European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday january 30,1988 5 polygamists still in jail after shootout Marion. Utah a five polygamist clan members were in jail Friday and their Leader was in serious condition with gunshot wounds after a i3day standoff ended in a gun Battle that killed one Law officer. The clan s matriarch Vickie Singer tearfully pleaded innocent thursday to four Federal charges stemming from the Jan. 16 bombing of a mormon Chapel near the fun cd in compound where the clan lives. In january 1979, mrs. Singer s polygamist husband John was shot by police after they had gone to the compound to arrest him. His brother Harald who was not a clan member said thursday s Dawn shootout had Given the clan what it sought National Media attention a platform for their religious Dogma and  Federal authorities defended their decision to go in after Addam Swapp. The clan Leader who had declared his 2vi acre Mountain Homestead outside the authority of the Law. An Fri special weapons and tactics team tried to capture the bombing suspect As he walked from a Goat shed to Ward the log House but the team s attack dog hesitated in its run at Swapp and its handler was killed by a Bullet from the House said Fri agent cat Clegg. Swapp. 27, was shot by an Fri agent and was listed in serious but stable condition Friday at the University of Utah health sciences Center in Salt Lake City. His wives Singer s daughters Heidi 23, and Charlotte 19 and his brother Jonathan Swapp and John Timothy Singer 21, were charged As accessories to the bombing. The four appeared before a . Magistrate with mrs. Singer but entered no Lnu. All five were held without bail until hearings monday. . Attorney Brent Ward said a fed eral grand jury would hear evidence on the siege and shootout next week. Authorities did not say whether they would pursue murder charges under state Law or whether they knew who shot dog handler la. Fred House 35, of the slate depart ment of corrections. The nine Swapp and Singer children All unharmed were released to the custody of Swapp s parents Ramon and Harriett Swapp of Fairview in Central Utah. 24 suffer minor injuries when Amtrak train derails Chester. A. A an Amtrak train carrying about 100 people derailed Friday when it went on a track that should have been closed and struck a maintenance machine injuring at least 24 people and delaying traffic in the nation s busiest passenger rail corridor. Officials were looking for the operator of a rail control Tower who disappeared from his Post after the Accident. Authorities reported no deaths from the 12 34 . Derailment of the Amtrak night owl Enro Ute from Washington to Boston and injuries among the 24 people sent to hospitals apparently were minor. Moslem Clergyman claims Waite other hostages alive Beirut. Lebanon a the nation s High est shiite moslem cleric said Friday he was cer Tain that All the foreign hostages held in Lebanon Are alive and Well inc adding anglican Church envoy Terry Wail. He is the most alive among them said Sheik Mohammed Mahdi Shamseddin head of the supreme Shi Ilc Council which governs the sect s religious affairs. He did not elaborate. Shamseddin made the remark during an inter View with the associated press in response to a question about a claim recently made in a West German courtroom that wait had been killed by his captors. . Trade privileges for 4 countries revoked Washington a president Reagan toughened his stance on Trade Friday by Revok ing duty free privileges for South Korea Tai wan Hong Kong and Singapore. The government also drafted plans to impose $ i of million in sanctions on brazilian products. Trade preferences for the four asian nations will be removed on Jan. 2,1989, affecting nearly $10 billion in imports sent to the United states the White House announced. Spokesman Marlin Fitzwalter said the system of Trade preferences is designed to help emerging economics and when they no longer need assist Ance they should be removed. Contras sandinista meet set Date for More talks san Jose Costa Rica a negotiators for the nicaraguan government and Contra re Bels ended their first direct peace talks Friday and agreed tentatively to resume bargaining feb. 10-12 in Guatemala the mediator said. Related Story Page 8. Roman Catholic monsignor Bosco Vivas announced next month s round of negotiations at the end of the two Day session Here. Each Side had done Little More than present opening positions thursday. Meanwhile in Washington president Reagan told visiting state legislators Friday there is Little Chance the leftist rulers of Nicaragua will negotiate for peace if Congress cuts off Aid for the contras. Panel to query teachers on pay by Dave Walczak education writer a joint working group will begin calling teachers on monday in an attempt to determine if the army finance office in Leimon Germany is responding adequately to teacher pay problems. The group which includes representatives from the military s overseas school system Usa eur and the overseas education association began meeting Jan. 25 to find ways to Deal with teacher pay problems that have plagued department of defense dependents schools employees in Germany Belgium and the Netherlands since they went Back to work aug. 26. The committee is under the joint auspices of Mai. Gen. Isaac Smith Usa eur s Deputy chief of staff for personnel maj. Gen. Robert Gordon Usa eur Deputy chief of staff for resource management and Joe Blackstead