European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday May 26,1988 news updates Howard Beach Case new York api one of the seven remaining defendants in Hie Howard Beach Case pleaded Guilly 10 felony Riol charges tues Day before jury selection resumed in the second trial stemming from inc alleged racial attack. Salvatore Desimony 20, also pleaded guilty to a Misdemeanour charge of Rimini in facilitation for driving members of a White gang on dec 20,1986. During his plea do Simon contradicted statements attributed to him in a police report about the Inci Dent which left 2j-Ycamjld Michael Griffith dead after he was struck and killed by a car on a nearby Highway sing s wife arrested new York a the wife of former Clr Politan opera impresario sir Rudolf Bing has Bee arrested a second time after she kept her husband out late in Viola lion of a court order police said. Carroll Douglass Bing 48, was charged with violating the court order of Protection Ana with third degree assault said sgt. Raymond o Donnell a police spokesman. She was supposed to have her �6-Ycar-old husband who suffer from Al Cimer s disease Back to their apartment by 9 p.m., but they were about two hours late tuesday said o Donnell who did not know where the couple had spent the evening. Then when she did return she got involved in a dispute with a 40-Ycnr-old  pushing her against a Wall and bruising her Heid. He said. . Trade deficit figures show 5-year-record 12.7% decline Washington a the us. Trade deficit shrank by 12.7 percent from january through March the biggest improvement in live years the government reported wednesday. The Commerce department reported that the difference Between what the United suits imports and what it exports total de s35.9 billion for the first three months of 1938. Down from a deficit of $41,2 Bil lion in inc last three monlhsof987. The 12.7 percent decline represented a dramatic turnaround in a deficit that has steadily worsened Over the last five years. It was the biggest quarterly improvement since an 18.9 percent decline in the fourth Quarter of 1982. The new figures confirmed an improvement that had already shown up inthe department s monthly merchandise Trade reports. The earlier figures showed a 16.4percent drop in the deficit to 136 Bil lion fit the first Quarter compared to s43.1 billion in the fourth Quarter. Wednesday s figures arc smaller because they subtracted factors such As the Cost of shipping and insurance and military sales from the monthly numbers. The balance of payments deficit is also adjusted for sea Sonal variations the monthly figures Are not the improvement in the first Quarter reflected the fact that Export disrobed fas Ter than imports although both hit ill time highs. I porn jumped 9.8 percent id a record $74.tbouon while imports Rose 1.3 percent to a record 1110.6 billion. The administration is counting on Strong Export sales to provide close to half of Toul economic growth in the United suites this year. The fix  for the first Quarter show that this estimate is on track. President Reagan hj3l� pointed to Utt improvement in the Trade deficit As in argument against  Trade legislation. Reagan on tuesday vetoed the omnibus Trade Bill. German birth certificate required for child born in civilian Hospital Cuiule scouts Mannheim West Germany four boys have been awarded the rank of Eagle scout the highest rank in boy scouting in recent ceremonies. Karl pct Man who has been in scout ing for 10 years coordinated a project that Lumen a derelict Archery Range into a usable 14-Targct Range. Clerman is inc son of to. Col. Robert and Charm Peterman. He is a member of the order of the Arrow and has held several leadership positions with troop 219, including Jun Lor assistant scoutmaster. Aaron Griffith 17, of troop 308  sch Armbeck West Germany is the Only scout in the troop s history Mohave completed i lie requirements for All his ranks while in the troop. For his service project Griffith organized a drive that collected about 600 cans of food for the army Community services food locker. Griffith is the son of Janice Griffith. The osterholz High school Junior is a member of the National Honor society and represented the school at the Model United nations in the Hague nether lands. Carlos Cali 14 attends Frankfurt High school. For his service project he conducted a bicycle safety Rodeo for boy scouts in inc Frankfurt area Cali is the son of Carlos and Judy Cali. Jeffrey a Cigar 17, attends Patch High school in Stuttgart. His Eagle project was a bicycle safely Rodeo. Geiger is the son of Stephen and Gay Geiger. He is a member of the order of inc Arrow and is a Junior assistant scout master. To earn the Eagle scout award boys must fulfil requirements in the areas of leadership service and outdoor skills. This includes at least 21 Merit badges and an average of 100 hours on a Community project. By Charlie Bowden Munich Bureau Munich parents whose children Are bom in civilian hospitals now must gel German birth certificates for the Chil Dren before the births can be registered with a . Consulate according to con sular officials in Munich. Previously the consulate accepted International birth certificates As