European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday july 11,1967 High court fails to Rule on rights suits in military by William j. Bartman Washington Bureau Washington the supreme court has failed to Rule on a Case that would have determined if Mili tary personnel May sue their superiors for alleged Vio lations of heir constitutional rights. After hearing arguments in april on behalf of John Van Piasek an sex Marine Captain who claims he was forced out of the corps when he stood up for the rights of women and drug users the court ruled recently that the Case was dismissed As improvident granted thus the justices were saying they should not have heard the Case in the first place but did not explain their reasoning. The decision left Van Drasek s lawyer Stephen Mil liken stumped for an explanation. I Eucks they decided the court was not the proper vehicle for settling the Issue he said. The question still remains open and will probably work its Way Back to the court in some other Case Millikan said. Obviously it s a big question can a military member retain his Constitution rights Van Drasco turned to the Federal courts when his complaint was rejected by Marine and Navy reviewers. But a . District court and a Federal  court declined to hear the lawsuit citing the need to keep he military and civilian judicial systems separate. The Marine claims he received unfair performance ratings after he challenged his commander s decision to exclude pregnant marines from courses at the no leadership school in Quanico a. He claims he was further ostracized when As a member of an administrative discharge Board he voted to retain a Marine despite a drug abuse problem. The court s action effectively ends Van Drasco s efforts to overturn the decision of the military  Milliken said a conflict remains among the courts regarding whether certain military complaints such As Van Drasek s Are reviewable As Well As what standards can be applied to determine if the Case should be heard. Shipyard in Holland seeking of to sell minesweepers to Kuwait Amblas scream Netherlands a a ship Yard Here thursday asked the dutch government for preliminary permission to sell minesweepers to Kuwait the company s director said. The Van Der Gic Ssan de Noord shipyard in this Western dutch town is currently preparing a bid to provide the kuwaiti Navy with an unspecified number of minesweepers director Jan Smit Lold the associated press. Last week Smit headed a joint delegation of his company and dutch Navy officers to discuss the Sale with kuwaiti government officials. He declined to elaborate on the substance of the talks. We need this preliminary Export permit in order to be Able to Issue a credible bid said Smit whose com Pany has built 13 minesweepers for the Duich Navy in recent years. The Van Der Giessen de Noord request has not yet been dealt with by the dutch government according to a dutch economic affairs ministry spokesman. Under dutch Law military hardware exports to so called regions of tension require government approval. The persian Gulf area is considered such a Region but late last year Premier Ruud Lubbers s Center right government granted a Simitar preliminary Export License to another dutch shipbuilding firm for the Possi ble Sale of six to eight diesel powered submarines to saudi  the time Lubbers claimed thai saudi Arabia was a stabilizing Factor in the Gulf area. The saudis have not yet awarded a bid on the sub Deal for which the Netherlands reportedly faces stiff opposition from France Germany and Italy. The minesweeper Issue arose amid continued controversy in the . Congress Over a kuwaiti request to have 1 f of its Oil tankers half its Tanker Fleet Refl Guedin the United states to gain . Navy Protection. Kuwait also has chartered three tankers from the soviet Union to get Protection from that superpower. Iran has focused on attacking kuwaiti related tar gets since last september accusing Kuwait of support ing Iraq Iran s enemy in the seven year Gulf War. Hijack suspect s brother charged with abduction of 2 germans Karlsruhe Germany a the older brother of lebanese Hijack suspect Mohammed Ali Hamadi has been charged with kidnapping iwo germans in Beirut Lebanon in an attempt to free Hamadi the chief Federal prosecutor said thursday. Ali Abbas Hamadi 28. Is accused of organizing and taking part in the kidnapping of businessmen Rudolf Cordes and Alfred Schmidt in in attempt to blackmail the German government into releasing his younger brother from jail. The charges were filed wednesday Federal pros ecu Lor Kurt Rebmann told a news conference m Karls Ruhe. Mohammed Ali Hamadi 23, is suspected of taking pan in the june 19bs hijacking of a Twa Airliner in which a . Serviceman was killed. Germany recently refused to extradite him to the United states out of concern for the lives of Cordes and Schmidt. Both suspects Are in German jails. Mohammed Ali Hamadi was arrested on Jan. 13 at Frankfurt