European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Sittl amp Anil 1942-1992 50 years of service vol. 51, no. 21 350 Friday. May 8, 1992 d 8693 a Maddox replacing Saint nominee Calls Post unique privilege by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington Gen. Cros Bie e. Saint the Man who steered . Army Europe through the end of the cold War and the Start of an unprecedented exodus of american troops from Europe will retire and be replaced by v corps commander it. Gen. David m. Maddox it was Maddox announced thursday. The announcement was made by defense Secretary Dick Cheney just two months after Maddox was selected for reassignment for the Job of director of information systems for command control communications and computers in the office of Secretary of the army Michael Stone a three Star Slot. Maddox will be nominated for a fourth Star with his new position. Maj. Barbara Goodno an army spokeswoman declined to comment on Why Maddox a assignment was changed except to say that a the was the Best qualified candidate for the Usa eur Post. A i am thrilled with the nomination a Maddox said in a written statement. After commanding at every level of the army in Germany from a platoon of a few dozen people to a corps of 70,000, Maddox said it is a a unique privilege to be nominated for army Stop Job in Europe. However his will be a smaller Force than the one commanded by his predecessors. A i think my biggest objective will be to Lead Usa eur into a period of stability after the necessary turbulence of the last two years Quot Maddox said in the statement. A we have been through a War returned have been executing major reductions and have refined our Mission and. See Maddox on Page 2 Saint German strike leaders of wage offer from wire and staff reports Bonn Germany a leaders of Germany a unionized Public workers accepted a new government wage proposal thursday heralding the end to an 11-Day strike that crippled mass transit and left mountains of garbage on the streets. The government proposal of a 5.4 percent wage hike outpaces inflation though it does not meet the de for nearly twice that amount. The mands of workers Tor nearly Union rank and file must still vote on the government offer but the largest Union the 2.3-million member Oto said it recommended acceptance. The strikes by 400,000 Public sector workers in Western Germany wreaked havoc on bus and rail transit postal deliveries garbage collection Day care airline service car rentals and even theater productions. The government proposal favors lower paid workers their increases Are retroactive to May 1. For others the increase would be effective june 1. The offer includes a one time payment of $454 for lower and Middle wage earners and $363 for senior workers with no supplement for the highest paid employees. Before the strikes began on april 27, Union leaders see strike on Page 2 Fri investigates thefts from service members Bank accounts in . By Randy Pruitt staff writer Bamberg Germany a thousands of dollars have been siphoned from As Many As two dozen service members stateside Bank accounts and deposited in a Bank in Liechtenstein in what appears to be a fraud by wire scheme investigators confirmed thursday. Public affairs officials at . Army Europe said thursday that the Federal Bureau of investigation has assumed jurisdiction in the Case. The thefts were apparently limited to accounts of soldiers Assignee to the 2nd in 14th Field arty in Bamberg investigators said. Approximately 2,500 soldiers Are stationed in Bamberg a Public affairs spokesman said. Investigators refused to divulge How much Money was involved the time Frame or the exact number of soldiers affected. However investigators indicated about two dozen soldiers accounts were involved. A spokesman for the criminal investigation come would neither confirm nor deny that an arrest had been made. Investigators said the thief reportedly had obtained copies of soldiers leave and earnings statements which list Banks and account numbers along with entitlements deductions and allotments. Form letters sent to Banks were written on a word processor the probe determined. Signatures Matching signed names on file in the United states were forged to gain Access to the funds it is believed. No Money was transferred from clients accounts at merchants Bank said Yvonne Wise a Public relations spokeswoman for merchants. She said one attempt was made to Transfer funds but the Bank had been forewarned by someone in the unit. Because of strict secrecy Laws Banks in Liechtenstein Are considered havens for stolen Money said Gunter Teich an official at Bank of America in Frankfurt. A spokesman with the . Embassy in Bonn confirmed its Legal attache office was involved in the investigation but would give no details. Usa eur said the Case will go before the 3rd inf div which is the general court martial convening authority in that area.10 die As ferryboat sinks passengers scramble overboard As a ferryboat sinks in the Harbor of the croatian port of Gruz on wednesday. Ten people died and 17 were injured after the ferry collided with a passenger ship in the Harbor that serves Dubrovnik. Complete week by week schedule a Page 25