European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 Eagle scout the stars and stripes wednesday february 8, 1989 Frankfurt West Germany a senior at Frankfurt High school advanced to the rank of Eagle scout the highest rank for boy scouts in a recent ceremony. David j. Kitchin in 18, has been in scouting for 10 years and has earned 23 Merit badges. For his Eagle scout award he con ducted a drug drive in the Frankfurt Mil itary Community. Kitchin and other volunteers set up a collection Center at the local shopping area for outdated prescription and non prescription drugs. The drugs were Given to the pharmacist at the Frankfurt regional medical enter for disposal. Kitchin has held several leadership positions during his scouting career including patrol Leader assistant senior patrol Leader and Den chief. He also is a member of the order of the Arrow the highest recognition for boy scout campers. He is the son of it. Col. David j. Kit Chin Iii and Carol l. Cardon. Kaiserslautern West Germany a former student at Kaiserslautern High school received his Eagle scout award the highest award for boy scouts in a recent ceremony. Steven p. Davis 18, has been in scouting for seven years. For his Eagle scout project he conducted bicycle safety rodeos at Vogel Weh and Ramstein elementary schools with help from other scout volunteers. More than 150 participants attended the rodeos which consisted of a bicycle inspection station a skills course and a safety briefing about Riding bikes in Europe. Davis who graduated in 1988, is a freshman at University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa where he is a pre Law major. He is the son of chief warrant officer 3 John and Stephanie Davis. 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 an average of 100 hours on a Community project. Unclaimed a Offenbach West Germany warehouse personnel Are trying to locate service members and civilians m Europe who have not claimed their unaccompanied baggage a v corps spokeswoman said. Baggage left unclaimed after 300 Days is subject to disposal. The following persons should Contact the Offenbach warehouse Ito Box 44, Frankfurt military Community Apo 09710, or Call Frankfurt ets 320-5008or 7309. Flight victims relatives demand resignation of Faa chief probe baggage unclaimed after 60 Days Stephen Addison Mark Koster David Balz Gregory Bates James Bennett Robert Birkeland Myron cation Robert Carothers Glinford Chadwick Felicia Clark Joseph Clark Stacey Crook Rodney Davis Dennis Drobny Deanna Ellison Starlette English Edgardo Figueroa Andrew Gordon . Green Bridget Grimm Keith Henry Brett Higgins Clarence hits Richard Janson Brian Kelly John Lunneman Mark Magliaro John mainer James Mccallister Darvin Moore Jena Netter Steven Phillips Jacqueline Pope Jeffrey Rucks Whyla Scott John sole Paul Thacker David Vanetten Thomas Walczak Jay Walker Tab West Shawn whited Kennett Whitt Kenneth Wible Lincoln Williams Paul Williams Melissa Wright Vincent Zenn baggage unclaimed after 120 Days Jerry Bryant r. Caldwell Edward Garcia Don Hampton James r. Kreeger Gerald Lofgren Christine Mcdonald Stephen Mcgowen Daniel Osborn Eugene Otter Santiago Poon Phillips Randell Karen Rasberry Charles Reynolds Alfred Rodriguez Lewis Ronald Greg Runton David scale Jamie Simley Sandie Sloan Kent Smith Phillip Smith Renaldo Torez Sanchez Michael Tripp James Weldon new York a relatives of pan am flight 103 victims have demanded the resignation of the head of the Federal aviation administration saying he failed to maintain Security on the doomed flight. At an emotional news conference monday 30 people who lost loved ones on the downed jetliner accused the government and pan am of negligence be fore the dec. 21 bombing. They demanded the broadest possible congressional investigation of the trag Edy that killed 270 people. My husband was murdered on the flight said a tearful Wendy Giebler widow of William Giebler or. He never would have got on that flight if we had been Given the facts. And what we need to know is who is the relatives chiefly demanded an accounting of Why the government had not made Public a terrorist threat that a . Flight from Frankfurt West Germany would be bombed in december. . Air lines and embassy personnel were warned. The Fri says Well the bomb threat was really nothing More than a hoax said Daniel Cohen of port Jervis n.y., whose daughter was aboard flight 103. If it was a hoax Why did that plane blow up Why is my daughter dead government officials have said they receive similar unconfirmed threats daily and would cripple the airline Industry by announcing them All. The relatives called that policy immoral and possibly further the relatives said in a statement that while the Faa receives up to 500 threats annually fewer than 25 Are rated High level As it said the Frankfurt threat apparently was. The relatives specifically blamed Faa chief Alan Mcartor for a Lack of Security on the flight and called for his Resig nation. They asked Congress to make its investigation of the incident full an Faa spokesman did not return two Calls. Pamela Hanlon a pan am spokeswoman noted that the threat had not identified a specific flight. She said pan am had increased its Security after receiving the warning. In an outpouring of emotion and frustration the relatives voiced a Litany of other complaints ranging from their in ability to recover their loved ones per Sonal effects to the handling of the Vic Tims remains. The new York bound flight which originated in Frankfurt and changed to a larger plane in London exploded Over