European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. March 15, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 christians moslem in Beirut launch fierce artillery Battle Beirut Lebanon a Christian soldiers and moslem militiamen tame the lebanese capital into a Battlefield tuesday with shelling that shattered neighbourhoods and paralysed the port Ano Airport police said Al civilians died and 90 were injured. The duds caught Beirut at the Peak of the morning Rush hour and raged past midday. Can bum cd in the rain drenched streets. A police spokesman who cannot be named under standing rules said most casualties occurred in moslem West Bei rut. It was the first Lime in nearly a wee of fighting that residential neighbor hoods have come under sustained Artil Lery bombard mint. Acting prime minister Salim Hoss who Heads the moslem Cabinet in Leb anon s dual government called for speedy end to this shameful massacre this new Cycle of mad  tuesday s casual lies raised the Overall toll in the latest violence to 36 dead and 122 injured by police count. The new round of fighting in the 14-year civil War began wednesday after the army commander. Gen. Michel Aoun who also Heads the Christian Cabinet began enforcing an air and sea blockade aimed at illegal harbours operated by moslem and Christian militias. The militias use the ports to bring in arms supplies and imported goods sold in the areas they control. The Christian Cabinet said shells and rockets from the moslem Side were fall ing around the defense ministry in sub Urban Yarze Northeast of Beirut and around the Hilltop presidential Palace in neighbouring Baarda. Clouds of Black smoke billowed Over the capital As Horn honking motorists raced out of stricken neighbourhoods and gunmen shot in the air to Clear paths for ambulances. Schools sent students Home and shop keepers lowered their shutters through out the capital. Radio stations broadcast warnings to the Public to remain in a moslem woman tees with a Belon Fiina Dur int Shelton it in Beirut u Hii nun. Doors police said several mortar shells and rockets landed at the Christian con trolled Beirut port and the Harbor of Jou Nieh in Lebanon s Christian enclave about 12 Miles Nonh of the capital. The bombardment of Jounier appeared aimed at disrupting the main shipping Lane linking Lebanon s Chris Tian heartland with the outside world. Police said shells also crashed around Sirut International Airport which was reopened to civil aviation on monday after a two Day shutdown. Car Driver Dies after hitting army missile Carrier b John Millar Wal Churg Bureau War Zbuka West Germany a . Army truck carrying three anti aircraft missiles collided with a civilian automobile outside our Burg monday evening kill ing Theca s Driver and in urine two soldiers officials said. The missiles non nuclear Hawk air defense artillery weapons were not seriously damaged in the . Crash. The Accident occurred when the truck travelling North in a Convoy on Highway b-19, was hit by a southbound car driven by a 22-year-old German woman said maj. Mark Faith the army Provost marshal in Wurzburg somehow she lost control of her vehicle and spun it out into the oncoming Lane of traffic he said. The car s Driver was still alive after inc Impact but  be Cut out of the wreckage. She later did at the scene. Faith said two soldiers in the truck assigned la buy a 6th in 52nd air defense arty were taken to the army Hospital in Wurzburg Community spokeswoman Babs Angel  Soldier had been released and the of her remained. Under observation with minor injuries tuesday she. Wid their names were not available. The Accident snarled traffic for several hours As specialists were brought in to examine the missiles and Geierm inc. That they were Safe for removal. Unit representatives secured the crash site and restored order at the Accident scene said maj David Hartman a spokesman for the 3 2nd army air defense come the Darmstadt has cd Headquarters of the unit involved in the Accident. By 2 , they the missile were removed i my the Accident scan and resumed to the  he said no other vehicles in the Convoy were  damaged in the Accident Hanman said. The vehicles were travelling to a Field location when the Accident occurred. An investigation is being conducted by- and Ger Man authorities. -. Big bundle of Joy Mary Beth Cooper of Nelson township Ohio hoi a real armful with her new Sun Bradley Jame who weighed 16 pounds when he was Bam id Iii is Early. Officials ill Robinson memorial Hospital in Luvenita where the boy Wai neutered by caesarean Section on feb. 28, said he was the largest prematurely born child in the Hon Paul s  Mother lost 70 pounds Afler the birth. She and hts this band Jerry Coop a . Of to discharge Security policeman rather than retry him for child abuse by Dave dik1il  Raf m1ldenhall, England the air Force has agreed to discharge a  policeman rather than retry him on charges  and scalding h is 2 to year old Stepson. The original March 1987 general court martial conviction of airman 1st class James a cup 23, was Sci aside by a military judge after defense attorneys appealed the Case. Echo had spent 69 Days in jail when his attorneys discovered misconduct among the jury. And the prosecution team. The Baden a airman had been sentenced 10 3 i years in jail Given a Dis Honora ble discharge reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade and ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances. Echo was to face a second court martial in septem Ber but his lawyers asked to have the Case put before the two military appeals courts. Neither inc court of Millary review nor the , court of military appeals ruled in Geho s favor,.however, leaving the govern. Mint free to prosecute him again. But. On Friday maj Gen. Marcus Anderson the 3rd air Force commander agreed to Geho s request for discharge instead of a court martial said col. . Howdy 3rd air Force staff judge  said the government did not think it would be productive to try the airman again. Additionally British and air Force social service agencies working with inc Geho family recommended thai he be separated from the service rather than court Martiale next week As planned Howdy said. I m glad it s Over Echo told the stars and stripes on monday for two years i be lived in a  Echo a three year Veteran assigned to the 7348th Security police so will receive a discharge under other than honorable Condil ions . ,. At a separate court martial last year the airman s 22-year-old wife airman Honore Echo pleaded guilty to charges of beating