European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 news briefs the stars and stripes thursday May 11,1989 drug trafficking probe nets 19gls in Holland Steen Ink the Netherlands Nineteen soldiers serving with the . Army in Steen Wink have been arrested in connection with a three month investigation of a suspected drug Traffick ing ring. Three dutch citizens also were arrested in the investigation by dutch and american authorities said a spokesman with the 59lh Ord Bri Gade. The arrests began May 2, when the dutch citizens and five american Servic members were taken into custody by . Military and dutch authorities. Those eight were charged with the Possession use and distribution of a controlled substance. Officials would not identify the sub stance involved in the investigation. Subsequent investigations led to the arrest May 2 and 3 of 14 american . Three of those were charged with the Possession use and distribution of a controlled substance. Eleven were charged with Possession and use of a controlled substance. Eighteen of the americans Are with the army s 8th Field arty Del in Steen Ink. The other is with the 581st signal co which pro Vides communications support in Steen Wink. Other information about the arrests is being withheld until the investigation is Complete. West germans charge 2 in attack on cafes worker Kaiserslautern. West Germany is West German authorities have charged two military Exchange service managers in connection with an april 12 sexual attack on another cafes employee. Larry b. Wwlborn a 49-year-old american who manages  arca exchanges has been charged with rape. Peter Cappelman 49, a briton and the vog Chweh department store operations manager faces a charge of forced sexual activity. No trial Date has been set chief regional prosecutor Rupert Wilhelm said. The victim a 23-year-old . Military family member is an cafes sales associate. The woman recently returned to work. The alleged attack took place at a party in Home in Kaiserslautern Wilhelm said. West German police arrested the two men the same night. They were released april 14 on bail set at about $ 11,000 for Welborn and about $8,250 for Cappelman. 56th Field arty sergeant Dies after being hit by train Sci Sabisch Amund West Germany is an eastbound train struck and killed a 56th Field arty come Soldier about 8 15  As the Soldier was crossing Railroad tracks on his Way to a local festival. The 28-year-old married Soldier was a ser Geant assigned to the command s he Btry. The command is withholding his name until relatives in the United states have been notified. Command spokesman Mai. Jerry Hart said the Accident happened near West German Feder Al Highway 29 near the Sci costal parking lot where the festival was in Progress. The sergeant was with a Friend at the Lime of the Accident he said. West German medical authorities pronounced the Soldier dead at the scene. Stremple says top seniors coasting through final year by Dave Walczak education writer Willinger West Germany the director of the military s overseas schools said wednesday that the system s top seniors Are avoiding rigorous courses and coasting through their last year. John Stremple said in an interview that the Issue was raised during the meeting of the advisory Council of dependents education held last month near Lon Don. Stremple followed up the Issue by asking High school principals in England to submit a list of the top 15 students in each school and their schedules. I did t find one in the top 15 who was taking a full academic program As a senior Stremple said. We found a similar pattern last year in  he said a panel of Council members found that school system students see the senior year As a coast ing  Stremple warned seniors that such an Atti tude compromises the opportunities they have to enter into competitive schools As undergraduates. The Council made up of top officials from the de sense and education departments advises the overseas schools. Its findings come As the school system is about to end its seven period schedule. Stremple has said High schools will switch to a six period Day beginning in the fall. Top school officials particularly those in West Ger Many have asked High school principals to inform them of any courses that arc dropped because of the new schedule. Stremple arrived in West Germany on tuesday Aday before he was to address the annual convention of the european Congress of american parents teachers and students. Convention delegates passed two resolutions and tabled a third before Stremple s address wednesday night. Delegates unanimously agreed to rename its sustained silent Reading in the Home program in Honor of european group s president Linda Resch whose term of office expires in june. A second Resolution that urges school system officials to retain Basic and honors courses in secondary schools also passed unanimously. A third Resolution urging Dodds to refrain from transferring administrators during the school year prompted 40 minutes of debate but was tabled. Proponents agreed to table the Resolution until they hear from Stremple. He was scheduled to answer delegates questions thursday morning. Sailors bodies flown to Clark a Clark a Philippines a the bodies of six sailors killed in a fire aboard a . Navy Supply ship were flown wednesday to Clark a. The sailors were killed and five others were injured when fire broke out tuesday in the engine room of the combat store