European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday August 29,1989 property sales Wiesbaden West Germany the defense a utilization and marketing of fice will hold several auctions and retail sales in military communities in West Germany during the next two  Are scheduled for thursday at the Friedrichs fold service Center  sept. 5 near the Auto strip Yard in Kaiserslautern sept. 7 at John son Barracks in Forth and sept. 8 at the Mainz Kastl storage  registration at the Friedrichs fold service Center begins at 7 30 .,and the auction starts at 9 30  Bid Der registration for All other auctions be gins at 8 ., and the auctions begin at 9a.m.retail sales Are scheduled for Friday at the Gross Auh Cim Cavern in Hanau an sept. 8 at the Fried Richfeld service Cen Ter near Sec Konheim. The Sale in Hana begins at 11  And ends at 1 . The Sale at the Fried Richfeld service Cente begins at 9  And concludes at noon. Kaiserslautern also will continue hold ing its weekly retail Sale each Friday near the Auto strip Yard. The Sale begins at8 30  And ends at 10  A variety of items including House hold goods military clothing electronic equipment and sporting goods will Besold at each location. All events arc open to the Public except for the weekly Kaiserslautern Sale which is restricted to . Identification card holders. For additional information Contact the demo at the various locations. Eagle scouts Frankfurt. West Germany two members of troop 444 recently were awarded the rank of Eagle scout the highest Honor in boy scouting. Robert Skidmore 18, has been i scouting for seven years. For his Eagle scout project he organized an Organ donor program in the Frankfurt military Community. Skid More and other volunteers spent 150 hours distributing More than 10,000donor cards. A 1989 graduate of Frankfurt High school Skidmore will attend Yale University on a four year air Force rot scholarship program this fall. He is the son of col. Jack and Mildred Skidmore. Geoffrey Jarocki 13, has been i scouting for three years. To earn his Eagle award he conducted blood drive in the Frankfurt military Community. Along with other scout volunteers Jarocki was Able to collect More than 100 units of blood to be use throughout the american military Community in  ninth grader at the Frankfurt inter National school Jarocki has worked on his school yearbook for two years and participates on both the soccer and track teams. He is the son of Joseph and Gail Jarocki. To earn the Eagle scout award a Boyscout must fulfil requirements in the areas of leadership service and outdoor skills. This includes earning at least 21 Merit badges and completing a Community service project. Philippine troops arrest rebel who helped kill . Colonel Davao City Philippines a troops arrested a communist rebel who admitted taking part in the april slaying of a . Army colonel in a Manila sub Urb the military announced  Itaas 25, was arrested with a companion in a jeep Here sunday eve Ning after intelligence reports linked him to the april 21 slaying of col. James Rowe the military said. Rowe a decorated Vietnam  vet eran who escaped after five years in a North vietnamese prison Camp was slain on his Way to work at the joint . Military assistance group in Quezon City. Communist rebels claimed responsibility for the assassination. Maj. Gen. Ramon Montana acting military chief of staff said he considered the Rowe Case  was the first Lime the military has claimed to have arrested one of the assassins. Last june police arrested a Mes Senger for a University newspaper in connection with the slaying but said later he was not believed to have been among the actual assailants. During an interrogation in front of re porters Ftaras said he was part of a seven Man rebel team that ambushed Rowe afew blocks from his office. Itaas said he was ordered by rebel leaders to travel from Davao City to Manila to attend a meeting on organizational problems. After arriving Itaas said he was ordered to take part in a assassination but did not know the in tended  said he was among four assail ants in one of two cars that took part inthe attack. Three other assailants were in a backup vehicle he  officials claimed Kilaas also admitted taking part in three other assassinations of police and military officers in the Davao City area. His companion Angelito morally 23, was held As a suspected member of the rebel logistic com Mand. Officials said Itaas would be flown to Manila where he would be charged with murder. Rowe is of Mcallen Texas was As signed to a unit that provides training and logistical support to the philippine armed forces. Rebels claim the Organiza Tion also assists the military clandestinely in its counterinsurgency operations. Rowe was the most senior . Official to be slain by communist rebels during their 20-year insurgency. In october1987, rebels killed three americans in attacks outside Gark a 50 Miles North of Manila. Supply at largest . Blood Center running Short As workers stage strike new York a the largest blood Center in the country was Down to less than a Day s Supply when a planned four Day strike by More than 400 Union workers began monday a spokesman said. The new York blood Center which handles 2,000 