European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday. March 9,1989 Peri had Access to secret information by Janet Howells Tierney Slaff Wriler the fut a. West Germany Soldier who army officiate feared had defected to East Germany during a 12-Day absence Tiad Access to sensitive information before his disappearance a v corps spokesman said wednesday. Spec. Michael a. Peri., who was reported missing feb. 21 and voluntarily returned to his unit saturday still has not explained where he was or what he was doing while he was gone. Capt. Bob Jones said a military vehicle checked out to Peri was found on the Easl German Border and a Zenith Lap top computer belonging to his unit was missing wit Liim pert. 21, who is awaiting rial in the army confinement facility in Mannheim had been designated As knowledgeable Abson without leave or . Having a Kawol status Means Peri had knowledge or Access within he past six months to sensitive information classified secret or higher or communications Secu Rity. Jones said. However the classified information pen had Access to was limited to what he needed to know in order to perform his regular duties Jones said. And what information Peri had Access to is part of the ongoing investigation.". Peri worked As an electronics warfare signal specialist and was responsible for monitoring radar and other military signals for the past year. The 21-year-old Lagi Maniguat calif., Soldier voluntarily returned with the computer saturday to his unit he troop i the army Cav Rygl. He immediately Roqu blvd a lawyer be present during questioning by military authorities Jones said. A formal article 32 investigation or preliminary hearing is required to screen the charges against Peri which include being absent without leave entering the 1-Kilometer zone along the Border without authorization falsifying a vehicle dispatch form and three counts of larceny. The larceny charges involve the Mil itary vehicle the portable computer missing from his office and a compact disc player belonging to a Friend. Kawol is an administrative term so it in t specified in the  Jon said. " although no Date has been set Tor Peri s trial under military Law a Soldier normally is tried 90 Days after being charged he said. " news updates judge pleads guilty Detroit a one of three City judges charged in a Federal bribery investigation pleaded Guilly tuesday in an agreement that set her maximum sentence at five years a prison court officials said. Recorder s judge Evelyn Coop or was to have gone on trial tues Day in . District court on charges of accepting $9,000 in bribes to fix two criminal cases and arrange for n convict s Early release the indictment also charged her with tailing to report inc income from the bribes. Cooper 47, pleaded guilty to one count of extortion of  and to signing a false in re urn for 198-1, spokeswoman said. Cooper had faced 20 years imprison if convicted of bribery and three years for filing a false tax return no sentencing Date was set. Soviet pullout begins Moscow a As prom Vicil. The soviet Union has begun withdrawing three quarters of its troops from Mongolia including the entire soviet air Force stationed there a government spokes Man announced tuesday. Gennady i. Gerasimov a for eign ministry spokesman did not Tchi reporters at a regular briefing when the pullout would be completed or now Many troops were involved Mongolia is sandwiched Between China and the soviet Union. China Nas said removal of soviet troop from the Region is necessary to improving relations Between the two communist i Ianis. The soviet Union began with drawing its troops from Mongolia in iqv7, but has not Given the size of ils forces 1 Hern. Western analysts have estimated the size of the soviet Force before the withdrawals at 40.00 to 60,000, irs representatives plan to As Amer i can s in f r a h of u it m u High by the stars and Stripe representatives of the internal reve nue service will spend three Days in Frankfurt and Munich West Germany to assist americans with their lax re turns. Betty Hayden. From the irs in Washington will hold seminars at the  Consul at and the amerika Haus in Munich from March 13 to 16, a spokesman for the consulate said. Hayden will Sec individuals from 8 . To 11 . At the consulate and will hold seminars at the amerika Haus from 2 . To s . The seminars Are geared to . Citi Zens working in West Germany retire Sand German citizens liable for . Taxes the official said. The consulate is located at Konigin Strassl 5 near the English Garden and the amerika Haus is on Karoline Platz. For additional information on the tax ses Sions Call the consulate at Munich civil Ian 089-2301676, in Frankfurt on March 28 and 29, airs a adviser Wilt provide tax information and guidance on a first come first served basis from 8 30 . Until noon and from i . Until 9 . No appoint ment is necessary. On March 30, the lax adviser will Sec walk in patrons from 11 no. Until noon and from i . Until 5 . Earlier that morning the adviser will hold a two. Hour seminar on taxes for . Business people. That begins at 9 . A seminar for  government employees will be held March 29 from 5 . Until 7 . Doth seminars Wilt in clude a discussion of the Basic tax forms needed to file a return from overseas Anda discussion of the tax Laws of greatest interest to each  sessions will be held at the amerika Haus  which is near