European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday october 24, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9 property Salos Wiesbaden Germany a defense re utilization and marketing office officials have announced a number of retail events. A Public auction in Meckenheim on thursday features a Suzuki truck a 1984 Chevy station Wagon a 1976 Dodge ambulance and a dozen new jeep trailers. Also up for bid will be military Field gear and clothing computer equipment office machines and stereo components. The Public auction begins at 9 30, with bidder registration at 7 30, and will take place in building 1040, the Friedrich eld service Center in Meckenheim. Inspection of the property is now under Way from 8 . To noon and 1 to 3 . Further information is available from the demo at ets 3806022 or German civilian 0621-473231. A household furniture Sale will be held Friday from 9 . To noon in Schwach Bayer at the Schmidt and Kahlert warehouse on Wiesen Strasse. Only . Identification card holders May attend and prices will be marked in dollars. Additional information is available from the Furth demo at ets 460-6634 or 460-7106. The Mainz Kastel demo will hold a retail Sale on Friday from 9 . To noon for . Identification card holders. Bicycles military clothing sleeping bags assorted furniture and unclaimed household goods will be on Sale with payments in either dollars or German Marks. Further information is available from the demo at ets 334-2705 or German civilian 06134-63713. European Region defense re utilization and marketing office employees and their family members Are not permitted to make purchases at these demo events. Germany May set 50 Kph As maximum Speed in fog airman killed 2 injured in Auto Accident in Spain Torrejon a Spain a amps a an air Force sergeant was killed and two of his passengers were seriously injured in a traffic Accident sunday. Staff sgt. Phillip w. Reed 36, assigned to the 401st component repair so at Torrejon a near Madrid died when his car went off the Road and crashed. Reed from los Angeles was pronounced dead at a Madrid Hospital shortly after the 8 . Accident said tech. Sgt. Louis Arana Barradas a base spokesman. The passengers were air Force tech. Sgt. Gail cres sey of the 2186th comm so at Torrejon and Vivian a. Spencer jr., a defense department employee. They were in stable condition tuesday in Madrid hospitals Arana Barradas said. Reed was a Jet engine Mechanic who had been assigned to Torrejon since november 1987. He is survived by his Mother Mattie m. Reed also of los of no killed when pipe Rolls Over her Babenhausen Germany a a 9-year-old american girl was killed sunday when a Cement sewer pipe that she had been playing on rolled Over her a Darmstadt Community spokesman said tuesday. Sara j. Reynolds was the daughter of staff sgt. Rick and Pamela rounds of service Btry 4th in 18th Field arty brigade. Reynolds was apparently walking on top of the pipe while other children were rolling it. She lost her balance and fell under it said spokesman Joe Hitt. Reynolds was pronounced dead at the German Hospital at Gross Umstadt. A memorial service will be held wednesday at 4 30 . In the Babenhausen corps Soldier found dead near bivouac area Hohenfels Germany a a v corps Soldier was pronounced dead after he was found at the base of a Cliff near his bivouac site at the Hohenfels training area on monday morning. The Soldier was a training no with the 130th engr brigade in Eschborn Germany a corps spokesman said. A memorial service was held at the training area monday afternoon but authorities would not release the soldiers name to the Public before his family is notified. By de Reavis staff writer German traffic experts want to do something rare a add a new Speed limit to the books. The announcement of their plans comes on the heels of three Chain reaction traffic accidents in foggy conditions in Bavaria last week. The crashes involved 181 vehicles and left 14 dead and 104 injured said a spokesman for the bavarian ministry of Interior. The worst Accident was a 120-car pileup on the Niernberg Berlin Highway that killed 10 and injured 83. Police traced the cause of the crashes to the refusal of Drivers to slow Down in spite of the fog the spokesman said. The German traffic ministry has drafted a measure calling for a mandatory Speed limit of 50 Kilometres per hour 31 Mph when visibility is less than 50 meters 165 feet. A the plan for a Speed limit in fog has been in the works for More than a half a year a said Peter Schimikowski a spokesman for the German traffic ministry a it was not inspired by last weeks crashes and trag Edies. We finally got All the Heads of the German states to support the measure and Hope to have a Law in the near Schimikowski said Drivers can use the White reflector poles spaced at 50-meter intervals on the sides of the highways to judge distances. Ulrich Huber traffic Engineer with the adar Germany a largest automobile club said his organization opposes the proposal. A barring a few exceptions the Driver is