European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday january 4,1989 news updates new trial possible new York a a Man serving a 25-year to life sentence for the 1978 slaying of a restaurateur who took his cover girl Lover away from him has been granted permission to seek a new trial. Howard buddy Jacobson who says he s being treated for Bone cancer in Attica state prison was granted permission to file new motions on feb. 1 by appellate division judge Richard w. Wai Lach new Day reported  ruling was made dec. 8, the newspaper said. Three previous appeals of Jacobson s conviction of murdering Jack Tupper have been denied. The government with Mode Melanie Cain a major witness in an 11-week trial in 1980, said Jacobson shot and stabbed Tupper to death because she left him after four years and moved into an apartment across the Hall with upper. Jacobson s lawyer Herald pric Fahringer said a new trial will be sought on grounds that the prosecution hid statements by a wit Ness who said Jacobson was no tone of the three men she saw at the site where Tupper s body was dumped. Disturbances in China Beijing a disturbance Between chinese and african Stu dents spread tuesday to Beijing where about 200 chinese students staged a protest March charging that an african Man had accosted a chinese woman. Also tuesday authorities de Nied allegations that chinese Para military forces beat and used elec tric truncheons to Shock african students during a clash saturday outside the Eastern City of Nank ing. The strife erupted last wee when thousands of chinese in banking demonstrated against african students following a Brawl at Mehai University Over chinese women. Haitian flees country port a Prince Haiti a the former mayor of port a Prince blamed for the Church Mas Sacre of 12 people has fled Haiti after receiving a Safe conduct Pas from the military government. Franck remain left port a Prince after spending three months in the dominican embassy the information ministry said. He was Given political Asylum inthe embassy after the sept. 17 Mil itary coup that brought it.  Avril to Power. 2 soldiers killed in Accident identified bad Kreuz Nach West Germany is the army has released the names of two 8th inf Day soldiers killed when their military vehicle jumped an autobahn divider and struck three cars. Spec. Roy c. Gondor 28, and sgt. Ivery l. Davis 35, both of cob 708th support in were driving to bad Kreuz Nach dec. 17 when the five ton tractor truck Gondor was driving jumped the Center Guardrail on autobahn 6 Between Schwa Bisch Hall and Heilbronn. Both soldiers were pronounced dead at the scene. Gondor is survived by his father Charles Gondor of Phoenix Ariz. Davis is survived by his wife Katae Rine and son Quarrie who now reside in Atlanta. Threats delay flights Force landings in Italy Switzerland Geneva a bomb threat forced unscheduled landings at airports in Switzerland and Italy and delayed two departures from Geneva authorities said tuesday. The scandinavian airline Sas prompted by a bomb threat reportedly from an iranian shiite moslem group maintained the highest Alert in its history causing flight delays for a third Day. Airlines have been especially sensitive to threats since a bomb exploded aboard a pan am jumbo Jet on dec. 21, killing270 people on Board and in the scottish Village of Lockerbie. In most cases such Calls prove to Bea hoax said Peter Gutknecht spokes Man at Kloten s Airport. But we have Totake every threat  an a italia dc-9 was on a flight fro Paris to Venice Italy when the Pilot was told by Munich West Germany air con trollers of an Anonymous bomb threat and decided to land in Zurich. The flight continued Early tuesday after a search. A Tunis air Boeing 737, on a flight from Geneva to Tunis Tunisia took off tuesday morning following a 10-Hourstopover at Mal Pensa Airport in Milan Italy during which italian bomb disposal experts determined no explosives were aboard. Another Anonymous threat Force about 30 passengers of an Istanbul tur key bound pan am Boeing 727 to spend the night at Geneva hotels. Their flight continued tuesday morning after the plane was searched. The departure of a British charter air line Dan air Jet with about 170 British children returning from a Swiss Holiday was delayed by several hours monday after Geneva police received a Telephone Call from a Man who said Security forces had 15 minutes to evacuate the  said the caller identified himself As a member of the Irish Republican army which is fighting to end British Rule in Northern Ireland. The plane was searched but no bomb was found. Passengers flying scandinavian air lines system from some 90 airports worldwide were asked to identify their Luggage before it was loaded onto planes and cargo was undergoing extra scrutiny Sas officials said. Domestic fliers in Sweden took their own baggage to the aircraft and unattended bags were hustled into secure areas and a Rayed. Sas spokesman Knut  delays were minimal up to 30 minutes. The heightened Security measure began sunday after a Telephone caller told police in Budapest Hungary on new year s eve that Sas would be the target of a bomb attempt. In the Philippines philippine airline tuesday released the names of four peo ple officials say May be members of palestinian faction planning to Hijack or blow up an asian Airliner this month. Airline spokesman Rollie Estabill