European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday december 24, 1988 the stars and stripes. Page 7 ready for Santa president Keagan Ami wife Nancy pose Tor photographers As icy Pul the climbing touches on their Christmas tree thursday at the White House. Soldier spy suspect moved to Maryland Norm an Black a military writer Washington the army on thursday moved a Soldier suspected of spying for the Warsaw i act from Georgia to Maryland As Pentagon civils expressed same optimism the Secu Rity breach might not lie As severe As originally feared. An army spokesman said warrant officer James William Hull lit was transferred under guard thursday afternoon from fort Stewart. On., where lie was assigned to fort Mcade. My outside Washington. The spokesman said Hall was moved to Taci Linale noting the base at fort Mcade has secure facilities that can be used for a court martial that entails the use of classified material As Evi Dence. Fort Mead Law is the site of the National Security Agency the supers Cryl spy Agency that conducts electronic surveillance around the world. Hall worked in the Field of electronic surveillance for the army and indirectly Shensa. The 30-year-old mall had not been formally charged with any crimes As of thursday evening but was being detained on suspicion of espionage. He can be held for up to three Days on that basis defense department sources said Hall began cooperating with investigators shortly after his arrest and when All is said and done it does t look too bad said one offi Cial. Another source agr a. Saying it s not great but it s not a crisis according to affidavits Hall told an unidentified Fri agent that he had been passing highly sensitive signal intelligence documents to both the Sovi ets and the East German intelligence services since late 1982halt boasted of the important Sig Nal intelligence information he had passed and admitted his motivation to be greed the document said. 11 six Chi id re n i ii St. Louis f i re St. Louis a six children died and four other family members were injured thursday when a fire broke out in their Home officials said. Fourteen people All members of the same family lived in the narrow one Story Home that was heavily damaged by inc fire shortly before 6 said fire Cape. John Welch. Some were Able to escape by jumping out windows but the children 13 and under were trapped. Flames were spewing from the win Dows just like an said neigh Bor Myrtle Dell. The kids inside were screaming., they just could t get no -. ."., the fire apparently started in a kerosene space Heater in the Basc mini of the Home Welch said., the father woke up and saw one of the sons adjusting or doing something with the Heater and then there was a Flash Welch said. la. Joe Marcinkiewicz said investigators were trying to determine whether the Heater was defective or if it was being filled with the wrong Type of fuel. Possibly he was adding gasoline rather than kerosene Marcinkiewicz said. Thin happens All Loo Muchmartin kick Init identified the victims As Tony Harris 13 Antonio hum. 8 Jorry Brooks. 4 to curly Harris 2 Rod Ney b. Davis i and Tierra hum i. Four people were taken to Barnes Hospital. Joe hum 42, was listed in serious condition Wuh bums Over 10 percent of his body a Hospital spokesman said. Hum s wife Rosalie. 40. Their Daugh Ter in Law katrina Harris 22, and co Choc Hurn 14, also were listed in serious condition suffering from smoke inhalation he said. The healer had been placed in front of the basement s outside door prohibiting exit Welch said. Windows and doors at the Metal bars on them. Nashville Tenn. A Ned Mcwherter on thursday blocked a Jan. 26 parole hearing for the Man convicted in the 196s of civil rights Leader Martin Luther King or Mewherter exercised a Law giving the governor authority .to.-, halt Early parole hearings for prisoners convicted of car Tai crimes James Earl Ray 60, is crying 99 years in prison for first degree murder of King in Memphis on april19fi8, a 1985 Law designed to reduce prison overcrowding made Ray eligible for a parole hearing in november. We be been advised that he is among Llinat class of inmates who will be affected by that order said Jim Kennedy Mew. Better s chief of staff. Kennel isaid the order was effective immediately for Ray. Who has been. Turned Down for Early parole at least % twice before ,.""-. .david-Welles,1 Legal counsel for the governor. Said Mcwhorter s decision would no affect Ray s original parole eligibility Date in 1998 but removes him King Assassin Ray denied parole hearing from consideration for an Early release because of his escape record. Ray was a. Fugitive from a Missouri prison at the Lime of King s murder. He is held at Brushy Mountain slate prison from which he escaped in june 1977 and was tracked Down and placed briefly an death Row in Nashville. King was in Memphis to assist in a strike by cily sanitation workers seeking higher pay on the Day he was felled by a sniper s Bullet. Ray was identified from fingerprints found on a Rifle near the Lorraine Motel where King was stand ing on a Balcony at the Lime of his death. Warrant officer James Iii Ilist Noi give details on inc information. Hall allegedly passed the information through a turkish born Nal rat i cd Citi in named Huseyin Yildirim who was arrested by Fri agents wednesday at his Home near St. Petersburg Fla. Yildirim is scheduled for arraignment tuesday on charges of Selling secrets to the soviet Union and East to army records. Hall held a lop secret clearance and spent most of his 12 years in the service at posts in West Germany where the army maintains electronic listening posts and intelligence units. During his service career Hall Rose in rank to a Point where he could have provided a detailed and damaging look Al our techniques and capabilities when it comes to intercepting radio and voice traffic and breaking codes explained inc official. But we be got to find out How far he went. He could have kept his handlers Happy with less sensitive stuff too ". Military Rolls leveling off Washington a the acl ivc duly strength of the nation s armed forces remained Static last month after major reductions imposed in fiscal 1988, inc Pentagon said. All told the army Navy Marine corps and air Force reported 2,129,807 men and women on Active duty As of nov. 30, Down Only 298 from the oct. 31 Tola. A year earlier on nov. 30, 1987, Pentagon listed 2,174,268 uniformed personnel or 44.461 More than on the current reduction was mandated in early1988 when he Reagan administration facing budget cuts decided it would rather have a smaller military than an under equipped one. Most of the reductions were made through changes in recruiting goals lighter re enlist mint standards Anu Early discharge incentives. The Navy and Marine corps reported declines in strength during november while the other services reported increases. As of . 30, the Navy said it had js5.325 men and women on Active duty Down 1,160 from Dei. 31, the Marine corps said it had 195,937, Down 924.the army reported a jump in strength of 1,742 to a new total of 771,111. The air Force said a Active duly strength climbed by 640 in 577,434 As of nov. 30
