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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 04, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wounded in Shoof ouf top Buback suspect seized Stuttgart. Germany a guest or Sonnenberg a chief suspect in the assassination of West Germany s Federal prosecutor was captured tuesday in a shootout with police Federal authorities announced the Federal criminal office in Wiesbaden  it positively identified the 22-year old Sonnenberg. Who was seriously wounded while Irving to escape police in Southern Germany the criminal office said a sub machine gun in Sonnenberg s Possession was the same weapon used to shoot the Federal prosecutor. Earlier tuesday the Baden Wurtem Berg state Interior ministry in Stuttgart had tentatively identified the suspect As Knut Kolkert. 25. Another of the Trio sought in the april 7 machine gun killing of Federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback the third Man sought on an arrest War rant is Christian Klar. 24. Also seized in the shootout was a 26 year old woman terrorist named Verena Becker who suffered a leg wound the Inte rior ministry Annon cd. One policeman was seriously wounded and another slightly wounded by the suspects in the town of Singon. Near the German Swiss Border the ministry said. Becker and four other Urban guerrillas were released from West German prisons and flown to South Yemen in March 1975 in Exchange for kidnapped West Burin mayor Al candidate Peter Loren. He had been taken hostage by other terrorists. Sonnenburg was hospitalized in critical condition in Singon. And Becker was taken to Stamm Heim prison in Stuttgart for treatment. Both were positively identified by fingerprints the criminal office said. The two had a Small Arsenal of weapons including a sub machine gun two pistols two revolvers and a knife the Interior ministry said Sonnenburg and Klar Are suspected of continued on Page 32, col. Ii vol. 36, no. 57 wednesday May 4, 1977 work is started 1ppk on new . Base in North German if 21855 a fatal crash in England authorities Survey a scene of havoc at ing live persons including the Crew. H school where some 250 children were Hartford England where an Hak the plane had remained in the air a few about to finish their morning classes. Plane crashed into a a Rev of Homes kill seconds Lunger it might have Iii a Story on Page 32. A photo ., Vietnam resume Paris talks Exchange of envoys called Likely by Rick Maze staff writer a Hustedt Germany Isis German defense minister Georg Leber Laid the Cornerstone of a troop billets Here tuesday marking the Start of construction of the first permanent base for a us Bri Gade in Northern Germany. Al com announced last May that a 3.800-Man combat brigade such As that now in Grafe Wohr. Would be permanently stationed along with members families at a new Cavern a built on a German operated training area just outside the Small farm ing Village of Garls Ledl. The German government is paying for the construction of the base estimated at about 70 million in his remarks Liber said the mixed presence of belgian. Dutch. British and German forces with american troops considerably increases the military effective Ness in an area where a potential enemy is Likely to attack with Strong tank forces peace and stability in Europe Are threatened by the immediate massive and increased presence of soviet military might a Ber said he added that stationing an additional Battle brigade in Karlstedt is an expression of the will and preparedness of the United slates to oppose that threat Lebr said be stationing of . Troops in Northern Germany would mean that the first enemy shots fired would be directed at americans a fact he thought would be a deterrent. He said. If someone were now to attack Northern Germany they would directly confront nato s strongest partner the ." Secretary of the army Clifford Alexan f continued on Poue 32. Col 1 a  there is u new emphasis on a tips cd fitness in the military. The lean Wirnik is in and fat is but a out. The a Militar Staci a Are pm Milinn Fil pm  to shape up the Runks. In an in d a la it Purt ii a Al Shaft tin i   writ re b her a i  
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