European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 16,1991 the stars and stripes b Page 9 charges dropped against girl 10, who threw rocks Thonotosassa Fla. A prosecutors have dropped assault charges against a 10-year-old girl who was taken away in Handcuffs for throwing rocks at a boy on a go cart. A Spray ,�?� said Tammy Toloff. A a in a glad i wont have to go to court or  the fifth grader was taken away in a sheriffs Cruiser after the july 23 Rock throwing incident apparently caused 13-year-old Joey Mendez to crash the go cart into a truck and severely Cut his leg. Dennis Pearlman a spokesman for the Hillsborough county state attorneys office said wednesday that the decision not to prosecute was based largely on a recommendation from the state department of health and rehabilitative services. A the victim and the victims family were Adamant about no prosecution a said spokesman Tom Jones. A and throwing rocks Isnit really an All time criminal offence Type  prosecutors determined the sheriffs Deputy was Correct in making the arrest because there was reason to believe a crime had been committed Pearlman said. The boy was hospitalized after the Accident but is Back Home and walking on crutches friends  Barge capsizes off China killing at least 8 Hong Kong apr an Oil exploration Barge with 195 workers aboard capsized Ana partially Sank thursday in a typhoon off Southern China. A dramatic air and sea Rescue operation saved 156 people but at least eight people died and 31 were still missing by Nightfall the government said. The missing included four Oil workers trapped in a diving Bell attached to the Barge which was lashed by typhoon Fred a 75-Mph winds and 25-foot Waves. Most of those on the Singapore owned vessel were malaysian but nine americans also were aboard officials said. Trevor Berry spokesman for the Hong Kong maritime Rescue Center said two divers from Singapore were called to try to Rescue the men in the diving Bell whose air Supply was expected to last Only until Early today. A government statement said one Man believed to be malaysian died on arrival at a Hong Kong Hospital and seven bodies were picked up from the sea. A i woke up to shouts around 8 30 . Saying the Barge was going to flip a said Willard r. Miller jr., 31, of Houston the barges Tower operator. A i put on my life jacket and 30 minutes later we were All in the water. A a it started getting real rough last night and there were 14-foot Waves around Midnight a he said. A the cd on the Side of my bed fell on my face and i thought things were just not  Miller said he spotted a shark while floating for 314 hours with other Oil workers before being rescued. But he said the shark did not attack the men. British and chinese military helicopters and a Small flotilla of ships including soviet and taiwanese vessels fought the High seas Ana poor visibility 65 Miles East of Hong Kong As they searched for survivors. Rescuers said most of the Oil workers had donned life jackets before the Barge went Down. They said the sea in the area was warm and this could help the missing workers survive. Officials said they would continue searching through the night despite the poor weather conditions. The Hong Kong government said most of those rescued were suffering from Shock but were not seriously injured. The government said there were 195 Oil workers on the panamanian registered Barge the db29. The Barge was involved in an Oil exploration project with China. A we do not know Why the Barge Sank a said Brenda Lee an information officer at the Hong Kong Marine department. Asked How the Rescue operation was going she said a taking into account the wind and the water a temper Ture. It is rather  i one survivor Kevin Banks 44, of Norfolk England described the experience As a the worst possible Nightmare coming  a a ironically the government said most of the people aboard the Barge were rescued by the Hon Kong tugboat  increase Border watch for suspects in iranian s death Paris apr police stepped up Border controls at the Swiss Frontier wednesday after reports that the suspected assassins of former iranian prime minister Shahpour Bakhtiar May have returned to the Savoy Region of the Alps. Hundreds of police searched 30 hotels in the Alpine Region tuesday night looking for the iranians Mohammed Azadi 31, and Ali Rad Vakili 32. Police were also investigating the hijacking of a car on a Highway near Mon Elimar to the Southeast. The hijackers reportedly fit the description of the two iranians. On monday a resident of the Alpine town of Annecy 15 Miles from the Swiss Border found a Wallet in a Telephone Booth that investigators said belonged to one of the suspects. Investigators said the Wallet was among personal objects inspected when the two were detained briefly aug. 7 after trying to enter Switzerland with phony visas the Day before Bakhtiari a slaying was discovered. Bakhtiari a funeral was to take place thursday in Paris Montparnasse cemetery. R iranian exiles have blamed the killing of Bakhtiar and his Secretary on the islamic fundamentalist regime in Iran. The iranian government has called the deaths the result of the rivalry Between opposition groups or a plot to undermine Iran a improving relations with the West. Azadi and Vakili Are two of three iranian men who visited Bakhtiar at his guarded Home the evening of aug. 6, about the time French coroners say his Throat was Cut. The bodies of Bakhtiar and his Secretary Yaroush Ratibeh who was stabbed to death were discovered Only two Days later. In the meantime Azadi and Vakili had tried to Cross into Switzerland with turkish passports under the names of Ali Kaya and Kusa Mocer. A Swiss Border guard spotted the phony visas and fined them $133 for trying to enter illegally. The pair were turned Over to French Border police and detained for a time. Because their French visas were valid they were allowed to return to France. After the killings were discovered police launched a huge manhunt for Azadi Vakili and a third iranian far quorum Boyer Ahmadi whose car was found in Paris with traces of blood in  firebombing damage turkish Banks in Germany Darmstadt Germany apr unknown assailants tossed firebombs into two turkish Banks in separate incidents in Darmstadt and Wiesbaden on thursday causing extensive damage police said. There were no injuries in the attacks. The first attack occurred about 12 40 . In Wiesbaden about 25 Miles West of Frankfurt police said. An eyewitness told police he saw four men gathered in the Entrance of the Bank in Wiesbaden and watched As they broke a window and threw in an object that erupted in flames police said. Employees at a nearby hotel rushed to the scene and quickly extinguished the Blaze. Damage was estimated at 30,000 Marks $17,600police said. About an hour later another turkish Bank in downtown Darmstadt 18 Miles South of Frankfurt was struck by arsonists. Police said an eyewitness told them he saw three men smash a Hole in one of the Bank a windows and toss in a burning cloth. Firefighters rushed to the scene to extinguish the Blaze which spread quickly police said. Damage was estimated at about 100,000 Marks $60,000. Attacks against turkish. Interests in Germany have increased recently apparently in retaliation for military action by Turkey aimed at squelching leftist and kurdish guerrilla activity. A lasting reminder Sis my omm capt. Steve Collar a co 547th engr in helps Plant a tree that will serve As a living reminder of the units 40 years of service in Darmstadt Germany the 547th, the largest unit in Darmstadt is being inactivated at the end of september. The tree and a plaque were dedicated wednesday at Kelly Barracks in Darmstadt