European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 2 6 the stars and stripes sunday november 8,1992 at a ounce a i Diane Wilkerson with Wai Joanna Center and Micah if one Mother who traded in her Ailt Lime Job out Side the Home for a full time Job at Home. See stories and photos in sunday Magazine. Cries of sabotage some administration officials say the disclosure of new documentation about president Bush s involvement in the Iran arms for hostages Deal was an attempt to sabotage Bush s Campaign. A Page watching for snipers the Florida National guard began patrolling interstate 295 on Friday in Hopes of stemming sniper attacks on motorists. A Page 5transition chief named president Bush urged the nation to rally behind the president elect and named transportation Secretary Andrew h. Card to oversee the White House transition team. 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It seemed simple enough Nora Nevera said. She was wrong. She returned to England on sept. 9, and on sept. 10 she arranged with the traffic management office to have their goods delivered sept. 15. The evening before the move however she was tracked Down at a friends Home by the traffic management office and informed that on sept. 11 the storage company had gone into receivership which is similar to a chapter 11 bankruptcy in the states. She was told that their goods were being held by the firms new owner in lieu of payment of about 15,000 pounds roughly $24,000 at the current Exchange rate. Quot it just a Nightmare Quot Nora Nevera said. Quot this is every single thing we own. The things that you can to replace with Money Are in there. In our wildest dreams this is the last thing that we Ever thought would happen. A lot of us can to conceive of How they can do this to  the scariest part she said is that this could happen to anybody. Lyndon James British solicitor for the 3rd air Force said that although the Case is unusual it is not unheard of. James said he could not discuss the Case in detail or the amount of Money being requested by the new owner Trust Force Ltd., because the matter was in the courts. He said a British judge on nov. 3 ordered the goods returned but that the order was suspended for 14 Days to give the storage company time to provide cause Why the goods should be retained by the firm. Quot he must demonstrate to the court a cause Why we  have the goods Back a James said. Attempts to Contact the firm were unsuccessful. Telephone Calls placed to the former storage firm s number met with a recording that said the phone Call would be transferred. However Calls were not transferred and the phone line went dead. The Telephone company was unable to locate a listing for the new firm. It. Col. Bryan Lawler 3rd air Force Deputy staff judge advocate said financial and background checks Are made of firms before approval of service contracts such As the one with the storage company to assure solvency and performance. The cont act with Forrest Grey transport was created up to two years before the firm went into receivership James said. The air Force could not have anticipated the company a financial woes he said. Quot a lot has happened in the Economy Here. You can be solvent one week Quot he said and out of business the next. Lawler said 11 s. Officials had not been informed of any other . Personnel in the same situation with Forrest Grey Nora Nevera said the incident has left her disappointed in the air Force in part for failing to give the couple Advance notice of the Asbestos problem. She said she new . Laws forbid liens on household goods cars a Law adopted recently by the . Congress protects people from having their goods held in storage during Carrier disputes. Under the Law liens cannot be placed on household goods or baggage nor can these items be held impounded or otherwise interfered with by carriers port agents warehouse operators freight forwarders or other people involved in transportation of the property. Congress also passed a similar Law addressing shippers of privately owned motor vehicles. The Laws apply Only to the United states and does not cover people whose goods Are being held by foreign carriers. A the property of department of defense personnel has often been wrongfully detained by parties who claim a Lien on the property Quot said Bill Merri Gan an attorney with the military traffic management come in Falls Church a. Quot this has caused considerable in convenience and financial hardship to our personnel. Passage of this legislation should prove highly beneficial to service members who have suffered from Carrier disputes. Mona Goss Public information officer with the command said an incident that occurred during the height of last years persian Gulf War and others like it were the motivation behind the drafting of the Law. Three major . Carriers ceased business operations last november leaving thousands of government shipments stranded Goss said. Some agents of one of the carriers demanded payment of debts owed them by the Carrier before agreeing to re lease the goods. The command had to step in to locate the goods and then it. Them moving. Most of the goods including those which were being held by agents were Back in the hands of their owners in february Goss said. Nancy l. Torner ass Nancy l Tomor Nora Nevera its with the Mickey mouse Snow dome that is one of the few items she and her husband capt. Ned Nevera of Raf Alconbury have in their Possession. Also Felt the air Force dragged its feet in seeking the return of their goods until her husbands Boss started making requests on the couples behalf. James said a meeting was held at Alconbury to notify people of the Asbestos problem and to Alert them that temporary housing arrangements would have to be made. He said that Ned Nevera was on temporary duty at that time and that the Neveras could not be reached at the phone number they had left with housing officials. About 70 families were affected by the Asbestos removal he said. Nora Nevera said they scheduled their first move after the meeting was held. She also said that when she first Learned their goods were being held she waited about a week before calling her husband who Wasny to scheduled to return from the states until oct. 6, because she thought she could handle the situation herself. She said she was wrong. Quot if you re a dependent they Don t Lis ten until your spouse comes Back Quot she said. Quot i just Felt that my concerns were  James said the Neveras were notified As soon As practicable that their goods were being held. He said he was unable to discuss details of How and when the air Force was notified about the held goods because the matter still was in court. A i done to believe that the action could have been brought to the courts any sooner a James said. James also said that the 3rd air Force and its Legal staff worked hard to get the goods returned As soon As possible and that because of their efforts the Case went to court As soon As it did. Even though a release of the goods in less than two weeks looks promising the couple Are sceptical. A Twete too close to it to be hopeful Quot Ned Nevera said. The Only thing they know for sure is that their goods were in the warehouse a couple of weeks ago apparently intact. They were allowed to View the crates to alleviate fears that their belongings had been sold. It did t make them feel a great Deal better though. They have already had to spend about $2,000 to buy Winter clothing and to rent a television with no guarantees that they will be reimbursed. But the worst part for them is sitting at Home with their so called Quot stick furniture a issued by the military listening to the Echo in their nearly Bare rooms wondering when and if they will Ever see their things again. Quot its the stuff that can to be replaced that a not Worth anything that they think about the most Ned Nevera said a things such As the Ceramic Bank his grandmother made for him when he was a child. It a a Robab a not Worth 25 cents a he said. But my grandmother will never make me another Ceramic  from Page 1 Maine under police detention. Six Greenpeace rafts later sped into Cherbourg a ferry Harbor and Hung a Banner denouncing nuclear Power. Police stopped two rafts. A military helicopter and boats chased the rest Back to sea Uitti Ilcau spoils Man Maui Pic Etc said. Riot police earlier dispersed about 100 demonstrators blocking the truck Convoy s 15-mile route. Police lined up shoulder to shoulder at some places lightly armoured vehicles escorted the Convoy. The Akatsuka Maru had been hovering m International Waters off the French coast for the past week after taking on fuel and supplies in Brest. The shipment is the first of 30 ton reprocessed plutonium to be resume Japan under a $4 billion contract a wants to use the plutonium which co from spent fuel from japanese nut reactors m a new generation of breeder reactors. A speck of plutonium inhaled b m3n can cause cancer. Plutonium is the chief ingredient in nuclear weapons