European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 news update the stars and stripes Friday january t7, More cocaine found Jackson Ca a Throe Duffel bag con Twining about 250 pounds or cocaine found in same Woods May be linked to a drug agent turned smug Glicr who died while parachuting it Tennessee authorities say. The bags match lilo so carried by Andrew Thorn ton 11 when he parachuted to his death in in twill last september snid Charles Mcmichen assistant agent in charge of the Georgia Bureau of investigation s Atlanta regional drug office since Thornton s death eight other Duffel bags full or cocaine have been found scattered across Northern Georgia. A total of 160 pounds of the drug linked to Tharnton has been recovered. Soviet emigre charged Santa Monica Calif. Up1 a soviet Immi Grant has been charged with murder in the death of his former Lover a soviet emigre who testified in the spy trial of former Fri agent Richard Miller. Vladimir Rute Ikhine was charged with a single count of murder in the death of Ludmilla Kondrata. He remained in custody without bail pending arraignment. Deputy District attorney Lisa Hart said. Ranchi Kilinc. 44, was arrested for the second Lime ofter an autopsy determined a Kond Ralei a 38, with whom he shared an apartment in Santa Mon Ica died of drowning on dec. 28. Her body was found in the Back seat of her Over turned car which had plunged off a coastal Highway into the Niky surf. Ratch Ikhine was arrested Dee. 31 but was re leased after prosecutors declined to file charges pending further investigation. Pilot error blamed in crash Washington up a Federal panel has ruled that the Pilot and co Pill of a Galaxy airlines plane thai crashed in Reno nov., last Jan. 2 and killed 70 people probably caused the Accident by failing to concentrate on flying when Strong vibrations Shook the plane. The National transportation safely Board also cited the failure of a ground handler to properly close an Access door which caused tic vibrations and contributed to the Accident. When the jolts began shortly after a 1 04 . Talcoff from Cannon International Airport the Pilot and co Pilot were Loo preoccupied in trying to Deal with the emergency to keep the aircraft in flight the safety Board said. Friday january if Imbi retired army officer s libel suit on 60 minutes Story dismissed new York Dpi an appeals court wednesday dismissed a libel lawsuit by retired army col. Anthony Herbert against lbs for a 60 minutes Story that said no lied when he claimed he was relieved from command Lor reporting atrocities by . Troops in Vietnam. Lbs correspondent Mike Wallace and "40 minutes producer Barry Lando had ample grounds to support their conclusion that Herbert Hod nol reported War crimes to firs superiors in Vietnam and therefore must have been relieved of command for other reasons a three judge panel of the 2nd . Circuit court of appeals said. The decision ended a 12-year Legal Battle by Herbert. Who contended lie was lib eled by the feb. 4, 1973,.broad cast. It us the second major Victory for lbs to Loicl lawsuits resulting from its reports on actions by military officers in Vietnam. After a Angl Fly trial. Gen. William Westmoreland last a Cir withdrew claims against lbs for a documentary hat said he purposely curvier counted enemy troop strength in Vietnam just before the 1968 Tel offensive to cover up a tacit of . Progress in the War. Also wednesday the Appeal court upheld 0 lower court dismissal of Herbert s lawsuit against Atlantic monthly Magazine which published an article by Lando on the  Lubell Herbert s lawyer said he was consid ering an Appeal to the supreme court lawyers for lbs and Atlantic monthly bailed the ruling As a Victory for Freedom of the  court found Herbert failed to present a claim Suita ble for disposition at trial and that the lower court should have dismissed i tic entire  this protracted litigation which has been filled with anger charges and counter charges in an area of we Law where emotions frequently obfuscate the facts and Low has finally come to a close in this court the panel whole. In 1979, the supreme court handed Herbert an initial Victory ruling he had a right to obtain information about editorial decisions involved in the making of the segment the Selling a col.  the ruling was seen by Many As an encroachment on first amendment protections for Freedom of the press. Herbert Hov Ever suffered a defeat in october 1984 when us. District court judge Cabarle Haigh dismissed the lawsuit against Atlantic monthly and he bulk of the lawsuit against lbs retired army col Anthony Herbert Haidahl Ruid Herbert failed to provide evidence of Actu Al malice by the defendants meaning he did not show they presented material they knew to be false or that they acted with reckless disregard of Ebelher the material flu tree or false Herbert asked the Federal appeals court to rein late his full Case. Ass Lando and Wallace also appealed asking the court to dismiss the remainder of the , a highly decorated Soldier who also served in Korea headed the second battalion of the 173rd airborne brigade in Vietnam when his Superior. Gen. John