European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday april 30,1988 news updates Kenny claimed Lakeland. Fla. A a Man claiming to be the father of an 18-Monlh-old boy found wan Dering in traffic a month ago has contacted authorities. The Man Theodore Kenneth Shirley of Zophy Chilli. Northeast of Tampa said he last had Contact with the toddler last fall in Central Florida. Lakeland police Delco tic m ills Watton said thursday. Me said he was the child s father and he provided information thai leads us to believe he could he Walson said. If the identity checks out. The reason for the Sepa ration probably will be revealed As being Domestic related the Detec Tive said. Little Kenny has been in protective custody since March 25 when he was rescued from traffic. Pilots killed in action1 Washington a the Marine corps Friday declared 1wo officers missing from last week s fighting in the persian Gulf killed in action and disclosed Hal they reported a hostile radar had locked on their helicopter gunship before it disappeared. The corps in a statement re fused to say the ah-1 cobra gunship flown by Cape. Stephen c. Leslie and Cape. Kenneth w. Hill had definitely been shot Down by iranian forces As Iran has claimed. Burt Calls on Western allies to broaden leadership role byjoe Mapother staff writer Hamburn . Ambassador to West Germany Richard Burt thursday called on the Western european allies to shoulder larger defense and political roles in Europe and beyond its Borders. There has to be a change in the Divi Sion of labor Burl said. There must be a More equal relationship Between Alli Ance partners. The so called european pillar of the Alliance must ensure thai it lakes on steadily greater  the europeans he said must take on broader responsibility in the world thai is commensurate with their Power i hair population and their wealth i do not mean the United Stales should abandon its leadership he said but Europe needs to accept a new leadership which corresponds to us role As Munich Campus tour scheduled May 7 Munich ssi the University of Maryland s Munich Campus has scheduled a saturday morning on Campus May 7 for prospective students and their parents Campus officials announced. The program which begins at 10 a.m., includes briefings with admissions and financial Aid officials a tour of class rooms and dormitories plus a panel Dis Cussion Hal includes current students. This is the third held this school year with one More scheduled for july 2. For additional information on the program Contact the Munich Campus admissions office at military ets 440 6j35, or civilian 089-690-0095. . Woman who died in assault identified Goi Pingen West Germany is Community officials Friday released the name of a. 33-year-old american woman Olio died wednesday from injuries suffered in an assault. Rita o. Burnside was the wife of . James l.  Mil itary Community said spokesman Cape. Was a cinch. She was assaulted by a Ger Man Man not a woman As previously reported he said. The exact cause of death has not cd been determined. Correction a world economic Force. While he lauded the decisions of five european countries to contribute ships to the multinational Force protecting shipping in the persian Culf he said a stronger commitment is needed Europe s stake in the International Arena is just As bin As that of the United Stales in Many areas it s even larger Hurt said noting the continent s dependence on foreign Oil and raw materials. Burl made the remarks in an address to More than 200 Mceben of the Ameri can chamber of Commerce in Germany. He keyed his speech to the future of Europe in the Wake of an agreement be tween the United Stales and the soviet Union to eliminate intermediate Range nuclear missiles. Burl said the treaty heralds the end of the postwar pm in Europe noting thai a major reason for the agreement was Uia hotly contested stationing of peril Ling ii and cruise missiles in Europe in 1983. Both types will be scrapped under the agreement. We would not be celebrating this agreement this  without the resolve to counter the soviet threat posed by is 20 missiles in Eastern Europe Burl Laid. White glasnost should not be confused with a  of the soviet Union Burt said the new tack of the so vice Union offered the possibility of fur ther  agreement on strategic and conventional forces. He cautioned West Ern Powers not to be deceived by soviet rhetoric but o look for substance. In addition to the Burt address the chamber awarded West German television newsman Dieter Kronz Tucker the Leo m. Goodman priv. The award is named after a former . Consul general in Bremen and is accompanied by a Cash award of $6.000. . Overseas troop reduction plan rejected by Large margin in House Washington a the House overwhelmingly turned Down attempts Friday 10 order . Troops brought Home from Western Europe and Japan unless America s allies spend More for defense. The decisions came As the chamber worked its Way through a Bill authorizing the Pentagon budget for the fiscal your starting oct. 1. First the chamber rejected 