European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 09, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes news Brief wife of missing briton receives report he died Beirut. Lebanon a the wife of a Bri ton missing in Lebanon Jack Mann said Friday she had been told he died and believed the re port to be  75-year-old Mann a world War ii fighter Pilot disappeared May 12 As he drove to a Bank a syrian policed moslem West Beirut. None of Lebanon s kidnapping groups has identified him As a hostage and there has Bee no word of his whereabouts. But a previously unknown faction the cells of armed struggle claimed it kidnapped an unidentified briton in Beirut the Day Mann disappeared. It demanded the release of arabs jailed i Britain for the 1987 killing of palestinian cartoonist All Naji Al Adhami. But Scotland Yard said no arrests had been made in that slaying. Mann s wife sunny said an unidentified Man told her Over the phone monday that i have bad news about your husband. She said she later met the Man at a West Beirut shop and he told me that Jack is  "1 waited but there was no news about Jackon tuesday wednesday or thursday she said at her West Beirut  Don t know. There s no proof that he s dead at the moment. By. She  report seems  the Manns lived in Beirut for 43 years. He worked As a Pilot with Lebanon s National air line. Middle East airlines for More than 20 years before retiring to manage a bar in Beirut. Reagan from Page 1 forming the surgery on   fluid could be either Between the Skull and the Dura mater a membrane that covers the brain or Between the Dura mater and the brain. If it is be tween the Skull and the Dura mater the fluid could be drained through a Small Hole drilled in the Skull. If it is subdural cutting a larger Hole in the Skull would be required Brem said. Surgeons would Drill a series of holes and then use a saw to remove a piece of the Skull he  fluid would then be drained the Dura mater stitched Back together and the piece of Skull replaced brim  procedure normally takes from one to four hours he said and usually requires a week s Hospital stay. Reagan an accomplished rider was thrown from a bucking horse july 4 while visiting a privately owned ranch near Gananca about 30 Miles South of the Ari Zona  was flown by army helicopter to a . Military Hospital in Arizona and kept about four hours de Clining a doctor s suggestion that he remain overnight for  was described As suffering from scrapes and bruises and advised to avoid stressful exercise for a few Days. Saturday september 9,1989 three judges under probe in Colombia Bogota. Colombia a three judges were being investigated Friday to determine Why they let convicted drug trafficker out of prison earlier this year officials  attorney general s office said in a communique that it has asked the country s supreme court to investigate the judges for releasing Carlos Fernando Castillon. The communique did not give details and there was no one at the attorney general s office Early Friday morning to comment. However it was presumed the judges were being investigated for accepting bribes or similar  poll conducted by a Bogota daily and a radio station meanwhile showed that the number of colombians favouring extradition of suspected traffickers to the United states has increased since last  wednesday Eduardo Martinez Romero an economist alleged to be the Money launderer for themed Colin drug Cartel was flown to Atlanta. He will be tried on charges of laundering $27 million Worth of illicit cocaine  Justice department spokesman said in Washington that . Attorneys Are preparing extradition requests for the 12 most wanted colombian drug traffickers. President Virgilio Barco was dealt a setback in his War on drugs thursday when Public outrage forced him to Back off from imposing military Rule on puerto Boyaca and pacho believed to be strongholds of co Caine  replaced the mayors of the cities with military officers but rescinded the order in the face of charges that the action was unconstitutional and anti demo  thursday More americans were reported to be leaving. They included 20 families of employees of .