European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 12, 1987 the stars and stripes Page s seven killed 15 Hurt As Rock hits bus Winter Park Colo. A a huge Boulder dislodged by a stale Highway worker rolled off a Mountainside monday and smashed Inlo a moving bus kill ing seven people and injuring i of hrs authorities said. The bus passengers were american and foreign tourists on a one Day sightseeing tour of the Rocky Moun Dan Hopkins spokesman for the Colorado Highway department said a Crew was Clearing rocks from above the Roadway and that a front end loader Dis lodged the Rock which rolled through several Hundred feel of Trees onto the Highway and hit the the bus. The Highway department is investigating the Acci Dent but Hopkins said he did not know if any disciplinary action would be taken against inc operator. There were 28 people aboard the tour bus and six escaped injury i am Lucky to be alive said  Frei of Switzer land who was Silling on the left Side of the bus and suffered minor  county Coroner Dave Schonfeld identified two of the dead As John Killeen of Denver and arc no Johnson 61, of Renville  said the name of the other victims a couple from Alabama and a couple from Australia would not be released pending notification of relatives. Rescue personnel remove the body of one of seven persons killed when a Large Rock hit bus in Colorado. A _ p photo potential juror admits negative View of Lonetree Quantico a. A a potential member of the court martial panel which will try Marine sgt. Clayton Lone acc on spy charges said monday that marines probably have a negative View of the former Moscow embassy guard but at 10 officers questioned indicated hey had no fears that acquittal would jeopardize their careers. When questioned is a group they also indicated they had never discussed the Lonetree Case with any one but the first one questioned alone said the Case was discussed while the same officers Sal on another court martial. Defense lawyer Michael Stuhff told reporters that the defense must try to overcome. Negative impression of Lon Cree. He said such an impression is Proba Bly based on initial news ache urls of official remarks on Lonetree s Case. We Hope they Haven t been contaminated by the bad press and some of the things that have been erroneously and prematurely reported Stuhff said.4 fount it Musiy Forward so ii Itice Oil a a sri Praca reports had been speculations or exaggerations based on government leaks. At least five members must remain on the panel thai will decide if Lonetree was a spy. Lonetree could gel life in prison if on iced of inc 13 counts he is charged with some c which allege he turned Over the identities of Cia officials to she Kab after falling in love with a soviet woman. The 10 potential jurors indicated when questioned As ? soup that they All were aware of the Lonetree Case but none said he had discussed the Case. The first of the potential jurors to be individually questioned was identified by the defense Only As col. Carlon. The military did not immediately respond to a request that full names and ranks of the potential jurors be provided. Carton was asked How marines at the Quanico Marine corps base where the trial is being held View Lonetree. He said he believed there was a generally unfavourable impression. He was not asked Why. Carton and the next three potential jurors said they or Fri familiar with the Case through news acco iils. Carlon also said under questioning from Stuhff that one of the id discussed the Case while the same panel parents charge children abused sexually at Presidio Day care Center san Francisco a a group of parents con tends As Many As 37 children May have been sexually abused at an army Day care Center and officials say Al least two children have been infected with a sexually transmitted disease. Presidio spokesman Bob Mahoney said monday that More than 60 children have been seen Al the army s Letterman Hospital in recent months after their parents reported they May have been victims of sexual abuse at the Cenich which cares for 250 children daily. There Are a number of cases where child abuse has been identified he said adding that children have been undergoing counselling As a result. Two couples helping to spearhead a drive for a com plete investigation of the Center Are proceeding despite fears that they like some parents in the Mcfanin preschool Case in Manhattan Beach near los Angeles will be accused of encouraging children to fabricate stories of molestation we Don t want to lie the prosecutors hands and jeopardize the investigation said Dennis Runyan an army dentist who said his two daughters were abused at the Center. The Fri is investigating alleged molestation Al the sprawling Presidio child development Center for civilian and military personnel at the Post at the South end of the Golden Gale Bridge. Specifically because of the Long period of time in which this Case concerns itself we simply Don t know How Many children Are involved said col. Joseph v. Raft try commander of the Presidio. Investigation began last november after the 3-year old son of Mike and Joyce Tobin came Home from the Center and complained that or Gary had Hurt him Senu Alty. The Toms said a doctor s examination showed the boy had been raped Tobin is an army Engineer. Gary Hambright 33, who had worked Al the pre school for 18 months was charged with sodomy Oral copulation and lewd and lascivious conduct. However the charges were dropped when a Federal judge ruled in March trial the child was Loo Young to competently testify and that the boy s remarks to his Mother nurse doctor and brother about his alleged abuse were hearsay. In april five couples signed a letter sent to 300 families whose children had been cared for by Ham Bright. It said that auth until a had identified j7 Chil Dren As possible victim of sexual advances. Sat on another Case one of inc individuals made a remark i guess expressing Surprise that this panel would hear this Case Carlon said. When Stuhff asked the 10 officers if they worried that acquitting Lonetree could jeopardize their careers none indicated having such a fear. None of the jurors indicated holding a belief thai since Lonc rec is an american Indian he would be More Likely to betray the . Government. Relatives and friends of Lonetree have accused the government of racial motivation in its ease against the 25-year-old St. Paul minn., Man. Stufft said after the group questioning was completed that it was too Early to Tell if the defense will Challenge any of the jurors. He said he was aware of the verdict that members of the jury panel delivered in Anol Hermase but declined to say what the verdict had been because the cases were not related. This is the first Lime they be had an espionage Case he said. Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug. 12, 1947 in its first investigative action since the mysterious death of Princess harm inc widow of Germany s last emperor and the disappear Ance of her Crown jewels the army arrested and questioned Vera her bal Friend of Prince Ferdinand and the secret emissary who brought him his Mother s jew Els to Berlin. Princess Hermine did last week 30 years ago foday. Aug. 12, 1957 a Mari limbs Central airways plane with 79 persons aboard was reported missing somewhere Between Quebec City and Montreal. 20 years Ogo foday. Aug. 12, 1967 Fidel Castro accused the Central intelligence Agency of sending Ril into Cuba 10 assassinate government leaders and said president John son plotted to Kilt him. ?0 years ago today. Aug. 12 1977 former auxiliary policeman David Berkowit 2j. Accused of being the son of Sam who stalked and killed sin persons in a yearlong reign of terror in new York was captured moments before he set oui for a machine gun Bloodbath at a d Nicotri Kijuc