European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday april 22, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3 mount Etna gives visitors a hot foot to remember by Jim Derheim staff writer Zafferano Sicily a air Force sgt. Tim Ormsby never expected to stand within feet of a flowing River of red hot lava. Last week Ormsby and his buddy sgt. Brian Ezzo carefully trod the top of a growing Mountain of hot lava stones about two Miles above Zafferano Etna a Hillside Community of about 7,000 people. A this Rock is still hot a said Ezzo As he hefted a Large chunk of lava shaped like a half Moon. A so Are my feet a said Ormsby. Hot was an understatement. Although it was possible to stand within a foot of the flowing glow of molten Earth and Stone from mount Etna its about As comfortable As a putting your Tongue on a hot engine Block a said Ezzo a member of a c-5 Galaxy aircraft Crew that was undergoing training last week at Nassi Gonella. There was a curious smell in the air brought about by lava fumes or possibly As Ezzo said a the burning of my Tennis the pair later returned to the scene with another Friend Crew chief staff sgt. Dave Fisher who is stationed with the pair at Dover fab Del. A this is a once in a lifetime Chance a said Ezzo. Echoed Ormsby a a in la probably never live to see an other live from their Vantage Point High up on the Mountain of lava stones streams of red could be seen bearing Down on a half dozen flashing Blue lights those of local police attempting crowd control and just beyond that the yellow and White Points of Light that Are Zafferano. After witnessing a British television correspondent closing his report on the eruptions from a spot right on the Edge of the River of lava Fisher Shook his head and said a one slip and he a history. He have a local residents tourists and police stood about 20 feet from the lava front whose glowing inner self seemed stationary until a creak of Stone was heard a Branch of a Low tree burst into flame and a gasp came from the crowd As it nervously retreated a few inches. A dozen Miles above the City High on a Cliff overlooking the a Valley of the Bull a As local residents Call it the three airmen stood looking Down at the source of Zaff Erana a misery. Long streams of lava tumbled and crackled toward the wide Plain which was a Patchwork of wide Rivers of molten Rock together with seemingly isolated sections of fire. A pall of acrid smoke Hung Over the scene painted Orange by the glow. A a it a awesome and powerful a Fisher said putting into words a vision of hell on Earth. Ass Jim do Helm sgt. Brian Ezzo gingerly picks up a chunk of military spying has gone up . Says Washington a the Bush administration has told Russia not to expect much help fighting its crime drug and terrorism problems As Long As russians keep up their intense spying in the United states. . Officials say that contrary to expectations russian military spying has actually increased in recent months. A if there is a peace dividend a said the of big Stop spy Catcher Wayne Gilbert a we certainly Haven to seen Gilbert said that although spying by russians foreign intelligence service the former Kab appears to be slightly reduced the Slack has been taken up by the Gru the military intelligence service of the former soviet Union. The Gru now part of the joint military Force of the Commonwealth of Independent states has intensified efforts to steal weapons technology from the United states said Gilbert and other officials including Cia director Robert Gates. Increasingly the grubs spies Are disguised As visitors or business people said Gilbert the of big a assistant director for counterintelligence. This makes them much harder to spot than when they All operated under the Guise of soviet diplomats or journalists he said. As a result the Fri plans to screen russian visitors to the United states More carefully he said. Among the items being sought by the Gru Are stealth technology communications equipment and computer software Gilbert said. . Officials believe some of the technology is intended to enhance the Appeal of surplus weapons that Russia is exporting in Large volumes. It no longer needs these arms for the cold War and russians shrinking defense forces.171 die on highways in Spain Over Holiday Madrid Spain apr Highway accidents claimed 171 lives As spaniards took to the roads in droves during the. Easter week Holiday officials said tuesday. Between 3 . On april 10 and the end of the Day on monday 145 fatal accidents occurred on Spain a highways according to the National traffic office. The crashes left 175 people injured 105 of them seriously. During the same period last year 154 people died in 125 fatal accidents. A one of the reasons is the weather a said an office spokeswoman whose name is not used in keeping with custom. A last year it was cold and snowy All Over Spain so people went out less than this president to meet with Bush during visit to . Ankara Turkey apr president Turgut Ozal flew to the United states on tuesday for a private visit that is scheduled to include a meeting with president Bush in Washington. Ozal said in a departure statement that his talks with Bush on thursday would include regional developments in the aftermath of the persian Gulf War. Turkey staunchly supported the United states during the War. Ozal and Bush keeping in close touch during the conflict established a Good relationship. Turkey plays Host to a .-led Allied Force that monitors iraqis treatment of its kurdish minority in Northern Iraq. Ozal also will have a checkup in Houston where he had heart bypass surgery five years ago.3rd of denies of reprimand by Meridith Winder . Bureau Raf Mildenhall England a air Force officials have denied a British newspaper Story that said the commander at Raf Beh Waters was reprimanded Over the handling of a rape trial there a month ago. The daily Telegraph reported april 17 that a the commander of a . Air Force base in Britain has been reprimanded by the ministry of defense for failing to hand Over a rape suspect to British police trying him instead at a the newspaper did not name the commander. Col. Roger r. Radcliff is commander of the 81st tac fighter Wing the Host unit at Ben Waters. Capt. Ray Martell a 3rd air Force spokesman said the facts of the incident were misrepresented. A there were some concerns expressed by the mod ministry of defense about the jurisdiction of the Case a Martell said. A they had some talks with our Legal officials but in no Way could it be characterized As a reprimand nor were they accusing us of acting the report revolves around the trial of staff sgt. Michael a. Tilghman held March 11-14. Tilghman assigned to the 920th Field training det at Ben Waters paper s Story Over rape trial was convicted of raping and assaulting his former live in British Girlfriend and of fraud and adultery. He was sentenced to five years in jail Given a dishonourable discharge fined $5,666 and reduced to airman Basic. Daily Telegraph reporter Robert shr Maloy said tuesday that he obtained his information from the press desk at the ministry of defense. According to shr Maloy officials did no to use the term a reprimand. A Quot they reminded air Force officials of protocol Quot shr Maloy said. A was far As we Are concerned that a the same thing As a another British newspaper the East Anglian daily times alleged last month that the court proceeding was held in secret and that knowledge of it was kept from the British Public until a Story appeared in the stars and stripes. The daily l Imes article also questioned the Validity or rights of american jurisdiction in the Case. A we had asked for and obtained jurisdiction before the rape charges came out a Martell said. A it originated As a bad Basic allowance for quarters fraud since she was involved living with him they interviewed her. She started talking about assaults and then about being Gorbachev says comeback bid possible Tokyo up a former soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev said tuesday that he May return to politics in Russia according to a japanese news report. A a the late French president Charles de Gaulle was returned to Power at the age of 68, and i am Only 61,�?� Kyodo news service quoted him As saying. A that Means there is the but he added a my comeback to a government Post is unlikely to materialize within a Span of three or five Gorbachev resigned As president of the former soviet Union while his nation was breaking up late last year. The soviet Union was replaced by the Commonwealth of Independent states and his archrival Boris Yeltsin is the president of Russia. The remarks came in a question and answer session following a lecture by Gorbachev
