European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes thursday August 2,1990 news updates hostage Case London apr a magistrates court on monday remanded into custody for one week a Man. Who police say held 100 people hostage in a London nightclub for 11 hours sunday Hani Elrayes 30, a London importer and exporter appeared before the Bow Street magistrates court on two charges of false imprisonment possessing a firearm with intent 1o endanger life perpetrating a bomb hoax and making death threats. There was no application for bail and Elrayes is scheduled to appear in court again on aug. 6. A the charges were translated into arabic for Elrayes who was identified As syrian born by the Domestic news Agency press association. Police said negotiators pursue add Elrayes to give up his last six hostages at the Tokyo Joe nightclub in London a Mayfair District. He surrendered sunday at 12 10 . Bangladesh floods Dhaka Bangladesh apr fourteen people drowned in flood Waters sunday raising the death toll to 65 in a month of flooding that has also left 2 million homeless officials said monday. Nine of the weekend casualties were children Relief officials said. The officials speaking on condition of anonymity said 25 of Bangladesh a 64 districts have been inundated by Monsoon Rains and overflowing Rivers. Floods also have destroyed crops in this agricultural nation where most people live below the poverty line. The nine children died in the Northwestern Sira Jeanj and Bogra districts where hooding has been worst the officials said. Five other deaths were reported in a Abigana. Channel death London apr a worker on the British Side of the Channel Tunnel being Borci Between England and France was electrocuted police said monday. His was the ninth death on the project. Police said Charles Mccurl 45, died sunday night but they gave no further details. The death comes less than three weeks after trans Manche link the Anglo French construction consortium of 10 companies building the Tunnel pledged immediate action to improve safety standards. The move came after Britain s health and safety executive demanded tighter safety controls. There have been seven deaths on the projects British Side and two on the French Side As workers dig the 31-mile Tunnel. Berlin brigade Soldier killed during training Berlin a a be Lin brigade Soldier was killed monday in a night live fire training exercise at the Wil Hecken training area the . Come in Berlin said tuesday. The incident occurred during a platoon ambush exercise capt. Pete Pierce said. Sources at Wal Flecken said the exercise was on an m-16 infantry Man Euver Range. The Soldier from the 6th in 502nd inf regt died in route to the Fulda City Hospital according to Pierce. The soldiers name was being withheld until his family has been notified. The 7th army training Center is investigating the Accident. No other information was available. Court was often hit by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer bad Kreuz Nach West Germany a the 8-Ycar-old daughter of an army staff sergeant was forced to sleep in the bathroom floor and stand in the corpor for hours at a time in the weeks before her death her Sisters testified tuesday. The girls also said Michele Valdez was frequently whipped by her father and Stepmother. Staff sgt. Ricardo Valdez is charged with murder in Michele a death. His West German wife Christina is under investigation by Mainz authorities for possible child abuse but not murder said Gunter Muth the state prosecutor in Mainz. A we Hope to finish the investigation in the near future. Mrs. Valdez is free to come and go As she a teases. She has not been placed under am kind of restrictions a Muth said in a Telephone interview. Valdez who is assigned to he co 4th bn.34th Armor in Mainz is also charged with maiming three counts of child be Gleet assault on a child under age 16 and larceny of military property. The second Day of his general court martial was held tuesday. A a medical authorities said Michele died March 27 or 28 of staphylococcal pneumonia. The prosecution argues that the uncommon Type of of Hermonia was caused by bacteria that entered her bloodstream through sores related to beatings. It contends that the bacteria entered the blood through Mouth injuries including Loose and missing Teeth and tearing around the Comers of the Mouth or through a bedsores. Doctors said Michele developed the bedsores from sleeping on one hip to relieve pain in her other hip where she had severe bruising and swelling the hip was so misshapen that doctors initially thought it was broken or dislocated. An autopsy revealed that the muscle tissue was dead and abscessed. Michele a 10-Ycar-old sister Nellaka Valdez and 8-year-old Stepsister Charlene Young told the court tuesday that Michele was repeatedly forced to stand in inc Comer until three weeks before her  was Only allowed tit of the Comer for meals which Sitf ate apart from the rest of the family. Under questioning they testified in soft voices that Michele was unable to stand up during the last couple of weeks before her death Aid spent All her time lying on the bathroom floor with the door shut. They recalled How Michele was hit often with a shoe suitcase strap or Belt when she soiled her clothes or bedding. Investigators said Valdez said in a sworn statement that Michele slept on the floor of the bedroom and later the bathroom because of this problem. Michele had no Blanket or Pillow in the bathroom because Christina Valdez had said the Rug