European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday january 28,1989 news updates death of banker Rome a a Milan court has concluded that banker Roberto Calvi whose body was found hanging from a London Bridge in 1982 after his Banco Ambrosiano collapsed was murdered newspapers reported thursday. A Coroner s jury in London injure 1983 left unresolved the question of whether Calvi hanged himself perhaps driven to suicide by his inability to account for $1.4 billion in Loans and interest or whether he was murdered to Stop him from talking about a financial scandal reaching into the Vatican. Calvi was popularly known As god s banker because of his close ties with the Vatican. The action in the Milan civil court was brought by Calvi s widow Clara who is trying to col Lect on a $3 million life insurance policy. According to the newspaper accounts the court reached its conclusion on the basis of an autopsy and a reconstruction of what the court believed happened the night of june 17, 1982, at  in London. Dali work sold Madrid Spain a a gouache Aquarelle and India in work by Salvador Dali was auctioned off thursday for More than twice the suggested opening bid three Days after the Painter death. As you like it believed to Bethe first work by the surrealist Painter to be sold at a Public auction following his death monday went for 15 million pesetas $131,500 at a Sale of works of 20th-Century Spanish painters organized by the Madrid office of rotheby a the Art dealers. The suggested opening bid was Between 4 million and 6 million pesetas $35,000 to $52,500. Czech protesters Prague Czechoslovakia up a total of 79 people Are being criminally charged for participating in last week s demonstrations in Prague czechoslovak authorities said thursday. Government spokesman Miros Lav Pavel released figures at a news conference that showed 519 were detained in six Days of protests on Wenceslas Square and in a Village outside the capital and 1,406 had their identities checked. Three persons internationally renowned playwright Vaclav Havel Hana Petrova of the inde pendent peace association and activist Otakar Veverka were Stillin police custody. Correction an associated press article Jan. 3 contained misleading information about changes in West German driving Laws. While a Law that went into effect  contained a number of traffic Regula Tion revisions it has Long been illegal to Flash headlights at other Drivers As a Means of pressuring them to move out of the Way a transportation ministry spokesman said. Of course this Rule is immensely Hardtop enforce As is tailgating another Rule which has been in effect for generations the spokesman said. He said flashing headlights As a warn ing is not punishable but distinguishing Between warning and pressuring soften a subjective matter. However the spokesman said there Are a number of cases each year when Drivers have been prosecuted for the of sense most often when believable wit Nesses Are found. Judge gives Larouche 15 years on fraud conspiracy charges Alexandria a. A Lyndon h. Larouche jr., political extremist an perennial presidential candidate was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison for scheming to defraud Federal tax col lectors and deliberately failing to repay More than $30 million in Loans from his political supporters. . District judge Albert v. Bryan also sentenced chief Larouche fund Raiser William Wertz to five years imprison and an $ 11,000 Fine and gave la Rouche Legal coordinator Edward Span Naus a five year term and a $ 10,000 Fine. At the same time government prosecutors in Boston dropped related charges against Larouche and three of his associates. Charges against three other defendants who Are fugitives were maintained. That Case ended in a Mistri Al last May and had been scheduled for retrial on feb. 22. In a document filed in . District court in Boston Friday the prosecutors said that with the conviction of la Rouche and his associates in Alexandria last month the Law enforcement interests of the United states had been served from the Point of View of both deter rence and  in the Federal courtroom in Alexan Dria four Larouche fund raisers awaited sentencing by Bryan. They were Michael Billington Joyce Rubenstein Pau Greenberg and Dennis Small. Bryan told Larouche who stood fac ing the judge with arms folded in front of him that he had been convicted of a serious crime and said he rejected la Rouche s belief that the end justifies the Means As resorted to in this  Bryan refused to Grant bail to the three main defendants pending appeals. The judge also rejected As arrant non sense the defendants claims that their prosecution by the government was politically motivated. He said the idea that Larouche s organization was of sufficient threat to warrant such a prosecution just defies human  Larouche s sentence was considerably less than the maximum penalty on 13 counts of tax and mail fraud  maximum w9uld be 65 years in Pris on and fines totalling $3.25 million. Before he was sentenced Larouch told the judge that his Case already has done great damage to the United states and that it is time for this evil and Reck less prosecution to be brought to a halt before further damage is  . Attorney Kent Robinson responded that this is not a political Case this was a Case of  Bryan said he was concerned that the defendants never conceded they had done anything wrong despite their  Spannaus said remorse should be Felt by those who perverted our judicial system for Politi Cal purposes and trampled on the  outside the Federal courthouse in this Washington suburb about 60 Larouche supporters Sang waved american Flag Sand paraded with bedsheets banners read ing Pardon Larouche kill satan and Stop Kab Frame up murder of  a demonstrator wearing Large mask of soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and carrying a soviet