European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday september 25,1990 soviets give red Cross records from holocaust Washington apr the soviet Union has made available copies of documents captured at the end of world War ii that contain the names of 400,000 people who died or were interned in nazi concentration and forced labor Camps. T he american red Cross said monday it has opened a holocaust and War victims tracing and information Center in Baltimore to help people learn the Fate of . The announcement said the International red Cross had received from the soviets copies of archival material recovered by the soviet army during the liberation of the Camps at the end of the War. The material includes 46 books containing nearly 70,000 death certificates from the Auschwitz concentration Camps. Also included Are the names of 130,000 prisoners used for forced labor in various German firms and 200,000 names of victims in other Camps including Dachau Sach Senhausen Gross Rosen and Buchenwald. The documents Are being housed at the International t racing service an Agency of the International committee of the red Cross in a Olson West Germany. There were already 13 million names on file at a Olson. T he red Cross said the Baltimore Center can help people obtain certification of incarceration forced labor or death of family members. It also can help survivors who were interned receive compensation and May in some cases result in reunification of family members the organization said. A we Hope that this tracing service will bring some closure to the pain Felt by so Many people who done to know what happened to members of their family a said Stephen h. Richards executive vice president of the american red Cross. People wishing to learn the Fate of family members were urged to Contact their local chapters of the american red Cross. Local caseworkers will Send the information to the Center in Baltimore where it will be translated into German and forwarded to a Olsen. A we want people to be aware of the availability of this important new information a said Richards. He cautioned however that the tracing process is slow because of the Cross referencing needed because of various Spellings of names and because of possible inaccuracies in the records. He said people who ask for help will get interim reports As the work proceeds. The service is a collaborative Effort of the Central Maryland chapter and american red Cross International services working with the International committee of the red Cross other National red Cross and red Crescent societies and Magen David adorn the israeli counterpart of the american red Cross the organization said. Those wishing More information were urged to Contact their local red Cross chapters or Call the red Cross toll free hot line at 1-800-848-9277. Gay graduate who quit Navy says he won t repay Academy Annapolis my. A a 1987 naval Academy graduate who says he was forced to quit the Navy because of his homosexuality is refusing demands that he pay for his education. The Navy wants Orlando Gotay to pay $22,949 in tuition because he resigned from the military before completing the five years of service Academy graduates must perform. Gotay who now lives in san Francisco said he wont pay because officers pressured him to get out Early. The american civil liberties Union has agreed to represent Gotay in court if the Pentagon pushes the matter a first they Force me out end my career As a naval officer and then they Tell me i have to pay them for doing this to me a Gotay told the Annapolis capital. A Navy spokeswoman said each midshipman signs a contract promising to repay tuition if they voluntarily resign before finishing the five year service obligation. It. Beci Brenton said the Navy has sent Gotay three letters asking him to begin payments. Because he has not replied the account has been turned Over to the Justice department for collection. In May the Navy decided to let two Gay Roth cadets keep scholarships after they were discharged from the training corps because of their sexuality. Gotay and his lawyers said they knew of no precedent at the naval Academy. The Navy said Gotay Scase is not the first of its kind. Gotay 26, was serving As a machinery officer aboard the Belknap flagship of the 6th Fleet when he Learned in june 1989 that he was under investigation for homosexuality. The inquiry did not prove any sexual misconduct although Gotay admits now that he is Gay. The . Armed forces prohibit homosexuals from military service. A month later Gotay said he was charged with fraternization or social Contact with enlisted personnel. His commanding officer dismissed the charge however and issued him a mild reprimand. But Gotay said word spread about his sexual preference making life aboard the guided missile Cruiser a Nightmare. A what i went through the mental abuse and the psychological Strain was far worse than even plebe summer Quot Gotay said referring to the strenuous training that Academy inductees receive their first year at Annapolis. In november Gotay got a letter from the chief