European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 04, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 4, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3 economic retaliation threatened by Libya if sanctions come Tripoli Libya a Libya is warning it might retaliate economically if it is punished for refusing to surrender suspects in the pan am flight 103 bombing diplomats said Friday. Ambassadors from the european Community met thursday night and Friday at the libyan foreign ministry to consider the libyan warning of possible economic retaliation for the sanctions scheduled to take effect april 15. At fridays meeting the ambassadors discussed the possibility of a collective protest to the libyan government one envoy said. Libya in a note to the ambassadors again denounced the . Sanctions Resolution calling it a a political and strategic action against All Arab and Muslim countries in favor of zionist and imperialist  one dec ambassador said the envoys had been told by Libya that their interests would be harmed if the sanctions took effect. The ambassador did not elaborate and like others contacted in Tripoli spoke on condition of anonymity. It was the first confirmation of published reports about possible libyan responses to sanctions. Libya could halt Oil exports to Europe or close Down Western companies in the country. The sanctions approved by the Security Council on tuesday Are meant to compel Libya to surrender for trial in the West the suspects in the 1988 bombing of pan am flight 103 and a French Uta Airliner a year later. They include civil aviation and weapons embargoes and require expulsion of most libyan diplomats abroad. Meanwhile libyan Leader Moa mar Qadhafi reportedly called for an end to violent protests at embassies of countries that supported sanctions. On thursday Young libyans with firebombs sacked the venezuelan embassy and tried to storm the russian Mission during a Day of apparently organized protests against countries that voted for the sanctions. Tripoli radio monitored in Cyprus said Friday that Qadhafi had ordered mobilization of a additional Security forces Quot to protect the embassies a from protesting libyans gather outside an unidentified Western embassy thursday. The photo was taken from libyan television footage that was broadcast in Italy. The angry  the libyan capital was Calm Friday. After thursdays attacks the official news Agency Jana said All police and paramilitary reserves were put on Alert to avoid further trouble and Security was extremely heavy at the italian russian and some other embassies. In Russia libyans top Diplomat promised Friday his government would try to prevent further attacks on russian property and citizens in Tripoli a russian foreign ministry spokesman said. Sergei Yastro Dembsky also said 3,000 citizens of former soviet republics would Start leaving Libya on april 15.jailed air Force police caught stealing again by Meridith Winder . Bureau two former air Force Security policemen already serving time for a series of break ins at bases in England face further punishment for a break in near the prison at Raf Lakenheath England according to a base spokesman. Airmen Basic Matthew p. Farrington and Mark m. Strathman were convicted of conspiracy and larceny in general courts martial which ended feb. 24 and feb. 28, respectively. Farrington and Strathman who Are serving time at the minimum Security facility because of previous convictions for larceny conspired to break into the 48th Security police so Supply building according to court records. At a minimum Security facility prisoners have More Freedom than at a maximum Security prison where they Are locked in cells. Farrington who was working inside the Supply building left a door unlocked according to the records. Strathman later entered the building and removed night vision goggles and radio equipment valued at More than $24,000, the records show. Tie stolen equipment was then hidden in a Field until it was retrieved several Days later according to the records. Air Force investigators were tipped off to the plan and tracked the menus activities. The investigators set up surveillance operations and videotaped Strathman As he left the Supply building with the stolen property according to the records. Instead of arresting them on the spot investigators wanted to wait. A it was a major conspiracy with the confinement facile so said special agent Steve Coppinger the air Force office of special investigations detachment commander at Lakenheath. A we were waiting for one of the co conspirators to come Back and pick up the stolen items to sell on the open  the two prisoners were kept under surveillance and apprehended two Days later when they retrieved the property and attempted to get rid of it said tech. Sgt. Lick Shick the Lakenheath spokesman. Farrington was Given a bad conduct discharge confinement for one year and ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances. Strathman was Given a dishonourable discharge confinement for two years and ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances these sentences will run consecutively with the sentences they Are serving Shick said. Strathman was serving 15 months for his role in break ins at Raf Ben Waters. Farrington was serving a 100-Day sentence for thefts at Raf Welford. Senior airman Joseph a. Camp a prison guard was convicted in a separate court martial for not reporting the conspiracy after he Learned of it. Camp whose trial ended feb. 24, was restricted to base for 60 Days demoted two grades to airman ordered to forfeit $440 per month for three months and received a reprimand. . Time to Spring ahead a but not for All clocks by Ray Rowden Washington Bureau Washington a most people in the United states will Start observing Daylight saving time sunday a week after most european residents turned their clocks ahead. Callers in Germany will once More be six hours ahead of their families and business associates in the states Eastern time zone instead of seven As they have been for the past week. Unless of course the people they Call live in any part of Indiana that does not Border Chicago. People there keep their timepieces set to Eastern Standard time year round. That May seem complicated but Indiana residents appear to be comfortable with the situation. A a in be been Here for three years and adapting to not changing the clocks has not been a problem a said maj. Ron Mcgee Public affairs officer for Grissom fab near Peru ind. The Only other state on the continent that does not observe Daylight saving time stays on Mountain Standard time. A Arizona has always been sort of a Maverick state a a said Wrenne Timberlake Public affairs officer for the army a information systems come. At fort Hua Chuca. He said meeting their worldwide communications Mission from a state with such an Independent stance on timekeeping is a rather awkward at  he added a but it Hasni to caused that much of a  other areas that done to observe the time change Are Hawaii puerto Rico the Virgin islands and american Samoa according to the transportation department. They Are the government Agency responsible for administering the uniform time act. That Law does not require slates to observe Daylight saving time but if they do it requires them to reset their clocks on the first sunday of april and the last sunday of october. Frankfurt officials to strike 3 Community Bowling alleys by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Frankfurt Germany a mounting losses and deteriorating facilities have combined to put the Frankfurt military Community out of the Bowling business. By july 1, Bowling centers at the Abrams Complex Gibbs Cavern and Camp King in the Frankfurt suburb of Ober Ursel will end operations said it. Col Don Ryder the Frankfurt base support battalion commander. The Community had already scrubbed plans to build a Modem Bowling facility that would have Cost about $15 million. Ryder said the three Bowling centers combined to lose $25,000 during the first Quarter of fiscal 1992. He described the condition of the three As a very very very poor a and estimated that the Community would have to spend about $2 million to renovate them. He said spending millions on renovations was not a economically feasible a especially in Light of the draw Down. By september military officials estimate that the Community will have about 4,000 military personnel compared with about 10,000 in 1987. Ryder said the 17 people in non appropriated fund jobs at the three Bowling centers will be offered jobs in the Community a club system the 16 army and air Force Exchange service snack bar employees affected by the closures will be offered jobs at Exchange facilities in the Community said Don Miller the Exchange services general manager in Frankfurt. Plans vary for the Sites of the three facilities. The 12-Lane facility at the Abrams Complex will probably be razed and the site used for parking Ryder said. Officials Are considering converting Thi six Lane facility on Gibbs Cavern into a sports lounge and snack bar. The 709th my in several my companies and the Frankfurt Provost marshal s office Are on the Cavern. There Are no immediate plans for the four Lane facility at Camp King. Miller said its snack bar might remain open a if the military has a requirement for  Frankfurt said area league bowlers will be asked to use military facilities in Hanau Darmstadt or Rhein main a