European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday june 6, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 3berlin open House coming to close by Deedee Arrington Doke assistant City editor Berlin what organizers believe will be the last air Force sponsored open House at berlins Tempelhof a is expected to draw As Many As 75,000 visitors today. The withdrawal of americans from the air base by jape 1993 is the reason that this year will Likely be the last for the annual aircraft display. The event was first held in the Early 1960s. A you always hate to say that something is going to be the last one. But yes we arc planning for this to be the last one a said it. Col. David l. Albert Deputy commander for operations for the 7350th air base group at Tempelhof. A russian Mi-6 Hook helicopter is among the approximately 30 american French German and russian aircraft scheduled for display. The Celebration which runs from 10 . To 6 ., also includes music dancing and american food and drink. It is open to the general Public and admission is free. Security concerns limited attendance at the 1991 event to id card holders. This year officials expect a a number of people from the former East a to join other International aviation aficionados in a checking out the aircraft and the . Fare. No demonstration Hying will be done at the event Albert said. The Mi-6, heavy transport helicopter will be the Only aircraft to take off before the Celebration closes and that a because it must return to its nearby base at or Nienburg Germany by a certain time Albert said. One popular attraction that will again be displayed is a . 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That handkerchief the Man told Smith was the Parachute that had delivered his first Candy bar Courtesy of Halvorson. A it killed me Man to know that Guy saved that handkerchief that Long a Smith said. This years event will find a contemporary . Airman attempting to brighten the lives of some of today a children by bringing them to the fest and showing them a Good time. Terminally ill youngsters from a russian military Hospital in the former East Germany will be the guests of staff sgt. Christopher shoulders of the 7350th comm so. The children were stricken with various diseases and disorders after the chernobyl nuclear Plant disaster in 1986. Shoulders is picking up the Tab for the children a food and other expenses out of his own pocket and from donations collected around the base. A a these children need a lot of things. They done to get to go anywhere or do anything Quot shoulders said. In the past the event has drawn Many International types who showed up with cold item shopping bags so they could a buy As much american ice Cream As they could carry Quot said Ingeborg Donay a retired Tempelhof employee who traditionally volunteered at the event. But officials suggest that visitors bring As few bags As possible this time because All bags and parcels will be cheeked at the entrances. Air Force Security police and investigators a Are very very conscious of where we Are and the possibility of a higher level threat a Albert said. A we have brought in additional numbers of Security police that is consistent with our location Here. We be taken All the precautions you can have Here and still have an  the Only entrances to the base will be through Columb Adamm Gates 3a and 4. There will be no parking on base except for bicycles. Buchanan recovering after heart surgery Washington a Republican presidential challenger Patrick Buchanan underwent heart surgery Friday and had a valve replaced in an operation that went smoothly Hospital officials said. The surgeon for Buchanan at Washington Hospital Center said the procedure Buchanan a went very Well a said Hospital spokeswoman Jan Teeple Hewes. She said the surgery was Complete and Buchanan was in the recovery room. His sister and Campaign manager Angela a a Bay Buchanan said before the operation that the conservative columnist expected to attend the Republican National convention in August. Buchanan 53, had his aortic valve replaced with an artificial valve. A heart murmur from a bout with debilitating rheumatoid arthritis when he was 20 is believed responsible for the damaged valve Angela Buchanan said. A a it a always a concern but we re extremely hopeful and so Are the doctors that everything will be just Fine a she said in an interview. Bush says Perot s bid to be Flash in the pan Washington a president Bush says Ross Perot May be popular now but once the Texas billionaire is pinned Down on the issues a the Guy in the neighbourhood a will return to Bush on election Day. At a news conference thursday night Bush said he would not yet take on the Independent presidential hopeful who is favored by As much As a third of potential voters in nationwide Public opinion polls. But Bush gave his aides and supporters the Green Light to do so. During the news conference a which Only can of the major networks chose to carry live a Bush also a renewed his attack on what he Calls environmental extremists. He said he is watching out for american jobs in opposing any treaty on global warming that is tougher or More costly than the one he will sign next week at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. A expressed Hopes sure to be fulfilled that the Republican platform committee will retain a Strong anti abortion Plank that reflects his personal View. A said a prudence and caution prevents military action at this time in Yugoslavia where . Economic sanctions have so far failed to Stop the serbian supported army from attacking other states of the former yugoslav Republic. Meanwhile former president Nixon in an interview on Abc tvs today program said of the Campaign for the White House a at the present time its a woman race a race Between Bush Ami  Nixon said he supports Bush and believes he will win in november but he said Perot will be a a formidable candidate. He has a Chance to  judge upholds criticizes Bush haitian policy new York apr a Federal judge on Friday upheld the Bush administration policy of intercepting haitian refugees at sea and returning them to Haiti without a hearing. In a ruling that was highly critical of the policy . District judge Sterling Johnson or. Said that Laws cited by attorneys seeking to overturn the Bush policy did not apply in International Waters. A this court is astonished that the United states would return haitian refugees to the jaws of political persecution terror death and uncertainty when it has contracted not to do so a Johnson wrote. Michael Ratner a lawyer for the plaintiffs said the ruling would be appealed. Bush announced last month that coast guard Cut ters would intercept haitians fleeing their Caribbean nation in boats and immediately return them Home. Asylum requests must now be made through the american consulate in port a Prince Haiti a capital. Previously the refugees were taken to the . Naval base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba where a tent City had been set up and immigration officials screened them. Bush maintains the boat people Are mostly economic refugees trying to escape Haiti a poverty but Many claim they Are fleeing army and police terror. According to the coast guard few people Are for now leaving Haiti. Johnson a ruling stemmed from a lawsuit against the immigration and naturalization service by a Brooklyn based coalition of haitian organizations the haitian centers Council. The lawsuit asserted that Bush exceeded his executive authority in ordering the repatriation of the haitians and violated . Law and International treaties. At a hearing a week ago in Brooklyn Federal court . Solicitor general Kenneth w. Starr argued the president has the constitutional right to set foreign policy and that the Laws cited by the plaintiffs did not apply in this Case. Rise Bush policy he said was to deter haitians from embarking on dangerous Ocean voyages in a a rickety and a a overloaded boats. He also said the exodus from Haiti had filled the Camps at Guantanamo beyond their capacity