European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday january 18,1990 Eagle scout Rhein main a West Ger Many a member of troop 64 has joined the ranks of the Eagle scouts the highest Honor in scout ing. Mitchell Cogswell. 18. Has been in scouting for 10 years. For his Eagle scout project he designed Park for Rhem main a. The 1989 Frankfurt High school graduate is the son of col. Roger Cogswell and Chris cogs wed. To earn the Eagle scout award a boy scout must fulfil require ments in the areas of leadership service and outdoor skills. This includes earning at least 21 Merit badges and completing a Community service project. 5th signal come warns of risk to software from aids Diskette drug conviction sends go to jail for four years Kaiserslautern. West Germany is a communications specialist assigned to the 41st Ord co was sentenced to four years and two months in prison after being convicted on seven counts of distributing hashish. Spec. Harry w. Cottrll. 24. Also was found guilty of using cocaine and hash ish. He was reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade ordered 10 forfeit All pay and allowances and Given a bad conduct Dis charge at his Jan. 11 general court mar tial. Coll Roll received seven blocks of hash ish totalling about 35 Grams from a Friend in Early August. The Soldier a native of san Diego kept one Block for his own use and sold the remainder to members of his unit before getting caught. Cafes stores to close Cut hours for inventory Munich. West Germany army and air Force Exchange service stores in Europe will either close or reduce operating hours monday As employees conduct an annual inventory. Some of the larger stores in Thea Afes system will be closed All Day according to a statement released by the Exchange service. Smaller stores will re open As soon As inventories arc completed. Cafes food operations will not be affected. Customers arc being urged by cafes officials to Check the posted hours at their local Exchange before monday. Corrections an article Jan. 6 on a Mobile Hospital unit mistakenly said that Only four army nurses arc currently airborne qualified. The four nurses arc on jump status. A headline yesterday said a blast forced the evacuation of a residential building at the Pattonville housing area near Stuttgart. West Germany. A fire caused the evacuation. Novelist who wrote about Georgia Dies Nashville Tenn. A Brainard Cheney who wrote five novels set in the swamp country of Georgia died at a nursing Home monday after a Long ill Ness. He was 89. He was the author of Lightwood released in 1939 River rogue in 1942 this is Adam in 1958 Devil s Elbow in 1969, and in Pursuit of Hap piness in 1975. By Ron Jensen staff writer a floppy Diskette titled aids information introductory Diskette does t carry a computer virus As news agencies have re ported. But it docs contain a unique Market ing scheme that can be hazardous to the user s equipment said a 5lh signal come computer specialist. It s Legal  said Andrew Smith an automatic data processing sys tems Security manager. The License agreement included with the diskettes tells users to Send payment to the manufacturer for instructions on How to safely use the product. If the Diskette is used without making the payment you do so at your own risk the agreement says. It adds the warning we will take charge of your  the agreement states that when payment is made the user is told How to overcome the built in Security system. Smith said the problem is not a computer virus but a Trojan horse. If used improperly it will install hidden files. Such a marketing device is Legal he said. But it is a Hazard a serious Hazard he said because How Many people read the warranty agreement Smith said the License agreement should be read after purchasing any Diskette. It is one Way to safeguard against such schemes. Forewarned is forearmed he said. Anyone who receives the aids file should Call the 5th signal come Al ets 383 7442 or 383-7362. David Stelman a soft Ware specialist said the command wants to collect As Many diskettes As possible to pre vent people from damaging their computer software. If someone wants to Send the Money for the code they can do that he said. But he warned i would say that s very danger  Smith agreed that the Diskette should not be used. It is distributed by a firm named pc cyborg corp., of which Little is known. Smith s office has received one Diskette which was sent to a person who attended two recent aids conferences one in swe Den and one in Canada. Smith said he thinks the disks arc being sent to people who have registered at similar conferences meaning people in the medical and health Fields should be particularly careful. 