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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I Page 28 the stars and Stripe news briefs Savior killed 3 injured in car collision at Rota Rota. Spain one Navy Man was killed and three others injured sunday when their car struck equipment being Lowed by & tractor across a Road adjacent to the naval nation at Rota a nary spokeswoman said monday the names of the Man who died and the one Man who was seriously injured arc being with held pending notification of the family. Both men were assigned to Fleet logistic support sq21 at Rota i Donna Hoffmeier said. The other two men injured in the crash were Petty officer 3.c. Anthony John Woody and1 Ouy officer 3.c. Eric Michael de Gold both were treated at the Navy Hospital in Rota and released. Spanish authorities Are investigating the crash. Petty officer found dead of apparent suicide in Rota Rota Spain a Petty officer assigned to Fleet air recon so 2 died monday in an apparent suicide a Navy spokeswoman said. The Man was found by his Roommate in the locked bathroom of his apartment. A bottle of propane Type Gas with a Hose disconnected from its fillings which allowed the Gas to escape was found in the room it. Donna Hoffmeier said. The name of the victim is being withheld ending notification of the family she said. Spanish authorities Are investigating the Inci Dent Robertson quits saying he backs Bush candidacy by the associated press former television evangelist pal Robertson having won republicans attention but few delegates abandoned his presidential bid monday and said thai he Hopes George Bush will win this year and again in 1992, Jesse Jackson still in the democratic race although trailing badly renewed his Call for fairness in choosing delegates. Robertson who had not been a major gop contender for two months ended his campaigning officially in a Brief meeting with report ers in front of his Home on the grounds of cd University in Virginia Beach a. He had dropped his operating control of the Christian broadcasting network to run for presi Dent and said monday he would resume the leadership of can  Najibullah says goodbye to soviet dear friends Kabul. Afghanistan a president Naju Bullah bid Farewell to 1.300 soviet soldiers Mon Day calling them my dear friends and said his forces arc Strong enough to Light moslem insurgents when the bed army is gone. Najibullah quoted an afghan proverb May your Way be Safe and your dishes tasty in see ing off the soviet Convoy which faced the Dan Ger of guerrilla attacks on the 200-mile, three Day trip through rugged terrain to the soviet Border. Gunfire could be heard in the Hills around he capital apparently from skirmishes Between insurgents and government troops. Gunmen kill 7 people including British family of 4 Khartoum Sudan a police arrested several Middle Eastern men armed with Summa Chine guns after seven people including a Brit ish family of four were killed in. Terrorist at tacks authorities said monday. The Young family and two sudanese including a Sudan army brigadier were Cut Down by iwo bomb blasts at they ate dinner sunday at the Macropol old said police col. Mula Sirn Osman Karim. Eight others including three american were injured in the blasts. Another British map was tilled in an attack with automatic weapons at fee Sudan club near the Macropol Karim said. Tuesday May 17.1988 last 2 hostages Are freed As okla. Inmates give up Stringtown okla. Up rebellious convicts released their last two hostage and surrendered monday and authorities searched for the body of an inmate reported slain during a three Day siege at the medium Security prison. The guards hostages told me there was one Bod found up there said state rep. Kenneth Converse one of three legislators involved in negotiations with the inmates. Oklahoma department of corrections spokeswoman Anita Trammel said she bad no information about a death. But Converse said the body was reported Fay guards who were held hostage. Officers were going through the building trying to find the body believed to be that of an inmate. Converse said none of the eight hostages taken when the siege began was injured. He said one inmate Fred Johnson was being treated for injuries suffered during the disturbance. Authorities said nine inmates who took pan in the uprising were loaded onto a Van and were to be taken to another prison. Guard 1 hour after the time agreed upon in negotiations wit prison officials and released guard Harold Yoder about half an hour later. The Deal to end the takeover Wai struck late sunday after a Day of out and on negotiations. The estimated20 inmates began heir fiery revolt Friday night and took Over a Section of the medium Security Mac Alfor correctional Center. The prisoners who released five hostages unharmed saturday freed he sixth sunday night in return for 50 pints of ice Cream to coca Colas and five canons of cigarettes hat they had demanded throughout the uprising officials Laid. They then quickly agreed to Lay Down their weapons and release the last two guards. Bus from Page 1 Iii the southbound