European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday. March 14,1989 Van blast probes seek people who saw anything suspicious san Diego a the Fri appealed for information about the bombing of a Van driven by the wife of the Captain of he guided missile Cruiser Vincennes and a report said a Man of Middle Eastern appearance had been seen in the couple s neighbourhood in recent months. We would like to find somebody who saw some thing very suspicious and out of place Fri spokes Man Gene Riehl said sunday we re looking for peo ple who saw anything  capt. Will Rogers Iii commanded the missile Cruiser that mistakenly shot Down an iranian Airliner m the persian Gulf last july killing All 290 people aboard. His wife Sharon was driving he Van alone Friday shortly before the bomb exploded destroying the vehicle. She was not injured. Authorities investigating the incident remained Uncertain monday whether the bomb was the work of terrorists retaliating for the jetliner s Downing. The new York times meanwhile quoted an unidentified Federal officials saying that investigators have a description of a Man of Middle Eastern appear Ance who was seen in the Roc uses neighbourhood Dur ing the past several months. The official said the Man asked passers by where docs the Captain live the Fri described he bomb As an improvised explosive device that was l made by the military an May have been homemade. Types of such devices in clude pipe bombs. Rich said. Tom Hughes head of the Bureau s san Diego office said in will take a lengthy analysis to determine exactly what Type of bomb was  Laboratory experts spent sunday sifting through three Drums filled with debris collected at the intersection where the Van  had driven the Van earlier Friday for a regu Lar trip to a nearby doughnut shop and he thought he May have been the intended target said sen. Pete Wil son r-calif., who talked with the Captain. The Roger pcs have been under Protection at an undisclosed location since shortly after the bombing. An iranian newspaper sunday blamed the Fri forthe bombing saying Washington tried to implicate Iran in the attack to justify deportation of iranian  from Page v. Proved for the test program Pierce said. He  predict when such an approval might Lake place. The program involves the Plum Tesmo test which Pierce said is a simple litmus lest using a piece of paper that is applied to the inside of inc tailpipe. The paper will show traces of Lead if leaded fuel has been used in the vehicle the use of leaded fuel can damage a catalytic convener emissions system. The Epa previously maintained that the test must be conducted within a year of the use of leaded fuel to be effective. Thus in initially said cars shipped Over seas before oct. I 1987,-were, ineligible for the testing and owners faced spending hundreds of dollars to re place emissions system under the supposition that they had used leaded Tuel. The Cost Ofa new catalytic converter can Range from $150 to ,000 with the average Cost Between $200. And $600. Installation charges Range from s30 to $50. Pierce said he believes the Epa still maintains that the testing should be done within a year but the Agency made the Concession for the Sake of  were facing added vehicle costs even if they had used unleaded fuel throughout their overseas stay. Epa officials were unavailable for comment. Car owners who removed their catalytic converters before coming overseas but Are now eligible for the program can have them reinstalled before shipping or upon arrival in inc states. Owners who reinstall converters overseas should keep All documents and follow the initial annual arid pc shipment Plum Tesmo test guidelines. The army does not conduct emissions tests on vehicles As is done in Many Stales and counties m the United Stales to determine if emissions systems Are operating properly because it Folind the equipment needed for such testing to be too costly. Quake jolts a Germany from so of and wire reports Frankfurt West Germany an Earth quake measuring 5.7 on inc Richter scale Shook parts of Central West Germany on monday afternoon and there were reports of slight prop erty damage but no casualties. The quake s epicentre was reported by differ Cut agencies to be either near inc City of Kassel about 70 Miles Northeast of Frankfurt arid 18 mites from the Border with East Germany or 25miles Northeast of fut a. The quake also was fell in Frankfurt Andaur nacre As Well As in parts of Switzerland and Czechoslovakia the associated press  Frankfurt seismological Institute said the quake struck at 2 02 . And lasted about 12 seconds he a reported soldiers and family members living in Frank Furt and Norn Borg told the stars and Stripe they did riot notice anything unusual. I be been in earthquakes before and i did i feel anything remotely like an earthquake said set. Maj. Dale a Curmis of the v corps Public affairs office in  there were no reports of damage to . Mili tary installations in the quake area said maj. Samuel Taylor a v corps spokesman. The Swiss earthquake service said the quake registered 5.7 on the open ended Richter scale the a said. A quake Osuch magnitude is Capa ble of causing