European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes Friday March 23,1990 Baker sets condition for lifting sanctions against South Africa a Secretary of state James a. Baker he listens to Anc Leader Nelson Mandela on wednesday during their meeting at Windhoek Namibia Independence  gives details on storm claims by the stars and stripes claimants have up to two years to seek compensation for damage caused by this Winter s unusually High winds in Europe the . Army claims service Europe says. Claims May be filed on personal property damage that occurred at government installations housing areas or other authorized areas. A Federal statute sets a monetary limit of $40,000. However within that maximum limit the Law has individual limits based on the Type of property damaged or lost. For example motor vehicles Are limited to a maximum amount of $1,000 per claim except during authorized shipment overseas when the limit is raised to $20,000. The statute is not designed to be a substitute for insurance so claimants must file with their insurers before they can file claims against the government. If the damage is not fully covered by insurance then the claims office can make an additional payment up to the limit that the Law sets for an individual item. A claim can be filed by visiting writing or calling a Field claims office in the european theater to request the proper  troubles prompt Cash to postpone tour Nashville Tenn. Apr country Singer Johnny Cash has postponed a european tour because of unexpected dental problems. Cash was hospitalized for follow up dental surgery to an operation that removed a Wisdom tooth and a cyst from his Jawbone. Cash had just completed a . Tour with the highwaymen a a musical group with Willie Nelson Kris Kristof Ferson and Waylon Jennings a when he contracted an infection that made his face swell. He was scheduled to begin his european tour March 29 with a performance in Bayreuth West Germany. Or. Jeffrey Carter who operated on Cash on sunday said the Singer will need eight weeks without work to recuperate. Lou Robin Cash a manager said the european tour has been rescheduled for sometime in May. Tickets purchased for concerts in West Germany can be used for the rescheduled events according to the German tour agent waiter gommers concerts. They also can be returned to the original place of Purchase for a full  Washington a primary elections will be held june 5 in new Jersey and new Mexico. Winners of these elections will run in the nov. 6 general election. Service members government employees and their family members who Are residents of these states 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 said. Cape town South Africa apr Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii told South african officials thursday they must end a nearly four year old state of emergency before Washington lifts sanctions against the White led government. Baker met with an african National Congress delegation which criticized the first visit in 12 years by a . Secretary of state on the ground that it gives the governments Reform program legitimacy that the Black anti apartheid group feels has not been earned. Despite a protest by the Anc Baker then met with president , de Klerk who said he did not consider bakery a visit a Reward for recent reforms but a proof of the interest which America has in this  Baker said de Klerk told him Pretoria wants to end the National state of emergency in effect since june 1986 and free political prisoners. After an earlier luncheon meeting with foreign minister Pik Botha Baker said he discussed the emergency noting that its lifting was one of the conditions set by the . Congress for ending economic sanctions. The Pretoria government last month released Black nationalist Leader Nelson Mandela after 27 years of imprisonment and legalized the Anc and other groups. The state of emergency however Al a Mannheim military policeman is expected to be charged in May in the death of a West German woman the soldiers lawyer said thursday. West German authorities consider spec. Thomas bean 29, of the 95th my in in Mannheim to be their prime suspect in the killing of Petra Maier 32. The investigation will determine whether bean will be charged with murder or manslaughter attorney Jorgan Fischer said. According to the West German prosecutors prime witness Maier was last seen entering a Blue military police vehicle in front of the Scala club in downtown Mannheim about 2 . K1dlington, England a amps a two peace activists who sabotaged a . Air Force full fighter bomber at Raf upper Heyford on wednesday caused More than $500,000 Worth of damage British police said. The two men who Cut through a Fence and made their Way to the parked aircraft appeared in Banbury magistrate s court on thursday morning and were charged with causing Karlsruhe West Germany a amps a a 269th signal co specialist is in line for a 3,000-Mark $1,700 Reward for helping police track Down a Soldier who stabbed and robbed a German taxi Driver last september. Spec. Joseph a. Barbier read about the incident in a newspaper article that in lows police to detain people indefinitely without trial outlaw certain forms of protest and subject the news Media to various restrictions. Mandela on wednesday asked Baker oct. 31, Fischer said. The witness who says he was outside the club that morning described the cards Driver As a Black american Man about 30 years old who was wearing glasses and a military uniform a Fisherman found Maier s body that afternoon on the Bank of the Rhine River. Maier who lived in nearby Ludwigshafen was beaten on the head with a stick like object and run Over by a car Fischer said. West German authorities determined a primarily based on the witness description a that bean was the Man in the car Fischer said. Bean was on patrol alone in the area of the Scala club that evening but he denies that any woman entered his vehicle Fischer said. Bean was questioned by West German criminal damages of 347,413 pounds or about $562,000, a spokesman for the thames Valley police said. London residents Stephen Hancock 27, and Michael Hutchinson 35, were to be kept in custody for seven Days after they refused bail the spokesman said. They face another court appearance in a week but could be jailed indefinitely until a trial is set the spokesman said. Eluded a photograph of two knives used in the attack. Barbier recognized one a so called Butterfly knife As his own which he had reported stolen before the assault. Information obtained from Barbier led police to spec. James t. Sherman jr., who confessed to the crime. At a Decem not to meet with de Klerk. The african National Congress Deputy president said the meeting would Send an inaccurate message that South Africa has made meaningful changes. Police in late november. He first was placed in confinement at the army facility in Mannheim on nov. 27. He was released dec. 8, but put Back into custody the following Day. He was again released dec. 13. Bean has been in the confinement facility since dec. 21. The repeated detainment and releases were caused by confusion among West German judges about jurisdiction Fischer said a Bill of indictment will probably be filed by the Mannheim prosecutor in May Fischer said. Filing a Bill of indictment is similar to filing charges in the . Judicial system. Fischer expects the trial to be held in the fall., although bean will be tried in the West German court system he will remain in the army confinement facility. Bail is not allowed in capital cases. The suspects members of the peace group swords into ploughshares reportedly smashed a cockpit Contro panel on the nuclear capable aircraft a spokesman for 3rd air Force said thursday that he was unaware that any damage assessment had been made. A spokeswoman at upper Hector said the plane had been parked on inc South Side of the runway while maintenance was being done. German officials have ruled that by Biers information a led to the appr1, Sion of the accused who made a co Sion thereupon a entitling the sold the Reward offered by German Pone. Mannheim Soldier facing charges As prime suspect in woman a death by Crystal la urea no staff writer full damage fixed at $500,000 go to get Reward for help Given police Ber court martial Sherman was Fojt guilty of robbery and aggravated assay and was sentenced to five years in Jai