European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 6,1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 neighbors divided on Span Clou s future Berlin a taxi in Var Horst Klunke is still diving tourists past Spandau prison a British Soldier is just glad the Boring guard duty is Over and one neigh Bor says the site should be turned Inlo Garden polls. Nazi War criminal Rudolf Hess the prison s last inmate died on aug. 17, and workmen already have started dismantling the aging Structure to make Way fora British military shopping renter. As Spandau Waits for the wrecker s Ball expected later this month West Berlin residents whose lives were affected by the prison talked about their feel Ings and experiences. I be taken tourist past the prison before hcs death and i m still doing it  Klenec said the Normal City sightseeing Tours Don t come by Here anymore Kiunke said his Tournis want 10 Sec the Prim where Hes. The Deputy to dictator Adolf Hitler had been sole inmate since 1966. I be heard the bricks Are supposed to be ground up and pulverized so that no souvenir Hunters can get them Ken pc added. As the taxi Driver spoke in front of the prison two British soldiers Wanh assault rifles stood at the front Gate. We re glad we Don t need to guard Here any More Laid one of the soldiers who refused to give his name to was  several neighbors in an apartment House across the Elrett from the prison also talked about their feeling i regarding Spandau. Heidi docs Al mid she disliked the Neo nazis who occasionally showed up at the prison to show their support for Hess. They always showed up for his  she said. Another neighbor Public Ira Iii employee Wolf gang Klarck. Added it s a Pood thing they re tearing it Down now Well finally have some peace and quiet  Hartmut ctn who said he was in his 40. Noted it has logo so that no memory remains. Otherwise it would become a pilgrimage Point for roughnecks not All inc neighbors agreed Wilh the British plans tomake the prison Imp a shopping Center. They should keep inc building standing to turn it Inlo a weapons museum or a War museum said 41-year-old Christine Muegge. Neighbor Ilona  added la would have been better to turn it Over to gardening hobbyists to grow things on plots  the 4 2,2 so Square Yard Spandau prison was built As a prussian military stockade in 1876 and designed to hold up to 600 prisoners. Eugene k. Bird who was the lop american offi cer at Spandau from 1964 to 1972 and still lives in Wesl Berlin said i m not sorry to see it go. In fact i m relieved. It was the last Symbol of a very dark period of history the nazi  among other prisoners who spent Lime there after the Nuernberg nazi War crimes trials were third Reich armaments minister Albert Spoor and nazi youth group Leader Baldur von sell Inch. Anderson a Purdon the British diplomatic spokesman in West Berlin refused to give any specifies about the rasing of Spandau. City building depart men spokesman Peter we Ninger declined to speculate where Crews will take the tons of debris. Eicr Wilke head of the demolition firm Aubol and Wilke said he assumes the Only Way to Knock Down the Structure is with a wrecking Ball. Bernd Crimer head of the Baehr demolition firm added blowing it up is out of the question. Gelling a permit for hat would be especially hard since the prison is in a residential area shortly after Hess died work Crews removed be longings and any furniture he May have used to Hwan souvenir Hunters. Etta photo a pedestrian walks Prat the Gate of Spandau prison ii to Hefang razed to make Way for a shopping Center. Hess reportedly rejected soviet Deal pares a a Wesl German historian said in an article published saturday that the soviets offered Rudolf Hess Freedom and a top Post if he expressed Public support for the communist regime in East Germany. Adolf Hitler s former Deputy died aug. 17 at age 93 in Berlin s Spandau prison where he was the Only inmate after writing a suicide note and wrap Ping an electrical Cord around his neck. He had been in jail since flying to Britain in 194 on a bizarre peace Mission. Hess was convicted of War crimes Al the Nuernberg trials after world War ii. Werner Masc the historian said in the article for the weekly Magazine la Figaro that inc Story was told to him in 1952 by Premier Olio Grol Wohl of East Germany now dead. According to Masc Grol Wohl said the soviets spirited Hess out of Spandau one night in 1952 during their turn at standing guard Grol Wohl did no reveal the Date but inc Lusterman said he calculated Iuo be inc night of March 17-1b. He said the conversation occurred 10 weeks later and Grotewohl said he was on the plane that took Hess to a secret destination. Hess has just missed a Chance that was offered to him to add a chapter to his life thai could have had enormous consequences on the future of All of Germany Masc quoted Grothwohl assaying. That night the russians and the East germans put a Deal in his hands. Or rather they proposed him a contract. Me was to pledge to make Public a proclamation affirming thai socialism of which he had dreamed All of his life was on the Road to realization in East  in Exchange Hess was to be freed immedi ally without returning to Spandau and Given an elegant Home in Dresden according to Masc after his proclamation Hess would take Over leadership of the a did the National democratic part which grouped former nazis in East Ger Many Masir quoted Grothwohl As saying Hess refused categorically and with arrogance what was proposed to him Grothwohl was quoted As saying. He declared that he could not do such a thing to Adolf Hitler after his death. Time passed inc night went on. The russians became suddenly angry and said to Hess thai in thai Case he would remain jailed until his deals. They then threatened special sanctions if he should talk to anybody about this escapade. Then the soviet military plane look him Back to Berlin where they returned him to his cell in Spandau. I can Tell you thai he will never again leave  the United Stales Britain and France the other three world War ii allies that share the administration of Berlin had proposed in recent years that Hess be released for humanitarian and health Rea sons. The soviets refused. Surrogate Mother gives birth to boy and girl Lansing Mich. A a surrogate Mother who is suing to cancel her con tract Friday gave birth to a boy and a girl. The twins were born shortly before noon and were listed in fair condition said Sparrow Hospital spokeswoman Carol schwing. The Mother Laurie Yates of Ithaca was listed in Good Condi Tion. The twins were conceived through artificial insemination after Vales signed a contract Wilh Barry Huber a Farmer from Jonesboro Ark. Yates had agreed to let Huber and Bis wife Glinda adopt the babies but changed her mind and sued last month in Gratiot county circuit court to have the contract voided saying in amounts to involuntary servitude the suit also alleged that Yates was coerced Inlo submitting to Iwa insemination after a july 1986 miscarriage that should have cancelled inc contract. Yates already bad two children. The hubers filed a Counie Suil Mon Day seeking custody and temporary Fos Ter care far the wins until the Case is decided. Michigan has no Law covering surrogacy arrangements. The contract was arranged by dear born attorney Noel Keane who runs a new York based infertility Center and Drew widespread publicity for arranging the contract under which baby a was bom in new Jersey to Mary Beth White head. Donald Reisig an Adorney for the hubers said Friday that his clients had been looking Forward to this Day and would be most pleased if yales has iwo healthy  he said he did not know what the nest Legal step would be now that the babies have been bom. Kean on Friday disputed the charges made by yales in the lawsuit saying he had letters on Hie in which Yates urged the hubers not to become discouraged that it took so Long to become pregnant. Among the reasons Yates listed for warning la Bear a child and then give it to another couple canc said were that she enjoyed being pregnant. Ii is a thrill ing experience