240-1zo, a proposal by rep. John Bryant a Texas to bring 30,000 troops a year Back from Europe and 7,000 troops annually from Japan starting in 1991. Then a 332-21 vote shot Down an amendment by rep. Tommy Robinson d-ark., to withdraw 70,000 troops a year from Europe. Moments later the House vol cd 359-0 approval of a proposal saying the Reagan administration should begin talks with . Allies about defense Burden shoring a similar Call was approved by Congress last year. The proposal is not binding and Only suggests that the negotiations should Start. Both Bryant and Robinson lied i hair reduction requirements to demands that Japan and the other 15 North Atlantic treaty organization nations should spend a bigger portion of their budgets for Alliance defense. Legislators in both the House and sen tie have repeatedly criticized Natona tons for not doing More. Survivor praises Bonefish crewmen Charleston . A As they wailed for Rescue crewmen from the Bonefish refused to take a hover ing helicopter s Rescue line for them selves passing it to their malts in Stead a Sailor from the ill fated diesel submarine said. They kept passing in feeling some body would need it More than they. The first people we look were those who could t swim Well. Then we found we had some people who needed medical attention said Ron Ald Larson of Bellows Falls vt., the chief electrician s mate on the vessel. Larson on thursday said the Crew members conducted an orderly evacuation of the ship through thick poisonous smoke after a fire and explosions damaged the i Csc Csc cleric submarine. Three crewmen were killed in Sun Day s Accident while 22 others from the 92-Mun Crew suffered smoke Inha lation. Two remained hospitalized in satisfactory condition thursday. The 219-foot Bone fish was involved in Maneu vers off the coast of Florida at the time of the lire. Larson said the three dead men were relatively new to the boat and May have been doomed by their unfamiliarity with its layout officials at the . Atlantic come headquarter in Norfolk va., said the first explosion look place in the sub Marine Forward Battery Compart ment while the vessel was cruising at Periscope depth. The batteries Are used to Power the sub when it is below the surface and recharging them generates Hydrogen Gas which can explode if allowed to accumulate. However Larson said a tire initially broke out in the Rcw living quarters but apparently could t be contained. He said there s a Tot of anger among the Crew Over speculation in the Media thai High Levels of Hydrogen in the Battery compartments May have caused the explosions i know for a fact we had Zero per cent Hydrogen in the Battery Well he said. Following the explosions the Bone fish surfaced and us Captain Rodr. Mike Wilson ordered the Crew evacuated to the aircraft Carrier John f. Kennedy and the guided Muile Frig ate Carr which were nearby. No one was available for comment on Larson s account an officer at the command s headquarter Laid thurs Day night. Telephone Calli to four spokesmen at Home went unanswered or were not returned. The Bonefish was expected to arrive in Charleston ., its Hom port. By Early Friday afternoon said chief Petty officer Joseph c. Mowery. Spokesman for the Atlantic come Headquarters in Norfolk. Meanwhile the Navy prepared fora memorial service saturday for the three crewmen who died. Missing . Paratrooper is Safe an article yesterday on Page 3 incorrectly slated the air Force position on collection of Money owed by service Mcm bars to the veterans administration. The air Force has been assisting the a in this debt collection program since november according to Safe accounting and finance officials. The pro dram a flecks Active duty retired Reserve and civilian a Crennel and allows the service 10 deduct a debts from pay checks. By the Sara us str Pei the . Paratrooper who was the subject of an All Day search thursday in Denmark has been found to be Safe a Neucom spokesman said Friday. The Man was separated from five other jumpers during a night Parachute drop Early thursday during exercise Flintlock 88. After Landing the service member look the Normal evasive procedures and continued with his Mission said maj. Den Nis Pinkham. He contacted his unit after dark to advise them of his situation be said. Fink Ham said the Man evaded the search party thinking they were opposing forces in the exercise. Pink turn would not give any information about the paratrooper except to say he was a los.  nor would he say what unit were taking part in the Man Euver. He said  Navy and air Force personnel from the United stain and forces from Denmark were taking part in the exercise to train in airborne operations communication and ground tactical operations a Pentagon spokesman Laid a com plete news blackout has been placed Over Flintlock b8. Flintlock is Juit something we re not talking about inc Pentagon spokesman sail maybe when in s Over we can give some details but that s not certain United press International reported the paratrooper was a 32-year-old chief warrant officer