director of the Dodds Germany Region. The sea was included on the panel following a Jan. 19 meeting at the 266th finance office in Leimon that included Gordon and sea attorney Mike Bauern Feind. According to Bauern find the panel was part of an agreement ironed out Between the finance office and Union representatives after the sea requested Usa eur s permission to picket Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg Over the pay Issue. Blackstead expressed his frustration Over the pay problems in a private letter to Smith and Gordon Jan. He wrote i had initially been Given some Hope that the individual problems could be addressed by the end of the 1987 tax year. Now almost three pay Peri ods into the new year Many of the old problems appear not to have been solved and new concerns seem to be appearing according to two panel members contacted Friday the committee will finish its final report feb. 12. The committee will look at Dodds and civilian personnel practices in addition to finance office operations be fore making recommendations. Tribute from Page 1 to the courage vision and determination of the seven challenger Crew members. Reagan also praised the challenger Center for space science education formed by the families of the Crew members saying it will stimulate and enhance Stu dents search for knowledge and involvement m Sci ence especially the space  the Center supported by private donations has established Headquarters in Washington and is planning regional Sites. Recalling the fatal explosion of Jan. 28, 1986, the president said now As then we join the families of those Gallant space shuttle explorers in mourning them and in saluting their courage vision and determine  Reagan made the statements in a proclamation de Claring thursday National challenger Center Day. At Arlington National cemetery near Washington june Scobee widow of challenger commander Dick sconce placed wreaths at the challenger memorial plaque and on Scobee s grave. With her was a group of children representing schools which have raised$45,000 for a challenger Center. She is leading an Effort to raise $30 million to build the science Educa Tion Center. No greater love a non profit humanitarian organization also placed a Wreath at the challenger plaque. The group runs Friendship programs for families especially children of those who Nave died serving their also in Washington sen. John Glenn a Ohio the first american to orbit the Earth Back in 1962. Issued a statement in which he said we owe it to the Chal Lenger astronauts to pursue an aggressive space pro Gram. Their sacrifice will have meaning Only if relearn from it and move forward.". A Buddhist Temple in Honolulu planned a Mcdonal service at the grave site of Ellison Onizuka one of the challenger Crew members. Tennessee legislators in Nashville read a poem and passed a Resolution designating thursday As astronaut remembrance  before the Kennedy space Center ceremony Center director Forrest s. Mccartney spoke to workers Over a television circuit and loudspeakers saying. As we make preparations to return the space shuttles to flight this year it is appropriate to remember the men and women of the challenger  sconce Mike Smith Ron Mcnair Judy res Nik Ellison Onizuka Greg Jarvis and Christa Macau life lost their lives in the difficult task of learning about and stretching the ability of Humankind to work in space he  us remember the greatest Tabute we can pay them will be the successful launch of sts-26 and the resumption of a regular flight  sts-26 is the name for the next shuttle flight the 26th, to be flown by discovery. Nasa on wednesday set aug. 4 As the new target launch Date a slip of two months from the previous Date because of a nozzle part that failed during a december test firing of redesigned solid fuel Booster rocket. A faulty Booster rocket joint led to the challenger explosion allowing flames to escape and touch off the external fuel tank 8.9 Miles above the Atlantic Ocean. Cars from Pago 1 Day he said. Like the old system under which motorists delivered the car to arc Mchaven themselves car owners Are responsible for cleaning their vehicles. However the contract says that Mosolf is responsible to clean cars at his own expense if the car fails at Bremerhaven said Navy cmdr. Mark Cramer Usa eur transportation staff officer. Mosolf said calculations were that a few cars would not meet inspection standards but nothing on the order of the numbers during the first two weeks of the contract. It was a Surprise both for us and for the army he said. To that end a meeting is slated monday with army transportation officials and company officials to work out a solution to the problem Mosolf said. As far As Specter s additional cleaning Bill is concerned. Mosolf said we will not Send a Bill to any  the cleaning problem is minor Given the scope of the contract but it is the major Burr in an operation that up to now has run smoothly he said. I believe it when i see it Spector said Friday of the24 Mark $ 14.45 Bill Friday. I still think i la be charged. I Don t see Why not after All 1 signed an authorization. It would be Nice if was t charged. Well  Mosolf is shipping from and delivering to 34 locations in Southern Germany where the majority of . Forces in the country Are stationed. Usa eur calculated that 82,000 Man Days would be saved by Mosolf moving approximately 46,000 privately owned vehicles each year. Sutly Antti Tun Boffin conv Ltd to of report