European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside str Mes d gis help Rescue 22 from fire Page 2 n Bush formally rejects new Panama government Page 5 d notre Dame beats Virginia in Kickoff classic Page 21 d Europe recalls Start of world War ii Page 28 the stars  vol. 48. No. 138 saturday. September 2. 1989 Good morning 2e daily and sunday d 8693 a sex i charged with treason  writer West German authorities have charged a 20-year Veteran or the . Army with treason for Selling classified military documents some of which were labelled cosmic top  to Hungary a prosecutor s statement said Friday. Clyde Lee Conrad 42, a Racli i  sergeant first class also faces charges of spying for Czechoslovakia the statement said. Conrad who was arrested aug. 23, 1988, is the first foreigner to face treason charges in West Germany according to Hans Jar gun for scr a spokesman for the Federal prosecutor in Karlsruhe. A conviction could carry a life sentence. The trial is expected to be held in Koblenz but a trial Date has not been set for scr said. The statement also said a special investigation is being conducted against Conrad s former military Boss who Allig i idly recruited con Rad in the fall of 1975. Forster would i not disclose any de i tails about the Sec Ond investigation. The inter nation i Al spy Case already has resulted in two convictions. In october a swedish court sentenced Conrad two hungarian born Brothers to prison terms of 18 months each for carrying nato defense secrets allegedly supplied by Conrad to the hungarian intelligence service. In the midst of their document run Ning. Sandor and Imre Hercsik also launched a relationship with the Cia offering to provide the United state with information on the kind of nato secrets to which Hungary had Access. Conrad is accused of being the Leader of the ring which funnel cd  and nato defense secrets to the hungarians. The statement said he received $1 million for his services from the Hungar ians and an additional $100,000 from the a Echo slovakian. It said Conrad who served in the . Army from 1965 to 1985, had Access to highly important nuclear military plan Ning documents of the 8th inf div. The statement said Conrad was hired by the hungarian spy network in 1975 and trained in photo reproduction and Short wave radio equipment. He allegedly gave the hungarians copies of All classified material to hich he had Access including documents labelled secret lop secret and cosmic lop  he allegedly worked for the Checho slovakian from 1981 to 1986, the statement said. It said Conrad continued giving information to the hungarians even after his retirement from a Cache of documents he had deposited in his Home. Conrad is the fifth person in the 40 year history of West Germany to face treason charges Forster said. The last person to face espionage charges in West Germany was Giinthir Guit Lumc an aide to Chancellor Willy Brandt who funnel cd slate secrets to the East Ger mans. Guillaumo was convicted in 1975 and see sex i on Back  the Shor see exp i two  softball teams slug their Way through 609 innings to score world record  cars pm .,.by Vince Crawle Nurnberg Bureau Bamberg West Germany after five Days and nights of non Stop softball sometimes played through ram and near freezing temperatures 19 soldiers set Down their Bals and gloves Friday evening and trudged wearily into the guinness Book of world records. The final score after 609 innings of slow pitch softball was 674-615 in favor of the 7th in 6th inf reel. The Marathon ended at 6 45 . Friday after i24 hours and two minutes of play. Runs Aren t what matter in this thing anyhow. Just that we All finish said sgt. Ronnie Jones of the 82nd engr in Hulu logs. The team that did t mind losing in the endurance contest. The game began at 2 43 . Sunday at Warner bar Racks. A Hearty crowd of about 125 watched the actual breaking of the record an hour before Sunrise Friday when the game went past 111 hours and two minutes. That was the time set by a group of marines at Kan conc Bay Marine corps air station Hawaii Back in 1986. At the awaited moment 5 45 a.m., capt. Bill Stephens of the infantry team had just grounded out to end the 561st inning and the slowly stumbling play ers Shook hands All around before resuming their game. The score then stood at 611 -551. According to the guinness people if Bamburg wanted to be in the Book the game would have to be a substantial improvement Over the existing re Cord. The players decided that 13 More hours for a total of 124, would be substantial. An unforgettable experience said pfc. Dwayne to Jackson a 21-year-old from Warner Robins a. Crying he hugged his teammates after reaching the 111 the hour of the five Day ordeal. At the beginning on sunday Jackson had said his wife was fixing to have a Little baby and i figure one Day i la be Able to show him this world record with my name on  players pointed out that the hawaiian marines probably enjoyed idyllic Island skies whereas the Bamberg teams endured sudden rain squalls steady drizzle Clammy fog and nighttime temperatures that sometimes dipped below 40 degrees. Under guinness rules the two 10-Man teams had to play continuously without substitutes. But every hour they were allowed a five minute break that they could save up in order to gel an hour or two of sleep All at once. Sis Vina Critty Wear ballplayer spec. Mcdnn�l4 Dietrich catches a snooze Between innings of the Long Long game. Also each team had to finish with at least eight players. One person from the Engineer battalion dropped out Early and observers said that accounted for the loss of the game. Pfc. Eric Franklin a 20-year-old anti tank gunner from the infantry battalion estimated that he slept a total of 12 hours during the five Days and that includes  other players said they got As Little As five hours of sleep. Some found themselves slowly dozing while standing at their positions on the Field. Before Dawn on thursday patterns and shadows from the stadium lights almost made Cape. David Joplin delirious. People on the playing Field looked As if they were moving around from Square to Square As if on a big giant chessboard. I said to myself what kind of people game arc we playing Here we All just kind of floated  Joplin also said the non Stop bal playing brutalized their Muscles. Bamburg s military residents said they dreamed up the stunt to build Community spirit and to put their bavarian town on the map. Or at least in Small Type continued on Page 3