-Bascd Occidental Petroleum co., a source said on condition of anonymity. He said they left wednesday night. Of say can you see president Bush watches As he Flag is raised at fort Mcinenry in Baltimore during a ceremony marking the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Baltimore the fight that inspired Francis Scott key to write the Star spangled Banner. Lou Miller stands in colonial uniform behind the presi Dent. Ira from Page 1 Lions of terrorists who go for innocent defenceless peo  British prime m Inister Margaret Thatcher said. West German authorities warned West germans to be Alert for possible Ira attacks in the country and said they also could be the victims. The police statement said West germans living in the area where British forces Are concentrated should be Alert for English speakers claiming to be tourists and renting apartments and cars. Hans Jurgin of Lrster spokesman for the Federal prosecutor s office in Karlsruhe  gunman fired More than a dozen shots from a Kalashnikov automatic Rifle at mrs. Hazll. Who was sitting in the family car. The car was parked and carried British plates. Forster  gunman got into a car and drove off after the shooting. He wore British military Battle fatigues and had at least one accomplice who was in the car f8rslcr said. In a Telephone interview with the associated press f8rslcr said a Kalashnikov was also used in the shoot ing of two British soldiers one week ago near Munster. Authorities said mrs. Hazll was shot Al 9 50 . Thursday in the Village of Unna Masson located just outside of Dortmund an Industrial City. Since june two car bombs have exploded at British military housing areas in West Germany and one sol Dier was killed in an attack in Hannover. A third bomb planted in a s9ldicr s car was found aug. 28 and defused without incident. The Ira claimed responsibility for the fatal attack and is suspected by police in the others. More than 66,000 British soldiers and their dependents arc stationed in West Germany it Raja Drivers to get liability insurance rebates by Randy Mcclain financial writer Heidelberg West Germany is eight insurance companies serving .  and civilian personnel in West Germany have announced rebates ranging from 2 percent to 30 percent for the current year. The rebates representing a percentage of customers liability insurance premiums Are based on periods of claims free driving. Among the companies offering the rebates Are three nato Tariff companies each of which insures from 17000 to 46,000 .-owned cars said Barbara my Necly an insurance specialist with the army s registry of motor vehicles in Heidelberg. National Union Ai Uthe company that insures the most . Cars in West Germany and the insurance company Zurich will pay rebates of 8 percent to Drivers with at least one year of claims free driving. Neck a which writes policies for 11 percent of All .  in the country will pay rebates of 2 percent to Drivers with Al least four years of claims free driving. The rebates Are a result of a West German Law re Quiring companies that earn More than a 3 percent profit on liability insurance in any Given year to pay part of their excess profits Back to policyholders. The rebates apply Only to liability coverage. There arc no refunds on collision insurance or comprehensive coverage Man Coly said. In addition to the nato Tariff insurers five Compa Nies that write policies under the West German Liabis j to insurance Tariff Are offering rebates to eligible policyholders who had insurance in Force As of dec. 31, 1988. Those companies Are Agrippina Colonia Frankfurter  Der Deutschen industries and Schweiz or. The rebates of Agrippina Schweizfr and Frankfurter Are based on claims free driving of at least eight nine and 11 years respectively. Colonia and Haft  Der deals Chen industries Are offering rebates to Drivers who have had no claims for As Little As one year. Most of the companies offering rebates arc doing so according to a sliding scale. The More years without a claim the greater a Driver s rebate will be. One of the More generous rebates is being offered by the National Union company which insures 22.2 per cent of . Forces automobiles National Union will give an 11 percent rebate to customers who had no claims against them from Jan. I 1988, to dec. 31,1988. Customers eligible for a rebate should get checks from National Union agents beginning this month. The 30 percent rebate is being offered by Haf Lipf  Der Deutschen industries but Only customers who have had a claims free driving record for 25 years or More qualify for the hefty payment. In general customers of any of the companies arc eligible for rebates Only if they have had continuous insurance coverage from Jan. I through dec. 31 last year Mcneely said. However Breaks in coverage that May occur while waiting to replace a car that s been junked or sold won t cancel a customer s eligibility so Long As the break in service lasts less than six months she said. Policyholders who changed insurance companies during the Calendar year but were continuously insured also May be eligible for rebates. Such customers can Only collect one rebate however and it must be from the company with which they were insured As of dec. 31,1988, Man Coly said. In Many cases insurance companies pay or give customers credit for rebates automatically. But to be sure Man Coly said customers who think they have a rebate coming should Contact their insurance agent