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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes wednesday april 25,1990 news brie sex coach being investigated for embezzlement theft Heidelberg West Germany a amps a the former coach of the title winning Heidelberg High school wrestling team is under investigation by the Heidelberg prosecutors office for embezzlement and theft. Phillip Godbolt who was arrested and jailed March 16, is now out on bail awaiting a court Date according to the City prosecutors office. Godbolte a Brothers Marvin and Titus were arrested at the same time and Are still in jail. They also Are under investigation for theft. Godbolt was arrested by the Heidelberg military police and transferred to West German custody. At the time a spokesman for that office said there was suspicion of drug dealing. The City prosecutor reports that Only a Small amount of drugs was found on one of the men. Further details cannot be released until a court Date is set the spokesman said. While wrestling coach at Heidelberg Godbolt was credited with leading the Lions to six titles in the past seven years. In february at the end of the wrestling season he announced plans to sell real estate in the Columbus Ohio area. Frank of Gara a spokesman for the department of defense dependents schools in Heidelberg had no comment on the Case. A Godbolt was a Volunteer coach and not a Dodds employee a he said. A we therefore Are not involved in the  Kreuz Nach my gets Drunken driving sentence bad Kreuz Nach West Germany a an 8th inf div military policeman pleaded guilty tuesday to Drunken driving and was sentenced to six months confinement. Spec. Gus w. English assigned to the 8th my co at Rose Barracks in bad Kreuz Nach also was ordered in the special court martial to forfeit $482 a month for six months and reduced to the lowest enlisted rank according to a division spokesman. The jury consisted of officers and enlisted members spec. Christopher j. Ianieri said. The charge stems from a sept. 3 collision that injured seven people and killed a child on autobahn 61 near Speyer. English and two passengers were returning Home from a nightclub where he had been drinking when the front spoiler of the car in front of him dropped off Ianieri said. The first car which officials referred to As defective received a Flat tire As it ran Over the spoiler and English collided with the car. Both cars left the Road and overturned. English his passengers and four passengers in the other car were injured. A 4-year-old child Riding unrestrained on the Lap of a passenger in the first vehicle was thrown from the car and killed. It is illegal in West Germany to not Wear a Seatbelt. English a 24-year-old Mobile ala., native is married and has one child.8th inf div go found guilty of shoplifting cigarettes bad Kreuz Nach West Germany a an 8th inf div sergeant first class was reduced to the rank of private first class after being found guilty of shoplifting four Cartons of cigarettes a division spokesman said tuesday. Sgt. 1st class Randolph j. Laury of cob 12th engr in in Derheim was sentenced at a special court martial spec. Christopher j. Ianieri said. The jury included both officers and enlisted members. The 37-year-old Soldier with More than 17 years of service also was ordered to forfeit $641 per month for two months. He is a native of Buckingham a. On dec. 17, employees at the Haine Berg shop Pette in Wiesbaden observed Laury placing the cigarettes in a gym bag and leaving the store without paying for them Ianieri said. Laury fled after a store employee followed him out of the store and asked Laury to identify himself. The employees shouts for help were heard by military policemen and they ran after Laury. Initially Laury ignored the policemen s orders to halt but after running for some distance he stopped and was  from Page 1 Cal orbit of 374 Miles at its highest Point a half hour after that the astronauts fired mane vering engines to raise their orbit to 379.9 Miles where the Telescope is safely above Earth a obscuring atmosphere. That is the highest a shuttle could reach with such a heavy payload. The previous record orbit for a shuttle was 309 Miles by the challenger in 1984, when it deployed a science satellite. Mission specialist Bruce Mccandless ii reported nearly 1 i hours into the flight that the payload Bay lights were on and that a at first glimpse the space Telescope looks like its in great  the Hubble has been waiting to take its place in space since 1983, delayed by technical problems and the 1986 challenger Accident. The discovery a first launch attempt two weeks ago was scrubbed four minutes before liftoff because of a faulty Hydraulic Power unit on the shuttle. Nasa engineering director George t. Sassen said the problem that temporarily halted tuesdays countdown occurred because a computer command ordering the fuel valve to close never got through. The valve had to be closed through another computer a we were Able to fix it a said launch director Nhen Sieck. A we feel Good about the hardware that we nut 2 orbit and we re looking Forward to the  a astronomers Are starting to Tingle again in anti spation of what the Hubble will it Able to Aez plish a Lennard Fisk head of Nasa science activities said a Day before the launch. A Hubble will give astronomers a a new set of Eves and ears that we done to have a said William Lenoir head of nasal a spaceflight program. A a a it a going to change our perspective altogether i can to say what we re going to learn but til be astounded if in done to learn Many new things a Lenoir said. The Day after launch Mission specialist Steven a Hawley will use the shuttles mechanical Arm to lift the 24,250-Pound Telescope into space. Mccandless and Kathryn Sullivan Veteran space walkers will assist if a problem develops. The discovery will follow the