European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 03, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday May 3.1989 Iowa Sailor noticed trouble launch by the Washington Post Washington a Crew member in the gun House of the battleship Iowa s no. 2 Turret issued a terse warning thai there was a problem seconds be fore three explosions Tore through the huge gun Turret killing 47 men april 19, Navy officials say. Us of. We be got a problem Here the Crew Mem Ber reportedly said Over a sound activated phone connected to several circuits throughout the six level tur ret officials said. All circuits within the Turret went dead within seconds before the Crew member could explain what had gone wrong officials said. The Sailor was among the 47 men killed. The naval Board that is investigating the incident assisted by numerous gunnery1 and explosives experts has pieced together far More clues about the devastating Accident than Navy officials originally anticipated authorities  though All eyewitnesses to the Accident died and much of the inside of the Turret was damaged severely Navy officials said they Are optimistic that investigators will be Able to identify the cause of the blast. The six member Board of inquiry headed by rear adm. Richard d. Milligan commander of Cruiser de Stroyer group two. Already has begun writing its preliminary report officials  l officials have declined to speculate on the cause of the explosion which occurred during the Load ing of the Center 16-Inch gun in the no. 2 Turret. Officials believe the bags of powder being loaded into the Breech bum cd causing the initial explosion and Send ing a fireball through the Turret that set off two additional explosions. From Page 1 scheduled another launch attempt for thursday at least a Day earlier than they originally thought they could. The five astronauts who returned to their training base in Houston after the postponement were flying Back Here tuesday. They arc commander David Walker Pilot Ron Ald grab and Mission specialists Mary Cleave Mark Lee and Norman Thagard. Air Force capt. Thomas strange the shuttle Meteorol Ogist said the weather Outlook for a thursday launch was favourable. Phelps said the new countdown was compressed from three Days to two by eliminating some hold time that is built into the countdown in Case of problems and by not repealing some tasks completed in the first attempt. Sailor from Page 1 Hospital in Naples where she had been taken for medical evaluation. We did t talk about the nine months she was missing or Why she went away because there was always a Security per son present he said. The fact that she s alive and Well and Safe Are the important things. Yesterday it her situation was my problem today it is her problem. She needs to Deal with the problem. There is no taking away from the fact that she ran away and stayed away and she needs to Deal with  Muir said his daughter told him she was going to Call several times but for various reasons she was afraid. Not that anyone stopped her he said. She does t seem displeased with being caught. She seems to be glad that it s Over. I Haven t had a Chance to think about my feelings about her running away and not contacting anybody. I told her i m not mad at you yet she said i know you you la be mad in a week or two " the father s response yeah i Proba Bly will  the commander of naval support activity Naples where Muir was a communications worker with the military Seal Ift come is to appoint an officer to determine in a hearing whether Muir will be sent to Captain s Mast non judicial punishment or receive a court martial Morris said. If convicted by a general court mar tial Muir could receive a maximum sen tence of three years in confinement forfeiture of All pay and allowances reduction to pay Grade a i and a Dishon Oracle discharge Morris said. The maximum she could receive under a Captain s Mast is 60 Days re Striction forfeiture of a half month s pay for two months and a reduction of one pay  the Navy declared Muir s absence unauthorized after she failed to report for duty on the morning of july 29. She was declared a deserter on aug. 28, but her status was changed to missing on dec. 7. Muir s reappearance brings another part of the Case to an end. In october an italian magistrate in Naples formally accused another . Sailor with participation in Muir s Homi cide and concealment of her body. How Ever Seaman Kenneth b. Demon 21, was never arrested. The magistrate Franco Robert said tuesday that the accusation automatically would be removed from the record. Demon continues to serve at Asa Naples. Salvatore Arena a police spokesman in Reggio i Calabria said in a Telephone interview tuesday that two policemen tracked Muir Down after the television show. They found her in the port of Villa san Giovanni at the House of a moroc can with whom they recalled seeing her Arena said. When they entered the House Jennifer told them her name was Antonia Smith and that she was English Arena said. She was taken to the Reggio i Calabria police station and was asked to show some proof of identity. She told police she did not have any on her. A few minutes later one of the policemen called out Jennifer and she immediately  Tom Muir p w from Rome to Reggio i Calabria on monday morning alter being told his daughter was in police Cus Tody. However he was not allowed to see her until an italian magistrate finished questioning her about i . Tom Muir said the magistrate wanted to learn whether his daughter or any of her moroccan associates had been involved in any crimes and whether Shehad been detained against her will. Once the magistrate in Calabria Felt she was t involved in any drug dealings or crimes he released her to police wait ing to take her Back to Naples Muir said. The Sailor was questioned until 11 . Monday in Naples by Roberti who had directed the italian investigation into her disappearance. Roberti said in a Telephone interview that he asked Muir what had happened on her last evening in Naples when she fought with her boy Friend. She told me she cannot remember anything because she was so drunk at the time. She said she walked out of the base on the night of j uly 28 or the morn ing of july 29," Roberti said. She then thumbed a lift from a Motorist who look her to the Naples Central train station. Soon afterwards she caught inc first train going to  nato from Page 1 last month that nato May fail to re solve the Sharp differences Over whether to negotiate reductions in Short Range weapons with the soviets. He raised the possibility that the Alliance would not reach a common position in time for the Summit. Such an outcome would Likely Lead to speculation about serious divisions in nato. The Western nations Are trying to present a United front in the face of publicly appealing promises by soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev of defense cuts. The nato official said the american Compromise offered on instructions from Washington draws together several ideas put Forward in inc Alliance. The missile which was introduced in 1972, will become obsolete in 1995, Mili Lary analysts say. An italian policeman escorts Jennifer Muir at the Villa san Giovanni police station. Messina is a sicilian port a Short ferry ride from Villa san Giovanni. The magistrate said Muir told him that she did t know Why she ran away except that she was so drunk she did t know what she was doing and that be fore she knew it she was in Messina a Daylong train ride from Naples. She added thai when she came to her senses she was scared to return to Naples be cause of what she had done he said. Tom Muir said his daughter is concerned about being Able to Tell inc truth about what occurred both on her last night in Naples and earlier that summer. She wants to Clear up a lot of thing thai have been said about her he said. Jennifer Muir told Roberti thai she Mcl inc moroccans As soon As she Gol to Messina. She was walking around and casually met. These moroccans whom she got immediately Friendly with and then went Over to live with them at their House in Villa san Giovanni the magistrate said. She got engaged to one of the moroc cans Nasib Fakreddine who appear Cully supported her. She slayed in Villa san Giovanni forthe whole of inc nine months at Home doing Domestic work and watching Tele  the italian official said she told him that she had no Contact with anyone from her past life. Roberti also said thai some of the moroccans were illegal aliens and Hal Fakreddine had been accused of drug smug gling. But Muir did not appear to be involved in drugs while in Villa san Gio Vanni he  said she appeared to be in a Good menial stale and was Calm during his questioning. When asked if Muir expressed any sorrow for the anguish Shehad caused people and for the efforts made to locate her Roberti said no it did t seem to bother  Berlin from Page 1 rushed to the scene late monday. I have never seen this level of senseless Vio Lence Schertz said. West Berlin s mayor Walter Momper called the incidents Blind Hale against the  according to police reports one offi cer was attacked by 40 masked militants knocked to the ground and beaten with Iron bars. His service pistol was stolen police said. A group of turkish youths then sur rounded the officer and protected him from further attacks police said. The militants looted stores and at tacked police with stones and bricks. More than 100 police vehicles were dam aged reports said. Police used water cannons tear Gas and truncheons to Bailie inc militant proc sleds Inlo the Early hours tuesday