European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october it. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 computer gear diverted to East bloc new York not tracking an elusive Trail of mis ing computer equipment investigators in the United states and Western Europe Are unravelling the Complex details of what they say is one or the largest and most damaging diversions of High technology equipment to the Eastern bloc. The Case which so far has set off a flurry of Legal actions but no indictments centers on at least $11million Worth of highly sophisticated american made computers High capacity disk drives and software that May have been spirited out of Western Europe Over the past year. Officials who intercepted the Tail end or the ship ments in june say that while Here is no conclusive evidence they arc nearly certain the bulk of the equip ment is now in East Germany or the soviet Union. There ii no question that the Case is among the most serious of recent diversions said Richard , an assistant Secretary of defense. He described he stolen material As generic top of the line manufacturing technology that will enable the soviets to produce military equipment of very High  the investigation was disclosed in late july. But at the Lime there was no official indication of the scope and capabilities of the equipment involved. Now an inventory assembled by american and other investigation in West Germany in recent weeks indicates that Ai least 40 state of the Art engineering work stations were diverted to Warsaw pact nations. The powerful computer work stations made by Tek Troix inc. Of Beaverton ore., Are critical tools in the design of advanced memory chips and microprocessors military aircraft and missiles and components of space based weapons systems according to Federal officials. Scores of disk drives made by the Minneapolis based control data corp. And other manufacturers were also on the inventory list. Disk drives arc used it store and retrieve data from computers. Computer experts seem Lew alarmed than govern ment officials about the Joss saying that the equip ment might be of limited value without additional hardware software and expertise needed to make full use of it. The loss is a continuing Story of the East siphoning technology from the West. It is also a Story of mistakes and carelessness Ofick Troix Mies representatives apparently duped into believing they were finally making a much sought after Sale to Ford motor co s West German unit of their dealings with Wolfgang Lach official pilfer school soda Money Metamora Iii. Tipi a High school superintendent has admitted that he took out an unauthorized loan by pilfering $9,000 in quarters dimes and Nickels Over nine Yean from his school s soda machine officials say. James Hauler 54, superintendent of Metamora High school since 1975, resigned last week after and milling w taking and keeping the change. Principal Martin Stromberger Laid thursday. Hauler began pilfering in 1977, Stromberger said adding that officials had not confirmed the amount. That was a figure or. Hauler gave he said. I Don t understand Why he did it. There s no explanation Stromberger said. It s Devastino really. He s got to reconstruct his  Hauter submitted his resignation oct. 2 at a school Board meeting and characterized the incident As an Natt Horried  he promised to pay Back the Money by Jan. 1, Stromberger said. Auter admitted taking the Money after an inv Esli i lion into shortfalls in the soda account  said. Hauter could not be reached for comment.  said the school Board had not voted on whether to seek criminal charges. Druggist Mokes Point in Pom ban Gillespie. M. A a druggist who was asked to pull pornography from his Helves did just that and Mote. He emptied his Magazine Racks of every thing from Playboy to woman s Day. I even though about taking out the newspapers but i did t go thai far pharmacist de Dippold said thursday. I did it to make a Point. What is pornography to one person might nol be to someone  the druggist took exception to a letter sent to him and three other businesses by the Gillespie ministerial association asking that they Stop handling porno graphic magazines and videotapes. He said the letter contended the materials degrade men and women turning them into object of sexual  he quit Selling Playboy and Penthouse and just a whole Gamut of magazines three weeks ago. Another of the four businesses in the town of 3,700 people about 40 Miles Northeast of St. Louis honoured the request. Two refused. I never heard so much to do Over something so Tittle and so foolish the manager of War eco country Market Mary contralto said after she removed copies of Playboy Penthouse and oui magazines. Bui Rita Davis who manages Huck t convenience store said she refused to accede to what she though twas an unreasonable request. Girl criticized for comments on War Pace Fla. Apr a is year Oid girl has received letters and a doll front a japanese family for resuming a world War ii Battle Flag but has angered some americans by equating soldiers on both sides. Karmic Mccrory � freshman at Pace High school found the Buel riddled blood stained Flag of the Ris ing Sun in a trunk belonging to her late Grandfather George Wen who fought m the South Pacific inscribed on the Flag in japanese wat the Midler s name. The teen sent the Flag to rep. Earl Hutu d of so who bad it translated and turned it Over to Japa Nese officials who found the Soldier s