European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday december 16, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 nato skiers Avert robbery on trip theft Aff Emfs common aboard italian trains by frug or and Mediterranean Bureau for a group of 60 nato Sicre returning Homo from a thanksgiving weekend trip to the mountains the Ilo pcs weren t the Only thing that went downhill. The skiers mostly americans and All members of the Sci Marco ski club of the Allied forces Southern Europe were bending humic to Naples Italy when a would be thief entered their club Only reserved sleep ing car Mike Thomas a . Army Captain woke about 3 30 . To see one of the six club members in Hii Cabin trying to push an italian speaking Man from the compartment. She had awakened to find him rummaging through our belongings Thomas said she demanded to know what he was doing and he answered thai he was trying to find a Friend. By the time 1 had put my shoes on and had gone out into he corridor he had vanished. Later on 1 came upon two men holding Hal Man Al gunpoint Thomas continued. They identified themselves As policemen and 1 told them the Man had entered our compartment but that nothing appeared to be missing. The Man was holding a bag in each hand. They searched him found no weapons hut arrested him for robbery. They took him off the train Al the first Slop we incidents Lite the one involving the nato skiers arc All too common aboard trains in Italy according i a top official of the italian Kiti Way police. In our offices in Naples we six at least 10 to 15 people a week who come in to report said the official who asked Mil to the identified. About half of them have been victims of pickpockets in them in station the rest report having been robbed on the when it comes to Rob cries aboard trains the nearly 300-mile stretch Between Florence and Naples is the most dangerous rail line in Italy the official said. The Tine is especially dangerous during Peak travel periods notably during summer and the upcoming Holiday sea son. During the Day passengers mainly have to watch out for pickpockets the official said. At night. Thieves go into compartments where they think every one is sleeping usually Couchetta cars and rum Mage through women s purses and men s pockets. Some thieves to ensure that people Don t Wake up while they arc in the compartment will Spray Chloro form in the air the official said Mot so much that it will Hurt people or Knock them out but enough thai if passengers already Are dozing off they would have a hard time waking up right at Hal some victims had hidden their wallets under their pillows while one woman had concealed her jewelry in her cleavage they got that jewelry too the official said. He said the Best safeguard against loss is for Passen Gers to avoid travelling Vii lots of Money or jewelry. Usually Hal i thieves to he said. They Aren t generally interested in anything that can t he disposed of quickly and unobtrusively. Walk is and documents either get thrown Oul of a window or dropped in Llic loikls.". Train thieves generally work alone or in pairs. The latter Are especially difficult to Cutch Ilic of icing said because one thief quickly passes stolen objects to a partner leaving himself clean if searched by police. Most thieves also Hoard the train a one Stop Lake whal they can and get Oil at the next. We now have Plain lollies policemen Riding on most Long distance nigh trains the official said. They watch for people who roam lie cars i i night Aduf Tytar Trica Abigail Tyr Htu Itri a Neilina Nicola Holm Slovan Lam Davd Madrid Julu St Wadih j f. Phi Clara want ctr Erin my i a Brandon Jachson Karen d on Efin Tay Jan mfg a Fri Jackiw Man Hall Kiwy Bon Ajilo 2 to n s of m of n s h i n e is Suga r to sweeten orphans holidays i Roanoke. A a Federal Rev epic a cols said wednesday they arc giving More than pounds of sugar from a Moonshine raid to an orphanage just in time for the chef to make Clra Loti Day sweets Tor the children. It could t be timed said Hobby Cobbs a spokesman at Virginia a aplist children s Iloma and family services in Salem. Normally fam Ilici do a lot of baking m Christmas time tha they would t do Al any other Lime of the year. Well go through this sugar Rattler quickly. We be been doing. A lot of dreaming figuring out what u e Enn do with it -. Us. District judge James a Turk filed an order on wednesday that will allow the Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms to dispose of the i Iii Crystal sugar along with 100 pounds of wheal bran to pounds of yeast and 576 one gallon jugs seized this fall in a Moonshine investigation. Defendants Viniam Gray Stanley. Ricky Lee Dent and Michael Keith Crook Are 6 be tried Jan a on charges of illegally running a still and possessing Mash and untaxed liquor. Lawyers reached an agreement that will it the government use us sugar As evidence even though it will have been Given to the orphans. The Federal agent in charge of the Roanoke Bureau Jim Silcy said Federal authorities wanted to put the sugar to use instead of lulling i go to waste in a Stor age bin. Cobbs mid the orphanage has 72 Chil Dren with 10 to 20 expected to stay there Over the holidays As the others visit Urcla tics -. Peace on Earth three number ills school study nos pose before their Holiday cent Tybo my Boll Tang the Hope. For world peace. From left to right Juan aral Kalcl u and Joe Faelnar and Steve fears not pictured made their stained Gliss Liu design out of culo Rcd tissue paper. The Unn Aal decoration of the school s facade is a Christmas Trudi lion Back to 1963