Lockerbie Scotland. All 259 aboard died As did 11 on the ground. Investigators blamed plastic explosives that had been smuggled aboard. Among the dead were 35 students re turning from a Syracuse University Over seas study program. Syracuse announced plans monday to convert the University s main Entrance into a memorial to the students. Borg reportedly attempts suicide Milan Italy a retired swed ish Tennis great Bjorn Borg was rushed to a Milan Hospital tuesday and italian news agencies said the five time Wimble Don Champion had swallowed barbiturates in an apparent suicide attempt. A Friend however said Borg had been stricken by food poisoning. The 32-year-old Borg was rushed by ambulance to the intensive care unit of Milan polyclinic about 9 . From the downtown apartment where he has been staying with his italian Fiancee Rock Singer Loredana Berte. Borg was released from the Hospital after three hours and returned Home by taxi with the 41-year-old entertainer. I m Fine it s All Over Borg told re porters outside the apartment. Go away All of you snapped Berte before slamming the door. During the drive from the Hospital a photographer gave Chase on foot and bumped into the taxi prompting the Driver to get out and slap him. Hospital officials confirmed that Borg had been treated but they refused to give any details. From initial police investigations it appears to have been a suicide attempt the Ansa news Agency reported. The Agency quoted unidentified Hospi Tal sources As saying Borg had apparently swallowed about 10 pills. However Mara Savastano a Friend of the couple said the Singer told her that Borg had suffered from food poisoning. Borg retired from tournament play in 1983 at the age of 27. He now runs a fashion business and acts As a tourism ambassador for Sweden. During his playing Days Borg was considered a Model of sportsmanship. He has no known problem with drugs or Al Cohol. Borg and Berte recently announced they would get married in Milan on feb.26. According to recent italian newspaper reports the Date was put off because Berte s divorce from an industrialist Roberto Berger has not yet com through. 2 gis jailed for raping another Soldier Heidelberg West Germany is two Heidelberg soldiers have been sentenced to jail terms for the june rape of another Soldier a 21st theater area come spokesman said tuesday. Spec. James f. Barrett Iii 20, of the 503rd trans co was sentenced in a Jan. 25 court martial to three years in prison for rape unlawful entry and larceny. Barrett a three year Veteran from Newark n.j., also was demoted to the lowest enlisted rank and Given a dish Ono Rable discharge. He will forfeit All pay and allowances during his prison stint. Spec. Jessie l. Davis 22, assigned to . Army Europe Headquarters was found guilty Jan. 19 of rape and unlawful entry and was sentenced to five years in prison. The Virginia native also was demoted to the lowest enlisted rank and ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances. He also received a dishonourable Dis charge. The rape occurred Early june 19, hours after Barrett and Davis first met the victim on a Neckar River cruise the spokesman said. After the cruise the Vic Tim visited an area club and returned alone about 3 . To her room at Patton Barracks where she fell asleep. Barrett and Davis went to the victim s room about 3 30 ., entered the unlocked room and raped the woman. She awoke during the attack screamed and chased the two men into the hallway where she was Able to identify them. Military police arrested Barrett and Davis later that Day the spokesman said. The larceny charge against Barrett stemmed from his theft of three video tapes As he left the woman s room. Both men pleaded not guilty to Al charges. . Head urges ban on chemical Geneva a the Geneva con Ference on disarmament opened its 1989 session monday with . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar urging delegates to work quickly for a global ban on chemical weapons. Last month s Paris conference on chemical weapons attended by 149 nations reflected the world Community s consensus to conclude a ban at the ear Liest Date he recalled in a message read at the opening meeting. I very much Hope that this commit ment undertaken at such a High political level will accelerate the Pace of your negotiations Perez de Cuellar said. Fog closing Geneva s Airport delayed a speech by foreign minister Roland Dumas of France who was to report on the Paris conference. His address was rescheduled for monday afternoon. . Chief Delegate Max Friedersdorf told the 40-nation body the Paris Confer ence had provided a real it is our Challenge now to seize this moment and to search for practical solutions to the problems that remain he added noting that monitoring compliance with a ban remains the major difficulty. National guard officer Dies after jogging Rudenbach West Germany is a 43-year-old National guard officer died sunday of an apparent heart attack after jogging near Kaiserslautern a 21st theater area come spokesman said tuesday. It. Col. Lloyd l. Howard jr., a Michi Gan National guardsman on Active duty in Kaiserslautern headed the command s rear operations plans Branch a part of the Security plans and operations staff. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Lan Stuhl regional medical Cen Ter after collapsing near his Home in Rodenbach a Village close to Kaiserslautern the spokesman said. The Virginia native is survived by his wife Marie and children Brynn and Aji Drew. Services will be held for Howard at 3 . Thursday at Ramstein a Chapel 1
