European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday. September 8. T988 news updates jewish emigration Geneva a jewish emigration from the soviet Union reached anew eight year High in August with a total of 1,864 jews allowed to leave the country the Agency helping them resettle has said by the number of armenians permitted in emigrate from inc so Vlf Union dropped to 223 in a gust from  in inc previous month the intergovernmental committee for migration said. Spokeswoman Regina Foucault had no explanation for inc drop. Film called Blessing Hollywood a the i Tsi temptation of Christ has proven to he a Blessing for their cause conservative christians say. Denounced by its critics As blasphemous and profane the movie about a Jesus with human frailties not Only has energized the Chris Tian right it has revived stagnant fund raising some Christian Lead ers maintain. Don a Cehr director of communications for Campus crusade for Christ said this gives us a wonderful Opportunity to talk about the real Jesus Christ. We re taking Lemons and making lemonade at the same Lime film goers Are not avoiding the movie As Chris Tian lenders had hoped. In fact the controversy seems to have prompted More people to Sec it. Recalling Ramstein crash air Force staff sgt Jeffrey a Mccanch conference tuesday Mcbunch stationed his if and la War 2-year-old my Jeffrey describes whal happened when an italian at  s Kapaun air station is or. The stuff sergeant was shown in photos Jet crashed during the Ramstein a air being treated at Brooke army medical earlier this week in stars and stripes sir show As his wife. Tammy listens at a news Center in Sun Antonio Texas along with ing his son front the flames of the crush. Benefit to raise funds for flu tag tragedy victims by deeded Arlington Doke  Bureau Kaiserslautern West Germany no one in Antoinette Mccray s family was killed or injured in the rum Sicin air show disaster 11 Days ago. But facing in my heart and in my stomach that she should help those not so fortunate the German born wife of a . Army sergeant joined forces with a few friends to map Oul a plan of action. And their plan a three Day event to raise Money for tragedy victims hits the cobblestones of kaisers Lau ctn s downtown walking zone from 10 . To 10 . Thursday through Satu Nlay. It s not going to do a lot of magic bul it s going to help Mccray said. The death toll from the aug. 28 catastrophe climbed to 54 wednesday with the death of a 35-year-old West German Man from Rheinland Pfalz. He died in an Offenbach Hospital said Jirgen Dick zen spokesman for the state Interior ministry. The fund raising event in Kaiserslautern was planned by Mccray and employees of a video game parlor in the business District on  after getting their employer s permission to hold inc event near the Arcade the group involved the Parma  business comm Unity organization. We thought it was a wonderful idea said Gcorge Jauss organization coordinator. Of particular interest to organisers arc children injured m the tragedy and families who lost a Leader of the household. However the Money raised will be distributed to the neediest victims of the tragedy regard less of nationality said Mccray whose husband sgt. Siljic James Mccray is in the 27dlh trans Del at Ramstein a. We re not interested in whether they re German or american Black or while. We want to keep politics out of it. It does t Mailer who is the neediest. They re going to gel it Money Mccray said. To choose recipients and oversee the Money the group has enlisted the assistance of a local minister Frank her Kommer of the Kaiserslautern Apostel Kircho or apostle Church the event s honorary chairman. The Boup is attempting to work with German and . Officials to i Denny the injured in need of help Mccray said. Among the attractions planned for the fund Raiser Are a Champagne bar children s games the . Army 29lh area support group train a Flea Market and performances by local dance groups a one Man band and a mime. Also scheduled is a special memorial dance by Ballet artist Zbigniew Krzeszowiak who will perform be tween i . And 2 . Saturday. All performers arc . All Money raised above costs will go to the victims fund organizers said. It Only takes a Little to give a lot Mccray said. In the . Military Community funds designated for victim Relief have been set up at Community Banks on Ramstein a s South Side and at  a checks should be made Oul to the flu tag memorial fund is Apache attack helicopters now stationed at Wiesbaden a Wiesbaden West Germany the first two of 10 ah-64 Apache attack helicopters arrived at wies Baden a Friday a v corps official said wednesday. The remaining in apaches 13 of so Kiowa scout helicopter and Ihrck uh-60a Black Hawk Utility Ucli cop Lars lire expected to arrive later this month. The initial two aircraft were flown in from Illus Heim Home of the army s first Apache battalion in West Germany for use by senior instructor pilots of the Ith so. Glt Cav regt 12lh aviation brigade. The unit began arriving aug. 2s from fort Hood Texas. Pilots from the battalion which was activated in april attended the us. Army aviation training Cen Ter at fort Rucker Ala. They then received specialized training with inc Apache training brigade at fort Hood Texas the official said. West German defense minister Rupert Scholz on aug. 24 approved the stationing of 39 helicopters at Wiesbaden after More than three years of opposition from residents of the stale of Hess in. The rest of inc unit s soldiers and to Beer family Mem Bers Are expected to arrive by sept. 20, no sentenced for indecent acts with minors soes tear erg a. Netherlands a 26-year-old senior airman was sentenced to 17 years in prison for sodomy and indecent acts with two children a base spokesman said wednesday the airman was sentenced sept. I after pleading guilty to the charges in a general court martial said spokesman tech.  Hosley. The incidents against the 8 and 13-year-old boys look place Between nov. 1,1987, and j an. 31,1988. In addition to the prison sentence the airman also was Given a dishonourable discharge demoted to the lowest enlisted Grade and ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances. The stars and stripes is withholding the name of the airman to protect the identity of the children. Delegate from Samoa quits House under Cloud Washington apr Fofo . Sunia. The non voting Delegate from american Samoa officially resigned from the House on tuesday a month after his guilty plea in a payroll padding scheme. The resignation of Sunia a four term Democrat came a Day before the House ethics committee planned to hold a disciplinary hearing against him and a staff accomplice former administrative assistant Matthew Lull the resignation ended the ethics panel s jurisdiction Over Sunia since it can Only discipline current member and employees of the House. Sunia and Luli admitted in court aug. 3 that they ran a scheme to defraud the government of More than $ 130,000. Luli resigned last week. The two men pleaded guilty to placing 14 ghost employees on Simla s congressional payroll be tween 198 land 1986. Federal investigators found hat the employees " payroll checks were deposited into Luli Bank account Ordunia s re election fund. The , attorney s office said Sunia and Luli used the Money to entertain constituents pay dec lion and Campaign expenses and make House and car loan payments