European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. December 31,1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 German thanks America with gifts to Uso Hyo a  Kaiserslautern Bureau  Urc Launcr was Hiim pressed Hii America during a recon visit  he donated his Umpei travellers checks to the Uso when he resumed 1700 Worth. "1 love America said Launcr an insurance Salesman from Neus Ladi. And i m glad Hal Ameri can soldiers Art  and the  Uso is doubly Good lha Leauner is there. Lie returned lit the Uso during the holidays Withro Regilus. He just a Rouchl a Christmas card with 200 Marks in it said Pam Weiss director of the Kaiserslautern Uso. H was germans coming together Witti americans on american soil that prompted Launcr to make i he donation. Before a late summer trip to the states Nausner did l know any americans personally Bui had already formed an attachment to the United sea los. His visit  Angeles. San Francisco. J nor Nix and Nevada reaffirmed his feelings. My trip to America was really marvelous and i my feelings for America were confirmed Launcr said. I fell really Happy there be cause the american Nile always seem o Rich Day and open a carted As is the ease with Many visitors to the1 Southwest foreign and Domestic two Slop stood out on his Lour. It was Disneyland Topping the Bill As his Auner favorite sight and the grand Canyon Nausner said. His trip was capped by the flight Back to Ger Many which he a Birrd with an american couple. On my homeward trip to Germany i met. In american couple from lands Uhl and we and a grand flight. After the flight they went to Uso Frankfurt with me. And they told me that Uso Al ways helps the veterans. Thai was the time thai decided to donate to he  Nausner looks Al his donation As an Ini a Stert of sorts. I Don t like russian influence on Europe especially West Germany and 1 think your presence Here prevents Russia from trying to get wide influence he said. And on a More personal Nole he Hopes his invest ment will bring him new american friends. Except for the Gnu pc from lands uhl1 Don l know any americans personally and i heard of Uso before in our newspapers. They called Uso an or sanitation that helps american soldiers and their families and Hal it support american German relations. And i Don t know any other Way to help Amer gang Leader sentenced in Libya linked terrorist plot Chicago api the Leader of one of the Nalion s deadliest Street gangs was sentenced tuesday to 80 years in prison and fined j25s.oou for masterminding a scheme 10 blow up planes and . Government buildings in return for$2.j Mil lion from Libya. . District judge Charles Norgle sentenced Jeff Forl Leader of the Al runs after hearing arguments from the government and defense attorneys. The purpose of his Nemence is nol to put you in prison for the Resl of your life Norgle told fort. This sentence must serve 10 deter  Norgle noted thai fort Al 40, has been arrested 34 times and convicted 12times. The government had sought he Maxi mum sentence for fort 260 years but Norgle said ii was t appropriate based on the evidence. Fon was found guilty on 49 counts of he charge which alleged conspiracy interstate or foreign travel or use of the Telephone to further the conspiracy and weapons charges. Libyan officials were not charged and denied any involvement with the Al runs. No terrorist acts were carried out in the plot which prosecutors said Forl engineered White jailed in Texas. The guilty verdicts returned nov. 24,marked the first time . Citizens have been convicted of conspiring to commit terrorist acts in this country for a foreign government in Exchange for Money said assistant . Alloney John Podliska. Fort and his co defendants had con tended thai wheel of turn organisation was a religious one that planned no Vio Lence and met with libyans Only to raise Money for a mosque. Prosecutors had argued that Al run members were terrorists. Fri spokesman Bob Long said the convictions seriously damaged the Al run group once described by police As one or the nation s deadliest and most sophisticated Street gangs. Prosecutors contended that the defendants bought a disabled anti Lank weapon from undercover Fri agents then travelled to Libya Panama new York and elsewhere in 1986 to meet with libyan representatives. During the meetings the Al runs offered to blow up planes and . Govern ment buildings in Exchange for the 12.5million, prosecutors said Federal authorities said wheel runs initiated the Contact with Libya. 