European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday february 7, 1989 news updates Hess controversy Berlin a the United states and its three world War ii allies Are convinced that former nazi Rudolf Hess committed Sui cide despite renewed allegations that he was murdered a British military spokesman said monday. Hess died on aug. 17, 1987, in West Berlin s Spandau prison and his son was quoted by a London newspaper on saturday As saying he believes the 93-year-old former top nazi was murdered. Anderson Purdon spokesman for the British military govern ment in West Berlin pointed out monday that the four Powers hold ing Hess the United states Britain France and the soviet Union had issued their final statement on sept. 17, 1987. In that statement the allies said the former Deputy to nazi dictator Adolf Hitler had hanged himself from a window Latch at Spandau a month earlier. Demjan Juk Appeal Jerusalem up the High court of Justice sunday postponed until nov. 1 the Appeal of convicted War criminal John dem Manjuk because his lawyer was still recuperating after acid was thrown in his Eye by a Man whose family died in the holocaust. It was the second time in two months the High court had delayed the Appeal of the former Cleveland autoworkers. Demjan Juk was sentenced to hang last year after a three judge panel convicted him of being the sadistic Treblinka death Camp guard Ivan the  Demjan Juk s Appeal originally had been scheduled to begin dec. 5, 1987, but was postponed for six months nov. 30, a Day after de sense attorney Dov Eitan jumped to his death from a downtown Jerusalem building. Eitan was to pre sent most of the defense argument on the Appeal. At Eitan s funeral an elderly israeli shouting it s All because of you threw acid into the face of another Demjan Juk attorney. Yoram Sheftel suffered an injury to his right Eye which remain bandaged. . Maneu vers under Way in Corsica Gaeta Italy is French and american troops will invade Corsica and evacuate its population during 10 Days of War games that began sunday off the coast of the Mediterranean Island a .6th Fleet spokesman said monday. The exercise named Phinia 1989 and being conducted by the French naval operational Center in Toulon France is de signed to train French and american units in conducting joint amphibious operations. French forces Are operating an air group from the Carrier Clemenceau and an amphibious group from the helicopter Carrier Foch. The French tank Landing ships Orage and Oragan also Are participating the spokesman said. The spokesman said 800 troops of the French rapid action Force also Are involved. The 6th Fleet is operating an air group based on the Carrier Theodore Roosevelt and an amphibious group entered around the amphibious assault ship Guadalcanal and the assault amphibious transport Dock Austin. Seven . Ships 8,000 sailors and 2,000 marines Are involved in the War games he added. The exercise is to conclude feb. 14. Of reports Good response to program to retain pilots by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a West Germany More than half of the air Force pilots eligible to sign up for Long term contracts in return for bonuses had agreed by late january to stay in the air Force longer the service s top ranking personnel offi Cial said. The take rate is healthy As far As i m concerned. But it s too Early to declare Victory or defeat said it. Gen. Thomas j. Hickey Deputy chief of staff for personnel. About 4,600 pilots eligible to sign contracts Between Jan. 1 and March 31, Are the first to be offered bonuses of up to $ 12,000 a year depending on age and length of career under a congressionally approved plan to increase Pilot retention. Before the Start of Hickey s european visit 10 Days ago about 2,600 had signed Many of them pilots with More than nine years of military experience. Pilots with seven and eight years experience however Are our primary con Cern and those groups Are not As High yet Hickey said in an interview Friday. We re just going to keep working and see How it unfolds in this next month  while keeping pilots in the military concerns top military leaders and elected officials the two sides apparently differ on whether there s a need to keep a Siz Able career oriented Force in the non commissioned ranks. The biggest problems we have in dealing with Congress is trying to Mea sure How much better that Force is than it would be if we had 50,000 More first timers and 50,000 fewer in the career Force Hickey said. Productivity and the ability to make your Force run does t match itself to some kind of statistical measure. I can t think of anything More waste Ful than being forced to separate those for no reason other than to make our ratios look better or to reduce some Dol Lar Cost when we can t articulate the True human value being lost in the process Hickey went on to say. On other personnel issues Hickey predicted constant hard downward pres sure on pay raises and other benefits no matter who the administration is or who s in Congress because of defens