European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Troops out Hessen Leader says Usa eur of Philippines., a in to years to study base closure appeals by Peggy Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau Pir Masens West Germany a american troops could be gone from the Philippines in 10 years according to that Pacific nations ambassador to West Germany. A at Best i can give you a guess a Bienvenido a. Tan or. Said thursday in an interview while attending an asian Pacific american heritage Celebration in the Pir Masens military Community. A it would be in maybe 10  Tan said the removal of american troops probably w would not occur Fig Fly sooner because a a a the situation is still not As stable As we would like it to  a i think that eventually the americans will pull out. As the need for the bases diminishes then Tan there is no need for America to spend that kind of Money a Tan said. A right now the important item is to keep the Friendship continuing an understanding of the needs of both countries so that in the future relationship Between the countries the needs of both countries Are addressed a he said. . Officials want to retain the six bases at least for the Short term. Negotiators concluded a round of talks last week aimed at extending leases that expire in 1991. The talks yielded a settlement to the dispute Over . Compensation to the Philippines. Philippine negotiators had threatened to scuttle the talks unless the United states met a $222 million shortfall in the annual $461 million Aid plan. The talks which began May 14, have triggered violence. On the Day before the meetings began two . Servicemen Bers were killed outside Clark a in an attack believed to have been carried out by communist rebels. Protesters shouting a Yankee go Home later clashed with police in Manila. Related photo Page 8. A this is a move by insurgent movements in our country to Force the hand of the philippine government so that we will adopt the position of total removal of american bases a Tan said criticizing the killings. If the american militai7 left the installations would not remain vacant. Tan said the University of the Philippines has been working for two years to develop plans to use the Sites for Industrial purposes ship repair and  attitudes on sex liberalized in 1980s Hong Kong apr a new sex Survey conducted in China says attitudes have liberalized in the past decade of openness to the outside world but there is a great need for sex education. �?o1 believe that chinese concepts of sex Are in a process of change a said Liu dal ing whose Shanghai sex sociological research Center conducted the Survey. A a we be broken through some of the old concepts but not  Soldier caught Warsaw Poland apr a Soldier accused of shooting to death four fellow military Academy cadets was apprehended Friday after a we Klong manhunt the official Pap news Agency reported. By de Reavis staff writer Wiesbaden West Germany a the . Army in Europe will form a committee to review appeals by Hessen officials for closure of certain bases the states minister president said Friday. The comments by Walter Wallmann came one Day after he returned from talks in Washington with High ranking government officials including Secretary of defense Dick Cheney. Wallmann is the second minister president to have travelled to Washington to push for troop withdrawals. In late March Carl Ludwig Wagner of Rhein land Pfalz presented . Defense officials with a list of 12 facilities that he would like vacated. Wallmann urged the United states to make Hessen the first place from which american troops withdraw. At the same time he Learned about the plans for the committee which was described As a consultation group. A i was told in Washington that the consultation group would seriously study our suggestions for solving the problems of Low level flying and getting the . Military out of Urban centers such As Frankfurt and Hanau a Wallmann said. Usa eur officials were unavailable for comment Friday which was a training Holiday. Wallmann said his plans hinge on the outcome of the Vienna disarmament talks. A we done to want to Force the americans out of Hessen. There will be an american military presence in Hessen for some time to come. I was told by several officials that the . Did not intend to make the same mistake it made after world War i and withdraw from Europe a he said. A but if they do decide to Cut troop strength we want them to begin with areas that will be advantageous to our population and economic development a Rhein main air base for  Wallmann said he found the americans moderately optimistic about the chances of reaching an agreement in Vienna Austria although the soviets Are slowing the Progress. A i also have the feeling that despite the outcome in Vienna the . Is determined to Cut troop strength in Europe by 10 percent because of the monetary reasons. That a Why it was Good i went there to underscore our expectations a Wallmann