European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Friday March 27,1987 2 victims of bombing remain hospitalized Rhei Dahlen Germany a two germans remained hospitalized thursday from injuries sustained in the terrorist bombing of the British army Headquarters Here a military spokesman said. British army spokesman Nigel Gillies said one of those hospitalized was German Gen. Hans Hoster. The chief of staff of nato s Northern army group. He did not identify the other Man. Both arc still in Hospital and arc Comfort Able Gillies told the associated press. Investigators have said the outlawed Irish re publican army planted the car bomb that exploded outside the British army Headquarters in Germany monday. The blast injured 31 people mostly germans. Under 50% of taxpayers have filed tax returns Washington a three quarters of the Way Viilo the tax filing season More than half of eligible americans have yet to tile their returns the internal Revenue service said thursday. Through March 20, the irs had received Al most 47.8 million returns Down 3.3 percent from he same period a year ago. The hrs hid processed 36 million returns up about 6 per cent and approved refunds for More than 26 million taxpayers. Last week which irs spokesman Larry Bat Dor said was probably the Best week for refunds in the Agency s history 7.27 million refunds to taling $6 billion were certified. That was an average of $825 per refund. The irs expects to receive More than 105.5 million returns this year up 2.7 percent from last year. The filing deadline is april is. Deaver pleads innocent to charges of perjury Washington a former presidential aide Michael k. Cayer pleaded innocent thursday to charges he lied to a House subcommittee and a grand jury that investigated his lobbying activities for possible ethical Viola Lions. Denver entered his plea during a five minute appearance before . District judge Thomas pc Field Jackson. Asked if he waived Reading of the five count indictment Cav Craid i do and i m not guilty your Honor very Well said Jackson who did not set any bail releasing the former while House aide on his own recognizance. Asked if the defense requested a jury trial Caver s attorney Herbert j. Miller replied we certainly  Jackson Sci a tentative trial Date of june 8. Sex nazi ordered retried in communist s slaying Karlsruhe Germany a the Ger Man supreme court on wednesday ordered the retrial of a former nazi Waffon is officer convicted in the 1944 murder of German communist party Leader Ernst Thielmann in a nazi concentration Camp. Wolfgang Otto a 75-year-old retired Eacher was convicted and sentenced last May to four years in prison by the Krefeld District court. But the supreme court ruled that not enough evidence had been presented to prove that Otto had actually taken part in the execution of Thielmann on aug. 18, 1944, in the nazi concentration Camp at Buchenwald. It ordered the stale court in Duess Oldorf to hold a retrial. Otto was convicted mainly on evidence Given to investigators in the Early 1960s by the former Buchenwald registrar. There Are no surviving witnesses who had actually seen Otto at the place of the crime supreme court judge Hans Wolfgang Schmidt wrote in the ruling. In the Krefeld trial Olio was found guilty of heading a group of nazi guards that shot Tael Mann. His body was immediately burned in the Camp s crematorium. Olio has persistently denied any role in Thacla Mann s slaying. Arms Deal a Little like paying Ransom Reagan tells pupils Columbia map president Reagan said thursday his secret dealings with Iran had turned into trading arms for hostages and acknowledged to a sixth Grade questioner that s a Little like paying Ransom to a  the controversial Issue which has dogged his administration for More than four months was with the president even on a visit to an elementary school Here to promote his Campaign for Quality education and move National attention off the Iran Centra affair. Responding to a question in a civics class from sixth grader Heather Watson Reagan recounted his iranian initiative saying he had seen it As an Opportunity to establish ties with a strategically important country. When iranian officials asked the United states for weapons the United states asked in return for help in securing the release of american hostages in Lebanon. Speaking of this policy Reagan said i m afraid it was t earned out the Way we thought it would be. It sort of settled Down to just trading arms for hostages. That s a Little like paying Ransom to a kidnapper he said. Defending the original intent of his policy Reagan said i still think the idea was  but he acknowledged that the policy Merit awry and declared i won t make that mistake  the president was questioned during a civics class at the Fairview elementary school where he Sal at a student s desk among pupils and listened to a. Dis Cussion of the differences Between the three branches of government. Reagan said he bad time for Only one question and singled out Heather Watson who had been sitting next to him. Earlier Reagan in his first Tripat of Washington this year said he had avoided reporters questions about the Iran Contra affair Only because i did know anything to answer the questions you All  speaking Wuh reporters at plane Side after air Force one arrived Here for a four hour Stop Reagan pledged anew that he will veto a $87.5 billion Highway Bill saying this one is filled with  before stepping into his armoured limousine for the half hour trip to town Reagan uncharacteristically de toured to a waiting group or reporters and volunteered the information that he Hud called several senators from air Force one to seek support for his veto of the Highway Bill. In response to a question he denied that he was merely trying to pick a fight with Congress to highlight that he is Luck in control. Explaining his unusual availability to the press after several months of isolation Reagan said i Only stayed away from you before because i did t know anything to answer the questions that you All had. And i m still wailing to find out some of them when his motorcade arrived in Columbia it slowed to a near crawl As thousand of people swarming in the streets tried to catch a glimpse of the president. People lined the streets to watch the motorcade and then walked along with the cars n they crept Down Broad Way the Mam Street. The Street were decorated with signs welcoming the president and red White and Blue pennants. Reagan s advisers Sec the four hour Stopover As a Chance to switch Public attention from the Iran Centra controversy. The president s physicians also imposed six weeks of recuperation following his Jan. 5 prostate surgery. Marines from Paga 1 View published thursday. The corps said Bracy and Lonetree worked together at the Moscow embassy from july 1985 to March i486, neither Man has been formally ordered before a court martial but the service has drawn up 19 allegations against Lonetree including one of espionage which is punishable by death. This is very serious one official said. These two Guys worked together it was not just a matter of their Tours of duly overlapping in  some Pentagon sources agreed to discuss the Case one Day after the Marine corps announced that Bracy a 21-year-old native of the new York City Borough of Queens had been transferred from the Marine base at Twenty nine Palms calif., to the base at Quantico va., and held on suspicion of espionage. The corps said Bracy was arrested As a result of the continuing investigation of Lonetree 25, also being held at Quantico. The sources earlier disclosed that Lonetree became involved sexually with a soviet woman who worked As a translator at the embassy. The sources said Bracy had become involved with a soviet woman who worked As an embassy Cook. As the Marine corps first spy Case in 38 years of providing Security at . Embassies unfolded the corps began considering shortening duty Tours for Marine guards at some sensitive posts. The Ptan to shorten Tours of duty would reduce the amount of time Marine embassy guards most an unmarried men in their Early 20s would be Vul Era Gar administration officials said wednesday. While announcing a review in procedures officials also said the suspected breaches in Security at the mos cow embassy have not undermined their Faith in the 1, Force s ability to provide adequate Protection. We Are in the investigative process now to see what we have Learned from this that can be helpful col. Carmine Del Grosso commander of the school that trains the guards told reporters wednesday at Quanti co located 35 Miles South of Washington. State department spokesman Charles e. Redman said a full scale counterintelligence investigation is being conducted in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies. We re looking at every aspect of Security at the embassy in Moscow under the current system most Marine guards serve two 15-Moniri Tours of duty first at a lonely or especially stressful Post like Moscow or Kabul Afghani Stan and then missions like Paris or Vienna where life is relatively easy. The Reagan administration official cautioned How Ever that though the guard procedures Are under re View it s top Early to change what has been a tremendously effective system for Many  pay hike from Page 1 postal by rep. Vic Fazio a Calif to provide $288.7 billion for defense in fiscal 1988. The Reagan administration requested s3i2 billion. The panel looked at several proposals regarding pay. Including placing a freeze on defense wage Levels and accepting the administration s request for increases of 4 percent for military personnel and 2 percent for civil ians. No one supports a freeze on pay the staffer said. But i doubt Well see an increase of 4 percent for Servic members either. The most common number used is the congressional budget office s recommendation of a 3 percent raise effective Jan. 1, 1988, for both Seceni Comben and civilians and that s what the committee tentatively agreed  the staffer emphasized the tentative nature of the proposal passed fast week by the committee democrats. They held talks with their Republican counterparts monday to try to mend fences and the staffer said a breakthrough May happen within the nut few Days. Once the republicans join in the proposal approved last week May go by the boards in favor of some other plan. The Senate budget committee also is working on its version of the budget Resolution but a staffer said no decisions on spending Levels have been reached. Once the budget committee resolutions Are completed and approved by the full House and Senate Only the spending targets Are binding on other commit tees the House staffer said. The armed services committees which authorize programs and the appropriations committees which provide the funds for those programs can make any number of changes As Long As they stay within the Overall budget committee spending limits he said. So when the budget people recommend a 3 percent pay raise that s Alt it is a recommendation Tor the armed service and appropriation committees to work with he said