European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday August 28,1987 charges filed against go in series of traffic mishaps Karlsruhe Germany is an 18lh engr brigade Soldier was charged this week in a series of june 29 traffic mishaps  damaged a bus Vivo cars a Streetcar shelter a Streetcar and an army Road scraper. Pvt 2 Mark d. Westbrook assigned to co a 94lh combat engr in heavy in Darmstadt is charged with leaving the scene of an Accident. He will face a court martial although the Date has not been he ruled said brigade spokesman sic. Philip Hale. Westbrook allegedly drove the scraper away from the scene in Darmstadt where the vehicle rammed the vacant bus pushing the bus into the two unoccupied cars. A mile away the scraper knocked Over part of a Streetcar shelter onto the track. Police estimated the damage at 1221,000. No in Mainz charged in june stabbing assault Mainz Germany is a main ser Geant has been charged with assault with intent to commit murder in connection with a stabbing in june. Sol. Anthony j. Jackson of he service co 2nd in 4lh aviation regt Mainz Fin then army Airfield also was charged with carrying a knife with a Blade More than three inches Long Mainz spokeswoman Florence c. Reilly said thursday the charges Stem from a june 15 incident when Jackson allegedly stabbed spec. 4 Anthony t. Harris of he co 26th support group during a Light outside Harris Barracks in Heidelberg. Harris has recovered from three slab wounds to the stomach. The charges against Jackson a heavy wheeled vehicle operator carry a maximum penalty of 22 years confinement Reilly said. No trial Dale has been set bus Driver to go on trial in death of schoolchild Geilenkirche Germany is the Driver of the school bus that ran Over an Ameri can kindergarten student is to Goon trial today. Willy Heinrichs a German citizen is charged with criminal neglect in the incident that killed a year old Jeremy Snyder son of sgt Michael and Deborah Snyder. The boy reportedly was leaving the bus when he was caught by the closing door. The Accident of culled feb. 16 in Gangell  where the Snyders were slaying with friends while wailing to return to the United states. Awol Soldier involved in near miss sentenced Tacoma Wash. A an army private whose civilian plane nearly collided with president Reagan s helicopter was Given less than half the maximum possible sentence for being absent with out leave during the incident his attorney said. Ralph William Myers 32, was sentenced to 30 Days restriction at fort Lewis. Wash., and the loss of one half of one month s pay said Mare Goldstein Myers attorney in Newport Beach Calif. For a Soldier of Myers Grade the pay toss would be 1365. A fort Lewis spokesman said. Myers formerly of Vancouver Wash., was flying Oregon businessman Harlan Lee Jones to a meeting in Orange county Calif., on aug. 13 when his plane flew within Iso feel of Reagan s helicopter North of Santa Barbara Calif. Myers had been awol from his Post since aug. 3. He was returned to fort Lewis from los Angeles on aug. 18, after being questioned by the secret service about the near collision. Darmstadt Junior High to open on wednesday Darmstadt Germany s4s Darm Stadt Junior High school will not open until wednesday because of delays in the school s $500,000 renovation Community and school official said thursday. Debut men of defense dependents schools Are Smedul cd to open the 1987-88 school year on monday. Union says it will continue efforts to open meetings to teachers by Dave Walczak education writer Heidelberg a teachers Union has vowed to continue its fight to open up military sponsored meet Ings that discuss school issues but bar teachers from attending. An overseas education association attorney in Washington d.c., said thursday that the Union would Appeal a decision that turned Down its request for All minutes of the Neucom sponsored european schools Council meetings from 1985 to 1987. A Neucom spokesman said the command is unaware of he sea s intention to Appeal. Any comment in Advance of the Appeal process is not considered appropriate at this  sea attorney Ron Austin asked for the documents june 16 under the Freedom of information act. The command provided 1983 minutes but refused to Send minutes of its 1986 and 1987 meetings calling them closed executive session s in his response to Austin s request army Brig. Gen. Walter j. Bryde said disclosure of All of the meetings minutes would have a tendency to inhibit open Frank and candid discussions by the participants on controversial issues which the Council  Mike Bauerfeind an sea attorney in Heidelberg who helped file the original request said the Union would cite a variety of reasons for appealing he  Sion. It is interesting to  he said that the meet Ings Are so secret and executive in nature but yet the president of the european Pat is allowed to attend and surface concerns of parents teachers and Stu dents " he said 1985 documents prove that the meetings Are Only a horse and Pony show Complete with  meetings include representatives from Neucom Safe Usa eur and Nav eur As Well As depart ment of defense dependents schools representatives from its Atlantic Germany and Mediterranean re Gions. Cafes and pts representatives Are officially included As non voting members nut a Host of other military and school