European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 l news update the stars and stripes wednesday August 26. 1987 Celeste s decision Columbus Ohio a gov. Richard Celeste who had considered running for president Laid such a Campaign would Coil too much and us too much Lime from running the stale. Celeste 49, announced monday he had decided against seeking the democratic domination Tor the 19kb race. He estimated that to presidential Campaign would Cost 16 million and an investment in time thai would be so substantial hat Ohio message would be Over  sex hostage to talk Denver up former hos Tage Charles Glass will make his lint Public appearance in the United states at the economic club of Colorado on sept. 22, club officials announced monday. The american journalist was kidnapped near Beirut Lebanon on Jane 17 with Alt Osseiran son of Lebanon s defense Minuter. Clan was on leave from Abc television news to research a Book on Lebanon. He escaped from i Canton aug. 18 after 6 Dayi of Captivity Glass is scheduled to talk on the conflict in the Middle East and the role of the United state in that Region temperatures  european weather it Ocul Tor Whf Mihr a i a my ton run Oma. Or att am to h mum m h to it her to pkg my pm v m Noro Ifni Glam  Maii imm n at in a in Nam Mil m 0 flu Ftp bal of Otto Lett Wanra Wynm to m of of Glitto my to Hun. Shi Sumi  � m cutout lor4 it War his a atm Rul null in  Ifni ing pin intr rat or Stovka Cloudy blot Irod Lowum Chi by try worst 1 Uhr to m m army hoping $45 part can keep Bradley fighting vehicles afloat Baychuc Vinch Washington Breto Washington the army is banking on a j4s part to cure the swim problems experienced by its $1,5 million Bradley fighting vehicle army officials Are Quick to Point out that the vehicle has completed More than 10,000 successful swims. But 11 sinking have been documented and in nine of those the cause was traced to a collapse of the vehicle s flotation skirt no deaths resulted from the accidents but the situation was deemed serious enough that Gen. John Wickham jr., army chief of staff suspended All Brad Ley swim operations in my. What we found was that the Cable thai locks the swim skirt in place occasionally malfunctioned said it. Col. Thomas Hutson Bradley action officer in the array s office of the Deputy chief of staff for operations. Once the Bradley gets out of the water there s a built in Quick release mechanism to drop the Start Hutson raid. That device is normally very Safe Bui we had situations in which the Driver would put the device in place and think it was locked when it really was  in those cases when the vehicle got into the water the skirt collapsed he said. Army officials Are putting an improved Locking device on All Bradl cys to ensure the skin stays up during swim operations Hutson said. We have a team in Europe outfitting the Bradley there right now he said. We expect id have the entire worldwide Fleet modified by  the Bradley will be barred from the water until the necessary modification has been made said an army spokesman at he Pentagon. As soon As hat device is listed any vehicle can resume swim operations he said. Another recent concern regarding the Bradley is whether the vehicle could still Man Euver safely in the water if an extra10,000 to 15,000 pounds of reactive Armor were added As a result of live fir tests last year. The Armor increase has not yet been approved but the fac corp., which builds the Bradley has redesigned the swim curtain anyway and demonstrated thai the vehicle could swim at the higher weight with that modification. Helwn said the array is validating that re design with lefts of its own. The army is also trying to line tit Bradley sides with air hags to make the vehicle a better swimmer we be been looking at that both with True air bags and Wilh bags that can be pumped full of a chemical that expand Sand solidifies into something Tike Styro foam Hutson said. The army s human engineering lab oratory at Aberdeen proving grounds md., has been testing the concept and will Forward their findings to the tank automotive come he said. Bui we Don t hold much Hope for that he said. There s an inherent Tacti Cal problem with those air bags they add 3 feel in Width to either Side of the vehicle. That would make gelling in and out of Rivers that much harder if the Banks had a lot of Trees and vegetation. For the moment we re going to tick with the flotation  team fes to Vietnam for Mia talks Bangkok Thailand a a . Military team flew to Vietnam tuesday for the first technical talks in 10 months on accounting for american servicemen missing from the War. . Embassy spokesman Ross pct ing said the military