European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pace 28".w. The stars and stripes sunday Marti 5,1989 computer spies termed a new threat Bonn West Germany a officials Friday said a West German computer spy ring thai sold stolen data 10 the Sovil Union represents a new and dangerous dimension in International espionage. The illegal a nary into hundreds of data systems is an extremely dangerous new threat Interior minister Friedrich Zimmermann said a Day after officials re Calr a icy had penetrated a ring of hackers who sold thousands of passwords and codes from military and research computers in he United Stales Western Europe and Japan to soviet intelligence agents. Zim Mcminn said the investigation had dealt a Ziajor blow against the soviet Kab. Security officials said three men were in custody and five More were tinder investigation. Alexander Prechtel a spokesman for the Federal prosecutor s office said two men where arrested in Hanover and one in West Berlin. He said they ranged in age from 25lo 3 5. West German television said the computer network infiltrated by the hackers included the . Defense department s general Dat Bank known As Optimus a Nasa and a strategic defense initiative or Star wars research computer and computers tied to nuclear weapons and Energy research Al he los Alamos National Laboratory in new Mexico and the Fermi National accelerator Laboratory in Illinois. It said unsuccessful attempts were made to gain a Cess to the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory at the University of California which it called a key link in efforts to break into other . Computers. Clifford stall an astrophysicist who did research atthe Laboratory said up to 50 military computers were broken into through an astronomy computer but that the Hacker did not have passwords Tor classified  bards in head of the theory group a for Milan in Batavia iii., said soviets participate in re search there. So there arc soviet scientists living at Fermi lab and using the computer. There in t anything confidential or strategic in the computers he said. Mcfarline Given year suspended sentence adviser to president Reagan and is sex agreed to cooperate with Independent Mcfarlane s a Larncy Leonard garment Pec cd to a beat  witness counsel Lawrence e. Walsh s invesligatioa., this country tonal Security adviser Robert c. Mcfear Lanc was Given a two year suspended sen tence and ordered to perform 200 hours of Community service for withholding informal Ion from Congress about Covert . Support for the nicaraguan rebels when such Aid was banned by lawmakers. Mcfarland who was National Security his guilty plea before testifying in the Iran Contra trial under Way m  strict court.  on march.11 is Mcfarlan pleaded guilty too if Misdemeanour counts of with is  information from Congress and arc not id be found to be More decent _ _ _ me the first Iran Contra figure to 6ctaad,Mil a honorable garment told the punished for his. Role in inc affair when judged "5.kj.,-. ,. He was sentenced by . District judge i actions Werc Lako oui of a High Aubrey e. Robinsonjr. Sense of duty a Strong sense of serving Robinson imposed the sentence after his country s interests. Rushdie from Page 1.  of thing."/. Rushdie in hiding and under guard called the office of 1 Addy Ashdown. Who Heads the centrist social lib eral and democrats. Ashdown had written Rushdie a idler of support. Ashdown  staff were in Bournemouth for a party meeting and the phone was answered by Alison Holmes. 2j,an Irish affairs researcher. She described. Rushdie As sounding a Little de pressed and like he had not spoken to people fora Long  " / -,.- "  told another of Ashdown s aides Alan Lacaman that Rushdie expressed gratitude for. Steps taken., to ensure his safety and said that he was worried about the Consi Sincy of the commit Cal of the British government in supporting him strike. From Page 1 said some Union members apparently did crash through Gates but he had no  Haber a machinists general chairman re ported so ring support from Eastern s pilots and flight attendants and predicted support from other unions across the nation the Al Cio has urged All members to Honor picket lines and the machinists have vowed to picket trains ports and other airlines. But in Washington . District judge John h. Pratt ruled that machinists Union member sat other airlines could not Honor Eastern machinists picket lines in Vico for strike no slowdown clauses in i Cir contracts with other carriers ,., while House spokesman Marlin Fitzmaier told a news conference the transportation department will Monitor the situation and will in addition take whatever Steps arc needed to protect the safely of the travelling  Eastern said it had contracted with 1,100 non Union mechanics to service its planes. Leonard said Eastern could Fly indefinitely with 200 management pilots and those who Cross picket lines if pilots Honor a walkout. The in Rolinc. Which says it is losing $ 1 million a Day has been seeking si50 million in concessions from the machinists the Union that includes mechanics bag Gage handlers and other ground workers. " Eastern Flics about 100.000 people a Day with an average of 1,040 daily nights. It has 250 airliners. The 60-year-old, Miami