European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 23, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 Baum older discusses abuse probe unsure about length of inquiry Byj Oconnor staff writer social workers probing accusations of abuse at Achild care Center in Baum older Germany told Community members this week that they Don t know when the investigation will be finished. Community meetings to discuss questions and con Cerns about the Case were held tuesday and wednes Day evening at Smith Barracks school of standards Inbau Holder for child care providers and Barents said a Community member who would not give his name. A speaker at the meeting was it. Col. Pat Patterson chief of social Vork services at the army Hospital i Frankfurt Germany Patterson said he did not know when the probe would be completed but hoped i would be soon the Community member said. Initially Only parents of children considered High risk were informed of the probe said Baum older spokeswoman Madeleine Dwoyakowski. Now we re expanding. Through a larger segment of the Popula Tion through the Chain of command As Well As through family support  German authorities were called in on the Case two weeks ago according to Hermann Hillebrand chief District attorney for bad Kreuz Nach. His office has jul risdicti6n Over the Baum older area. We Are currently investigating one civilian Ameri can who possibly was involved in the sexual abuse of children in two cases. It s possible that More adults and More children were involved Hillebrand said. It s a difficult Case because we need experienced professional experts such As psychologists to Aid in the investigation to make any Case stand up in court. Ger Man experts psychologists have declined to work on the Case because of the language Barrier. The army will provide these  the probe involves preschool children. A spokeswoman for the Baum older military Community said Friday that the Case involves three alleged perpetrators and two incidents. There Are three Mili an experimental fighter whose vertical Tail will be removed eventually cruises Over the California desert in a test flight. Toil Ess Jef might Boom to fire front.  /. .?.--y.  fab Calif. A an experimental fighter Jet that is extraordinarily  its exhaust based steering system should soon be come the first tailless plane to break the sound Barrier. The Jet has three paddles called vanes that extend from its rear and direct the engine exhaust to steer the plane. Y Ait already has flown at angles that would stall conventional aircraft and made abrupt 180-degree turns that Are beyond today s jets. There Are currently two of the jets in the x-31 pro Gram and they should Fly above the Speed of sound later this year said Don Haley a spokesman Tanasa s Dryden flight research Center. At 30,000 feet above sea level the Speed of sound is about 660 Mph. " -. ". Right now the jets have vertical tails but they will be removed. A v a y although planes such As the b-2 stealth bomber Al ready Fly without tails they Don t break the sound bar Rier. / _ All existing supersonic planes have tails program officials said. Y tailless military planes should be harder to detect on radar engineers say. Civilian planes also could Benefit from reduced weight aerodynamic drag and fuel consumption. The goal of the project is to eventually do away witha Tail on an air plane Haley said wednesday. The x-31 program is a joint experimental project of the United states and Germany. It was partially funded under legislation that called for closer cooperation in weapons systems Between the United states and its nato allies. Tary child care centers at Smith Barracks another at the dispensary and one in the Wetzel housing area on the outskirts of the City s Southside. The child care providers under investigation worked at the Smith child development Center the Community member said. The suspects have been placed in other jobs that do not involve working with children said it. Col. Harold Cooney commander of the 222nd base support in. Those involved in the investigation include German and . Criminal investigators a family advocacy come assistance team assigned to 7th medical come and a . Army Europe team consisting of a Pedi Atri Cian social worker child psychiatrist and a child development expert As Well As local personnel Baum older is Home to approximately 18,000 Mili tary personnel defense department civilians and family members.  .--.--.  / " also contributing to this report staff Wal str de it tails i Germany  identify Soldier who died after unit run by the stars and stripes Schweinfurt Germany officials on Friday identified a Schweinfurt Soldier who died wednesday after a company run As sgt. Timoth Siegle of he co 2nd in 15th inf regt. Memorial services were held Friday in the Ledward Barracks Chapel for Siegle 29. Siegle who was a specialist at the time of his death was posthumously promoted to sergeant said master sgt. Roger feel 3rd inf Day spokesman " he was an out front Leader and excellent Soldier said 2nd it. Greg p. Gosselin battalion adjutant v a. Officials Are still investigating the cause of death and completing medical examinations,. -. ,. R -. In Siegle collapsed with severe Chest pains a about 8 20 . Following a company run. He returned to his Barracks where he died. He was pronounced dead by an army doctor about 9 20 . Siegle is survived by his wife Melissa and son Timothy 10, and daughter Teliyah 8, All of Hine Yule a. Illness claims postal clerk Mannheim Germany a civilian army postal clerk died recently in a Mannheim Hospital after a Long illness according to a 293rd base support in spokeswoman. Leroy h. English 54, a native of Sandy Point Texas died april 5 at the Mannheimer a Linimum. The Mannheim resident had worked in the operations Section of 2nd platoon 115th adjutant general co postal since 1989. Before that he had managed class six liquor stores in Heidelberg and Mannheim for 15 years. English served in the . Army from 1957 to1966, including five years duty in Germany. His survivors Are his wife Ursula English son Johnny r. And Milton l. English and two grandchildren All from Mannheim. Funeral services and burial in Mannheim s main cemetery occurred april 14. Izmir no convicted for unusual wiretapping by Marian Hamilto Mediterranean Bureau an airman at Izmir air station Turkey who wiretapped the base Telephone lines so he could listen to conversations involving his wife has been convicted in what officials say May be the first wiretapping Case in . Military Justice history. A three officer panel f9und staff  Cole guilty of wiretapping and misuse of government property in a two Day special court martial a month ago according to a statement released this week by base officials. Cole was sentenced to reduction in ran to senior airman and ordered to forfeit $100 of his pay each month for three months. This Case is unusual said capt. Tim Matheny base prosecutor. In the re search we did this was the first wiretap Ping Case we  Cole who worked for the 741st com flight at Izmir originally was charged with using a government phone test set to Monitor phone lines at the base Exchange on several occasions from last augus through november. Only one instance of wiretapping and one instance of wrongfully converting government property for his personal use were proven during the two Day trial. Cole clipped into the base Telephone wiring circuitry to listen to conversations involving his wife who worked at the base Exchange and whom he suspected of having an affair Matheny said. Cole s co workers discovered his activities. Matheny said that the Case was unusual because there were no specific charges listed for wiretapping offences under the general articles of the uniform code of military Justice. Prosecutors finally charged Cole under article 134, which provides Lor three pos sible charges. The article allows charges if a service member s actions Are prejudicial to Good order and discipline if they bring discredit upon the armed forces Orif they violate a Federal statute or certain state Laws Matheny said. Prosecutors borrowed language fro two Federal statutes concerning wiretap Ping and illegally converting government property for personal use but they used the first two elements of article 134 tory the Case Matheny said