European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pagei24the stars and stripes thursday May 11,1989 news briefs drug trafficking probe nets 19&ls in Holland Steen Ink in Netherlands Nineteen soldiers serving with the . Army in  been arrested in connection with a three month investigation of a suspected drug Traffick ing ring. V three dutch citizens also were arrested in the investigation by ditch and american authorities said a spoke in a with the 59th Ord Bri Gade. I the arrests beg Ammay 2. When the dutch citizens and five american Scricc members were taken into custody by . Military and dutch authorities. To nose 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 19 the arrest May 2 and 3 of 14 american Scricc members. 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 arc 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 Ink. 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 11. Wwlborn. A 49-year-old american who manages Kaiserslautern arca exchanges has been charged with rape. Peter Cappelman 49, a briton and the vog Cloch department store operations manager faces a charge of forced sexual activity. No trial Dale 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 Loo place at a party in a Home in  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 Wilb Ortland about $8,250 for Cappelman. 56th Field arty sergeant Dies after being hit by train Schwabish Amund West Germany is an eastbound train struck and killed a 56lh Field arty come Soldier about 8 15 . Tuesday 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 time of the Accident he said. West German medical authorities pronounced the Soldier dead at the scene. Str Emple says top seniors coasting through find year  Ion writer Willinger. Wisl Otmany the Dirc Clor of the military s overseas so tools said wednesday thai the system s top seniors arc voiding rigorous courses and coasting through their fat year. John Stremple said in an incr View that the Issue was raised during the meeting owie advisory Council of dependents education held a month near Lon Don. Stremple followed up the Issue by asking High school principals in England to submit a it of the top 15 study nos in each school and their schedules. I did l find one in the top 15 who is taking a full academic program As a senior Strum pc said. We found a similar pattern last year in  he said a panel of Council members Yound that school system study nos Sec the senior years a coast ing  sir ample warned seniors that suck an Atti tude compromises the opportunities they have to in scr Inlo competitive schools As undergrad a the Council made up of top officials from Lap de sense and education department advises the overseas schools. Its findings come As the school system is about to end ils seven period schedule. Sir ample has said High schools will switch to a six period Day Mcginn in the fall. Top school officials a Fibular by those in West Ger Many have asked High school principals to inform them of any courses twit arc dropped because of the new schedule. Ujj Stromple arrived i West Germany on tuesday a Day before he was w address the annual convention of the european Congress of american parents teachers and students. 6f convention delegates passed two resolutions and tabled a ii rat before Stremple s address wednesday night. Of delegates unanimously agreed to rename its sustained Silett Reading in the Home program in Honor of european group s president Linda Rysch whose term of office expires in june. A second Resolution thai 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 inc Resolution until they Juicer from Stromple. He was scheduled to answer Del it a gals questions thursday morning. Sailors bodies flown to Clark a Clark a Philippines a the bodies a fix sailors killed in a fire aboard a . Navy Supply ship were flown wednesday to Clark a. A the sailors were killed and five others were injured when fire broke out tuesday in the engine Robin of the combat store ship White Plains As it was 100 Nln Lescaut of Hong Kong heading Back in Guam Afler supporting persian Gulf operations. A the Accident occurred three weeks a Ftp an explosion inside a gun Turrel on the battleship Slowa left 47 sailors dead off puerto Rico. & about 100 people were on hand when the coffins each draped in an american Flag wre taken off a Navy transport plane at this am Rinrin run base 50 Miles North of Manila. � we mourn six Brave american Fin this tragic Acci Dent rear adm. Roger l. Rich  Subic Bay naval facility said during Ifica half hour ceremony. This is an irreplaceable los for our country. This is an irreplaceable loss for the Alt Crinan  crewmen aboard the while captains balt cd inc Blaze for More than an hour before bringing it under control. The ship was in the South Chin sea Al inc Lime. . Officials said inc Whitt Plains was being Lowed wednesday toward the american run base Al Subic Bay 50 Miles West of a Ila. Navy spokesman it. Cmdr. Kevin Mukri said flip vessel was cup cycled to arrive by sunday. Mukri said a . Navy team was to being assembled to investigate the Blaze. In Washington Pentagon spokesman Dan Howard id the fire occurred in the main engine  a Ivy source said it apparently involved a fuel leak in and around the ship s no. 3 boiler. White Plains is based at the Pacific Island of guar and is crowed by a Normal complement of 403 enlisted men and 25 officers. Dual tics 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 Novelty 22, of Howells neb. Fireman apprentice Darryl. Edwards 20, of Flossie for Iii. Boiler technician Baxter Lesarlley 26, of Santa pc ., and boiler technician 2nd class Jon David Ruhmel 20, Elmira 1 the Navy easier had said Follis was from Zuni  The Navy identified the injured As damage control Man 2nd class Jarfas Henry Britt 24, of Nashville Tenn. Machinist map 3rd class Keith Gerald Landry. 22, of Green will Springs la. Boatswain s mate 2nd class Darryl Jerome Jwilliams 24, of Birmingham Ala. Chief boiler technician Walter Rufus Grtggs jr., 41, of Mobile Ala. Ano boiler technician 1st class William Carl Glascoe 25ftf Randolph . Dod / from Pago 1 / ing debate Between the administration and the democratic controlled Congress about the Cost of defense spending. For the past Foito years Congress has reduced or Frozen Pentagon budgets and administration critics have charged Hal the Pentagon is making unrealistic plans f9r future spending when those plans arc changed economic problems result according to the critics. Unrealistic of planning Means the defense depart ment might be forced to cancel weapons by slams after they Are started As evidenced by the current debate Over the v-22 Osprey the Marine corps aircraft recently cancelled by defense Sec rotary Dick Cheney. The Gao report notes that Bush administration budget planners Are assuming hat inflation will drop to 1.7 percent by 1994 and Call 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 mans by the army Navy marines and air forces to by weapons that they won t be Able to afford in future years because of the current 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 Are needed the sources said. Baby Sitter sought in disappearance of 2 girls by de Reavis staff writer German police in Fulda West Ger Many Are seeking a male baby Siller believed to be an american who disappeared last week with two Young girls left in his care a spokeswoman said wednesday. The Case May involve a kidnapping arranged by the girls american father who was divorced from their German Mother last year the spokeswoman said. The girls Stephanie 4, and Saman tha 2 were left with the baby Sitter on the evening of May 6 at their Home in town near Fulda said the spokeswoman who would not provide the victims full identities or the town s name. When the Mother returned from vis iting a club in Fulda around Midnight the baby Sitter had disappeared she said. There was a note from the baby Sitter claiming he was with the children at the Home of Bob c. That was t  she said the baby Sitter whom the Mother had known for three weeks called himself Fred Douglas Madison. She said police Are investigating the possibility that the girls american father who is living in the United states May have engineered a kidnapping. The German Mother was divorced from her american husband last summer in the ., where she had lived for Sev eral years and returned to Fulda with the girls the spokeswoman said. She said Madison is 22 years old 5 feet 6 inches tall and has a slender build Brown hair and Green eyes. The children speak and understand English and German. Stephanie is about 3 feet tall slender and has shoulder length Blond hair with Bangs in front. Samantha is just under 2 feet tall and has Brown shoulder length hair and Green Blue eyes the spokeswoman said. Persons with any information concerning the Young Man or the two girls arc asked to Contact the Fulda police at 0661 -1050