European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes Friday May 25,1990 news update boy found dead Clovis . Apr a 6-Ycar-old who was the object of a search by thousands of towns ple aft weeks ago was found dead in the Poi Ter he disappeared two Back of a station Wagon parked outside his Home police said. The cause of Matthew Roberts death was not immediately known. Police chief Caleb Chandler said the body was found by pass ers by who noticed a Strong odor coming from the car wednesday night. The boy was in a 2-by-2-foot compartment in the car which had been loaned to his family by a Friend. Chandler said. The child disappeared May 8. His Mother had left him with his 76-Ycar-old grandmother while she drove to a store authorities said. He apparently tried to follow his Mother and ran out of the House before his grandmother could Slop him. Possible closing consolidation of Munich facilities under study Frankfurt ets service to be interrupted Frankfurt West Germany a the military european Telephone system will be interrupted in the Frankfurt military Community from 6 to 8 . Today while technicians upgrade the Telephone switching software. About 2,000 lines with an ets prefix of 320 will be affected according to a statement from 5th signal come in Worms. Many of the lines Are in the Abrams Complex. During the service interruption the following civilian numbers can be used for emergency service a ambulance a 069-1541 -116. A fire �?069-555-555. A military police a 069-1541-114. A crisis intervention a 069-15416292. European come wont comment on spy report Stuttgart West Germany a the . European come would not comment thursday on a West German Magazine report that a spy has been working at a major nato Headquarters possibly at the command itself. A we do not comment on intelligence matters a said army maj. David Compton a command spokesman. The Magazine Quick reported wednesday that the spy had told the former communist government in East Germany about National Security Agency working methods a . Intelligence officers conference and a . Military study of ways to Block soviet High frequency  an article in thursdays edition incorrectly quoted Brig. Gen. Charles Bishop As saying Libya Syria and Israel Are a threat to Europe. The Safe intelligence chief said that hostilities in those and other Middle Eastern countries Are a threat to . Interests in Europe a Southern Region. An article thursday incorrectly referred to Sydney Hickey As a Man. She is the associate director of government relations for the National military family association. A a graphic in thursdays paper incorrectly reported the number of pow Camps in which author James Bacque alleges that As Many As 1 million German prisoners May have died. The Canadian says about 1,800 . And French Camps located in Belgium France and Germany were involved. By Rosemary Sawyer staff writer the commander of the . Army in Europe has ordered a study into the possible closure or consolidation of . Installations in Munich West Germany. The decision comes a month after a Munich Community official talked about a multimillion Dollar plan to turn the area into an a environmentally balanced Village by 2000. I corps officials will conduct the study which is expected to be completed in late july. Vii corps commander it. Gen. Frederick Franks jr., will then make recommendations to Gen. Crosbie Saint Usa eur commander. Saint will make the final decision. Usa eur spokesman Jim Boyle said thursday that the study is being conducted a was part of an operations  he was unable to say whether it was related to changes in the East bloc or budget cutbacks. The command has told the West Ger Man defense and finance ministries head works Council and local government about the study according to a Usa eur statement issued wednesday. Munich is the Home of the 66th military intelligence brigade the european Headquarters of the army and air Force Exchange service Europe and the University of Maryland Munich Campus. About 800 service members 3,000 civilian employees and their families live in the Southern bavarian Community. A we have no idea at this stage what the study will indicate a said it. Col. Chuck Fothergill the Munich Community executive officer. Major tenant units were informed of the study on wednesday and the smaller units were told thursday during staff Call Fothergill said. A a we re going into it with an open mind a Fothergill said. A we done to look at this As being a for sure Type of thing that Munich would be closed or  received no indication that such a study was in the offing. Last month Munich a Deputy Community commander col. Richard a. Man Pella talked of his vision for the Community in 2000. That vision included remodeler apartments a new shopping mall and min Parks. Manupella was unavailable for comment thursday. Saint ordered a similar study last month of . Facilities in bad Tolz about 30 Miles South of Munich. That Vii corps study will be completed by Early june. The army special operations Force Europe and a 10th special forces group battalion Are assigned to bad Tolz. In february Saint ordered Sheinberg military Community in Northwestern West Germany to close by oct. 1. He based the decision on a 10-month study and the need to save Money. The town located 10 Miles Northwest of Duisburg is Headquarters for the 7th theater army area come. It   Muj Wax Tuv ttv31 Vaju we vow Ilid Ucucu ic1 amp ii u1c fill i inc decl Ril Man defense and finance ministries Fothergill said Community leaders had area come. Health Secretary urges states