team and a group of medical specialists would bold separate talks Over three Days with officials in Hanoi the vietnamese capital. The vietnamese government had delayed talks on retrieving the remains . Soldiers for 10 months demanding b . Commitment to help Vietnam with its own urgent humanitarian con  earlier ibis month an agreement was reached in Hanoi by retired Gen. John w. Vessey president Reagan s personal emissary and Ngi Tyen co Thach Viet Nam s foreign minister and Deputy pre Mier. The americans said they would Dis cuss Vietnam concerns related to the War while Vietnam said it would end the months of deadlock on accounting for 1,776 americans listed As missing in action in Vietnam. Military experts from the Honolulu based . Joint casualty Resolution Center arc scheduled to talk Wilh the vietnamese on ways to retrieve remains of Mia and related issues. The last men technical talks look place in october. The four Man team is led by col. Joe Harvey commander of the casualty Reso Lution Center. The United states agreed to discuss Vietnam s request for humanitarian assistance despite a policy of withholding development Aid As Long As vietnamese troops remain in Cambodia. The two countries do not have Diplo Matic lies and for years Vietnam Das been saying that its willingness to account for the american Mia would de Pend on the . Response to Vietnam i requests for Aid. Of Secretary meets with egyptian official Cairo Egypt up . Secre tary of the air Force Edward Aldridge met monday with carnal Elsayid the egyptian minister of state for military production and said he discussed in creased military cooperation Between the two countries. Attride told repo Lere they talked about ways of promoting military cooperation Between the two countries particularly in the Field of military industrialization and for implementing protocol of bilateral military Cooper  Aldridge who arrived thursday on what american officials called an Orien tation visit said he came to Cairo to examine Egypt s future requirements for warplanes As Well As ways to strengthen bilateral military cooperation. Aldridge said negotiations Between the two countries for die Assembly of the advanced f-16 Jet fighter in Egypt were continuing and a final decision bad not been reached. He said Egypt should be proud of in pilots who completed their training on the f-16 in record times and for launch ing a program for maintaining and Over hauling the Jet fighter. Go s wife 2 boys found drowned in tub Hanau Germany s4s the estranged German wife and two sons of an american Soldier were drowned in the Bathtub of a High Rise apartment a police detective said tuesday. Petra Murphy 25, was found monday kneeling Over the apartment s Bathtub. She apparently had been hit Over the head at least four limes and then drowned said Juergen Grede the Detec Tive assigned to the investigation. The bodies of Murphy s sons. Jay 2, and Tim 6, were found in the Bathtub. Grede although puzzled about the motive said the victims were murdered. The woman s husband was transferred last week to a stateside assignment and is not a suspect Grede said the Soldier has not been questioned but he will be soon. The two had been separated since sep tember 1986 and were awaiting a divorce. Murphy was last seen alive aug. 16. An american couple who had t heard from her for a while visited the apart ment monday. The couple contacted police at 9 30 . Monday when there was no answer at Murphy s door and after they selected a Strong odor. The deaths Are being investigated by German police and the criminal invest gation come. W a u r Soldier serving 1 year sentence for assault � m h 3h 77h 11 my. J 91 to for 13. 791 mar by. Truh Truch a. Ii Darmstadt Germany Sas a former specialist four busted to private for indecent assault is serving a one year sentence at fort Riley. Kan., a Community spokeswoman said tuesday. Spec. 4 Herbert l aeon of co c,547th combat engr in. 130th engr Bri Gade was convicted in a general court martial May 14 of assault an indecent it five specification of indecent As Sault and false swearing Irene Hodman said. Acors was accused of sexually assault ing at least 20 women u he Rode by them on his bicycle. On sept 22, acors approached a German woman while she was walking along Bessunger Strasse in Darmstadt when she turned to look at him he grabbed her Between the legs and fled. Between september and december be grabbed at least five women in the but Tocks ires. On one occasion acors grabbed t woman from behind and placed i Hud Over her Mouth but led when b to niggle ensued. The Soldier also was ordered to forfeit ill Fay and allowances and was Given t bad conduct discharge