European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d getting a line an political races Page 8 d education news going to College Page 9 d the Nightmare of spouse abuse Page 13 d red sox defeat yanks 3-1 in american league 21 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial put location for the . Armed forces Good Moening vol.47,. 154 monday september 19,19b8 m on a Sundej d 8693 a coup topples Haiti president port a Prince. Hiigli a army Brig. Gen. Rasper Avril who was a military adviser under to 29-year Duvalier family dictatorship proclaimed himself president sunday after ousting it. Gen. Henri Namphy in a Patac coup. A amplify was granted political Asylum in ill Domin ican Republic and arrived in Santo Domingo Early sunday. Avril a former adviser to Ous cd president Jean Claude Duvalier. Said on National television sunday morning that the 1,000-Man Premji Damial guard he commands toppled Namphy on saturday because it was sickened by Namphy s government. Franx Lubin Haiti s director of information said some soldiers were killed in shooting saturday at the presidential 1 , but Avril mentioned no casualties. There was speculation that the shooting was intended to scare away the populace. Among the members of Avril s High command were col. Jean Claude Paul and Brig. On. Carl Nicolas who at one time was provisional commander in chief under Namphy Lubin said Paul commander of the 700-Man Dessa links Barracks had been named commander in chief of the army but Avril did not announce any appoint ments. The 700-Man Dessalines unit is the most pow Erful Clement in the to Sqq Man , who has been indicted on . Drug trafficking charges had been considered the most powerful figure in Haiti after Namphy Avril has been a key behind the scenes figure in a succession of governments since nationwide riot forced Duvalier to flee to exile in France on feb. 7, 1986.jean-Claude Duvalier had been president since the 1971 death of his father Francois Duvalier who ruled continued on Back Page pets deaths in Wiesbaden Spur probes by Hose a h v s a Over staff writer Wiesbaden. West Germany the killing of Weber s animals started Wilh a Kitten hurled to the ground by an american teen age girl. In the Wake of that death. 10 More of the pets Weber cares for in her animal shelter near a Mili tary housing area have been brutally killed German and . Authorities have interviewed numerous German and Arnakin Young people hut so far no line has been tied to the cruelly. For 24 years Weber and her husband Horst have operated flip shelter for old sick and unwanted animals in a Garden plot area behind Wiesbaden s Aukamp housing area. Throughout the year Many american children have visited the Gnaden Hor or mercy shelter to gawk Al the family menagerie that ranges from monkeys and Llamas to dogs and cais. But troubles that had been limited to occasional acts of vandalism such As a smashed door or rocks hurled through a shed roof escalated aug. 1 when the american girl whom Weber guessed to be 13,attempted to steal a Kitten Weber and her Daugh Ter Angl Iii. Stopped the girl is she was leaving the shelter property Only to watch As she threw the kit ten to its death. When the Wehen called the girl s Mother to come and pick her up. The incident turned into confrontation Between the i bars and the girl s Mother and . father who showed up at the shelter accompanied by about 30 see pets on Back Page to Lydia Weber holds a bridle on Snow while u Pony a those nose was Cut by vandals. Ass Lynda w. Spirtt exercise uses new damage claims process by David t arrant staff writer schwau1sch Hall West Germany one of the stories soldiers in this year s return of forces to Germany Are telling concerns a West German Fanner at the wheel of a dilapidated Volkswagen Beetle who chances upon an american Lank Crew on a deserted Back Road during a previous reformer. Perhaps you could run Over my ear Wilh your tank the Farmer suggests looking quickly in ail directions. Related stories photos pages 2,3. The tank commander supposedly hesitates Only momentarily before driving his 60-Ion chunk of Armor Over the compact. True or not the Story represents at least one of the problems the military and Congress would like to change about Man Euver damage. Still smarting from a it com general accounting of fice report Ana facing increasing German sensitivity Over environmental and property damage caused Dur ing Field exercises the . Army in Europe has begun to revamp the Way it prevents tracks and pays for the Wear and tear of deterrence. Many of those measures Are gulling their first real test in nato is cruise certain Challenge a free Playman Euver involving 125,000 troops that is scheduled to run through thursday in the West German Stales of Bavaria and Baden . The germans for what appears to be Good a dwell known reasons arc becoming More sensitive to their environment and what we can do to in said col. Wayne Halstead the director of civil affairs for v corps one of two Forward deployed corps participating in the two week exercise. In becomes necessary for us to convince them that we arc also concerned about it and that we re doing everything we can to minimize what we do to the environmental issues aside in is the traditionally High Cost of Man Euver damage that has attracted con Gressional interest. Since 1980, the United Stales has paid an average of $28.8 million a year for exercise damage in West Ger Many at prices ranging from $54.65 for a Curbstone to $ 187,765 for a mile of Concrete agricultural Road Usa eur believes belter planning of Small exercises could save $3 million to s5 million annually in damage payments. And More could b saved by on site inspections of reported damage according to a . Army claims Center study quoted in the Gao report. The Gao first reported in 1980 that the United Stales was doing virtually nothing to verify High Cost property claim from training Agency s second review issued last month found that very Little has been done since the Las review to increase . Involvement in the verification process or improve. Procedures to process and ver Ify Man Euver damage report coupled Wilh a concurrent study by la . Army in Europe prompted the department of defense to begin lightening controls Over the Way a never damage claims would be handled for the 20th annual a Start five employees were added to help the . Army claims service verify claims and Speed payments. Additionally military personnel have Bee see damage on Page 3
