European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages news updates the stars and stripes tuesday december a 198b plea change denied new York a a Man on trial Tor beating to death his Ille Gally adopted daughter was  monday to change his Pica to innocent by reason of in sanity but the judge said his re quest could be renewed later. The request by Joel Steinberg accused of murdering 6-year-old Lisa Steinberg name in he midst of testimony by the Man s former live in Lover. Prosecutors opposed the re quest and slate supreme court Justice Harold Rothwax turned i Down but with the stipulation that Steinberg s lawyers could renew i later if affidavits from psychiatrists were included. Steinberg s lawyer Ira London told Rothwax thai new information derived from he testimony of Edda Nussbaum prompted the change in strategy. Nussbaum 46. Who lived wit Steinberg for 17 years testified last were that Steinberg admittedly her that he had knocked Lisa Down because she was staring a him. Lisa was taken unconscious from Steinberg s apartment the morning of nov. 2, 1987, to  s Hospital where she died of head injuries three Days later. No decision made Belgrade Yugoslavia a an extraordinary plenum of the communist party of Kosovo ended Early monday without deciding on whether to reinstate two party leaders whose resignations last month sparked mass demonstrations in the Region. The stale Tan Jug news Agency said the session of the party s Cen trial commit acc in the Southern yugoslav province ended when the body decided against voting on the resignations or Kazusa Jasari the provincial party president and  Vlasi a member of the party s collective presidency. Their it instatement was demanded by several Hundred thou Sand people mostly ethnic Albani ans during five Days of non Yio Jenl demonstrations in the Cap ital and several other towns. Bemberg crash kills 2 soldiers hurts 2 others Bamberg West Germany is two . Soldiers died and two others were injured late sunday when they were thrown from their car after it hit a con Crete Culvert a German police spokes Man said monday. Names of the soldiers assigned to the82nd engr in in Bambi re were being withheld pending notification of next ofom. The injured soldiers were taken to the Bamburg clinic. One was reported in be Nous but stable condition monday while the other sustained less serious injuries police spokesman Joachin Weisman Elsaid. He said the four soldiers were in rented car travelling West on pm Keldorfer Strassl about 11 30 . When the Driver failed to negotiate a curve the car struck the Culvert flew 30 to 40 Yards and and cd in the . Military s Flynn housing area. The Accident is being investigated by German and military police. Defendant testifies Bosses oversaw document thefts  writer Berlin a former employee of  nazi document Center told a Berlin court monday that he was directed by his Bosses to steal thousands of documents from the Center and sell the to a German junk dealer. Alfred Darko 48, the former chief of the Center s one Man microfiche Section is charged with stealing More than 4,000world War to ers documents Between 1983 and late 1987 and Selling them to Lea Market dealer Henry Berger. If convicted Darko Berger and nazi Memorabilia dealers Herbert Herrmann and Andre Huskins each face up to 10years in prison for stealing and Selling the nazi papers. On monday Darko told the court he received a total of 45,000 Marks about$26,500 for about 300 documents he sold to Berger. However Darko said he received Only 15,000 Mark about $8,500 for his role while his superiors at the Center kept the . Saying that he feared repercussions told the court that he would no name which of his former supervisors were involved in the document theft. S Berger admitted monday that he received the documents from Darko but said he did not know they were  also said he is illiterate and was not Able to judge the value of the  thought they were documents thai were to be destroyed Berger said. He said he received about 7,000 Marks $4,100 from to Monann for arranging the sales with Darko. Huskins is accused of reselling the document to dealers in the United states and Britain for More than 100,000marks, or about $58,000, there Are no americans charged thus far in the Case but . Officials Are expected to testify at the trial which is duet conclude dec 2 j. The Center in the Zeh Lundorf District of the american sector contains Nearl Complete membership files of the nazi party and an extensive Catalon of Mem Bers of Hitler s elite is guard. It has been operated by the . State department since 1953. Over the years Access to the Center has been mostly restricted to scholars and government agencies. At least 30,000 documents Are believed to have been stolen. The theft be came apparent to authorities when som of the documents started showing up at Memorabilia fairs in 1986.Berger said monday that he ried to have Darko get Hermann Goring s fare will letters from