European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday March 20,1990news update murder of bulgarian London apr Bulgaria May Send prosecutors to Britain in connection with the i978 murder of a bulgarian exile who was believed stabbed with a poisoned umbrella in London the British foreign office has said. British investigators suspect that the bizarre murder of defector Georgi Markov was the work of agents of bulgarians then hard line communist regime. Officials had pressed the government to admit responsibility for his death. After the fall of bulgarians government last year Britain again raised the issue.a-10 slides off runway at we Brucken a we Brucken a West Germany a amps a an a-10 Slid off the right Edge of we Brucken Abs runway shortly after Landing saturday a base spokesman said monday. The Pilot whose name was not released was the Only person aboard. He was not Hurt in the 12 35 . Accident said tech. Sgt. Rick Shick. The dose support aircraft was on a routine Cross country Mission when it landed at . No information was available monday on whether the Landing was routine or emergency. A Board of officers will investigate the Accident. Shick said additional details would be provided As soon As they become available. A product recall Ramstein officials cancel open House for 2nd year by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a West Germany a base officials have cancelled the annual open House at Ramstein for the second year in a Row following the 1988 air show disaster. The action leaves Hess Isch Oldendorf air station As the Only Safe installation in West Germany that has plans to open its Gates to the Public this year said capt. Kevin Krejcarek a Community relations spokesman for the command. That event will be sept. 2. Safe commander Gen. Michael Dugan has ordered that no flying will take place at any air Force open House in West Germany this year. Air Force Brig. Gen. Lawrence e. Bosc the commander of the Kaiserslautern military Community announced his decision on the open House in letters sent to Kaiserslautern City and county officials on thursday. The general cited time conflicts for . And German police As the reason for cancelling the 1990 event. A although prospects originally looked Good for a Ramstein a open House this summer practical considerations indicate that it would be Best to postpone the event. To make the Best possible arrangements a Boese said. In the letters Boese said . And German officials had informally decided to hold the open House aug. 5. But Rhein land Pfalz officials later said German police necessary for crowd and traffic control had other commitments that Day. . Chemical weapons Are scheduled to be removed from a depot in Clausen in Rheinland Pfalz in periodic convoys from july through september. A state spokesman said monday that the first priority for police during that time must be the Safe moving of the weapons which will be transported by rail to a port in Northern Germany. Krejcarek said plans for air shows and open houses at Safe bases outside West Germany still Are being made. . European come officials have not yet approved those events however. Seventy people were killed and hundreds injured in August 1988 when three italian air Force jets collided at the Ramstein air show and one car wheeled into the crowd. The West German defense ministry has been working on a new policy to regulate flying demonstrations at air shows. Air Force officials have said they Wili abide by the new policy when it is issued. My to receive heroism Medol for risking his life to protect woman from gunfire Munich West Germany a cafes Brand sliced pork Bologna is being recalled alter lab tests found bacteria in the product according to 7th medical come officials. The bacteria arc usually harmless to healthy people but can be harmful to people in poor health said capt. Wes Davis an cafes spokesman in Munich. Anyone who has purchased an eight ounce package of the Bologna with a production Date of March 1, 1990, and a sales Date of March 28, 1990, can return the product for a Complete refund from cafes. The bacteria were found during a routine  �?T90 Washington a primary elections will be held june 5 in Iowa and South Dakota. The winners will compete in the nov. 6 general election. Service members government employees and their family members who Are residents of Iowa or South Dakota should Contact their unit voting officers for details on How to Register and obtain Absentee ballots. A completed Federal postcard application should be mailed Early to ensure timely receipt of a ballot officials  scheduled for civilian Dod worker Heidelberg West Germany a a military burial service will be held thursday in Mannheim for a longtime civilian employee who died of cancer. Carl e. Glenn a retired army staff sergeant was the budget analyst with the Community and family support Agency in Schwet Zingen. He was 58. The service will be at 2 . In the knife real cemetery. By John Millar Wurzburg Bureau a military policeman in Wil Flecken West Germany who used his body to shield a woman from her husbands gunfire will receive a medal tuesday for his heroism. Sgt. Thomas Barnes 25, of the 564th my co in Wil Flecken will