family. For 45 years Toshio Nagaki i family bad nothing to remember him by. But she touched a nerve among Tome residents at Home with her comment about Wii american sol Diers. What they did was bad she had told the Pensacola new journal. Some were real Young and did t know what they were fighting for and neither did the Japan cae men. They just knew they were Tup posed to be fighting each  several letters to the paper expressed outrage. She had her wan confused and someone should give her a history lesson wrote Jeanne Robert of Pensacol saying that american soldiers were defend ing their country gum a japanese attack. To compare a nun who died defending his country to a Man who died while he was killing in order to obtain thai which was not his is about the Moat Dis gusting comparison i Ever heard of wrote Jarmila Brown the wife of a world War ii Veteran from Gulf Breeze. Eastwood follows through on Cone pledge Carmel Calif. Up mayor Clint Eastwood has followed through on one of his most important Campaign Promise allowing Cannel residents and tourists to enjoy ice Cream Cones. The Eastwood controlled. City planning commis Sion voted unanimously wednesday to allow a Candy stoic to ten italian gelato. It was the first such permit to be issued in Carmel in the put 17 month. Would have to say it s one of the happiest Days of my lire Candy lore owner Michael Laj gun said. What i be gone through Over the last year and a Naif became a chocolate Nightmare. Now ii i became a dream come True the Pic Eastwood City Council in 1985 had placed tight restrictions on shops titling ice Cream and other take out foods in an attempt to conserve water Cut Down on liner and preserve the town s character. Eastwood Defeated incumbent Charlotte Townsend earlier this year after Guni irim on a pro growth platform which included a Promise to bring ice Cream to the town. Mann who placed the order for millions of Dollar Worth of equipment on behalf of a company with head quarters in hit Munich apartment and of austrian customs officials who found part of thai equipment this summer in a Vienna warehouse then lost it. If this was t a real  said one american investigator it would be a bad James Bond movie under Federal statutes a company or individual could be held criminally liable for knowingly permit Ling the shipment of restricted technology beyond the Borders of a specific group of american allies. The Law appears murky however on the question of exactly what Steps must be taken in determining the ultimate destination of equipment sold within Allied nations. Thus it is unclear if Tek Troix control data or even Lachmann violated any taws Here or abroad. Sev eral efforts to reach Lachmann who is described by investigation As the Central figure in the diversion were unsuccessful. He did not return messages left at his Home in Neu Fahm a suburb of Munich. A woman who answered the door at the House thursday identifying herself As Lachmann s wife and said he was away. Lachmann s attorney Alfred  at his office in Munich said he was Loo Busy thursday to respond to questions. Cruising takes a bruising from los Angeles Law los Angeles a the City has dealt another blow to the car culture by pulling the brakes on Cruis ing a Southern California tradition that officials say has evolved into Rowdy nighttime rituals. Residents have complained about hundreds of cars prowling their neighbourhoods each night. They say the cruisers engage in open sex set fire to lawns throw Beer cans and race their engines. In s definitely not widget and Moon Doggy said police Cape. Patrick Mckinley. Past generations of teen agers innocently cruised such Papular thoroughfares As Van Guys Boulevard and Whittier Boulevard. A decade ago merchants on Van Guys Boulevard persuaded police to close Down the popular san Fernando Valley artery during certain hours because of vandalism am rowdiness. The City Council on wednesday gave preliminary approval to a one year Law that would outlaw cruising driven who pass police checkpoints three times within two hours could be fined $250. The Council and mayor Tom Bradley Are expected to Grant Tina approval next week. Police strongly support the measure saying it will allow them to halt a practice that not Only causes undue congestion but create i Criqui problems with alcohol drugs and vandalism and other crime firefighter admits defacing Jesus image Fostoria Ohio up a ref ishtar pleaded guilty thursday to throwing paint filled balloons at a soybean Oil tajik hut displayed what Toni of thou Sands of people saw As an image of Jesu to v Ricky j. Simi 34, told Fri Otto municipal judge William Mcmahon thai he was sorry and asked for Givens from rodent Tod believer in the in i i."1 just want to apologize to the court and ii All of the people in Fostoria for what i have done Sim said. I Only Hope that the people who 1 hive on end de Caa find it in their heart to forgive  Mcmahon suspended $300 of the Tsoo Fine and half of the 30-Day jail sentence the jul Dwinia Straw would have to serve Only two Daya in Jai if be agreed to perform 20 hours of Community work. A shadowy image of Christ Tad a Small child appearing on the tide of the Unk has drawn National attention and tens of thousand of people to the Ohio cily of 16,000 people since mid August. Jazz Banjo St Soyles Dies new Orleans a emand Sayka the Banjo player who had been a mainstay of virtually every preservation Hall jazz band since it opened 25 Yean ago has died Here. He was 79