European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday november 18,19s8 court acquits sex nazi in deaths of French jews Bonn West Germany a a Bonn court thursday acquitted a former nazi Gestapo chief accused in the deportation or 220 French jews who dint in Auschwitz a court official said. Several French spectators called out Mur Dcarl and nazi court alter the verdict was read said court spokeswoman Eva Marie Zako suck ruching. Count modest Korff 79, was a nazi is Captain and served As Gestapo chief in the Chalons sur Mac Region in northeastern France in 1942 and 1943. His trial started in september 1987. Zakosek Ruehling said the defendant was allowed to live at his Bonn Home during the rial which was conducted before two jurors and three judges. During the trial Korff claimed he did not know about the extermination of jews when he was Lite Gestapo chief. An estimated 6 million jews died in the holocaust during the 1933-45 nazi Rule. The court based its acquittal on insufficient evidence Zakosek ruching told the associated press by Telephone. Go gets 3 years in prison for assaulting 2 women Karlsruhe West Germany a 72nd signal in Soldier received a three year prison sentence wednesday in a court martial for of lenses involving grabbing two women and re moving a shoe from each of them. Pal. 2 Devayne m. Smith 19, of the Battal Ion s he co in Karlsruhe pleaded guilty to aggravated assault indecent assault attempted indecent assault larceny and communication of a threat in connection with the two incidents said i. Col. Larry d. Furrow a 21st theater army area come spokesman. Smith approached a 33-year-old German woman in a Telephone Booth about 10 30 . On oct. 10 in Karlsruhe and told her to remove one of her shoes. Smith then grabbed the Wom an s foot removed her shoe and placed her foot in his Groin. When the woman resisted he beat her in the face and Chest kicked her and threat ened to kill her Furrow said. Smith also demanded a shoe from a 48-year old German woman about 10 . Oct. 9, and As she fled he grabbed her shoe and ran off with it. Smith did not know the women Furrow said Smith s sentence also included a bad conduct discharge reduction to the lowest enlisted rank and forfeiture of All pay and allowances. 2 belgian pilots survive separate f-16 crashes Kau Lille Belgium a two belgian air Force f-16 Jet fighters crashed thursday but their pilots escaped uninjured the ministry of defense reported. In both cases the pilots ejected safety the ministry Aid the first plane had taken off from the nearby air Force base of Klinc Brogel and was on a training flight when it hit some Birds and crashed at i it 10 ., according to preliminary reports a defense ministry official said Kauai Lac is 62 Miles Northeast of Brussels near the dutch Border v the second plane crashed around 6 30 . In Wil Bringen 19 Miles East of Brussels. Information on the cause of the crash was unavailable. The two crashes brought to 19 the number of f-16s Tost by the belgian air Force since it started using the planes in 1979. Heidelberg is student Dies at army Hospital Heidelberg West Germany is a .16-year-old Heidelberg High school student died about 9 Thursday morning a Community spokesman said. The boy died in the emergency room at the army Hospital in Heidelberg according to sgt. I is class Roger. Tecl no other details were available about the death. The boy s name was being withheld he said. Police investigators were scheduled to meet with the victim s Mother late thursday of. Ter noon Teel said. ., allies halt Buck s slide but fed May have to step in Washington a the United states and its major economic allies successfully intervened thurs Day to Hall a slide in the value of the Dollar but economists predicted that the Federal Reserve will be forced to boost . Interest rates in a further defense of the beleaguered . Greenback. The coordinated intervention in the currency markets by the United states Japan West Germany eng land France Italy and Canada was the most wide spread Dollar Rescue Effort since last april when the markets were stampeded into a Dollar sell off following a bad monthly Trade report. Currency rates Page 20. Despite the Success of thursday s Rescue Effort Many traders foresaw renewed Selling pressure in the months ahead because of fears that president elect George Bush and the new Congress will be unable to reach agreement on ways to trim the budget deficit investors Are concerned that the enlarged democratic majorities in Congress and Bush s Tough no tax stance guarantee a further budgetary gridlock. For this reason Many economists predicted the fed eral Reserve will be forced in coming weeks to begin pushing interest rates higher in the United states. Some analysts said they would not Rule out an increase in the discount rate the interest the fed charges to make Loans to member Banks. A boost in the discount rate is the most dramatic signal the fed can Send of its intention of driving interest rates higher. Higher interest rates make Dollar denominated investments More attractive to foreigners and help relieve the pressure to sell off such assets. Higher interest rates also Dampen inflationary pressures brought on by a weaker currency. Intervention is the process by which the Federal Reserve or other countries Central Banks Bay and sell currencies in an attempt to influence the Market Price. The intervention thursday was begun by the Bank of Japan which started buying dollars after