European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 a a the stars and stripes thursday april 26,1990 news briefs dutch Driver accused in crash that Hurt 19 gis from staff and wire reports Schinnen the Netherlands a a dutch Driver has been charged with Drunken driving in a crash that injured 19 american soldiers a spokesman for the National police said wednesday. Witnesses said the car was travelling at High Speed and weaving in and out of traffic before it sideswiped the army bus monday. Both vehicles rolled Over several times before Landing in a ditch along the four Lane expressway a-76. As of tuesday 11 service members had been treated and released. Of the six remaining in the Hospital two have serious injuries. The dutch Driver also is hospitalized police spokesman Theo Kroes said. The soldiers were from the 69th trans co 106 trans in in Bremerhaven West Germany. They were in the Netherlands to move cargo from one storage area to another a unit spokesman said. The Accident occurred while the men were headed to geleen for dinner he said. Among the seriously injured was service member Gary Davenport who suffered a fractured Skull. He is expected to be released from the de Wever Hospital in Heerlen in at few Days according to the Hospital. His rank was unavailable. Another crash victim who broke his spine Wasny to identified. The geleen Hospital said the slightly injured included sgt. 1st class Casey Mack 40 staff sgt. Larry Savage 32 and pfc. Jonathan Simms 20.bush oks Nicaragua Aid As Chamorro gets sworn in Washington apr president Bush on wednesday signed a formal declaration that Nicaragua is no longer a marxist Leninist country restored its sugar Export quota and provided $2.5 million in medical Relief. The White House announced the Aid package for the former sandinista government As vice president Dan Quayle was flying to wednesdays inauguration of Violeta Chamorro As Nicaragua a new president. Lafontaine badly wounded in knifing by woman at rally Bonn West Germany apr a female assailant stabbed top opposition politician Oskar Lafontaine in the neck during a Campaign rally wednesday and his wound appears to be serious officials said. The Adf television network said doctors at a Cologne Hospital Are fighting to save Lafontaine a life. Lafontaine has been picked to Challenge West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in the december Federal elections. Officials with Lafontaine a social democratic party said the attack occurred in Cologne during a Campaign rally. A Middle aged woman wearing a White dress approached Lafontaine with a bouquet of Flowers and stabbed him said Adf. According to the West German Interior ministry Lafontaine was stabbed in the neck and the injury was apparently life threatening. A ministry spokesman who asked not to be identified said Lafontaine a wound had struck an artery. The politician was rushed to a Cologne Hospital said the spokesman. A a woman was arrested on suspicion of stabbing Lafontaine he said. Further details were not immediately available. Closing of installations at bad Tolz to be studied Heidelberg West Germany a the commander of the . Army Europe on wednesday ordered a study on the feasibility of closing . Installations at bad Tolz. Vii corps in coordination with the Munich military Community will conduct the study which is expected to be completed in Early june. The Vii corps commander it. Gen. Frederick Franks jr., will then make a recommendation to Gen. Crosbie Saint Usa eur commander who will make the final decision. Bad Tolz located about 30 Miles South of Munich is Home to the army special operations Force Europe and a battalion from 10th special forces group. A Usa eur news release said appropriate officials in the German ministries of defense and finance As Well As state and local governments and the works Council had been informed of the study. A should Saint intend to close or modify operations at bad Tolz appropriate Federal state local officials and the Usa eur head works Council will be informed a the statement said. F-15 Pilot ejects safely Over North sea Oesterberg a Netherlands a an air Force Pilot assigned to the 32nd tac fighter group ejected safely from an f-15 fighter Jet Over the North sea wednesday. Maj. George d. Hulsey was flying in a three ship formation during a nato air defense exercise at about 3 45 . Wednesday when he ejected about 20 Miles East of Grimsby Humberside England. Hulsey was picked up by a passing British Petroleum ship and taken to the Raf Lakenheath Hospital. Doctors said Hulsey was in Good condition wednesday but would be held overnight for observation said maj Gregg Smith 17th air Force spokesman. Information on what prompted Hulsey to eject was not available wednesday. The other two aircraft participating in the training Mission returned safely to Oesterberg a. The air Force will conduct an official investigation into the  from Page 1 Spain the naval air facility Mildenhall . The naval air station Souda Bay Crete the naval Supply office la mad Dalena Italy and the naval Hospital in Rota Spain. A Navy spokesman said that the compilation is an informal list that is part of the Early stages of the services review of All Shore establishments. The review is expected to be completed in july or August. A appearance of a