European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 13, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 9memorial of d for dog killed on duty in Gulf Las vegas apr on a Day when the nation honoured military veterans a four legged casualty of the persian Gulf War was in the thoughts of those who served with him. Shep was a military guard dog at Nellis fab for 12 years before he died on duty in saudi Arabia a from a scorpion bite. Base officials have Given permission for erection of a memorial on the base for the German Shepherd which helped guard f-117 stealth fighters at an Airfield in Southern saudi Arabia during the Gulf conflict. A a this is where Shep lived a said sgt. Bruce Goodale head of the military working dog Section at the base. A it would mean a lot to the handlers and the Public would get to see the proposed memorial he said. Tony Clayton plans to put a similar Marker at the pet cemetery he owns in town. A i think it should have happened a Long time ago a Clayton said. A More and More people Are aware of the contributions Shep made. Shep May be Over there now but his memory is with  tentative plans Call for a Trust fund to be opened at a Bank for the Shep memorial but details Haven t been worked out. Ninja Turtle toys deemed dangerous by optometrist Crete 111. Up teenage mutant ninja turtles May be the craze but a suburban Chicago optometrist says several of the toys that Bear their name May cause serious Eye injuries. Or. Phillip l. Kaufman has released his annual list of the most dangerous toys. Topping the list Are flying rockets and air planes bows and arrows swords guns that shoot plastic darts water and other objects and non toxic gels. For the 14th straight year Kaufman surveyed the new  for the Christmas shopping season. A Holiday shoppers must be aware of toys that appear Safe for other parts of the body May pose Eye hazards a Kaufman said. A More than 25 toys on the store shelves for this year s Holiday season could potentially damage a child s  no. 1 on Kaufman a list is the teenage mutant ninja turtles karate punch target game which features a fist flying out of a gun. Quot it can easily cause a corneal injury or a Black Eye a Kaufman said. A it encourages misuse. Among the other toys sporting Michelangelo Raphael and the rest Are a glider launcher and the ooze pretend pizzeria with ooze shooting Cannon and retract putt airborne ooze assault weapon. The launcher has a rubber band launcher Speed that sends the glider flying at 15 to 18 Mph a another possible threat to the Cornea. The ooze is a non toxic gel that can Burn the Eye or an open wound. Also on store shelves this year Are Ninia turtles and Robin Hood crossbows and arrows and nerf Bow and Arrow sets. Although the crossbow sets have arrows with soft tips Kaufman warns if the tips Are removed the toy can become dangerous. He sate the arrows in the nerf version Are solid and can cause Black eyes or worse. No. 12 on Kaufman a list is the air pressure super soaker a water Cannon that can shoot a Stream of water 50 to 75 feet. A the amount of concentrated Power needed to shoot water at that distance could dramatically injure an Eye at close Range. If it hits the Eye at close Range it will cause a number of serious Eye injuries from corneal injury to an internal Haemorrhage a Kaufman said. Other toys cited Are a big Popper game a tube that shoots a moderately hard Ball up to 40 feet. A rubber band powered Wing shots an air plane with a hard plastic Point shot from a hand Heta launcher with a Strong rubber band. A sky dogs electronic sky fighter a fast rotating helicopter. A toxic crusaders apocalypse attack copter a Sharp fast rotating Rotor that encourages the use of a glow in the dark gel that can Burn the Eye. A Captain Hook Tri Hook a wrist mounted Hook with two Sharp daggers. A self stick Ball and Glove which comes with a Ball covered by Sharp velcro strips. Kaufman noted that Eye injuries have increased 20 percent since 1988 and cited statistics indicating As Many As 5 percent of All Eye injuries Are caused by toys. A new toys that could harm a child s eyesight Are introduced each year a Kaufman  anti tank rocket found near train tracks Orlando Fla. Up an antitank rocket found along Railroad tracks on the City a West Side and later destroyed by an army demolition team was a ready to fire a a military spokesman said monday. A Man walking along a Railroad Spur adjacent to . 441 found the m72 was an explosive device. Law rocket in a Green plastic bag Early the officer called the arson bomb Sam Hoff mail police spokesman squad which in turn called the army s Hoffman said the Man walked about a mile with the rocket and then flagged Down a police officer who realized it 66th explosive Ord disposal team at Patrick fab Florida. Hoffman said the disposal team buried the rocket 3 feet deep in a vacant lot across from the Citrus bowl stadium and blew it up with other explosives. Base spokesman Robert Ely said the rocket was live and that he did not know How the weapon with military markings got to where it was  remembrance world War 11 Veteran Frank Ambrose of Buffalo n.y., Marks veterans Day on monday by planting a Flag at Snow covered Forest Lawn cemetery. Ambrose other members of american legion Post 665, and boy and girl scouts placed More than 6,000 flags before a memorial service at the  court rules for Auschwitz survivor who sued former nazi i Madrid Spain apr in a politically charged Case Spain a highest court has Riedt in favor of a jewish survivor of the Auschwitz death Camp who sued a former is officer for questioning the existence of nazi Gas Chambers. The constitutional court on monday overturned three lower court rulings and declared that belgian born Leon Degrella had damaged Violeta Friedman s Honor in a 1985 Magazine interview. The decision came As european Neo nazis prepared to gather in Madrid this week to rebut historical records of the holocaust in which the nazis and their collaborators killed an estimated 12 million people half of them jews in world War ii. A we Hope this ruling can serve As a Legal base for the government to prohibit the meeting a Friedman a attorney Jorge trias told a news conference. The court did not assess damages or require an apology from Degrella a Spanish citizen living on the Costa Del sol in Southern Spain. In 1945, a belgian court sentenced Degrella to death in absent a for War crimes. Friedman 61, said she was satisfied with the ruling and doubted she would begin proceedings to obtain damages from Degrella. She lost her original suit against Degrella in 1986 As Well As two later appeals. Lower courts ruled that Der Ellen a remarks published in the Spanish newsweekly Tiempo did not impugn her because they did not refer to her by name. Friedman was born in Transylvania now part of Romania. She was freed from Auschwitz in Poland in 1945 a after surviving a year in the nazi death Camp. She said her parents and most of her relatives died in the Camp. According to court documents Degrella told the Magazine that Only a new Leader like Adolf Hitler could save Europe. Degrella 85, was a general in the Waffen is during the nazi Era. He was granted Asylum in a Spain ruled by Gen. Francisco Franco in 1954