the . Currency fell to near 40-year lows in trading in Tokyo after the initial purchases by the Bank of Japan currency traders reported that the Central Bank of the major european allies of the United Stales bought Dol Lars followed by buying by the . Central Bank. The concerted Dollar buying helped to push the . Currency up to 122.70 yen by a midday in new York trading. It had closed at 121.52 yen in Tokyo Down 2.02 yen from wednesday s close of 123.54 yen. But traders said they doubted the joint intervention Effort would have More than a temporary restraining effect on the downward pressure on the Dollar. This will Only provide temporary Relief said William hand a trader at first Pennsylvania Bank in Phila Delphia. The Market wants to Sec some Concrete kind of plan on How the budget deficit is going to be solved Robert Hormats an economist with Goldman Sachs predicted that the currency markets and the Stock and Bond markets would continue to be in tur Moil Between now and Bush s inauguration on Jan. 20, nato from Page 1 of National contributions to nato besides financial considerations should also be taken into account. They cite As an example putting up with the noise and in of military hardware and soldiers on their territory. We Are All agreed it is not satisfactory to Busy our selves with extensive account ledgers in order to prove our achievements to one another Kohl said. He also said West Germany would continue to Ful fill its obligations within the framework of nato de sense Ana that his countrymen know this demands sacrifices and also brings with it special i Only have to mention that besides the Gorman army More than 400,000 soldiers of our allies Are stationed in this densely populated land Kohl said. But he added we should also not overtax one another and thereby conjure up the danger that acceptance of the Alliance could be damaged.". In his address to the advisory body of lawmakers from the 16 nato nations Kohl referred to the heavy Burden on our people from Low level flights by nato pilots based in West Germany. But nowhere in his speech did he Call for an end to such Aerial training Maneu vers. He stressed that West Germany would not seek to end the training flights. In his address Kohl also had Strong Praise for the North Atlantic treaty organization saying it has been a major Factor in maintaining East West peace since its founding nearly 40 years ago the germans Are especially aware of this because membership in the Alliance is lied in with the longest period of peace in their germans history said Kohl keynote speaker at the North Atlantic Assembly. Plenary session of the he added the Alliance is vital and future oriented. Its polices have been proven through International Bui the West German Chancellor said the Alliance needs dynamic policies in the future and that pure persistence in status quo thinking would not be a satisfactory basis for the awaiting Kohl also called for strengthening of the european pillar referring to Assembly proposals for an exclusively european division of troops. Europe cannot demand the presence of american troops if it cannot provide its own. Substantial contribution Kohl Saij but he added that the Security of Europe also in the future depends decisively on the american counterbalance to the soviet Union s military strength. Kohl called on the soviet Union to Orient its Mili tary presence in Eastern Europe on the needs for self defense and Tor lower conventional Force Levels. Berlin from Page 1. " Day for this because this is normally the Day everyone is heading Back Home to report for duty Bronstein s other tips for Berlin bound americans include a warning to have leave or temporary duly orders or an authorized pass in hand. And visitors with Flag orders that arc less than letter perfect face being returned to the Back of the line at checkpoint Alpha. There can t be a comma or period out of place. Everything must be properly spelled with capital let ters in the right place he said. Officials estimate Hal one in five americans Are turned Back at the first soviet checkpoint because of Flag order discrepancies. Bron Stem also recommends that visitors make billeting reservations Well in Advance since lodging in Berlin is limited. And finally for travellers who insist on visiting Ber Lin on thanksgiving Bronstein offers the following simple advice be prepared to wait in Long 2 . Servicemen die in port Accident Lisbon Portugal a two . Servicemen fell overboard and. Were killed thursday in an Accident involving three . Army tugboats off the port of Praia a Vitoria in the azores archipelago a . Embassy official said. A third person was injured the official said. The deaths of the servicemen whose identities were not disclosed pending notification of next of Kin occurred on of Terceira said the embassy official in Lisbon " the official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the Accident occurred when a new tugboat was towing two old boats out to sen at the beginning of a voyage to Britain for repairs she said a full investigation was being conducted. The injured Serviceman was transported in a . Military Hospital in Wiesbaden West Germany the official said. All three servicemen were based at the . Air base of Lajos on Terceira the third largest Island of the nine Island portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic. Navy aircraft portuguese air Force helicopters and . Army vessels look part in Rescue operations. To
