European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday May 13.1988 we Klong restriction ends for Cav troops by Crystal Laureano staff writer Fulda West Germany a stolen Colt .45-Cali her pistol was anonymously returned thursday and 105 soldiers were released from a we Klong restriction a spokesman said. The members of a troop lit so 1 Ith army Cav real were restricted to their troop area the evening of May 4 when a search failed to turn up a servicemen Ber s personal semiautomatic pistol 1hat was taken from the unit arms room. The weapon was found in a common area about i . Thursday during a routine Check of the troop area said col. Jake Dye v corps spokesman. There arc at least five suspects in Ine heft but none has been charged or taken into custody said it. Col. John Bacr Squadron commander. The soldiers had been temporarily released at i . Wednesday following a plea from Flaer for the guilt person to return the weapon. The unit was scheduled to go Back on restriction at 11 . Thursday if the weapon had not been resumed i offered amnesty to anyone turning in the weapon Baer said thursday. With that is my Promise Hal i will not prosecute the guilty  Baer said he Wilt stick to Bis Promise even though the pistol was not deposited in the designated amnesty  there is no telling Why the person did not put it in he barrel maybe they thought it was being watched he said. But since it was placed in a com Mon area i believe the person intended to turn it to where it would be found. When the guilty person is identified by officials he May be reassigned to another unit Baer said. Because he has caused a troop and their families so much heartache this is not going to be a popular person he said. As the commander 1 have a responsibility to safeguard the person if his identity becomes  one a troop Soldier said thursday morning be fore receiving word that the weapon had been bund that unit morale was very Low. It s getting bad said the Soldier who asked not Tobe identified. Everyone is letting on each other1 nerves. I Don t know what will happen if hey put us Back in  a uni wide lockup is � common method of dealing with incidents Tuch As thefts Bacr said Lipec Siuy when the Range of suspects is  the lockup enable the commander to conduct Hii investigation More quickly by having All the suspects in one place. Many times a Soldier will say he does t know any thing about it and he really thinks he a pen l know Bacr said. But something that seems unimportant can become a  i believe that at least 9s percent of the troop totally innocent and bus no knowledge of the then. I understand the Impact on the soldiers and the families. Everyone is not very Happy about this situation Fra not either. But we had very dangerous situation and my first concern Wai that the weapon did nol turn up in the wrong place when someone could be harmed. News updates delay in extradition Edmonton Alberta a Charles no wanted in connection with the slayings of 12 people in California has won a rive Mont delay in his Canadian extradition hearing. On tuesday a judge in the Al Berta court of Queen s Bench granted the delay until oct. 17 atthe request of defense lawyer Don Ald Macleod. No a 27-year-old former , listened 0 three hours of procedural arguments but Dis played no emotion. Police provided tight Security. Reporters and spectators were checked with Metal detectors and a police dog was at the courtroom Entrance. No faces 25 criminal charges inthe United states including 12 of capital murder. Eleven of the Hom Icide charges involve 19b5 ten Tor Ture killings at a Rural Cabin in Ca Laveras county East of Sao Francisco. The other concerns the1984 slaying of san Francisco disc jockey Donald Guilitti. No is serving a 4 a year sen tence at the Federal Penitentiary in Prince Albert Saskatchewan for armed robbery aggravated assault and unlawful use of a firearm. He was convicted in december 1985after a shoplifting attempt at a Calgary department stare during which no shot a Security guard in the hand. Horizon air crash Seattle a a fuel leak has been found in the engine of a horizon air commuter aircraft that caught fire and crash landed last month at Seattle Tacoma International Airport investigators said. Nineteen people were injured in the april 15  leak occurred because an of ring was out of place in a fuel filler Assembly and the filler was t seated properly Ted Lopat Micwicz of the National transportation safely Board said tuesday. The findings confirmed Passen Ger reports of liquid streaming out of the  he said. John Kelly president of Hori Zon air said investigators found exactly what we said the cause was and that it was not some thing horizon had fied touched or been involved  the twin engine de Havilland dash 8, with 40 people aboard careened out of control an crashed into three passenger Load ing ramps during an emergency Landing after an engine caught fire. Usa eur cancels summer hire funds by Crystal Laureano staff writer Heidelberg budget constraints have forced Usa eur to withdraw funding for a summer hire program for Young family members this year. A message from Usa eur headquarter said the use of funds to hire youths White at the same Lime reducing the Perma nent work Force was not  the message encouraged Community commanders to develop alternative youth work activities  it suggested