2 sailors slain at Trident sub base Seattle a two sailors were found shot to death in the Bachelor enlisted quarters of a tightly guarded Trident submarine base the Navy said. The shootings were the latest in a string of apparently unrelated slayings in the i Ugat sound area in which eight other people have been killed since sunday. The sailors bodies were found tuesday morning at the Bangor naval submarine base on Hood canal. The victims names were being withheld pending notification of their families. The enlisted quarters Are in the base s Community area along with family housing and recreational facilities. Law enforcement officers and the naval investigative service were investigating the deaths the Navy said. Also on tuesday a clerk was killed and another seriously wounded when someone walked into a Bremerton Pawn shop and shot them police said. No Money was taken and the Only thing believed missing was a handgun capt. Dennis Plum said. Julie Michaels 32, was killed. Her brother Alan 35, was in critical condition wednesday Al Harrison Hospital in Bremer ton. Bremerton and the Trident base Are on the Milsap Peninsula West of Seattle. On monday two Seattle lawyers were found shot to death in a House they were fixing up just South of the City. Capt. T. Michael Nault head of King county police major crimes division said the lawyers were not killed at random and that at least one of the victims might have known the assailant or assailants the Seattle Post  reported wednesday. The county medical examiner s office said the two Eric a. Holycr 34, and Steven m. Dorobis about 36, were killed sometime sunday. Holycr s practice was mostly commercial Law but he also handled some family la cases said Peter Friedman a Law partner of Holycr s. Dorobis practice general Law a receptionist said. In other incidents a Seattle Homeowner killed a Man and wounded another in a shootout with intruders who broke into his Home sunday police said. The Homeowner was wounded in the hand. Two Brothers were killed a third brother was injured and a fourth Man held for investigation of homicide and assault in a shoot ing spree sunday outside an apartment com plex in pcs momus. South of Seattle. Police said they believe the shootings May have been the work of a jealous Boyfriend. 2 women soldiers get prison for robbery Kaiserslautern West Germany is two women assigned to the army s 593rd Supply and service co were sentenced to prison terms for robbing a male Soldier. Pvt. I Celeste a. Nunn and pvt. 2 Tina m. Hughes both 22, were found guilty of robbery in separate general courts martial earlier this month. While drinking at a club in Kaiserslautern on sept 4, the two soldiers decided to get Money by robbing a male customer. Accord ing to court documents the pair picked out a Man with a Small Frame and lured him to the parking lot Nunn then pulled out a Buck knife with a 4-Inch Blade and Hughes produced a Sheath knife. After being wounded in an attempt to grab Nunn s knife the Man surrendered his Check Book and $132 in Cash. Nunn then threatened to kill him if he tried to follow them. The victim watched the women re in scr the club then leave with another woman moments later. Nunn and Hughes returned to their quarters at Rhine ordnance Barracks around Midnight and were apprehended a bout 4 30 . At her Jan. 5 court martial Nunn was also found guilty of making a false official statement and violating a general regulation. She was sentenced to four Yean in prison ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances and was Given a dishonourable discharge. She was found not guilty on charges of communicating a threat and conspiracy to commit robbery. Hughes was court Martiale Jan. 9 and sentenced to 3 a years. She also was reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade ordered to for Feit pay and allowances and Given a bad conduct discharge. Officials suspect arson in Pattonville fire Ramseck. West Germany army investigators Are probing the cause of a suspicious basement fire in a Pattonville housing area apartment building Mon Day night. Damage to the building was estimated at Between $ 500 and $ 1,000. The possibility of arson is being consid ered Stuttgart military Community spokes Man George Huettig said wednesday. Huttig said a resident of the building reported the fire about 7 ., and civilian firefighters from nearby ludwigs Burg extinguished the Blaze. No one was injured most of the damage was limited to the basement storeroom where the Blaze occurred and to the storeroom s  tire occurred eight Days after a Kitchen tire caused $80,000 Worth of damage in another Pattonville apartment building Huettig said. Earlier this month an accidental fire in a laundry room also damaged several dryers in an other building. Property sales Wiesbaden West Germany defense re utilization and marketing office officials have scheduled two property sales for the coming week. Both Are open to the Public. A Meckenheim auction will be held at 9 30 . On Jan. 25. Bidder registration will Stan at 7 30 . The auction will be in building 1040, Frie Richfeld quartermaster Center. Items up for bid include clothing electronic equipment household goods and furniture. Dollars Mark and certified checks will be accepted and All sales Are final. Customers Nave eight working Days to remove their purchases. Inspection will be held monday through wednesday from 8 . To noon and from 1  To 3  Additional information is available at ets 380-6022 or civilian 0621-473231. A retail Sale will be held from 9 . To 11 . On Jan. 26 at Mainz Kastel storage station building 42. Items available include bicycles clothing household goods furniture televisions and other merchandise. Customers May pay in dollars or Marks and All sales Are final. All Pur chases must be removed the Day of the Sale. Additional information is available at ets 334-2705 or civilian 06134 63713. European Region demo employees and their family members Are not permitted to make purchases at these events