based Carrier owned by Texas air corp. Wanted Bush to stay out of the Dis Pute claiming it could not afford any delay. Eastern Light attendants said they would Honor picket lines although Lorenzo who in 1983 too Continental airlines into bankruptcy reorganization to end a labor confrontation has warned that the action could land Eastern in the corporate  airports nationwide strengthened Security and made contingencies for dealing with the strike. Other air lines some of which have declined 10 Promise to Honor Eastern tickets have reported surges in sales last week. Pilot from Page 1 the crash. The report describes a preflight Brief ing in  Leader  f. Gibson asked Foster about information  his Pilot Grade Book. Cape. Foster said there were no Unac complis hed tasks from the two theater indoctrination it sorties he had flown arid he was ready to he . He said  nothing in tie Grade Book i Vicli capt. Gibson needed to be concerned  in fact Caps. Foster had Noi done in flight practice of lost Wingman proce dures on either to aortic As required by Usa be directives. There was no men Tion of this in Cape. Foster s Grade  the report does not indicate if Foster knew he lacked the required training. The  Squadron supervisors arid the Mission director had corroborated Foster s qualifications and said Foster who had 1,088 hours in the 10 Pius 591 hours in other aircraft was very Strong with no  just before the crash the , the two planes entered thick Clouds and Cape. Sobson lost sight of Capi. Foster aircraft Cape. Foster radioed on the pm radio thai lie Vas lost Wingman. Cape Gibson sensed he was in a descent so he simultaneously rolled Oul of his turn and began a climb. Concurrently he acknowledged the Losi Wingman Call on his pm radio and directed capt. Foster to Roll out.  did not  Gibson then made a number of unsuccessful attempts to talk 10 Foster on Sev eral radio frequencies. After analysing the wreckage of Fos Ter s air plane investigators determined that it was descending at about 322 Mph at a High Power setting when i crashed. The  the ejection sys tem in the 10 was functional but Fos Ter made no attempt to eject. The  he . And German governments have paid out More than $350,000 in damage claims about 200 claims ranging from 1550 to $33,048, have been paid to re Mscheid resident who had property damaged or destroyed in the Accident. The  the government claim office expects to pay much  the red Cross identified 89 people who were either killed injured or left homeless by inc crash the ,.fifteen houses were either destroyed or damaged. Twenty cars were wrecked and seven were damaged. Under the terms of the nato status of forces agreement Between the United states and West Germany 75 percent of the Cost of the claims is being paid by the United states and the remainder by inc German government. Saint 3-" Haw t put in Iii or Deli nit  schools add Ginistra Lor  Liu cd b the Ger Mihaj Region. Has a Foch pm trip ii Ritt of areas including tej Click pry. The Lotuff number of students con Trutlion of schouls and the military school relationship. Saint Baid recent budget conferences in Washington have Wen increased congressional reluctance to Buie More by tools in Light of Noop reduction pow Irilita. However he predicted thai the. In cd Stal will not withdraw any of its forces fron Europe until we negotiate with Trie soviet in Jilin be heard All the peal Stai Emels he said refer ring Tosovfct Leader Mikhail Gorbachev s Calls for upon red turns. But it s a one Man band. The Sovi Els right now Are very unstable and  finance Center officials said pay inquires from school s item  Zejp Osmul or this school Jtj. Althou Gli the  col. Jerry heard said Earli  turn bar of oui sianditibititi�trwsh3s fallen Benw 200. Of lot in fixed for Nowr Saint said referring to Llic pay so Stem. When Jou earn your Money you ought Lott 11." he said inc key Loa  a so sick is the sans saluted school principals saving Ilia he heard no ump hints about Ihm during tin visits i a com unit command cars lie urged  work cd Slawi with Community  to enhance llii1"""i  of for soldiers and Iligir  he said 1 in has draft Fttie a Mantri to wac an a conc into Rcpt in. Local schools. Is. My Community Coni Miridel i Saint said the Pali dec Astor overseas teachers Virtia  of"2s6o�time cards in Are eating up  pay problems kit resurface unless the my us system is overhauled the system stinks. It s a Snake Hal s  ends time cards to the finance Center ready White he said. Every two Welti Al Ghoul officials use the cards Lover Saint s command includes the 266th theater finance Ity inc time worked by a Lull yes. The cards also Indi denier in a Cimon which handles the Partoll for school system employees in Germany. Belgium me Netherlands and Norway. The Center has been a target of teacher Union leaders and school officials since 1987, when hundreds of teachers went without at least one paycheck and hundreds More were paid incorrectly. Cate any leave taken durin flit Wick periods. Saint said he favors dominating is s for the school system s salaried cup Byers including  administrators. In answer to a question. Saint said he can t find anyone including school officials in Washington who can explain Why the ume cards Are necessary