International Airport on explosive charges. His older brother a naturalized German citizen was wrested Jan. 26 at the same Airport. He was re turning from Lebanon where Cordes and Schmidt had been kidnapped Jin. 17 and Jan. 20, respectively. Rebmann said he filed charge of kidnapping intimidation of the German gov Crimeni and violation of explosives Laws against Ali Abbas Hunadi. Rebmann said Ali Abbas Hamadi and unknown persons were responsible for the kidnappings of Cordes and Schmidt. Government sources have said the kidnappers were believed to be members of Hezbollah a Radical pro iranian shiite moslem group. A third Hamadi brother is said to be a High ranking member of the group. Rebmann said Ali Abbas Hamadi had flown to Bei rut on Jan. 16, three Days after the Airest of his younger brother in Frankfurt. He went there to join family members and other unknown persons in organizing violent measures in order to Stop the extradition of his brother to the .a. And Force his release from jail in Frankfurt Rebmann said Rebmann said thai before his arrest Ali Abbas Hamadi had telephoned a Friend living in Merzig to say hat he personally had taken part in Cordes kid napping. Rebmann said both Hamadi Brothers had frequently brought liquid explosives into Germany. Rebmann also warned the German government against giving in to pressure from the kidnappers of the German hostages. On june 24. The Cabinet of Chancellor Helmut Kohl refused the . Request for Mohammed Ali Smadi s extradition saying he would be tried Here instead on murder and hijacking charges. He has not Yel been charged. Rebmann said that the refusal by past German governments to negotiate with the German terrorist gang the red army faction had helped prevent blackmail attempts. Sofia today 1 million aids brochures being distributed in Spain Madrid Spain a1 the health ministry thursday began distribution of 1 million brochures designed to inform spaniards about aids the acquired immune deficiency syndrome disease for which theft is no known  director general for pharmaceutical products. Felix Lobo said the brochures would be available in pharmacies and hospitals throughout the country. Health departments in the country s 17 autonomous regions would be responsible for the distribution he Laid. The ministry said earlier in the week thai 508 cases of aids had been recorded in Spain. The majority of those with the disease were heroin addicts the ministry said. 4 die when car plunges into Pool of boiling mud Wellington new zealand a four men died when their car crashed into a Pool of boiling Thermal mud near Lake Rotorua police said Friday. Chain used to retrieve the car were still hot 10 minutes after the vehicle was dragged from the mud Low truck Driver Murray Rawson  physicist Gary Turner said the Thermal mud at the site or the Accident which occurred thurs Day would have had a temperature of about 158 de Grees  witness. James Rolleston 18, repeatedly bashed at the car Windshield with a Rock and dug into the mud with his Bare hands in an attempt to free the four men his father Mitai Rolleston  victims were All residents of the town of Roto Nia. South of  said the occupants had no Chance to escape from the car because the roof had been damaged in the Accident jamming the door. Australian airline selects Rolls Royce engines London up the australian airline Qantas has selected the Rolls Royce rb211-524d4d engine to Power its Fleet of new Long Range Boeing 747-400 air Craft it was announced  airline has specified four 747-400 jetliners with Rolls Royce engines with options on a further 15.the order was Worth $ 1.053 billion Rolls Royce mud. The order by Qantas was chosen in the face of Toug Competition from . Manufacture a Pratt and Whit Ney and general  managing director Ralph Robus said it was a very Tough Competition and Qantas earned out a extremely rigorous engine evaluation. The reliability of the existing rb211-524 engines and fuel efficiency offered by the new engine were important Factor influencing the fajitas Choice. Military Roundup it. Gen. Watts assumes command of Vii corps Stuttgart s4s i. Gen. Ronald l. Watts assumed command of the array s Vii corps Friday afternoon in a ceremony at Kelley . 52, replaced la Gen. Andrew p. Chambers. Watts was army forces come chief of staff at fort Mcpherson , 56, will become Deputy commander of army forces come and commander or the 3rd army at fort Mcpherson. Chambers had been at Vii corps since february 1985.Vii corps which includes 90,000 soldiers covers most of the German stale of Baden Wuerttemberg and Bavaria in its geographic area of military responsibility. Rear adm. Gallo named to Mediterranean Post shape Belgium . Navy re a adm. Salvatore f. Gallo will assume command of maritime air forces Mediterranean july 20. Gallo. 51, succeeds rear adm. Stephen Lof Lus who will be assigned to the Pentagon As . Navy director of budget and reports fiscal management  commands patrol wings Atlantic