Mosaid the four Are believed to be members of a Palestine liberation organization faction led by Abu Musa who is supported by Syria and Libya. Estabillo said the names were provided by japanese authorities. Afghan officials reportedly moving families closer to soviet Border Islamabad Pakistan a six weeks before the promised soviet withdrawal of All troops from Afghanistan members of the afghan government have moved dependents to new Homes near the soviet Border Western Diplo Mats said tuesday. The diplomats also said the country ruling Peoples democratic party is Chan Ging its name and that of its newspaper in an Effort to broaden its Appeal and remove references to the bloody 1978revolution it Rode to Power. The moves coincide with the exodus of soviet civilian advisers from the afghan capital and warnings from foreign embassies that their nationals should leave the country unless they have Essen tial business the diplomats said. Under  accords half of the roughly 100,000 soviet troops that had been in Afghanistan fighting mos Lem guerrillas left the country by aug. 15 and the balance Are to be out by feb. 15. Soviet troops intervened in Afghani Stan to prop up the government in 1979. In the Western part of the country the soviet pullout has begun from Shidad and Herat Afghanistan said the Islamabad based diplomats who spoke on condition of anonymity. They quoted afghan officials As saying the main military withdrawal will begin Jan. 15. The diplomats said senior members of the Peoples democratic party of Afghani Stan have been allocated apartments i Mazar a Sharief 165 Miles Northeast of Kabul Afghanistan s capital. Most of the have sent their dependents and household goods to towns near the soviet Border. The special guard which protects party and government officials has in creased to at least 4,000 members and i expected to Rise to 20,000 to withstand guerrilla attacks when the soviets leave the diplomats said. Special Aeroflot flights have taken so Viet advisers from the capital and the soviet embassy has been reduced to about 100 workers the diplomats said. The ruling party will change its name to the Liberal democratic and National party and adopt free Market policies along the lines of Western social demo cratic parties said one Western Diplo mat citing afghan sources. The name of the party newspaper has been changed from truth of the april revolution to the More moderate Mes Sage diplomats said. The symbolism of junking the Nam of the april 1978 revolution. Is probably Only the first in a series of step designated to paper Over the image of the party As a revolutionary communist party another Diplomat said. A cease fire president Najib offered on new year s Day has been ignored by guerrillas and by government troops. Convicted officer jailed on new charge Heidelberg West Germany is an army lieutenant colonel who was convicted last year of defrauding the government has been found guilty on new fraud charges and sentenced to a year in jail at fort Leavenworth Kan. It. Col. Charles e. Pitchford 41, of he . Army Materiel come Europe was tried by a military judge alone in a general court martial dec. 15, a 21st theater area army come spokesman said tuesday. Pitchford was found guilty of fraudulently claiming overseas housing allow Ance making a false official statement and false swearing. He was acquitted on a larceny charge. The most recent charges stemmed from Pitchford s statement to a military pay examiner in Heidelberg last Jun that he personally had paid his rent and utilities while stationed in Paris. The ills however were paid by the army the spokesman said. The amount Pitchford sought to re coup was about $30,000. When criminal investigation com officials later , he denied that he had Given the pay examiner the false information the spokesman said. In addition to the jail term Pitchford was sentenced to dismissal from the army and total forfeiture of All pay an allowances. Last february he was convicted of misuse of a government vehicle and making false claims for funds stemming from a temporary duty assignment. At that time the Chicago native also was sentenced to dismissal from the army total forfeiture of All pay and allowance Sand a $6,000 Fine. Pitchford still was processing out of the service when the new charges unfolded. It is traditional to keep personnel working until their dismissals Are final the spokesman said. Go charged in German woman s murder Kaiserslautern West Germany is a 28-year-old Soldier has been charged with premeditated murder in the stabbing death of a German woman . Army officials said tuesday. Staff sgt. Selwyn Andrew Charles of the 501st trans co was charged by both West German and american authorities spokesman maj. Al Lott of the 4th trans come said. Charles is being held in pre trial confinement at the . Military jail in Mannheim. Under the status of Force agreement West German authorities have 21 Days to decide if they will try therase or turn it Over to the . Military. . Authorities did not identify the victim other than to say she was Ger Man. Lott said that although Charles was assigned space in an area Barracks his belongings were found at the dead Wom an s Home in downtown Kaiserslautern. German police arrested Charles at Thevoz Jelweh military housing area in Kaiserslautern about 10 . Friday. . Military police were present Dur ing the arrest Lott said