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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes thursday August 16, 1990 new Possi Miami apr prosecutors May ask for a new indictment in the drug trafficking Case against former panamanian Leader Manuel Noriega a spokeswoman for the . Attorneys office confirmed tuesday. Quot the investigation is continuing a said Diane Coss. A additional charges have been contemplated a in recent court hearings for Noriega co defendant Roberto Steiner arrested last month prosecutors told . Magistrate William turnoff that the new indictment would broaden the charges against the 16 defendants. A source close to the investigation told the associated press on condition of anonymity that the new ease is not yet ready to present to the grand j Cossin refused to comment. Jail for the rest of his life a the Only effect of a new indictment he said would be to further delay the planned Jan. 28 Start of the trial. The current Miami indictment was handed Down in february 1988. It accuses Noriega who is now held at the metropolitan correctional Center outside of the City of turning Panama into a Way station for .-bound cocaine in return for $4.6 million in bribes from colombians Medellin drug Cartel. The . Attorneys office would not discuss new evidence to be used in a superseding indictment but one co defendant William Saldarriaga has pleaded guilty and agreed to testify for the  addition the government has been discussing a plea bargain with Noriega aide Luis Del Cid who accompanied the panamanian Leader on top level trips to Cuba and allegedly collected funds for him. Those talks with Del Cid however have been held up by the panamanian governments refusal to drop charges in that country according to defense attorney Samuel Burstyn. T pc be Newsweek Magazine reported this week that a separate Tampa indictment accusing Noriega of marijuana smuggling May be folded into the Miami Case. The report said Many consider the original Miami charges weak. Cossin would say Only that the Case will be tried in Miami. Noriega attorney Jon May said he had heard reports of a new indictment. A pm mystified by the whole thing a he said. A the government does no to need to bring a new indictment to bring new evidence in and they certainly done to need to bring new charges to keep Noriega in Soldier Dies Mannheim West Germany a amps a a a 22-Ycar-old Mannheim Soldier died saturday evening from head injuries he suffered in a fall from a roof at Spinglli Barracks earlier in the Day. Pfc. Robert l. Hale of the 109th trans co 28th trans in fell after stepping out of his second Story Barracks window onto the roof of an adjacent one Story building. He apparently fell from the first floor roof and landed on Concrete stairs a statement from the Community said monday. He was taken to a Mannheim Hospital where he later died. The native of fort Wayne ind., is survived by his wife. Dawn a 3-month-old son Michael and his parents Michael a. Hale and Helen l. Hale All of fort Wayne. A memorial service was to be held at 10 , wednesday in the Spinglli Barracks gymnasium. The criminal investigation come is investigating the Accident. Longtime teacher for Dodds Dies Frankfurt., West Germany a a teacher at Frankfurt High school who spent 26 years in the overseas school system has died of kidney failure. He was 55. Martin l. Miller died july 5 at grand View Hospital in Roukhill pa., and was buried in Charles Evans cemetery in Reading a he is survived by his parents or. And mrs. Martin l. Miller of Perkasie pa., and a sister Margery Short of Poughkeepsie . Miller began teaching business at Frankfurt High school in 1467 after joining the overseas school system As a teacher at Dreux France three years earlier. He was a member of the overseas education association the National education association and Idun uru can business educators Assoria Iliof Lakenheath travel outlet closing blames costs by Amy Geiszler Jones . Bureau despite Good business the . Mays travel outlet at Raf Lakenheath is closing shop Friday making it at least the third travel office to shut its door at . Air Force bases in England in the past 12 months. The outlet was losing Money because a the financial arrangements Between the office and the base weren t feasible a the company a regional manager in Ipswich said. Business was a really too Busy in Many ways for the staffing we had Quot Andy Fosker said. Just last month a new employee was hired joining two other employees. A a there a a vast potential on the base there a he said but the company was failing to see a profit after paying Merit operating costs and salaries. As with other contracted travel offices at bases in England . Mays was also handing Over a percentage of its Gross profits to the bases morale welfare and recreation funds. The contract Between . Mays and the base began in april 1988. When it was re a negotiated in january the company was asked to reconsider its