European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 06, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday january 6,1990 news update Helmsley s Appeal new York a hotel Queen Leona Helmsley convicted of 33 counts of Federal tax evasion has turned to Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz for help in an a peal of her four year prison sen tence according to a report. Dershowitz a Legal scholar with a reputation for winning Tough appeals said i was asked to look Over documents for my opinion of the Helmsley Case Friday s editions of the new York daily news reported. I be concluded that a great in Justice was done said Dershowitz whose victories include win Ning a new trial for socialite Claus von Bulow on charges he tried to kill his wife. Hard hit Hof seeks help after influx of e. Germans my sentenced for receiving stolen goods Stuttgart West Germany Sis a 20-year-old military policeman has been sentenced to six months in prison for receiving stolen property and using marijuana. However pvt. 2 James l. Anderson was acquitted on charges of breaking into three Patch Barracks businesses and stealing goods from them. Anderson assigned to the 554th Mili tary police co at pc cd. Had Bee charged in connection with break ins in april at the outdoor living Center in june at the officers club and in septem Ber at the commissary. At a general court martial thursday defense counsel capt. Peter Zolper cited inconsistencies Between what some wit Nesses said in testimony at the one Day trial and what they had told investigators just after the crimes occurred. Anderson of Charlotte n.c., also was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge and forfeiture of All pay and  was demoted to the lowest enlisted Grade. Another policeman in the company spec. Robert c. Walkins jr., was sentenced dec. 13 to seven years in prison for break ins at the Post boutique and outdoor living. The  dropped charges against a third policeman. Property sales Wiesbaden West Germany de sense re utilization and marketing office officials have announced property Sale for the next two weeks. The demo in hartal will have property auction on Jan. 18 at 9 . In building 636 on Grossa Uchim  registration begins at 8 ., and the Public is  to be auctioned include cars trucks vans ambulances hand tools computer equipment office copy machines microfiche readers typewriters stereos televisions electronic equipment and  of the merchandise begins Jan. 12. There will be no inspection fro Jan. 13 through is. Customers must pay in dollars and All sales Are final. Pur chases must be removed by Jan. 29. Demo Kaiser Lautem will continue its weekly property sales fridays from 8 30 to 10 . In building 2389, area100. Merchandise includes wooden furniture typewriters stereos general Mer Chandise and clothing. Only . Identification card holders May attend these sales. All prices Are marked in dollars and All sales Are  information is available from the demo at the various locations. By de Reavis suit writer Hof a Border town that had been in the West German Boondocks suddenly became a hot destination for thousands of East germans when Borders opened in november. The financial Load associated with the throng proved too much for the town to Bear and mayor Dieter Dohla has called on the West German government to help. We calculate that we spent More than a million Marks in personnel salaries and services for our East German Brothers and Sisters said town spokesman Peter Michael Tschope. We d like some of the Money Back. We be been the forgot ten Region of the country for 40 years. We Hope we re not forgotten when Aid is passed  Hans Biichle a member of the West German parliament said the town would not be left out when Aid is handed out. There s no great problem Here Biichle said. Bonn must finance the Farmland that Hof used As parking lots outside of town. Improvement of the secondary roads into East Germany will refinanced by Bavaria and the Highway to the City of Plauen in the East will be financed by  Tschopp said that Hof a town of 53,000. Was overrun by 80,000 East Ger Man visitors a Day from Early november to late december. During that time. Hof paid out More than 100 million Marks in greeting  which is supplied by the Federal government he said. But the town did not get much of a payoff from the spending he said. They spent most of it in the Low priced Chain stores. Local merchants saw very Little of their Money Tschopp said. Now that the West German govern ment has abolished the 100 Mark Greet ing Money tourism in Hof is Back to a Normal level Tschopp said. Citizens expect the opening of the Bor Ders to pay off for the town in other ways. The biggest problem that confronts the area is cleaning up the air pollution caused by heating plants in East Ger Many and Czechoslovakia that Burn soft Coal. There Are Davs that take away your breath said Herbert Strobel of the town s environmental office. But the future looks Bright. The new governments of East Germany an Czechoslovakia have put a High priority on environmental Protection and the West German government is willing to pay for it said Nanne banker Wienands. Spokeswoman for a local environment group. Tschope shares this optimism. Admittedly our prospects for the future Are Bright he said. We be been catapulted from an existence in the Boondocks to the Middle of  Delta tells ., european passengers of a vague threat against the airline Rosemary Sawyer suit writer Delta air lines is warning its Passen Gers of a general threat received against an unspecified trans Atlantic flight. Even though we believe the threat to be a hoax it is being taken very seriously airline spokeswoman use Zazulla said Friday. Airline employees in Europe and the United states Are advising people at air port reservation lines and before the boarding process Zazulla said. The airline refused to say when or How it received the threat but did say it was a general threat with no City flight number or Day specified. Consequently some people have can celeb reservations and requested new bookings on other air earners. Zazulla could not say How Many passengers had changed their plans by Friday afternoon. Delta will continue to intensify Security measures and notify the Public until we feel the threat is diminished she said. To handle reservation changes and answer questions about flights. Delta has extended its Telephone reservation line hours for this weekend. Agents will be available saturday and sunday from 9 . To 3 . Delta Flics to eight european cities. Including Frankfurt Munich Stuttgart and Hamburg in West Germany Dublin and Shannon Ireland London and Paris. Last week a threat against a North West airlines Paris to san Francisco flight resulted in a jumbo Jet flying with just 28 passengers aboard. Of the 130 people who originally reserved scats 105 cancelled. Three journalists and 14 Crew members also made the trip. The dc-10, which can hold 284 Pas sengers landed uneventfully in Detroit where passengers changed planes. The threat was reportedly made in retaliation for the bombing convictions of two palestinians in Sweden. Keating admits to deception in Sale Washington