staff officials attend. Sea attorney . Nguyen said thursday that the presence of others at the meeting makes the meetings More Public than  he refused to speculate on when the Pentagon which holds jurisdiction will hear the Appeal. Neucom regulations fall for at least two meeting during each school year. Its Neil meeting is sept. 28 at Ramstein a Germany. Demos from Page 1 National Waters As part of president Reagan s policy of protecting 11 kuwaiti ships congressional critics counter that by protecting snips of Kuwait an ally of Iraq the United Stales risks being drawn into the 7-year-old Iran Iraq War. They note the May 17 attack on the Navy frigate Stark which killed 37 . Seamen. Although neither the House nor Senate formally has sought to invoke the War Powers act 114 members of both Chambers have tiled suit in . District court asking that the Law s provisions be set into motion. Sen. Carl Levin a Mich echoed Pell s statements. The administration can t have it both ways Levin said. National Security adviser Frank c. Carlucci Dis agreed saying there s a different Legal Standard Between the War Powers act and the danger pay. Talking to reporters in los Angeles where he accompanied Reagan Carlucci said the broader language in the history of this authority for danger pay makes it Clear that it s available in situations where the War Powers Resolution is not applicable. The special pay is where we advise where there is t threat of physical harm or imminent danger Whereat the War Powers Resolution involves Only an imminent involvement in  the extra pay will go to the Navy Crews on ships in the persian Gulf the Strait of Hormuz and a Small portion of the Gulf of Oman As Well As personnel stationed in Kuwait and Bahrain. David. Armor acting assistant defense Secretary for manpower said the decision on the danger pay is unrelated to the War Powers debate. He noted that Congress approved a Law in 1983 authorizing the danger pay even if there is no immedi ate in cat of the United Stales being drawn into hostilities. This used to be called combat pay Armor said but in 1983 the Law was amended to include area for which there was some exposure to risk or imminent danger or physical harm to cover a broader Range of situations. We have used this pay for other parts of the world at other times and there never has been a question of the War Powers  hearing on shooting deaths begins Bamberg Germany is military authorities began i preliminary hearing thursday to determine if there is eur Focient evidence to try an army sergeant charged with two counts of murder and two counts of aggravated assault. Sgt. Mark a. Strom 29, of he co 1st in 54th inf is charged with the aug. 8 shooting deaths of his 29 Jear old wife Carin and Joanie Honkala 28, the wife of Bamberg sgt. Gary a. Honkala of he co 3rd in 35th Armor. Strom also shot and wounded two others who remained hospitalized thursday in German hospitals a 1st army div spokesman said in Ansbach. Vicky Liesner 22, who was shot in the head was in seriously ill condition in an Erlanger Hospital. She is use wife of sol. Victor w. Liesner of the 2nd so 2nd army Cav regl in Bamberg. Spec. 4 William e. Spangler 21, of troop a 2nd so 2nd army Cav regt in Bamberg was in seriously ill condition in a Bamburg Hospital with several gunshot wounds. The shooting look place at about 8 30 . Aug. 8 in one of the victims Pine housing area apartments. Strom allegedly killed his wife and Honkala wounded Spangler and Liesner then fled with his three children. He hater left the children unharmed at a Friend s Home. German police apprehended Strom aug. 10 follow ing an intensive manhunt. Strom is being held in the Mannheim confinement facility. His children Are in a Foster Home. Latest in audio video to be at Berlin fair Berlin from Aida to Wurlitzer if in exists in the world of audio visual it Likely will be found at the 9th Berlin International audio and video fair opening today. More than 300 exhibitors will display the latest in recreational electronics in Halls located beneath West Berlin s Funk urm until sept. 6. Some 400,000 visitors Are sex peeled. Digiola ligation is a Central theme this year according to exhibition organizers. Among the various offerings Are digital audio tapes which Are comparable in sound Quality to com pact disks. Up to two hours of music can be recorded on the digital tapes compared to the 70 minutes available on a compact disk. Digital recordings Are made by taking sound and translating in into information bits that Are stored on tape or disk. The process ensures that the copy is Iden tical to the original. Digitalized recording is More expensive than the traditional phonograph or cassette tape but nonet Lesi on the Rise among Consumers. According to the West German phonograph Indus try Union sales of compact disks nearly doubled from 1985 to 1986. Nearly 13 million compel disks were sold in Germany last year and the Hamburg based phone Industry Union predict sales this year of 20 million. Compact disk players that can be installed in an automobile also will be on display As will a variety of anti theft systems to discourage vehicle break ins. Video recorders Are hoi items this year and the trend is toward miniaturization and simplicity. More than 40 video recorder companies will vie for visitors attention