European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday june 27. 1991 at a glance boaters take a leisurely a a punt Down the River Cam in Cam Bridge England. See stripes Magazine. Quot to 11. 11 11 a a. Elderly Tell of scams senior citizens who went undercover for a House investigation into sales of nursing Home insurance say insurance agents misled them and tried to bully them into buying policies of dubious value a Page 5 House snorts at stables. The House voted a a nay tuesday to building new horse stables in a Virginia National Park for use by vice president Dan Quayle and his family. A Page 7 czech soviet protocol. Czechoslovak and soviet military officials signed a protocol tuesday that ended 23 years of soviet military occupation of the country. A Page 8 irs May need lesson the internal Revenue service holding a stack of past due tax Bills totalling $96.3 billion might take a lesson from private debt collectors congressional auditors  Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 14 comics. 14-16 commentary. 13 crossword. .14 letters 1�? Money matters. 17 sports. 18-24 to listings. ,18 weather. 11 in More Stuttgart Germany a Josef Schwamm Berger. A labor Camp com Ryan Der in nazi occupied Poland accused in More than 3,000 deaths went on trial wednesday in the first such War crimes proceeding in reunified Germany Schwamm Berger 79, is charged with murdering or helping to murder 3,377 people 50 by his own hand. Most of the victims were jews. He is also accused of sending thousands of polish jews to the nazi death Camp Auschwitz. About 20 Neo nazis in the spectators Section of the courtroom laughed loudly when chief judge Herbert Luippold said in opening comments that Schwamm Berger would receive an a absolutely fair  they quieted Down when the judge threatened to eject them. Schwammberge who hid for 40 years in Argentina had been on the most wanted War criminals list of famed nazi Hunter Simon Wiesenthal who attended the opening session. A a the committed enormous crimes crimes that cannot be punished. His sentence should be 30 times life for every murder he committed a Wiesenthal said outside the courtroom. A the murdered out of greed. He killed for enrichment. He killed for pleasure.�?�. As Wiesenthal gave an interview after the first trial session several Neo nazis gathered. A. A �., a a. A. A jew you Are lying a  Young Man. A a we la put you on trial Here in  a a. A a a ,. A a a they have Learned nothing a Wieson Thal said. A they arc not representative of the German youth.�?�. If convicted Schwamm Berger could be sentenced to life in prison. ,. I during the War the  lieutenant commanded slave labor Camps at several locations including Przemysla and Mielec where thousands of inmates mostly jews were interned and died. Justice officials said Schwammberge. Has never denied working at the Camps. But they said he claimed to have shot Only one prisoner. Survivors however have described How he set his dog on inmates pulled out their Gold Teeth with pliers and robbed his jewish victims of Gold and Schwammberge jewelry before killing them. A the had his storm troopers. He had his dog who ripped up pieces of flesh and was worse than the bullets a Joseph Kostman one of Only 105 survivors from Przemysla a prewar jewish Community of 28,000, said at a pre trial hearing in Miami. A a a. A if anyone looked at Schwammberge they were  a. A. Trial officials collected depositions from witnesses abroad and invited about 100 to testify although some  because of age or poor health. 1. Schwammberge himself suffers from heart problems and will be Able to attend Only two hour trial sessions twice a Day officials said. His trial is expected to last several months. A Schwamm Berger entered the court with difficulty holding onto tables As he approached the defendants chair. The austrian native was arrested in Innsbruck in the French occupied zone of Austria on july 20, 1945. But he escaped with two other prisoners from a prisoner. Of War Camp in january 1948 and surfaced a year later in Argentina. In questioning before his escape Schwammberge admitted executing a about 35 jews Quot according to austrian police files. The files also show Schwammberge admitted that sacks of Gold and jewelry found in his Possession had come from jewish inmates. Although Long sought by Wiesenthal Schwammberge lived in Argentina under his own name and obtained citizenship in 1965. For years he worked in a petrochemical Plant near la Plata 30 Miles South of Buenos Aires. West German authorities issued an arrest warrant for Schwammberge