European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 06, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages the stars and stripes saturday. November 6,1998 assault Case dropped against Navy aviator by the los Angeles times Washington criminal assault charges in the Tail Hook scandal have been dropped against another Navy Avi Ator the Pentagon announced thursday. The decision leaves Only one Man fac ing a court martial for allegedly attacking a woman during the group 1991 Conven Tion in Las vegas. Assault charges filed against cmdr. Gre gory a Tritt 43, were dismissed after a Sec Ond senior military Legal officer who had been asked to review the Case determined that there was no basis for the evidence against him Pentagon officials said. However Tritt still is facing court mar in the stars and stripes 10 years ago nov. 6,1983 the United state revealed secret documents found by . Forces on Grenada that Testate department said proved that the soviet bloc intended to use the Island nation to subvert nearby countries. " ". 20 years ago nov. 6,1973 Donald h. Segretti the Mastermind of political dirty tricks during president Nixon s 1972 re election Campaign was sentenced to six months in prison for violating Federal election Laws. 30 years ago nov. 6,1963 the soviet army let a French Convoy Cross communist territory in route to West Ger Many from Berlin but it continued to detain a american Convoy just in Side East Germany. 40 years ago nov. 6,1953 violent anti italian demonstrations exploded into gun fire in the disputed City of Trieste with two persons killed and 15 injured by police bullets. 50 years ago nov. 6,1943 the Allied Aerial assault continued building to a new Peak As Raf bombers struck in Force at Frankfurt Germany less than 12 hours after american b-17s targeted the country s big War production Center. World War ii 50 years ago today nov. 6 194�3 red army soldiers recapture Kiet the soviet Union s third largest City but most of the German troops holding the City escape the Tew surviving jews report the germans massacred tens of thousands of the City s jewish residents. In Italy Allied forces gain no ground against the germans stubborn defense of Monte Camino and Monte la Dif ensa. Source at94 Dmytr of War. W. H. Smith putt am inc. Wort Almonte Book of wort  Book corp., 1981 tial on lesser charges of conduct unbecoming an officer and making false statements under oath. The dismissals mean that Only Navy  samples 28, awaits court martial on assault charges in the Tail Hook  his Case has been delayed until the . Court of military appeals in Washington rules on whether he had been granted immunity from prosecution in Exchange for cooperating with investigators. Tritt a 20-year Navy Veteran who served As a Squadron commander at Nas Whidby Island wash., had been charge with touching an unknown number of women. House passes Bill to assist merchant Fleet Washington a the Houston thursday approved a program to subsidize the . Merchant Marine Fleetland ensure that the United states has ample commercial vessels during military emergencies. The maritime Security and competitiveness act passed 347-65 and sent to the Senate also would help the ship building Industry compete on the International Market. It would revamp a 1936law that has paid owners who Register ships in the United states rather than  under a foreign Flag. Rep. Gerry e. Studds d-mass., chair Man of the merchant Marine and Fisher ies committee said the Bill will decide if american flags will continue to Fly from vessels carrying this nation s  one part the maritime Security flee program would pay vessel owners $2.3 million in fiscal 1994 and $2.1 million year Over the next nine years As incentives to keep vessels registered in the United states and to replace them with new More efficient ships. In return the ships must be made available to the. Government during wartime. Currently subsidies can amount to Smuch As $5.2 million per vessel to help owners pay for the extra costs of hiring american citizens a requirement for .-flagged ships. Concerns about the Security risks fro the declining numbers of .-flagged ships mounted during the persian Gulf War when the Pentagon had to turn to foreign vessels for More than half the 365commercial vessels chartered to carry supplies to the Gulf. About 96 percent of . Cargo is no shipped on foreign flagged ships. The Bill also contains the series transition payment program meant to help the shipbuilding Industry reduce its dependence on Navy contracts and reach the productivity Levels of foreign competitors. Chief warrant officer 3 Michael Durant holding catches Speaks to reporters after his release thursday from a military Hospital in fort Campbell by. Sex captive Pilot leaves Hospital recalls terror by the associated press chief warrant officer 3 Michael Durant said he was certain he was about to be killed by a crazed mob of Somalia who stripped him beat him and paraded him past cheering crowds after his helicopter was shot  two nationally televised inter views thursday night the army Heli copter Pilot told of being captured oct. 3 in Mogadishu and held captive for 11 Days by forces of somalian War lord Mohamed Farrah aided. The 32-year-old from Berlin n.h.,was released thursday from a fort Campbell ky., Hospital. He injured his spine and broke his leg in the crash and was shot in the Arm after being captured. I was terrified. There s no doubt about it. I was sure they were going to kill me Durant said on can s Larry King live when they came on the site Iwasa crazed mob. I had no ammunition and i just placed that weapon across my Chest and put my hands on it and looked up at the sky. It was out of my hands at that Point. Durant said his strategy of remain ing passive worked. Someone in the mob realized he was Worth More As adaptive than a Corpse and began Ward ing off his attackers As he was Parade past cheering crowds he said. The Pilot was shot Down in a Battle that claimed the lives of 18 . Soldiers and helped change the course of Ameri can policy in Somalia. President Clinton has since set a pullout Date of March 31and called off the Hunt for aided. Durant appearing also on lbs Eye to Eye with Connie Chung said some people in the mob stripped him an hit him several times on the head and face with a club or Cane. One Guy threw Din in my Mouth and in my eyes and they wrapped a rag around my head Ana hoisted me up Over their Heads and took me into the Street he said. On can Durant did not fault de sense Secretary Les Aspin for rejecting a plea in August from the . Com Mander in Somalia for additional tanks. Anybody can armchair quarterback events that have already taken place he said. Pentagon cancels Gulf illness briefings Washington a the Penta gon angered several lawmaker when it called off private briefings Friday for members of Congress on whether unexplained illnesses among thousands of persian Gulf War veterans were caused by exposure to chemical or biological agents. Three congressmen and a senator accused the Pentagon of denying veterans who served honorable in the War an explanation of the diseases that have racked their bodies Ever since. It s outrageous when veterans Are suf Fering that the department of defens Ewon t come Forward to the armed serv ices committee with All the information it has said rep. Lane Evans d-i11. S6n. Richard c. Shelby d-ala., member of the Senate armed services committee said the Pentagon s action makes me wonder if there is something going on Here that the defense depart ment does not want to inform the con Gress . Tom Larock a Pentagon spokes Man said Friday s meeting was cancel Edso that defense Secretary Les Aspin could be briefed before members of con Gress were. Aspin was scheduled to return Friday afternoon from a trip to Japan and South Korea. Larock said briefings for Mem Bers of Congress and the press on the chemical weapons Issue would be Hel next week. Rep. Glen Browder d-ala., said the cancellation fits into the pattern of con fusion and stonewalling he says has characterized the Pentagon s handling of the Issue of whether chemical weapon were used in the Gulf War