considerable damage . Geological Survey spokesman Don Fin Ley in Washington said the epicentre of the trem or was near the Border of East  West Germany about 25 Miles Northeast of Fulda United press International reported. An employee of the . Bowling Center in the Fulda military Community said she Tell nothing. A military police sergeant in , Between Fulda and Kassel said he did not feel the tremor but received reports from some of his Staft Finley said that while earthquakes Are not uncommon in Germany monday s tremor appeared to be among the stronger  Germany s Ard television radio and Hussen state radio also reported that while Many alarmed residents called civil defense officials there were no reports of injuries. Utility from Page 1 passed on to people enrolled in the program. Those individuals thai will reap the most personal Benefit and savings will be those people who Are hire Dover Here civilians who Are hired Over Here and arc not authorized any Type of housing or Cost of living allowance said maj. Michael a Griffon a usar eur spokesman. Military personnel and civilians who arc spending More than their allowances also can Benefit by reducing their Utility payments Griffon said. Army officials belie i Utility users and eventually the . Government can save As much As $10 million a year once the program is in full swing. The govern ment s savings Are expected to come from lower pay ments for allowances once area Cost of living surveys. Are performed. For example in the Pir Masens area about 70 per cent of the people. Signed up for this  Griffon said which Means that-70 percent of them Are paying 14 percent or More less. Which Means for that entire area when they do the next Survey the living quarters allowance is probably going to be reduced and that s going to include those people who did t participate in the  people who join the program will be Able to pay with Cash or by Check credit card or account transfers from their merchants Community Bank. Officials also reworking to set up account transfers for West German Bank account  voluntary at the outset the tax Relief pro Gram May not remain so when we briefed it to the Usa eur commander he said he wants to make in mandatory All red  personnel can get information on the pro Gram through their local housing referral offices. Crash from Page 1 ing the level i under investigation but inc Crew s night vision goggles were not a Factor news re ports have implicated the Light amplifying goggles and Lack of Moonlight in previous crashes Roque said in previous crashes involve j66les the aircraft were on Low its or close to other aircraft. Though he could nol specify the a minimum ceiling for the site or the Heli copter s level poor to the  the two  night were not close together but he had no specific distance. Roque said the helicopter was trans porting army personnel from fort Hua Moonlight for the Light amplifying devices Chuca to the air Force s Gila Bend to operate properly the Orange county gunnery Range. 200 Miles away. .-.-. Mike Skrekas said he saw the crash from his House a few Miles away. I it vvlfjlu.3 ii it i i 3uft 4 it and then there was a red fireball since 1978, 17 of 41 army helicopter crushes in which night goggles were used occurred when there was not enough Calif Register reported sunday those crashes killed 65 soldiers when mechanically sound helicopters flew into mountains oceans takes Trees an Power lines the newspaper reported the army s policy of flying under overcast and moonless nights with night vision goggles never has been cited As a contributing Factor in a crash military records show. Shuttle from Page 1 Xvi Lon tracking and data relay satellite. It then was to proceed to a 22.300-Milr-High orbit to join two older sati Lutcs and Complete an orbiting network is Scalia for communicating with future space shuttles and with science and military  on reaching orbit commander Michael l. Coats pitched the shuttle s nose Down � Crew mater. James m. Bagian could photograph the 154-foot tall external fuel tank As it drifted away toward a Brea Kup Over the Indian Ocean. On the last shuttle Mission Atlantis Thermal tiles were severely damaged by insulation that stripped off the tank after it Washin by debris that fell off one of the solid fuel Booster rockets. Modifications were made to Correct the problem and monday s photographs should show if any More insulation came off. Flying with Coats a 43-year-old Navy Captain Are air Force col. John e. Blaha. 46, the Pilot Marine cols. James f. Buchli 43, and Robert c. Springer 46and Bagian 36, a physician. Coats and Buchli have flown on previous shuttle flights. Discovery originally was set for liftoff feb. 18, but the launch was postponed four times while faulty or suspected engine parts were replaced. The current Mission is filled with scientific experiments the rats with chips of Bone Cut from Ihei legs Are o be studied to determine How Well broken Bones heal in the weightlessness of space. The astronauts also will conduct experiments to de Termine the effects of weightlessness on Plant cell Divi Sion the growth of protein crystals and the do vol Ozment of Chicken embryos.