European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 02, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 news updates the stars and stripes Friday june 2,1989 afghan refugees Kabul Afghanistan a in the last two weeks at least 4,000 refugee families left Camps in Pakistan and Iran and returned to their War devastated Homeland the government said tuesday. Refugees were returning mainly to the Western province of Herat and the Southern provinces of Kandahar Nan Char and Logar said foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Nabi Imam. London subway fire London a the director of Public prosecutions said tues Day he has decided against prosecuting subway officials for an escalator fire that killed 31 people a ruling deplored by victims rela Tives and a firefighters Union. Allan Greeny in charge of prosecutions brought by the police said he had insufficient evidence to bring charges of manslaughter or endangering life by neglect. The Case has been turned Over to the Lle Alejj and safety executive a regulatory body for Possi ble Legal action Green said. An official report blamed executive complacency and an untrained staff response for the nov. 18, 1987, fire that erupted in Busy King s Cross station during the evening Rush hour. Domestic partners san Francisco a a Law allowing unmarried couples including homosexuals to Register their unions and receive a document like marriage License was sent for sign ing to mayor Art Agnos. The mayor has pledged to sign the legislation which won its Sec Ond passage tuesday by the City Board of supervisors. The supervisors voted 9-0, with two absent to support the Domestic partners la allowing unmarried couples to Register their relationships publicly fora,$35 fee. Rescue servicemen Honolulu a Kaneo Mcbay Marini corps air station on wednesday released the names of seven marines and a Navy Sailor rescued front the Ocean off Okinawa Japan following the crash of a Marine helicopter tuesday the Csc Jjck Are from the marines sgt. John r. Becker 24,, la. Lance Cpl. Keith a. Brower 20, iwas hoc nov. Lance Cpl. Marv flt. Cook 22, Bonne Ville Idaho Lance Cpl. David , 19, Pierce Wash. Cpl. George s. Sanchez 20, Den ton Texas Cpl. William r. West 22, Jefferson Colo. Pfc. Jason , 18.puachila Parish la. The Sailor is Hospital Man 3rdclass . Urgent 23, Barboursville . Product recall washing tour a Sears Roe Buck and co. Is voluntarily recalling 325 smurf and Seq jpy ceiling fans be cause of defective mounting brackets the consumer product safety commis Sion said tuesday. The 48-Inch White ceiling fans feature an imprint of the cartoon characters and were sold through a scars Catalon supple ment from november 1984 through Jan uary 1985. S the safety age icy said Sears reported three cases of fart falling because of defective mounting brackets and that while no injuries have been reported it recommended Consumers Stop using these fans and return them to scars for a refund. Envoy Waite turns 50, still captive in Lebanon London up anglican Church envoy Terry wait who was kidnapped in Lebanon nearly 2 a years ago while seeking the release of Western hostages spent his 50th birthday wednesday still in Captivity. Wail s family marked his birthday quietly with prayers for his welfare. Waite who had negotiated the release of a number of Western hostages held by moslem extremists in Lebanon in the mid-1980s, disappeared Jan. 20, 1987. Over the years his health and Fate have been the subject of conflicting re ports and his captors remain unknown. No group has claimed responsibility for the disappearance of the tall Bearde englishman whose skillful diplomacy earned him a Strong reputation in Leb anon Iran and Libya. There arc 18 foreign hostages in Leb anon including nine americans four Bri tons one Irish two West germans one italian and one Bel Gian. The figure includes Alec Collet a British free Lance journalist whom his kidnappers say they killed but never provided a body. Archbishop of Canterbury or. Robert Runci planned to meet with wait s wife Frances and other Waite family members in London a spokeswoman for his office said. His immediate family his wife brother and Mother asked that this be a quiet Day she said. Terry is always remembered in prayers Here. Before his disappearance Waite said he had begun direct negotiations with islamic jihad for the release of some hos tages. Since these negotiations were to be secret it was not immediately apparent that he himself had been kidnapped. But about one month after his disappearance Walid Jumblatt the druze militia Leader who had provided Security for Waite charged publicly thai the Church envoy was being held by the pro iranian Hezbollah. Wait s patient and untiring negotiations were credited with securing the re lease of three americans held for More than a year by  moslem extremists. However As the Iran Contra scandal unfolded in Washington it was disclosed that the Reagan administration supplied arms to Iran in Exchange for the release of the hostages. Claude Pepper s body lying in state Tallahassee a. A rep. Claude Pepper was remembered in the stale he represented in Washington for half a Century As a tireless advocate for the elderly and poor a powerful orator and a charming Humble Man. He was a particularly talented and Able Man who did t have any selfishness in him said rep. Charles Bennett 