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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday july 16, 1988 family doubts millionaire Mother will visit ,.__t.  a. A1l.-.4 a my to tit Amft Ctm a   from staff and wire reports Kaiserslautern West Ger Many Donna Ingram got an unusual Wake up Call last week from her Mother. The wife of an air Force staff ser Geant assigned to Ramstein a said Hermon started out saying something like this i just called to let you say goo morning to the newest millionaire in  after this Eye opener came a Volley of you re kidding and no i m not kid  Ingram s Mother Sheryl Busch won $20 million in the California lottery july 6 but kept working that night on her overnight shift at a convenience store near Sacramento. Bosch s Boyfriend Lloyd Bell said of his Rich companion she was the Only millionaire in town mopping  it s strange. It s unreal yet Busch,45, said at a news conference after she won the lottery s twice weekly lotto game. Busch who picked All six of the Lott numbers drawn won an annuity Worth $20,080,000. She will get $803,200 year for 20 years after Federal taxes Are deducted. She also won $2,468 for pick ing five of six Correct numbers on another ticket. Busch who is from Lodi a Small town about 35 Miles South of Sacramento said she bought 40 lotto tickets while working at a convenience store in Elk Grove a Sacramento suburb. When the winning numbers were announced on television she checked her tickets an found the five of six ticket first. Any Normal person would have stopped there but i continued she said. I found the other and i said it can t be real. There s something wrong with my eyes and put it  Busch said her 17-year-old son David had one reaction can i have a car unlike David s reaction Ingram said she did t ask her millionaire Mother for anything although when she was off the phone she and her husband Gerald did come up with a few ideas. Donna thought maybe now they would t have to worry about putting their 4-year-old and 8-year-old children through College. Gerald admitted won Dering if now he could get out of the military."1 was so Happy for her i did t think of asking Donna said. I was just Sohappy that she could quit her Job she s worked so  did quit after winning the grand prize and said she was t sur what she would do with the Money. Just enjoy it travel probably she  and her sister Kathy who is married to air Force staff sgt. Dan fellow Raf Mildenhall England Hope that that travelling includes taking a trip to Europe to visit but it s  s absolutely terrified of flying Donna said. Soviets want . To replace . Gulf forces United nations a the soviet Union on Friday said the . Navy should leave the Gulf and be replaced by an International . Fleet to avoid further tragedies like the destruction of an iranian passenger Jet. As Security Council debate resumed on the .downing of the iranian Airbus a-300 with 290 people aboard the soviet Union Britain France China Japan and West Germany called on Iran to accept a year old Security Council Resolution for a cease fire in the nearly 8-year-old Gulf  thursday vice president George Bush called the missile attack on the Airliner a result of the War and urged Iran to adhere to the . Resolution. At a Friday morning news conference Iran s foreign minister accused the United states of offering excuse rather than accepting responsibility for the july 3 mis Sile attack on the  Velamati told reporters that the attitude of the . Administration is similar to a Rich Man s son who drives when he s drunk. He thinks Money can buy everything and that is not  the United states has offered to pay compensation to the families of the victims but has said the payment do not constitute any acceptance of Legal obligation. Arab passenger arrested As suspect in ship attack Athens Greece a an Arab Man who washboard the City of Poros cruise ship was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the machine gun and Gre Nade attack that left nine people dead and 98 wounded police sources said  government meanwhile claimed that a French Man was one of the  government statement identified the Frenchman As Roland Vigneron 23, and said he was among the nine people killed in the massacre monday. The police sources speaking on condition of anonymity said the Arab Man was being interrogated at Security police Headquarters in Central Athens. The greek government statement said eight wit Nesses had identified Vigneron As one of the terrorists. It said he was injured in the attack and died later. Drought from Page 1 congressional leaders and the administration and introduced in Congress. Aides said the president s comments including his criticism of any lawmaker trying to attach special in Terest language to the Bill were intended to keep con Gress from bogging Down in amendments or bloating the Price of the birr House speaker Jim Wright a Texas has put the drought measure on the House Calendar for action when Congress returns from its we Klong recess for the democratic National convention. Radon from Page 1 engineers will begin monitoring radon Levels in All habitable structures within a month said Safe spokesman it. Col. James Dilda. Equipment for the follow on testing