8 states still in contest to be supercollider s Home Washington the number of states being considered for the avidly sought $4.4 billion supercollider atom smasher project was reduced tonight tuesday Texas. Arizona Colorado Tennes see new York Illinois. Michigan and North Carolina Wilh an noun men of he Short list chosen by the National Academy of sciences and he National Academy of engineering. The list represents the Besl collective judgment "f21 individuals carefully chosen for their expertise and impartiality after a detailed assessment of the proposals said the academies committee in its report 10the Energy department. The proposals were judged on technical criteria such As Access to major airports and suitable geology for tunnelling. Cost calculations the committee said played a role More minor than might have been anticipated be cause of the remarkably narrow Range within which Cost estimates for the different Sites  the mos expensive was Only a few percentage Points away from the least expensive comparable to the Range of uncertainty in any Given Cost estimate. No actual Cost estimates were Given for any site and the committee said it had not used any numerical ranking methods. Thirty five Sites proposed by 25 states had been considered by the committee for the Collider a Plum because of its economic Benefit to the Hosl area 3,000 jobs most of them for highly educated scientists an annual budget of 270 million and Little pollution. If ii is built the Collider will be a s3-mile-around Tunnel in which beams of protons will be smashed Inlo each other at energies 20 limes what is now possible. This will permit physicists 10 concentrate More Energy in a Small space the collision Region than has existed at such density since the creation of the universe in the big bang 20 billion or so years ago. Congress wrestling Wilh huge budget deficits and competing scientific projects appropriated Only $25 million of he Energy department s j35 million re quest in the current fiscal year for preparations. And a Trade publication inside Energy reported last week that he president s office of manage Man t and budget is trying to hold the request for the next fiscal year to Jisoo million instead of the 1348 million the department planned. Some backers have feared that announcement of the Short list would cause congressional supporter of the project from disappointed states to Cool in enthusiasm. If it s something that needs to be done for the scientific Community then regardless of who it Bene fits i would Hope those who nought it was important before will Slid think it s important said rep. Marty Russp d-i11. His Chicago District adjoins the Fermi lab site near Batavia hat would be used for the Collider if Illinois wins rep. Sherwood Boehlert r-n.y., said i think the Collider has got a real problem in Congress because too Many of my colleagues View this As a massive pub Lic works project rather than a major scientific  Boehlert said the absence of California Home of both president Reagan and Energy Secretary John Herrington and source of 45 votes on the House  most of any slats proves the Academy is not being political. That s a major plus to the process. If. They were making political judgments they for darn sure would l have a list Hal excluded califor  sen. Phil Gramm a Texas said California did not make the technical  but he said he had not inquired about the technical details of Why that stale fell Short. The committee said very liitle about the rejected Sites and nothing about specific Sites that failed to make it. A number displayed unfavourable geological conditions such As excessive water inflow during Tun Eling the report said while others were less Success Ful in meeting the regional resources criteria being far from major airports or universities or lacking in machine and electronics shops experienced Labo forces Job opportunities for spouses of Scioni Iii or some combination of those drawbacks. Boehlert said he understood that the department is free to add to the list but Harrington has said repeat edly that the academies list of the Best technically qualified Sites is the one from which he will choose the Winner. Herring on is scheduled o announce his Choice injury and confirm it in january 1980. A department statement quoted him As thanking the committee for a list based solely on technical  spokeswoman Gail Bradshaw said the department was still reviewing the report to make sure the criteria it outlined were used. Is thanks Santo for sending in children s names Christmas has. Come and gone Santa was very Happy to find All the Good girls and boys steeping when he visited item on Christmas eve. We Al the stars and stripes would like to thank Santa Tor All the names he has Given us to put into our paper. This will be the Lasi group of names to appear in the paper this year to dins 1 Sandy cons Rora Niin Kotiky Jwili Dudo Amy Bank Opal by to son John a try  Ottoy milk met Nocchi Mara s Jutow b Stair third knit Moy Naff enc Jyz to Emily Putin Puckitt Ryan butter in Mayti Iraj Jimr by Clark Saufl germ sent Smith Evi font laity Tiffany mine i Nta it Larj Rhu to Mma Ucic to tit o the a i Wren to Rota to  r or Gaia a i it Rinir Raiburn Imrei u 4 can i and 4 Tutaro Mam a Rajau s