European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 28 the stars and stripes Friday August 18,1989 germans to try 2 gis in murder Case won f risk possible court Marfia death sentence by Rosemary Sawyers Alt writer West German authorities have elected to try two . Soldiers in the slaying of a woman rather than allow the  to face a possible death sen tence by court martial. When . Legal authorities informed officials in Rheinland Pfalz of their capital Case involving the two 8th inf div soldiers Justice minister Peter Caesar re called jurisdiction a right West Germany retains under the status of forces agreement. Caesar Felt he could not allow the possibility of a death sentence being handed Down on German soil said bad Kreuz Nach chief prosecutor Hermann Hille Brand. The West German Constitution prohibits Capi Tal punishment. The Case involves the Jan. Is slaying of 41-year-old Edith Isenberg who held brazilian and West German citizenship. Her body which had been stabbed ii times was found in Woods near bad Kreuz Nach six Days after the crime. Military authorities later arrested Cpl. Ronald k. Edwards 24, and spec. Jeffery l. Wallace 20. Both service members arc assigned to he Btry 6lh in 29th Field arty at Strassburg Cavern in Idar Oberstein West Germany. On March 13, . Military authorities charged Edwards and Wallace with murder and murder in the course of rape an 8th inf div spokesman said thurs Day. An article 32 hearing conducted april 4, deter mined that sufficient evidence existed to try the Case and the commanding general approved the hearing recommendation. West German government officials then were informed of the court martial plans by let Ter said division spokesman maj. Michael Maher. About two weeks later . Legal officials received a letter notifying them that the West germans were re calling jurisdiction on the Case Maher said. Hillebrand said that to his knowledge this was the first time that Rheinland Pfalz had withheld jurisdiction from the americans because of a Case s capital nature. As recently As april the . Army tried a capital Case in Mainz the capital of Rheinland Pfalz. Spec. Emery l. Franklin faced the possibility of Landing on fort  s death Row for the at tempted rape and stabbing death of a 17-year-Oldturkish girl. Franklin received a life sentence when the jury did not unanimously vote on his guilt. Next month in Hanau the . Army will retry a capital Case in which the defendant was sentenced to death in 1984. Pfc. Todd a. Dock s sentence for the slaying of a taxi Driver Drew protests from amnesty International and West German groups opposing the death penalty. Although Servic members have been sentenced to death the military has t executed a service member since i96l but the West germans have retained jurisdiction in other potential death penalty cases. In the Case of lebanese Hijacker Mohammed Ali Hamadi West Germany refused the . Request for his extradition because of the . Policy regarding the death penalty. A West German court sentenced Hama i to life imprisonment in May. Frankfurt defense lawyer Joel Cohen applauded the latest move by Rheinland Pfalz saying it s about  the German government refused to extradite Hamadi on the ground that to do so would expose him to the death penalty a fact they trumpeted throughout the world for months while contemporaneously releasing jurisdiction on similar cases to military  the germans Don t care about gis Cohen said. It s not politically important for them to raise that Issue Here the upcoming Dock trial. Gis arc in the unique status of having less rights than germans or anyone else living in the Federal Republic of Germany. Murder suspects Wallace a radio systems Mechanic and Edwards a Wireman arc being held at the . Pretrial confinement facility in Mannheim pending the completion of an investigation by West German authorities Maher said. Hillebrand said he expected that it would be a few weeks before charges would be brought and a trial Date set. Under the German Legal system suspects May be confined before being charged by the prosecutor. Walesa from Page 1 forts to form a coalition government. Walesa a Gdansk shipyard electrician who built his labor movement As Poland Slid into an economic morass has said he docs not want to become prime min ister. Jaruzelski As president must Nomi Nate a prime minister and present him for approval to the Sejm the lower House of the National Assembly. Solidarity and two minor parties that Are Allied with it form a majority in that chamber. Kuron said he is among three Solidarity candidates the coalition has offered for prime minister. Kuron a activist in the polish opposition for More than 20 years spent nine years in prison for anti government activities. Also to be considered arc Solidarity parliamentary Leader Bronislaw Gere Mek a historian and Tadeusz Mazo Wiecki editor of the Union s weekly newspaper to Godnik sol Idarnos. Jaruzelski said he will Grant Nomi nation As prime minister to one of the Solidarity candidates in the nearest future Kuron told a gathering of Solidarity lawmakers. Walesa has said any Solidarity led Trade from Page 1 reflected gains in sales of big ticket Capi Tal goods and Industrial supplies. The decline in imports which put them at their lowest level since april reflected declines in imports