European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 c the stars and stripes wednesday february 12, 1992 at a glance like soldiers Welting their Tarn at the firing Range ammunition is lined up awaiting action at the Grafe Wohr Germany training area. At a Graf a the training is Tough but As one Soldier says Mit pays o  see Story photos on pages 16 and 17. Primary in the Homestretch democratic presidential hopefuls on tuesday kicked off the frenetic Homestretch run to new Hampshire a primary. A Page 4 . Car makers supported Blacks have a stake in the survival of the big three . Automakers and should buy their products instead of japanese cars said Benjamin Hooks executive director of the a act. A Page 6 Navy to maintain tactics the collapse of the soviet Union will not bring about a change in . Navy tactics because the threat of soviet Type sophisticated weapons is proliferating All around the Globe according to the Navy s top officer in Europe. A Page 9 shake up at Dow Corning Dow Corning corp. Replaced its two top executives and hired a Leader from one of its Parent companies to handle a crisis Over the company s troubled breast implant business. The company released documents that showed it knew for years about medical problems linked to its breast implants. A Page 20 Index i Abby Ann Landers 21 action line.18 comics.21-23 commentary.13 faces in places .24 letters .12 Money matters.20 sports.25-32 to listings.31 weather. 11 Tyson from Page 1 brought the charges prepared to Fly Home from Indianapolis International Airport. Indianapolis police detective Jeff Duhamell said a she is thankful its Over. She wants to get Back to her own life. She came through it like a trouper and Shell be  during the 80-minute interview with probation officials Tyson was asked about his background and health so that an evaluation could be prepared for the court authorities said. Stephen wills chief probation officer described Tyson As soft spoken and cooperative during the interview. Wills said Tyson was also questioned about his finances and might be ordered by the court to reimburse the woman for medical costs counselling and other expenses. A a we be seen so Many times recently that it does no to matter what a superstar does a its of a prosecutor Greg Garrison said after monday nights verdict. A the can brag about it in his books he can demonstrate it in the Public Eye and As Long As it suits him its All right. A and i think tonight one time anyway this kind of behave or a not been  Tyson stared straight ahead and showed Little emotion As the verdict was read guilty on one count of rape and two counts of criminal deviate conduct. He had no comment As he left the courtroom. Asked what his most effective evidence was Garrison said a that Beautiful 18-year-old kid with a pure heart. She a a Young person with a lot of  Tyson a defense a that he was a crude Womanizer whose accuser knew from the Start that he wanted sex and consented a did not stand up to the victims Story and the physical evidence jurors said. The victim was not in court when the verdicts were read Trathen said the woman Felt a just a sense of a its finished a  Tyson was scheduled to Challenge evander Holyfield in a bid to regain the heavyweight title last november a after being indicted a but that bout was cancelled when Tyson injured a rib. It was not rescheduled when the trial began Jan. 27, nothing in boxing regulations would automatically bar Tyson from fighting while free on Appeal but boxing a governing bodies and state boxing commissions could refuse to Sanction a match. And no promoter would undertake such a fight under those circumstances. Tyson a accuser testified that he had promised to take her sightseeing but instead went to his hotel on the pretext of making a phone Call pinned her to his bed stripped her raped her and laughed while she cried in pain and begged him to Stop. Other evidence included testimony from an emergency room doctor who said the woman suffered injuries consistent with rape and a chauffeur who said the woman appeared shaken when she emerged from Tyson a hotel july 19. Tyson took the stand As did several pageant contestants. Many described Tyson a crude sexual come on and Soma said they heard the accuser say Tyson was Rich and stupid bolstering a defense argument that she was a Gold Digger who became vengeful after being treated like a one night stand. Others told a version of events closer to that of the accuser who said she never heard the lewd remarks and never made any suggestive remarks herself. Tyson won the heavyweight title in 1986 at age 20 by knocking out Trevor Berbick. He lost the title in Japan to Buster Douglas on feb 11,1990 a nearly two years to the Day of his conviction. Another flight departs for Cis 6 set for today by the stars and stripes Only one . Flight bound for the Commonwealth of Independent states departed tuesday during the second Day of operation provide Hope according to a joint information