The goal of the initiative is, among other things, to enable easier access to the Internet and to assist children and young people in gaining familiarity with computers. The Chancellor pointed out that the information technology industry has a shortage of 80,000 skilled laborers. Lufthansa cargo jet crashes in Nepal A Lufthansa cargo jet crashed shortly after takeoff from the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu. According to Lufthansa headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, the 5 member crew of the Boeing 727 consisted of 4 Indians and 1 American. Nepalese police report their fate is unknown.
Rescue teams are on their way to the mountain crash site.
The aircraft belonged to a subsidiary of Lufthansa which operates out of India. State Premier Beck of Rhineland-Palatinate said the negotiations were a great success. As a result of the forthcoming departure of the Americans from the Frankfurt airport, the bases Ramstein in the Palatinate and Spangdalen in the Eiffel region will be enlarged. Beck estimates this will bring nearly 600 million DM in investments to the region. The federal government apparently sees no possibility for a rapid settlement of the controversy surrounding the abandonment of nuclear power generation.