European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes sunday february 9, 1086 party Congress re elects Castro brother remains in no. 2 Post Havana a president Fidel Cas Tro was re elected head of the cuban communist party s politburo and told delegates to the party Congress that his brother would assume command in the event he Dies or is disabled. Raul Castro the president s younger brother won re election to the no. 2 party Post Friday and Raul Castro s wife Vilma Espin became the first woman elected to full membership on the politburo. Espin is also president of the federation of cuban women. The three members of the Castro family and the ii other members elected to the politburo by the party s Central committee will serve new five year terms. The 1,784 party delegates who were gathered at the Palace of conventions for the final session of the third party con Gress erupted in applause with the announcement by party Stalwart Flavio glob a of Fidel Castro s re election. \ two women also were among 10 alter Nate politburo members chosen by the Cen trial committee. They Are Rosa Elena Sim Eon president of the cuban Academy of sciences and Yolanda Ferrer Gomez ideological Secretary of the federation of cuban women. Fidel Castro said the addition of new members to the Central committee whose total exceeds 150, has sharply increased the representation of youth Blacks mulatto is and women. He said non Whites and women now comprise almost half the total. Along with their election As tint and Sec Ond secretaries of the politburo Castro and his younger brother retained similar titles they have held in the party  insisted the cuban revolution has never been firmer and said it was now three times stronger than when president Reagan took office in 1981. He also seemed to Harden his position on the presence of cuban troops in Angola by suggesting that his forces will remain there so Long As the racial segregation system of apartheid exists in South Africa. The United states has been engaged in a Gola s marxist government to ask Cuba to withdraw its forces once South Africa Grants Black majority Rule and Independence to Namibia. As Long As apartheid exists there will be a danger to Angola Castro said adding that any decision regarding the cuban troops in Angola will be subject to approval by that country s government. Adviser to Hormel strikers arrested Austin Minn. A a labor Strate Gist hired to advise meat packers on strike against ceo. A. Hormel & co. Has been arrested on a charge of criminal syndicalism a Little used felony accusation once brought against anarchists. Ray Rogers arraigned on the charge Fri Day and a Misdemeanour charge of obstruct ing the Legal process told a judge he would rather stay in jail than Post Bond so no body can accuse me of  the criminal syndicalism charge involves alleged violation of a state Law prohibiting people from advocating crime or violence against employers said Mower county sheriff Wayne  charge carries a maximum sentence of five Yean in prison and a $5,000  criminal syndicalism Law was first passed in Many states during the re scare Yean of Woodrow Wilson s ores Dency said Hyman Herman a University of Minnesota professor of american history. Rogers was among 27 strike and their supporters arrested thursday morning during a demonstration outside i mud s flagship Plant about 1,500 member of local p-9 of the United food and commercial workers Union went on strike last aug. 17 in a dispute Over wages seniority and working conditions. The Plant reopened Jan. 13 and began hiring per manent reduce tents to fill the jobs of strike who refused to return to work. Richard l. Knowlton hornets presi Dent and chief executive officer said Friday the Plant work Force was no to 900, wit about half of those being returning strike. Hormel expects to have hired All 1,025workers it needs to operate the Plant by late monday or Early tuesday said Plant Man Ager Daryl Arnold. Hormel officials said they plan to resume hog slaughtering at the Plant monday. At Rogers arraignment p-9 member and supporters packed the courtroom and cheered and clapped when he entered the room giving the thumbs up sign. Judge Paul Kimbau or. Set bail at ,50o7 earlier Friday about 120 strike an their supporters rallied outside the Hormel Plant for the second straight Day. However. The turnout was Only about a Quarter of the number who turned out for a similar demonstration a week ago and authorities began withdrawing some National guard troops from the meatpacking Plant news update medal proposed for 7 Washington a the House wants president Reagan toward the seven challenger Crew Mem Bers with the nation highest civilian award the medal of Freedom. A Resolution asking Reagan tomake the posthumous award hat been approved unanimously by the House. It was sponsored by  Leland a Texas. The courage and sacrifice of these seven Brave men and women must be recognized for their ultimate sacrifice Leland told the House. They deserve no less than to be Hon ored in the highest manner possible by our nation. The crw. Including new Hamp Shire school Tucher Christa Mcauliffe perished when the space Craft exploded shortly after liftoff from Cape canaveral fla., on Jan. 28. Terrorists sentenced Munich up a Man and t woman have been convicted of being member of a terrorist organization and were sentenced to four Yean imprisonment each. A court ruled