receive the soldiers medal for his actions last Spring said military Community spokeswoman Hiltrud Nupp. According to police reports Barnes and two other maps responded to a report of a Domestic disturbance and gunfire at government leased housing in the town of Gersfeld on May 15. The maps found staff sgt. James Strickland armed with an m 16, chasing his wife Barbie into the Woods. Strickland shot and wounded his wife As she tried to escape the reports said. Barnes fired a shot from his pistol to draw the gunman a attention away from his wife. Eyewitnesses said Barnes used his body to shield the victim and moved her to safety while Strickland fired on them. While Barnes performed first Aid on the victim Strickland retreated to the Woods and shot himself in the stomach. Both Strickland were taken to a West German Hospital in Fulda and then transferred to the Frankfurt army regional medical Center. Strickland a wife was flown to Bethesda naval Hospital md., for microsurgery on her Arm. Her current condition was not available monday. Strickland was sentenced in a general court martial in August to 24 years confinement ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances and reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade Nupp said. He had been assigned to he Btry 3rd in 52nd air defense arty in Wil Flecken. Investigators found that Strickland stole the Rifle ammunition april 29 while he was at a Wil Flecken Range. He signed out the m-16 Rifle from his unit just before the shooting saying he was going to clean it. The soldiers medal is awarded for heroism that involves voluntary risk of life in non combat situations. Barnes a native of Encino calif., will receive the medal from col. Robert l. Holland Wil Flecken Community commander. Libya holding several suspects in rata Plant fire envoy says Rome apr Libya has detained several people suspected of causing a fire that raged through the rata Plant accused of producing Poison Gas the libyan ambassador to Italy said monday. Ambassador Rahman Shagam said the fire was apparently set by a a member of the technical staff at the factory a the italian news Agency Ansa reported. Shagam said the Blaze caused a damage of great proportions a but he did not confirm reports by . Officials that the Plant was now inoperable. The ambassador did not say How Many people were detained or describe their nationalities. He spoke at a news conference for italian journalists. Officials at the libyan embassy told the associated press that Shagam was unavailable for comment. The Blaze broke out wednesday in the rata Plant about 60 Miles Southwest of Tripoli. Libya says the factory produces medicines but the United states and West Germany have charged it produces Poison Gas. Libya has said it suspects Israel the United states and West Germany were behind the fire. Shagam said West Germany is under suspicion because West German firms helped build the Plant and therefore had the technical plans italian news agencies reported. All three countries have denied involvement in the fire. The ambassador said the person responsible for the Blaze would be a executed in the same place where the fire took place.�?�. The fire was caused by a very sophisticated devices so that the sabotage appeared to be an Accident a the ambassador said according to the italian news Agency Ansa. A it was a very dangerous attack which perhaps is part of a program of sabotage of Winch we done to even know the dimensions a he was quoted As saying. The Blaze occurred shortly after the United states and West Germany called for the rata Plant to be shut Down. The United states attacked libyan targets three times in the 1980s, twice shooting Down libyan fighter planes and bombing Tripoli libyans capital in 19o� on charges that the country supported terrorist attacks against americans. Italy returning to Normal after end of strike Naples Italy a amps a Italy started casing its Way Back to Normal monday after a seven Day nationwide trucking strike ended sunday morning. Only key personnel were at work monday at Nas Simonella Sicily. Other personnel were Given the Day off because base officials feared that sailors and civilian employees would not be Able to find fuel for their vehicles. Many gasoline stations in Italy remained closed monday because they had yet to receive fuel. Other filling stations took the unusual step of opening sunday to receive deliveries and serve motorists. Throughout the country traffic started to increase sunday night especially in the major cities. By monday morning routine traffic jams once More were routine. Fresh food and produce scarce by the end of last week were in ample Supply in italian markets because the government lifted its ban on trucks using the nations highways on sundays. The labor unrest is not Over though. The three major striking unions representing 50,000 Drivers have issued an ultimatum to the government staling that if their pay and Benefit demands not met within 60 Days they will strik again. They said this strike will Start 14 and last for two weeks. During the strike 13 people Drivers were injured and to acc rep 56 arrests. In addition 121 vedic Portelly were heavily damaged in s related violence