to ban cigarette machines License retailers Washington apr health Sec be affected by the proposed Law. A ban on vending machines by first i rotary Louis Sullivan urged the states a spokesman for the tobacco inst strict inc their locations to places such Washington apr health Secretary Louis Sullivan urged the states thursday to ban cigarette vending machines License tobacco retailers and take other Steps to Stop Young people from buying tobacco. In testimony submitted to the Senate finance committee Sullivan said strengthening enforcement of Laws that prohibit the Sale of cigarettes to children is a the single most important Reform states could make to keep teen agers from taking up the habit. Sullivan proposed Model legislation that he urged the states to enact including a ban on vending machines that dispense cigarettes. A you can to buy Beer from a vending machine. Why should you be Able to Purchase cigarettes there a Sullivan asked. The package also includes a provision that would create a licensing system for tobacco retailers similar to the system used to control the Sale of alcoholic beverages. Another provision would Institute penalties including fines and License suspensions for retailers who sell cigarettes to minors. Sullivan said adult smokers would not be affected by the proposed Law. A spokesman for the tobacco Institute Walker Merryman said Sullivan a proposal was a an easy shot at the people who own and operate vending machines Quot but would not be effective at keeping tobacco away from children. A i Don t think that this is going to do anything to affect the number of Young people who buy cigarettes a men Man said. A we know from a variety of surveys that a very Small percentage of minors who buy cigarettes buy them from vending  Ahron Leichtman president of citizens against tobacco smoke praised Sullivan s ideas which he said could a become the Centrepiece of americans War against drugs. The momentum is building for an All out Battle against  after his testimony Sullivan was asked by reporters Why he was proposing a state by state solution rather than a uniform Federal Law. He said that a by encouraging the Stales to enforce their Laws. We would use the system that a already in  he said the states could phase in such a ban on vending machines by first restricting their locations to places such As nightclubs and bars where children Are not permitted. A problems done to always have to be solved with a Broad Swath from the Federal government a he said. Sullivan also said he supported the intent of anti smoking legislation that was passed by a Senate committee last week but he added that the administration does not support the legislation because it would create another Federal bureaucracy. Finance committee chairman Lloyd Bentsen said he was interested in Sullivan a approach and said that the proposed Model state legislation a is a Good step  anti smoking legislation approved last week by the Senate labor and human resources committee would spend $110 million on a program to encourage states to enforce Laws against the Sale of cigarettes to minors including restrictions on vending machines. The Bush administration in february said Many provisions of the legislation were unnecessary. 3rd Soldier pleads guilty in sex Case Mainz West Germany a amps a an 8th inf div Seiwin remember on thursday became the third Soldier to plead guilty to carnal knowledge in a feb. 18 incident involving a female american family member a division spokesman said. Pfc. Andrew Robinson of co a 12th engr in in Derheim was sentenced by a general court martial jury to 10 years in prison a bad conduct discharge reduction to the lowest enlisted rank and total forfeiture of All pay and allowances maj. Michael Maher said. Previously two co a soldiers pleaded guilty at separate general courts martial to engaging in sexual activities with a child under the age of 16 during the incident in Wiesbaden Maher said. Pfc. Stanley j. Smith was sentenced March 30 to our years confinement and pfc. Ivan l Brooks was sentenced april 27 to 18 months confinement. Both soldiers were Given a bad conduct discharge reduced to the lowest enlisted rank and ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances. Maher would not provide any information about the victim because she is a minor. Details of the incident cannot be released because a fourth member of the unit also is charged with carnal knowledge. Pvt. 1 Kerry l. Collins is still awaiting a court martial Date Maher said. Irs wont tax agent Orange settlements Washington a payments from the agent Orange settlement fund Are free from Federal income tax according to the internal Revenue service. An estimated 60,000 . Veterans Are eligible for payments because of sickness or disability caused by exposure to the chemical defoliant during duty in Vietnam. Survivors of deceased veterans who receive payments from the fund May also exclude them from Federal income tax payments from the fund began in 1989. In a ruling issued on May 16, an irs official said such payments constitute damages paid for personal injury or sickness and therefore Are non taxable. The ruling also states that the income generated from the investment of the funds assets is not taxable to either the fund or recipients of fund distributions. The fund was created in 1984 by the . District court for the Eastern District of new York and is administered under the authority of a court appointed special master. The tax treatments outlined in the ruling apply Only to the agent Orange settlement fund