast an unofficial tally showing the former defense Secretary already had moved ahead. Znna a count based on 4.25 million of the 27 million votes cast showed Ramos leading with 952,141 votes to Santiago a 935,298. Businessman Eduardo a Dan Ding Cojuangco was third with 758,564 votes. Imelda Marcos widow of ousted president Ferdinand Marcos was trailing. Voters elected 17,000 officials from president to Village Council members from among 87,000 candidates. The balloting was the biggest Ever in the Philippines. The commission on elections ordered news Media and other groups to Stop reporting the unofficial tallies though they apparently still could gather results from precinct workers. Only one unofficial tally called Media citizens Quick count will be allowed to continue reporting its count which included Only about 1 million ballots by late wednesday. Santiago was leading in the latest Quick count tally. Another tally by Abs can television showed Santiago leading with 564,996 votes compared with 492,227 for Ramos and 331,985 for Cojuangco. Several other private counts a by broadcasters civic groups and others a have Given various figures raising complaints from candidates. The confusion stemmed from the slow and bureaucratic official tabulation system. Votes Are counted at precinct level gathered and recounted at municipal and provincial echelons then re released in Manila. Official results Are not expected until next week. Tensions ran High in parts of the nation As the count dragged on. Angry crowds gathered outside buildings in Manila suburbs complaining of delays. And foreign observers alleged massive vote fraud in the Central Philippines. Russian Center at expo reflects the hard times Seville Spain apr there were few visitors and few frills tuesday during National Day at the russian Pavilion at expo �?T92, a far cry from what was planned when the building went up carrying the name of the soviet Union. A the soviet Pavilion at worlds fairs was always accompanied by a lot of artists and performances a said Mijail Pogo Din a russian Pavilion translator. A but this is All we have this time. Money a very  the ceremonies featuring the St. Petersburg philharmonic orchestra and various dance and folklore groups attracted few expo guests. The russian Tricolour Flag waved outside but an empty flagpole stood nearby for other members of the Commonwealth of Independent states who May later join the russians. The buildings architect Juris Poga of Latvia said officials had invited other former soviet republics but received no takers. A if one of them has the capacity they will come because the Pavilion has the possibility for that a Poga said. A a that a Why we have two flagpoles. The situation is pretty  the huge split level exhibition Hall of the $14 million Pavilion is filled with exhibits of space exploration technology religious icons and images of russian artists. A russian orthodox priest blessed the building which was built by a nation that prohibited religious Freedom although it was one of the first pavilions built at the expo its future was in doubt after the breakup of the soviet Union last year. Russia took Over the Pavilion in december after a meeting Between expo commissioner Emilio Cassi Nello and then russian foreign minister Boris Pankin. Fifth Heathrow terminal planned London apr Britain a main Airport operator announced tuesday that it will build a fifth terminal at Heathrow Airport West of London. The project expected to Cost up to a billion dollars eventually will expand Heathrow a passenger capacity by 30 million passengers a year to 80 million Baa pc said. Baa chief executive John Egan said the new terminal was needed to keep Heathrow a Lead in International flights Over european rivals especially Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. A we need to plan Well into the next Century and to make better plans than our european counterparts a Egan said in his formal statement