European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday june 29,1983 3 More airlines get of to Fly into Berlin by David Tarran stiff writer three Marc airlines have been Given permission to to into Wisl Berlin in a decision signify Mcanlly expand ing service to the divided City a . Embassy spokes Man said in Bonn tuesday. The new carriers include american airlines Twa and a third company now being developed and As yet unnamed. Sources said the third Carrier will be a authorized service originate in West German cities. Although the decision allows the airlines to begin flying immediately it will Likely be several months before the service starts said a spokesman Tor the Al lies civil air attaches. Time spent negotiating slots with various German airports and hiring night attendants mechanics Secu Rity guards and other personnel probably will delay the Stan of most of the new service until company with a a airily of its share held by air traffic to Berlin Rose sharply last year when the air France which currently Flics to Berlin. Dry celebrated its tooth anniversary. The demand has the United states Britain and France the three Allied Powers thai govern West Berlin agreed to the additional flights after consultation with West German authorities. The decision recognizes Lic potential for growth inthe Market and will Lead to increased Competition and Buller service for passengers to and from Berlin according to a joint statement released by the British French and . Embassies. The decision will expand service by 314 round trips a week. Currently three carriers British airways air France and pan am provide about 410 flights a week to Berlin. All the existing flights and the newly Ita cd High and the airlines Hope to like advantage or the situation. While the newly authorized routes rep resent the maximum lights allowed the actual number of new flights will depend on demand and available slots at airports. An american airlines spokesman in Berlin said it is possible the airline could begin service by nov. 1. We re hoping that the Standard of service reliability and marketing efforts will attract new customers Alfred g. Ingen Werth said. We also feel some of the demand will come from dissatisfied customers of air lines currently serving Berlin. The decision also could Lead to some initial Price cuts As the airlines begin competing for customers Lekmo Twa officials were not immediately available for comment tuesday. The agreement allows american to make 70 round trip flights to Berlin including 28 from Frankfurt 21 from Cologne Bonn and ii from Munich. I ,i?5 nuke ski round trip nights to Berlin in eluding 28 from Frankfurt and 14 each from Hamburg and Stuttgart. The new French Carrier will be allowed up to of nights to Berlin including 36 from Frankfurt 19 from Cologne Bonn and 25 each from Munich and slut gait the allies also approved additional round trip flights for the three earners currently serving Berlin. Pan am can make an additional 21 flights air France can add six lights from Dosier Dorf and British airways can make an additional 2i round trip flight each from Frankfurt and Munich. The civil air attaches of the three Western pow it will continue to Monitor the Berlin Market an Ameri can embassy spokesman said. News updates official sentenced Atlanta a a sus Pended Fulton county commissioner who was convicted last month on three counts of extortion was sentenced monday to six years in prison and fined 125,000. . District judge Orinda Evans sentenced a. Reginald eaves to six years on each of two counts to run concurrently and a six year sus Pended sentence on a third count with five Yean on probation. The judge also said he May not seek elective or appointive office while in jail or on probation. The commissioner was accused of taking payments of $20,000 and from an undercover Fri agent posing As n Developer in Exchange for his vote on a rezoning matter. Eaves said the payments were for consulting work. Biaggi trial ruling new Vork a a Federal judge monday denied requests to Call attorney general Edwin Moesch jul As a defense witness inthe racketeering trial of rep. Mario Biaggi and six others. The defense wanted . District judge Constance Baker Motley to allow them to Call Meese asserting that in was he who acted corruptly in helping the we Lech corp the judge ruled that it use s Testi Mony was nol Eule scouts schwe1nfurt, West Germany a Schwa unfurl High school student was awarded the Eagle Seoul award the High Cal Honor in boy scouting in recent Cere monies. Robbie s. La Pone 15. Has been in scouting for six years. For his Eagle Seoul project la Porte logged 279 hours in planning and organizing the collection of food items at an estimated value of More than 12,000 for the army Community service food closet. The project helped feed 200 families last Christmas season. La Porte is the son of la. Col. Leon j. And Judy la Porte and has just completed his freshman year at Schweinfurt High school. To earn the Eagle scout award a boy scout must Cam at least 21 Merit badge Sand put in about 100 hours on a comm Nily project. Only about 2,s percent of All boy scouts Cam the award according to boy scout officials. Operations Normal at blockaded base by Daryle. Green