while not yet on hand has been or dered and is expected soon he said. Results of those tests will be submitted to air Force officials in Washington. High radon Levels at Aviano were confined to a few scattered buildings Dilda said. Safe promised Quick corrective action if radon Levels exceed Epa standards. It will take about a year to Complete monitoring radon Levels at the other bases which requires special monitoring devices Dilda said. Military activities did not contribute to radon emissions he said. Results of the radon testing for air Force installations on . Soil were released several weeks ago. While the results were better than the averages for civilian communities throughout the nation serious problems were found at Andersen fab Guam and at the air Force Academy and Peterson fab in Colora do. Air Force officials delayed releasing data regarding radon Levels overseas until government officials in All involved nations had been informed. The testing program began in december As the Ini tial phase of an Effort to determine the level of radon in the air Force s facilities and decide what remedial actions would be necessary. In March the army began testing All its installations worldwide for dangerous Levels of radon Gas. The Navy is seeking contractors to begin the radon testing some time in late 1988 or Early 1989. Radon exposure can be controlled through construction and reconstruction techniques and the air Foresaid it will begin correcting problem structures to meet Epa guidelines. A detailed assessment and repair of buildings is scheduled to begin Over the next six months. Structures showing High radon Levels Are repaired through such procedures As sealing the radon entry Points or installing sub slab ventilation a system which in effect runs a pipe from the ground under the Structure to an outlet Point. Contributing to this report staff writer Dave Walczak in Darmstadt West Germany Navy fers rescued by Viet ship Manila Philippines a a vietnamese ship picked up three . Navy fliers whose plane had crashed in the South China sea and took them to Viet  on Friday the Navy said. Vietnamese authorities informed the state depart ment in Washington that the three were aboard the ship and headed toward Vietnam said a statement telephoned to news agencies by the information office at the Subic Bay naval facilities. The official voice of Vietnam radio said in a Broad cast later that the americans were Given care and Good treatment by vietnamese workers living near China s spratly Island. The aviators were returning tuesday from Singa pore to the . Naval facilities at Subic Bay 50 Miles Northwest of Manila when they radioed they were ditching their ct-39e Jet in the Vicinity of spratly Island. The plane s Crew members were identified by the naval base at Subic Bay As it. Richard k. Maurer 30, the Pilot of Harvey s Lake a. Co Pilot it. A a Eliza Beth a. Steinnecker 29, of Corpus Christi Texas and Petty officer 1st class Michael a. Neel 34, of Albuquerque . May Trade figures give Dollar a boost London up the . Dollar surged to 11 month highs in Europe Friday on the strength of the United states foreign Trade figures for May. The Price of Gold declined. There was a spree of Dollar buying after Washington announced a May Trade deficit of $10.93 billion which was at the lower end of expectations. See Story Page 3. European Central Banks intervened to sell dollars but Only succeeded in moderating the Dollar s Rise dealers said. The Greenback closed in Frankfurt at 1.8546 Mark against 1.8443 at the close thursday. It was the Dol Lar s Best since closing aug. 18 at 1.8550. For other closing rates see conversion table Page 20. Gold closed in Zurich at $439 per ounce against$441 and in London at $438.25 against $440. Silver finished in Zurich unchanged at $7.30 per ounce and in London at $7.28 against $7.32. Pay from Page 1 for the rest of this year and fiscal 1989 but placed a Capon the number of officers that can be in uniform at the end of fiscal 1990. The Cap assumes a voluntary Cut of More than 4,000 officers and a trimming of officer fat in worldwide unified command Headquarters. Household goods. Service members will have a new weight limits Chart for household goods shipment effective july 1,1989. The system has different rates for single members and those with families. Increases will Range from1,000 pounds for married members in Grade e-4 with less than two years of service to 4,500 pounds for senior officer grades. Pilot bonuses. Retention bonuses of up to $ 12,000a year for some aviators in certain specialities Are authorized. Officers would get the $12,000 Bonus if the agreed to stay on Active duty at least 14 years or $6,000 per year for agreeing to remain on Active duty for one or two years. Pilots in grades 0-5 and below with Between six and 13 years of service in critical specialities will be eligible. Medical bonuses. Doctors in certain specialities who agree to stay on Active duty for two years c9uld reauthorized to receive a Bonus of up to $20,000 in each year. Congress placed a Cap of $30 million to fund that onus and left it up to the Pentagon to decide How to allocate the Money  
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