said. During his five Day stay in Washington Wallmann also met with Deputy Secretary of state Lawrence Eagleburger and White House National Security adviser Brent scowcroft. President Bush greeted Wallmann during his White House meeting with scowcroft. Wallmann strip was originally ridiculed by the opposition social democrats and the greens who thought Wallmann would Confer Only with minor officials. A i can to emphasize enough How fruitful the trip was a Wallmann said. Airman who came to Aid of woman gets aft a highest peacetime award Hahn a West Germany a amps a an airman shot after trying to break up a robbery has been awarded the airman a medal the highest enlisted medal Given in peacetime for heroism. Airman 1st class Jeffery t. Kester son with the 50th equipment Maint so at Hahn a was on his honeymoon with his wife Debra in August 1988, when he saw a Man attack a woman outside a Bank in Riverside Calif. A i thought it was a family squabble at first a he said. Kesterson now 21, said that when he attempted to break up the fight the Man knocked the woman Down grabbed her purse and ran. Kesterson said the fleeing Man pulled a .38-caliber revolver and shot him in the thigh. A the first sensation was like an aluminium baseball Bat hitting a hardball grand slammed out of the Park a he said. A right after that was a burning sensation. My leg was totally on  the robber got away with $1,500 in government checks and $5 in Cash. He was never apprehended. Kesterson said As Many As 20 people witnessed the incident but no one else intervened. Kesterson received letters of appreciation from then Secretary of Interior Donald Hodel and the Riverside chief of police. The woman Janet Eubanks worked for the Federal Bureau of land management. She was treated at a Hospital and released. Kesterson spent a week in a military Hospital and two More convalescing in Moreno Valley Calif., before coming to West Germany. Kesterson said Eubanks and her husband came to the Hospital to thank him. Fellow inmate tries to kill Hamadi attorney wants charges brought from staff and wire reports Frankfurt West Germany a a fellow inmate tried to kill convicted Twa Hijacker Mohammed Ali Hamadi with a knife the terrorist s attorney said Friday. Gabriele Steck Bromme said her office is seeking charges of attempted manslaughter against the inmate at Frankfurt a pre Ungetheim prison. She identified him As Youssef Mashiah an israeli citizen. A the men were returning to their cells from the recreation room when Mashiah tried to Stab Hamadi in the neck. Hamadi shrugged to avoid the blow and caught the knife in his upper Arm a Steck Bromme said. Although Hamadi did not require stitches a 6-Inch Cut on his Arm had to be bandaged she said. The attack occurred May 5, and Steck Brommers office asked that charges be filed against Mashiah on May 9. A spokesman for the Frankfurt prosecutors office said he could not provide any immediate information on whether charges had been filed. Hamadi a lebanese shiite moslem is serving a life sentence for the murder of a . Sailor during the 1985 hijacking. His lawyer said Mashiah had recently been jailed on a conviction for illegal drug deals and had been kept in the same prison area As Hamadi. A Mashiah had bothered Hamadi be fore but prison officials did no to do anything to put him in a separate area. He was caught possessing weapons in prison several times and was recently moved to the cell next to Hamadi a she said. Hamadi is believed to be a member of Hezbollah or party of god a Radical group Western officials say is responsible for numerous kidnappings in Lebanon. The group is reportedly holding . And other hostages. Hamadi was tried in Frankfurt and confessed to hijacking Twa flight 847 on june 14, 1985, and diverting the Athens to Rome flight to Beirut Lebanon. He was convicted of murder in the shooting death of . Navy diver Robert Stethem a passenger on the plane. Suspect in Park slayings examined Frankfurt West Germany a amps a a Man who told police that he killed six people in Frankfurt Parks after receiving orders from heaven is being examined at a psychiatric Hospital a police spokesman said Friday. A a he la remain there until the experts decide whether he a capable of serving time in prison or he must remain in a closed mental institution. That process usually takes some time a the spokesman said. Arthur Gatter a 50-year-old unemployed electrician from Frankfurt Bornheim is suspected of killing four homeless men and two other men who happened to be in City Parks. The slayings began in february. Gatter was arrested Early tuesday after a homeless Man was severely beaten while sleeping on a Park Bench. After his arrest Gatter admitted the six slayings and two attempted killings police said. The suspect told police that he had received orders from heaven to Send bodies to the a Empire of the  Gatter possessed details about the crimes that Only the killer could have known the police spokesman said