mar contribution which was lower than that being paid by firms at other bases said Jim Watt an . Highbrow japanese sculptor in aka nusa Kuniyasu stands atop his creation on monday during australians fourth sculpture triennial at the National gallery in Melbourne the work consists of 1,500 Pine togs and 70,000 tiny bricks. Mays divisional director. Watt declined to say How much the company was turning Over for mar before january or How much of an increase it agreed to give after renegotiation. A spokesman at Lakenheath said he also could t reveal the amount because the base is seeking a new contractor. American express had the travel service contract with 3rd air Force for 40 years but pulled out in 1987. Since then individual bases Haye had contracts with a variety of travel companies. In september 1989, Thomas Cook moved out of Raf Mildenhall citing slow business. Seven months later it pulled out of Raf Alconbury but was soon replaced by Pickford travel. No Agency replaced the former Thomas Cook Agency at Mildenhall primarily because no one was interested a base spokesman said. An . Mays representative will be available at the Lakenheath Branch monday and thursday afternoons until sept. 27 to help anyone with existing reservations through that time. Clients May also visit the company s Thetford outlet Fosker said. News updates a Chynne trouble London Asp a eur Tunnel the Franco British consortium building the English Channel Tunnel Between Britain and France said monday that it is having trouble raising $3.74 billion to Complete the project. Financing for the. A Schunn Cly project was to have been completed this month but less than a third of the amount has been raised the consortium said eur Tunnel informed the British and French Stock Market authorities that completion of the financing package might have to be postponed until september. The Banks handling the financing had asked the banking Syndicate to put Back the deadline for completing the package eur Tunnel said. News of the latest difficulty in financing of the project came As Tunn clerk from both sides of the Channel were Only three Miles apart. If the financing problems Are resolved they Are expected to meet up under the sea in november. Vietnam Chino ties Bangkok Thailand apr Vietnam has welcomed chinese Premier i Peng a Hope that relations will eventually be normalized the official Vietnam news Agency reported. I told officials in Singapore on sunday that China wanted to normalize tics with Vietnam after the cambodian civil War ends. I left for Home from Bangkok on tuesday ending a three nation Lour of Southeast Asia that also took him to Indonesia. He held extensive talks on the cambodian conflict with thai prime minister Chatrchai Choo Shavan on monday. Air Force no sentenced for raping stepdaughters san Vito Dei Normanna Italy a an air Force sergeant convicted of raping his two stepdaughters has been sentenced to 35 years in prison at hard labor. Statt sgt Donald w. Mclaren 31, was also found guilty of attempted rape sodomy and indecent acts against the girls now Ages 9 and 14, Over a period of three years. He was also Given a dishonourable discharge and reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade following his conviction by a Gen eral court martial saturday. Additionally Mclaren was ordered to forfeit $424 a month during his prison time for a total of nearly $ 180,000, base spokesman 1st it Lawrence Cox said tuesday. Mclaren is in custody at san Vito Dei Normanna air station where he was assigned to the 7275th air base group. He will be transferred to Torrejon a Spain pending review of his sentence Cox said. The stepdaughters have returned to the United states Cox said. 57th Maint co Soldier Dies of injuries from 3-car crash Wurzburg West Germany a a 57th Maint co Soldier died monday from injuries he suffered late Friday in a three car Accident that killed one Driver and injured another a Community spokesman said. The Soldier whose name is being withheld until his family is notified was travelling South on Highway b27 Between veil Hochheim and Wiir Burg when the Accident occurred Robert burst said tuesday. West German and military police reports said the soldiers car crossed the Highway Center line about 11 45 . Struck the front Corner of one car and r. Med the other head on. The Driver of the first car was treated at a Hospital for minor injuries and released. The Driver of the second vehicle a 50-year-old West German Man from Fra Niersbach was pronounced dead at the scene burst said. The Man is survived by his wife and two children. The Soldier who suffered severe head injuries was transported to a West German Hospital in Wurzburg where he died Early monday. An investigation by . And West German authorities has not determined Why the soldiers car crossed the Center line burst said. The Accident forced police to close the Highway for several hours. R  
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