European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 news updates the stars and stripes tuesday february 13,1990 Solidarity group Gdansk. Poland up Soli Darity members in the Gdansk re Gion sunday chose a delegation led by Lech Walesa and his supporters to the National Congress in april. Prime minister Tadusz Mazo Piccki. One of Walesa s top advis ers before forming the Solidarity government last August attended the meeting which was preceded by a mass for a free motherland at the holy Mary Basilica. The Only new name among the six delegates was Jerzy Milowski. Bogdan Lis. Jacck mar Kcal. Lech Kacynski and Bogdan Borusewicz Are All close allies of Walesa. New Nosb chairman Washington a the new chairman of the National transportation safely Board says the Board s image has been some what tarnished and he promised a firm but non confrontational approach to Public safety. James l. Kolstad. Whose confirmation by the Senate ended 17 months of uncertainty for he five member Board said he would work to ensure safely of the nation s air land and sea transportation. The Nosb investigates All plane crashes and other major transportation accidents. So Agency nominee Washington a presi Dent Bush has named John j. Adair to be inspector general of the Resolution Trust corporation he Agency created to help manage the cleanup of the savings and loan Industry. Adair. 48. Most recently has been associate director of audit oversight at the general account ing office an auditing and investigatory Arm of Congress. The Post a new one requires Senate confirmation. C on Gross created the Corpora Tion last August As part of legis lation restructuring the troubled so Industry. It oversees the fed eral cleanup and closing of failed institutions. No in Kitzinger held in stabbing of his wife Kitzinger. West Germany is army officials arc holding a 3rd inf div master sergeant in connection with the weekend stabbing of his wife a Divi Sion spokesman said monday. The stabbing occurred about Midnight saturday during a Domestic dispute at the couple s government quarters in Kil Zingen. Master sgt. Hal leathers said. The victim was taken to a West Ger Man Hospital in Kitzinger where she underwent surgery. She was in stable Condi Tion monday. Leathers said. The army is withholding the name of the 44-year-old sergeant until charges have been filed. Leathers said. Additional details were not available. Memorial service scheduled for no Torrejon a. Spain is a memorial service was to have been held at 4 . Tuesday in the base Chapel for a non commissioned officer who apparently killed himself last week. Tech. Sol. Robert r. Skorenki 35. Had been assigned to the 1989th comm Wing the past o i years. The 16-year air Force Veteran was an air traffic controller at the Madrid Center Parracu Clos. The Miami native is survived by his wife and two daughters. Decision to close Europe bases halts some construction plans by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington defense Secretary Dick Cheney s decision to shut 12 Over seas bases forced european units to can cel plans for nearly $9 million in construction funds that Congress approved in november. The Pentagon has halted construction projects at two european military bases that it announced two weeks ago would be closed. Construction at a third facility will continue though. In november the Pentagon requested and received congressional approval for More than $10 million for four projects at Wei Bruckn a West Germany Perhac a Turkey and Raf  in the United kingdom. The work was included in the Pentagon s 1990 military construction project budget. Two months later Cheney said the bases would be closed As part of a budget tightening measure affecting nearly 50 bases in the United states and abroad. Glenn flood a Pentagon spokesman defended the Pentagon s original construction request. He said the defense department has an obligation to upgrade overseas facilities even if they re targeted for elimination because the Clos Ings May not happen for several years. Cheney s decision effectively cancelled the work at  and Perhac. A Safe spokeswoman said two contracts at  and one in Turkey would not be let. The project at  will continue. The overseas base closings which do not need congressional approval will take place Between 1991 and 1994.  a will not close until late 1993. The Fate of the Airlift Squadron and reconnaissance Wing there will de Pend on conventional Force reduction talks under Way in Vienna Austria. Congress approved two construction projects at  for this fiscal year a major upgrade of the base sewage treat ment system costing $4.95 million and construction Ofa Security police equipment storage facility at $ 1. 15 million. Perhac and  arc scheduled to close this fall. The United states maintains a Small munitions support site at Perhac and had planned to build a dormitory there for . Personnel at a Cost of $2.7 million. Congress approved $ 1.4 million for construction at Wethersfield. The civil Engi Neering and combat communications units there Are scheduled for deactivation when the United states gives up the base. The work at  is part of the digital european Backbone system. The project involves the upgrade of Long haul Telephone communication  said master sgt. Mike Divinc. A 3rd air Force spokesman. The communications site is not part of the base s Mission and will go into opera Tion in 1992. The Pentagon requested and Congress approved a total of $51.4 million for construction for this year at the 47 bases on the Pentagon list according to budget documents. The