European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday january 26,1990 Bolles murder Case Phoenix a i a former plumber convicted Hen cleared in the murder of a newspaper re Porter was ordered tuesday to stand trial again wore than 13 Yean after the fatal Jar bombing. Maricopa coi court judge the order came during hearing for Jame was convicted will in the slaying of Porter Don Boll Republic. Robison s 1971 that of Max i turned in 19801. Primc court by general Bob Cor Case several Mont new murder Cha Ison last Novet Dunlap and the remains in prison were not charged i Bolles. 47. Died Remote controlled to his car a plod a june 2, 1976, Al a Phoenix Holczl the motive has remained murky. Fly Superior Nas o tools s i a preliminary Robison. Who i two other  re Lof the Arizona conviction and Lap were Over Llhee Arizona us state attorney in reopened the s ago and filed a against Rob third Man who lending Appeal Ain. A i Days after bomb attached China san Konsis Canberra Australia a the government two Day said it is casing its total suspension of visits by Cabinet ministers to China and will approve Thant on a Casc by Casc basis. Foreign affairs minister Garth Evans said after a Cabinet meeting that the policy Shin docs not signal a return to business As usual after the bloody Chi Csc crack Down on the Pron democracy move ment in june. Ugandan University Kampala. Uganda a Uganda s main University closed three months ago after a withdraw Al of government allowances led to a student Boycott has reopened officials said tuesday. Sent Cha Katubi. The vice Chan cellar told journalists the state had reinstated the allowances and the 7.000 students at maker arc University began arriving Mon Day. But Katubi said there would be no Cash allowances to buy station cry and textbooks. These would be provided by the University and students would be required to sur Render the Lex books at the comple Tion of their studies. The University was closed nov. 10 after students boycotted classes for nearly two weeks to protest the withdrawal of Cash allowances to meet medical housing tuition textbook stationery and travel expenses. University education in Uganda has traditionally been free. Modernizing forces expected to be toughest task for Foj Ture by deed Arrington Doke  Bureau Span Dah pm a West ctr Many in an i of declining military budgets the Lough Vlask will be keeping the forces  says the air Force s top acquisition official. The Challenge is to maintain the inventory of equipment while pursuing modernization and maintaining troop readiness said John j. Welclfcjr., assist ant Secretary of the air Force a acquisition. Welch said that the budget crunch will mean that potential enemies will a an Al Zed less by the numbers of weapons and troops but by their military capable by do i Sec modernization continuing absolutely Welch said. We will Havein place continued modernization regardless of the budget level. We can t be Static. As we balance the modernization accounts we have also got to keep a ready  changes in the air Force acquisition program spurred by the defense management review arc expected to con tribute to an anticipated cumulative savings of nearly $11 billion for the service by 1995. That s More spendable Money in terms of military capability Welch said. He believes that decisions on keep ing certain equip ment in the air Well Force s inventory should be Baselon its a linking value not just Cost. Tone example of older air ref that still Isle Ful is the f-4 phantom no he said. It Isis cd along with the fat Jet fighter. By the fighter Dahlem for its wild weasel Mission of finding and destroying surface to air threats. The fair Force has a total of three wings worldwide with the wild weasel  we try to think of them As venerable machines rather than old machines we Luff said of the f-4s. You can t throw  Urther upgrades Are in store for Heigle engine f-16 Jet lighter an air plane it has proved to be a successful invest ment for the air Force Welch said. One proposed upgrade would improve the f 16 s air to ground capability. That plane s got a lot of life in it Welch said. We believe the Airframe is the right answer to modernize close air  he estimated that the air Force has bought 10 times More f-l6s than Origi Nally anticipated. Well All be sitting Here rocking watching them go Over a Long time from now. Good air plane Welch said. Ran Confra of by ref gets probation Washington a Iran Contra figure Richard Accord on wednesday was sentenced to two years of probation for concealing from congressional investigators the fact that he paid for a $ 13,800 Security sys tem at Oliver North s Home Accord. Enlisted by North to Arm the nicaraguan rebels and assist the Reagan administration s secret arms shipments to Iran has already suffered enough in the scandal said . District court judge Aubrey Robinson. It is my judgment that there has been punishment in this Case Robinson told the retired air Force major general. Secord s lawyer Thomas Green told the contended that More harshly thai Al Security adv also were sent a fair. J  no with congressional invest Enterprise