that Ernst Volker staub 31, and Barbara Ernst 30,joined the red army faction m 1983. The Raf a left Wing Urban guerrilla group also known As the Baader Meln Hof band since 1970has carried out a series of assassinations bombings Bank robberies and attacks on u Jim Lutary  also were convicted of illegal Possession of weapons forgery of identity Papen and gathering information on military and Industrial installations for possible attacks. Staub and Ernst and Bur other terrorist suspect we arrested in july 1984 in a police raid on a hide out in  on a us. Army installation in bad Stoelz in Bavaria were found on Ernst the prosecution said. Safe airmen cited As being outstand i ram3vun a. Germany seven is. Air Fol in Europe Safe air men were na3ie3%slcommand s outstand ing airmen of 1985ojbgtbe enlisted recognition banquet held Heuft sturday. The airmen represent the cols Justh and 17lh air forces has Safe i mud s direct reporting units. Airmen first class David p. Hipp Supply so in Ciurlik a Turkey and Ron Ald d. Front 7350th air base croup templehof Central Airport Berlin were selected As top airmen of the year. Tech. Sgt. Rosemary t. Johnston 39thtac.group, in Ciurlik a took honors As the command s no of the year. Senior Mas Ter sgt. Gene a. Lewis 513th tac Airlift Wing Raf Mildenhall United kingdom and master sgt. William e. Steele jr., 86th tac. Fighter Wing Ranu Tein a were named senior cos of the year. First sergeant of the year Short tour category is senior master sgt John Carthur 487th tac missile Wing combo air station Italy. Senior Muter sgt Fred. Schmella 32nd tac fighter so campy Netherlands was named the year Long tour cat to be 1 and no will now compete in i airmen of the year in Washington d.c., i Schmella will compete in the of the year Competition sponsored by the air Force sergeants association. These men and women sacrificed their time Energy and efforts to make sure i have an air Force that is ready to serve our country _ l. Donnelly jr., Safe is Boer i chief. Said. Thev Are i  or purpose of  and free Dom of their  he  Are a supp ords i use to describe my feel lambent people like these. I. I of the Winnen is authorized to Wear air Force outstanding airman of the year ribbon. They also win receive Donnelly s endorsements on their next performance r r Winner receives $100 from sergeants association $200. Noncommissioned officers audition a set of fatigues from the army and air Force Exchange service a $100 share account from the service Federal credit Union a us. Savings Bond and plaque from the Ramsten chiefs group a Golden and Pencil set plaque and letter from Donnelly a briefcase from the Mony corp $100 from Occidental life insurance a one year subscription to armed forces journal Magazine $100 from be american general corp. And an America Flag that has been flown Over Berlin Pearl Harbor the demilitarized zone in Korea of Rhos Safe. Sergeant who Dasappa a ill $147,000 gets 2 /2 years by Jean Albright Pitburg Bureau Pitburg a Germany master sgt Charles d. Shea who disappeared with $147,000 from Geilenkirche Nab Germany in october 1984, has been sen a fenced to 214 Yean confinement Oracle discharge reduction to Giand forfeiture of All pay and Alloy a general court martial is Jay found him guilty of being  leave larceny and failure to if ust debts. Capt. Richard Bufi Wiliams Shea s supervisor at men Lorchen testified in the four Daumale that Shea began work ing for he sofas a disbursing agent in july 1983. In that Job Shea controlled and safeguarded funds and was the Only per son who had the combination to two safes. Williams said to was one of three peo ple Withop combination to the vault in  safes Are kept. Bet. 23, 1984, when Shea did not for work Williams called Security. After Shea s wife Alice had phoned the office they knew he had not been Home the night before and called local hotels and friends Homes. Bar and was unable to make it borne Williams said. Mrs. Shea later found $2.000 and 200 Marks about $1,040 in their Home and asked Security police to pick up the Money Shea was apprehended in Las vegas Nev one year and two Days after he Dis appeared. Defense attorneys did not dispute that Shea tools a Doney but attempted to show that he Wasj neat the time. Just before his  his wife had told him that she  12-year marriage and the children Hafl Luihn that they would go with her witnesses by a sworn statement read to the court Tab Shea said her husband had reacted in i uncharacteristic Way to the news. If asked whether or not he was insane i d have to say he could have snapped her statement read. On thursday judge it cot. Richard f. Rothenburg of the 6th circuit allowed Shea to meet with the chief of psychiatric services at Pitburg after Shea asked to be excused from the courtroom because i m not holding onto myself very Well right now. I Don t want to do anything to Embarrass myself or my Counselor col. Jacob d. Samler came to the court room to testify that Shea knew what was happening and could think clearly. He said that Shea was distressed enough to make suicide a real concern. Rothenburg then excused Shea from then and police were asked to Security around him thursday. Pc  had asked for a change of pm for the trial because of stones in the snap did stripes and information posters in  centers of several bases. The Judd denied the re quest Geilenkirche a Small  two Houn from Pitburg a is by Pitburg. Re