European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes wednesday december 31,1986 Cardinal to visit Israel despite protests Amman Jordan a roman Catholic Cardinal John o Connor said tuesday he plans to go to Israel despite Calls from some american jewish leaders Hal he cancel his trip Over his refusal to meet israeli Lead ers in their Jerusalem offices. " have been invited by the government of Israel and Hal invitation to my knowledge has not been rescinded o Connor told reporters sifter a morning meeting with Jordan s foreign minister. Tah Cral Masri. It seems to me it would be churlish on my part not to go in Lars Between now and. My departure from Jordan some major event occurs which could cancel presumably All of the Good 1 could achieve by  the Cardinal who is the archbishop of new York is scheduled to Cross the Jordan River into the israeli occupied West Bank thursday on his Way to Jerusalem. O Connor described himself As a Friend of Israel and said he had stressed to jordanian prime minister Zaid Rifai in another tuesday meeting the rights of Israel to protect its own Borders and live in peace with its  at the same Lime he said he expressed in very Strong terms the rights of the palestinians to self determination a formula rejected by israeli leaders but endorsed by the Vatican and most world governments. I believe Israel wants peace he said. From whal i be seen of the jordanians Here there s no question about the jordanian desire for  several prominent jewish leaders in new York have called on the Cardinallo cancel his trip to Israel be cause of his refusal to meet israeli leaders in their Jerusalem offices. O Connor said saturday he had been forced to scrub office meetings with israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir and foreign minister Shimon Peres because of Vatican protocol. The Vatican like most governments does not recognize Israel s annexation of cast Jerusalem captured from Jordan in the 1967 Arab israeli War. Jordan still claims the Eastern half of the holy City and administers islamic institutions and shrines there. Charges dropped against 3 Whit. A ii new York up1 a judge said monday Hal three White youths accused of attacking three Blacks acted with Complete indifference for life but he threw out second degree murder and manslaughter charges citing a Lack of evidence. The sparked a loud Vitious protest from Blacks in the crowded courtroom. Bianchi let stand first degree reckless endangerment charges against the youths. Reckless and Angermeyr Shable by up Losey dismissed the other Csc one of the beating Vic Tims Cedric Sandiford refused to Coop Erate with authorities and testify. The District attorney s office said it had been unable to scr Vej a subpoena tote could not pc then set bail Al $25,000 for Jon Lesler 17, and $15,000 each for the other two defendants Jason Ladone 16,and Scott Kern 17, All of Queens. Prosecutors faced with a Legal deadline called for monday s special court hearing to try to prevent the release of the three while youths jailed in the attack dec. 20 in Queens. A gang of Whites with baseball bats assaulted three Blacks whose car broke Down in the Howard Beach Section of a ens. One of the victims Michael Riffith 23, was struck and killed by a car As he fled. The three defendants had been in Cus Lody for the maximum amount of time that Pilicy can be held under new York state Law without a hearing. Death toll in explosion at Garmisch hotel hits 8 Cia Rolsch Parten Kirchen Germany a a 25-Ycar-qld West German woman died tuesday of injuries received from the week end Gas explosion Al a German Alps resort hotel raising the Dalh loll from the blast to eight police  Kei Nill who worked in a shop at the posh Riess Ersee hotel died tuesday afternoon in a local Hospital police said. She was the sister of Eva Reindl 21, another hotel employee who was i lied i n the saturday explosion. The two had been exercising in the hotel s fitness Center when the explosion devastated that part of the building said police spokesman  people Are still hospitalized with three of them in critical condition following the explosion which authorities believe was caused by a leaking Gas pipe. Cia chief Casey s condition still stable Hospital says Washington a Cia director Wil Liam j. Casey remained in stable condition tues Day Al Georgetown University Hospital where he was recovering from brain surgery a Hospital spokeswoman said. Casey underwent surgery dec. 18 for removal of a brain  Byers a Hospital spokeswoman Reite rated earlier statements saying there had been no change in Casey s situation. There has been no change Public relations director Gary Krull said monday. He is still in stable and recovering condition. He is still in and out of bed and Silling in a chair when he feels like it. He is still fully  asked if Casey was Able to speak. Krull said i Don t  287 poles fail to return Home after Holiday visit Flensburg Germany up a group of 287 polish tourists who visited West Germany Over Christmas did not return Home West Ger Man Border police reported tuesday. A spokesman at police Headquarters in flens Burg said the 287 were in a group of about 600 poles who visited the West German Baltic port oflus Buck in three polish tourist ships. They stayed behind when the ships left for Home saturday and sunday the spokesman said. In was not known How