the Center but that Darko said the documents could not be stolen. Darko however said that he offered the Goeing tellers to Berger but that the dealer offered Only half of he 7,000marks his Bosses demanded. Authorities believe Darko received Smuch 40,000 Marks or about $23,500, for material from the Center. Court told Hamadi pointed gun at Sailor and said we kill marines Frankfurt West Germany a Mohammed All Hamadi pointed a gun at the head of a . Serviceman during the 1985 Twa hijacking and said we kill marines according to testimony at the confessed Hijacker s trial monday. Kenneth Bowen 26, a civil Engi Neering student who was a hostage on the Twa Jet testified that Hamadi dragged him to the first class Section of the hijacked Airliner to question him Hamadi grabbed me by my hair an pulled me 10 the first class Section Bowen testified he had a gun in his hand and asked me if i was a Marine. I said i was a Sailor Bowen  said we kill marines.1" he said Hamadi spoke to him in Bro Ken English. During the Exchange Bowen said hand Hamadi were face to face and he had the pistol pointed at my face As he said you Marine we kill  3-week Extension granted to form israeli government Jerusalem a president Chaim Herzog on monday granted liked Leader and prime minister Yitzhak Shamir a three week Extension to form a coalition government. Hereof urged Shamir to try again for joint government with the rival labor. Party. /. Shamir has so far failed in negotiations to bring left leaning labor into a Broad based coalition government thai would be led by his right Wing party. Re appeared close to putting together a Nar Row coalition with Small religious and far right parties. Herzog also urged the new govern ment to Reform Israel s electoral system which resulted in a stalemate in the nov.1 elections Herzog previously gave Shamir a 21 Day period to form a government follow ing inconclusive elections nov. 1. Thai term expired monday. Coalition bargaining since the elections has been marked by infighting and acrimony among leaders of both  labor. Shamir has the backing of 60 legislators in the Knesset. His chances of forming a majority coalition improve sunday when the spiritual advisers of the religious Gudat Israel party said i should renew talks Wilh liked. Last week Gudat which controls five parliamentary seats surprisingly defected from liked to labor. Early monday defense minister Yitzhak Rabin of labor accused parly Leader Shimon Peres the foreign minister of deceiving the party by conducting secret negotiations with religious parties he indicated that if i did t Cooper ate he would shoot me Bowen said. Bowen told the court he was a member of a team of , Navy livers travelling aboard the a icons to Rome flight when it was hijacked in june 1985. He said he had been a close Friend of Robert Ste them the Navy diver who was shot and killed by one of the  witnesses have testified that the hijackers apparently mistook the div ers for . Marines. Lethem was the Only fatality during the ordeal during which 39 americans were held hostage for 17  has admitted taking part in the hijacking but he has denied shootings Elhem. He is being tried on murder and air piracy charges in a heavily guarded Frankfurt courtroom. Hamadi had he gun most of the time and he made most of the Deci Sions Bowen said. Pitburg rites scheduled for car Accident victim Pitburg a West Germany memorial service will be held at 11 30 , thursday at the base Chapel Forcant. Steven a. Gum an officer with the 2139th comm so who died Friday in Acar Accident a base spokeswoman said monday. -.cum, a native of Athens . Was he is survived by his wife Lynelle two children Steven and Melissa All of Nitro . His parents Arthur , also of Athens and Lula b. Mom ,. Nat honors missile negotiator Brussels Belgium president Reagan s special adviser on arms control was presented the 1988 Atlantic award on monday for his efforts to keep euro Pean allies fully informed during the in talks. Paul nine received the award during ceremony at nato Headquarters i Brussels according to a statement re leased by Alliance officials. The Type of leadership exemplified by the r commitment. Of ambassador size and the High Quality and number of his contributions to the Alliance arc precisely the elements that have made the Alliance so successful for the last 40years,1 the statement said nitric was selected for the award by Apanel led by Gabriel Robin the French ambassador to the 16-nation Western Al Liance. Nitze beaded the . Delegation to the negotiations to reduce intermediate Range nuclear forces in Europe from their Start in november 1981, he became Reagan s special adviser on arms control matters in january 1985 and was appointed to the position of ambassador at Large in May of the following year. As a result of his consultations wit the allies during the inf negotiations there was unanimity of support for the final draft of the treaty among All nato Stales the statement said