European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday january 26,1990 a woman examines sections of the Berlin Wall being sold by the Hast German government in East Berlin westerners paying thousands for Wall sections e. German says Berlin api Western buyers Are paying Mobius said that tearing Down inc Wall and reply nearly $30.000 for dismantled segments of the Ber Lin Wall an East German newspaper said thurs Day. Helga Mobius. An official of the East German foreign Trade company Limox Bau told the Berliner a Clung newspaper that the 2.7-ton segments of the Wall arc bringing Between 20.000 and 50,000 West German Marks Between $11.800 and $29.400 each. The newspaper did not say How Many pieces have been sold so far. The Cement Wall sections each about 10 feet High and 6 feet wide Are being sold to collectors from the United slates. Britain. West Germany and other Western countries the newspaper said. Sked Why the pieces of Wall were so expensive. Mobil the replacing it with a 6-foot-High Metal Fence costs about 80.000 Marks $47,000 for every half mile Section. East German Border guards began tearing Down a 325-Yard Section of the Graffiti covered Wall late monday near West Berlin s Kreuz Borg District in the Southeastern part of the City. Large segments of the Wall earlier had been re moved from the Brandenburg Gate and the Potsdam me plat where new Border Crossings have been opened. Profits from Sale of the Wall Are to be used for humanitarian purposes Mobius was quoted As say ing such As improving medical facilities and care of memorial Sites in East Germany. The Berlin Wall built in 1961 to prevent East germans from escaping to the West was opened in november. Robbers kill american official on Panama canal commission Panama City. Panama up two men talked their Way into the Home of a senior american official of the Panama canal commission and fatally shot him during an apparent robbery tuesday night a commis Sion spokeswoman said wednesday. William j. Joyce. 56. The chief financial officer for inc commission was shot after the two men persuaded Joyce s wife. Mildred to open the door of their Home in the la Boca neighbourhood said commission spokeswoman Willie Friar. They mentioned his Joyce s son s name and so hear ing inc name the Mother opened the door Friar said. A statement from the canal commission said one of the men. Who was masked opened fire immediately on the unarmed Joyce. He was taken to Gorgas army Hospital where he died Al 4 . Wednesday after  the attackers took jewelry from mrs. Joyce and four rifles from the couple s gun collection before fleeing. Joyce was president of the Balboa gun club. Friar said the Case was under investigation. Asked if it might have been More than a robbery in Light of the dec. 20 . Invasion of Panama that toppled Pana Manian strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega Friar said. We Don t know. This happened so quickly we really Don t. There have been a lot of robberies in the canal area and in Panama City because the police Force is just being created she said referring to the new Panama Public forces being formed mostly with members of Noriega s old panamanian defense forces. Noriega is in custody in Florida awaiting trial on drug trafficking charges. He surrendered to . Authorities in Panama City on Jan. 3 after taking Refuge in the Vatican embassy on Christmas eve. Joyce was the second canal official assaulted at his Home in the canal area in the past three Days Accord ing to the commission. Monday environmental control officer David Barg was assaulted and robbed of Money and jewelry a an intruder who entered his Home just after . James Swank of the . Southern come said the investigation of the shooting of Joyce will he under panamanian  Swank said inc . Government had turned Over control of the area where the shooting took place to Panama s new police forces prior to the shooting. Probably a lot of Security things in that area arc being re looked  Swank said. Joyce who was an american citizen born in the Panama canal zone had bin Wilh the Panama canal commission since 1957. As head of the office of financial management Joyce was one of the highest ranking officials in the canal organization having been named acting chief financial officer just last month the commission statement said. Joyce is survived by his wife and three sons. Military Roundup Safe announces awards for top comptrollers overseas ramste1n a West Germany . Air Force in Europe comptroller officials have announced top unit and individual awards for 1989. Base level winners Compro Hilr  a Brwn 36lhtatf i flow in  comptroller it col Kenneth Strath. 10th tac of Jhew wig. Raf Afton Toxy to grand budget office 81 at tac of Fher Wing Raf attn new 9. England budget once capt Paine Ria Rugan 316th a in. Flags two to. It Germany budget airman tech set Randal Shaw. 513th airborne cond and control tfx. Raf met dental. In Glare budget cuban 0�lv3h f  6611 f it Tryx a St Gri Wip Ankara a 5t=-n Tuttsy Cost airman senior mass of sgt charts How tool lit ?0th Compro so Raf up i Heyford. England com cart ban Payne j car Osi. 31 Gin a a on Flam Itom accounting and Lump Tea office i i a base  Trabon eur. C Ete accounting and Nance it in capt a rms 10th tac i gnaw Wing Haf Alconbury accounting and i or cd airman to pm sol Kalny Harrison. 36th tac Finter Wing. Bitty org accounting and finance civilian Sharon Peterson. 10th tac fight of wig. Raf a Corbu a outstanding contribution to comptroller ship Al Safe Headquarters officer Mai 1c  airman tech sol Daniel Tamm civilian David Roberts command resource advisor Cutet master ski Robert Goraj Rhein main s 435th tac among top Mac units Rhein main a. West Germany Rhein main s 435th tac Airlift Wing has been named As one of the air Force s outstanding units. The Wing was one of 19 military Airlift come units awarded the air Force outstanding unit award and air Force organizational excellence award. The award period was from july 1. 1987. To june 30. 1989. Personnel assigned to the Wing during that Lime can Wear the air Force outstanding unit award or air Force organizational excellence award ribbon or the appropriate Cluster. Civilians can Wear the Lapel pin. Bases in w. Germany cited for Energy awareness week Heidelberg West Germany several army communities in West Germany have been honoured for their efforts during october s Energy awareness week. The Mainz military Community was awarded $25.000 for organising the Best awareness week pro Gram. Following closely behind were the communities of Wiir Burg and Darmstadt which were awarded s15.000 and $ 10.000 respectively. Nord deutschland Amberg and Wei Bruckn Mili tary communities received honorable mentions. Energy awareness week activities included the Exchange of Energy savings ideas As Well As contests involving Community members in Energy trivia bowls fun runs fashion shows and parades. World today envoy s death believed tied to aids complication new Delhi India a Zambia s top Diplomat in India died of cancer which doctors believe was contracted after lie was exposed to the aids virus a Hospital spokesman said wednesday. The spokesman for the All India Institute of medi Cal sciences said . Twila Zambia s ambassador died  immediate cause of Deal i was a cardio respiratory failure but the patient was suffering from a terminal  said the spokesman. He said Twila was admitted to the Institute on Jan 2. The Diplomat tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus a possible indication of aids the spokesman said. Manslaughter charges set in 1987 ferry disaster London a p and o european ferries and seven former directors and seamen must face trial on manslaughter charges in connection with the Herald of free Enterprise ferry disaster a magistrate ruled thursday. Magistrate sir David Hopkin did not set a Dale for the trial but British broadcasting corp. Television reported that it would Likely begin in the autumn. The charges Stem from inc death of 193 people on March 6,1987, when the ferry Sank at pc Brugge in Belgium