European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday january 14, 1993 the stars and stripes a Page s germans free ill Berlin apr Erich Honecker left a Berlin prison As a free Man wednesday a Day after the former East German leaders trial for killings at the Berlin Wall was halted because of his rapidly declining health. Berlin Justice department spokesman Bruno Rau Teisberg said Honecker left the Moabite prison at 3 . Officials at nearby Tegel Airport said Honecker and his police escort arrived there about 10 minutes later. Earlier in the Day a Berlin court wiped out an imprisonment order and cancelled a second prosecution against the 80-year-old, unrepentant communist Boss who has terminal liver cancer. Quot Honecker is a free Man Quot the court said. Honecker plans to Fly to Chile to be reunited with his wife and daughter. East Germany harboured Many chilean communists during that country s right Wing Rule. Many germans had expected punishment of the Man accused of issuing shoot to kill orders for East germans trying to flee to the West during the cold War. Instead Only his underlings and the Border guards who pulled the trigger Are being hauled before courts. Berlins highest court ruled tuesday that keeping Honecker behind bars and going Forward with the manslaughter trial violated his dignity. Later the trial court halted the prosecution and lifted its imprisonment order. A second prosecution for the alleged misuse of state funds the Only bar to Honcel Cert a release was lifted wednesday. Base in in Case in was by Gary Miller a Mediterranean Bureau Tanker aircraft stationed at Moran a Spain were Idle for More than two hours wednesday to make Way for the possible appearance of the space shuttle endeavour. However according to a . Astronaut at Moran for the launch the chances of endeavour gliding to the base 35 Miles Southeast of Seville were Remote. Quot i done to know if the chances Are one to 1,000 or one to 10,000 or one to 100,&Quot said astronaut William f. Readdy. He piloted the shuttle discovery for an eight Day Mission last january. Readdy was right. The endeavour did no to need Moran help wednesday after liftoff. Readdy said a shuttle would land near Cape canape ral immediately after launch Only if problems developed with one of a shuttles three main engines pre venting the spacecraft from achieving orbit. He said a shuttle with engine problems could land at several emergency Sites such As Moran a. Two others Are in Morocco and Gambia. Quot for each Mission we have three Sites manned with crash Crews navigational gear unique to the shuttles medical personnel and a variety of specialists Quot Readdy said besides Moran crash Crew 25 specialists from the United states including shuttle technicians and navigational specialists were on hand for the launch. Doctors Rescue specialists and other air Force personnel from various . Air forces in Europe bases were also standing by at Moran. Naval station Rota 80 Miles Southwest of Moran also provided medical Ank meteorological personnel and a c-12 super King air aircraft to Check navigation Nal aids and provide weather information. Readdy said. In All about 50 to 60 people in addition to service members assigned to Moran and the operation restore Hope Tanker task Force were at Moran for the launch. A. The visitors and base personnel spent tuesday doing simulations of a shuttle Landing r Eaddy said. Quot we practice practice practice and Hope we done to have to put any of it to use Quot he said. Readdy said one astronaut is sent to each emergency Landing site ready to talk to the shuttle Crew and provide weather information to Cape canaveral and Mission control in Houston. Readdy a former Navy Carrier aviator and test Pilot is no stranger to the Mediterranean. He Par Readdy tick rated in cruises aboard the carriers Forrestal and Coral sea in 1986, the year he joined the National aeronautics and space administration. During the discovery Mission he piloted the Crew included a German physicist ant a Canadian neurologist. Instead of a satellite discovery a cargo Bay contained a Micro Gravity Laboratory the size of a bus Readdy said. His next Mission also of discovery is slated for july. Besides launching a communications satellite the Crew plans to use discovery