European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes saturday january 23.19bb holed up clan flashes Morse code messages Marion Utah apr hashing Light from the stronghold where a polygamist clan has stood off police for nearly a week conveyed the More code message cops not telling  using mirrors before dusk and a lantern after Dork thursday someone in the log House flashed he message several limes. Said Doug Bodroro Deputy Skaric director of Public safely. As the1 message was being deciphered police who have surrounded the rustic compound in Pursuit of suspects in the bombing of a mormon Chapel saturday moved from 400 feet to within Iso feet of the clan s fences. Early Friday officers turned off their flood Light and spotlights for about 30 minutes and dropped flares a police spokesman said the offi cers planned to reposition their men and pro vide better illumination on the Back of he com Pound. Thursday passed with no gunshots being fired after the barricaded clan fired 65 rounds at police floodlights tuesday and wednesday. Health warning issued on 2 danish Blue cheeses Munich bavarian authorities on Friday warned against eating two imported danish Blue cheeses after the discovery Ofa dangerous Bate flu i the bacteria listeria was found in the cheese commando Bluc Mold delicacy and castello Blue danish soft cheese the bavarian Interior ministry said in a statement. Commissaries in Europe do not carry either of the cheeses a spokesman for the defense subsistence Region Europe said Friday. Packages of the cheeses were being removed Fram store shelves the Interior ministry said. The bacteria was found in two lots of the danish checks during routine checks it said. Listeria can cause meningitis liver problems and pneumonia and can cause complications for women who arc pregnant the ministry said. Oesterberg a replaces old phone system with ets Oesterberg a Netherlands Sas european Telephone service dealing came to  Home of the 32nd tac fighter so. The military direct dealing system will link 1,600 users on the base to military installations throughout Western Europe and replaces the for Mer civilian phone system. Telephone numbers on the base have changed with the new system and ets users can Call 363-8199 to reach information and the base locator an air Force spokeswoman said. The base can be reached by civilian phone in the nether lands by dealing 03463-8199. Out of country callers on civilian phones can reach the base by leaving the "0" offh63 and preceding thai with the so Sterberg area code of 0031 and the Netherlands country code. Alovon users can tap into the ets system by dealing 314-363-8199 for information on new soes Lerberg a Telephone numbers the spokeswoman said. Youth gets up to 30 years for role in racial assault new York a a slate judge fonday sentenced one of three youths convicted in the Howard Beach racial assault trial to up to 30 years in prison for manslaughter and assault. Jon utter is was the first of the three to be sentenced by judge Thomas Demakos in the death of a Black Man chased to his death on a Highway in Oie mostly while Queens neighbourhood of Howard Beach. The judge ordered Lister s sentences of five to is years on both the manslaughter and the assault counts to be served consecutively because Uliey involved two separate criminal acts. As a result Lester will serve Al least 10 years in prison. He also was sentenced to a year in prison for conspiracy but that is to be served concurrently Wanh a one to three year sentence he already is serving for illegal weapons Possession. In passing sentence Demakos cited Lester s Lack of remorse or shame at the time of the attack. He said Lester came pretty close 10 showing depraved in difference to human  Demakos said that after chasing Michael Griffith to his death in an Accident on the Belt Parkway he picked up a Bat and attacked another Black Man in what the judge called a separate and distinct Crimi Nal act.". This a not a conviction of the Community of Howard Beach de Mako said. But he added make no mistake. There Are no ifs and or Buis about it it was a racial attack. Lester listened impassively to inc sentence Al though his supporters groaned loudly and shouted at inc judge. As he was Flavin the courtroom Lester said Tullbe acquitted on Appeal. I just want to say  his supporters applauded. I feel it will come Back to haul him Bryan Lyvinson Lester s lawyer said of the judge adding there was tremendous part Tiburc on Demakos from the mayor and the governor for a stiff sentence. Lester and the other two youths convicted were among 12 Young men most of them friends from John Adams High school who allegedly con fronted three Black men outside a pizza parlor dec. 20, 1986, and began taunting them with cries of niggers get out or the neighbourhood. The youths then allegedly chased the Black men until the 23-year-old Griffith run in front of a car and was killed. Another it year old Cedrie Sandi Ford was badly beaten. Felix from Pago 1 Nadine. 