would be warm enough the sergeants statement said. When asked by investigators about his daughter s injuries Valdez said her Teeth fell out when he was trying to resuscitate her in route to the Hospital on the Day she died. He said her swollen Ankles were from standing in the Comer All Day and it her fractured wrist was the result of a fall. His sworn statements which were read to the court by the investigators who took them included admitting to kicking Michele two times in january and february. He said he kicked her in the buttocks and Only with his Bare foot. He said he never kicked her a with full Force or with combat  Valdez a statement also said he had caught Michele a Sisters kicking Heron at least one occasion. Michele a Sisters acknowledged under questioning that they had kicked her. Charlene said that while Valdez had told them not to do it Christina Valdez told them not to listen to him. Nelleke testified that she had heard her Stepmother threaten to Jeave their father if he did no to get rid of Michele. In a letter to his Mother that was found in the Home Valdez wrote a it has gotten so bad that Christina can to control her anymore. Michele just does no to listen to Christina. Christina said she wanted Michele out by  two of Valdez a neighbors in Clark housing area at Fin then army Airfield testified that they did no to know the family had four children. Christina Valdez also has a 7-year-old daughter who lived with them. Nelleke said she Wasny to allowed to Tell anyone about Michele. A if he catches me telling anyone about Michele hell spank me a she said. She recalled drawing a a a family picture at school with just five members and said she did no to include Michele because her Stepmother would have Tom it up. A Mainz investigator who searched the Valdez apartment said Christina Valdez a daughters had an elaborately decorated bedroom with Many toys while Michele and Nelleke shared a room with just one bed and fewer toys. The court also heard specifics about the military property Valdez is accused of stealing. More than 200 m-16 Blank rounds were found in Valdez a basement during a search of the apartment. The trial was to resume at 9 . Wednesday at Rose Barracks. Ford and Fiat announce joint venture combining farm equipment operations Dearborn Mich. Apr Ford motor co. And the huge italian Industrial company Fiat group announced tuesday a joint venture combining their farm equipment operations. Fiat will own 80 percent of the new company and Ford will hold the rest. The new company will Combine the italian company a Fiat Geotsch subsidiary and Ford s new Holland subsidiary. Ford said it will receive an undisclosed Cash payment from Fiat. He agreement is subject to government approvals. The companies said worldwide markets and identities of both companies will be preserved in the joint venture. They also said that Fiat As a majority owner will continue the current pay and benefits for Ford new Holland employees who arc covered by contracts negotiated by the United Auto workers Union. Ford has been negotiating with Fiat for months Over a Deal involving its tractor making division. Ford which is in final negotiations for the Sale of its Ford aerospace corp. Subsidiary has said it wants to concentrate on its Core car and truck making operations. Speculation had surfaced that Fiat a automating  and Chrysler corp. Have been involved in negotiations including the possibility of the italian automaker buying a chunk of the financially struggling . Company. Fiat Geotsch is based in Italy and has More than 13,000 employees in Italy Brazil France and the United states. Ford new Holland has about 18,000 workers in plants and offices in the United states Canada great Britain Belgium and Brazil. Fiat Geotsch reported $2.3 billion in revenues last year and Ford new Holland had $2.8 billion in revenues. Navy May have found jets cargo door Honolulu apr Navy searchers using a Remote controlled deep sea submarine said the amp a found what could be the cargo door that Tore off a United airlines Jet hurling nine people to their death Over the Pacific a metallic object that could be the 10-by 10-foot door was found wedged in the Ocean floor monday in 15,000 feet of water 90 Miles South of Honolulu near where the Boeing 747 ripped open last year said it. Cmdr. Bob Anderson. The subs sonar located the debris but searchers were unable to get a picture with the subs video camera to help confirm whether the debris is from flight 811, he said. Searchers aboard a 224-foot Navy tug recorded the location and were to return to Honolulu on tuesday Anderson said. The Navy will report the find to the National transportation safety Board which will decide whether to try to recover the debris he said. The jumbo Jet carried 355 passengers when it left Honolulu for new zealand on feb. 24, 1989. Shortly after Takeoff a cargo door opened at 22,000 feet tearing away a Section of fuselage. Nine people were swept to their deaths and five others suffered serious injuries. The Crew managed to return the Jet to Honolulu. The Nosb inquiry determined that faulty design of the Locking mechanism probably caused a cockpit Light to falsely indicate the door was locked. It blamed United Boeing co. And the Federal aviation administration for failing to Correct problems with the door. The Nosb asked the Navy to find the door in Hopes an examination of it would Lead to better plane safety. The search began wednesday. The Orion submarine searched 24 Square Miles of the Ocean floor