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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 3, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9 Over Here a amps Peggy Davidson children get close to the ground cleaning the cemetery area. At right busily scrubbing the Headstone of Marie Elisbeth Mcmuller who died in 1957, is Mark Feldman 8cub scouts brighten . Children a burial site by Peggy Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau Kaiserslautern West Germany a the resting place for Michelle Lynn Moultrie the daughter of american military parents who  afford to have her buried in the states came to Light last week. The red Stone grave Marker for the girl who died in 1965 was covered in a deep Moss and the lettering of her name was nearly worn away. But a Small group of cub scouts armed with scrub brushes scraped away the Moss and polished the Stone. The boys were part of a pack of cub scouts who donated two hours on a recent saturday morning to help fix up the neglected area in the Kaiserslautern City cemetery that is reserved for . Forces Kinder children of americans who  afford to Send their lost Little ones Back Home. The cemetery plot is the burial site of More than 430 children most of whom died in the 1950s and 1960s. The 20 cubs of Vogel Weh pack 69 set to work with brushes buckets of water and a touch of bleach to clean each grave Marker. They were helped out by younger Brothers and Sisters As Well As a few parents. After scrubbing the stones some of the cubs raked edged the Graves and bagged debris scattered through the cemetery within a cemetery. Mark Feldman 8, watched As one of the adults showed him How to scrub away the Moss and carefully scrape dirt from the letters on the Stone. Quot its fun a he said As he vigorously scrubbed his Way Down a Row of headstones. A this one is Marie Elisbeth me me Mcmuller Quot he said Reading the worn name with difficulty. Marie died in 1957. A this one died before 1 was born a called out another cub As he noticed the year 1965 on a Stone. This is the packs second year to clean the graveyard said Wayne Cole committee chairman for the pack. A last year the headstones were so covered with Moss that it took three trips to clean them All a lie  virus infects game software in Japan Tokyo apr data destroying computer viruses developed by a group of 40 japanese hackers including a High school student have been found in video game software nationwide officials said wednesday. A 17-year-old High school student phoned the Japan federation of computer clubs on monday and said the group had developed two kinds of viruses both programmed to destroy data stored in Sharp  x68000 personal computers federation spokesman Minoru Tanaka said. After the phone Call the Osaka based federation for personal computer users located the viruses in software for the video game a far Side Moon a distributed by the software firm Art Dink Tanaka said. About 50,000 computers Are believed to be infected and the federation has warned its 6,000 members about possible damage from the virus he added. Sharp corp. Officials were not available for comment because of a company Holiday. Tanaka said the student told the federation that the hackers started developing the viruses last june at the request of a computer firm employee and put them into circulation in september. Tanaka added that the student received $ 158 As a Reward and that the others probably got similar payments. The employee and his firm were not identified. The Only information Given about the student was that he was from Marugame in Kagawa prefecture in Western Japan. A i think i was embroiled in a corporate War a the nationally circulated newspaper Asahi Shimun quoted the student As saying. Tanaka said one virus was set to be activated july 4 to destroy data contained in the infected computers and on floppy disks and the second was designed to be activated at Midnight May 2. Art Dink has started recalling virus infected software while sending its software users a a a vaccine disk designed to eliminate the virus said arts Ink a Shige to Sako. The company would provide 5,000 to 6,000 such disks at a Cost of More than $63,000 Sako said. A to prevent computer related crimes which in a afraid will increase Japan should enact a Law against such computer hackers a Sako said. The country has no Law against computer viruses. Meanwhile the National police Agency has begun its own investigation into the incident which May be a violation of a Law that prohibits impeding a business by damaging its computers and calculators Kyodo news service reported. The crime carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and a Fine of up to $2,530, police told  hold 7 executives from a super gun firms London apr customs officials have arrested seven executives from two British companies under investigation for allegedly Selling parts of a a super gun to Iraq the customs and excise department said wednesday. Fourteen executives from the two firms Sheffield forge masters ltd., and Walter Somers ltd., were picked up tuesday for questioning. A seven men have been arrested were detained overnight and Are continuing to assist with inquiries. The other seven were released one of whom will return today wednesday to give further assistance a said a customs spokesman who spoke on condition he was not identified. Eight giant tubes manufactured by Sheffield forge masters were seized by British customs officers on april 12 at the port of Middlesbrough. Military experts later said the tubes could be used As the barrel of a giant gun. The iraqi government and the company have said they were intended for a petrochemical Plant. The company has said it had government permission to sell the lubes to Iraq. Walter Somers supplied Iraq in october with equip ment its engineers now believe May have been part of a Hydraulic recoil mechanism for the gun project. Trucks heading for Iraq with steel forgings from Walter Somers were stopped in Turkey and Greece late last month and greek authorities arrested the British Driver. The questioning and arrests sparked an outcry in the House of commons on tuesday night by lawmakers from All parties. The commons Trade and Industry select committee was due to Start an inquiry into the a super gun affair later wednesday. The names of those arrested were not released. Government sources said four were from Sheffield forge masters and three were from Walter Somers a subsidiary of Eagle Star. Conservative lawmaker sir Hal Miller said he had been told that Peter Mitchell managing director of Walter Somers had been arrested and initially denied Access to a lawyer until his wife intervened. A i should like a government minister to make a statement on How this comes to pass a he said. Opposition labor party lawmaker Richard Caborn said the contracts the executives were being questioned about a were cleared by the department of Trade and  he demanded the government answer a series of questions about the affair. Miller said he had evidence supporting both firms claims of being innocent. Britain imposed an arms embargo on Iran and Iraq during their eight year War and has not lifted it because no formal cease fire has been signed. Customs officers have said the tubes built by Sheffield forge masters could be assembled to make a 131-foot gun barrel with a 39-Inch bore. The company has said that 44 sections of tubing have already been delivered to Iraq and there has been speculation that an even longer barrel May have been intended. A week before the april 12 seizure of the steel tubes Iraq placed an urgent order with Walter Somers for a component that the company fears May have been an aiming device. The order was refused  
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