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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday july 6,1988 w Stade West Germany a West German air Force f-4 phantom fighter Jet crashed into a Field and exploded tuesday seconds after its two pilots ejected to safety police said. The crash is the latest in a series of military flight accidents in West Ger Many since March. Police  Jet went Down 12 mile South of Stade about 25 Miles West of the Northern port City of Hamburg. One Pilot was slightly injured officials  area where the Jet crashed is the scene of frequent Low level military training  and environmental groups have protested the flights. A local newspaper recently reported that a Man had to be Bune without final graveside services because the pastor could not make himself heard Over the Din of Low flying jets. On sunday a West German  helicopter crashed into a Cliff in Bavaria state killing All nine aboard. On Friday a civilian owned air plane under contract with the West German  crashed into a House in Northern West Germany killing the Pilot. Three . Air Force f-16s crashed last wednesday. One Pilot was killed when two of the jets collided in flight. F-16s also crashed March 31 and april 18. The accidents led opponents of Low level military training flights to renew Calls that they be eliminated or sharply  Germany s new defense min ister Rupert Scholz said last week that he would make the problem of Low level flights a top priority. . Officials  f-16s involve Din last wednesday s crashes were not on Low level flight missions. Meese from Page 1 any ethical questions raised by Mckay s office would be referred to the Justice department s office of professional responsibility a unit that examines allegations of improper behaviour inside the department. Such a review could result in a recommendation of dismissal by Reagan. Mckay s office which launched its investigation of Meese on May 11,1987, has been examining Meese s assistance to we tech in 1981 and 1982, when he was White House Counselor. Reviewing his actions in connection with a $1 billion proposed iraqi Oil pipeline project after Meese became attorney general. Delving into the attorney general s meetings with regional Bell Telephone company executives and his favourable recommendation on behalf of the firms at a time when he held $14,000 in phone Industry Stock. Looking into members of a Washington real estate family arranging to pay a $40,000-a-year salary for Meese s wife while leasing office space to the Justice department. Meese s lawyers say their client received no Finan Cial Benefit from any of the matters under investigation that he violated no conflict of interest or other criminal Laws and violated no Federal ethical guide lines. Each aspect of the investigation involved Meese s relationship with longtime Friend e. Robert Wallach who is under indictment for alleged racketeer no in the we tech scandal. At Wallach s Behest Meese ordered a White House review that led ultimately to we tech s $32 million no bid contract to build Small engines for the . Wallach was paid Over $1 million by wed tech from 1982 to 1986. Wallach in 1985 arranged for Meese to enter a Iran from Page 1 which will Burn America and its lackeys Khomeini 87, declared monday we must All be pre pared for a real War and go to the War fronts and fight against America and its lackeys. I donate my worthless life for the Sake of our  despite the rhetoric the iranians indicated they also want to mobilize International opinion to Humble the great satan in the same Way that revelations of secret  deals with Iran engulfed president Reagan s administration in crisis in 1986.the Airliner was shot Down As Iran s More pragmatic leaders alarmed at Iran s isolation while on the defensive in the nearly 8-year-old War with Iraq were making a determined Effort to Patch up relations with Western countries. ,. One of their  appeared to be to woo America s european allies. A wave of terrorism abroad now could jeopardize that  a Sfanjani the powerful parliament speaker and military commander in chief told the House in Iran today is the Day of test for International organizations in the world. We will watch the reaction of the United nations the world court in the Hague and other organizations for their reaction to this frightful  Iran s official islamic Republic news Agency also monitored in Cyprus quoted a Sfanjani As saying that even if sunday s action was a mistake America cannot foe Force Van he said this catastrophe is worse than the crime at Hiroshima where the americans dropped a nuclear bomb during world War ii. The americans created the disaster they paved the Way for the disaster and committed the  cannot allow ourselves to refrain from taking re Venge. The Choice of timing is up to us not to  air flight 655, was on a scheduled run from the iranian port of Bandar Abbas to Dubai in the United Ara emirates when it was shot Down by the . Cruiser Vin Cennes during a clash with iranian gunboats. Financial partnership with w. Franklyn Chen a investment manager who subsequently became a member of we tech s Board of directors. Chinn turned a $40,000 profit for Meese on a $50,000 investment in just 18 months. The pipeline portion of Mckay s probe involved whether Meese conspired with Swiss oilman Bruc Rappaport Wallach and others to violate the for eign corrupt practices act in connection with a alleged plan to pay bribes to the israeli labor party to protect the proposed iraqi pipeline from military attack. Meese received a memo from Wallach in septem Ber 1985 saying that up to $700 million would repaid to Israel from the pipeline project Ana that what was also indicated to me and which would be denied everywhere is that a portion of those funds will go directly to  Meese says he does t recall Reading that portion of the memo and his lawyers say that in any event the words Don t suggest that a bribe was contemplated. 