sensible enough to know How to act when fog makes for difficult visibility. We done to need the lawmakers passing More Laws a Heuber said. \ he said the 50-meter requirement does no to make sense. A the Rule is the Driver should adjust his Speed to match if a Driver can Only see 30 meters 99 fee for instance he should not exceed 30 Kilometres 18 Miles an hour he said. He noted that driving in fog is stressful. A therefore we recommend Drivers should take More Breaks when driving in fog a Heuber said. A we also remind Drivers to leave their lights on when parked in rest stops to keep others from bumping into a. A amp a a Lesliy leave their lights on when parked in rest stops to ice a it was not inspired by last weeks crashes and trag others from bumping into hostage car Back in West after Many Miles of red tape by John Millar. Wurzburg Bureau by John Millar Wurzburg Bureau German reunification and a Good lawyer have helped reunite an american woman with her car that was held hostage behind the Iron curtain for More than four months. Sharon Gordon regained Possession of her 1982 Bow 520i last week in the town of Pockay where it had been held since june 8. And now that East and West Are one she plans to sue those who kept it from her. Gordon 45, said her car was being a held for Ransom by the owner of a trabant Dealership 70 Miles Southwest of Dresden. The Reddish Orange Bow was towed to the Dealership june 8 after an East German Traci ran a Stop sign and slowed into the right front end of Gordon a car in Mitt Elsaida. East German police determined that Gordon a East German Friend who was driving the car was not at fault and assured her that the state run East German insurance company would pay for repairs. The owner of the Dealership also told Gordon that there would be no problem settling the claim and that her car would would be fixed in a week. He then gave her a ride Home. Returning to Pockay the following week Gordon found that the repairs were not Complete and that the insurance company had done nothing. The garage owner would not release her car because he had not received payment. That was the last time she saw her car until last week. Gordon made numerous attempts to get her car Back Over the four months. She received a Bill from the Dealership totalling 7,643.22 Marks a 43 Marks More than she paid for the car last fall. Included in the Bill was a 508 Mark charge for the a a free trip Home. Gordon a liability insurance was useless because it covers Only medical costs and damage to another person if she was at fault. The East German insurance company Wasny to much help either saying the Bill was too much and be paid. A West German lawyer turned her away saying there was nothing he could do because she was a foreigner. As a last resort Gordon hired an East German lawyer but communications with the East proved difficult. A there was an incredible amount of written correspondence and telegrams Back and Forth a she said. A it was mass confusion for a while. The Calls Over there Are just incredible a you can to Call direct a Gordon said. One Call took nine hours to go through she added. Gordon borrowed cars from friends to get around and when she accepted a new Job As the director of youth services in Wil Flecken she bought a �?o$400 Clunker for transportation. The Outlook worsened As East Germany waited to be absorbed by its Rich Western neighbor and the state run insurance company went bankrupt. A it got to the Point in the Middle of september that we were at a total standstill and nothing was going to happen until to top it off the trabant dealer was now charging a daily 10-Mark parking and storage fee for Gordon a car. But reunification and capitalism finally came to the a amps tile Sharon Gordon. Bringing suit Rescue Gordon said. Alliano a West German insurance company bought the defunct company in the East and promptly paid Gordon a lawyer 6,900 Marks which he delivered to the trabant dealer. After a failed attempt to Contact the dealer Gordon and her friends set out for Pockay on oct. 18, ready to pay the difference. A we Hadnot planned on surprising this Guy a Gordon said a but evidently it worked to our it worked out Well enough that the dealer let Gordon have the car without paying the 743-Mark difference. He also dropped the parking fee Gordon said. As for the repairs a i guess you could say it was a real Good Job a considering a Traci dealer did Gordon said her cards headlights turn signals and emergency flashers did no to work the Grill was improperly installed and the paint looked As though it had been sprayed Over dust balls. Gordon Hasni to received a Bill from her lawyer in Dresden but said the adar motor club of which she is a member has agreed to pay at least a portion of his fee. A a he a been great a she said about her lawyer Wolfgang Schmidt. And she plans to retain him. A a we re going to sue a she said. Gordon Hopes to get Back Money for her two trips to the Dealership All phone Calls letters lawyers fees and the inconvenience the dealer caused her
