European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 news updates Mengele probe Jerusalem a a team of experts has begun a secret probe to determine whether the genetic Struc Ture of cells from the Skeleton of nazi War criminal Josef Mengele match those of his son an Israel newspaper reported wednesday. The daily newspaper Davar said the investigators were comparing cells from Mengele s Skeleton wit hair belonging to his son Rolf. Morris Rogov head of Israel government run forensic Medicine Institute said in an interview that Israel has urged West German authorities to carry out additional tests but he declined to say whether a genetic probe was under Way. Rogov was among the International experts who examined Meng ele s remains after they were exhumed from a grave near Sao Paulo Brazil in june 1985. Israel disputes the team s conclusion that the re Mains were Mengele s. According to witnesses Mengele lived in Brazi for 18 years before drowning in february 1979. . Oil Rig safety London a the govern ment recommended wednesday that additional safety valves be in stalled on offshore Oil and Gas rigs to Stop the flow of fuel to work areas in the event of an  valves should be installed regardless of the Cost. The proposals follow the world Sworst Oil Rig disaster in which 167 men died when a series of explosions Tore apart the Piper Alpha Oil Rig in the North sea on july 6. During the Piper Alpha disaster platform level safety valves were damaged in the first explosions making them unable to prevent Oiland Gas from fueling the fire. The disaster occurred 120 Miles off the scottish coast. Sex Black Panther san Quentin Calif. A former Black Panther Leader Hue Newton refused to leave prison on his scheduled release Date tues Day demanding that officials also free fellow inmate and sex Panther Elmer Geronimo Pratt. Newton has been in prison for60 Days on parole violations. Pratt a convicted murderer has been serving a life term since his conviction in 1972. Two weeks ago he lost his eighth bid for parole aftera state panel called him a danger to the  sue Gegner an acquaintance of Newton a said that Newton did not expect Pratt to be freed. It s More of a statement that he s try ing to make she said. Sudan flood victims Geneva a an estimated100,000 trapped victims of the flood disaster in Sudan will Proba Bly have to be supplied by air the International red Cross said thursday. Dan Prewitt head of the inter National red Cross delegation at Khartoum reported that the Airlift was needed because the flooded area about 188 Miles North of the capital was virtually inaccessible. It is almost impossible to reach the worst hit areas Over land so we probably will have to operate entirely by air Prewitt was quoted in a press release issued at the Geneva Headquarters of the league of red Cross societies. He said the sudanese red cres cent and league Relief officials Are considering using both planes and helicopters according to the re lease. The stars and stripes Friday August 26,1988 try to  $6 million Fine in fraudulent Billing Case Cleveland up try inc. Has agreed to plead guilty to three charges of conspiracy and will  $6 million i criminal penalties and restitution the . Attorney s office said thursday. The conspiracy charges Stem from the company s attempt to defraud the government by inflating labor costs on de sense department contracts including costs for work done on Jet engines Andthcm-1 tank. Besides a $3 million Fine and penalty try will  an additional $3 million in restitution on a pending civil Case in the matter. That Case was filed by former try employees who were fired for allegedly engaging in Price hiking schemes. The . Attorney s office said the fines and penalties against the suburban Cleveland company Are the largest Ever assessed against a defense contractor for procurement fraud the government said the criminal conduct occurred at try s former com Pressor components division in Cleve land and Danville pa., Between 1973and 1984. Try employees altered and destroyed documents to conceal inflated labor costs the government charged. The principal objects of the conspiracy were to defraud the United states enrich try and impair and impede the administration by agencies of the . Department of defense and its agents of the contracts for the manufacture of Jet engine components and tank fan Bla Desfor the armed forces said . Attorney Patrick Mclaughlin. The company was to enter its guilty pleas later thursday before . District judge George White. Company officials were not immediately available for comment. The government said the guilty pleas concluded a criminal grand jury investigation that began in 1984. Israeli helicopters raid Lebanon areas Sidon Lebanon a israeli Heli copter gunships thursday rocketed densely populated districts and palestini an bases inside a refugee Camp. Police said 10 people including one guerrilla were wounded in the six min Ute attack on South Lebanon s Ein Al Hil Weh refugee Camp that began at 5 45 . Police said three israeli helicopter gunships flew in from the Mediterranean sea to blast their targets. The Camp is on the outskirts of Sidon 25 Miles South of Beirut. The helicopters fired at least 10 Rock ets at civilian neighbourhoods and pales Tine liberation organization bases on the main Ein Al Hilweh Road usually crowded at that time of Day. Police said three rockets crashed