2 convicted in rape of of woman  Mediterranean Bureau an italian court monday found two american civil ians both husbands of Navy Petty officers guilty of raping a 23-year-old air Force enlisted woman and sentenced each to three years and eight months m  u. Hawkins 29, of Kountz Texas and Fabian a. James 27, of Richland ga., had been charge with the april 30 rape of a woman stationed at nearby san Vito Dei Normanna As said air Force sgt. Ray Chastain a base  judge Dario Pafundi also found the men guilty on a related charge of deprivation of personal Liburt both men pleaded not guilty to the charges at the trial in Brindisi  victim told the court she was raped by the men during the Early morning hours in the base Bowlin Galley Chastain said. The assaults took place Between 2 ., when the facility closed and 4 30 ., he said. James at the time a Bowling Alley employee had a key to the  men claimed the woman had willingly accompanied them to the Bowling Alley and that she willingly had sexual relations with  the woman testified she had been friends with the men she said she had been violently forced to submit to the sex acts Chastain said. Photos taken at the base clinic where the woman was examined following the assaults showed extensive bruises All Over her body he  convictions were appealed with the Appeal hearing expected in three to four months. Until the Appeal is heard the men will remain in confinement in an italian prison in Brindisi. Of group of soviet inspectors satisfied after initial visits to . Weapons Sites by the associated press teams of soviet inspectors who were returning to mos cow tuesday said they were Satin isfried with their weekend visits to . Military installations in four states. The soviets conducted Baseline inspections in California Arizona Utah and Colorado for the on site inspections Agency under the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty. . Teams were in the soviet Union at the same  with representatives of the Osia and with cooperation of representatives of the Plant the first unprecedented action was fulfilled in verification of the compliance with the obligation under the treat Between the .s.r and the .," said Vyacheslav Kharlamov who led a group that visited general dynamics Plant 19 in san Diego. Basically there s nothing for them to see said . . Kump explaining that the Plant no longer makes the missile launchers. But they Are verifying what we said in the treaty about this place is  in Arizona the soviets inspected facilities at Davis Monthan fab and the fort Hua Chuca  base. Davis Monthan is the Home of the air Force s 868th tac missile training group which trains cruise mis Sile Crews for deployment for Europe. The unit does some training at a fort Hua Chuca Range. In Colorado soviet inspectors visited the Pueblo  depot to inventory Pershing missiles which Are to be destroyed under the treaty. Another team visited the Hercules aerospace co. Plant at Magna Utah near Salt Lake City to verify that Pershing ii engines were no longer in production. Soviets from Page 1 has been the focal Point of anti missile protests since the missiles were first deployed there in november 1983. Meanwhile the other 10 soviet inspectors arrived at i Aschheim As the site of . Ground launched cruise mis Siles about 9 30  Tuesday. The team headed by Sergey i. Kashi Rin was greeted by col. Dennis k. Hum Mel commander of the 38th tac missile  team was expected to stay Over night at a Aschheim before leaving wednesday morning said spokeswoman Conny  19 inspectors had flown into Frankfurt about 3 . Monday on a Aeroflot Airliner. About 3 15 . Col. David o. Williams commander of the 435th tac Airlift Wing at Rhein main a welcomed them with Brief remarks that were translated into russian. Your arrival Here is a historic Occa Sion he said. We want to do every thing we can to assist  the senior soviet official with the delegations said in his remarks congratulations to our american partners on the occasion of their Independence  Vladimir a. Akimenko who also mischief of one of the two soviet inspection teams spoke to reporters and about 30onlookers who came out to Welcome the soviets to the american base. He under scored the significance of the inspections to ensure compliance with the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty. F the inf treaty is an important mile Stone a first step in saving Mankind from a nuclear holocaust he said. F the inspectors also looked Forward meeting their american counterparts i  s our Strong belief that the contacts we make Here will help promote under standing Between   
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