Pentagon asked for an additional $31.9 million for construction in the 1991 budget although none is ear marked for the overseas bases on Che Ney s hit list. A congressional staff member familiar with military construction said it s unlikely that Many contracts have been signed for any of the projects approved for this year. The Pentagon has two years to sign contracts and five years to com plete construction on projects that have been approved by Congress for any particular fiscal year. If contracts have been signed the Pentagon could face Legal action if it tries to break them the staffer said. Gate the unite states gives u the base. Nesst Witiw lists Oest jux the Raf Haaima. Engum.1 teacher resigns drops from sight after students say he fondled them by Peggy Davidson Hermann Hill Brand the German pros association lawyer representing Baker Kaiserslautern Bureau Csutor investigating the sexual misconduct said monday that the teacher was the Baum older West Germany a Baum older High school teacher suspected of fondling female students has re signed and apparently left West Germany. Donald l. Baker resigned by letter on Jan. 29, three Days after he received a notice from department of defense de Pendents schools officials that they planned to fire him said Frank o Gara a spokesman for Dodds schools in West Germany. Baker had been Given 20 Days to respond to the notice. School officials and military investigators said monday that they had not seen or spoken to the teacher in More than a week. Herman ecu to allegations said monday that he was unaware of Baker s whereabouts. He said however that his office would try to deter mine if the teacher had left the country. There was no answer at Baker s Home phone on monday. Neighbors said the family packed up in two Days and de parted suddenly last week. Baker told some of the neighbors that he was Leav ing for a teaching Job in los Angeles. Baker was accused by at least six female students of various degrees of sex Ual fondling and of being forced to touch Baker s genitals. Gail Gottlieb an overseas education association Sai victim Ofa Witch Hunt. One girl makes an accusation then a lot of others jump on the  she said. They wanted to add a Little in Cincys to their  Gottlieb said she had not spoken to Baker in More than a week. He taught . Government and world geography at Baum older for two years. He also was an assistant football coach. Baker has not been charged with a criminal offence. The prosecutor s office said last week that the investigation could take months mostly because some of the witnesses arc in the United Stales. Divers repair Hull of Tanker that spilled Oil Huntington Beach Calif. A divers patched the punctured Hull of the american trader but the coast guard said it would be at least another Day before the Tanker that spilled an estimated 400,000 Gallons of Oil would be docked. Plans called for moving the 811-foot american trader anchored two Miles off Shore into an Arco Dock in Long Beach Harbor to deliver the remainder of the cargo and make permanent repairs coast guard capt. Jim card said sunday. The vessel that spewed the Oil last week apparently after it was pierced by its own Anchor passed watertight integ Rity tests after the Patching Job sunday coast guard Petty officer 3rd class Kristin Johnson said monday. But it cannot be docked until it passes inspection for cleanliness and other pol Lution standards she said adding that the Tanker probably would be moved Early in the week but not monday. Cleanup Crews reported that the Oil Slick that coated 14 Miles of Shore with gooey muck was shrinking but the a Tiona weather service predicted in creasing winds to 25 knots by tuesday which could spread the spill. Nine Miles of beaches remained closed As one third of the Slick still menaced the coast staining Sand As far North As Long Beach. The coast guard said the damage was t too bad though. As we stand Here the beaches arc in pretty Good shape card said. On sunday morning divers temporarily repaired the Hull of the Tanker using prefabricated steel plywood and water resistant foam said Tony Kozlowski of British Petroleum which chartered the ship. An estimated 400,000 Gallons of Oil leaked from the vessel wednesday after it apparently punctured itself twice on its own Anchor while mooring in shallow water at an offshore Oil pipeline. The Accident remained under investigation. The coast guard said drug and Alco hol tests on the ship s officers including capt. Robert Laware were negative. National oceanographic and atmospheric administration data showed 23 percent of the spilled crude had been skimmed or picked up at sea As an Oil water mixture while 43 percent had evaporated or naturally dissipated. The  34 percent had spread out on the water As a thin Sheen and was nearly impossible to retrieve. Chief warrant officer Rick Moidl said. Funeral planned for of sergeant in England Raf upper Heyford England is a funeral will be held tuesday for a 44-year-old upper hey lord ser Geant who died feb. 6. Master sgt. John j. Larkin with the 20th equipment Maint so collapsed on the flight line and died about 1 30 . Said staff sgt. Terry Grant a base spokeswoman. She was unable to give a cause of death. Larkin a native of Clovis ., was a 24-year Veteran of the air Force and had been assigned at the base since August 1986. He is survived by his wife Mau Reen of Banbury England four stepchildren and a brother Richard Larkin of Loving on  Bunal was to take place at the upper Scyford Village Parish cemetery immediately following a mass at the base Chapel