Many planned to ask for Asylum and stay in West  spokesman said All the poles had visas to visit Germany and some probably planned to re turn Home later after shopping or visiting friends. Uso from Page 1 lures he said. Storms said contributions to Uso May be Down because the United slates is not at War. It s not like we re there in the Vietnam War where people were seeing us helping them out in front storms said. War or no War there arc still those who turn to the Uso for help and Comfort. The Uso is a Center for information travel jobs or meeting friends said pvt. 2 George t. While he co 1 is signal in. While who Calls Kaneohe Hawaii Home is single and has been in the army for less than seven months. I went to the Uso two weeks after i got Here White said. I had always heard about the Uso and How it helped the military so i was  he said. This curiosity has made White a constant visitor to inc Uso office. I go there every other Day or so he said. I go Tosee what s going on to see what kinds of hours there Are and to Sec if i can meet any new people. And if Don t have anything to do i la help  volunteers Are harder to find in Wiesbaden. Menz cherishes the ones he has the ones who will stay. The Uso outreach program where his staff find an assist needy military personnel and their families with information household help and food foundered in the Days before Christmas. In went Down the lubes Menz said. There is so much to be done i could use four people for outreach he said. We have stories that Are True  like the woman they discovered who had broken her Arm in two places making caring for her baby nearly impossible. To make matters worse her Hus band was in the Field. A woman Here tried to find her to help her feed and change the baby. She drove around until she found her he said. There Are lots of destitute Young military families out Uherc. We want to find  people in Kaiserslautern Are going to the Aid of the Uso. Ann Baker and her husband Len operate a car Dealership in the area and have mounted a fund Rais ing drive to help the Uso. Mrs. Baker saw an an to broadcast about the financial plight of the Uso and decided to donate one month s advertising budget of 4,200 Marks about j2,175 to Uso. We were sitting around talking and we decided i would be a Good idea logo around to other merchants in the area who Benefit from the . Military being Here and ask them to match our contribution or at least give something she said their goal is to raise 100,000 Marks about 151,813 for Uso. They also Hope to raise the consciousness of the Community to the need and Mission of Uso. I Don t think a Tot of the German merchants Are even aware of what Uso does she said. Hopefully i can go out and spread the word a Little Sargent g. Jones a retired air Force lieutenant col Onel who is general manager of a local automobile Dealership has seen How Uso helps. They Uso were always there. My troops got a lot of Benefit from the Uso he said. Jones sees the Uso As an Extension of Home for  stationed overseas. It s a motherhood thing. They went to see Mother in the form of the Uso and she sewed their stripes on for them he said. Single soldiers Al Wiesbaden a seek out inc Uso As a place logo. There s lots of single Guys Over there who Don t have wheels Menz said. They can Moke collect phone Calls to Home and Don t Bave to go far to get tickets for Tours or  but the recent budget cuts May make it a Little harder for Uso to continue to play the role of Mother. In order to meet the budget cuts reductions in staff and operating hours had to be made at the Kaiser Lautem we May be facing major changes in programs an what we re Able id offer because we will not have Hal subsidy storms said. The Wiesbaden Uso gets donations from German companies and from the combined Federal Campaign but Menz said German Laws governing donations Are samples and limit what the Uso can spend them on. And by the time Csc Money donations work their Way from Uso Headquarters in the states to Germany and we get is a trickle said Menz. Money thai comes in that we Don t raise is sparse. He said advertising space sold in a monthly Uso information brochure printed for the first time this month netted about $500, and some profit is made from ticket sales and fund raising activities. Paid staff and volunteers shuttle Between the wies Baden and Mainz uses trying to be where the need is greatest. Sometimes they succeed. Other times Theydon t. "1 must staff the Uso Hooch at the Wiesbaden regional medical Center because there Are 17,000 people through a month Menz said. Bui sometimes no one asks Lor information and no tickets Are  storms is confident the Uso Wilt survive. I m pretty sure it will not close Down. Right now the world Headquarters feelings on it is do not close any offices she said. And Menz stubbornly insists the Wiesbaden us will pull through. Part of our mandate is to Orient the Young i and Bis family to Germany said the German born Menz a retired . Air Force officer and an american Citi zen of 30 years. We must learn to be self sufficient. 1 didst come Here to watch myself go under next  but be admits keeping the Wiesbaden and Mainz so facilities open will be difficult without Community help. People offer Beautiful ideas he said but who l going to do All the legwork volunteers Are not Forth  Ullh Milord Chick Alruh Grid Josh  la Twitt non