Barnes relieved him of he command on april 4,1969.Herbert protested to a military tribunal claiming his dismissal was  army s criminal investigation department eventually exonerated Barnes and col. J. Ross Franklin Deputy Wei Maiter of the brigade of charge that they had failed to investigate War crimes that Herbert said he had reported to them. Following his retirement Herbert wrote a Book sol Dier about his experience collaborating with James woo Len a new York times reporter. Pilot Safe following crash of of Jet on training Mission Sembach a Germany 5&s an air Force f 5e Tiger 2 Jet fighter cradled in a wooded area about 6 pin. Wednesday but the Pilot ejected with Only minor Cut Sand scratches officials said. Int Jet assigned to the s27th aggressor so at Raf Alconbury England was an a routine training Mission Safe Public affairs officials id thursday. The Pilot capt. Yale 3. Delong was the Only person on Board. He was Down by German helicopter Louw army Hospital in lands Ubl where he was being held for Obser vation. He was in Good condition thursday. There were no reports of civilian injuries or damage to civilian property a Board of officers will investigate the Accident. Corporal with 2nd in 4th inf Dies of apparent heart attack Neu Ulm Germany is a Corporal assigned to the 2nd in 4th inf died in Neu Ulm on tuesday of an apparent heart attack. The Soldier s name is being withheld until relatives have been notified said maj. Michael Griffon 56th Field arty come spokesman. Griffon said the Soldier was taken to die 22nd my de facility after he complained of Chest pains. He buffered the apparent heart attack As he was about to be taken to a German army Hospital. Griffon said. He a pronounced dead at 5 48 p.m., he said. Clarification a Story in the air Force Roundup wednesday May have Given the impress pm thai some sergeants in the 1141st special activities so had been improperly wearing the first sergeants Diamond insignia. However members of the Squadron were wearing the insignia under waiver by air Force Lead quarters a recent order by Safe superseded the waiver. Toxic gases of Navy research censer Are potential danger report says san Diego a the naval Occam systems. Cen Ter site of sophisticated electronics research u a potential death trap to the More than 3/100 people working among the highly tonic gases there according to a Navy report the report Taid Tome gases stored at the Center ate among the most lethal in Industrial use and Are being ban died in a crowded highly combustible building with poor ventilation and no fire detection. Anine and Hosp inc used in the manufacture of Semi conductors Are among the gases the report cited. The document was prepared As part of a request for a new $2.1 million Laboratory. It did Hal if an Accident occurred at the existing Center it u highly probable to assume that serious injuries will be encountered along with the possibility of the lost of  civilian scientists technician and support personnel work at the Center which is monitored by an environmental health unit within the Navy. Cape. Mike pesto plus who supervised the report Laid he launched the Campaign for a new Laboratory after taking command of the Center i u months ago. Right now i feel that i be got a Lew than Ideal Drc Tim stance there s no doubt about that Pes Lorius said adding that the request for a new Laboratory ii part of an Overall safely Campaign. A copy of the report was Given a county health of Flicia this week. According to Larry Aker chief of the county s hazardous materials management unit it was Ihrl first they knew of potential dangers at the Center. We Are going to be looking into this and checking Wilh the Navy As to what the chances Are of having a toxic Gas release that would be significant Oit site Aker said Soldier sentenced to 40 years for stabbing death of woman by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Neu Ulm Germany army spec. 4 Dean e. Bag Ley was sentenced to 40 Eara in prison for the brutal stabbing death of a 19-year-old German woman. Bagley 27, pleaded guilty to unpremeditated murder Jun. 10 at a general court martial at Nelson Barracks in  military judge it. Col John spider sentenced him to 40 years in prison total forfeitures reduction in rank to recruit and a dishonourable discharge. However civilian defense attorney Richard Darden of Nuernberg said a pre trial agreement Calls for reducing Bagley a prison term to 15 years. Bagley is being held us the . Army confinement facility in Mannheim Germany pending a sentence re View and subsequent Transfer to the . Disciplinary Barracks at fort Leavenworth Kan. Bagley admitted killing Janet Jiles on feb. 22,1985, in the basement storage area of his Neu Ulm apartment. He was arrested later that Day at s German Hospital where be bad gone for treatment of a hand injury. An autopsy revealed that the woman was Slabbed about 105 limes suffered a severe Throat wound and had been struck on the head with a Blunt instrument said George Huettig Public affairs spokesman for us inf div fwd in goes Pingen. Flag Fey had been assigned to he and service Btry 1st in 81st Field arty in Neu Ulroy