European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 a a the stars and stripes wednesday August 8,1990evacuees describe horrors of War Amsterdam.,Netherlands apr american and european nationals evacuated from War torn Liberia by the marines told tuesday of widespread lighting Between government and rebel troops indiscriminate shelling and looting. Approximately 40 people who were evacuated from the liberian capital of Monrovia arrived in Amsterdam aboard a flight from Freetown in neighbouring Sierra Leone. In All 94 . And other nationals have been evacuated since monday from the liberian capital amid fighting Between government troops Loyal to beleaguered president Samuel k. Doe and rival rebel armies Jed by Charles Taylor and Prince Johnson. A it looks As though the rebels Are now fighting one another a said the Rev. Joe Brown a roman Catholic priest who ran the Arthur Barclay business College in Monrovia. The priest said fighting in the capital goes on night and Day with chaotic conditions making it difficult to Tell which Side in the conflict is in control. A we had to flee for our lives a Brown told the associated press As he got off his flight at Amsterdam a Schipholt Airport. He and othere were flown by helicopter to the . Naval flotilla off the liberian coast. Even during an evacuation unimpeded by either the rebel or government troops a a we could hear the shots in the City just nearby. You could hear it going on All the time a said Brown of Wigan England. Before the actual evacuation started said Security specialist Michael Jaquish 50 marines landed and formed a defensive perimeter outside the . Embassy on Seaside Mamba Point because of threats from Johnson. A there were threats by Johnson to shoot at any aircraft or helicopters they could get within Range of a said Jaquish Deputy general manager of the Wackenhut Security company which guards . Government installations. To avoid any gunfire the helicopters headed directly out to sea after picking up the evacuees he said adding that there was apparently no attempt to shoot Down the helicopters. A the City has been rocketed and mortared to death mostly by Doe Quot said Jaquish adding that does troops were systematically stripping liberian Homes of any valuable property. A the Al armed forces of Liberia Are going from House to House looting everything and carrying it to the presidential mansion s grounds a the american Security specialist told the a. A they Are nothing but the remainder of does army consists entirety of members of his minority Krahn tribe arrayed against the Mano and Gio tribe members making up the rebel troops. Chief among the government troops Are Doc s red Beret praetorian guard which maintains Security within the presidents fortified mansion and grounds. The evacuation itself was peaceful said Brown who added he was recently kidnapped by government troops but released unharmed shortly afterwards. He said he was forced to flee after converting his school into a Camp for 700 refugees. Brown said the warring factions recognize no Neutral territory and have no compunction about exposing noncombatants in the conflict. A you either have to support one Side or the other. A Hospital can to be Neutral a Church can to be government and rebel soldiers a seem to come Forward and then they Retreat again so you Don t know who a in charge Quot said sister Ann Josephine Kingston of Dublin Ireland. A a it seems to be a stalemate at the moment and that a the worrying thing about it because How Long can the people suffer a thing like this a said the 62-Ycar-old franciscan missionary. . Consul Penny Mcmurtry of Alexandria va., said a a we be been basically confined to the . Embassy compound for the last three weeks. A. A a there a been a lot of heavy shooting in the Vicinity bullets flying across the compound Quot Mcmurtry update drug smuggling Indianapolis apr a Federal judge has sentenced a former president of the Indianapolis league of women voters to nine years in prison for her role in a drug smuggling ring allegedly operated by her l. Leary 59, pleaded guilty in mobsters new York apr two top organized crime leaders who disappeared in May shortly before their indictments on racketeering charges Are probably hiding in new York according to a new York times report. The two fugitives Vittorio Quot vice a my so who prosecutors say is the Boss of the Lucchese crime family and Anthony a Gas pipe Quot Casso who is allegedly the Lucchese unde Boss have eluded arrest for two months. Judge sets aside 10-year sentence Given to Soldier convicted of rape by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer a military judge in Wurzburg West Germany has set aside the 10-Ycar prison sentence of an army specialist convicted of raping a female Soldier. During a hearing last week i. Col. Robert d. Ganstine ruled the sentence of spec. Michael a. Williams invalid saying that information not introduced during the sentencing portion of the trial could have affected its outcome. A jury of two officers and three enlisted soldiers found Williams guilty of rape and false swearing in a general court martial june 21 and sentenced the 27-year-old Soldier to 10 years in prison. In a four Page opinion Ganstine wrote that the newly discovered evidence a if considered by a court martial in Light of All other pertinent evidence would