a robot to deploy and later recover a German satellite. Across Europe to Mark King Holiday a from prayer breakfasts to Bowling tournaments . Military communities across Europe Are celebrating the birthday. Life message of Martin Luther remembering King the slain Leader of the civil rights movement in the United states begin Friday with Many taking place this weekend and next week. Here is a partial list of events scheduled in Europe Belgium a. Brussels ,. A Gomti Niiya Library display honouring King. Monday to Jan. 24. A fires prayer breakfast 73fl . Tuesday in the nato support activity gymnasium. Shape a memorial ceremony 2p.m. Monday in the main ballroom of the International club. Usa eur command sgt. Maj. Oene c Mckinney will be he featured speaker. Germany e commemorative service 3 . Friday is Chapel 1, a commemorative dinner 6 30 pm. Saturday at the Nahe club. Quot Bamberg a luncheon and guest speaker 11 30 . Friday at 214ih consolidated dining facility on Warner Barracks 1. S song and speaking program 3 , Friday at Community Chapel. A e dinner program 4 , Friday at the Warner Barracks 2 dining facility e basketball tournament Friday through sunday at Juk gymnasium. A Brunch 10 . Sunday at senior leaders club. A Baum older s King birthday Observance 3 . Friday at Chapel i. Bit Burgas s memorial service 11 30 . Jan. 21 at the base Chapel. Speaker chaplain maj Reginald t. Cleveland. Darmstadt showing of the minis Colca Root sunday through wednesday at the Damudt recreation Center on Cam brai Fritson Cavern. Paris t arid 2 at 2 . Sunday parti 3 and 4 at 2 . Monday part 3 St 6 30 . Tuesday and put 6 at 6 30 . Wednesday. 1. A King birthday luncheon 11 30 , tuesday at the Dann Studter club. Tickets 38,23 at the equal Opportunity office or base support Battaion commander office. A sheim a King Freedom walk monday at Anderson Barracks. Call Dan 334-5879. Erlanger a movie the Lite of or Martin Luther King 6 . Friday at Erlanger recreation Center. Frankfurt. A King birthday lunch 11 15 . To 1 . Friday at the Abram Complex dining facility. A musical memorial 2 . Friday at the Idle hour theater. Featuring gospel music a slut by the High school s fr1de group Art display speeches and More. A King Celebration featuring gospel jazz. And soul singers 3-9 . Sunday at the Plantation club. Fulda a free Abul food Buffet and showing of the movie milk 3 . Monday at Dill s recreation Center on Downs Barracks. Books by and about King As Well As uan scripts of speeches and other items Wilt be on display. 1116 Fulda and bad hrs fold libraries will have displays of books about King throughout the week Firth luncheon 11 30 . Friday at the 49cr club on William o. Darby Cavern. Featuring George Amirson a motivational speaker and author. Hahn a luncheon 11 30 . Friday at Chapel 2. Guest speaker master sgt. Calvin Peterson a Lay preacher on three on three basketball competition., starting at 10 . Saturday at the base gym. The entry fee is $20 per learn. Hanau a breakfast 8 . Friday at the on flip Ger Horst Cavern. Cost is 36,. Heidelberg. A commemoration banquet saturday at Heidelberg officers and civilians club. Call Dan 379-7854. A King luncheon featuring gospel choir and dramatization of King life. 11 30 . Tuesday at Heidelberg officers and civil our. Tickets 7.75. Cali Dan 370-7243/8933. A Quot goal setting and motivation for the 21st cent Tyr workshop 8-11 . Tuesday a11he old Dominion dub. A Quot marketing yourself Quot workshop 1 15-4 15 . Tuesday at the old Dominion dub. A King birthday Celebration sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity inc., Theta Theta Lambda chapter at the he Del Berg officers and civilians club at 6 , saturday. Guest speaker retired it. Gen. Andrew f. Chambers a former Vii Corpa commander. Harriet entertain. Coat it 25, includes dinner. The Money will Benefit a scholarship fond. Call 06221-390667 or 06227-61259. Karlsruhe a open basketball tournament and slam Dunk contest saturday through monday Smiley gymnasium. A luncheon and speech 11 30 . To 1 . Wednesdays the pro club speaker col. Billy Gamble. Call Dan 3767069/6170/7042. Kaiserslautern. A memorial service 1 , Friday at . Lan Ditull a celebratory March 10 30 . Friday leaving from the Lan Stuhl Post Headquarters building with a birthday