European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and Stripe Greenham protester loses Case Newbury England a amps a British magistrates court Friday dismissed a Case against two air Force officers accused of assaulting an anti nuclear protester at Raf Greenham common. Juliet Mcbride said she was detained against her will by it col. David Mills the Deputy commander of the base ground defense Force and capt. Bob Youngblood a shift commander with the 501st Security police so. Mcbride was trying to climb Over a Fence at the base at the time of the june 12 incident. Mcbride needed to prove that the two officers were not acting in the course of duty when the incident occurred British courts do not have jurisdiction in cases against members of visiting military forces who were performing their duty said Edward James Martin the clerk to the justices at the Newbury court. During fridays court appearance the air Force presented proof that the men had acted As assigned said Fiona Griffin another clerk at the court. Gulf peace depends on Luck firm stand Navy Secretary says by j. King Cruger Mediterranean Bureau aboard the Kennedy with a Little Luck perseverance and the strength of a United Effort the crisis in the persian Gulf will end without a War the Secretary of the Navy said Friday. However h. Lawrence Garrett Iii warned a a Man named Saddam Hussein is reminding us that civilizations struggle for an International Community of peace and Freedom has still not ended. At stake right now in the saudi desert and the persian Gulf is nothing less than the principle that one people should be Able to conduct its affairs free from the threat of attack by another. A to deny Saddam the fruits of his aggression is to keep alive the Hope that someday All the nations of the world will live in  Garrett spoke at the 6th Fleet change of command held aboard the aircraft Carrier John f. Kennedy anchored in the a amps Gary Millar Navy Secretary Lawrence Garrett Iii during his speech on the Kennedy. Bay of Gaeta off the italian coast. Vice adm. William a. Owens assumed command of the 6th Fleet and natos naval striking and support forces Southern Europe from vice adm. . Williams. Owens previous assignment was senior military assistant to defense Secretary Dick Cheney. Williams will assume duties As the assistant chief of naval operations for naval warfare in the Pentagon. Several Hundred guests including Peter Secchia the . Ambassador to Italy attended the ceremony aboard the Kennedy. The Carrier just returned from a Long deployment to Middle Eastern Waters had been scheduled to depart for a port Call to Naples Italy immediately after the Friday morning ceremony. But the visit was cancelled on Short notice and without explanation. The Carrier was scheduled to depart late Friday for an undisclosed destination.2nd Index drop a bad sign for . Economy Washington up the Index of leading economic indicators a barometer of future economic activity declined 0.8 percent in september in yet another warning sign of Tough times ahead the government said Friday. The drop in line with forecasts by private analysts follows a revised decline of 1.2 percent in August. In july the Index was unchanged. Three or More consecutive negative quarters in the Index indicate the danger of an impending recession although the United states has seen the Index fall into that pattern in recent years and not wind up in a downturn. Nine of the 11 indicators that make up the Index contributed to the decline while one indicator a contracts and orders for plants and equipment a made a positive contribution the Commerce department said. The average workweek meanwhile was unchanged during september. During the last she months the Index has increased 0.2 percent. But for the last 12 months the government barometer Overall has dropped 1.1  found dead at a Liesheim Airfield Hillesheim Germany a an 11th aviation brigade Soldier was found dead Early thursday next to an aircraft hangar at a Liesheim army Airfield a Vii corps spokesman said Friday. Pfc. Daniel j. Laborio a unit Supply specialist with he troop 2nd so 6th Cav was found by soldiers said Giinther Schatz a press spokesman for the unit a Liesheim is about 25 Miles West of Nimberg. Schatz said there were no signs of foul play. He offered no other details about the depth. Laborio 23, from Warwick r.i., was single and had no children. Hie cause of death is under investigation by the army Schatz said. Csc official says fewer donated but larger gifts Mark 90 Campaign by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Stuttgart Germany a fewer donors offering More Money seem to be the Hallmarks of this years combined Federal Campaign which ended Friday at most Sites in the . European come. Final pledge totals will not be available for several weeks but