proof of . Citizenship but stopped the practice last month it was not an arbitrary decision said Gilbert Sperling chief of the pass port Section at the consulate in Munich. We just could t rely on the other certificate to make the citizenship deter i  it is possible on inc International form to list someone other than the natural parents he said and citizenship is based on the parents citizenship. The  or certificate of descent requires the names of the Natu ral parents he said. The policy change does not affect Chil Dren of . Military personnel bom i military hospitals he said. The hospitals provide a form to parents that the consulate accepts As proof when the parents Register a child s birth and request a pass port the consulate made the change after discovering two instances in which adoptive parents tried to pass As the biological parents of children they were attempting to Register Only the natural parents can pass on citizenship Sperling said. Consular officials also Are experienc ing difficulties with individuals who delay registering a child s birth said Sun Boyd the consulate s military courier coordinator. It should be reported within 30 Days after birth he said citing one example of a registration this month for a child born four years ago. Military personnel should Contact the passport Section at their local personnel office to Complete the necessary paper work to Register a child s birth Boyd said. The personnel Center builds the Case he said and usually the Parent never even have to visit the consulate we rely on the  arc sold out for memorial Day weekend Garmisch West Germany is the armed forces recreation Center was flooded with Calls wednesday from people wanting to Lake advantage of Sud Den room vacancies caused when several groups cancelled conferences an arc spokesman said. Many were disappointed. Several callers were looking for openings for the upcoming memorial Day weekend which is booked solid spokesman Harry Connors said. We have plenty of rooms available just not any for the memorial Day weekend. Thal  for some time  conferences normally Are booked for three or four Day blocks during the week. We never Book conferences Over hol  Connors said. While the Confer ence cancellations treed a Jot of rooms in Garmisch and . Individuals who find no vacancy to fit their plans should ask to be put on the waiting list Connors said. Because of the military lifestyle with Short Neoliee duty requirements arc gets about 20 per cent cancellations on room reservations he said. If someone cancels the reservations desk will attempt to reach the next per son on the waiting  the week it had Little Impact on weekend vacancies at the arc hotels envoy jailed on drug charges is refused bail Miami a a Federal magistrate ruled tuesday that the honduran ambassador to Panama must remain in jail on cocaine charges and a prosecutor said the suspect apparently was a mule who simply transported the drug Rigoberto Regalado Lara 49, was arrested May 15 at Miami International Airport after 26 pounds of cocaine was discovered in his Luggage. He was immediately stripped of Bis diplomatic immunity by honduran officials who said he also would be prosecuted there if he returned Home. Assistant . Attorney Odilio Diaz said following tuesday s hearing before is. Magistrate Samuel Smargon that there is no evidence Regalado was a major player in the drug Trade. Right now it Toots As if All he is it a typical male who just happened to be a honduran ambassador said Diaz. A mule is a Low level figure who tarries the drugs across Borders. But Regalado s attorney David Roth Man said his client was innocent and be had proof. There is a witness in Honduras who can provide it reasonable and innocent explanation for the presence of the co Caine Rothman said. Regalado will plead innocent Goihman said. He sought unsuccessfully to have his client freed on bail from the metropol Ilan correctional Center where Regala do has been held since his arrest but Diaz called the ambassador an extreme risk of flight noting that if re Salado fled to Honduras he could not be extradited Back to the United states. Smargon ordered Regalado to remain in custody without Bond but Tate the Issue could be raised again at an arraign ment hearing scheduled tuesday. No gets 21 years in prison for killing son Raf Alconbury England Sas a 37-year-old no was sentenced to 21 years in prison wednesday after pleading guilty to charges of beating his 22-month-old son to death earlier ibis year. Tech sol Steven h. Webber a super visor with the 2166th comm so was found guilty of the unpremeditated Mur Der of his son. Nathan said staff sgt. Steve scholar a base spokesman. The boy died in a Hospital March 9,four Days after Webber beat him about the head at his on base Home. Webber from Salt Uke City Utah also was Given a dishonourable Dis Burge and was demoted to airman Basic during his two Day general court martial scholar Slid. The airman who was tried convicted and sentenced by the judge maj. Edward Starr a found not Gully on a relate charge of aggravated us aunt. Webber who was in custody to the  facility at Kay Lake Noeub. Since March s. Has a wife and children aged 2,4 and 7, scholar said