budget constraints. The 3.6 percent pay raise projected for the military in 1990 will not meet inflation Hickey said and that s worry  if you lose 2 or 3 percent to inflation the military people Are going to feel it first Hickey said. Hickey returned to the United states saturday after spending a week in Europe with other stops in Belgium and Southern West Germany. He focused his attention this trip on armed forces recreation centers in Berchtesgaden Chi Emsee and Garmisch. Fair or unfair they be been accused of having not had very Good manage ment and not very much Long Range planning within the last 15 or 20 years Hickey said. Praising the recreation centers local managers As innovative and aggressive Hickey noted that a number of improvements were under Way at the vacation spots Many of them necessary to keep Pace with the changing personal needs of today s military. One example he cited was providing bathrooms in most hotel rooms because military vacationers now Are Likely to be married and have Small children. Of major killed in skiing Accident Ramstein a West Germany is an air Force major was killed saturday in a skiing Accident at Portes Dusoleil Switzerland a Ramstein spokesman said monday. Maj. William d. Pitts 36, of Safe Jackson group oks telethon to old Armenia Washington a civil rights Leader Jesse Jackson monday said his Rainbow coalition has signed an agreement with soviet officials to have an International telethon to raise re sources for earthquake devastated arme Nia. Jackson who returned recently from a six Day visit to the soviet Union said on Abc to s Good morning America that he found conditions in Armenia in the Wake of the dec. 7 quake to be really  we be signed an agreement Between the Rainbow coalition the minister of culture the minister of radio and television to have an International telethon on june 10," Jackson said from Chicago. The program would link Armenia mos cow and perhaps Britain and America to raise resources to build churches houses hospitals and  the Rainbow coalition is Jackson s National political group so called because armenian quake victims scheduled to arrive in w. Germany today Rhein main a West Germany thirty two children from soviet arme Nia in route to the United states for treatment of injuries sustained in their country s devastating november Earth quake were scheduled to arrive in West Germany this evening. The children each accompanied by a Parent or guardian and soviet physicians will Stop at . Military hospitals in Wiesbaden and Lan Stuhl West Ger Headquarters was skiing with a Friend Pitts who worked in the directorate of when he fell from a Cliff Edge at about operations is survived by his parents 2 30 ., capt. Alan Sattler said. William e. And Margaret d. Pitts of he was taken to a Hospital in Mon Montgomery Ala. A memorial service they Switzerland where he was pro will be held at 3  Tuesday at bounced dead. Ramstein s Chapel 1. Boy Dies from injuries suffered in Accident Ramstein a West Germany is an 8-year-old boy who was severely injured in a traffic Accident Jan. 28 died saturday at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center a base spokesman said monday. Derek Nornan who attended Ramstein elementary school is survived by his parents it. Col. Larry y. And Patty Norman and a sister. The boy s father is assigned to the 86th tac fighter Wing at Ramstein. A memorial service was held sunday at a local Church capt. Alan Sattler said. No information about the boy s injuries was available. Derek was injured when he was Riding his bicycle near his Home in the Village of Katzenbach and collided with a car driven by a German. Reward offered in thefts at Exchange g6ppingen, West Germany is the army s criminal investigation come is offering a $ 1,000 Reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who broke into the Cooke Barracks Exchange in november and december. Large amounts of jewelry stereo equipment and camera equipment were stolen during the break ins a Goppinger military Community spokesman said monday. The command also is offering the Reward for information leading to re covery of the stolen property. The first break in occurred Between nov. 23 and 25, while the store was closed for thanksgiving. The second Rob Bery took place dec. 30. The command is asking anyone with information about the incidents to con tact special agents Arnold Bair or Ernes to Panaligan at the command s popping in office at ets 425-3835 or 425-3535. Jesse Jackson its aim is to encompass people of every race. Jackson said that during his visit i made an Appeal on the basis of human rights to release some soviet jews and they released four while we were  Many for medical evaluation and stabilization the . European come in Stuttgart said monday. Project Hope a humanitarian organization is helping children seriously injured in the earthquake. The children eventually will be treated by private physicians in civilian . Hospitals. The children Are to arrive in West Germany on an air Force c-141 medical evacuation aircraft