European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 29, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 9 courier Miami apr Contra courier Eugene Hasenfus who was jailed in Nicaragua while the . Government disavowed knowledge of a Clandestine rebel Supply network is due no damages because he knew the risks involved a jury decided. R cd rid court jury on monday denied damages Tor Hasenfus his wife and the family of Pilot Wallace Sawyer jr., who was killed when sandinista troops shot Down their Supply plane in 1986. Jurors agreed Hasenfus and Sawyer were working for Miami based Southern air transport and had been hired by retired air Force maj. Gen Richard see Ord but ruled the men were Independent contractors Welt aware of the risks in the Supply Effort. Hasenfus his wife and Sawyers family sought to recoup lost wages and other damages resulting from the crash in a civil lawsuit against Southern air transport and Secord who helped Supply the Contra rebels. Hasenfus of Marinette wis., was dejected after the decision. Iliad so much taken from me already a he said. This is a disappointment.�?�. Hasenfus sought $57,000 in Back pay and his wife Sally sought $66,000 reimbursement for Legal expenses involved in extricating her husband from the nicaraguan jail where he was held for three months after the crash. Mrs. Hasenfus said state department officials had assured her that they would help pay for her husbands Legal expenses while he was in jail in Nicaragua. But Hasenfuss attorneys were unable to link Secord and Southern air transport to those state department officials explained one juror. Army has yet to name go who died in Hospital ludwigs Burg. West Germany a amps a the army has not released tie name of a Soldier who died in the ludwigs Buff county Hospital aug. 22 from injuries he suffered in an Accident the previous weekend. A a a a. The Soldier 20, was assigned to co of 51st inf 511th military intelligence Fin , Stuttgart military Community spokesman g Eorge h get t Igsa i d. The victim had been with two other members of his company about Midnight aug. 18 near Railroad tracks Between Asper and ludwigs Burg not far from Coffey Barracks after the Soldier left his companions they found him lying on the ground with head injuries Hucl Tig said. He said he could not confirm a West German press report that said a freight train had hit the Soldier. The injured Man was taken to Coffey Barracks for first Aid then a West German ambulance took him to the county Hospital. He died there four Days later. The incident is under investigation Community officials Are withholding the soldiers name until they receive confirmation that relatives have been notified. Simonella Petty officer killed in one car crash Nas Simonella Sicily a amps a a 33-year-old Sailor was killed saturday in a one car Accident. Petty officer 1st class John l. Young from Defiance Ohio died while travelling to work about 6 55 . Officials would not provide details on the crash saying the Accident was under investigation. The crash occurred about a half mile North of the Airfield and there were no other passengers in the car. Young had not been drinking before the Accident said it. David Koontz a Navy  memorial service is scheduled for thursday morning at the Nas Simonella Chapel. Young is survived by his wife Marsha and two sons Tyson and Dustin also from Defiance. Cholera kills 30 moroccans Rabat Morocco apr an outbreak of cholera has killed about 30 people in and around the City of Meknes the la opinion newspaper reported monday the epidemic has also spread from Meknes 93 Miles North of Rabat to the cities of Fez in Central Morocco and Taza in the Northeast the newspaper said the paper did not say How the outbreak began. A a if they could have proved the state department employees were agents of Secord and Southern air. We  them Money Quot juror vis Charbo Nice said. A a we did feel there was a secret  said juror Wade Harris. A we tried Virv hard to live by the evidence that they gave us but there Wasny to and proof of any Oral agreement.�?