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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 military deaths the stars and stripes tuesday August 22,1989 go drowns during swim in Lake near Neu Ulm Neu Ulm West Germany a 20-year-old 483rd veterinary Del Soldier died thursday while swimming in a Lake in Pfuhl a suburb of ecu Ulm. Spec. Brian c. Smiley had been jogging with a sergeant first class when the two stopped at the Lake to swim a military Community spokeswoman said monday. Smiley suddenly began calling Tor help when he was far from Shore and he disappeared underwater by the time his companion reached him. A Rescue squad recovered his body about an hour later at a depth of 18 feet the spokeswoman said. Smiley was a food inspector stationed in Augsburg but attached to the Neu Ulm Community since july 1988. He is survived by his Mother Okinawa Smiley of . And his father James e. Smiley of Arlington Texas. A memorial service will be at 4 . Friday at the Augsburg Hospital Chapel at flak Cavern. 1 St army div Corporal Dies from traffic injuries Ansbach. West Germany a 23-year-old 1st army div Soldier who was injured july 27 in a single car Accident died saturday. Services were held monday at Warner bar Racks in Bamburg for Cpl. Vincent m. Green of service Btry 3rd in 1st Field arty regt. Green who was a held artillery crewman had been with the division since november and in the army since december 1984, said division spokesman capt. . Rostkowski. He is survived by his Mother Annie  of Drew Mich. One car autobahn crash kills Darmstadt Soldier Karlsruhe West Germany is a one car Accident on autobahn 5 Between Frank fun and Giessen killed a Soldier assigned to the 94th engr in combat heavy in Darmstadt West Germany. The Accident occurred at 4 30 . Friday according to a spokesman with the 18th engr brigade the Soldier s Parent unit. Army probes death of go found in Birndorf Barracks Ansbach West Germany the army is investigating the death of a 1st army div Soldier found in his finder Barracks room in Birndorf a division spokesman said monday. Pfc. Jose Maldanado or. Of Btry a 2nd in 1st Field arty regt was found by his Roommate thursday and pronounced dead at the scene at 4 . By a physician said the spokesman capt. John Cooper. The 22-year-old artillery crewman had been inthe army since August 1987. A memorial service was held monday at Pind or Barracks. He is survived by his parents Jose and Virginia Maldanado of Laredo Texas. Canadian id found with Man killed by train Lahr West Germany is Canadian forces officials arc trying to confirm that a pedestrian killed by a train thursday was a militia member who had arrived from Canada a Day earlier to take part in a military exercise. The Man was walking South about 1 . Along Railroad tracks Between Lahr and Kippen Hei Mociler when the train struck him army capt. Yves Gene Rex said monday. At the scene police found the identification card of a 19-year-old reservist from Sherbrooke Quebec. Communists in Poland push for More government seats Warsaw Poland a the communist party monday pressed for extra seals in the new Cabinet and said members do not want to put up their hands in surrender to a Solidarity led coalition government. In an interview in the party newspaper Tribuna Ludu first Secretary Mieczyslaw f. Rakowski said he is looking for ways to strengthen the Powers of the  Solidarity has offered the party the ministries of de sense and Interior but party journalist Daniel passant told the bbl monday that it probably would also ask for the powerful ministries of foreign affairs and finance. Hundreds of thousands of our comrades arc Wail ing today All Over Poland for the voice of their Central committee on the issues most significant not Only for the party but for the whole country Rakowski said. Do we capitulate or charge Forward do we resign from the values of socialism or arc we ready to defend them he  minister designate to Kusz Mazowicki in Gdansk on sunday said he has made no final decision on the makeup of his government but that it would be open to Reform forces from All parties. President Wojcicch Jaruzelski issued an announce ment saturday that he intended to nominate Mazo Wiecki a longtime Solidarity journalist and adviser to Lech Walesa to head the East bloc s first non comm corrections the Telephone number for Larry Pisoni of italian cooking holidays was incorrect in last week s daily Magazine food Section. The Correct Telephone number in Italy is 0461-44005. A photo caption was incorrect in yesterday s feature article on an arc outdoor Challenge. The photo on Page 16 was of guide Rodney Nicholls. Nist government. A spokeswoman for Sejm speaker Mikolaj Kozakiewicz confirmed monday that the Sejm has received Jaruzelski s nominating letter. The appointment of Mazowicki would be added to wednesday s Agenda of the Sejm the lower parliament chamber. A spokesman said a Central committee Resolution in which it threatened to withhold support from the government if it does not receive enough Cabinet seals