probably not produce a substantially More favourable result for the accused on findings but would on Williams who is being held in the army confinement facility in Mannheim now awaits a decision by the 3rd inf div commander. As the convening authority maj. Gen. Wilson a. Shoffner can decide to a order a re sentencing hearing. A throw out the entire Case including the courts findings and sentence. A order a new trial Shoffner is not expected to make a decision before Friday. The unusual Post trial events came about when Williams defense lawyer capt Tom Barth obtained testimonial evidence that he had previously heard Only through Rumor. Shoffner subsequently directed a hearing to inquire into the alleged new evidence. During the july 31 hearing Ganstine determined that the testimony of two witnesses could have affected Williams sentence. One of the witnesses was the rape victim. The other was a Soldier who came Forward after being granted immunity. Third inf div Legal officials refused to discuss the nature of the new evidence citing the possibility of a new sentencing hearing or trial. Williams a tactical fire operations specialist with he Btry 3rd inf div arty in Wurzburg was found guilty of false swearing for lying to investigators. The alleged rape of the female Soldier occurred March 30 at Leighton Barracks in infant son Dies in Darmstadt Darmstadt West Germany a the 7-Monlh old son of a Darmstadt Soldier was pronounced dead at a local Hospital tuesday. Nicholas i Dayton was the son of spec Amy l. Dayton of 596th Maint c crib death is not believed to be of suspicious nature a Community spokesman memorial service was planned for 4 . Wednesday at the Kelley Barracks c an associated press article monday incorrectly reported the total Cost of six chandeliers bought at Raf Mildenhall England the Cost of the Gold plated chandeliers was $5,300 each for a total of $3 i,s00, not the reported $145,000. An article yesterday misspelled ecu track. Adams name and incorrectly identified her As an education Counselor. As the army learning Center operator at Sieg Eisabeh army depot m West Germany she to the 55blh mls cons Mam Point of Contact for education but the counselling is done by education Counselor Horn 1 Lei Hronn. An article Sulu buy Miv polled the name 01 a climatologist at a air station weather unit which also was Ini by m it led. stems. Works Tor the 3ml a Oal Lici w my. Army identifies Soldier killed in exercise berlins amps a army officials on tuesday released the name of a Berlin brigade Soldier killed during a Sivc fire exercise july 30 at the wild Tecken training area in West Germany. Fat. 2 Richard j. Mills 20, of Union mo., died in route to a Fulda Hospital. Mills was an infantryman assigned to co a 6th in 502nd inf regt in Berlin. He is survived by his parents Carolyn and Michael Mills and a sister Angie Mills All of Union. Mills was injured during a night live fire platoon ambush exercise. A preliminary autopsy report indicates he died from a gunshot wound to the head according to . Come Berlin officials. The incident is being investigated by several army agencies including the 7th army training come . Come Berlin and the criminal investigation come. Mills had been in the army for 10 months and assigned to the Berlin unit for seven months. A he was posthumously promoted to private first class and awarded the army achievement and Good conduct medals a memorial ceremony was held tuesday at Mcnair Chapel in Berlin. Warning issued on travel to Romania Stuttgart West Germany a amps a americans should exercise caution when travelling in Romania because of incidents of random violence in the former communist nation stale department officials say. A although the Security situation has generally stabilized the potential for random violence remains a a state department travel advisory to . European come Headquarters said. A american visitors to Romania May encounter Street demonstrations especially in Urban it advised travellers to avoid areas where demonstrations Are taking place. Particularly they should refrain from try ing to photograph demonstrations. A whenever possible it is recommended that travel alone at night be avoided a the statement said. A americans Are also reminded to take Basic precautions against crime including safeguarding of personal americans in Romania can Contact the . Embassy at 7-9 Strada Tudor a Ghezi m Bucharest Romania to obtain current information. The embassy Telephone number is 0 104040. Units at Raf Fairford formally inactivated Raf Fairford. England a air Force units once a pail o the l european Tanker task Force Here were Oltie ally inactivated by two generals tuesday. Fluid air Force commander maj. T in. Marcus a. Anderson and 71h air div commander Brig. Tien. Kenneth l. presided Owr the ceremony that relegated strategic air come and dust units on the base to the history books base spokesman tech. Sgt. Dan Conrad said. The installation was one of about 12 european bases marked for closure in january As a budget cutting measure by defense Secretary Dick Cheney. Raf i Ashford supported Kc-135 Aerial refuelling planes and along with Raf Mildenhall was one of two bases in England Tor the planes and Crews on temporary duty from the United slates. Smite of the planes and personnel front a i Foi d w e re nto de to n111 de Nha 11 a incr this War. T