ship White Plains As it was 100 Miles cast of Hong Kong heading Back to Guam after supporting persian Gulf operations. The Accident occurred three weeks after an explosion inside a gun Turret on the battleship Iowa left 47 sailors dead off puerto Rico. About 100 people were on hand when the coffins each draped in an american Flag were taken off a Navy transport plane at this american run base 50 Miles North of Manila. We mourn six Brave americans in this tragic Acci Dent rear adm. Roger l. Rich commander of Subic Bay naval facility said during the half hour ceremony. This is an irreplaceable loss for our country. This is an irreplaceable loss for the american  crewmen aboard the White Plains battled the Blaze for More than an hour before bringing it under control. The ship was in the South China sea at the Lime. . Officials said the White Plains was being towed wednesday toward the american run base at Subic Bay 50 Miles West of Manila. Navy spokesman it. Cmdr. Kevin Mukri said the vessel was expected to arrive by sunday. Mukri said a . Navy team was being assembled to investigate the Blaze. In Washington Pentagon spokesman Dan Howard said the fire occurred in the main engine  Anavy source said it apparently involved a fuel leak in and around the ship s no. 3 boiler. The White Plains is based at the Pacific Island of Guam and is arc cd by a Normal complement of 403 enlisted men and 25 officers. The fatalities were identified As boiler technician 3rd class muoi Cao 22, of Ventura Calif. Fireman apprentice Todd Allan Follis 22, of Lake Neba Gamon wis. Machinist mate fireman apprentice Paul Den Nis Novotny 22, of Howells neb. Fireman apprentice Darryl d. Edwards 20, of floss or Iii. Boiler technician Baxter los Allcy 26, of Santa be ., and boiler technician 2nd class Jon David Ruhmel 20, Elmira . The Navy earlier had said Follis was from Zuni  The Navy identified the injured As damage control Man 2nd class James Henry Britt 24, of Nashville Tenn. Machinist mate 3rd class Keith Gerald Landry 22, of Green will Springs la. Boatswain s mate 2nd class Darryl Jerome Williams 24, of Birmingham Ala. Chief boiler technician Waller Rufus Grtggs jr., 41, of Mobile Ala. And boiler technician 1st class William Carl Glasco 25, of Randolph . Dod from Page 1 ing debate Between the administration and the democratic controlled Congress about the Cost of defense spending. For the past four years Congress has reduced or Frozen Pentagon budgets and administration critics have charged that the Pentagon is making unrealistic plans for future spending. When those plans arc changed economic problems result according to the critics. Unrealistic planning Means the defense depart ment might be forced to cancel weapons systems after they Are started As evidenced by the current debate Over the v-22 Osprey the Marine corps aircraft recently cancelled by defense Secretary Dick Cheney. The Gao report notes that Bush administration budget planners Are assuming that inflation will drop to 1.7 percent by 1994 and Calls that projection unrealistic the sources said. According to the sources that unrealistic figure will account for about half the $ 100 billion. Most of the rest arises from plans by the army Navy marines and air forces to buy weapons that they won t be Able to afford in future years because of the Corrent budget crunch the sources quoted the Gao report As saying. Bush reduced by about $65 billion the projected defense budgets for fiscal 1990 through fiscal 1994. But according to the Gao More reductions arc needed the sources said. Soviets from Page 1 human rights regional conflicts and direct .-sovict relations. We Are very pleased with the Way things started said Baker who is Mak ing his first trip to the soviet Union. Gerasimov said earlier that at the re quest of the . Side Baker and Shevardnadze concentrated on regional conflicts rather than nuclear weapons. Dealing with regional problems will enable us to get the last of the cold War behind us and move into a new stage of our relationship Gerasimov said. He said the subject of Short Range mis Siles in Europe which has caused a rift in the North american treaty Organiza Tion did not come up. The two sides found common ground on Central America Gerasimov said. Both sides stated there was Good Poten tial for a furthering of dialogue on a Cen trial american settlement he said. Baker wants the soviets to curb their Aid to the sandinista government in Nicara Gua which amounted to $500 million last year. The soviets also raised the topic of Afghanistan a subject Baker had no intention of bringing up because the soviet government is demanding the United states halt its military Aid to afghan rebels. In both countries marxist govern ments have soviet support while the United states is backing the insurgents with weapons through Pakistan for the Mujaheddin and with non lethal Aid to the contras in Nicaragua. According to Gerasimov Baker and Shevardnadze also discussed defense Secretary Dick Cheney s prediction that perestroika the restructuring program of soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev would fail. Baker explained that Cheney s re Marks did not reflect Washington s offi Cial position and Shevardnadze did not take offence Gerasimov said. We understand that the Secretary of de sense needs More Money for military pro Grams and How can he possibly obtain that if the soviet threat is going away Gera i mov said. We were not