European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday septembers. 1988page 2 the stars and stripes saturday Bep tempera Kaaa court rules copter battalion illegal by de Reavis staff writer a Wiesbaden City court thursday ruled thai the German defense ministry used illegal tactics in allowing the stationing of a. . Army attack helicopter battalion Al Wiesbaden a. However a court spokesman said Fri Day the United slates is not bound by the local court s ruling. A complaint tiled with the court by the cily of Wiesbaden was the latest in a series of Legal Maneu vers aimed Al keep ing inc battalion out of he v corps base. West German defense minister Rupert Scholz has said no permit is required to bring an initial 36 helicopters and 300 soldiers to Eric Nchim near Wiesbaden. A Usa eur spokesman Friday called inc matter internal to German said it would be in appropriate for us to the spokesman confirmed dial 165 soldiers and family members arrived in Wiesbaden on monday As planned. The remaining soldiers of the 5lh so 6lh Cav regt 12th aviation brigade and their families Are expected to arrive by sept. 20. No Dale has been announced Tor the arrival of the 20 ah-64 Apache attack helicopters. 13 oh-s8 Kiowa scout Heli copters and three us of Black Hawk Utility helicopters. Wiesbaden administrative court chairman Manfred Kijel said the court had to consider the 1983 . Army Overall plan for Erlenheim which ultimately Calls for is i aircraft and not Justice j6 helicopters the German govern ment mentioned in its approval. Thursday the court reiterated its aug. 25 decision thai said the German govern ment used unallowable Salami tactics by permitting the stationing in stages. The court ruled inc stationing of the helicopter battalion to be illegal Accord ing to the German air traffic Laws. Refuting the charge to the court Sun Day the defense ministry said stationing 36 additional helicopters at Erlenheim does not constitute a Basic change in the use or Quality or the Bate and so does not violate German air traffic Laws. In its rebuttal the ministry also brushed aside flight safely argument by the City which had claimed the addition Al air traffic would cause an inexcusable risk court spokesman Dieter Schycker said the ruling had nothing to do with the is. Right to Slat Ion the aircraft but with the legality of the German Federal government s authorizing the move. The americans have As Rule re pc curl German court rulings but ire not obliged to do so Schecker said. So Backer said the Hussen government planned to Lake the Case to toe supreme administrative court in Berlin. Nobody knows How Long that will take he said. Anticipating the stale suit in Berlin a German defense ministry spokesman Laid thursday there was no Case be Hes sen government could make to prevent the stationing. The plans to station two at Wiesbaden Between 1990 and 1991. Icam Liutti to tin in to Sun wami Romkey 81-Wyv h cd Nat. Nil sir air gis commended for catching suspect Wiesbaden West Germany pair of soldiers received a commendation from local police thursday for their efforts in chasing Down a Ryan suspected of threatening and harassing a Saleswoman. Pvt 2 Christopher any 21, and spec. Elvis Wilson 24, were in front of the Wiesbaden apartment building where they both live when they spotted a Young Man running toward them Down the Street aug. 22. Responding to cries of Slop him Stop him Gay tried to grab the Man but he got away. Wilson a wrestler tackled the Man put him in a wrestling hold and along with Gay held him until police a police were chasing the yugoslavian Man for allegedly threaten ing and sexually harassing a Saleswoman in a nearby store. The soldiers from the 32nd combat support Hospital at Wiesbaden a received a letter of recognition and a Beer Mug from Wiesbaden police presi Dent Woldemar Ken Mann thursday. Ken Mann said it took Persona courage not to turn news updates soviet Book ban Moscow a books by Nikolai Bukharin lev Kamenov and other former soviet officials who fell afoul of Josef Stalin Wenton Public display thursday after decades of being banned from Library shelves me official soviet news Agency Tass said. However other books including Thooft with zionist or anti semitic Content and others promoting National strife and pornography remain off limit to the general soviet Reading Public an official said. A Tola of 800 books were exhibited at the Lenin Library the nation s leading Library including works by victims of Stalin s political purges generals who fought against the establishment of soviet Power and members of the provisional government overthrown by the bolsheviks in 1917 october revolution Audi settlement fails Chicago a Audi of America inc., having failed to reach a settlement of a lawsuit alleging its Audi 5000 is prone to sudden unintended acceleration says it has no Choice now but to defend itself in court. The class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of we 390,000 Audi owners in june attorneys for both sides announced a settlement that would have Given each owner a credit of Between s300 and $2,000 Loward the Purchase Ofa new Audi. But on aug. It Cook county circuit judge Thomas a Rakowski rejected the settlement because it would have forced own ers to buy another Audi to Benefit Audi attorneys have informed the judge that the automaker a Troy subsidiary or Volkswagen of America would fight inc suit in court. 