European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes thursday. August 27,1987 Celeste s decision Limbus Ohio gov. Richard Celeste War had considered running for Jpn Donl said such rep pain july Cost Loo much and we to much time from running Thutt of Celeste 49,  monday he had  the democratic Jan insula for the 1988 Raceme no Imam that a presidential Campaign Wall Cost $6 Milln and an  in time Faa would be so sub Statial thar Ohio s message would  spy Catcher ban Hong Kong a a High court judge on monday lifted a ban on publication of excerpt from the Book spy Catcher that had been imposed on this Britis Colony s largest English language newspaper. A lawyer for the South China sunday morning Post said the newspaper wanted to resume pub Lishing excerpts after Justice Nich Olas j. Barcli lifted the temporary injunction obtained by the British government on aug. I. Baumelt said his order would not take effect until wednesday to give the British government Lime to decide whether to Appeal the ruling. The government s lawyers Laid they first would talk wit London officials before determining whether to pursue the Case. Publication of spy Alcher by former British intelligence agent Peter Wright was banned in Brit Ain last month. Britain is seeking to suppress the Book in Australia and new zealand on the grounds that its contents Compromise National Security. Army hoping $45 part can keep Adley fighting vehicles afloat Byci Mckinch Washington Breto Washington the army i banking Orva 145 pan to Core the swim Rob lems a Krien ced by its $1.5 million Radley fight tag vehicle. Army officials arc Quick to Point out that the vehicle Mas completed More than 10,000 such Stu Wims. 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 pm the accidents but the situation was Clemed serious enough that Gen. John Wickham jr.,army chief of staff suspended All Brad Ley swim operations in maj what we found was Tea the Cable that locks the swim skirt in ave Occas Sio Natly malfunctioned said let.  Hutson Bradley action Pilicer in the army s office of the de Pul chef of staff for operations. Once the Bradley gets 9ut of in water there s a built in Quick relm mechanism to drop the Start. Hut said. That device is normally very Safe but 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 arc putting an improved Locking device on All Bradley to ensure the skirt stays up during swim operations Hutson said. We have a team in Europe outfitting the Bradley there right now he said we expect to have the entire worldwide Fleet modified by  the Bradley will be barred from he water until the necessary modification has been made said an army spokes mar Ai the Pentagon. As soon As that device is fitted vehicle can resume swim operations said. Another recent concern regard it the Bradley is whether the vehicle c0ld still Man Euver safely in the water Man extra 10,000 to 15,600 pounds i reactive Armor were added As a res Ujffy live fire tests last year. The Armor increase Hadgos yet been approved but the Jmc corp., which builds the Bradl Evnas redesigned the swim curtain any and demonstrate that the vehicle Duld swim at the higher weight with it modification Hutson Saidl he Anjulis validating that re design with tests Jolls own. The Adry is also Irving to line  with air bags to make the vehicle wac Lucr swimmer. F a been looking at that both with tru Johr bags and with bags that can Bep upped full of a Chomi Marthat expands i solidifies into something like Styron 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. But we Don t hold much Hope for that he said. There s an inherent Tacti Cal problem with those air bags they add 3 feet in Width to either Side of the vehicle. That would make getting in and out of River 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 flies to yen a for Mia talks Bangkok Thailand a a  team flew to Vietnam tuesday for the first technical talks in 10 Mont son accounting for american servicemen missing from the War. . Embassy spokesman Ross Pelz ing said the military team and a group of medical specialists would hold separate talks Over three Days with officials in Hanoi the vietnamese capital. The vietnamese government had delayed talks on retrieving the remains of . Soldiers for 10 months demanding a . Commitment to help Vietnam with its own urgent humanitarian con  Earllar this Morffi an agreement waste ached hand by mired Gen. John w. Vesse pref Lent Reagan s personal emissary a Guyen co Thach Viet Nam s  and Deputy pre Mier. The an Clu said they would Dis cuss Kiemm Wace no related to the War  it would end the Mon thief a Cadloni on accounting for1,776anericans Lis Las missing in action j itary experts fro the Honolulu Lis joint Casavoy Resolution Are scheduled Taka la with the flame be on ways to rave remains of mias and related issues. The la is Mich technical talks look place in october. The four Man team is led by col. Joe Harvey commander of the casually Reso Lution Center. The United states agreed to discus 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 ties and for years Vietnam has been saying that its willingness to account for the american mias would de Pend on the . Response to Vietnam s requests for Aid. Of Secretary meets Witla egyptian official Cairo Egypt up . L. Ury of the air Force Edward Ald Rmel monday with carnal Elsaye egyptian minister of slate for a production and said he discus a in creased military cooperation been the two countries. _ Aldridge told reporters tur talked about ways of promoting Mmry cooperation Between the two cd tries particularly in the held of military Btu strip Aliza Tion and for implement a protocol of bilateral military Alion Aldridge. Who arrived thursday what Amman officials called an one Talion 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 the Assembly of the advanced f-1 6 Jel fighter in Eppl were continuing and a final decision bad not been reached. He said Egypt should be proud of its pilots who completed their training on the f-16 in record times and for launch ing a program for maintaining and Over titling the Jet fighter. Go s i 2 boys found duct Ned in tub Hanau Germany hrs the estranged German wife my two sons of an american Soldier a drowned in the Bathtub of a High a apartment  lice detective said Voday. Peira Murphy was found monday kneeling Over apartment s Bathtub. She apparently a been hit Over the head at Leas Jaibur times and the drowned Sai Bergen Grade the Detec Tive assigned to the investigation. The bodies of Murphy s sons Jay 2, and Tim 6, were found in the Bathtub. Greek 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 i486 and were awaiting a it was last seen alive aug. 16. An Amican couple who had t heard from Hewer a while visited the apart ment Mcway. The couple contacted police at 9 3o�,m, monday when there was no answer Murphy s door and after they detected Strong odor. The death re being investigated by German policy Cpd the  Galion come. R sol Ier serving 1 year sentence for Dissault Darmstadt. Germany is a Fonne Elia list four busied to private for in Iceni assault is serving a one year at foil Riley kan., a comm i said tuesday. 4 Herbert l. Acors of co a i combat engr in 130th engr be was convicted in a general court n a May 14 of assault an indecent five specifications of indecent As Sault and false swearing Irene Hoffman said. Acors was accused of sexually assault ing at least 20 women As 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 grabbed at least five Loeks area. On one occasion woman from behind a Over her Mouth but fled ensued. The Soldier also was o id december he men in the but Abbed Ai his hand i a struggle i to forfeit All pay and allowances and was Given a bad conduct discharge