European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday january 20,1989 news updates elephant Appeal Trenton . A a state appeals court has rebuffed an Absentee animal Trainer who went underground with two elephants that he says were mistreated by their buyers. Arlan Seidon was absent for the court session for a discussion of then Appeal he has pursued through Telephone contacts with lawyer Isabelle Strauss of East Orange an animal rights activist. The court ruled that Seidon had no right to repossess the elephants from two buyers and then flee with them after a judge ordered their return More than four years ago. If Seidon was dissatisfied with the result of the trial he had a right to Appeal the court s Opin Ion said. King helps Amin Kinshasa Zaire a moroccan King Hassan ii has persuaded saudi Arabia to take Back former ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada who was expelled for a Sec Ond time from Zaire sources said thursday. Amin left Kinshasa on wednes Day aboard a flight to saudi Arabia where he had lived since his Over throw in 1979, the sources said. Amin 61, slipped out of saudi Arabia at the beginning of the month arriving in Zaire on Jan. 3 on a false zairian passport. Unleaded Gas test May cause a by Charlie Bowden Munich Bureau Munich West Germany a test of higher octane unleaded Gas at some 500 Esso stations around West Germany could cause problems for american customers who inadvertently fill up their vehicles and attempt to pay with Exchange Gas coupons. Customers can t use their coupons to pay for the Gas because of customs Laws said Walt Kania chief of cafes Europe s automotive Branch. Exchange officials already have received some customer complaints about stations not accepting their coupons since Esso started the program earlier this month. Kania said thursday the new fuel is being offered by Esso on a test basis to gauge customer acceptance. The Esso super plus unleaded Gas has a . Equivalent octane rating of 93, the same As super leaded Gas. The octane rating is higher than on the unleaded super fuel for which Coupon books Are available . Personnel. Esso officials notified cafes of the proposed test in late december Kania said saying that it would Start Jan. 9 and spread gradually for six months. Later however Esso officials told cafes that the test program was being seeded up and would involve about 500 stations More than a third of the Esso stations incest Germany. The problem for . Customers is that no coupons Are available for the new fuel and probably won t be before april or May Kania said. We Don t have Cou Pons but we will have them As the pro Gram develops he said. A meeting be tween cafes and Esso is scheduled next month and the new fuel is on the Agenda he said. Says in an unrelated change that affects some customers who use leaded Gas the Exchange s Gas stations have begun switching the nozzles on the leaded fuel pumps to the larger size that will not fit cars designed to use unleaded fuel Kania said. German regulations require it just like in the United states he said. The Exchange had received an exemption to that before unleaded fuel became readily available in West Germany and had converted its leaded fuel pumps to a smaller diameter nozzle. That was primarily As a customer convenience Kania said. But now that unleaded is available we had to convert Back to the larger nozzle to comply with German  the Black plastic adapters which Cost about $1, still will be available at Exchange Auto parts stores and Gas stations he said. Baker wins Senate panel approval Eagle scouts Stuttgart West Germany two Brothers from troop 127 of Nel Lingen Barracks advanced to Eagle scout the highest rank in boy scout ing in a ceremony Jan. 4. Vince Raymond Truman 18, has been in scouting for eight years. For his Eagle scout award he organized a project to renovate the playground at Nel Hagen elementary school. Truman and eight other volunteers spent More than 130 hours reorganizing the playground to make it Safe for the children at the school. Truman who graduated from Patch High school in 1988, is a freshman at George Washington University in Washington Alex Drew Truman 15, has been in scouting for four years. For his Eagle scout project he conducted a Bike Rodeo in connection with  safety Day. Along with seven other volunteers from the troop and the Community he organized a Bike ride from Nellinger Barracks to Echter Dingen Airfield Dur ing which riders were instructed about Bike Riding Laws in Germany. Alex Truman who is a Sophomore at Patch High school plays on the varsity soccer team. They Are the sons of Harry an Mabel Truman. To earn the Eagle scout award a boy scout must fulfil requirements in the areas of leadership service and outdoor skills. This includes earning at least 21 Merit badges and performing an average of 100 hours on a Community project. An Pir Masens repairs will interrupt reception Pir Masens West Germany an to reception in the Pir Masens area will be intermittently interrupted Mon Day through thursday because of scheduled transmission repairs according tothe 5th signal come. Local an to viewers can expect disruptions from 10 . To 5 . Monday and from 8 . To 5 . Tuesday through thursday. The repairs Are being done to main Tain and upgrade television transmission to the area. Washington a the Senate foreign relations committee giving an Early boost to the incoming Bush administration voted 19-0 thursday to recommend that the full Senate confirm James