European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 news briefs the stars and stripes thursday november 24,1988 search for equipment continuing at Ansbach Ansbach West Germany is officials arc continuing to search for 510,000 Worth of sensitive communications equipment missing since at least Friday morning a i is army div spokesman said wednesday. The equipment used for encoding and decoding radio transmissions was discovered missing by soldiers assigned to the 141st signal in i is army div. During a routine Alert at Barton bar Racks in Ansbach said maj. John l. Shea Divi Sion Public affairs officer. The devices Are not classified and no classified information was compromised Shea said earlier this week adding thai the equipment will not work i Ghoul additional parts that Aren t missing. Sergeant sentenced for assault in bar at Firth Ansbach West Germany an army ser Geant who shot another Soldier in the Groin Dur ing a september bar fight in Firth was sentenced tuesday to three years confinement a 1 St army div spokesman said. Sol. Cecil Pearson Biry a 1st Field arty 1st army div was tried in a general court martial. He was convicted of unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon and or aggravated assault by intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm with a loaded firearm the spokesman said Pearson also was Given a bad conduct Dis charge and reduced to the lowest enlisted rank. Envoy Burt to join firm in n.y., Magazine reports Bonn West Germany a Richard Burt the . Ambassador lowest Germany will join a new York investment firm after the end of the Reagan administration a business Magazine re ported wednesday. Burt plans tin Wrt tart dam tamp ton own in pm Wurn what on Wiy ind Dlab Tirril h do Milrat Tinl Ottowy