European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes tuesday. August 22,1989 wife of Soldier in Hanau Dies while taking Bath Hanau West Germany is a 21-year old woman who had been in the military Community less than two weeks died saturday while taking a Bath a Community spokeswoman said monday. Melissa Williams wife of spec. Dennis Wil Liams of co h. Task Force Viper was pronounced dead at 2 20 . In the army Hospital in Hanau spokeswoman Polly Green said. Williams was taking a Bath at approximately i . In her temporary quarters in the new a gonner housing area when her husband founder submerged in the tub. Attempts by her Hus band military police and medical personnel to revive her failed. Green said. The cause of death is unknown pending completion of an autopsy but Williams had a history of epileptic seizures and was taking medication for the condition the spokeswoman said. Williams is survived by her husband and a 20 month old daughter. The family had been in the military Community since aug. 6. Soldier 19, commits suicide in apartment Hanau West Germany is a 19-year old Soldier died Early sunday in his apartment Indruch Kocl from an apparently self inflicted gunshot wound a 3rd army div spokesman said . John p. Cannon was assigned to the combat aviation brigade on Fliege Horst Ca sern said 1st it. Bill Armstrong. Cannon is survived by his wife sgt. Lara can non also stationed in Hanau his Mother. Mar Caret r. Cannon of Edmonton. Canada and his lather. Patrick d. Cannon of Haslell Mich. Military authorities arc investigating the death Armstrong said. Dozens of czechs seized for taking part in rally Prague Czechoslovakia a riot police arrested dozens of people from a crowd of about 3,000 who defied a ban on demonstrations marking monday 21st anniversary of the soviet led invasion of Czechoslovakia. Police beat some of those marching through the Center of old Prague and chanting demand for Freedom and the withdrawal of soviet troops who in 1968 crushed the kind of Reform the protesters arc  two hour rally started about 5 . When a group of hungarian youths unfurled a Banner saying the bolsheviks came with tanks we come with  sees this the crowd shouted mockingly As riot police moved in on a crowd that rallied around a member of Hungary youth opposition group fides. You must know that hungarian youth never agreed with the invasion no shouted to applause and chants of Long live Hungary Burly plainclothes police barged through the crowd and detained the hungarian identified by czechoslovak activists As Gyoergy Kerenyi. As they moved from Central win Ceslas Square to old town Square and the Federal government Headquarters where they were turned Back by police the demonstrators chanted Long live Poland and russians go Home crash from Page 1 copter Crew exercise turns into Rescue of trawler Sailor by Dave Diehl staff writer a helicopter Crew in the Middle of an important airborne test of its wartime role was called to a real life emergency saturday to Rescue an ailing icelandic fish Erman. About 2 45 . On saturday the five Man Crew of an Hh-3 Jolly Green giant stationed with the 56lh air Rescue  at Nas Kcf Lavik Iceland was asked to Airlift to the Hospital a stricken Fisherman from a Traw Ler some 75 Miles Northwest of the base. On Board the helicopter were two of 15 military Airlift come inspectors from Scott fab Iii. The inspectors had begun a six Day biennial inspection on thursday to look at the unit operation readiness and effectiveness. The Crew was setting up for an Aerial refuelling Drill with a Hc-130 Hercules when the Call came in. Co Pilot 1st la. Eric j. Steward said on monday. Steward said the faster Hc-130 went ahead to help locate the icelandic registered Kristjan s., which was among about 30 fishing vessels in the area. He said the helicopter Crew could t raise the ship on their radio  from about 200 feet above the water they began checking each ship. We were going from ship to ship to try to find them by Reading the Call letters on the boat Steward said. After checking about 15 ships the Crew found the right one and lowered sgt. Michael Mcdonald of the 5730th Parasc scum  to the fishing vessel. Mcdonald secured the Sailor on a litter and the helicopter lifted him aboard about 3 30 . Base spokesman it. Cmdr. Scott Wilson said the Sailor had suffered a stroke and was in stable condition and undergoing tests on monday at the City Hospital in Reykjavik Iceland. Steward said his Crew was not graded on its performance during the Rescue but he added that the inspectors on Board had been impressed with what they called a very professional  was fully visible lying on its Side on a mud Bank. Scat covers menus and debris floated on the surface. The boat Sank shortly after leaving on a 1  dance cruise celebrating the 26th birthday party of London financier Antonio Vasconcellos. He Wasi still missing monday. The Dredger struck the pleasure Craft from behind and ran Over it shearing off its top deck. Scores of people who had been drinking and disco dancing below deck were carried underwater. The last serious Accident on the thames was in1878. When the Princess Alice paddle Steamer was struck by a Coal carrying ship. About 700 people died. No sentenced to prison in rape Case Kaiserslautern. West Germany is air masons sergeant was sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to rape but under a pretrial agreement he will serve no More than three years at fort