the Abrams Complex. Airfield finds right approach to red tape snarl on donation i gets 15 years in Jai for sodomy rllf.1nberg, West Germany Sis a 31-year-old army ammunition specialist has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for committing Oral sodomy with a 7-Ycar-old neighbor girl,1 sat. Randall l. Or inc of he co.19f in Ord in pleaded guilty 10 the crime that occurred in june at his Home in monchengladbach. A 21st theater army area come spokesman said wednesday. Prince. S native of Hartwood va., also was demoted  March 3. General court martial to the lowest enlisted Grad and will receive a dishonourable Dis charge. The spokesman said he assault occurred when or inc invited the child to play with his own daughter at his Home. Prince will be jailed at fort leaven Worth Kan by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau a German flying club s Effort to do Nate and install an instrument Landing system for the sch Sobisch Hall army Airfield finally paid off wednesday nine years after the club first made the offer. Officials at Dotan Barracks had scheduled a ground breaking ceremony for 5 15 pm. Wednesday to begin installation of the new system and to Mark the end of a Long struggle with the . Fed eral bureaucracy for approval of the project. The system common Al major civilian airports but rare at army installations permits pilots to make More precise approaches to the runway and gives the Airfield a backup Landing system for bad weather. We discussed it today and we can think of three army airfields in the world that have them said it. Col. Pal Rick w. Dark he sch Sobisch Hall Mili  commander the flying club  uses a Ltd Airfield on week ends and special occasions under tar Frisof a joint operating agreement with the army. The club secured tentative army approval of the donation plan shortly after making the offer in l�0, but the project languished because no system was available. Club member Helm Thofner a production Engineer Al a sch Sobisch Hall communications firm said the club later entered the winning bid of $110,000, when a 10-year-old sys tem at Berlin s Tom Palhof Central air port was auctioned off in 1986.that was the easy part. Since the club bought the system the also offered to install and maintain it in october 19bs, anticipating the gift Clark s office dispatched a request for permission to accept it. Because of the system s value the request wound its Way slowly from Community head Quad for nine years we d been struggling. It. Col. Clark lers in Heilbronn to Vii corps Tousa eur to he department of the army and finally to the government accounting office. Most of the people around Here found that ludicrous Clar said. In july t98fi, Gao lawyers told the Community the donation agreement drawn up by the general services administration would allow the club to do Nate Only the equipment not installation or maintenance Clark said. So the Community spin uhf next two years looking for funding and getting passed from one Agency to another. Finally a Susareu lawyer examined the donation agreement More closely last  that it did after All permit the club at least to install the equipment i found it personally embarrassing that for nine years we d been struggling with this red ape dark said recalling the experience. But Kiifner said he i glad the Story had a Happy ending. The Community estimates the net value of the club s donation at $260,000. Clark said the 3rd air traffic control in 58th aviation regt is calculating maintenance costs because the battalion expects to be assigned to maintain the system. The equipment should last an other 10 years., Clark has served six years i Schwa  and plans o retire in june a few months before the system begins operating. But he does t mind missing the Start up. Just to Sec them dig with that Gold shovel this afternoon is More than any of the 0-6s or brigade commanders hero before me were Able to do he said. Unleaded Gas coupons to be available in Italy Naples Italy Sis Mili tary fuel coupons for unleaded Gas Oline soon will be available for the first time in  coupons will go on Sale april 1 at the usual Coupon sales outlets in Italy according to Navy officials. Like other military Gaso line coupons they will be accepted at Agio and in  who want to buy unleaded gasoline coupons should make sure their fuel ration cards arc stamped unleaded gasoline authorized said cmdr , Lewis sup ply officer at the naval support activity in Naples and the officer in charge of . And nato forces tax free products in Italy. Unleaded gasoline will Cost about 23 percent More than other fuels Lewis  100-liter Booklet of unleaded gasoline coupons will Cost service members s2b.50, As opposed lo$23 for 00.liters of Premium Gas Oline Ord Icsel  Price of the unleaded fuel should drop As it becomes More widely available in Italy Lewis said. He said his office docs not know How Many Agio and in stations currently have Lead free  to a year old Esti mate 170 stations on the Autostrada Italy s superhighway system have unleaded and 261 other stations in the country Stock in. But Agio plans to have unleaded Gas on sat at its More than 10,000 stations throughout Italy by novem Ber said Sergio Mairano the a free products administrator while finding unleaded gasoline on the Autostrada should t be too difficult Mairano cautioned that few stations off the Highway  gasoline