service in the Chapel following the March. Mannheim King birthday Celebration 3-7 30 . Sunday at spinel gymnasium at Spirelli Barracks featured Martin Luther King lingers from Ludward Barrack in Schweinfort and a soul food Buffet. A luncheon and speech 11 30 , to 1 . Thursday at Coleman Barracks club. Theme Quot where do we go from Here nonviolence learning it living it teaching Parmasena memorial service 9 . Friday at the 294th base support in Chapel Ramstein add Chapel service u . Friday at the Vogel Weh Chapel featuring the Vogel Weh gospel choir and a luncheon. Rhein main a 1 King memorial service noon Friday at the Rhein main Chapel. Call Dan 330-7804 or 069 699-7804. Semb Achab a three Day Bowling tournament starts with Sig at 3 . Saturday Competition begins at 6 . Saturday and at noon on sunday and monday. Women will bowl with eight pins men will have nine pint. 1 . Stuttgart ,. I a luncheon and speech noon Jan. 22 at the Fateh candlelight club. Speaker Al Billy h Oamek. Quot living tha dream Lei Freedom ring building Bridges or understanding. A 1 Quot a. A Wiesbaden King birthday observation end won hip service 11 30 . Friday at Lindsey air . Quot a. Worms Quot. A. A a King memorial service 7 . Friday at Worms Community Chapel Call Dan 383-7619. . service u . Friday Al Kretu Herg Chapel. Italy. Livorno a memorial luncheon noon sunday at the Community club at Camp Darby. Quot Naples Quot Freedom s dream Quot program 3 30 . Thursday at the naval support activity theater. A Freedom March 2 43 . Friday starting it the naval support activity Hospital and ending Al the base Chapel. The program Quot living in Unity Quot follows the March. Call Kathleen Harris at Dan 625-4269. A a jazz band will play at the hotel Emilia 8-10 . Monday in Honor of King s but Day. Vicenza a memorial dinner 6 . Saturday at club Ven to Peiker. A a Quot Natl people w who Iii i w r speaker Michael Lambert a act european president of the National association Tor the advancement of coloured Hie Netherlands Brunei us Brown hag lunch seminar noon Friday at the accent Chapel. Speaker chaplain u. Col William r. Boone from Docmer Haven Germany on Quot or. Martin Luther King or principles As they apply of leadership a musical Celebration featuring Community choirs 7 p a Friday at the accent Chapel. 1 soc Sterberg a n shape International school choir performance 3 . At the soc Sterberg a Chapel special display honouring King will be in the Bate Library monday through Jan. 29. Heavy snowfall closes . Facility in Scotland by Meridith Winder . Bureau blizzard like conditions and snowdrifts ced the temporary closing of Raf Ed-1, Scotland on monday night and essay according to a base spokesman a although we have no official figures re appears to be 1w to 2 feet of Snow the ground with drifts running 4 to 6 to Quot said Petty officer 2nd class Daniel borne. \ spokesman for the London weather Center said it was difficult to Tell How much Snow fell in the area because of a Lack of official reporting stations. The closest stations at Aberdeen and Dundee each reported up to an Inch of Snow. However the spokesman said that some outlying areas could have received larger amounts according to some British news reports the Edzell area received record amounts of Snow. Edzell is about 30 Miles Southwest of Aberdeen and 12 Miles East of Dundee. Osborne said that Snow started falling late monday and caused some shift workers living off base to remain overnight until the roads were cleared. They were temporarily housed in dormitories. Quot we had volunteers helping to Clear the roads and prepare food in the base dining Hall Quot Osborne said. Workers living off base also have been snowed in and Are slowly coming in As the roads Are cleared Osborne said. Osborne added that there were no reports of injuries or damage As a result of the storm. About 850 . Military personnel Are assigned to the base including members of the Navy Marine corps and air Force. The base serves primarily As a naval communications station. Area residents Are bracing for possible flooding As temperatures Rise and rain starts to move through the area. The weather Center reported that rain began falling tuesday. Forecasters expect showers to continue through saturday and winds Are expected to increase