Flag gestured on the sidelines As the pickets paraded on both sides of the Street i front of the courthouse. A Federal trial jury in Alexandria convicted Larouche and the six associates on dec. 16 of mail fraud and conspiracy for raising More than $30 million in Loans from political supporters without any intention of repaying them. One elderly woman testified she had lost nearly$113,000 in life savings. Larouche also was convicted of schem ing to defraud the internal Revenue service by having All his personal expenses paid by various corporations he controls and claim ing he had no taxable income. Larouche has not filed Federal income tax returns for any year since 1978, government prosecutors said. It was the first time in Larouche controversial political career that he has been convicted of criminal charges. La Rouche 66, has run for president in the last three elections As a Democrat or an Independent candidate espousing unorthodox conspiracy theories on world is sues. Immediately after his conviction i Alexandria Larouche told reporters he was the innocent victim of a Frame up by soviet sympathizers in the state and jus Tice departments. He predicted he would be killed if sent to prison. Bryan released Larouche and the six other defendants on their personal recognizance. W. German general denies opposing Low level flying by de Reavis staff writer a West German air Force general quoted As saying Low level flying soon could be abolished by developing new radar systems said Friday that press reports misrepresented his statements and the controversial training is necessary. Gen. Eberhard Eimler one of two nato Deputy commanders i Europe was interviewed by a Bremen newspaper for an article later reprinted in papers across West Germany. The article said Eimler saw technological developments soon bringing an end to Low flying. That s not Correct Eimler said. The report published in several German papers abridged my statements to give that impression. What i did say was that the German air Force has now arrived at a Point where we cannot further reduce the number of Low level flying hours. We now have 22,000 a year. I also said with today s technology we have no alternative to Low  however Eimler said he thought in 10 years time advances i technology and an improving global political situation might allow a discussion on the usefulness of Low level flying exercises. For the present we need adequate training in the air on the ground and at sea to retain our defensive posture he said. Eimler said the present wave of German protests against Low level flying must be seen against the backdrop of arms reduction initiatives by soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev. There is a groundswell feeling that we need less defense and the most bothersome is Low level flying noise. Let s face it the noise is a pest he said. But when you explain to people Why we must practice they understand. The protest has nothing to do with germans wanting to leave the nato Alliance but with a very real  Retiree turns in lost Fortune Glendale Calif. A a Retiree who found More than$22,000 at a pay Telephone told police he was just being a Good Sama Ritan by turning it in but the Man who left the Cash behind promised a$2,000 Reward. Louis Segal of West los Angeles walked into the los Angeles police department s Northeast division on thursday and gave officers two pouches containing $22,460 and some financial statements. I found this it s a lot of Money officer Tom Okey said Segal who is in his 60s, told officers. Albert Molina 26, of Atwater told authorities he had taken the Money from a Safe at his company to buy office furniture for a new business. He accidentally left the Cash at the phone when he stopped to lookup an address in a Telephone directory. What a Relief he said. I was t even going to Call the police. Figured who is going to turn in so much Cash " property sales Wiesbaden West Germany the de sense re utilization and marketing office will hold several retail sales and auctions in military communities during the next three weeks. Retail sales will be held thursday at the Frie a Richfeld service Center near Seeke Nheim Fri Day at Carl Schurz Cavern in Bremerhaven an feb. 17 near the commissary in ludwigs Burg. The sales in Seeke Nheim and ludwigs Burg begin at 9 . And end at noon. The Sale in Bremer Haven starts at 8 . And also ends at noon. Auctions will be held thursday at Johnso Barracks in Firth feb. 8.near the Auto strip Yard in Kaiserslautern feb. 10 at the Mainz Kastel storage station and feb. 16 at the Gross nauheim Cavern in Hanau. Bidder registration begins at 8 . With All auctions starting at 9 . Kaiserslautern also will continue holding its weekly retail Sale each Friday near the Auto strip Yard. The Sale begins at 8 30 . And ends at 10a.m. A variety of items will be sold at each Loca Tion including household goods military cloth ing electronic equipment and sporting goods. All sales Are final and Only . Dollars will be accepted. The auctions Are open to the Public but the retail sales Are restricted to . Identification card holders. For additional information Contact Thermo at the various locations. In prison for starting Furth fire Ansbach West Germany is a Soldier whose his Barracks attic on fire has been sentenced to seven years in prison a 1st army div spokeswoman said Friday. Pfc. Charles d. Goodman 21, was convicted in Acourt martial wednesday of aggravated arson and false swearing in connection with an oct. 1 fire on William o. Darby Cavern in Furth 1st it. Katherine Brenner said in a statement. Goodman caused an estimated $150,000 damage tothe building that housed his unit the 55th personnel services co. In addition to the jail term he was Given a dish Ono Rable discharge ordered to forfeit All pay and allow ances and reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade