European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mem Yankees ote 11 fire Bucky Dent a Page 23 m mrk in the a in Fries authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good Ornim vol. 49, no. 54 thursday june 7, 1990 a a 25$ daily and sunday d 8693 a spy sentenced to life in prison judges find Conrad guilty of deadly acts of treason Clyde Lee Conrad before his conviction wednesday. A amps Ken George by Mary Neth staff writer Koblenz West Germany a retired . Army sergeant Clyde Lee Conrad was convicted of High treason wednesday and sentenced to life in prison. In announcing the verdict judge Ferdinand Schuth said Conrad was guilty of particularly deadly acts of treason that could have led to the destruction of West Germany and the nato forces. He also fined Conrad 2 million Marks or about $1.2 million and ordered that a Long list of properly items including computers and cameras be seized to help pay court costs. A icon Rad a High treason could have prompted a War a Schuth said. A the had turned Over the defense plans of the West. Knowing the defense plans of the nato forces the Eastern bloc could have been tempted to  Schuth called Conrad the worst traitor since the end of world War ii. Conrad had looked pensive up to the time of the sentencing but As it was announced he exchanged smiles with his attorney Klaus Himmerich. The 43-year-old american was arrested in August 1988 and accused of playing a leading role in a spy ring Selling army and nato defense secrets to the soviet bloc. He had been in investigative custody since then and throughout the trial which began Jan. 17. A sergeant first class at the time of his retirement in 1985, Conrad was last assigned to the 8th inf div in bad Kreuz Nach where he was in charge of a vault loaded with classified documents including All the secret plans of the division. After his retirement lie lived nearby with his German wife and son. In explaining the severity of the courts decision Schuth said the treason was made even More serious by the fact that he was in charge of the safely of the documents that he sold and that a horrible loss of lives could have resulted. Compounding the treason was Conradus attempt to sell information about his hungarian connections to the United states a the country he was bet saying the chief judge of the panel said. A reports from witnesses have shown that this Man was willing to kill and torture for Money. In the 13 years he practice his spying the court estimates that he made at least 2 million Marks a Schuth said. A when he was first approached in 1975 and asked to spy by his Boss of the time Zoltan Szabo then a . Army see spy on Back Page report on Bamberg Branch Bank claims race Bias unfair practices by Vince Crawley Numberg Bureau Bamberg West Germany a an army equal Opportunity report alleges racial discrimination and unfair hiring and promotion practices at the merchants National Bank Branch in Bamberg. The report the result of a complaint from a sergeant whose wife is a part time employee at the Bank also alleges that hiring Are done before Job announcements Are made. Officers wives and germans Are preferred for full time openings Over qualified part time employees who Are Black the report suggests. The Soldier staff sgt. Anthony Wrencher filed the complaint March 8 on behalf of his wife Diane. Mrs. Wrencher has worked at the Bank for two years and also has five years of full time banking experience in the United states. A the methods and procedures merchants National Bank uses to assign individuals full time positions along with their promotion practices Are questionable a wrote sgt. 1st class Kerry w. Coleman an equal Opportunity adviser for the 1st army dives 3rd brigade. A there is reason to suspect discrimination and unethical hiring practices Are occurring at merchants National Bank of Bamberg a he wrote in a March 13 report to the brigade commander. As the equal Opportunity adviser for Wrencher a military unit Coleman has no jurisdiction Over the Bank. However his report apparently went through channels to the Headquarters of the army in Europe which sent it to merchants Headquarters in Frankfurt. A the equal employment Opportunity act does not apply in Germany a a spokeswoman at the Bank a Headquarters said last week. A however the Bank is currently investigating this Case As is our policy with any  said the Bank received the complaint from Usa eur on May 4 and has passed it to Bank lawyers. The wrenches turned to the military for help after mrs. Wrencher discussed the problem with her supervisor and other officials at the Bank. She also visited her local civilian personnel office but was told that the Bank is outside the government complaint system. Coleman a report includes written statements by the wrenches and three others who Are either merchant employees or  in fact the German Gal just hired into a full time position has had several psf non sufficient funds checks returned has an overdrawn account and was banned from writing checks at the Bank a one employee said in a written statement. A is this the kind of person who should be helping others to manage their own accounts a. Another woman applying for a customer service position said she Felt the Job interview was going Well until asked if she was puerto rican she responded no see Bank on Back Page checkpoint Charlie to be torn Down Berlin come says Berlin apr checkpoint Charlie the most famous crossing through the now crumbling Berlin Wall is going to be dismantled the . Military said wednesday. A plans Are in motion for the eventual removal of Allied checkpoint Charlie. We will announce the Date of the ceremony and the disposition of the building when a final decision is made a said a statement from the . Berlin come capt. Pete Pierce spokesman for the command said he could not confirm West German news Media reports that the checkpoint would be taken Down this month. A no decision has been made on the Date a Pierce said. West German officials have already said they would end All passport and identity card checks at the Berlin Wall next month when the West German Mark officially replaces the East German currency and the two countries Start to merge their economies. That completely free passage by itself will make checkpoint Charlie obsolete