a. Baker Iii As Secretary of state. The full Senate will act on the Nomi nation later probably next wednesday. Thursday s committee vote followed two Days of hearings in which Baker fielded questions on problem areas around the world and dealt comfortably with foreign policy issues ranging from the momentous to the obscure. Virtually every member of the com Mittee praised Baker s performance applauded his appointment by Bush an said his confirmation was assured. Sen. Paul Sarbanes d-md., said he is optimistic Baker will prove to be an out standing Secretary of state combining diplomacy restraint and  sen. Frank Murkowski r-ala., said the unanimous committee vote rep resents a Strong bipartisan approach tothe new administration. He is very skillful As he should be and i m impressed said sen. Nancy Kassebaum r-kan., expressing a View Many other committee members said they shared. On wednesday during the second of two Days of testimony Baker said the United states and the soviet Union Are near to agreement on procedures to ver Ify compliance with two Long pending nuclear test ban treaties. Baker said he understands that verification problems with the 1976 peaceful nuclear explosions treaty Are completely re  he said similar problems with the 1974 nuclear test ban treaty establishing a limit of 150 Kilotons on underground tests Are close to being  he said both pacts will be submitted to the Senate for ratification but offered no timetable. Baker als9 suggested that the new Bush administration May raise quotas for refugees because of the increasing numbers of people wanting to come to the United states from the soviet Union and Southeast Asia. Baker said he has reservations about . Participation in a scheduled 1991 International human rights conference in Moscow but he added we made a commitment and we plan to keep it so Long As conditions for improvements in soviet human rights performance Are met. He declined to choose from a Trio of scenarios offered to explain Why soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev is Mak ing Radical changes in Domestic foreign and defense policy. The jury is still out Baker said. That s Why. We should approach our relationship with prudence and a certain degree of  2 denied ribbon in salvadorean firefight 117 a it text tvs t / to re i �. _ Washington a the Southern come denied a recommendation a year ago that two military advisers assigned to Al Salvador receive a decoration for their performance during a Brief firefight with guerrillas the Pentagon said thursday. The incident publicized thursday by the Miami Herald occurred feb. 16, 1988, in the town of Usu Lutan where two . Marine trainers lived next to a salvadoran military base. That Section of the town came under at tack by leftist guerrillas during the night and the two marines simply protected them selves against Small arms fire said maj. Kathy Wood a Pentagon spokeswoman. After the action the marines com Mander recommended the two for the combat action ribbon saying he thought they had performed Well and kept their composure under fire. The Southern come in Panama however denied the recommendation with no reason Given Wood said. The Herald described the incident As previously unpublicized. Wood said she did not think an account of the fighting had appeared in the press but said con Gress had been notified of the incident a mandated by Law. Lan Stuhl Hospital renovations to resume Lan Stuhl West Germany is Hospital officials Are predicting Little disruption to patients when a $3.4 Mil lion renovation project at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center resume next week. The project includes replacement of windows and doors renovation of building entrances the instalment of new roofs and the resurfacing and insulation of the exterior of some Hospital buildings. We re trying to avoid inconveniencing patients As much As possible said chief warrant officer 2 Anthony Pelle Grino the Hospital Engineer. One Hospital Wing has been designated As swing space to accommodate patients and staff who May have to move while their Section of the building is renovated Pellegrino said. The psychiatry department for exam ple is moving to the swing Wing because renovations that stopped for the holidays will resume on that Ward monday he said. Not All wards will have to relocate because of renovation. The project which started dec. 5 and is expected to be completed by sept. 30, is the third and final phase of a five year renovation plan for the exterior of the Hospital. Plans to renovate the Interior Are dependent on future funding Pelle Grino said. Service members to size up defense on to Frankfurt West Germany is soldiers airmen and military leaders talk about the strengths and weaknesses of America s defense program in Early warning a Fox network special that airs on an in West Germany and the Netherlands at 8 . Monday. David Hartman former Anchor of Abc s Good morning America is the Host of the one hour program which was produced with the cooperation of the defense department. He interviews soldiers from West Ger Many s 3rd so 2nd army Cav regt at Camp Reed in Rotz and near the Czecho slovakian Border members of the 2nd army div at Grafe Wohr and airmen of the 50th tac fighter Wing at Hahn a. Included Are interviews with defense Secretary Frank Carlucci House and Senate armed services committee chair men rep. Les Aspin d-wisc., and sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., and the service chiefs of staff