Hubble from 40 Miles away for two Days until after its Lens Cap is opened exposing the finely polished 94.5-Inch Mirror to Starlight. The Hubble is not expected to Start providing scientific data by satellite for a month or More after liftoff. However Nasa said it will release its first image a an open Star Cluster in the Constellation Carina a week after launch. The shuttle is to end its five Day Mission with a Landing at Edwards fab  from Page 1 a i will let the american people know and the Congress know when i decide to take certain action. And the decision has not been  administration officials had said earlier that Bush was near a decision on a package of economic penalties. But participants at tuesdays congressional meeting said the president voiced repeated concerns Over soviet retaliation against Lithuania should the United states step up its pressure on Moscow. Sen. Claiborne Pell , said Bush told congressional leaders he was not prepared to announce sanctions at this time because a the action could precipitate an escalation. We done to want to see that  Pell speaking to reporters on the White House driveway after the hour Long session said that there emerged from the session a a general feeling of support for the  rep. Dante Fascell d-fla., chairman of the House foreign affairs committee suggested that one Factor in Bush a hesitancy to act could be that . Allies in Western Europe a Are not willing to consider stiff eco nomic  Fascell said he told Bush that a better response would be to postpone the May 30-june 3 superpower Summit. A that would Send a message All around the world a Fascell said. He said the president did not respond to the suggestion. House speaker Thomas Foley d-wash., gave Bush a vote of Confidence following the White House meeting. A i think the president is proceeding carefully and think that is the appropriate course a Foley told reporters. A i am not at All critical of the president i think he a approaching it  a report from Moscow quoting soviet foreign ministry spokesman Vadim p. Pei Iliev suggesting that . Sanctions could wind up backfiring and hurting Lithuania May have been a Factor in Bush a decision an administration official said. The measures under consideration included delaying j or withholding a variety of planned Trade investment and other economic concessions that the United states had i been prepared to Grant the soviet Union said officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. This would in effect put a hold on .-soviet Trade liberalization talks which were scheduled to get under Way today in Paris. The Kremlin says sanctions could Hurt both Lithuania and the Overall International  cuts from Page 1 implementation costs of the treaty. Defense department budget proposals for fiscal 1991 Call for pulling two heavy army divisions and two tactical fighter wings from Europe. The defense department told the Gao that while a Cut in total . Military personnel is Likely it would not be required by the treaty. . Officials Are Uncertain whether wording in the original proposal by president Bush which called for the demobilization of troops removed from Europe did in fact mean eliminating slots from total military strength. The report said savings from the cafe treaty would not be nearly so great if the personnel in Europe were simply moved to stateside units. Despite those uncertainties the report found that among nato allies Only the United states can achieve a significant a peace dividend because of the anticipated troop level reductions. Only limited savings Are expected to result from reduced equipment Levels although Pentagon officials anticipate Long term savings in equipment operations and maintenance. The excess equipment left after troop Levels drop May be stored in Europe to meet . Reinforcement and resupply requirements the report said. Analysts used the Cost figures for implementing the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty to evaluate the expense of verifying the cafe agreements. The annual Cost of implementing the inf treaty which eliminated an entire class of nuclear weapons was about $150 million. Some . Officials believe that the greater scope and complexity of a cafe agreement would mean greater costs. The report estimated that nato equipment to be destroyed under the treaty would include 2,224 tanks 1,000 aircraft 800 armoured combat vehicles and 828 artillery pieces. Under the inf treaty 846 . Missiles were destroyed. F the proposed treaty also Calls for inspections of about 3,000 Warsaw pact Sites compared to Only soviet inf  from Page 1 edition. He received insulin while in Captivity and had disposable Needles available. Further medical tests will determine if Pohill has any other medical problems and if he will need specific treatment while at Wiesbaden. Doctors have not found any broken Bones bruises or scars to indicate Polhill was physically maltreated Koskinen said. Polhill has told doctors he was confined to one room had no Opportunity to exercise was occasionally blindfolded and received Little information from the outside world. He did not know for instance that the Berlin Wall had fallen. He was occasionally prove we with Reading material and at one Point received a copy of economist Magazine . Officials said. Polhill a sports fan has been asking about t world series and the super bowl a . Official Saio. Despite his ordeal his thoughts Are Clear Ana shows no signs of mental aberration or Post Truro stress syndrome although problems could Deve a it Koskinen said. Polhill has not decided if he will talk to the Media. Koskinen said Polhill is my fellow hostages left behind and aware that what n could have a negative Impact on them. He told Koskinen a i just want to be Doggone Asu that my friends Back there get out As soon As Poss  
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