and North should be treated in and former Nalio Nibert Mcfarlane. Who a probation in the of in More candid tors about the ird told the judge of i could Correct the certainly would Jwill regret it for the rest Berny  the Etc Prisc was the Maze of offshore Corr panics and Swiss Bank account Nevin the Iraj Contra scandal from which  by Accord to pay for nth s Home Security system. Jul in Tat � Weingarten told the judge Hal of withholding information from Congressi connection with inquiries about whether Sec Rel assist acc was going to the contras. Weingarten also urged judge Robinson to consider the fact thai North and Mcfarlane committed their crimes in inc con Cal of hair feeling Hal they had a higher  Nonh and Mcfarlane were cases of mis guided  said Weingarten but we think Accord has no such  the Best Hal can be said of Secord s  is Hal he was motivated by the embarrassment of having paid for North shome Security system said the prosecutor. -. The worst Hal can be said is that he wast 1985 when one of the unlike North and Mcfarlane. Had the Benc. Or Nevis Aid network was shot fit of personal Legal counsel before making vying to  inc consequences of provid his false statement to congressional inv Csizi a benefits to   shelf Down Over Nicaragua while carrying Sun of plies for the rebels. # the crash which took place in Theja stays of a congressional ban on Mizilar Aid to the contras led to the exposure of the secret Supply network overseen by Wirth a National Security Council aide Frem his offices in the old executive of Tipy building next to the White House. If Iran Contra prosecutor  gators which occurred in 1987 after the Iran Contra scandal had come into Public View. North was convicted of three crimes including aiding and abetting an obstruction of Congress in 1986 in connection with a shipment of Hawk missiles to Iran in no vember 1985. Mcfarlane pleaded guilty to four counts is is inc stuff of routine felonies he Sci Iran a any jail i Robin up to five i $250,000. Is the fifth person sentenced in the a affair. No one has been Given Ould have sentenced Accord to in prison and fines lolling . To extradite War criminal suspect los Angeles a a retired Groc Ery clerk charged Wil Hujazi War crimes was ordered extradited a Vest Germany after waiving his right to tearing. He just want Sis get it Over with Allor Ney Ronald g. Barker said of Bruno Karl Blach s decision the 70-year-old Blach imprisoned since october us Joeen accused by West German auth Orilien of murdering three concentration Camp inmates during a forced March Betheo nazi Camps in 1945. Blach maintains bit innocence. He was to be flown immediately to West Germany for trial authorities said. Blach becomes Only the fourth alleged nazi War criminal to be extradited from the United states since 1973 when the . Gov can men began searching Oul such people said Murray Slein senior counsel with . Department of Justice. Parker said he believed Blach could have fought extradition on technical grounds and won but he said Blach knew other Legal efforts would follow. Blach a native of Czechoslovakia and permanent resident of the United Stales with a West German passport lived in sub Urban la Habra until his arrest in october. Blach who entered the United Stales in it Din 1987, but an Alion hear visor Idelli i who used a polish jew March by 1956, was ordered  is still pending. During an a motioning a concentration i lied Blach As the nazi i machine gun to kill an eld who faltered during the of Fol in can the Winder Neudorf concentration Camp in Germany to the Mau Hausen Campin Austria. Parker said that unlike three War Crimi nals who were extradited and convicted Blach was not in a position of Power during inc War. He was Al most a private first class he said. Italians stage strikes at ., nato facilities  Bureau italian workers staged Day Long strike sat . And nato military installations throughout Italy wednesday to protest government employment policy. Spokesmen at the installations said the strikes which involved no picketing had Little or no Impact on base operations. At the naval support activity in Naples and Nas Simonella Sicily few workers heeded the strike Call while most italians working for Camp Darby at Livoto in Northern Italy apparently stayed off the Job. It s awfully lonely around her today said army Stair sgt. Jeff Fry a Camp Darby spokesman. Several thousand italian workers . And nato installations were re Quested by National Union representatives to stay off the Job wednesday to show support for Union  who heeded the strike Call were docked a Day s pay. Union leaders were in Rome wednes Day to urge the italian parliament to change italian Public Law 98. The Law modified in 1979, guarantees italian government jobs to some italian workers whose jobs Are eliminated in a reduction in Force at . Or nato military installations. The Law presently Grants such Job Protection Only to those employed prior to july i 1978. Italian workers hired after thai Date have no such Protection and the unions Are seeking to extend it totem. The unions have not announced any further strike action