European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 0 the stars and stripes thursday. November 12,1987 go s Quick action saves attacked woman by Connie Dickey staff writer Frankfurt a fast thinking 3rd army div Soldier who recently saved German woman from being attacked has earned a Tetter of Hanks from the German police. It happened so fast spec. 4 Ricky i. Stark said. I heard screams and i knew something was wrong. Stark said he reacted on instinct a he and his girl Friend were walking through he parking lot of the subway station in Kalbach oct. 29. "11 was about 8 30 at Niahal and As we were walking from the a Bahn i heard a woman scream. I turned to face the scream and started walking towards it be cause i knew something was  because of Start s actions the police Are sending a letter of appreciation to the Soldier who is with cob 143rd signal in 3rd army div. I heard the serf am again and started running. That s when i saw a woman on the ground and a Man running inwards me Stark said. As the alleged attacker ran close he sprayed Stark in the face with Mace a chemical compound that temporarily stuns its victim. That stopped me. I was surprised. He got the right tide of my face in my eyes and cars and 1 swallowed Tome. But then the woman jumped up screaming shouting in German and pointing so i grabbed the Man s left hand and pinned it behind him a plainclothes policeman waiting at the bus Stop ran to help him with the alleged attacker. A Man called German police while the policeman grabbed the Man around the Waist. We forced him into a Guardrail but he was still struggling so i threw him to the ground Stark said. World to Aav Japan has record surplus in Trade with United states Tokyo up Japan posted its second largest monthly Trade surplus with the United slates in october despite a drop in Tokyo s worldwide Trade imbalance the finance ministry said wednesday. Japan s merchandise Trade surplus with the United states increased to j4.99 billion in october up from 14.981 billion a year ago and second Only to april s record High surplus of is. I billion. Japan s worldwide Trade surplus declined to j6.8i billion in october compared to $7.77 billion in october 1986. It was the sixth straight month Japan had a year to year decline in its worldwide Trade sur plus. But the trend was not reflected in the balance with the United slates. The numbers indicate the stubborn . Trade deficit which is considered part of the reason for the current havoc on world Stock and Money markets May show no improvement when Washington reports Trade Fig urn later ibis month. . Firm. Soviet Oil ministry sign pact for joint venture Moscow up a . Engineering firm. Combustion engineering inc. Wednes Day signed a joint venture contract with the soviet ministry of Oil refining and petrochemicals Worth s16 million the first such Deal concluded by a . Firm under terms of last january s new economic legislation. Combustion engineering president and chief operating officer Charles e. Hugel and petrochemical minister Nikolai Lemae signed the multimillion Dollar Accord that sets up a joint soviet-. Firm to oversee the con tract. Combustion will build refineries and chem ical plants providing instrumentation and control panels. It will develop software for the hydrocarbon processing Industry aimed at improving productivity. The soviet ministry will own 51 percent of the firm and appoint its Board of directors. Spec. 4 Ricky d. Stark i had him in a Headlock and the other German the plainclothes policeman pinned the Guy s hands to his Waist and we stayed that Way until the police arrived. Stark said the Man dropped a pistol during the struggle. It looked like a toy to me bul i was told later it was real. Thai s when i got Shook up. I never realized he had a real  at the Lime Stark did t think of any danger. As an advanced beginner in Tae Kwon do he holds a Blue Belt. I think that training gave me Confidence and also my military training helped me to react without  to took Only i few minutes for the police to arrive and Lake the my into custody. Stark said he found out from the police that the 43-year-old German had Benin an open prison program where he worked during the Day and resumed to prison at night the chief of the 15th police station in Frankfurt Dieter Leinman said the suspect got married while serving his but sentence and was put in the open Pris on program because of i Good behaviour and a marriage. So Einnan also said the Man a a suspect in other sexual assault Case. Dieter Kniese Frankfurt North sub Community Public affairs officer mid the victim was a 26-year-old German Bank employee. My Girlfriend tried to Comfort the woman Stark said. She had been sprayed with Mace and her face was Bright red but she did t appear to be physically Hurt. My Girlfriend s Amity met one of the men that was at the bus Stop in a pub just the other night and he said the woman was ail right  Stark said be has kept quiet about the incident except for telling a few friends. They think it was great but also a Little stupid too. Bul my Girlfriend is proud of me and i m proud of myself too " the Woodbridge va., native said. Leinman said it was very unusual for people to get involved in cases As Stark did he said the police Are grateful that he jumped in when he did. If had to do it All again or if something else like this happened i would do it again Stark said. I just did t think of the danger i knew something was wrong and i tried to help Navy men receive approval to tote solid Black umbrellas by Norman Black a military write Washington now hear this you Navy men when it Rains or snows you now May carry an umbrella but it will be Plain solid Black without ornamentation and will be carried in the if hand to permit  moreover when it really gels cold the men an women of the Navy now Are authorized to put on earmuffs but Only Navy Blue ones and Only while wearing an . Carlisle . Troll recently approved recommendations from the Navy s uniform Board aimed at improving the Quality of life for Navy  resolving almost two decades of debate the chief of naval operations decided it is of. For male Sailon and officers around the world to carry an umbrella when it Rains or snows. The Board announced the decision in a uniform advisory distributed nov. 2, formally approving umbrellas As an optional uniform item the Issue had been debated within the Navy off and on since 1969, with previous Navy leaders always deciding that a military Man in uniform carrying an umbrella was somehow just not. Well Manly. Other excuses for the ban included such things As a concern that it would hamper saluting. The Navy joins the air Force in allowing its men to carry an umbrella although All four services have Al Lowed women to do so while in uniform since 1972. Two years ago when the army s uniform Huid recommended the same step. Army Secretary John  and then chief of staff Gen. John a. Wickhamjr. Blocked the idea and vowed that no Soldier would Ever carry an umbrella during their watches. Wickham has retired bul Marsh remains in his Post. A source said Al the time that Marsh and we Khan considered umbrellas an artificial affectation that is intrinsically  cmdr. Tom Jurkowsky a spokesman said the Navy is ordaining that umbrellas besides being Plain Black and carried in the left hand Musl not be used As walk ing Slicks Trost s decision does not affect the Marine corps a Branch of the Navy a Marine officer who asked not to be named said be expected his service to continue resisting the move along with the army. Navy disciplines 2 in maiming of activist by munitions train Concord Calif a the Navy has disciplined two top officers at the Concord naval weapons station Over an Accident in which a peace activist was maimed while trying to Block a munitions train. Base commander Cape. Lonnie Cagle and cmdr. Clayton . Ching of Public works failed 10 assure thai the weapons station and arms train operated safely when Vietnam Veteran Brian Willson lost both his ifs. Said Navy spokesman 1_l Ken Ross. Disciplinary letters were placed in the men s person Nel files. Ross said monday. Both men will remain in their posts. Wulson and others were protesting u.5. Policies in Central Ami Rica adj alleged arms shipments from the Concord base to Contra rebels. The Contra Cosla county District attorney has dared the Navy of criminal wrongdoing in the sept 1 Accident vice adm. William Rowden. Commander of the naval sea systems come found several Factor canted the Accident including thai Willson and fellow protes ters deliberately violated state Law by obstructing the tracks As the train approached. Ross said. Nevertheless vice Admiral Rowden concluded that the commanding officer could have taken additional precautions to assure Safe operation of the train Ross said. Willson attorney Doron Weinberg was encouraged by the disciplinary action. It certainly has been our position that we believe the incident was the responsibility of people in positions of authority even More so than the people who actually operated the train he said adding that la Navy appeared to place responsibility at the right