Kaiser Shniter Bureau a planned we Klong sit in by German demonstrators outside the . Army depot in fisc balt. West Germany will do nothing to Stop operations there army officials said tuesday. We Wilt continue Normal operations said Warren Fields a spokesman for the depot. The blockade is being staged by the peace coordination of the West Palati Nate As part of a Campaign against Chemi Cal weapons. The group chose Fischbach As a urge because it is the Best known Poison Gas depot in the Federal Republic of Ger Many said Beatta Hillesheim a spokeswoman for the group which claims that hundreds of tons of nerve Gas Are stored at Fischbach. In keeping with a longstanding policy military officials would neither confirm nor deny the presence of chemical weapons there. The facility u manned by approximately 550 military members and civilians. About 200 soldiers live in bar Racks on the compound. The protesters have blockaded two Gates leading to the installation and have seen no traffic entering or exiling those Gates leading them to believe that the installation has ceased operation Accord ing to published reports. Fields however said vehicles Nave gone in and out of the he declined to discuss How. Officials also would not discus the number of Gates available to enter the depot. The blockade Drew approximately 130 monday and 100 tues Day. It is expected to draw More later in the week Hills him said. She said the sit in would continue through the weekend and would be resumed later this year. Upon inn a oomph on m shuttle launching delayed until sept. 4 Cape canaveral Fla. A Nasa said tuesday it is delaying the launching of the first Post challenger space shuttle flight until sept. 4 because preparation of the shuttle discovery staking longer than expected. For the last several weeks the space Agency has carried aug. 22 As a Public target Dale for the launching but that was wiped out unofficially some time ago As shuttle managers continually up dated their assessment for liftoff. Earlier launching Dales had been set i february june and August but they each fell by the Wayside As technical problems held up the nation s recovery from the loss of space Shutok challenger and its seven Crew members in an explosion on Jan. 28,1986. The vehicle s Roll out to the launching pad has been put olt until sunday. Sergeant gets 4-month term for theft of Federal property Rhein main a West Germany a senior master sergeant was sentenced to four months confinement and reduced u senior airman monday for stealing government owned tires tools paint and painting supplies Worth Marc than $250. Senior master sol James o. Anderson of the 435th Field mail so was tried in a special court martial for larceny of government properly base spokesman matter sgt Larry of svelte said tuesday. A search of Anderson s quarters and three private vehicle had revealed stolen government property including automobile tires tools spare parts paint and painting supplies. La a trial by judge alone Anderson pleaded guilty to using the base Supply system to order paint with which he painted cars Tor also ordered one tire through Supply channels for his person Al car and stole four other tires from the defense re utilization an marketing office at Maia Juiel. Anderson who had been stationed at Rhein main a for nearly three years will serve his sentence in the . Army confinement facility at Mannheim. The judge also ordered Anderson to forfeit 1650 a month for four months. E. German guards fire on tractor Lud Wigstadt West Germany a East German Borde guards fired shots at a tractor that was ramming barriers marking the Border with the West police said monday. Border police in Munich said the incident took place sunday night near the West German town of Lud Wigstadt about 95 Miles North of Nurnberg. Western patrol guards heard several rounds of shots fired about 9 4 . On the other Side of the Border police said. The guards biter noticed that an electronic Fence and a steel mesh Fence about 200 Yards inside East German territory had been smashed police said. The tractor was stuck in a Moat Between two mesh fences about is Yards from West German territory police said go gets 2-year sentence in indecent assault Case Stuttgart an army specialist who pleaded guilty to charge of indecent assault and Al a we Annj has been sentenced to two Yean imprison a vol corps spokeswoman said. The Foldier spec Edward c Ware jr., 23, assigned to he co at the european cored sup port activity committed the indecent assault on a female Soldier Jan. 2 in an apartment in the Stuttgart suburb of the spokeswoman said. An enlisted court panel sentenced Ware Pittsburgh native last wednesday at the Stutt Gart trial Center to the prison term a dish Ono Rable discharge forfeiture of All pay and allow Acca and reduction in rank to private one. 1st inf div releases name of Corporal killed in crash Goppinger. West Germany s4s the of the Soldier killed sunday in a car act Deli leased tuesday by the 1 St inf div. Cpl site j. Cutler of Roanoke va., was to he co in the division s 299th support to. She Cutler died when the 19kb car her Hubaud Ware their 9-Monib-old daughter Marsha. A memorial service is set for 11 , today in the Cooke Barracks Chapel in popping in
