European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday december 20,19b8 penalty considered for people who miss vehicle appointments by Mark Moore staff writer people who miss appointment to drop off personal vehicles Wilh the com Pany that delivers cars and trucks to the vehicle processing Center in arc Merhavi in West Germany might have to Start paying for the i r mistake. Mosolf transport located near Stutt Gart. Weil Germany has sent usar eur contracting officials a proposal re questing reimbursement for missed appoint i nos a contract administrator Sard. This is one of several items under  said capt. Steve Christy a u5arf.ur spokesman. Mowls one year contract with us Keuk expires in january and has two one year renewal options said Greg sorrel administrative assistant at 4lh trans Camdin Ober Ursa West Ger Many. Currently Mosolf Bills the . Government for shipping each privately owned vehicle. However there apparently is no provision in the contract for no How reimbursement. For shipping a vehicle from Stuttgart crash spurs army to test its chinooks Washington is the army has temporarily suspended All flights fits ch-47 Chinook helicopters for Exten Sive safety checks following a crash i Honduras 3ec, $ that killed five Scricc members. The flight suspension went into effect dec 13, army spokeswoman Paige Ever sole said monday. The army decided not to ground its feel of More than 4 to Chi nooks because the continuing investigation of the dec. K trash has failed to turn up a cause for . We have no indications that there Isa specific problem Wilh the Chi nooks Etc Solc said. If we did. That would be cause for grounding the Fleet to see if the same problem was evident in other air cruel. ,. The Light suspension was put int effect so we can do a general checkup of All systems on the Chinook to ensure that safety requirements arc being  inspection of each Chinook lakes about 10 Man hours she said. Each air. Craft will be returned Tofighi status sits inspection is completed. Eversoll Puld not estimate How Long the suspension would last. Army safely Center statistics show the Chinook to  of the safest aircraft in the service s inventory with Only two class a accidents in fiscal 1988. A Classa Accident is one in which there arc fatalities or More than 5500,000 in dam Urc. -. Navy identifies Man electrocuted at work to Bromer Haven Mosolf charges about 229 Marks or s132. From Frankfurt to  the Cost is about 194marks, or 1112. It has not been deter mined How much individuals would be charged if the missed appointment pen Alty is initiated. Christy said a Penally already discharged for missed household goods appointments. He cited army regulation 53-71 chapter a which deals with excess Cost on movement of household goods and hold baggage. A missed pickup is an excess Coil and must be paid to the car Rier. -. The transportation contract Wilh Mosolf was signed in november 1987, and the company began transporting vehicles the following january. But within a month after the contract s inception there was a noticeable problem with customers not showing for appointments. For example the Stuttgart no show rate feb. I the Day after the super bowl was virtually 100 percent contract representative for 4th trans come said. There have been about 40,000 vehicle movements to and from the 34 military pickup Points in West Germany a con tract administrator said and Mosolf has reported 1,239 no shows. The official said there were 762 missed appointments by individuals in the communities. The remaining 477 no shows were vehicles the government failed to deliver to Mosolf in time for shipment from Bromer Haven to one of the 34 pickup Points. The problem primarily is with people failing to bring vehicles in for delivery. The contract Calls for the . Govern ment to pay for storage if a delivered vehicle is not picked up the administrator said. However the administrator Hadnot heard of an instance of an Auto not being picked up. Usa eur officials arc unwilling to discuss the contract in detail while re Newal negotiations arc in Progress. Officials at moso isaid he contract prevents them from making any Public release of information without coordination with Usa eur contracting officials. Christy said he could not elaborate on other items being discussed by usar eur and Mosolf. Headed for the action afghan guerrillas truss the Kunar River bad. Rebel forces were reported holding on a manually operated ferry on their the strategically located Losius after Wresta to join in continuing action around ing it from soviet and afghan govern the Kunar provincial capital of Jiula men troops in heavy fighting. News updates wort me crimes a Firnberg Wisl Germany a a a Turnberg court on monday convicted former nazi policeman it Helm Wagner 82, of murdering six people including three jews in Poland during world War Al and sentenced him to lire imprisonment. The court it cd that Justice must be carried out although 46 Yean have passed since the crimes were committed. Wagner who denied any involvement in the murders continued la work in West Germany As a policeman after the War. Officials say the Case against Wagner is one of the last against those involve Din nazi atrocities because most arc now either dead or too old and feeble 0 Stan trial. Tibet rally reported Beijing a Aboul 60 tibetan students demonstrated sunday again if China s policies in Tibel where chinese forces recently killed at least one manic a . Journalist said. They Are killing our people they Are killing our people said he students according to sch Faison of the sout China morning Post in Hong Kong be fore he was detained by police. The chant appeared to refer to a Clashin Tibet s capital of Lhasa on dec 10 Between tibetan pro Independence activists and chinese Security forces. Official chinese reports at the Lime said one Monk was killed and 13 people were injured when Security forces Chol demonstrators in Lhasa s Central Square. Western witnesses said they saw two bodies. A dutch woman said she was wounded during the incident. Bribes alleged Seoul South Korea a authorities on monday Arr Eilcy a South korean businessman accusing him of takings3.s million it bribes from the Northrop corp to promote the Sale of the company s fighter planes. Lee min a allegedly collaborated with a former presidential  Jong Fuyu who acted As an agent for Northrop in trying to sell 200 f-2qs to South Korea prosecution officials , a relative of be a died in 1985. The los Angl is based company was unable to sell the f-20s after two planes crashed in demonstration flights. Homes bombed Belfast Northern Ireland a Homes occupied by British soldiers an their families were among More than i do damaged by a car bomb in Londonderry on sunday night police  said the c Only casualties were a 2-year-old disabled boy and Hii Mother in a civilian family who were taken to a Hospital and treated for Shock. Repairs to interrupt Kitzinger to reception Worms. West Germany an to reception in the Kil Zingen area will be interrupted Jan. 9 from 11 . To s . And Jan. 10 from 8 . To Midnight be cause of scheduled repair a Sib signal omd spokeswoman said monday. The repairs arc being done in an Effort to maintain and improve television transmissions to the area the spokeswoman said. / Italy is the Nav has released the name of the Sailor who was Elev Brut Pletl wednesday while per firm in maintenance on Dechronic equip hint -. I Eoj otvitcr"3r