European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1085 the stars and stripes staged raid on army Post fess defences a three men posing As terrorists raided an army seized stole and took Over a building As part of a plan to test the bases in an Exchange of fake gunfire with defenders at fort Detrick officials two soldiers were deemed Hurt enough to require medical the raiders demanded million and a six pack of Beer before they were talked into surrendering of Jerry who negotiated with them for 2te fort spokesman Norm Covert said the fake attack was ordered by base commander Mark Hoke As a Means of testing a plan for dealing with real the Drill stemmed from concern on the part of Hoke and other base officials Over the possibility of attacks because of fort derricks involvement in telecommunications and biological Covert the base also is a link in the hotline from Washington to Covert said most base personnel knew some sort of test was in the but did not know when it would take place or what form it would he said civilian police were told what was going the mock attack began in the afternoon when three criminal investigators from fort Meade playing the roles of terrorists went to the Post stole and took three people the mock terrorists took Over a building close to the posts front Gate and said they would not release the hostages unless they received million and a six pack of Covert the fake terrorists never got the but eventually exchanged a hostage who feigned a heart attack for a six pack of Covert said officials plan to Analyse the exercise and try to find ways to resolve one of the things base officials Learned from the he was that their two Way radios were not compatible with those of civilian 40th anniversary of voyage of Ervin buried Nasa honors its German scientists near Home up the army and Nasa Friday honoured the Ger Man v2 rocket scientists who gathered on the 40th anniversary of their voyage to America that launched the space the missile and space old timers with most of its surviving members in their met for perhaps the last taking jabs at a television series on the space pro Gram inspired by James Michener space and defending a colleague suspected in nazi War if youre looking for facts in Michener Book and the forget said Walt at 65 the youngest of the original 118 germans who came to America after the collapse of nazi Michener said the whole space program was done by four said Eberhard he succeeded the groups the late Wernher von As director of the Marshall space flight the Many of whom still live in worked for von Brauns group at and were brought to the United states to continue their others and the space pro Gram was this is unique in Mankind devel Wiesman whatever part we had in if a person would not find some Pride in having been a part of either there not understanding it or they have no capability to understand the germans said their Pride suffered a in the Case of Arthur production manager of the Saturn 5 returned to Germany last year after the Justice department questioned whether he was involved in War crimes at the Mittle Werk v2 production factory during world War the Justice department questioned Rudolph about the use of slave labor at the underground where prisoners died from hunger and some of those gathered Friday said they have started a letter Campaign to american and German officials in defense of re but it was a army officer who worked with the pee Gemuende group who took the strongest were beginning to get out of hand with Justice and beginning to put it in the hands of people who Are said retired Paul claiming Rudolph was the Vic Tim of a Witch the pioneers of the space program Are reunited in a photo injunction pending in fake Africa shirts Case los Angeles up a Federal calling the counterfeiting of Usa for Africa merchandise a grave said he soon will Issue an injunction forbid Ding the Selling of such at the request of attorneys for the ethiopian famine Relief District court judge James Ideman earlier this month issued a temporary re straining order prohibiting fake Usa for Africa shirts and other goods from being following a hearing Ideman said he will Issue an injunction As soon As Usa for Africa attorneys draft the necessary a whoever is manufacturing these phony shirts is obviously performing a grave Indus not Only to those starving in but to the consumer As Ideman attorney Ron Monitz said he had Learned that some of the items were manufactured in Florida and new he said that he expects Usa for Africa to take the appropriate Legal Steps to Stop the Merchan dising in those Usa for Africa sought the injunction when it filed suit charging copyright and trademark unfair Competition and violation of the right of publicity against defendants whose seven companies Are allegedly making and Selling the goods for millions of attorneys have said the injunction will Force the firms to surrender All Bootleg Mer Chandise for destruction and to hand Over lists of the names and addresses of those who purchased the in Carolina up Sam Ervin the old country lawyer whose staunch defense of the Constitution helped bring Down a was buried Friday in the Blue Ridge Foothills where he lived most of his 88 some 350 family members and dignitaries filled the first presbyterian Church Sanctuary to Honor the watergate committee another 250 people watched the 45minute service on closed circuit television and hundreds More listened Over a Loudspeaker outside the Sam Ervin really made his Mark in history by the dignity and effectiveness with which he handled himself and his committee during that very difficult said former Tennes see Republican Howard co chair Man of the committee whose investigation helped topple the Nixon Jesse Helms of North Carolina and Strom Thurmond and Ernest Hollings of South Carolina represented the Senate at the North Carolina James Martin and two former governors Jim Hunt and Terry Sanford also As did evangelist Billy he was one of the great men of our and perhaps the last of the old guard who defended the Graham said before the As the motorcade left the hundreds of people lined the Road leading to Forest Hills where Ervin was Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today april 1945 the Long awaited link up Between american and soviet forces occurred in the area of 30 Miles North East of Leipzig on the Elbe it was officially announced in a joint communique issued in London and 30 years ago today april 1955 the Public health service in Washington announced that All Salk polio vaccine produced by Cutter lab oratories will be withdrawn from the mar Ket pending investigation of the cases of six children who came Down with polio after being 20 years ago today april 1965 Edward famed radio and to newscaster and former head of the information died after a Long fight against Murrow was 70 years ago today april 1975 South vietnamese political leaders named Duong Van Minh As president in a desperate attempt to stave off military defeat by the Viet