lanes. In addition to checking the emergency exit investigators would Check the Rescue process maintenance records of the bus and the Drivers records said Alan Pollock a spokesman with the National transportation safely Board. We also want to talk to some of the survivors and witnesses to the Accident Pollock said and investigators Hope to gel some kind of profile on the pickup truck and what it might have been doing that night authorities said it still in t known Why the truck was travelling the wrong Way. Stale officials said they Hope to have positive identification of nil the bodies by tuesday. The stale medical examiner. Or. George Nichols said at a news conference monday thai All of the vie Tims died from smoke inhalation. There was no significant bodily injury he said. The Kentucky Post reported monday that Mahoney pleaded guilty in 1984 to Drunken driving and was fined s3do plus court costs and s140 for traffic school. His License also was suspended for six months the newspaper said. His blood alcohol level in Itie 1984 Case was ,16 percent the newspaper said. Pollock also said the driving records of Mahoney and the bus Driver John Carman would be reviewed. State police trooper Jim Mudd said state police investigators talked briefly with Mahoney but did nol disclose the conversation because the Case is still under investigation. Dental charts of the victims were sent to the univer sity of Louisville an monday for Matching with denial records said David Jones of the state medical examiner s office. Meese from Page 1 that everyone came Here to fight for and that Bill does not feel obliged to continue in his office if the attorney general sees fit to let Terry  Mcdowell made the comments after meeting with Schambra. Ai the White House presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwalter said i have no reaction to Eastland l fir ing. "1 Don t know anything about the Eastland Case he said. In a letter to Meese Eastland noted that he had been relieved of his duties Friday he wrote to Meuse you have expressed to me your desire to have As director of Public affairs someone willing to aggressively defend you against in effect any and All  Eastland said that he had defended Mcnese to the Best of my ability while exercising Good judgment and acting in a manner consistent with the obligations of this office you have concluded that my efforts have not sufficed Eastland s letter said. Eastland s letter said thai Meese had offered him 30 Days in which to conclude his work and look for a Job but i have decided that the most appropriate course of faction it to end my responsibilities  i think this is the single greatest mistake de a Ceseras made since becoming attorney general said Mcdowell a political conservative. I m still a supporter of the attorney general and i still think he would be poorly advised to resign but "1 think he has fallen prey to bad advice from those who confuse Blind loyalty with Good government Mcdowell said. Meuse s Counselor William Bradford Reynolds and another of hit top political aide Charles Cooper were unaware of messes decision to dismiss Eastland according to Justice department sources. The Central figure pushing Tor Mailland t dismissal according to the department sources was me Csc s for Mer Counselor. Ken Cribb who now Heads the while House office of Domestic attain. Arc from Page 1 Misch probably will be turned Over to Usa eur. In such a plan the facilities could no longer be used As hotels or guest houses Turner said. In a related development the upgrade program for the hotels in  has been moved up by two Yean with renovation starting As soon As late 1989, said James Mccrindle. Arct interim executive director. Renovation will Start with the general Mcnair hotel adjacent to the Berchtesgaden roof which Only has a few rooms Wilh private Baths. When that work ii finished work will begin immediately on the general Walker hotel a Wing at a Lime be said. Everyone agrees that we need to move on end get these rooms up to snuff Mccrindle said. Although the rooms will be upgraded there will nol be an in crease in the number of rooms available. We will not add additional rooms at the Hof the Mcnair or the Walker until such Lime As demand re quires rooms to be built Mccrindle said. The it living we want is to overextend ourselves and have too Many rooms to  in the meantime the Chi Emsee Park hotel and the renovated Campground will open for the summer sea son May 27. The Chi Emsee Lake hotel with completely renovated weft Wing will open july i the entire comple originally was scheduled to beaut Down for two years but officials have decided to open this summer and slay open through the end of the oktoberfest in Early october. Part of the Lake hotel will remain open for the Winter season. There is Market for Chi Emsee in the Winter me Crindle said. Although word of the continued opera Tion of Chi Emsee Inlo the Winter officially has not been advertised the hotel has 30 rooms already booked each week for november through March Mccrindle said  
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