2 airmen 4 guardsmen die in Calif copter crash Barstow Calif. A a califor Nia air National guard helicopter crashed in a Mojave desert Mountain Range thursday killing All six people aboard authorities said. The Crew of the Hh-3e search and Rescue helicopter was made up of four from the guard and two from the air Force said set. Lit class Carolyn Hamilton spokeswoman Al National guard Headquarters in Sacramento. The helicopter was from the 129lh air Rescue and recovery group based at Nas Moffett Field at Mountain View 15 Miles North of san Jose it was participating in a training exercise Al George fab when it went Down Al 10 55 a.m., Hamilton said. The bodies were discovered by a res Cue team said Cape Kent Knight of the California Highway patrol which Dis patched a Hel copier to the scene. The crash occurred about 18 Miles Southeast of Barstow in the cinder Cone Region of the Rodman mountains said san Bernardino county sheriffs spokes Man Jim Bryant. California Highway pair Al flight offi cer Ken Davis one of those who flew to the scene said the helicopter struck a Ridge in the Mountain Range. We do not know the cause of the crash. That is being investigated said air Force tech. Sol Jorge Cafa Allro. The helicopter nicknamed the Jolly Green giant can carry 25 passengers and 16 litters or 5,000 pounds of cargo. It picked up the air Force crewmen Al George Tor search and Rescue mining Caballero said. The names of the victims Are being withheld until relatives arc notified. Army medical personnel were Dis patched from fort Irwin to the scene. Barstow is 95 Miles Northeast of los Angeles. Moffett is at the South end of san Francisco Bay. George fab is about 30 Miles Southwest of the crash site. Product recall Towson a. A Black & Decker inc. Is recalling electric Miter saws because of faulty protective gear. The precision saws which have been on the Market since 1982, were recalled after two people reportedly received minor injuries while using the tools said company spokeswoman Barbara Lucas. In certain cases the plastic lower guard attached to the stationary saw jams and leaves inc Blade exposed. None of the models affected by the recall arc carried in Amy and air Force exchanges an cafes Europe spokes Man told the stars and stripes All unsold saws will be checked and repaired if necessary Lucas told the associated press. The company said it will modify the design of the tool to ensure that the lower guard freely returns to its Correct affected Miler saws used primarily for precision woodcutting can be identified by a Label decal located on the nameplate. The following arc the Mode numbers of the recalled saws 1703 Type i1703-1. 3090 types 2 and 11. 3w1 Type ii417 Type ii34l7-04 Lype 3 ,77ls 7715-1 types 1,2 and 3. 7715-ia1, 2, ii11 an Model 901.23470.the company will mail owners a kit containing a spacer to ensure the guard does not owners should write to Black and Decker at 626 Hanover Pike Box 618, Hampstead my. 21074-0618. Peo ple who write need to include i hair re turn address and the Type and Model of inc saw they own. Of f feed an acute asthma attack in nil off pent quarters monday night and a taken to the Grafen Whir dime for enter gency treatment. After several attempts to revive him he was pronounced dead at 1 0 25 . Wallace is survived by his Maienu Edward w. And Mary Ann Wallace of Audubon pa., and three . Army identifies go injured in Accident Wurzburg West Germany is Vii corps Friday identified the . Sol. Dier injured in a Multi vehicle collision wednesday at As spec. Charles a. Foj ols of service buy 2nd in 1 4lh Field arty in Bamberg. Echols was treated for a shoulder in by Al the Hospital in Wurzburg and released. The truck he was driving Hil a German military bus on the autobahn 81 exit ramp Al route 27, in Juring Echols and sending seven German soldiers to the Hospital As Well. Two other . Army trucks and Agerman military truck also became involved in the collision a corps spokes Man said. The . Vehicles were not loaded and were not involved ill the autumn forge exercise
