European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday february 1, 1989 Tower s moral character challenged Washington a a conservative activist told the Senate armed services committee tuesday that on several occasions he encountered defense Secretary designate John Tower in an inebriated Condi Tion and accompanied by women other than his wife. The witness Paul Weyrich chairman of the fre Congress foundation has opposed Tower s Nomi nation on grounds he is soft on Star wars. Tuesday Weyrich questioned whether Tower had the moral character to oversee the Pentagon reforms that presi Dent Bush has promised he would initiate. Though an extensive Fri background Check cleared Tower for nomination to Bush s Cabinet Weyrich argued that the familiar phrase " where there s smoke there s fire must give one pause in this  the smoke surrounding the nominee s personal life seems rather intense he said. Tower has been divorced twice and his second divorce in 1987 was particularly bitter and Public. I have made enough personal observations of this Man Here in Washington to have serious reservations about his moral character Weyrich said. Weyrich claimed that Bush s transition team received hundreds of letters criticizing Tower some con Taining specific allegations of moral impropriety against the nominee but did not bring the letters to the president s attention. Weyrich said he never saw the letters but i have encountered the senator in a condition lacking sobriety As Well As with women he was not married  the encounters occurred frequently enough tomake an impression. I did encounter this on a number of occasions he said. Of committee chairman Sam Nunn asked Weyrich to meet with the committee staff after the morning ses Sion of tuesday s confirmation hearing and said height want Weyrich to testify later. Sen. James Exon said of the rumours ninety per cent of what we have heard is sheer unadulterated garbage. Eight nine 10 percent has some degree of  Nunn said it might take his committee the rest of this week to finish Tower s nomination and another Public session might be necessary. Tower backers might want another open session to let him defend himself before the panel votes. Tower was dogged by allegations of drinking an womanizing before his nomination was announced by Bush. In divorce papers filed by his second wife Lilburt Cummings Tower was accused of marital mis  Bush has defended Tower saying the Fri Back ground Check found nothing that would prevent him from serving As defense Secretary. Tower a 63-year-old Texas Republican served 24years in the Senate including a tenure As chairman of the armed services committee from 1981 to 84. News updates chess championship Seattle a former world Champion Anatoly Karpov of the soviet Union Defeated icelandic grandmaster Johann hear Tason on monday night to take the Lead in the world chess championship candidates quarterfinals series. Their first game saturday ended in a draw the third game was to be played wednesday. Karpov had an advantage a Early As the 12th move. An analyst Elliott Winslow an International master said Karpov elected to Sac Rifice a Rook for a Bishop and Paw non move 19, creating an end game in which Hjaltason s remaining pieces had Little future. The win Ning of a second Pawn followed shortly. Winslow said Hjaltason eventually managed to activate his Rooks and with a key sacrifice on move 39, had some Hope for Adraw. But Hjaltason stepped into a mating net resigning on move 45. Hirohito ceremony Tokyo a the late emperor Hirohito tuesday was Given the posthumous name Showa in Palace ceremony attended by top government leaders and court officials. The ceremony was held in the Imperial Palace s Pine room where the late Monarch s body lie sin state. Hirohito s funeral is scheduled for feb. 24. Attending were newly enthroned emperor Akihito prime minister Noboru Takeshita supreme court chief Justice Koich Taguchi the Heads of the two houses of parliament court officials and members of the Imperial family. Showa which Means enlightened peace has been used for the past 62 years to refer to Hirohito reign which began in 1926 and ended with his death from cancer at age 87 on Jan. 7. Air Force denies report that a-10s simulated attack on full school bus Ramstein a West Germany is Safe officials have strongly denied West German Media reports . Aircraft simulated an attack on a school bus filled with children in the Gellhausen area during a training exer Cise. It is possible the aircraft May have overflow the area in question but at no time was a bus or any other civilian object used As a target said Doug Moore a Safe spokesman. Six a-10 Thunderbolt ii aircraft As signed to the 81st tac fighter Wing at Raf Ben Waters England flew three separate missions Jan. 27 in the Geln Hausen area North of Frankfurt. The mis Sions assigned by the Allied tac operations Center at Sembach a supported training being conducted by the 2nd Bri Gade of the 3rd army div. They were flown from no Venich a West German air base near Cologne. In one report the Frankfurter funds Chau newspaper said monday that an 8 year old girl reportedly