European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday March 23,1968 news briefs $22,000 taken in Holdup of american express Bank Bremer Iwen Sis a Lone gunman look More than 522,000 tuesday from Ine american express Bank in the army Hospital Complex before chiding a two hour police Man Hunt la make Good nil escape. The robber ordered the Teller on the floor while he grabbed the Money and then locked the Teller within the facility said Fred Milton pub Lic affair officer in Bremerhaven a West German police spokesman in Bromer Haven said the gunman brandished a Large Cali Ber revolver when he accosted the Lone Bank employee on duty. No customers were in the Bank during the 10 30 . Holdup the . Spokesman said. The gunman escaped with 11i,200 and 18,300 marts 110,900inc Ger Man police spokesman said. After the Bank Teller telephoned authorities . And German police searched the Hospital grounds Tor two hours spokesmen said. Police were told the Man was Black. 5 Ted 11 inches tall with a heavy build he spoke English with an african accent wore sunglasses a Green Parka and Blue pants and had a cloth on his head. German authorities Anil . Military police arc investigating. U. Of m. Extends deadline for scholarship requests Munich is the University of Mary land Munich Campus has extended inc deadline for scholarship applications 1o april 15 because of delays in the United states in processing financial Aid forms a Campus spokeswoman said tuesday. The original deadline for most scholarships and financial Aid was March isaid Caroline a mercy. The Extension affects Munich Cam pus freshman scholarships and the s500 continuing education scholarships sponsored by Bur Ger King. Several other types of scholarships also Are available but do not require the financial Aid form. Numerous honors candidate scholarships Worth $ 1,000 each also arc available but have a deadline of May 1. Barnebey said. Applicants for the honors scholarships must have a combined score of 1,100on the Scholastic Ali tude test and High school Grade Point average of 3.6. For additional information on the scholarships or other financial Aid programs Contact the Campus financial Aid of tick at ets 440-6535 or civilian ob9-690-oos3, postal no convicted of attempted robbery Stuttgart is an army postal worker was convicted tuesday of trying to Rob a mail truck last August and of seeking another Soldier s help for a second robbery attempt. Sgt. Joseph Laselle 24, of the 139th postal co in Stuttgart was found guilty of attempted Rob Bery and solicitation. He was sentenced to seven years confinement Given a dishonourable Dis charge ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances and reduced in rank to Al. Lasc Lic an assistant Crew chief at the Post office had denied All the charges and claimed a fellow postal worker had proposed robbing the mail truck to him. Laselle said he wished to protect his colleague and did not report the Inci Dent to police prosecutor Cape. Mark Romancik argued that the fellow postal worker s testimony was More credible because he had informed army investigators about the robbery attempt and inc proposed second robbery immediately after la so Lac had talked to him. Anselle was found not guilty of theft of mail and larceny in connection with inc theft last year of a registered mail packet containing about  in Money order receipts from the Robin son Barracks Post office the judge it col. Robert Newberry a quiz cd Laselle citing a Lack of evidence presented in court demonstrating that the 15,000 actually had been reported missing from the Posl office. Police confirm group s claim it put bomb in Athens bar from stiff ind tre report Athens Greece police tuesday authenticated a statement sent by a left Wing terrorist group taking responsibility for a weekend bar bombing thai injured 14 people including five american servicemen and two britons. We have authenticated the statement the group sent to the newspaper. It is the same Ai the one they Lent five Yean ago a police spokesman said. Responsibility for saturday s bomb attack at Oscar s bar in the Seaside suburb of Gly Fada was claimed by the revolutionary popular Solidarity Ona Nulion Ela in a statement sent to the left Wing Athens daily Elefther Otylia. The group also had phoned in a claim to the newspaper sunday night. The spokesman who requested anonymity said the typewritten statement matched on sent by the group in april 1983 claiming responsibility for an abortive attack against the saudi arabian envoy in Athens. We struck against the Snake pit of agent and Mili tary from the Kettle Nikon base and their local collaborators that was called it no longer exists Oscar a the statement said. The five injured american servicemen All noncommissioned officers serve at nearby heu Nikon a. They were treated and released at a Hospital. The Ela statement stressed that the group would continue its attack against the North american imperialists until the four . Military bases in Greece two near Athens and two on the Southern Island of Crete were shut Down. And Athens police official Laid Security around potential american targets in Greece would be tightened even further As talks Between Athens and Washington on the presence of , bases on greek �i1 continue. But a hell Nikon a Public affairs spokeswoman said military Security around the base has not changed and the command has not forbidden airmen from going into Gly Fada. Evidently the official is referring to the greek Security Start sgt. Linda Fly Leuid. A us. Embassy spokeswoman told the Stan and stripes she could older he More details on the bomb jag and she could not comment on whether americans Are being targeted for renewed attack in the area. A bomb disposal expert said the device planted at Oscar s was not powerful and was similar in design to one set three years ago in Bobby s bar another Athens nightclub frequented by american service personnel. More than so people were wounded at Bobby s bar most of them . Military personnel. An unknown group the National front claimed responsibility for that blast. Socialist prime minister Andreas Papandreou was swept to Power in 1981 on a platform pledging to remove . Bases and withdraw Greece from nato but he has recently said that the americans can stay if the Price is right. Bern Nurnberg exchanges bin cafes layaway program test Munich is the main exchanges in Berlin and Nurnberg have been added to the list of stores participating in a six month cafes Europe lest of a Home layaway program. The program will Start at those exchanges april i cafes Europe spokesman maj. Charles Anyei said. The lest program allows customers purchasing certain big ticket items to take the items Home immediately rather than laying them away at the Exchange. The Lesl began earlier this month at the Vogel Weh main Exchange in Kaiserslautern and the Ramstein a main Exchange and Al All main exchanges at air bases in the United kingdom. Safe and us a r eur chose the exchanges for the test Hayes said. The Pilot project is a spinoff of a successful program started about a year ago by the Navy Exchange system in response to customer demand and critical storage problems in some locations. Amy and air Force exchanges in Europe have been experiencing similar Stor age problems during inc past year As both sales and inventory have increased the new program is geared to major purchases. Hayes said and is limited to furniture major appliances carpets microwave oven and televisions with screens larger than 19 inches. A minimum Price of Al 00 was it for recliners and $200 for All other items. The ceiling on purchases is the same As established for the Exchange s deferred payment plan which Range from a Low of $300 to a High of s1,500. The limits Are based upon military rank or civilian Grade Levels. A Down payment of 10 percent is required to use the program but individuals Are assessed a non refundable service charge of 3 percent of the unpaid balance after the Down payment. The regular layaway program includes a is service fee. The program is not designed As a replacement for the Exchange s deferred payment plan or regular Laya Way program officials said. Exercises from Page 1 pain and discomfort but they Are handling it very  Kovaller said inc helicopter a us i Huey was flying from Southern san Lorenzo to Eastern Jam Astran when it hit bad weather and was forced la divert to Utica la 35 Miles North of the nicaraguan Border. Ii crashed about a Miles South of Utica la in a Pine covered Valley he said. Nicaragua monday announced its troops had with drawn from the Border and the honduran military reported sandinista soldiers had retreated. Nicaragua s Sand Nisu government and Contra leaders also agreed to a cease fire during three Day of peace talks which will end wednesday at Samoa on Nicaragua s Southern Border with Costa Rica. Col. Mangel Suarez Benevides the honduran armed forces spokesman monday said the 3,200 us. Troops that rushed to Honduras after a reported incursion by 2,000 sandinista Roopi won t be needed much longer. Aids prom Page 1 30 Federal agencies on the guidelines on thursday. The rules which will allow Federal supervisors 10 take disciplinary action against employees who refuse to work with colleagues carrying the virus were distributed to Federal agencies this  Federal government As an enlightened and compassionate employer concerned with the Beall and welfare of us employees has an obligation o show the Way in addressing the realities of the aids epidemic Constance Homer the director of the office of personnel management said in a memo accompany ing the guidelines. The guidelines instruct Federal agencies to treat ads info Clad employees in the same manner Asem Plo yees who suffer from other serious  they also say there is no medical basis for employees Refus ing to work with such fellow employees or Agency Cli  an employee s threat or refusal to work with an aids infected co worker disrupts office function managers Are told to consider appropriate corrective or disciplinary action against the threatening or disruptive  Homer Laid agencies should Grant leave to aids infected employee in the same manner As they would for other employees with medical  aids infected employees May continue their life insurance but cannot increase their coverage after they become seriously ill the guidelines state. J aids or acquired immune deficiency syndrome is a contagious disease that attacks the body s immune s system rendering it incapable of resisting other Dis j eases and infections. S