of naval operations informing him that administrative hearings on alleged misconduct were being prepared against him and that he could either stand trial or resign. He resigned. Last March Gotay was Given an honorable discharge. Because of his voluntary resignation the Navy ordered Gotay about a week after his discharge to pay the tuition. Gotay said he was not aware of his own homosexuality until his final year at Annapolis. He was aware of the military policy toward homosexuals and kept his preferences to himself he said. Of Pilot 3 others die in crash Eliot Maine up a a Small rented plane being flown by a crack air Force fighter Pilot crashed moments after taking off from a Rural Airstrip in southwestern Maine on sunday killing All four people aboard authorities said. The victims were identified by state police As maj. Tames Henderson lit believed to be in his late 30s, of Virginia Beach a. His wife Altia 38 and Louis we met sr., about 45, and his wife Loretta 45, both of West Texas. The cause of the Accident was not immediately known but witnesses told authorities the single engine Piper commanche was backfiring As it took off from the Little Brook air Park in Eliot about 2 15 . And appeared to have trouble gaining Altitude. Quot several witnesses saw the plane was in trouble and tried to Flag it Down but its not known whether the Pilot saw them a said Stephen Mccausland a spokesman for the Maine department of Public safety. A Federal aviation administration investigator was sent to the scene late sunday and was to be joined by a senior investigator for the National transportation safety Board on monday Mccausland said. Henderson an f-16 fighter Pilot was stationed at that armed forces staff College near Langley fab va., ant had twice won air Force awards for flying excellence officials said. The two couples had flown to Maine in the renter plane for the weekend to visit the we Metsy son Adrian who is stationed on a submarine at the Portsmouth Nava shipyard in Kittery Maine and who witnessed the crash Mccausland said. The hendersons were Adrian wer nets aunt and Uncle he said. According to bystanders the plane had just Refu Elet and managed to get Only 7 or 8 feet off the ground Whei its left Wing struck a tree shearing off part of the Wing Mccausland said. A the plane plummeted Down a Hillside across a roat and came to rest in an abandoned gravel pit and burst into flames a he said. A Salt four victims were burned beyond  firefighters rushed to the scene about 300 feet fron the end of the Airstrip and doused the flames. A Bill Irwin closely follows his guide dog Orient along the rough path on the appalachian Trail in  Man dog hiking the entire appalachian Trail Crawford notch . A determined to hike the 2,100-mile appalachian Trail despite his blindness Bill Irwin has replaced his lust for wine and women with a Devotion to god that guides his every deliberate step. He has come almost 1,800 Miles since leaving Georgia six months ago with his guide dog Orient Irwin has traversed mountaintops and braved blizzards craved cheeseburgers and Greasy French Fries broken a rib and fallen an estimated 3,000 times. His destination is mount Kathadin Maine More than 300 Miles away. If he gets there Irwin will be the first Blind Man known to hike the entire appalachian Trail. In the mountains of new Hampshire Irwin talked about the Days of wine women and song when he was an alcoholic Womanizer and smoked five packs of cigarettes a Day. A i was a Jet setter Playboy a the Only woman i liked better than my wife was your wife a he joked. The Bible replaced booze four years ago when he did no to think be could sink any lower he said. Alone and with a six mile hike and a crash course on survival As training Irwin began his quest. A we just set out to come to Maine a Irwin said in his Burlington n.c., drawl. He wandered the Georgia wilderness for four Days no Tsurif hews lost. A starting out on Springer Mountain All alone in the Middle of the worst flood in the history of Georgia. Not even knowing How i was going to get he said tra a a was scariest portion of the trip r wears pads to protect his Knees from the 15 Falls he said he takes daily. But Irwin said he has become proficient at staying on the Trail and knows when Orient has strayed. A i ?.ai? Tell by the Way he turns his head that we Are because when he a not certain he he Taid a round and walking with hesitancy a Irwin 50, headed for mount Washington on sunday after a Day of shopping in Conway. Battered by treacherous hiking in new Hampshire where the terrain is rougher Irwin space has slowed from 15 Miles per Day to about six. A be can to see the magnificent vistas the Trai Iside sunsets or other views that sighted people experience Irvin said he finds Solace in the silence Beauty in the doors and sensations of nature and tries to construct images of the landscape when others Are around he asks them to describe the scene. Else a Irwin said v1su3 Maser More than anything Irwin had Normal vision until the age of 28, when 51 Ith Chorizo Retinitis a disease that destroys the Retina