European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday january 11,1989 Eagle scouts Brun sum Netherlands a Junior at accent High school has advanced to the rank of Eagle scout the highest rank in boy scouting. Michael Sheehy 16, has been i scouting for four years. For his Eagle scout award he organized a project to upgrade a Road leading to several Camp Sites used by the accent International Community. Sheehy and 18 other volunteers spent 160 hours removing Rock Sand restoring the Road with gravel and bricks. Sheehy also a member of the order of the Arrow the highest recognition for boy scout campers serves As instructor for troop 100 at accent. He is the son of col. Stephen an Marianne Sheehy. To earn the Eagle scout award a Boyscout must fulfil requirements in the areas of leadership service and outdoor skills. This includes earning at least 21 Merit badges and performing an average100 hours on a Community project. Sex employee jailed for theft of nazi files from Berlin Center by de Reavis staff writer a former employee of Berlin s nazi document Center has been sentenced to 28 months in prison for his part in the theft and Sale of thousands of files from the facility. Alfred Darko once head of the  Center s one person photographic department was sentenced monday in atrial that has been held sporadically since dec. 5. Darko a native of the Ivory coast was found guilty of stealing 4,000 nazi files and Selling them to dealers Foras much As $22,000. Three other defendants All West Ger mans were convicted and Given  Pended sentences court spokesman det Wurzburg West Germany former student at Wiir Burg High school recently received his Eagle scout award the highest achievement in boy scouting. Joe Mccoy 16, has been in scouting for six years. For his Eagle scout project he organized a 10-Kilometer walk to col Lect food from the Wiir Burg military Community for the poor in the  than 700 cans of food were collected by the participants from people who sponsored them on the walk. Mccoy is completing his Junior Yea rat Terry Sanford High school in Fayette Ville no. He is the son of maj. James Mccoy Iii. Property sales Wiesbaden West Germany the defense re utilization and marketing of fice will hold several retail sales and auctions in West Germany in the next three weeks. Retail sales will be held monday near the commissary in ludwigs Burg Jan. 19 at Sheridan Cavern in Augsburg Jan. 20near the Auto strip Yard in Kaiserslautern and Jan. 27 at the Mainz Kastel storage station. The sales in ludwigs Burg Augsburg and Mainz Kastel begin at 9  conclude at noon. The Sale in Kaiserslautern begins at 8 30 . And end sat 10a.m. Auctions Are scheduled for Jan. 19 a Gross nauheim Cavern in Hanau Jan. 26 at the Friedrichs Feld service Center near Meckenheim and Jan. 30 near the Auto strip Yard in Kaiserslautern. Bidder registration for the auctions in Hanau and Kaiserslautern begins at 8 ., and the auctions Start at 9 . Registration for the auction at Friedrichs Feld service Center begins at 8 30 ., and the auction starts at 9 30 . A variety of items will be sold at each location including household goods military clothing electronic equipment and sporting goods. All sales Are final and Only dollars willbe accepted. The auctions Are open to the Public but the retail sales Are restricted to . Identification card hold ers. For additional information Contact the demo at the various locations. News update radon detectors Washington a a con Sumer group says radon detectors Are Only As Good As the Laboratory that analyses them and to often that s not any Good at All. The group Public citizen maintains that nearly half of the 34 radon testing laboratories it evaluated had Quality control problems. Lev Achhammer said. Hamburg military documents Deale Andre Huisken was sentenced to two years probation and fined $27,000 for Selling stolen documents to clients around the world. West Berlin junk Deal ers Alfred Borrmann and Henry Berger were Given suspended sentences of 20and 21 months and fined $39,000 and $4,000, respectively for their roles in de livering and Selling documents from the Center. Although Darko repeatedly told the court that other employees of the Center were involved in the theft ring he re fused to name them during the trial say ing he feared for his life. Because Darko refused to identify individuals he said stole the documents the court s hands were tied achham Mer said. The Berlin document Center contain san estimated 30 million nazi files seized by the allies after world War ii including personnel files of prominent nazis and an almost Complete list of nazi party members. Among the documents stolen was the personnel file of Klaus Barbie the so called Butcher of Lyon who is serving Alife sentence in France for War crimes. A marriage request by . Officer Adol Eichmann also was among the documents stolen. Eichmann was execute Din Israel for his role in the nazi Deporta Tion and murder of millions of jews Dur ing the third Reich. U.k., . To take part in Hirohito rites from press dispatches London choosing International protocol Over Domestic politics Britain