Riley. Kan. At thursday court martial sgt. Steven e. Jennings of co a 63rd signal in also was ordered to forfeit allay and allowances reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade and Given a dishonourable discharge. The 23-year-old Florida native pleaded guilty to rape false swearing leaving his place of duty disrespect to an no and assault on a Sentinel. In Exchange for his guilty plea the charges of dereliction of duty cruelty and maltreatment adultery and drunk and Dis orderly conduct were dropped. Stevens and the victim were on temporary duty in Heidelberg on april 7 when the rape occurred. Stevens pleaded guilty to climbing into the victim sleeping bag while she was intoxicated and to having sex with her while she Lay unconscious. When i woke up i knew something happened be cause i was in my sleeping bag with no clothes on Andi Don t sleep with no clothes on the victim testified during the sentencing phase of the trial. The name of the victim is being withheld by the stars and stripes to protect her privacy. Stevens claimed in a sworn statement on april 13 that he had engaged in consensual sexual relations and that the victim was awake and actively enjoyed the  but in a May 18 statement he admitted the previous statement was false. While awaiting action on the rape charges Stevens left his place of duty As charge of quarters on june 10. On june 19 he shouted obscenities at the staff duty co in his billets and shoved the assistant charge of  being asked several times to lower his music. Stevens was placed in pc trial confinement Fol lowing these incidents. 10,450 arrested in Colombia drug sweep Bogota Colombia a military and police forces on monday raided properties of suspected cocaine Traffick ers in a sweep of the nation powerful drug underworld that has already led to More than 10.000 arrests. However there were no reports that the drug Cartel Bosses were arrested in the emergency crackdown which followed the assassinations of a leading presidential Candi Date a National police colonel and a magistrate. In renewed guerrilla attacks eight policemen and two peasants were killed police and news reports said . Luis Carlos Galan the 46-year-old Liberal party candidate was buried sunday after hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in a Public display of , thousands of judges and magistrates who the defense ministry reported on monday that 10,450 people had been detained in 321 raids nationwide. Ministry communiques said 622 weapons were seized As Well As 1,023 vehicles. Four tons of cocaine paste also were reported  the Sites raided were buildings and ranches in and around the City of my Dullin that arc owned by Pablo Escobar reputed to be one of the world biggest cocaine traffickers. At one ranch owned by Escobar the ministry reported military forces detained 52 people and seized2,000 head of cattle 100 pigs 3,000 Gallons of gasoline and several cars and  owned by the family of Jorge Ochoa and by gon Alo Rodriguez Gacha two other reputed cocaine Deal ers also were raided the ministry said. Galan was gunned Down at a political rally in Doacha a town 20 Miles South of Bogota. His killing capped a wave of drug related assassinations that also included a National police colonel in Medellin and a Bogota magistrate. Plan from Page 1 Sidur killing two american hostages if the French Navy intervenes in Lebanon which has been plagued by civil War. Basically it is our policy not to try to increase Atten Tion on the hostages Sununu said. He added the French have made it Clear they have no intention to intervene and that the ships arc there merely to assist French nationals who want to  Bush will present details of his drug strategy in a sept. 5 speech to the nation. Although there have been various reports on the Price tag of the plan Sununu reference to a Cost of $7.5 billion to $8 billion marked the first time the administration has publicly offered a figure much of the Money will be re programmed from other programs Sununu said. He said the main focus of the plan would be Domestic although it would contain funds to help latin american countries fight drug traffic at the source. But Sununu backed away from comments made Sun Day by attorney general Dick Thorburgh that the administration should consider sending troops to Colombia  said the administration drug policy docs not envision sending . Troops to any latin american country to fight drugs.  said Bush made most of the final decisions on the drug package monday sending a series of directives Back to budget director Richard Darman on where to Siphon funds from other programs to help pay for the Effort. Earlier Bush spoke briefly with reporters on the Golf course and said he had been briefed by Sununu on the latest threat to . Hostages and was leaving it to his staff chief to explain our  .,.,.a pro iranian extremist group believed to be holding american hostages Joseph Cicippio and Edward Austin Tracy issued death threats sunday against the two men if French ships in the Mediterranean intervene in Lebanon the statement by a shiite moslem group which Calls itself the revolutionary Justice organization was a com. Panic by a photocopy of Tracy photograph that the group released aug. I. " French officials said the ships were sent to be ready to evacuate 7,000 French nationals in Lebanon if necessary but there was no intention of intervening in Lebanon. The president began minute Dawn j a his daughter t