Campaign spokeswoman Joanne Jones said donor pledges appear to be accumulating More slowly than in previous years. The Campaign however is not completely Over she said. A a lot of communities Are extending right now because of the unusual things that Are going on a Jones said citing operation desert shield and the resignations of two Campaign project officers As examples. Most Campaign extensions should last Only a week she said. Jones said the number of donors appears to have declined compared with last year but the average amount pledged seems higher. If that observation remains valid when final figures Are tallied next month it will strengthen a trend that has developed Over the past several campaigns. Even without the complications the 1990 Campaign would have been hard pressed to match last years record $7.18 million in contribution pledges. James m. Page one of the european come Campaign coordinators cited the decline in the dollars value the permanent departure of some military units from Europe and the impending departure of others As factors that May have discouraged donations. The six week Campaign did have two things working in its favor a new incentive awards for individual and group donations and a punctual Start. Jones said she hoped the continuing decline in . Troop strength in Europe did no to discourage people from donating. A the feeling we be tried to get across is that although things Are winding Down. Some of the agencies Csc is supporting will be needed More than Ever a she said. Jones said Campaign officials have scheduled four a Victory celebrations to Mark the end of their work. They will take place thursday at Nas Simonella in Italy nov 13 at Robinson Barracks in Stuttgart nov. 14 at Rhein main a and nov. 16 at Raf Mildenhall in England. Probe of Kkt fliers still lacks leads by Luke Britt staff writer Frankfurt Germany a Frankfurt military police have no leads in their investigation of Kkt fliers that turned up in the Community a ambassador arms Mote Annex a spokesman said Friday. A $1,000 Reward is being offered for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of those responsible for the incident. The fliers found oct. 25, called for people a to support or be a part of the Kkt and gave a . Telephone number and address for receiving More information. A whoever put these up at a minimum espouses what the Kkt stands for Quot said it. Col. Allen Grammer the Provost marshal for the Community. A Likely we have someone who is  an ambassador arms employee reported the fliers to the european Branch of the National association for the advancement of coloured people Grammer said. The a act reported the incident to the Frankfurt Community commander Brig. Gen. Jay Garner. A there is no place in the Frankfurt military Community the United states army or the United states of America for that Type of thing a gamer said. A we will do everything possible within our jurisdiction in v corps and the Mil com to eliminate this Type of  army investigators interviewed most of the people staying in the hotel the Day the fliers appeared Grammer said. However no useful information was obtained in these interviews he said the employee who found the fliers said this was the third time a a we be found something like this in the hotel. In the past we be just thrown the stuff away. This is the first time we be reported  Grammer said army regulations prohibit soldiers their dependents and civilian employees from participating in a extremist  the Kkt is on a list of organizations that die army has put off limits to service members he said. Military Law officials said members who violate these regulations face a dishonourable discharge and imprisonment of up to two years. German arrested in teen s slaying Schweinfurt Germany a amps German police have arrested a Wurzburg Man in the oct. 21 stabbing death of a Schweinfurt teen Ager a police spokesman said Friday. Jirgen Klaus a 29-year-old bus Driver was arrested oct. 25 m the slaying of 16-year-old Bettina Frei Songor spokesman Karl Heinz Knuchel said. He added that investigators Are looking into the possibility that Klaus May have been responsible for the death of a Northern Irish teenager in july. Klaus admitted that he had killed a woman in the Schweinfurt area on or about the same time that Freisinger disappeared Knochel said. Freisinger was last seen at Wurzburg a main train station about 6 . On oct. 17. Friends said she had planned to catch a bus to her Home in Wasser Losan near Schweinfurt. Her nud body was found four Days later near Roadside parking lot Between the towns Wil Flecken and Lange Leiten. In july Sharon Harper 19, was foun stabbed to death near Wurzburg a Anim shelter Knochel said. Investigators a looking for links Between the two slaying a but right now we done to know for sure he said