announced monday that Prince Phillip and foreign minister Geoffrey Howe will represent it in Tokyo next month for the state Fune ral of emperor Hirohito. . President elect George Bush also plans to attend the feb. 24 Fune ral of Hirohito the Kyodo news serv ice quoted Craig Fuller the head of Bush s transition team As saying. In Britain the decision followed a weekend of Public attacks meant to pressure both the government and Buckingham Palace into boycotting the event which critics say honors the Man who As Japan s world War ii Monarch bears at least part of the responsibility for the imprisonment and death of thousands of British and other Allied soldiers. Similar objections have been raised another countries notably Australia and the Netherlands. Hirohito died at age 87 Early saturday. Former prisoners who were among reported 27,000 interned when japanese forces overran British outposts in the far East in the first Days of the War Are the most outspoken opponents of monday decision. Soviet troops May Start leaving Hungary soon Budapest Hungary a the soviet Union will begin a partial withdrawal of its 62,000 troops in Hungary within weeks hungarian communist party Leader Karoly Grosz was quoted As saying tuesday. Defense minister . Ferenc Karpati went on hungarian Tele vision in an unusual noontime interview to say that preparations for the withdrawal were almost Complete and an armoured division would be among the major units pulling out. The vaguely worded announcements were the first word of soviet troop withdrawals promised in a speech by soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev to the United nations on dec. 7. In that speech Gorbachev promised a unilateral reduction of half million soviet forces Over the next two years and said those withdraw als would include pulling 50,000 red  troops and 5,000 tanks out of East Germany Czechoslovakia and Hungary. Gorbachev s Promise was seen As a major boost to planned East West talks in Vienna Austria on reducing conventional forces and weapons across Europe. If diplomats wrap up last minute hitches this week those talks could begin by March. Neither Grosz nor Karpati gave a definite Date for the Start of the pullout. The state news Agency Mai quoted Grosz As telling the japanese newspaper Nihon Meizai Shimun that the pullout is to commence within  interviewed by an associated press reporter at a parliament session later tuesday Karpati refused to set a Date for the withdrawal. Gorbachev s speech indicated the pullout would Likely begin late this year Karpati said. But he added it could also be a Shorter period before the pullout starts. The preparatory work is  he declined to answer a question about whether a symbolic withdrawal of a Small number of soviet troops could come before  Vienna talks. But he said the pullout was a Clear political step. Intended to show the world that the soviet Union is not insisting on the idea of having troops in these East bloc  former is artist Dies of cancer Darmstadt West Germany is Emi Batko a Long time employee of the stars and stripes died of cancer monday in Darmstadt City Hospital. He was 66. Batko retired from the paper in july 1985after working More than 38 years As a layout artist and Art director. Born in trop pain the sudeten District of Czechoslovakia Batko often described himself Asa Krobot an Eastern european word for someone born on the Borders of at Leas two countries and therefore incapable of Strong nationalistic feelings. Batko who enjoyed confounding Batko conversation with unsolvable philosophical riddles what is truth was a trademark said his capture by american soldiers in North Africa during world War ii was the Best thing that Ever happened to him. He spent the remainder of the War at a prison amp at fort Sam Houston Texas returning to Europe in 1946. He began working for the Paperin of Ungstad West Germany in 1947. Batko is survived by five Sisters. A memorial service will be held at 1 30 . Today at the town cemetery in Griesheim a Darmstadt sub Urb. Army offers bargains on recreation items Aschaffenbur West Germany units and military communities will have the Chance to Purchase excess recreational items at 20 percent to 50 percent off the regular Price Jan. 23 to 27. Items for Sale include Day room furnishings arts and crafts supplies sport ing goods and games. The discount will depend on the amount of Stock overage at the . Army recreation services support Cen Ter Europe said it. Col. Stephen Page Center commander. The Sale at Taylor Barracks is open toll organizations authorized to have an account with the support Center including communities units government agencies and non appropriated fund activities from All . Services. Property Book or accountable officers must be present to Purchase items an must bring Supply order forms. To obtain information about establishing a account or for More information about the Sale Call ets 323-8874 or 7260. The Sale will be held at the motor poo from 8 . To 4 . Monday through thursday and 8 . To 12 . Friday. Shuttle buses will take customers from the sup port Center at building 511 to the Sale site