European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Of grounds Hh-3s after 2 crashes Washington api the air Force on Friday grounded its led of Hh-3e Heli copters from All hut emergency missions describing inc move As a precaution after two crashes during the week. The order was issued by the military Airlift come. Which said it would allow Hh-3es to continue to Fly scarch and res Cue missions but restrict All other flying until a thorough investigation has  once the command can assure Ade quate flight safely the Heel will be returned to full operational status the air Force added. The flight restrictions affect 33 Iih-3esassigned to Active duty air Force units and 27 assigned to the air National guard or air Force Reserve the air Force said. The order follows a crash in the Ari Ona desert on sunday in which 15 service members were killed. N tuesday another i i-3e crashed in the Ocean off the coast of Japan while on a routine search and Rescue training Mission. Three were killed in the Accident. The air Force has said it has no evidence suggesting the two crashes were caused by the same problem. However the precautionary grounding order was Issue because accidents with the Hh-3e arc unusual the air Force said. In inc past in years there have Bee Only four major accidents with the h h-3. The Navy said Friday thai it was aware of the air Force s action but had not issued a similar grounding order. Earlier this month. Inc air Force temporarily grounded All of its Hh-3es for a one time inspection of the main Rotor head Shaft nut a huge nut that holds the Rotor Blade Assembly to the main Shaft. Thai grounding was ordered after Theair Force said it had discovered that defective nuts had hem received from a spar parts contractor. Saturday March 18,1989 the stars and stripes pages remembering Anderson students at Irving Middle school in to ruin Ohio release balloons during a ceremony in Mark he fifth year of Captivity for Terry Anderson a ii rain native. Him was kidnapped in Beirut Leb anon four years ago last thursday. Army colonel accused of taking gun Sale bribes Washington al1 a . Army colonel who supervised military sales to Al Salvador has been indicted on charges he solicited and took More than $70.000 in bribes from the president fan Illinois gun maker. Col. Juan Lope de la Cruz a .military advisor in san Salvador Between 1982 and 1984, was named in a seven count indictment thursday that charged conspiracy bribery making false statements and aiding and abetting the filing of false claims. The indictment returned by a Federal grand jury in Alexandria a. Accused Lopez of conspiring with Dennis a Reese president of Springfield armory,inc., to take bribes and to circumvent ruler of the foreign military sales pro Gram. The indictment charged that Lopez asked for and got $70.000 in bribes from Reese who pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy and to filing a false statement. The indictment claimed Reese also bought at Lopez s request a $4,722 rolex watch for the colonel. In return for the bribes the grand jury charged. Lope signed false document that enabled Springfield armory to be reimbursed for sales of weapons to the salvadoran government including $94,600 in phony sales commissions. The indictment charged that Lopez and Reese arranged for false commis Sions to be paid to two salvadorans they designated As agents to circumvent regu lations governing the military sales. Lopez directed Reese to make out checks to the salvadorans who cashed them and returned the Money to Reese minus their fee the indictment said. Lopez then advisor to the salvadoran military group which advised the salvadoran government on weapons sales was accused of signing false government documents stating that commissions had been paid on the Sale of $3.7 million Worth of firearms. He is also accused of aiding and abet Ling Reese s filing of false claims for reimbursement of $94,600 from the de sense department for the false commissions. If found guilty of All seven counts. Lope could do sentenced up to 15 year for each of the two bribery charges and five years for each of the five remaining counts. The crib cry charges together would carry a Fine of $210,000 while inc of Loci charges carry fines of $250,000 apiece. Attempts to reach Lopez for common were unsuccessful. Forced patriotism urged at Mojave desert school Yermo Calif. A students will be required to Salute the Flag under school Board decision directing District administrators to delete a Section of the state education code staling that a salutes not mandatory. Communism comes from liberalism said Bob Woltman the Silver Valley unified school District Board president. He added thai he is tired of liberalism in Public  it s Good for kids to Honor our Flag As it shows love for a country that offers the greatest Opportunity in the world for people of All faiths and races said Carlvon Badinski a school trustee. A pan of the education code allowing school boards to conform Wilh a Federal court ruling on individual Freedom states individuals shall not be required to participate in the Salute to the  trustees of the District in the Middle of the Mojave desert ordered administrators to delete the paragraph when the policy comes up for final Board review on Larch 27. According to the District s assistant superintendent William Maybee other provisions of the education code require elementary school classes to begin each Day Wilh the pledge of allegiance and an appropriate patriotic exercise in secondary school classes. The . Supreme court in 1943 ruled that the government May not com Pel citizens to Salute the Flag. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. March 18, 1949 sleeting in Washington representatives from inc tight Atlantic Powers Sam invitations to Italy Denmark Portugal and Iceland to join As charter members in nato. 30 years ago today. March 18. 1959 president Eisenhower s special advisers on foreign Aid urged an additional $400 million in military assistance primarily to Arm nato countries with missiles and Jet aircraft. 20 years ago today. ,. March 18. 1969 the internal Revenue service estimated that of the More than 72 million tax returns filed by taxpayers in 1967 about 10 percent or More than 7 million were filed with a mistake. 10 years ago  18, 1979 Pentagon officials announced that despite persistent prob lems and Calls for a return to the draft they intended to stick with the All Volunteer method of filling the nation s armed forces