pints per Day or nearly All the blood used by the area s 250 Hospi tals planned to resupply from outside the area. Hospital and Union officials said mos hospitals have put off elective surgery. Sixty five of the affected hospitals rein Central and Northern new Jersey and Are supplied by new Jersey blood serv ices of new Brunswick a Branch of the new York blood Center spokesman Michael Scahill said. We re trying to source As much blood As we can from different parts of the country Scahill said. Any red Cross Center that has blood has been  a picket line was established by the Soto 75 employees at the new Brunswick Center he said. Pickets also Marche outside the new York blood Center in Manhattan. Everybody is out and we Are accusing management of allowing no negotiations Over the weekend absolutely none said Edward Kay an executive vice president for local 1199 of the drug Hospital and health care employees Union. The Union said the strike was called because of a management attempt to Cut pension contributions by so percent. The Union announced last week that it would walk out on the blood Cente monday for four Days and offered to set up weekend talks to Avert the Job action according to Kay. However no negotiations were planned until workers were Back at their jobs Scahill  qualified managers were taking blood from donors As Well As Call ing around the country to locate supplies. Scahill said. Those without medical training were doing clerical work. The non profit organization usually has a four to five Day Supply of blood but because of the strike and the Lime of year it was Down to less than a Day s Worth Scahill  s the traditional shortage period the pre labor Day period.," he  re used to shortfalls in the system but this adds a real crunch to  Young cancer victim Dies 3 Days after special induction into  correction Fairmont . A an 8-Ycar-old cancer victim who was granted his wish to join the  has died three Days after his special military induction. Chris Riley will be buried in his camouflage fatigues the same ones he wore thursday when he was Given an Induc Tion ceremony and Rode in a helicopter and on a self propelled howitzer said his aunt Sherrie Cottrill. Chris died sunday night in the  of his father Robert Riley at his Fairmont Home his aunt  though they knew it was com ing it was still hard to take Cottrll said of the boy s  had undergone surgery twice since november 1986 for a brain  was stopped last month after the cancer spread to his spine Leav ing him in pain and too weak to walk said his Mother Gail   s Fairmont recruiting office organized thursday s event after a family Friend suggested a visit from a couple of soldiers might cheer Chris. capt. Duane hawn and 1st sgt. Gary Johnson prepared an enlistment certificate and Chris was sworn in As a special Soldier. Members of the Pitts Burgh recruiting in sent a four Man color guard and a stuffed Bear wearing a camouflage suit Chris Clad in his uni form with a Black military police  band and Riley stitched above his right pocket was Given a to minute ride aboard the National guard howitzer couple of blocks from his Home in North Ern West  afternoon Chris Riding on a Stretcher was Given a flight on an  Reserve helicopter. He loved it Cottrill said. In fact saturday he wanted to go and buy a . Joe toy right  an article yesterday about an air shown Belgium incorrectly stated that f-15s from Pitburg a West Germany per formed. Although the . Jets had been scheduled to make a flyby at the show poor weather at Tilburg prevented them from leaving the base. An article in saturday s editions incorrectly stated that parents holding non appropriated fund jobs and who receive housing allowance Are not required to pay tuition for their children to attend department of defense dependents schools. Us air employees among 5 killed in crash Lynchburg a. A a so air plane carrying us air employee crashed in Patchy fog Early monday Nethe Lynchburg municipal Airport Killi Small employees near killing All five people aboard state police said. The Piper pa-3i aircraft was coming in for a Landing when it went Down about 12 50 ., said . Stafford a stat police dispatcher in Appomattox. Us air spokeswoman Susan Youn said the airline had chartered the Bay land aviation plane in Salisbury  aboard were a Pilot a co Pilot and three ustar Hanson aviation Mechanic who were going to Lynchburg to fix a passenger Jet. State police withheld the identities of the victims until relatives could be notified. The National weather service said there were patches of dense fog in the area at the time but it was not know whether the fog contributed to the crash. The plane was trying to attempt visual approach and broke off the approach said Fred Farrar a spokesman for the Federal aviation administration in Washington. They then requested an instrument Landing system approach to the airport.". ,-.-, the plane missed the runway by a Quarter mile and sheared through Trees Ina wooded area before crashing in a Corn Field said cmdr. . Newby of the Lynchburg police department-,.-it was torn a to pieces be said. Airport officials declined comment on the crash but said the Federal aviation. Administration was handling the investigation