European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                British 10-year-Olds appear in court Liverpool. England map a two 10-year-old boys appeared in court for the first time monday accused of kidnapping and murdering toddler James Bulger. Tight Security surrounded the courthouse in the Northwest port City of Liverpool where James battered body was found on a rail line feb. 14. The 2-year-old was lured away from a Busy shopping Center two Days earlier after wandering away from his Mother in a butchers shop. Security cameras videotaped the Little boy leaving the Center hand in hand with an older boy. The Grainy images enhanced by computers were broadcast and published nationwide prompting an outpouring of Shock and Public sympathy for James Young parents. The 10-year-Olds were not required to enter a Pica during the six minute court hearing. They were placed in the care of local government officials and ordered to appear in court again March 3. A court order prevents publication of the boys names or any other information that could identify them. Police have not commented publicly on the motive for James killing or released the autopsy report giving the exact Cau a of death. The boys Are believed to be the youngest children charged with murder in Brit Ain since 1861. Ten is the youngest age at which children can face criminal charges and prosecutors must prove they knew what they did was wrong. 1116 boys were charged saturday with kidnapping and murdering James and with attempting to Kidnap another 2-year-old boy from the same shopping Center. They have been held at separate police stations since their arrest. Police have refused to reveal their exact location fearing renewed violence in the North Liverpool neighbourhoods where James parents and the accused live. A jeering unruly crowd descended on a private Home and a police station lust week when police held a 12-Ycar-old boy for questioning. Lie was released without charges and eliminated As a suspect but his Home was vandalized and his family forced into hiding in another City. Police and James parents appealed sunday for residents to remain Calm. A crowd of about 250 people gathered outside the courthouse monday include. Ing several mothers with toddlers and babies in strollers. Two vans brought the boys to the court about 7 ., before the crowd arrived. The court hearing was closed to the Public. Only the boys parents and lawyer und three journalists were permitted to . Inspectors raid iraqi site seeking missiles Baghdad Iraq apr . Weapons inspectors made an Impromptu visit to an iraqi armaments site monday amid reports that they discovered a hidden ballistic missile facility. An iraqi official said the teams found nothing. . Experts speaking on condition of anonymity said earlier that the site was a major find and did not Rule out the possibility Iraq was hiding missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads at the site. Chief inspector Nikita Smedovich declined to specify what the inspectors found saying he would first report to the in. Special commission. A you should not assume there is a crisis Here. No crisis a Smedovich said after returning to a Baghdad hotel. The 33 inspectors had refused to Tell iraqi officials where they were going As they headed out on the Surprise searches. A this is a Good proof that we Are hiding nothing a said Husain Mohammad min the chief iraqi coordinator of logistics support to the United nations after the teams returned a in fact there is nothing to  a a this is 100 percent a he said of Iraq s implementing the Resolution which Calls for eradication of the nations weapons of mass destruction. A 23-member team led by Smedovich a senior official of the . Special commission charged with tracking Down such weapons landed at Hab Baniya Airport on monday. Twenty of them All experts in ballistic nuclear and biological weapons joined with another . Group of ballistic missile experts in heading for the inspection site. That team is led by Frenchman Patrice Palanque. The inspection teams have failed to unearth any scud missiles since March 1992, although Western intelligence experts estimate Iraq still has 100 to 200  receives 10 years for sex assaults on Stepsons Kaiserslautern. Germany a amps a 21st theater army area come sergeant first class was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday after being convicted of committing several sexual offences with his two teen age Stepsons. The no was handed a dishonourable discharge forced to forfeit All pay and allowances and reduced to the lowest enlisted rank As part of his sentence. Deliberations for the two Day general court martial ended Friday. Charges against the 19-year Veteran included attempted sodomy sodomy indecent acts indecent liberties with children under the age of 16 and assault consummated by a Battery. He pleaded not guilty to All charges. The stars and stripes is withholding the a co a name to protect the victims identities. The offences took place in 1992 in the Kaiserslautern  a helping hand a Man gives a Motorist a Welcome shove sunday of roads created sometimes chaotic conditions for Drivers Ter noon on the grosser fold Borg the highest Peak in on weekend outings As this scene demonstrates. See Germany s Taurus mountains West of Franklin it icy Page 13 for More on european and . Weather Reward offered for information on thievery in Darmstadt area by Craig Martin staff writer Darmstadt Germany a a $1,500 Reward is being offered by the Darmstadt criminal investigation come office for information in the theft of cigarettes and Beer from the military Community since december 1991. The most recent break ins occurred this month. Thieves broke into the commissary on Nathan Hale depot on feb. 13 Between 2 30 and 5  And stole cigarettes according to maj. John Satterwhite 233rd base support in Public affairs officer. The stars and stripes previously reported that the break in occurred feb. 14. Thieves also broke into the Kelley Barracks Shoppe Ltd feb. 14 Between Midnight and 6  And made off with cigarettes and Miller Beer Satterwhite said monday. Thieves netted 205 Cartons of cigarettes with a possible Street value of $5,900 from the commissary break in. Satterwhite said he could not provide details of the commissary break in or shop Pette thefts citing a an ongoing  the Darmstadt Community has been plagued by cigarette thefts since dec. 10, 1991. Most of the crimes occurred on a weekend or Holiday and netted thieves More than 2,500 Cartons valued at More than $52,400. Three thefts occurred Between dec. 11,1991, and Jan. 9,1992, at the directorate of Community activities warehouse in grips him a suburb of Darmstadt. Three other thefts occurred Between Jan. 9 and sept. 14,1992, at the commissary. Another theft occurred at the Ernst Ludwig Quern shop Pette but Satterwhite said monday that he  provide details of that theft. In december German police in Wurzburg arrested six americans and five germans following investigations involving the trading of 1,100 Cartons of stolen cigarettes for 2 pounds of hashish and a Quarter Pound of marijuana. The cigarettes were stolen from the Wurzburg commissary according to German police. The 11 arc expected to be tried later this it ear. Anyone with knowledge of the Darmstadt thefts can Call the c1d office at Dan 348-7.w2.olw or endian 06151 -69-7392, o 139. The Reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of there re it Pon it Ibe. The Otter expires May 6. Most German packs of cigarettes contain 19 cigarettes compared with 20 in american packs. Each american Carton costs about 4o 50 Marks or about $29.24