European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes facts on taxes focus on itemizing daily Magazine d 2 execs plead guilty in Dod fraud Page 2 o Cia s Gates pledges Candor Page 5 d 12 officials fired in Viet shake up Page 8 g Stock Market soars 54.14 Page 27 trains crash in Brazil toll reaches 54 Ita Quera Brazil Dpi a com ruler train passed through a warning Light near a suburban station in driving rain tuesday and crashed into a second passenger train killing at least 54 people and injuring More than 230, witnesses and Rescue officials said. The Accident took place at 3 20 17 Miles West of Sao Paulo while one rain was switching tracks about 100 Yard outside the suburban a Laquara train station a fire department spokesman said. The train passed through a red warning Light at a track crossing and struck the fourth car of the second passenger train demolishing the car witnesses said. A civil defense spokesman in Sao Paulo said 54 people were killed and at least 230 injured. It was a horrible Acci Jasjit fire maj. Roberto la pcs Saidi a v a spokesman at Iraq users Hospital about 300 Yards from the Accident site,4 said 90 victims including 30 fatalities were brought to the Hospital. The bodies of Many victims were so badly Mulli Latch that relatives were not immediately allowed to see them an Many bodies would be difficult to Ridenti i by the spokesman said. I civil defense officials appealed for i blood donations and within seven hours More than 200 people had res Pond the sandjtripesss%0worstei&r authobi1ed unofficial Rusic Tion Roh vol. As no. 305 thursday february 19, 1987 of Eccl d 8693 a ebb reported to b by Norman Blackcap military writer Washington James h. Webb highly decorated Vietnam Veteran who has spent the last three years As assistant Secretary or defense Tor Reserve affairs has been tapped by the Reagan administration 10 become the next Secretary of the Navy sources said tuesday. See re lated Story Page 4 Webb 40, announced on feb. 2 Hathe was resigning his Post to return to private life As a novelist. He has written several books including the Best Selling Fields of fire a novel about ground combat in Vietnam. But then it was announced tit John Lehman was going to step i and that s the one Job that Wolf Jim in he building an offi by who asked not to be identified i he was on his Way own door Buthe was t about Losa to to this de sense Secretary of Par Weinberge asked him to Lake in on and he said Orthe disc Kurc of Webb s selection name Asj Ehman the Secretary of the Bathe last six years scheduled a to discuss his decision to resign. James 11, Webb. Decorated Vietnam Veteran. Pentagon last week announced Lehman had informed Weinberger of his decision. A native of St. Joseph to. Webb assumed his present Post on May 3, 1984, under a reorganization plan that created single a Floc within the Pentagon s civilian Hierarchy with responsibility Fornall Reserve programs he frequently waged and won Battles with military brass Over Reserve programs and is credited with almost sin Gle hand edly forcing the military services to begin a program of mandatory one Day musters to improve inc readiness of Active reservists. Of cab also has taken on unpopular in Congress succeeding last year in Wir Flatea passage of a Law hat prevent the Nali oms governors from vetoing overseas tra jog deployments for their National guard suits. A 1968 gradual it the . Nava Academy Webb the 5th Marine regt in Vietnam any mlle platoon Leader and company com Nader earn ing the Navy Cross the Silva War two Bronze Star medals for valor Bact. Two purple hearts after the War he left the Marine Consee Webb on Page nine put to death by Libya for plots executions shown on state television London apr Libya s state Tele vision tuesday night showed the execution of nine people sin by hanging an three others All military personnel by tiring squad. As the executions were shown a Man identified As a Benghazi people s con Gress official read out sentences he said had been passed by a revolutionary court. Benghazi is the North african nation s second largest City. Of the six executed by hanging the television monitored in Britain said four were involved in the Al jihad Organiza Tion which it said was hostile to the people s in said that one of the six had been see Libya on Page 28 you gotta pay is so pawnshop is popular by Wendy Bourland i be seen a lot of people in Here said a Blond 20 they help the lower 01, especially if he s got a a staff writer car old medic assisted to the Frankfurt army re family and needs of Tomb a 29-year-old inv atom yes recent / pawned a $900 Diamond ring at the i Frankfurt. The father of three a jew acid is months left with a loan of $200. Hell Useir ends meet. You gotta pay Bills buy diapers get groceries the 3rd army div Soldier said. I be Tilc paws p is his source of Cash for unexpected needs. It depends on the Bills what they arc he said. When phone Bills Are up i have to Calls the states a but he has t Lold pawning and Hegop Sotl intend to. What to say into debt. Nol yet he but an i not the Only one. Are packing i or dvrs cameras and stereos oil1 Balw can paydays Cash or Loans to meet mop Rig Bills aggravated by the drop of inc Dollar see related so Wick and Mbutu. Page 3. I be see year of assigned y Vional medical Center. He s sold a television and pawned a camera at the Golden Etc ant. Now lie spawning a Large portable stereo for a $10 loan. I just do it because i gel paid More at the end of month Ihan the Middle. I make up the Dif " to driving hint a cd a Lype Ori his re like to live High on the hog. I like to party ill when i need Money i drop something off the Veter an of i s a years of service said. He s also supporting two sex wives and three Chil Dren. Inc oldest in College. It s hard he said. He sees pawnshops As a service. Pawnshops arc Good he said. I be been in inc military a Long Lime and you have your and Downs on the Economy especially Here in Germany. A Guy gets Short on Cash in the Middle of the month. He leaves his sniff Here for reasonable Price. Alt sergeant to visits the of family " he said the Dii a of Jujj hash Bronov Money from his t " m l loan out Money anymore. A lot of the people Don t give in Back inc staff sergeant said. They re glad they have this place said Sven Hail Soe co owner of the Golden Elefant pawnshops in Frankfurt and Hanau. Try finding someone in the Barracks that has Money or wants the item being sold Husoe said he gives customers up 10 40 percent of the item s original Price depending on its condition. People wonder Why icy Don t gel so much Back because we have 10 pay the import tax he said All must pay import taxes on All . Goods Jicy the Golden Elefant scam extends its deadlines if a Soldier can t retrieve that saying Back the loan Given at an interest rate of a Botna Rem with in the 30-Day limit we Wail and Wail and wait. We Don t wan anybody said Larry Sexton an american employee continued on Page 3