facility. In no Way indicates its on some hit list a said it. Cmdr. Craig Quigley of the Navy a Media information division. He added that any installation making the final closure or realignment list will be included in the fiscal 1992 budget. A Nav eur spokesman said wednesday that he knew nothing of the list sch Roeder produced. He said he could not comment on it. The list is certain to create a juror in Congress where lawmakers reacted angrily in january to defense Secretary Dick Cheney a plan to close or scale Back More than 72 Domestic facilities and 14 overseas installations. Members of Congress criticized Cheney a list As partisan for singling out bases in democratic districts. Commenting on the new Navy list Schroeder questioned How the Pentagon a politically wants us to vote to open and close bases at the same  Navy officials had appeared before the House armed services subcommittees to discuss the importance of a Home porting a which places the Navy a Fleet of 550 ships at 41 ports. A strategic Home porting remains a valid military objective because of its beneficial effect on peacetime readiness a said Jacqueline Schafer assistant Secretary of the Navy for installations and environment. According to the list closing the Home port on Staten Island n.y., which is 90 percent completed would Cost $142 million and result in annual savings of $7 million. Among other installations on the list were those located in Hunters Point calif., and Sand Point Wash. A naval air station in Brunswick Maine and a naval Supply school in Athens ga., Home state of the chairman of the Senate armed services committee democratic sen. Sam Nunn. The list also included consolidating 13 facilities including two at the naval base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba two in Michigan two in Oregon and three in Wisconsin Aspinw a Home state. The Navy is considering keeping open six facilities that had been included on Cheney a list As candidates for closure or realignment. All Are in California including the naval station in Alameda and the shipyard in Long Beach. Here is a Brief description of the european bases on the list a the . Naval air facility at Mildenhall has three uc-12m air planes used to carrying mainly cargo mail and passengers to other Navy units and Headquarters throughout Europe and the Mediterranean Region. There Are 24 Navy people and 10 civilians assigned to the unit a the primary Mission of the naval station Rota is to support the 6th Fleet. The base and its tenant commands provide ships entering and leaving the Mediterranean fuel food spare parts and ammunition. The naval station is also Home to an electronic air reconnaissance Squadron and a logistical support Squadron. A the $12.5 million Rota naval Hospital which opened last August is located at the naval station. The new 116,00-Square-foot facility is More than double the size of the previous Hospital. A the Souda Bay naval support activity about 15 Miles from Chania Crete replenishes 6th Fleet ships. A the la Maddalena Navy support office on Sardinia a northernmost archipelago provides base facilities for sailors assigned to the submarine tender Orion which is moored at a nearby nato fuel and ammunition site. The Onon is the Only submarine tender in the  from Page 1 flight Leader with 222 hours in the f-16 of which 13.8 were instructor hours. He was not yet an instructor because he was comparatively new to the f-16 and still had to develop More proficiency with the fighters radar. He was the top graduate in his class in f-16 conversion training. Kallman also had 2,024 hours in several other tactical fighters. Several factors that could have contributed to the Accident were pinpointed in the report. They include a Kallman did not know of written comments about Sundstrom concerning communication problems during engagements. A the Squadron commander had not established a minimum requirement for videotape review of Wing men. Sundstrom a flight commander last reviewed a videotape of Sundstrom a air to air performance after flying with him on oct. 17. A there was confusion among Squadron pilots about terminology to be used during flight training and about some responsibilities for flight leads and win men. A Sundstrom had flown with five different flight leaders on his last eight sorties before the Accident. A . Air forces Europe regulation specifies that Crews should Fly in the same teams of Pilot and Wingman As much As possible. In Sundstrom a Squadron this was not done because of a competing requirements of up Grade training and different missions a the report said. The report said Sundstrom a ejection equipment was operational but did not work As it should have because is plane was rolling and pitching when he ejected. It also said that Kallman waited 2 v2 hours for medical attention after arriving at the Heidelberg he spa a Quot emergency room. Once blood samples were taken were not properly controlled forcing Kallman to Nave More taken at Hahn a when he returned to the Nase at 11 . That night. Nas of Jan. 31, the . Army claims service at Mannheim had received 25 claims involving the a Dent. One claim was for psychological Shock and others were for damaged property or lost ? j a s report said. Fourteen claims named 8 amounting to 598,690 Marks or about $344,