answers the expectations of the part of the party which docs not want to put up their hands in surren Der. The communist party Central committee demanded in a Resolution published late sunday that it be Given an amount of seats in the Mazowicki government that Cor respond to its state and political  otherwise we will not be Able to take responsibility for the course of developments the party said in the Resolution adopted at its meeting saturday and re leased by the state Pap news service. Our support for the new government is conditioned on reaching agreement on its program platform and political Structure it said. Solidarity the United peasant party and the demo cratic party have enough votes in parliament to elect Mazowicki even without communist support 7 soldiers stationed in Holland sentenced to jail for drug use Byke Clauson Bremerhaven Bureau seven soldiers assigned to the 8th . Army Field arty Del at a dutch base in Stern Wink Netherlands were convicted of heroin use and sentenced to jail terms ranging from 30 Days to four years. The convictions follow a three month investigation by dutch and american authorities that resulted in the arrests of 20 . Soldiers and three dutch citizens in May. All but one of the soldiers were assigned to the detachment. The other is assigned to the 581st signal co. Court martial proceedings Are still pending for 10 of the arrested soldiers and one is facing non judicial punishment. Information was not available on the other two soldiers. The detachment is an element of the 59th Ord Bri Gade. The unit s 64 enlisted soldiers and four officers provide direct technical support to the army of the Netherlands said maj. Steve Genser 59th Ord Bri Gade Public affairs officer. The 581st signal co pro Vides communications support to the detachment he said. At general courts martial earlier this month in Garl Studt West Germany six of the seven soldiers were reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade were or dered to forfeit All pay and allowances and received a bad conduct discharge. The six soldiers their charges and sentences imposed by the court were spec. Randy Ford use of heroin while on duty Possession use and distribution of heroin confine ment for 30 months. Spec. Daniel Povroznik use Possession and distribution of heroin confinement for three years. Pfc. Allen Blackbum use and distribution of he Roin use of marijuana confinement for 27 months. Pvt. 2 Donald Russelljr Possession and use of heroin confinement for six months. Spec. Nancy Santiago wrongful use of heroin confinement for 100 Days. Pfc. David Nowakowski use and distribution of heroin use of hashish confinement for four years. Spec. Todd Stogsdill was found guilty of heroin use. He was reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade ordered to forfeit $500 per month for three months and sentenced to 30 Days confinement. F-4 Crew Safe after emergency Landing Pitburg a West Germany is the land ing gear of an f-4g collapsed monday while the plane from Span Dahlem a was making an emergency Landing at Pitburg a. The Pilot maj. Stephen Edgar 32, of Arcata calif.,and electronics warfare officer 1st it. John b. White 26, of Salemburg n.c., were not injured. They arc from the 480th tac fighter so. The incident happened about 12 40 . After the Crew declared an in flight emergency when they experienced flight control problems said capt. Jereon Brown Pitburg a spokesman. The aircraft hit the safety Barrier that prevents run Ning off the runway Brown said. We won t know How much damage was done until we take a look at the runway and the aircraft Brown said. The cause of the incident is under investigation. Deadline set to remove cars from pm lot Rhein main a West Germany is own ers of the 187 cars remaining on the former Long term parking lot near the military Airlift come passenger terminal have 10 Days to remove them. After aug. 31, the cars will be impounded which Means owners will be required to pay $35 to claim them. A warning was issued in july that the lot would be closed. On aug. I the entrances to the lot were sealed trapping about 650 cars. A spokesman for the base Public affairs office monday said an average of 10 can arc being reclaimed each Day. A Long term parking lot about a mile from the Termi Nal has been opened to accommodate passengers. The lot is now on the base shuttle bus route. Head of Frankfurt Community works Council Dies Frankfurt West Germany the 60-year-old chairman of the Frankfurt military Community works Council died of cancer thursday in a Hospital in Singen West Germany a Community spokeswoman said monday. Walter Biegel was elected Council chairman in 1979 after being a full time member for five years Giesela amour said. Biegel began working for the . Military As a weapon s cleaner in 1958 and later became the Sec Tion s Foreman she said. He is survived by his wife Irene and daughter Regina. ",.the funeral will be at 2 30 . Today in the town Church of Mer Hausen near Singen  
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