European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Panel finds Durenberger a unethical a Page 5 the St Rand tripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces a vol. 49, no. 97 Friday july 20,1990 Good morning a a. 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a baseball legend also fined $50,000 in tax evasion Case Cincinnati apr a fallen baseball hero Pete Rose was sentenced thursday to five months in prison and fined $50,000 for cheating on his taxes. A i have no excuses because its All my fault a the former manager of the Cincinnati reds baseball team said. A i lost my dignity i lost my self respect. And i almost lost a lot of dear Rose was sentenced for failing to report More than $354,000 from baseball Memorabilia sales autograph appearances and the gambling for which he was banned from professional baseball. . District judge s. Arthur Spiegel also ordered Rose to spend three months in a Halfway House after the prison term and perform 1,000 hours of Community service with inner City youths. He could have sentenced Rose to six years in prison and a $500,000 Fine. Spiegel repeatedly referred to roses standing As a baseball hero but said he had to ignore roses Fame in considering punishment. A today we Are not dealing with the legend a he said. The 49-year-old Rose blames his Trou sex Cincinnati reds manager Pete Rose is escorted into court by a Federal marshal. Dumpster dwellers disparage of Rcd a temporary living quarters Bles on a gambling related disorder for which he a getting treatment. He first denied having a gambling problem when friends told investigators he bet on Cincinnati reds games while managing the team. He still denies betting on baseball but accepted a lifetime ban from the sport East August. He is eligible next month to apply for reinstatement to baseball but has indicated he will not do so. Rose limping from a knee injury showed no visible reaction when he was sentenced. But earlier roses voice broke As he told the judge he was sorry. A your Honor id like to say in a very sorry very shameful to be Here today in front of you a Rose said. His voice broke once when he recounted for the judge How his wife Carol had to Tell their child that Quot daddy a a Spiegel allowed Rose to remain free until aug. 10, so that he May have surgery on his injured knee. Then he is expected to report to a Federal prison in Ashland by. Spiegel praised roses a com see Rose on Back Page by Steve Taylor Munich Bureau Chie Smee West Germany a the buildings look so much like dumpsters that even the garbage collectors mistake them never realizing they really Are temporary living quarters for 24 employees of the armed forces recreation Center. A every thursday they come around and Knock on the door a says James Guiou a 19-year-old resident from bad sibling. Once they discover the mistake the garbage collectors say they did no to realize anyone lived there and that they Are sorry. A so Are we Quot the residents always say according to Guiou. The living quarters referred to As Moon base or the garbage bins by arc employees were set up by the hotel Chain for employees Given jobs under its summer hire program. Measuring 8 feet by 20 feet each of the six boxes houses four people. And while they have electricity there a no running water. Residents of bins must use bathrooms and showers in nearby dorms or at the Campground facility. They be complained to management about the cramped conditions. Arc workers staying in the on site employee dormitory Are required to pay 52 Marks a month for housing but Moon base quarters Are free. Some employees were surprised by the living arrangements while others were not. Matt Sandoval the son of a retired air Force master sergeant in Wei Brincken knew what he was getting into before he was hired in june. Sandoval said the Orange containers Are temporary quarters. A there just Isnit enough room for All the employees he said. While the limited quarters might be temporary and a a won to kill us a As Guiou put it others Aren t too Happy a a it a ridiculous a said Christin Mcghee 19, from Ramstein where her father serves in the air Force she said the quarters Are so close that when one person gets sick they All get sick. A they said it would be temporary but we be been living Here for a month and a half Quot Mcgee said. A the housing Isnit what it should be at the moment a acknowledged Rich Gorman arc Chiem Sce general manager. A Tor the most part its the Best i can do but in a not Happy with the room shortage is a direct result of a Lack of available employees within commuting distance. That has forced arc to hire More people who live outside the local area including for the first time some from the states. Housing in the area is not affordable and a it Falls to us to provide it a Gorman said. A we have More people who need housing than we can , Gorman said that he has submitted plans to build another dormitory but getting it through the system takes time. Guest hotel rooms Are 100 percent booked for the rest of the summer so they re not available for employees he said. A a we re doing everything we can to solve the prob see dwellers on Back Page airline flights to from the . Hard to come by by Randy Mcclain financial writer flying to the United states is a big problem for . Service members without reservations this summer with most commercial airlines reporting heavy traffic and few seats to sell. A the flights Are full Quot said Helmut Schilling manager of sales administration for pan am in Frankfurt West Germany a for Economy class especially it is very difficult to find a seat. Airline officials and travel agents alike say numerous factors Are conspiring to make this a Banner year for air traffic Between Europe and the United states. The Strong Deutsch Mark and the weak american Dollar Are key factors enticing european travellers to Jet to a number of vacation spots in the states including new York Florida and even the Midwest. And political upheaval in Eastern Europe has made this Side of the Atlantic a popular spot for american vacationers adding to the difficulty of finding a seat on flights crisscrossing the Ocean. A a lot of people want to see the Berlin Wall coming Down Quot Schilling said. Business travel to Europe also is up As exec see flights on Back Page