Bureau spokeswoman. Twelve flights left from Germany and Turkey on monday the first Day of the humanitarian Mission that is expected to last two weeks. A total of 64 flights by the United states will carry at least 2,250 tons of food and medical supplies to 23 cities in the Cis. A c-5 cargo plane loaded with 85 tons of food took off from Rhein main a Germany on tuesday morning destined for Moscow said Elswith Petrakovic a spokeswoman at Rhein main a. She said no flights were scheduled to leave from Turkey on tuesday. Six flights Are scheduled to depart today from Germany and Turkey the spokeswoman said. The two flights from Rhein main a Are destined for St. Petersburg and Kharkov. The four flights from in Ciurlik a Turkey Are destined for Bishkek Baku Ashkhabad and Yerevan. Two flights Are tentatively scheduled to leave Ankara air station Turkey on thursday. Hope from Page 1 camera wielding reporters and a few somber looking russian officials. From the terminal about 200 Yards away a steady Stream of journalists hustled toward Trie aircraft. They eventually numbered about 150. Moments later a mini motorcade stopped at the front of the aircraft and the . Ambassador to Russia Robert Strauss emerged from a Black Cadillac. He was closely followed by a Van carrying salvation army representatives who were asked by the state department to oversee distribution of some of the payloads. Also on hand to Welcome the shipment was a representative from the Moscow City overment. The food ferried by planes will provide 100,000 meals for elderly and handicapped people and children a Homes and hospitals around Moscow said capt. Sven Erik Ljungholm an american who Heads the salvation army a Moscow operation. The familiarity of the salvation army a name led the state department to ask them to get involved said Ljungholm who opened the salvation army a russian Mission last july. Quot from a Security sense in the other sense of the word people Back Home want to know who s handling it a Ljungholm said. That Security was intended to offset reports in recent Days that Black marketing would disrupt the free flow of goods to those who need them. Liose rumours Are exaggerated according to an official from the russian ministry of state social welfare at the scene. One local muscovite acknowledged the rumours of possible corruption in the flow of goods but would not let that spoil the Joy of seeing the goods arrive. Quot i am overwhelmed Quot said Sergei go army civilian Schwet Zingen Germany a 1st personnel come civilian employee died saturday during a Black Forest skiing trip in Feldberg Germany a command spokeswoman said tuesday. A memorial service will held at 2 . Thursday in the Patrick Henry Village Chapel in Heidelberg for Steve Spraggins a . Army Europe budget analyst. Raychev. A a in a proud that you help us. In a proud that i done to feel humiliated because i think that this comes from the open heart. A i think the russian government now places a lot of Hope for this help a the 31-year-old television reporter said. A otherwise reforms Wilt probably not survive which would make a travesty for All of  the plane was unloaded in 2vi hours during which time hordes of reporters constantly climbed on the rear of the plane to get some footage and photos As the 4th Mobile Aerial port so unloaded. A i never saw anything like that a Marshall said. A it was kind of neat to see. It was something really different. They looked like they were real glad to see us  As the plane was readied for the return flight to Germany the c-5b Pilot col. Mike Moffitt said that his focus was on the Mission at hand but he had thought about the a historical perspective of the Day. A you think mostly about what you re doing today a said Moffitt commander of the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover fab Del. A and today you re coming in to do a humanitarian Mission and that a pretty exciting a on the other hand at some Point in time we re going to look Back on All of this and say a hey i was at potentially maybe a very important event a a As Cox prepared for the return flight he recited his Crews schedule for the next few Days a Back and Forth from Germany to various locations inside the Commonwealth of Independent states. A twelve hours off however Many on 12 hours off however Many on a he said. A this is  employee Dies on ski trip Spraggins 42, had worked at 1st personnel come since 1984 and had been a government employee since 1977. The cause of death has not been determined said command spokeswoman spec. Jacqueline Carrington. No other details were available. The fort Worth Texas native is survived by his wife Pennie who works in the Heidelberg civilian personnel office. The couples daughter Tonya is a 1990 graduate of Heidelberg High school and attends the University of Texas in Abilene. Spraggins will be buried in the United states. The family has requested that in lieu of Flowers donations be made to the american heart association