told her Mother an aircraft almost hit her school bus. But Moore said the aircraft were not flown below 552  the training targets which were  vehicles parked on an army train ing Range were located 2 to 3 Miles from Gellhausen Moore said. To get to the target the pilots were required to Pas two navigational turning Points a rail Road crossing and a Tower. The missions were flown under the direct control of the air Liaison control offi cer Moore said. Mayor Manfred w. Franz of  told the stars and stripes on tuesday that the report on the school bus came from local Green party Mem Bers. He said he then complained to reporter about the alleged simulated at tack. I complained about Low level flying Over the munitions depot and the near by recreation area to the German air Force Franz said. Soldier Dies after being hit by train bad Hersfeldt West Germany is a 19-year-old Soldier was killed sunday when he was struck by a train near Mcpheeters Cavern a Fulda military Community spokeswoman said tuesday. The Soldier assigned to troop i 3rd so Lith army Cav regt was hit by a northbound train operated by the West German Railroad sometime Between 3 and 10 16 . As he was walking on the tracks Renate Stieber said. The Soldier apparently was killed in stantly. He was declared dead at the scene by a West German doctor she said. Although not Able to exactly deter mine when the incident occurred officials believe the Soldier was trying to take a Short Cut to Mcpheeters Cavern and did not hear or see the train before it struck him Stieber said. Military police officials Are investigating the death. The name of the victim is being with held until his family can be notified. Correction Alexandria a. A the associated press incorrectly reported Fri Day that political extremist Lyndon h. Larouche or. Was sentenced to 15 years in prison because he had been convicted of deliberately defaulting on More than $30 million in Loans from his supporters. Larouche was convicted in . District court in Alexandria va., on dec. 16 of conspiracy to commit mail fraud involving More than $30 million in de faulted Loans 11 counts of actual mail fraud involving $294,000 in defaulted Loans and one count of conspiring to defraud the internal Revenue service. Help with taxes to be offered Frankfurt West Germany is tax assistance will be available for american businessmen and . Government employees next week at the amerika Haus in downtown Frankfurt. A travelling internal Revenue service tax assistant will provide in formation to walk in customers on a first come first serve basis. The help will be offered from 8 30  until noon and from 1 until5 . On feb. 6 through feb/9. Evening and afternoon seminars on tax issues also will be staged at the amerika Haus in the next several weeks. Sessions for . Govern ment employees will be held from 5 to 7 . On feb. 8 and March 29. Sessions for american businessmen living and working overseas will be held from 3 to 5 . Feb. 6 and from 9 to 11 . March 30. The amerika Haus is located at stauffe Strasse 1 in Frankfurt. Barbara j. Gehrmann assistant Revenue service representative with the internal Revenue service office in Bonn said similar programs will be held in other cities throughout West Germany and elsewhere in Europe during february and March. She suggests contacting the closest . Consulate for More information. Type of negative blood needed for crash victim Lan Stuhl West Germany is donations of Type of negative blood Are needed for an 8 year old boy injured saturday in a traffic Accident Ramstein spokeswoman said tuesday. Derek Norman was in very serious condition tuesday at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Cen Ter. The boy son of it. Col. Larry Norman an Patty Norman was Riding his bicycle in the Village of Katzenbach when he collided with a car driven Bya German at about 1 30 ., maj. Kathleen White said. Donors should go to the Lan Stuhl Center s blog Bank Between 8 . And 3 . Wednesday White said. The boy s father is assigned to the 86th tac fighter Wing at Ramstein a. Funeral set in Kaiserslautern airlines warned of terrorism threat for retired army no Tokyo a the . Federal aviation administration has warned . Airlines that terrorists of unknown nationalities plan to attack ., israeli and greek facilities in Greece the Kyodo new service reported monday. Quoting unnamed sources at Tokyo s Airport Kyodo said the Faa had asked the airlines to thoroughly Check passengers and their be longings and companions if they were linked with any names on a Liston suspects. In the warning issued dec. 28, the Agency said it  names and serial numbers of 137 passports that might be used by terrorists Kyodo added. Kaiserslautern West Germany is a retired army staff sergeant who died last week will reburied thursday in a local cemetery. Andrew p. Whalen jr., 72, retired from the 993rd Petro lab in 1969 and lived in Kaiserslautern until his death of cancer Friday. Services will be held at 1 30 . At Kaiserslautern cemetery. Army maj. Patrick Mendock of the Kleber Cavern Chapel will officiate at the graveside services the 22-year army Veteran is survived by his wife Anna