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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, July 4, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 21 saturday sunday july 4-5,1987 Feus in their eyes mourn Ihler alien  soldiers of the 11th annd pm Ktut to 3 killed in Troi Ragis pay try Sarote inhere thursday for their in Gnoss to help other an staff set. Joseph l. Do Casc 27, and set. Joseph , 20, two of three soldiers killed sunday in an explosion Ai the , pairs of polished As they rested collapsible Field table thursday morning Imp Arian of the soldiers they represented filled the earn of Hir arts of the 58ih combat eng co it tharand arrest. The nip any had assembled near the temporary Headquarters building at the Hohenfels train Center for an outdoor so Rice commemorating in the nearby installation Chapel soldiers of Maint troop combat support so paid similar tribute to the third victim. Spec. 4 Keith a. Lavoie 21. The 10 10 . Explosion occurred on a Grassy train ing Field As 15 soldiers were working with an miso Cral Cring device designed to blow up roads. Renaldi and Lavoie died on the spot and Dewease the instructor died later at the army Hospital in Nuernberg. The other 12 soldiers All suffered injuries. All three cheerful altitudes. Their Devotion to their i in a trembling voice Camp Stephen a Hill said i was encouraged by them 1 was inspired by to another helmet another pair of boots an Al Rifle commemorated Lavoie at the crowded in Chapel service. Sgt James Woods said when there was a task that needed to be done Lavoie was always the one to say Send me lint.1 " up grip he Richard Branson and per Lindstrand launched their balloon thursday in Maine. 2 record seeking balloonist crossing Atlantic at 100 Mph London a two adventurers bidding to make the world s first Atlantic crossing by hot air balloon sped aver the Ocean Friday at a faster than sex peeled average of 100 Mph. Swedish born balloonist per Linds Irand and briton Richard Branson appeared in be heading for a Earl Landing in Scotland perhaps late Friday. In a radio message to London s Posi office Tower the control Cente for the flight Lindstrand said never in my wildest dreams did 1 imagine completing the crossing in iwo  Fiona Miller a press officer at the London control Center said Friday they Are comfortable and every thing is going extremely smoothly they left the United slates in their huge balloon the Virgin Atlantic flyer from a ski resort at Sugarloaf Mountain in Western Maine on thursday. The London control Center said the launch time was 0810 get. Officials in Maine had Given it As 0812 get. Branson and Lindstrand covered the first 1,000 mites of their 3,400 mile journey in a Lille More than 10 hours. They broke the distance Mark for hot air balloons at 907 Miles. Larouche faces charge of obstructing probe Boston a extremist presiden tial candidate Lyndon Larouche conspired to stymie Federal investigation into an alleged $1 million credit car scam used to finance his 1984 Campaign the government charged in an indict ment unsealed thursday. The indictment said Larouche tried to obstruct a grand jury investigation by ordering his followers to flee the country to shred documents and to stall Federal agents through o variety of tactics including making false statements Larouche who hew to West Germany after testifying before the grand jury monday told lbs to by Telephone that prosecutors were cooking up something out of rumours and whispers and interpret  Larouche spokeswoman Dana scan Ion also quoted him As calling the Case a malicious and fraudulent concoction adding a faction inside the Reagan department of Justice has rushed to the Aid of Moscow once  the charge of obstruction of Justice adds Larouche to a Case in which 13 of his aides and five of Bis organizations had been charged in the alleged credit card fraud and obstruction scheme. The indictment was secretly handed up tuesday by a Federal grand jury that for nearly three years has been investigating the alleged bilking of More than2,000crcdit-card holders. Larouche who has said he is seeking the 1988 democratic presidential Nomi nation faces up to five years in prison and a 1250,000 Fine if convicted at a trial scheduled to begin sept. 21. . Attorney Frank l. Mcnamara or. In Boston said the indictment was scaled until thursday while prosecutors made arrangements for Larouche 64, to sur Render for arraignment. He is expected in appear before a Federal magistrate a Cal wednesday. The government will seek extradition if he does t appear Mcnamara said. Laroche attorney Odin p. Anderson said Larouche would continue his Campaign for nomination. Lianas Dies in Leningrad Moscow Cmari War Crimi Nal Karl Linnas who Yafim Molof his . Citizenship and deported to _ Viet Union in april to face possible exe cution for his crimes died thursday in a government Hospital in Leningrad the official soviet news Agency to Tass said heart failmptsjic5pnar Cal cause of fact " of Tartu in transferred from his prison cell in the estonian capital of Tallin late Las month to a Hospital in Leningrad for treatment of heart disease. Soviet doctors performed two Lions to try to save Linnas who a convicted in absent a Iii Ottn court of a a Pirn he was san ten is person accused of tray crimes to  to the so Viet Union against if Helhe was de ported april 21 after Federan huts Rule that he had lied on immig til Jarms when he entered the United staler after world War ii. Linnas had been a resident of the United Stales since 1951  
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