European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It Page 2 a the stars and stripes Friday May 17, 1991 at a glance five year old Marshall Bush gets a hug from her famous Grandfather during her birthday party wednesday on the South Lawn of the White House navigating new York Cliffs notes which May have helped you Bluff your Way through school now proposes to help you Bluff your Way through the nations largest and most confusing City. A Page 4bush land reassessed the assessment on president Bush a 26-room Oceanside Home in Maine appreciated 146 percent last year to $2.2 million. A Page 5archaeological find anthropologists digging into an eighth Century Pyramid in Guatemala say they opened a Tomb of what May be one of the last great leaders of the mayan civilization. A Page 6joan Kennedy a arrest Joan Kennedy a blood alcohol level was almost twice the Legal limit and she had an open bottle of Vodka in her car reports said. A Page 7peace Mission ends Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii has ended his latest Mideast Mission without agreement on a formula for Arab israeli peace talks. A Page 8salary disparity the average top executive at a major . Firm earns 53 times the pay of the company s average worker says an expert on business leaders salaries. A Page 17index Abby Ann Landers. 19 action line. 16 comics .19-21 commentary. 13 crossword. 19 letters. 12 Money matters .17 sports. 22-28 weather. 11 police offer Reward for Man sought in Hammer attacks by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Stuttgart Germany a German authorities Are offering rewards of up to 6,000 Marks for information leading to the arrest of a Man who sexually attacked three women with a Hammer last week East of Stuttgart. A a the attacker described As a dark male with medium complexion and Black curly hair probably is an american according to police spokesman Herbert Gunther. One victim a 21-year-old German woman suffered severe injuries May 5 when a Man hit her with a Hammer and tried to rape her at about 10 30 . Near her Home in Dondorf Winzinger a Village about six Miles East of Goppinger. When the woman smother came to her Aid the attacker also struck her with the Hammer then fled police said. Three Days later a Man attacked a 27-year-old female nurse Riding a bicycle Home at about 9 . On Highway b-29 Between Schwabish a mind and Bobingen. He pulled her from the bicycle struck her with a tool believed to be a Hammer dragged her into some thorny hedge s and raped her. The woman suffered life Quot threatening injuries Gunther said. A 3,000-Mark Reward about $1,800, is being offered in each of the two incidents he said. Witnesses reported seeing a dark 3-se-ties Bow car with . Army Europe License plates in the area of each attack. Police believe the same Man is responsible for both attacks As Well As for an attack on another woman in november in a Schwabish a mind apartment. In the november Case a Black Man carrying a Hammer rang the victims Doorbell and asked her in English for assistance claiming he had car trouble Gunther said. The Man then assaulted her Blit she fled the apartment escaping uninjured he said. Authorities believe the Hedges thorns May have scratched the attackers face and hands in the May 8 attack in boxing he. Also the victims leather Patch work bag which contained her identification card Bank card Drivers License and other personal items is missing and police say the attacker May have it. Anyone with information about the attacks is asked to Call German criminal police in Schwabish a mind at 07171358158, or in Goppinger at 07161-61719 or . Military police in either City.1 new computer May mean savings of $13.3 million for army command Kaiserslautern Germany a amps a new $2.2 million computer system will save about $13.3 million for the 21st theater army area come Over the next five years the systems designers claim. The computer is designed to handle All facets of the combat equipment group Europe the Agency that controls pre positioned wartime equipment in storage facilities throughout Europe. The system was designed and is being installed by Martin Marietta Energy systems which is based in Oak Ridge Tenn. A command spokesman said it is expected to go on line by August and re Elace the 29 separate data bases that now Andle various needs of the groups Sites. Using different data bases sometimes Means that one base has no Way of knowing what the others have planned regarding the thousands of pieces of equipment controlled by the equipment group said Robert Tkv Abercrombie technical program manager for Martin Marietta. A a it a like running 29 different households a he said. Once the system is on line Abercrombie said it not Only will track daily maintenance and equipment usage but also will be capable of answering hypothetical questions. A if someone has a problem it could be plugged into the system and answered a Abercrombie said. And it could handle More than one or two questions at any one time. A the Sperry is about the size of a desk twice As tall and could handle 128 simultaneous users a he said. A i can to foresee that Many at once a probably 12 would be the most at any one time. The systems mainframe is a Sperry computer that will be housed at Funari Cavern in Mannheim benefits program affects employees who made civil serv be Naf transfers Heidelberg Germany a amps a civilian employees who transferred Between civil service and the non appropriated fund pay systems under a morale welfare and recreation reorganization plan should Contact their local civilian personnel offices officials say. Personnel offices have recently received instructions on implementing a program that allows these workers to carry certain benefits with them in the Transfer. The defense department Bene fit portability program is based on a Law passed in november that protects employees who would have lost Money leave or tenure when required to switch to another system. Personnel officials report that the programs provisions apply differently depending on whether workers made the move voluntarily or involuntarily. One item of interest to workers is a new deadline for choosing a retirement plan. Before the Law passed workers had to enter their new systems retirement plan. Now they have the option of returning to their former plan officials said. The conversions Are being made because Congress determined that workers at such activities As clubs Golf courses and Bowling centers should be paid with non appropriated fund dollars. Employees at such places As recreation centers libraries and childcare centers should receive taxpayer funds Congress has decided. Washington a amps Pentagon officials on thursday released the names of a Germany based Soldier and a Marine killed in separate vehicle accidents sunday in Northern Iraq. The Soldier was identified As spec. Scott t. Collins a Light wheeled vehicle Mechanic with cob 94th engr in from Darmstadt. Collins was evacuated to Naples Italy where he died from Burns and other injuries officials said. Collins 20, was a passenger in a 5-ton 2 crash victims in Iraq fuel truck that collided with a civilian taxi along the iraqi turkish Border rolled Over and burst into flames. The truck Driver spec. John Diaz jr., 23, was also severely burned. He remained on the very seriously injured list at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center in Germany. A Collins was a native of great Falls mont., and is survived by his parents whom army officials declined to  in a separate Accident sunday Marine sgt. John Denton was killed while he a Riding in a civilian water truck that co lived with a Marine dump truck in North Era Iraq officials said. / Denton 26, was assigned to the 24t Marine expeditionary unit at Camp let Jeune n.c., and was a native of Nassau . No further information was Avail Able about the crash and his next of Kin. The names of two other marines injured in the Accident and their condition could no be released officials said. Washington a adm. Jonathan t. Howe is under consideration As a possible successor to Robert Gates As president Bush a Deputy National Security adviser the White House said thursday. Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said the National Security adviser Brent scow candidate for Gates Post Croft had not yet recommended a candidate to the president a but Admiral Howe is one of those he a  Howe 56, is commander of . Naval forces in Europe. He is a former state department director of political and military affairs during the Reagan administration. The Washington Post reporte wednesday that he was scowcroft Choice to be his new Deputy. Bush announced tuesday that h planned to nominate Gates to replace William Webster As director of the Cen trial intelligence Agency