using employment assistance task forces to design programs that would be operated by army Community services. A family member employment assist Ance program has always been a part of acs said Darrell Presnell Usa eur program manager. Under the program family members Register with acs and list their Vilh and preferences for employment. There is a similar program for Volunteer work. It is something we do All the time not just for this summer he Laid. But without a doubt we anticipate heavy participation this  to anticipation of the funding Cut Usa eur youth activities officials have been preparing to provide addition Al programs for teens such As youth Cen Ter activities and car washes to make Money for trips. Safe announced their inability to fund a program last month and encouraged base commanders to consider fund ing local programs. In previous years summer hire pro Grams were funded from monies not ear marked for specific programs a usar eur spokeswoman said. But since military budgets have been Sii ably reduced this year the command had no sources from which to draw funds. The summer hire program provided jobs for family members from age 14. The youth worked in Tabor or clerical positions during two consecutive five week summer sessions earning 12.90 per hour. Officials said Usa eur employed an avenge of 3,536 youths during each summer month last year. Safe provided jobs for about 3,500 Young people of Rescue unit lives up to its name twice Bidav Odiehl . Bureau Kef la v1k, Iceland the air Force Rescue unit in ice Larik Iceland wasted Little time Between becoming a Squadron and rescuing two ailing sailors from their ships in the North Atlantic. The 56th aerospace Rescue and re covery so formerly act 14 of the 67th aerospace Rescue and recovery so lilt de an injured bulgarian Fisherman and a soviet Sailor from their ships monday in a rare double Rescue that came seven Days after their name change said chief Petty officer Dave Evans a spokesman for the Iceland defend Force. The s6lh s Hh-3 helicopter took off at 3 10 . Monday an hour after getting a Call from the icelandic coast guard to help a soviet with two broken legs and a bulgarian with two injured fingers Evans said. An Hc-130 Tanker aircraft and its Crew on duty in Iceland launched 10 minutes after the helicopter to help locale the ships and to refuel the chop per. Evans said the Hc-130 found the bulgarian fishing trawler two hours Afler Takeoff and picked up the injured Crew Man. Ten minutes later and in a Cloud Bank and heavy Rains the Hh-3 found the so Viet Tanker. Evans said the Sailor on that ship apparently had fallen off the ship s superstructure and broken both legs. The Hh-3 Crew flew the pair to Bor go Spitalli Hospital in Reykjavik by 9 ., where they were listed in stable condition thursday. Along with its renaming. Llie 56lh will report to its Parent unit the 39th Strate Gic operations Wing at Olin fab Fla. Evans said. As Del 14, the unit reported to the 67th at Raf Woodbridge eng land. Evans said there will be no change to the unit s Mission with the Iceland defense Force. The unit s last Rescue As the 67th a april 29 when a Crew picked up an icelandic Sailor at sea with internal injuries he suffered from a 20-fool fall Evans said. Since 1971, the unit at the base has been credited with saving the lives of some 230 people from 16 countries Evans said. Soldier jailed for making obscene Call Ramstein a Weil Germany is a Soldier who placed an obscene Call to a Hospital emergency room employee earlier this a car has been convicted of sexual harassment and sentenced to a month in jail a list support come spokesman said the voice of sgt. Gordon p. Asfeld,32, was captured on a tape recording system used by the army regional medical Center at Lan Stuhl West Germany when he telephoned a Soldier on duty in the Hospital s emergency room and made sexual remarks to her Jan. 13. The woman and other Hospital employees later identified Asfeld s voice. The spokesman said Asfeld who was a lab technician assigned to co b at the Hospital knew the woman. A native of Buffalo m inn., Asfeld was found guilty at a special court martial monday on four specifications of inde cent language As Well As the sexual harassment charge. A panel of officers also sentenced As Feld to a bad conduct discharge. Additionally the 14-year army Veteran was demoted to private one and must forfeit $447 for one month. Go guilty in alleged plot to kill Soldier Schweinfurt West Germany Sis a 3rd inf div Soldier linked to an alleged plot by an american woman to blow up her husband was convicted in a general court martial thursday of conspiracy to commit Mur Der a Community spokesman said thursday. Spec. 4 Daniel l. Pavek of cod 1st in in Schwei fun was Given a five year prison sentence ordered to forfeit s500 a month for 60 month demoted to Pri vate one and Given a dishonourable Dis charge the spokesman said. A West German state prosecutor Insch Winfun said pack was one of four men facing charges in connection with the alleged plot by Billie Clifton a  wife to kill her husband a 3rd inf div Soldier. Clifton and William Larry Bryson 20, also b . Civilian will be tried in l West German court. Bryson is suspected of attempting to obtain dynamite for the alleged murder plot said prosecutor warier Mulier port Phi 1 in 64th Armor 3rd inf div