�. Quot o Hasenfus had claimed in the lawsuit against Secord and Southern air that they controlled the illegal network and were responsible for damages suffered As a result of the plane crash in Nicaragua attorneys for the defendants argued that Hasenfus and Sawyer knew the risks of the operation but were acting on their own and w Ere owed no special responsibility by the  do intend to Appeal if we can raise the funds Quot said Brian strange an attorney for  defense attorney said Secord was overseas and unavailable for comment. Secord is currently on pro Bation after a pleading guilty to charges of lying to Congress about the Iran Contra affair. Before deliberations began last week . District judge c. Clyde Atkins ruled in favor of Secord and Southern air that the jury should Only consider claims for Back salary for Hasenfus and death benefits for Sawyers wife in Magnolia Ark. The plaintiffs had sought payment for Legal Bills lost income mental stress and other damages but were unable to prove their claims of corporate a and . Government a responsibility for their actions. A they removed their fingerprints quite Well from everything a a shaken Hasenfus said afterwards. A we won a War Here but we lost a Battle in a  Eugene Hasenfus leaves Federal Miami after his lawsuit for damages court monday in was denied. To reactivate Tutsi a  a amp a a after a 16-Vear hiatus the . Army Fagi in will he reactivated his week As the map command for All anus men in the Pacific theater outside South Kurca. A. Suu airy of the army Michael Stone announced monday that react ration ceremonies take place thursday at fort Shafier  it. Gen. Claude m. Kicklighter currently commander of the Western come has been selected by. President Bush to Lead the expanded organization. Under the revamped plan the . Army Japan will become a subordinate element of usar Pac joining u . Army Garrison Alaska the 25th inf div Light army support come Hawaii i a i. A a a a a a i Hirr. S it Quot a a i 1 a ii. V v a j i o i v i i s i a a l a i i ii 1 s a 11 Ai l Adl Ai i a v. A i i. I -i-.,. I h a a.  . D Dan a 1 a in a trn the 1st p.i1im v go j. V t on a i u w a. A a a army Oihi in it Iid die a . Pai a a ii us Lerm program to  , k it. The in Andu theater other than  in ssh huh Koiva Imdan i so Gle commander. A in Skarpac. Was the major army command in die Pacific Region irom 1947 until it Wax deactivated in 1974 following the withdrawal of . Forces from Southeast Asia. ., w. German air forces to end Low level flying in september Bonn West Germany a amps a 1 he air Force will cease Low level flying below 1,000 feet in mid september the West German defense minister has announced. Defense minister Gerhard Stoltenberg said monday that president Bush had announced the air Force was planning to respect the 1,000-foot minimum. A similar limitation for the West German air Force has been issued. Stoltenberg said the decision came after lengthy meetings with the Allied air forces stationed in West Germany. He also said he hoped the other Allied air forces would follow the american and West German example. As of f tuesday no other air Force had agreed to the limitation.  Officials had Little to say tuesday about the change. 1 a. A a we arc aware if the Disi Ussi ure Between president Bush and Chancellor Helmut Kohl but we hate not had the Chance to assess the effect on the Mission a said maj. Paula Kougeas. A its. Air Erives Europe spokeswoman. A spokesman for the . European come in Stuttgart said he had not yet received the agreements text. The decision comes alter two years of heavy controversy Bogl the danger of noise pollution. Seminar on Germany includes Bonn trip Frankfurt West Germany a amps a americans in West Germany Are being offered a two Day seminar entitled a modern Germany in transition Quot that includes a bus trip to Bonn. The seminar will focus on Post world War if Germany said George Nublett a University of Maryland spokesman. It is sponsored by the University s Furo Pean division and the Friedrich Ebert foundation a West German institution. A i he seminar begins sunday with lectures at the Abrams education Center in Frankfurt. Followed by a bus trip monday to Bonn for a tour of parliament arid other political institutions. Slu Denis also will Pari Ici Pate in a symposium at the Wes German ministry of foreign affairs. Neblett said 60 applications  be ameled on a first come first serve basis. Slu Denis Are rest red to pay Only an $h2 tuition fee. An additional $30 fee is required for students not a Early in Gisterek with the University. J he one semester hour course May tie credited As history or gov i Cineel. A for More information Call Brian Maisie like at j i s 320-5886 or civilian 069-1 5 i -5hhn