of Auto mobiles capital goods and Industrial supplies. Another major Factor in the june improvement was a Sharp drop in Ameri Ca s foreign Oil Bill which fell 11.5 per cent to $4.2 billion reflecting declines in both volume and Price. The amount of imported Oil fell to 7.93 million barrels a Day from 8.3 million in May and the Price per barrel dropped to $17.67 from $18,40 in May. However Many analysts say Oil imports will begin rising in the second half of the year As . Consumption increases and Domestic production Falls. In fact an Industry group the Ameri can Petroleum Institute reported wednesday that imported Oil in july accounted for More than half of . Petro Leum needs the first time that has occurred in 12 years. As usual the largest Trade deficit in june was with Japan an imbalance of $3.9 billion Down from a May deficit of $4.3 billion. The deficit with Taiwan to tales $1.2 billion in june while the Defi Cit with China was $700 million. 4th attempt to boost satellite into orbit fails Darmstadt. West Germany a a fourth attempt to boost a Star Gaz ing satellite into its designated orbit failed thursday and the Mission May have to be revised the european space Agency said. A fifth attempt to ignite the Booster of the High precision Parallax collecting satellite will be made monday the Agency said. Government would appoint communist party members to Lead the ministries of defense and Interior which control the army and police. This appeared to be above to allay soviet fears about a fissure in the Warsaw pact military Alliance. Solidarity was the East bloc s first in dependent Trade Union when it was formed in 1980 by Walesa. It was Legal for 16 months and its membership ballooned to 10 million until dec. 13, 1981, when Jaruzelski declared martial Law and jailed thousands of members including Walesa. Solidarity was outlawed the following year. A series of strikes caused by Poland s collapsing Economy last year forced officials to seek a conciliation with the Union resulting in a historic accor reached in april that allowed limited opposition participation in elections and the legalization of Solidarity. The Trade Union and its Allied Candi dates dominated the elections in the scam and the newly formed Senate. Under the Accord the communists were guaranteed a narrow majority in the National Assembly. But the defection this week of two minor parties typically associated with the communists the United peasant and the democratic parties swung the bal Ance of Power to Solidarity. Jaruzelski was to make an announce ment on the meeting Friday and Bot government and opposition figures were vague on details. Jaruzelski agreed to the Basic concept of the plan said Jerzy Jozwiak Leader of the Solidarity Allied democratic party who attended the meeting. The concept has been approved by the president he  official communique issued after the meeting said Jaruzelski would work for the quickest possible appointment of a government such As proposed by Walesa. Millions awed by lunar eclipse Washington a the Moon blushed in much of the world and disappeared altogether in other parts during a rare full lunar eclipse that awed Man sky watchers although others were Dis appointed by Clouds. Where the skies were Clear observers reported a spectacular celestial show of Light and color during the eclipse which began about 12 30 get thursday and was the first in 20 years that had the potential for viewing on five continents. If weather had permitted the eclipse could have been in View of More than a billion people. The Earth Moon alignment put the Eclips ing events in View of North and South America Western Europe Africa and the Antarctic. In the . Capital the Moon roses a Golden Orange tinted greyish Brown As the eclipse began then winked out altogether As the lunar disk swept into the dark inner Core of the Earth s  finally saw one disappear said Alan Fiala a naval Observatory astronomer who has studied eclipses for is years. In Britain the eclipse started at2 20 . And became total by 3 20, . The Moon blazed dark red later turning a brighter Orange red. Fares from Page 1 matters pertinent to International air travel. Here Are some examples of fares to Gateway cities before and after the recent increases Frankfurt to new York four weeks ago Pas sengers buying military fare tickets paid $273 each Way during Low season and $325 each Way for High season travel. Tickets bought today fall under a higher priced fare schedule that took effect july 21. Travellers flying fares Are s351 each Way during the week and $371 each Way for weekend flights. Frankfurt to Atlanta the new Low season fares to Atlanta Are $385 each Way during the week and j405 each Way on weekends. High season fares Are $480 each Way during the week and $500 on weekends. That s higher than the fares in effect before july 21. Then a Low season ticket to Atlanta Cost $356 each Way no matter what Day of the week a passenger flew. High season fares were $444 each Way. Frankfurt to Chicago new Low season fares Cost $370 each Way for travel on weekdays and $390 each Way on weekends. For High season travel week Day flights Cost $426 each Way and weekend flights Cost $446 each Way. Before july 21, fares to Chicago were s343 each Way for Low season travel and $394 each Way for High season flights. -.,._