European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A i vol. 53, no. 65 500 tuesday june 21,1994 its Ssiss Sass san d 8693 Simpson pleads innocent sleep medication sought for former Grid Star los Angeles a former football Star . Simpson looking somber pleaded a not guilty in a los Angeles courtroom monday to two counts of murder. Simpson is charged with murder in the stabbings of his second sex wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman a waiter and an aspiring Model a preliminary hearing was set for 8 30 . June 30. Simpson who spent fathers Day under suicide watch in his jail cell was arraigned As a source said a county grand jury met to hear testimony in the murder Case against him. The former football Star has denied involvement in the june 12 deaths of his sex wife 35, and Goldman 25. They were found stabbed and slashed to death outside her Home june 12. Simpson winced slightly when the judge read the charge involving his former wife. His attorney Robert Shapiro Laid his hand on Simpsons left shoulder and squeezed it lightly. Shapiro requested medication to help Simpson sleep saying he a been unable to. Simpsons eyes drooped and at times he closed them entirely. The judge rejected issuing a court order for the sheriff to provide Mudica see innocent on Page 2dollar hits skids against Mark other currencies by de Reavis staff writer the Dollar nose dived 4 pfennig against the German Mark monday the biggest single Day drop in eight months. The Dollar also weakened against other european currencies but there was Little agreement among experts about the cause of the drop or Exchange rates for the immediate future. At military Exchange outlets today the Dollar will buy 1,56 Marks Down from 1.60. Although the official markets in Italy were closed monday the italian lira went from 1,606.50 to the Dollar to about 1,581 on the open Market. The British Pound will be Worth $1.58 today compared with $1.56 monday while the Dollar Sank against the dutch Guilder dropping from 1.83 to 1.75. A i must admit 1 was astonished a said Jochen Schober chief economist of hcs Siche Landes Bank Hessen state Bank in Frankfurt Germany. A i know of no rational reason for the drop. In fact most experts were expecting the Dollar Mark rate to Rise to near the 2-Mark rate.�?�. ,. There had been some fear recently of the possibility see Dollar on Page 2san Vito no charged in theft of $279,700 Aviano a Italy a amps a a senior noncommissioned officer assigned to the finance office at san Vito Dei Normanna air station has been charged with stealing $279,700 in . Currency from that office. To Date the . Air Force has charged master sgt Nancy c. Townsend with three specifications of larceny of government property. A other charges Are pending a master sgt. Jack Martin a spokesman for 16th air Force Headquarters at Aviano a said monday the air Force alleges that on or about feb. 3,1992, and again sometime in late february of 1993, Townsend stole . Currency in the amounts of $35,500, $90,100 and $154,100 from san Vito a finance office Martin said. Although the air Force plans to try Townsend at a general court martial no Date has been set for the trial Martin said. A bomb blast in Iran leaves scores dead a see Page 2 As Wing Sis Jota Bohr of handler Karl Fischer keeps a Light grip As baby the Bald Eagle acts up during the National Anthem at mondays ceremony to bid Farewell to the 36th fighter Wing at Pitburg a Germany. In the background is . Gen. Robert c. Oaks and a German government representative Herbert Ber Meilinger. By Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau Pitburg a Germany As bit urge a fighter Wing was being ceremoniously retired monday a 5-year-old Bald Eagle seemed to want nothing to do with the grounding. Baby one of two Bald eagles on hand flapped his wings continually Dolring the 45minute ceremony but was held in Check by a leather strap attached to his handlers Glove. Perhaps it was the air Force band or the crowd of More than 700 people or the series of speeches that agitated baby. Or maybe in tribute to the 36th fighter Wing he was itching to Fly one More time Over the air base. A i thought he was going to nip the Guys nose off Quot said staff sgt James Byrd a physical therapy technician who attended the morning ceremony. The two mascots on loan from a game Park and a Host of dignitaries including Gen. Robert c. Oaks5 commander of the . Air forces in Europe came to bid Farewell to the 36th fighter Wing. Also in attendance were maj Gen. Eugene d. Santarello commander of the 17th air Force and Brig. Gen. Roger e. Carleton bit urge a base commander. Mondays ceremony marked the last major event at the air base. However the Wing will not officially inactivate until sept 30, the Date much of the installation will be formally returned to the German government. The remaining portion which includes the housing area schools medical facility and shopping area will be annexed to nearby Span Dahlem a. As of june 1, about 1,150 airmen were still assigned to Pitburg. The number of Active duty personnel will see Wing on Page 2 supreme court to decide whether states can impose term limits on members of Congress a see Page 4 w jul e feel the Burn skin and eyes need Protection from the Sun a see pages 20-21