78, a Democrat and Dean of the Florida con Gressional delegation. He was just inter ested in what he could do for  the body of the 88-year-old Congress Man who died tuesday will lie in. Stale in the . Capitol Rotunda on thurs Day a measure of respect typically re served for National heroes. He will be buried in Tallahassee next to his wife Mildred who died of cancer in 1979. Tributes came from admirers and political foes from All Over Florida which Pepper watched grow from mostly Rural land into the nation s fourth most pop Ulous state and Home to Many of the senior citizens whose cause he championed. The sense of loss we All feel is soft ened by the warm memory of a lifetime full of achievements on behalf of All peo ple said gov. Bob Martinez. He always said it was the senior Citi Zens who made this country  said Leila Johnson a 74-year-old resident of Mildred and Claude Pepper towers a federally subsidized senior citizen apart ment Complex in Miami where the Flag flew at half staff. Johnson remembered Pepper s telling her that after working to raise and cd i cat their children senior citizens Aje still contributing to society. In my life he made me think that maybe i did make a contribution she said. Pepper served in the Senate from 1936 to 1950, when he lost a re election bid  branded red Pepper and charged with being soft on the soviet Union. He taught and practice Law until winning elation to the House in 1962. Sen. Bob Craham. Praised his fellow Florida dem Cral As a Champion for Justice for civil rights for a prepared America to defeat nazi tyranny and for dignity for older  America will miss this Champion but we will Honor his memory by renewing our dedication to his ideals of Justice and human dignity Graham said. Republican sen. Connie Mack re called that Pepper once served with his maternal Grandfather Morris Sheppard who represented Texas in the Senate for .42 years. He said Pepper would be missed by americans everywhere whose lives Are now better because of his dedication and  senator Pepper was As old As Thi Century yet he was perhaps the first four modern leaders for the new Florida said Florida House speaker Tom Gustaf son. When you consider he was a Man who knew Orville Wright and welcomed the astronauts Back from the Moon you have an understanding of the Span of history he represented said democratic state sen. Jack Gordon of Miami Beach Pepper s Friend for 30  jailed for Whiting 35 bad checks by Dave Ideiil . Bureau Raf Ben Waters England Anair Force Security policeman who ran up More than $23,500 in debts and bad checks was sentenced to 15 months in prison a base spokesman said. Airman Damn a. Dockery of the 81stsecurity police so pleaded guilty to writ ing at least 35 worthless checks on accounts at an american and a British Bank according to court records. Dock Ery 20, also admitted to taking Only edit he did not repay. By the native of Marllon n.j., was reduced to the lowest Seq listed Grade Given a and conduct discharge and or dered 6 forfeit $300 a month for 15monthj at his general Couf martial tuesday according to master sgt. Do music Donolli. 7 Dockery could have received a a Lence of 26 years in prison. I could have made the payments just did to said Dockery who is known As doubled the name he uses in his off duty act As a rap disc jockey. Dockery cashed the checks at car rent Al agencies cafes outlets the base class i store and the american express Bank on base. The airman wrote most of the checks Between february and no vember 1988. In one 2%-Weck spree in november and december Dockery wrote 11 $500 checks and two $600 checks he could no cover. Dockery also rang up a $ 10,791 Bill Onan american express card and used k nearly $5,000 of credit to Purchase Kitchen appliances a television and a video cassette recorder from Eastern electricity he regional Power company. Airman since has made Good on at cast six checks and paid Back about $1.3. Oil spill carcasses stored for evidence Anchorage Alaska a dead animals Are piling up n refrigerated Trai lers on the coast As of finals collect Evi Dence of the vast damage caused by the Exxon Oil spill. / the carcasses of 22,818 Migrator Birds 733 sea otters and 51 Birds of prey most of them Bald eagles had Bee collected tagged and stored by tuesday at four coastal cities. It s a morbid Milestone we have reached this week More than two months after the Oil spill from the Exxon Valdez we arc still counting its victims said Waller Stieglitz Alaska regional director of the . Fish and wildlife serv ice. About ii million Gallons of Oil spilled from gashes in the Tanker Exxon Valdez when it ran aground March 24.the gooey fingers of the spill have drifted More than 500 Miles from Prince William sound across the Gulf of Alaska and beyond Kodiak Island. More than70 species of Birds have been affected the wildlife service said. About 60 per cent of the dead Birds arc murres a sea Bird with tuned Olike  carcass tin cold storage May rep resent Only a mall percentage of the total number Orau smals tailed by the spill officiate  Are Sayin these numbers arc about 5 percent of Ftp actual number impacted from this 9qid Craig Tidrick a fish and wildlife service employee in Valdez. The carcasses Aje being saved for evidence. For the  Are under Way but the Federal government has not yet made an official estimate of the wildlife deaths