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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes Friday september 7,1990second Wurzburg Soldier Dies from crash injuries Wurzburg West Germany a amps a a second Soldier has died from injuries sustained in an aug. 29 traffic Accident near Wiir Burg a spokesman for the Wiir Burg military Community said thursday. Spec. Juan Marshall 28, of new Orleans died Friday morning at a West German Hospital Robert burst . Falicia Home 18, was dead on arrival at a West German Hospital in Schweinfurt on the Day of the Accident. Five soldiers All assigned to the 493rd Supply and services co in Wiir Burg were returning to their unit from Schweinfurt when the Accident occurred. A bad Neustadt resident attempting to pass on a curve hit the soldiers car head on. That Driver was also injured but his condition was not known. Two of the soldiers were treated for minor injuries and released from West German hospitals burst said. Pfc. Karen Mattocks 19, remains in stable condition at a Schweinfurt Hospital he said. Marshall is survived by his wife Kim and two children. A memorial service for the victims was held at the Leighton Barracks Chapel on tuesday burst said. . And West German police Are investigating the  German army general named Deputy to Galvin Mons Belgium is amps a West German army it. Gen. Dieter Clauss has been named Deputy supreme Allied commander for Europe natos military Headquarters announced thursday. Clauss who will be promoted to the rank of general will assume his new duties oct. 1. He has served As director of personnel for the West German ministry of defense commanded an armoured infantry battalion served at the Canadian land forces command and staff College and the nato defense College. Clauss will succeed West German air Force Gen. Eberhard Eimler who will retire sept. 30 after 34 years of military service. Clauss will be one of two deputies serving under Gen. John r. Galvin natos top military commander in Europe. The other is British army Gen. Sir Brian  of Kitzinger sergeant Dies in her sleep in quarters Kitzinger West Germany a amps a a 38-year-old army wife died in her sleep in government quarters saturday morning a Community spokeswoman said. Sonja Covington the wife of sgt. Gary Covington of he det 703rd Maint in at Larson Barracks in Kitzinger was pronounced dead in the couples government quarters about 12 30 ., Babs Angel said. Covington noticed his wife had stopped breathing and called West German police Angel said. The sergeant attempted to revive his wife with cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Medical personnel also attempted to revive her. The cause of death has not been determined and an autopsy is pending Angel said. West German police and the . Army criminal investigation come Are investigating the death she said.2-month-old daughter of Kitzinger Soldier Dies Kitzinger West Germany a amps a the infant daughter of a Kitzinger Soldier died monday after she stopped breathing a Community spokeswoman said. Two month old Taneshia t. Vater was pronounced dead at 11 35  After medical personnel were unable to revive her Babs Angel said. The girl is survived by her Mother spec. Rosemarie e. Vater who is assigned to cod 703rd support in. The death is being investigated by West German police and the . Army criminal investigation come. Champs office to close for Day Heidelberg West Germany a the office of the civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services in Europe champs will be closed sept. 20 for its annual organization Day. Claims processing at the office located on Nach Richter Cavern will resume sept. 21. Journalist Anderson Marks his 2,000th Day As hostage Beirut Lebanon apr american journalist Terry Anderson marked another grim Milestone wednesday in his 5 i years in Captivity his 2,000th Day As a hostage. Anderson 42, chief Middle East correspondent of the associated press is the longest held of the six americans four britons two West germans and one italian who Are captives in Lebanon. Most Are held by pro iranian shiite moslem militants. Anderson 42, of Lorain Ohio was kidnapped in moslem West Beirut on March 16, 1985, by islamic jihad or islamic holy War. The latest information on Anderson came from former Irish hostage Brian Keenan who said after his release aug. 24 that he had seen Anderson during his four years in Captivity. A i saw Terry Anderson some time ago. He a in Good form a Keenan said after he was freed by a group calling itself the organization of islamic Dawn. The irishman said he spent part of his time in Captivity with Anderson noting they were in chains and blindfolded much of the time. Keenan said Anderson a appreciates the letters that he received from his family. He has a picture of his daughter Salome which is some great companionship for  Salome Andersons younger daughter has never met her father. She was bom nearly three months after he was kidnapped. Islamic jihad and other shiite kidnappers Are linked to Hezbollah or party of god. The fundamentalist soviets deny entry to 3 . Indians running for peace Warsaw Poland up a three american indians were refused entry into the soviet Union from Poland because the covers of their passports were not Blue the official news Agency Pap said. The three were part of a group of 50 from the Iroquois Indian tribe who took part in a a sacred run for peace across Europe. Following the arrival at the polish lithuanian Border crossing at Ogrodnik the group wearing Indian costumes and singing songs performed for travellers. Then three of them presented passports with Golden covers to soviet officials who turned them Back saying american passports Are Blue. The passports were covered with Gold according to Iroquois tradition Pap said. The others had Standard . Passports. Customs officials had referred the entry request to Moscow which denied entry to the three Iroquois including a 3-year-old boy. I movement is Iran a main ally in Lebanon and is closely linked with Radical figures in Iran. H apart from Keenan two Swiss red Cross workers held hostage in a South Lebanon were freed i in Early August. Islamic f Dawn freed . Hostages it Robert Polhill and Frank Reed 10 Days apart in. April As a a Goodwill  but one of the Kidnap Terry Anderson Persy reputed mentors said this week the situation has changed and that no More americans will be freed because of the . Military intervention in the persian Gulf following iraqis invasion of Kuwait. A if there a going to be a hostage release it will be europeans and not americans a a said Hussein Musa i who Heads a pro syrian Wing of Hezbollah. However unconfirmed reports have indicated the iraqi invasion could indirectly Speed up the release of All Western hostages. Witnesses who were in Kuwait during the invasion said 15 pro iranian terrorists convicted there in the 1983 bombing of the . And French embassies were seen fleeing the Central prison. Islamic jihad had demanded the release of the 15. A the 3-year-old boy was the highlight of the run and it is. Pity that he turned out to be so dangerous a Pap said. The rest of the group which began its journey on aug. 6 in London plans to end the run in Moscow. They partly ran and partly drove the route from London. Lithuania declared its Independence from Moscow last March but its Borders Are still controlled by the soviet Union. T / a it Pizz Stroika two soviet women Sample american pizzas wednesday at the first pizza hut to be established in their country. The cyrillic letters behind them give the russian name of the Moscow restaurant which opens officially next week after a we Klong trial run. Baggage household shipments to states not delayed by buildup by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a unaccompanied baggage and household goods shipments from Europe to the United states have not been affected by operation desert shield Pentagon officials say. Military traffic management come officials announced recently that such shipments Between the states and Japan and Korea Are being delayed for up to a month because most military Airlift equipment has been diverted to the persian Gulf. The command has resorted to sending some household goods and hold baggage shipments by ship instead of air Between the states and the Pacific theater which accounts for the time lag officials said. There is no delay from Europe to the states because aircraft that Are ferrying personnel and supplies to the Middle East Are carrying the personal goods on their return trips said staff sgt. Mark Johnson a spokesman for the military Airlift come at Scott fab 111. A a we re not going to Send an empty aircraft Back across the Pond from Europe a Johnson said. Household goods and hold baggage shipments going the other Way from the states to Europe May be delayed slightly but not nearly As Long As in the Pacific Johnson said. The command can keep up the flow of personal goods from the states to Europe with minimal delays because some flights Are starting out with less than a full Load of equipment and supplies for operation desert shield he said. After unloading personal goods shipments those aircraft Are picking up additional desert shield cargo on their stopovers at bases in Europe before going to the Middle East he said  
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