in 1963 and asked for his extradition in 1972. He was arrested in november 1987 and was extradited in May 1990. Quot Powell to attend Stuttgart ceremony by Joseph Owen  Bureau Stutt Gart Germany a the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Gen. Colin l. Powell will attend a gala ceremony Here today commemorating a the Success of International Solidarity in the persian Gulf . Corps unit and military Community commanders have selected 14 Gulf War veterans other soldiers who remained on duty in Europe and family members and . Civilian workers to receive awards during the ceremony scheduled for 2  at Vii corps Kelley Barracks Headquarters. The corps also plans to give the  population a collective award for their wartime support. Other dignitaries scheduled to attend include army Secretary Michael . Stone army chief of staff Gen. Gordon r. Sullivan . Ambassador to Germany Vernon Walters and several German officials. A a. Some 700 to 800 soldiers Are participating in the -event,-.in- a tiding representatives of 3rd amid div 2nd army Cav regt. And 1st inf div fwd. The 3rd . Infantry Fife and drum corps the 84th army band anti the British Fife and drum corps will provide musical accompaniment All . Military identification card holders Are eligible to attend. A corps officials originally had planned to hold the event at Stuttgart a Neckar stadium but changed their minds three weeks ago after it became apparent that president Bush and defense Secretary Dick Cheney would not attend. Plans by German political groups to demonstrate at the stadium did not influence the decision to shift the event to Kelley Barracks said maj Anda Strauss corps spokeswoman. A a Rejust could not justify using that huge stadium and transporting everybody downtown a Strauss said. ,. A at least one group has announced it will hold a protest Vigil outside the Post during the ceremony a Stuttgart police spokesman said. A a a Quot a. A. Quot a. V. Even though Kelley Barracks presents fewer problems of a Security nature ., and German officials Are taking unusual precautions. The army posts main Gate will be closed for traffic during the afternoon As will Plieninger Strasse the Street that passes in front of the main Entrance visitors who ride to the. Event will be admitted Only through the rear Gate. Vii corps had under its control about 146,000 troops at the Peak of the feb. 24-28 ground War in the Gulf. Included were about 70,000 from . Army europ Strauss said. Some 48 Vii corps soldiers died in the Gulf War. Most european based . Troops who deployed to the persian Gulf have returned to their original duty stations. Canadian private wife found shot to death Lahr,.Germany a amps a military police found a Canadian Soldier and his civilian wife dead late monday evening in their apartment in , about seven Miles South of Canadian forces Basc Lahn. Pvt. Craig Ruby 23, find his wife Geri Anne Ruby also 23, had died of gunshot wounds sometime saturday according to army maj. Norbert Cyr a forces spokes Washington a res the military rations derided by soldiers in the Field As a meals rejected by ethiopians a have been sent to that famine stricken african nation the Pentagon announced tuesday. A the food packages which Are actually called meals ready to eat were shipped to the persian Gulf area for operation desert storm but were never used during Man. A the pm lick Are treating this Case As a suspected murder suicide a Cyr said. Military police had gone to the Ruby so apartment to find out Why the private failed to show up Tor work on monday Cyr said. He said they found a 9mtn pistol that the Soldier owned near his body. The weapon had been discharged Cyr said. A -. A. A receive the War. / a six c-5 transport aircraft have delivered about 400,000 res to Ethiopia and three additional c-5 missions will deliver More next week the Pentagon said in a  meal were turned Over to the International committee of the red Cross to feed displaced people. The Soldier was assigned to the 8th Canadian Hussars at the Lahr base. His wife worked in a videocassette rental shop on the forces Headquarters Cavern in Lahr. The couple had no children. Canadian military police Are investigating the Case jointly with German criminal police. A  department of defense has also sent 1 million res by sea from the persian Gulf to the port of Djibouti for distribution in Djibouti and Ethiopia by the red Cross. Some 100,000 res were also scheduled to be delivered by c-5 transport to Nairobi Kenya from the Gulf area for distribution by , officials in Southern Sudan the statement said