European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 a a news Brief the stars and stripes thursday november 22,1990 financier Michael Milken gets 10 years in prison new York apr junk Bond financier Michael Milken was sentenced wednesday to 10 years in prison for breaking Federal securities and tax Laws in the most celebrated Case of financial corruption in Wall Street history. Milken stood with his head Down As . District judge Kimba Wood pronounced the stiffest sentence yet in the financial scandals that have gripped Wall Street since the mid-1980s. In addition she sentenced him to three years probation plus full time Community service of 1,800 hours a year for an undetermined duration. Milken 44, faced a maximum of 28 years but Woods sentence is far stiffer than Many had predicted. A i believe that a prison term is required for the purposes of general deterrence a Wood told a court crammed with 200 spectators including Many of Milken a friends and supporters. Wood said Milken a misuse of his leadership position constituted a serious crimes warranting serious punishment and the discomfort of being removed from  she said Milken was a Man of a Talent and Industry a but a Long prison term was required to Send a message to other possible securities Law violators. The judge said she considered evidence of additional crimes including obstruction of Justice by Milken in handing Down the sentence. He was ordered to surrender to . Marshals March 4,1991, no Federal prison was designated. Atlantis secret voyage ends with Florida Landing space Center Houston a Atlantis ended its secret Mission where it began making the first shuttle Landing in Florida since 1985. Many Nasa workers who launch the spaceships got their first Chance to see one come Back. Rain dampened desert runways and High wind kept Atlantis from Landing in the California desert As planned. The National aeronautics and space administration opted for Clear skies Calm winds and the Concrete runway at Kennedy space Center for touchdown tuesday afternoon. A we did no to expect to be Here when we left a air Force col. Richard Covey the missions commander said after the spacecraft touched Down. During their secret Pentagon Mission Atlantis five astronauts put a satellite into orbit to spy on Iraq. The astronauts had planned to return on monday but High winds at Edwards fab calif., forced them to stay in space another Day. Rain at the Mojave desert base monday night left the natural surface runways too wet on tuesday and the wind was too High for a Landing on Edwards Concrete runway. So Nasa decided to use Kennedy where Allan touched Down on the 2.8-mile paved runway its 2 i heralded by its signature twin sonic booms. Kennedy workers Given just a few hours Noti scrambled to prepare for the Landing. About 250 Tenni cheered the near perfect touchdown. They included bus loads of launch control Center workers who Hrh counted Down to Atlantis fiery liftoff in an Unis nighttime launch five Days earlier. Sual a you have to remember that half of the work Force at Kennedy has never seen a shuttle Landing a Jyh launch director Bob Sieck. A a it a a real treat for them and of course we re thankful for  it was the sixth shuttle Landing at Kennedy. The last was in 1985, when discovery blew a tire and sustained Brake damage on touchdown. The Mission delayed by Hydrogen leaks since july was the seventh and last secret shuttle flight for the Pentagon which still plans to Fly unclassified cargoes on two More shuttles but will use unmanned rockets for its secret  Page 1 Trio Mph Flea from Page 1 sweat and salivary glands headaches visual problems and involuntary defecation. Cashman said agricultural workers reaction to pesticides used on farms provides the basis for medical knowledge about these effects. He cited one Case of a 3-year-old girl who ran Barefoot through a freshly sprayed Field and died later from the Poison her body absorbed there. Chances of soldiers suffering the same Fate because of Flea collars would be a pretty unlikely unless they wore 30 of them a Cashman said. Nonetheless Finnegan said a Soldier  risk health problems by wearing the collars. A a it a going to make him sick before it makes the fleas sick a he said. A hours is a time for fulfilling the Hopes and expectations our Peoples have cherished for decades steadfast commitment to democracy based on human rights and fundamental freedoms Prosperity through economic Liberty and social Justice and equal Security for All our countries a the charter declares. The document includes sections on economic cooperation human rights Security the environment and culture. A the old order and the false certainties that supported it have collapsed a French president Francois Mitterrand said in closing the historic Summit compared by some to the Congress of Vienna in 1815, which redrew Europe a boundaries after Napoleon Bonaparte a defeat. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl said the comparison is faulty. A the Congress of Vienna was associated with the repression of free thinking of All types whereas Here in Paris we have negotiated a Magna Carta of Freedom and human and civil rights a Kohl said a in Vienna an attempt was made to re establish absolute forms of Rule whereas Here in Paris we have inextricably linked the future of our continent with democracy based on human rights and fundamental  the Summit was launched monday by the signing of a 110-Page conventional forces in Europe treaty which sharply reduces the risk of Surprise attack by setting ceilings on the alliances tanks artillery combat vehicles and aircraft. Tuesday was devoted to speeches in which several Eastern european nations warned that a new a welfare Wall Between Rich and poor nations could replace the Iron curtain. Mitterrand also focused on future challenges in his closing address wednesday. A Europe has not travelled the longer part of the Road Only to stumble on hidden obstacles a he said. A everything must be thought through again. No institution will evade this critical re examination a neither the european Community the Atlantic Alliance nor the Council of Europe and everyone will take his  France which pulled out of natos integrated military command in 1967, favors the european Community As the Post cold War Europe a political heart. The Gulf crisis was not on the summits formal Agenda but Many Heads of state said it posed a crucial test to the new world  from Page 1 from office. David Rosso 47, remembers lbs a a first visit. He was there at Cam Ranh Bay Abas a 23-year-old air Force sergeant. A Johnson was dressed in khakis. He Rode standing up in an open jeep. I was Able to grab his hand As he passed by a said Rosso now of Manassas a. A i done to remember what he said. But he had a smile on his face. We All  compared to Johnson Nixon was almost shy on his visit to the troops. Quot he did no to even ask How the War was going a recalls up White House correspondent Helen Thomas who accompanied Nixon. A the asked them where they were from a and if they liked baseball. He appeared uncomfortable  Bush plans to use his visit to celebrate thanksgiving with the troops and to try to rally Public and congressional support for his policies in the persian Gulf. The visit will be televised Back to the United states and Cap a we Klong presidential trip to Europe and the Middle East. Johnson and Nixon made their visits to South Vietnam during around the world trips. Unlike Bush who announced his plans weeks ago the Public did no to Leam that Johnson and Nixon were headed to the Jungles of Southeast Asia until just hours before they arrived. The two former presidents kept their plans under wraps for Security reasons. The current White House has also cited Security in keeping secret some of the details of Bush strip. A secret service spokesman would Only say a we will take whatever Steps Are necessary to ensure the safety of the president and we will do so with whoever is  a i done to think it la be dangerous a said Hamilton Brown a retired secret service agent who was assigned to the White House in the Johnson and Early Nixon years. A the president will be surrounded by 200,000 american troops a said Brown. A if they can to protect him no one  Brown said Bush strip last Winter to cocaine ravaged Colombia for a four nation drug Summit Likely carried More risks. There had been reports that drug lords would seek to assassinate him but nothing came of it. The former secret service agent noted that although Saddam has increased troop Levels in Kuwait the iraqi Leader has appeared in recent weeks to push for a negotiated settlement. A the does no to want to pick a fight with George Bush a Brown said. A Check if they fired the first shot they a glow in the dark for the next 100  a a Bush spokesman said the president will meet with syrian president Hafez Assad in Geneva on Friday for a discussion that will Center on the persian Gulf crisis. Speed limits to be imposed on dangerous stretch of a9 Munich Germany a amps a Drivers accustomed to whizzing along autobahn 9 Between the cities of Hof and Bayreuth will soon have to take their feet off the accelerator. The bavarian government is imposing a Speed limit on the stretch that previously had none in an attempt to curb a High Accident  the 120 Kilometre Speed limit will go into effect just As soon As we can put up the Road signs a in about a weeks time a and will be a one year test a a spokesman for the bavarian ministry of Interior said tuesday. The government also is imposing Speed limits of 100 Kilometres and 80 Kilometres at particularly dangerous stretches. The a9 has become notorious for accidents and traffic jams since the former East German Border disappeared earlier this year. A accidents have increased 50 percent. But strangely enough the increase has been Only on the Bayreuth Hof Side of the Road. The Accident rate on the Hof Bay Reuth Side has remained the same a the spokesman said. The worst Accident on sl5 a a cult vehicle crash that killed 10 m october. Before the Border opening the spokesman said about 50,000 vehicles used the Road daily. Now about 150,000 vehicles new Speed limit Kilometres. A amps map travel the Road each Day. ,.a one of the greatest causes of Proa i lems on the a9 Are the East German built a Low horsepower cars trying to pass other vehicles on the Hilly stretches. They often misjudge the Speed of the vehicles been full them pull out into the left Lane and get into trouble a the spokesman said