European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 14, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 Bank robbery charge escaped by Blind Man san Francisco a a Blind Man who said he held up a Bank after losing his social Security Money will not be prosecuted for Bank robbery but for a lesser charge or burglary and grand theft authorities said. Richard Dunbar 34, was arrested for holding up a downtown Bank of America Branch of $950 on thurs Day. Dunbar told police he became desperate after Public agencies were unable to help him when he Tost his government Check said officers who questioned the Man. He told police he planned to use the Money to buy food and pay for overnight shelter. It was a Choice Between robbing the Bank or killing myself said Dunbar. I was at the end of my rope and 1 was  Dunbar was to be charged with second degree Bur Glary and grand theft at his arraignment monday Jerome Benson chief of the District attorney s criminal division said. Authorities decided to charge Dunbar with the lesser crimes because of the circumstances and the Man s blindness Benson said. Both charges could be reduced to misdemeanours the prosecutor said. Bank robbery is a felony that carries  of two to five years. Dunbar was being held in the City jail. According to police accounts of the robbery Dunbar handed a Teller a note demanding Money. Another employee slipped out of the Bank and called a police officer. It was not until Dunbar was arrested at gunpoint that officers and the Teller realized he was Blind Ben son said. Dunbar was not armed. F the american sem sorted or America August 13. Berlin Wall still exists. After it was erected whip whip whip Wall question Why Joseph Werner from new York stands at Berlin s protesting the continuing existence of the Berlin Wall. Checkpoint Charlie sunday to hand out Black auks East Germany began building it in August 1961. . General says cutback in Korea possible by the new York time the commander of . Forces in South Korea Gen. Louis c. Man Trcy says there will be no military need to keep . Forces there after the mid-1990s if present trends continue. In an interview in Washington the general said South Korea s plan to modernize its armed forces which include acquiring 120 modern fighter planes would make them Strong enough to Detera North korean attack. But he said his View was based on the premises that the modernization plan would be completed that South Korea economic Progress would continue and that soviet and chinese restraints on North Korea would continue. If those trends continue there should be stability on the Peninsula without the United states being part of the equation in the mid-1990s," Menetrey said in the interview on  he asserted that a limited . Military presence might still be needed because deterrence is a  Man Trcy said the contribution of .forces to deterring North korean aggression is far greater than their numbers because it symbolizes the . Commit ment to South Korea in the event of Anorth korean attack. The United states has 43,000 troops in South  was More forthright on this Issue than other senior officers have been. His comments also reflected a marked shift in attitude. Until recently military and civilian leaders have resisted any suggestion that forces in South Korea could be reduced. But now the departing chairman of the joints chiefs of staff adm. William j. Crowe jr., has said that the unite states should not make untoward moves on troop strength in Korea add ing that fiscal constraints would re quire the examination of All deploy ments. Similarly Secretary of defense Rich Ard Cheney has said that because of president Bush s proposal that 30,000troops be withdrawn from Europe it was possible that such a proposal would ultimately be developed in Korea. In the same vein the defense depart ment has begun a review of the . Mil itary position in Asia particularly i Korea and Congress has renewed pres sure to reduce american forces  year a mouse subcommittee published a report asserting that . Forces including those in Korea should be reduced to save  of Congress have asserted that . Bases abroad As Well As some in the United states should be closed to Cut Ope rating  Senate last month tacked an amendment calling for a gradual reduction in american troops in Korea onto the defense authorization Bill. It was sponsored by Sam Nunn d-ga., chair Man of the Senate armed services com Mittee. Man Trcy said he expected the Amend ment to be adopted As the measure works its Way through the legislative , he said referring to his superiors in the defense department i have Bee directed in no Way to plan to reduce . Forces in  South Korea the general said Var ious government officials had said the were building toward self sufficiency in providing their own deterrence of North Korea. But some differed he said on when they will no longer need the assistance of the United states. Korean opposition declares political War on Roh Seoul South Korea a the top opposition party sunday declared political War against president Ron Tae woo after the government accused the party leadership of implication in a North korean spy Case. The Days of cooperation with the Roh regime Are Over the party for peace and democracy said in a statement after a lengthy caucus presided Over by its head Kim Dae Jung. The opposition statement added we have no Choice but to fight by All possible Means. There should be no dialogue with people who Are going All out to destroy  prosecutors charged that Kim Dae Jung and senior party member Kim won Kie knew of a secret visit to communist North Korea by lawmaker Suh Kyung won last aug. 19-21 but failed to report it to authorities. The two kims arc unrelated. Prosecutors quoted Suh a member of Kim Dae Jung sparty As confessing that he had received $50,000 in . Money after meeting with North korean president Kim ii Sung in Pyongyang and had Given $10,000 to Kim Dae Jung after returning to  also quoted Suh As confessing that he re ported to Kim Dae Jung about his secret trip in mid april two months earlier than the Ppd Leader said party officials informed him of the trip. That would mean Kim Dae Jung knew about Sun s trip before Suh turned himself in to authorities june 25. Under South Korea s National Security Laws failure to report such knowledge to authorities would be a crime. Suh was indicted saturday on multiple charges of espionage which could bring him a sentence of up to life in prison. Kim Dae Jung denied involvement and vowed to fight vigorously against the Roh government. I could not help laughing to hear such a preposterous Story. Even a cow would laugh to hear that i received Money from rep. Suh who was so poor and begged for Money from everyone he told supporters saturday. Kim Dae Jung did not say what measures he would employ against the Roh government but party officials said they would organize major anti government rallies throughout the nation. Prosecution officials said Suh had regularly spied for North Korea on political developments and dissident movements in the South since he was won Over by North korean agents operating out of West Germany in 1985.Suh had received about $70,000 from North korean agents in West Germany before visiting Pyongyang Las year the officials said. The two Korea have been arc enemies since their Peninsula was divided in 1945. Their 1950-53 War left More than i million people killed or wounded. Prosecutors had issued a subpoena summoning Kim Dac lung on wednesday but officials on sunday said they would delay that until after a parliamentary by election in Seoul on Friday. He said he would comply with the subpoena to prove his innocence and the falsity of the new charges against  Dae Jung who ran for president in 1971 and 1987, was questioned by government investigators Las week about whether he knew of Suh s trip in Advance or had sent a secret message to North korean Leader through Suh or other channels. After the 22-hour interrogation Kim Dae Jung said head been cleared of All allegations involving him but officials said their proc was incomplete and would  argued sunday that the new charges against him were aimed at turning the tide in next week s by election  candid Arcisa front runner