on the main Road wounding nine civilians and damaging a car. Sidon based reporters said Black smoke billowed from the stricken targets in Ein Al Hilweh the largest refugee Camp in Lebanon with 60,000 people. Police said four rockets hit an empty two Story base used by the Palestine popular struggle front the fourth time in one year the Center has been raided by the israelis. Three other rockets slammed into the one Story office of George Habash s marxist group the popular front for the liberation of Palestine. Those rockets wounded a guerrilla from the Organiza Tion and blasted gaping holes in the building. A spokesman for the israeli army com Mand in Jerusalem confirmed the raid and said its aircraft had returned Home safely. He provided no other details but israeli military sources confirmed that helicopter gunships were used. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity. The raid was Israel s 13th into Leb anon this year. By police count 65 peo ple have been killed and 93 wounded inthe 12 previous air raids. The last attack was on aug. 9, when israeli warplanes bombed a guerrilla run radio station in Southern Lebanon. Soviet rocket unit drops from offer space Colorado Springs Colo. A a propulsion unit from a soviet rocket re entered the atmosphere West of South America skirting eastward Over the continent in a fireball before disappearing possibly in the Ocean near the Southern half of Africa authorities said thursday. The unit which was used to Man Euvera kvant space module into connection with the soviets space station re entered the atmosphere at 6 14 . Thurs Day about 800 Miles West of Chile said maj. Alex Mondragon a spokesman for the North american aerospace defense come. Mondragon said most of the Burn up occurred Over the Atlantic Ocean and there were no reports from people who witnessed it. He said authorities May never know whether any part of the rocket survived the re entry or whether it All disintegrated. The unit was about 30 feet by 12 feet and weighed about 7 tons. Generally we say that 95 percent of whatever re enters disintegrates maj. Mondragon said. This one s big enough that there May be some pieces big enough to end up in the  the rocket unit was launched march31, 1987, and had been used to assist in Docking with the soviets space station according to Mondragon. The soviet Union which has not commented on the re entry sends More than100 rockets in orbit each year he said. The rocket unit was not related to recent soviet rocket crash or an out of control soviet spy satellite expected to re enter the atmosphere sometime in lat september or Early october Mondragon said. Navy officer sentenced in harassment Case Naples Italy is a Navy lieu tenant commander was dismissed from the service but received no jail time after he pleaded guilty to 29 specifications involving fraternization and sexual harassment. It. Cmdr. Daniel p. Casto 35, also pleaded guilty to charges of indecent acts indecent exposure indecent Lan Guage indecent behaviour and conduct unbecoming an officer according to a source familiar with the Case. The dismissal is comparable to a Dis honorable discharge for enlisted person Nel the source said. The charges stemmed from incidents Over a year involving four Navy women who worked for Casto the source  were enlisted women and one was an officer. Casto was sentenced wednesday by general court martial that convened aug. 18. In addition to the dismissal Casto received a punitive letter of reprimand and was ordered to forfeit All  and allowances. Capt. William Henderson presided atthe court martial. Casto was assigned to the naval sup port activity detachment in Gaeta As officer in charge from april 1987 through february when a full commander arrived. He was assistant officer in charge from february to july when allegations of sexual harassment were brought to the attention of authorities. Under the stated charges Casto faced maximum penalty of 60 years confine ment dismissal from the service Puni Tive censure and full forfeiture of .the prosecuting attorney had asked for three months confinement. Casto who is married had been in the Navy 11 years. Cheaper first Aid gloves now in Stock cafes says Munich West Germany is after initial Supply problems rubber gloves required in first Aid kits for Drivers in West Germany Are available at a cheaper Price in Exchange service Auto parts stores. A change in German Law requires motorists to have two pairs of disposable rubber gloves in first Aid kits which also Are required. The change effective july 1, is aimed at reducing the risk of exposure to the aids virus when providing emergency medical care to an Accident victim. Ger Man Law requires motorists to Stop and provide assistance until medical teams arrive at the scene of an Accident. When the requirement first took effect Exchange buyers could find Only two suppliers for the rubber gloves cafes Europe officials said. The first Batch of gloves two pair to package sold for $1.45, spokesman maj. Charles Hayes said. An initial order of 20,000 pairs sold almost immediately. Since then he said another firm has been found that can Supply the gloves at a cheaper Price. The gloves from the Sec Ond supplier sell for $ 1. Warehouse stocks of first Aid kit without the gloves Are depleted Hayes said with just a few left on store shelves. The new Supply of first Aid kits come with the gloves