European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday november 11,1990german orphan found after Friend sees Story by Janet Hove los Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a the first orphan in the German state of Hessen to be adopted by an american after world War ii is now a government worker in Northern Virginia. Trig Wolfgang Launcr theirs contacted the stars and stripes on wednesday from his office in Crystal City va., where he works As a production manager with the naval sea systems coma. He called after a Friend spotted a stripes article in september about the adoption. Theirs received a copy of the article from air Force col. Jim Winters stationed at Kapaun air station Germany who figured out that the lost orphan was his Friend. At the age of 6, theirs was adopted by an army master sergeant and his British wife who were then stationed in Frankfurt. The stars and stripes article was an attempt by Margarct Eifort of Darmstadt Germany the second wife of theirs German Foster father to locate theirs and give him a collection of 35 photographs. Quot id Tovac to have those photographs Quot theirs said. Quot i Haven to been in touch with anyone in Germany since i was  theirs Hopes some of the pictures May be of his Natu s4s John Millar hairy dilemma a German Shepherd lounges on a sidewalk outside the unemployment office in Wurzburg Germany oblivious to the restricted parking sign. The dog did no to get a ticket however. His owner showed up before any ticket writing officer did. Ral father who was killed on the russian front and Mother who died during an air raid. The 49-year-old, who was born in Berlin has nothing from his Early years. His adoptive father army master sgt. Wendell theirs worked for Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower in the Abrams building theirs said. His adoptive Mother Louisa Lily was bom in England. Attending first Grade in an american military elementary school was quite a Shock for the Young German boy. Quot i did no to speak English and at that time you wanted to forget How to speak German Quot he said. A it was Tough but it was worse in the United states than  Over the years theirs travelled to Chicago Japan and Paris following his father to his military assignments. Soon after graduation theirs spent three years in the army. Theirs left with a rank of specialist. In 1966, he married and the couple had a son they named Wolfgang Klaus theirs first and Middle names before being adopted. His son is attending the univer sit of Michigan under a four year Navy scholarship. Theirs has kept All the records of his adoption and some newsreels that were made at the time. A i broke the ice Quot he said. A my adoption allowed All the other adoptions and because it was such an import. Tant event they made a couple news films about  system blamed in crash of phantom Jet by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau a flight control system designed to keep a plane from rolling was not working on an Rf-4c phantom ii when the Jet crashed in May at Wei Brincken a Germany according to a 17th air Force report on the Accident. The reconnaissance jets two member Crew ejected safely at 75 feet after trying to land the Balky aircraft As it returned to Home base from a training Mission. The $11 million plane burst into flames on Impact and skidded at least 1,000 feet to the right of the runway before coming to rest on its Back. The plane had inexplicably rolled to the right numerous times during the flight Back from Ramstein a the final leg of a three part training Mission. The Crew members called an in flight emergency As they approached Wei Brincken. The plane again rolled to the right and they subsequently bailed out. The report which was released wednesday Points out that the jets lateral system had problems Over several months. It had extensive unscheduled maintenance beginning in january. In april two flight control malfunctions occurred after a Post flight inspection of 400 hours the same month. The nature of those malfunctions was not described in the aircraft Accident report. During the May 15 training flight a Teflon Seal failed in a part that controls the plane s movement along the nose to Tail Axis. The seals failure caused the left Aileron to stay swerved Down forcing the plane to the right. Investigators said it did not appear the problem was caused by any maintenance procedures practice or performance by maintenance personnel. The Mcdonnell Douglas Jet is a Long Range aircraft capable of All weather Day and night reconnaissance. The capt. Scott d. Irons and the weapons systems officer capt. Jeffrey a. Moore were assigned to the 38th tac recon so at Wei Brincken Moore suffered a Small scrape on the Bridge of his nose in the 11 51 am. Accident. Irons Wasny to injured. It col. Theodore r. Kissel of the 52nd tac fighter Wing at Span Dahlem a was the investigating officer of the  traffic restricted for Coronation Security Tokyo apr police began shutting Down Tokyo traffic saturday to prevent terrorist attacks by anti monarchist radicals As delegations from More than 50 nations arrived for emperor Akihito a Coronation. The precautions for mondays ceremony Are part of Japan s largest Security mobilization Ever involving nearly 37,000 police in Tokyo  of 70 soon to reunite in bigger House Hahn a Germany a amps a housing problems that forced a family of 10 to split up last month have been resolved a Hahn base spokesman said. Master sgt. Lavere Mathie and his wife Janet said they had to Send seven of their eight children to live with friends in the Community because Hahn officials refused to give them adequate housing. The family had lived off base in nearby Gam Melhausen until a malfunctioning heating system and problems with their German landlord forced them to move. Base spokesman capt. Bob Ballew said the family has accepted a four bedroom ground floor apartment with a maids room in the basement. In addition to toilet facilities the basement quarters will also include another separate room. Ballew said that until now the base did not have a place available for the Mathies. The family is expected to move into the new housing around Cwi 21. World today colombian Oil earnings reach an All time High _ Bogota Colombia apr Colombia has posted. Higher Oil earnings so far this year than at any other time in its history the state run Oil company eco petrol said Friday. If prices continue As they Are Oil will outpace Coffee As the country a principal Export earner in 1990, an eco petrol report said. During the first nine months of the year colombian Petroleum exports totalled $851 million $226 million More than during the same period in 1989, the report said. The rising earnings Are due to higher prices resulting from the persian Gulf crisis. Colombia produces around 450,000 barrels a Day of crude Oil. Exports total around 220,000 barrels daily. Guerrilla bomb attacks on the country a main Oil pipeline have reduced production by around 10  Block autobahn after Swiss deny entry Weil Germany apr about 600 gypsies blocked a main Highway Friday at this Border City in Southern Germany after Swiss authorities refused them entry into the country. The gypsies mostly from Yugoslavia parked House trailers buses and cars on the two lanes of the autobahn leading into Basel and pitched tents alongside the Bush Highway police said. According to a Swiss customs official Rene Heilig the gypsies were refused permission to enter Switzerland because they had no  vietnamese starting to question communism Bangkok Thailand up a vietnamese Young people including Many in the army have growing doubts about communism and Are beginning to speak out an official Hanoi radio program Sard. A Many Young people inside and outside the army have expressed their doubts about our party and Abou t the socialist Ideal for which our party is struggling Quot said the nov. 2 broadcast according to a transcript made available saturday. The radio said Many doubts were sparked by the collapse of communist party Power in Eastern Europe. It said Many Young people meeting in discussion groups wondered a is marxism leninism obsolete at this juncture Quot some Young people asked a crude and hypothetical questions such As whether Vietnam would Nave been better off without the communist revolution and the Long costly struggle against France and the  government in Southern Vietnam although such questions were painful the radio said it was necessary to allow them to be brought out