European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 a a the stars and stripes monday August 6,1990 w. Germans seek . Woman s ,.� r in a Ini Isar. Or leased from c by Ron Jensen staff writer the Green party and other organizations in West Germany Are attempting to win the release of an american Soldier convicted last year of adultery and other crimes. A letter signed by 20 bundestag parliamentarians and More than 30 parliamentary assistants was mailed in May to american officials the letter says the army a treatment of pvt. 1 a crore a Ellis was a reminiscent of the dark Ages of Witch Hunts Scarlet letters and religious fundamentalist it also questions the Wisdom of considering adultery a crime. Ellis was taken in chains through an Airport when she was being brought to West Germany from the United states. During the flight she attacked her guards and injured other passengers. The letter was sent to Gen. Crosbie Saint usar euros commander Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii . Rep. Patricia Schroeder a Coo. Secretary of the army Michael Stone Vernon Walters the . Ambassador to West Germany and Marilyn Elrod a staff member with the House armed services committee. Also seeking the release of Ellis is , an organization of afro German women. This group is circulating petitions throughout West Germany asking for Ellis release. At a court martial in december j 989, Ellis pleaded guilty to five charges adultery being absent without leave endangering an aircraft while in flight falsifying a document and forgery. She was sentenced to 10 a ears confinement but a pretrial agreement limited Ier jail time to 20 months. The German organizations Are asking that Ellis be released from confinement and that All charges be dropped. They also ask that she be Given an honorable discharge. In a response to the greens letter col. Thomas m. Crean of the judge advocate general a office in West Germany explained that a Case is rarely tried if adultery is the sole charge. Ellis pleaded guilty to other Senous charges Crean said. Her Case is in the hands of the . Aimy court of military review where she will also receive clemency consideration. George Pumphrey a former . Soldier who is now an aide to a Greer parliamentarian in the bundestag said the greens plan further written appeals for Ellis release and said he does not believe she has been fairly tried. A she pleaded guilty because she was under arrest and she risked a greater sentence a he said. News updates cult murders Painesville Ohio apr a religious cult member who sat in on meetings where the ritual murder of a family of five was discussed has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit aggravated murder. Susan Tuff 31, told com mod pleas court judge James Juc Sori that she should have told authorities about cult Leader Jeffrey Lum Greny plan to kill Dennis and Cheryl Avery and their three daughters a a Luff was among 13 members arrested in january Lor the 19k9 murders. 1 he bodies of tie victims were buried under a barn at a farm in Rutland about 30 Miles from Cleveland where the cult members lived com nume slyly Jeffrey end Gram 40, who prosecutors allege shot the averys could get the deals penalty if Cim Viciedo at his trial set Lor aug. 13. No sentencing Date was set on the five counts against Luff who could face life in prison. Alice Lundgren 39, the cult leaders Wile has been convicted on five counts each of complicity and conspiracy to commit aggravated murder and five counts of kidnapping. She faces life in prison. Evangelist buys pal fort Mills a. Up a a Federal bankruptcy judge has signed an order Selling Jim Bak Ker s scandal scarred pal ministry to California evangelist Morris cd Rullo for $52 million. The signature of . Bankruptcy judge Thurmond Bishop was All that was needed to finalize the Sale a that and the $45 million Cerullo must come up with in the next 90 Days. He already has $7 million in an escrow account to be used toward the total Purchase Price of $52 million. A i am both extremely Happy and gratified to see this transaction completed a Cerullo said. A it has been a Long and arduous process for All concerned but certainly Worth the Bakker 50, could not immediately be reached for comment. He is serving a 45-year prison term at the Federal medical Center in Rochester Samaros firebirds have faulty safety belts Heidelberg West Germany a safety Belt buckles on 1984-90 models of Chevrolet Caneiro and Pontiac firebird automobiles have been Lound detective the Usa Keur safety office said. Exposure to the Sun can cause the plastic push buttons on the belts to malfunction. The detective belts should he replaced promptly. Weather makes a hot Job hotter Sas Gus Schu Quiler firefighters hampered by extremely dry conditions from Europe a Long hot spell drench the Woods just North of Darmstadt on sunday to subdue a Forest fire. The Blaze which Drew units from the Central West German City and nearby communities took two hours to control. No damage estimate was immediately available. Honduran troops roust 4,000 strikers at .-owned Chiquita banana Plant Tegucigalpa Honduras a hundreds of army troops on saturday evicted about 4,000 striking workers who occupied the .-owned Chiquita banana packing Plant for 41 Days in a Northern town. Clashes were reported. At least two workers were wounded by gunfire and two others were beaten when the army evicted workers from the installations in la Lima 180 Miles North of Tegucigalpa said Union spokesman Alejandro Maldonado. A military intelligence source said at least two workers and one unidentified person were wounded. The circumstances of the dashes were not immediately known. The 600 troops also occupied la l Ima and the government announced that the Chiquita Brand could hire new employees and resume production. Cincinnati based Chiquita Brand produces and exports 60 percent of Honduras bananas the country a main Export. Earlier saturday the company rejected a proposed 30 percent pay increase for the workers who began their strike june 25. About 4,000 of the 10,000 striking workers had peacefully occupied Chiquita offices workshops and packing and cleaning installations during the strike. The other 6,000 had remained behind closed Gates in about 80 Camps where they live around the installations. Troops did not enter the Camps. A la Lima has been occupied by the armed forces Quot the military source said. A the situation in la Lima is tense but there has been no armed response from the he said troops had removed the strikers and remained in the main install Lions. On sunday he said a military operation would begin a in All the banana Camps to definitely re establish order in that about 300 soldiers arrived in trucks and quickly occupied the installations. They were reinforced by 300 More soldiers and police the source said. Labor minister Rodolfo Rosales Abel la speaking on National radio and television said president Rafael Leonardo Callejas and his Cabinet decided to end the strike. The strike a constituted a threat to the social and economic stability of the country a he said. Alpine heat causes fatal accidents Chamonix France up a six Mountain climbers have been killed on Mont Blanc since Friday in what officials described As dangerous conditions caused by a prolonged heat wave. The latest victim was Fernand Ber ipod a 32-v ear old italian who died sunday from injuries suffered in an Accident while climbing in the pole Heilbroner area of Europe a tallest Peak police said. Five other climbers died in two other accidents Friday including a group of four Swiss nationals caught in an Avalanche in the Wymer pass. Civil defense officials have warned that the heat wave has created a the risk of avalanches and Rock tails a and noted that Glacier areas were a particularly a authorities also said there was a risk of violent storms despite the apparently favourable conditions. Temperatures have been exceptionally hot Over France for nearly a week. A normally freezing at night prevents rocks from falling but at the moment its too hot and Rock Falls Are becoming More frequent a a gendarmerie spokesman at Chamonix said