11 was True. Fell put her front paws around Kubicki s neck and Clung to her. Feli a 2-year-old Calico female became a celebrity after escaping from  in the Carao hold Ofa pan am Boeing 747 on a journey from Wisl Germany to los Angeles on dec. 3. She new More than 179,000 Miles and made at least 64 stops on Lac continents before she was discovered by airline personnel. On the 11-hour flight from London she nibbled on Luna Steak and caviar and look a Catnap on the Lap of Jane Ford a pan am employee who adopted her when she was put in quarantine in London. A s been a Long Lime since we be seen her. It will be a Little while till she gets used to us Kubicki said while cuddling Felix. I love her so much. Kubecki and her husband William were moving from Frankfurt to Edwards fab calif., when Felix escaped from her Box. On Jan. 1, the bedraggled feline was enticed from the Jet s hold at Heathrow by pan am Naff and Given emergency animal Hospital treatment. She had been discovered the Day before by o baggage handler in Lon Don but she flew across the Atlantic and Back again before she could be captured. Felix was Ihen placed in quarantine. Ford raised funds to pay for the fees and thereby avoided Felix destruction. Meanwhile. Felix s owner were tracked Down through baggage claim records. Pan am decided to Send Felix Back to los Angeles for free even Hough the flying feline never formally registered As a frequent flier. Felix had been quarantined in Britain because of a Law requiring immigrating dogs and cals to be held for six Monlai to prevent the reintroduction of rabies into the Island nation. The cat was sprung Early because she left the country directly. Judges from Paga 1 watergate scandal to ensure prosecution of govern ment officials in inc event the Justice department had a conflict of in Tercel. Two other Independent counsels Iran Contra prosecutor Lawrence a Walsh and James c. Mckay who is prosecuting former presidential aide Lyn c. Nofziger accepted Justice department appointments last year to protect their investigations from a Constitution Al  s prosecutor Independent counsel Whitney North Seymour jr., joined Morrison in rejecting the appointments to be Independent counsels within the Justice department. A Separ Alc Challenge to the legitimacy of inc Back up appointments was upheld earlier this week by the supreme court. Olson former Deputy attorney general Edward sch Mitelli and former assistant attorney general Carol Dinkins were held in contempt of court last july for Refu Sal to comply with the subpoenas obtained by Morrison. In that decision. . District judge Aubrey e Robin son or. Upheld the Law s  and rejected the argument it violated the separation of Powe doctrine. Congress Hose to use its authority Well settled under the Constitution and supreme court precedent to create a mechanism to guarantee the integrity and Independence of criminal investigations in Malten where the department of Justice has a real or apparent conflicts of interest. Bank from Page 1 count balances and allow card holders to make depos its and withdrawals. The machines will be linked into a North american network called Cirrus which will allow people on leave in the states to perform Bank transactions on their accounts in Europe Al any other Cirrus member machine. It works the reverse Way. Loo Schindler said. Card holders in Europe can perform transactions on their accounts in the slates. The machines will make their debut in Frankfurt area Banks in july with the rest of the Banks to come on line by the end of the year Schindler said. The new atm cards Are expected to be in the mail to account holders just before the changeover the checks will be in the mail shortly after sch dlr said. Some of inc other new services the Bank plans to offer might not be obvious to Bank customers but officials expect them to Cut Down on those Long payday wails in line at the Bank. We re nol going to get rid of them but we think we can make a Dent in them Schindler said. The Dent will come by automating other services such As centralized statement processing which will free tellers so they can give More time to customers. The people providing those services probably will be the same faces Bank customers have seen across the counter before the change. We re offering positions to All of the current employees Schindler said. Our expectation is thai they will All stay with  though merchants is nol As Large As american express Schindler said the Bank will be Able to handle All of Iti new customers banking needs. Schindler said merchants Hopes that by providing belter service and increasing its account base the Bank might improve the pot on their contract with the department of defense. Well this ii a Standard  Type of contract with the government we receive a fee for in Shin it or said. ? we also have an incentive built into our contract which is something new for the military banking  contract Calls for the Pentagon to pay Mer chants a base fee of j1.87j.ooo for fiscal 1918. If the Bank performs Well in the areas of transition smooth Ness on line Teller machines and increased new account the defense department will give them an $800,000 Bonus. On the other hand if they full Short in these Arm they will be penalized s47s.ooo. This Means the an Nual fee on the iwo year contract could Range any where from j 1,400.000 to s2.67s.ooo, american express lost us bid to continue operating military Banks in Germany Holland and Greece aug. 21. Ending a service that stretched Back to inc close of world War 11.merchants was awarded a two year contract hat carries an option for three additional years. 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