European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday june 26,1994 Page 2 the stars Ano stripes at a glance 1�? Toni Cato Riggs was sentenced to life in prls6n without parole for arranging the murder of her persian Gulf War Veteran husband so she could collect on his $150,000 life insurance policy. Sec Story on Page 5. Air Force tragedy an air Force b-52 bomber crashed in flames at Fairchild fab wash., killing the four people aboard. A Page 4 honouring War dead Japan s emperor Akihito paid tribute to America s War dead in a cemetery containing the Graves of More than 700 people killed in Japan s attack on Pearl Harbor. A Page 6 problem identified stories of alien abductions and surveys showing that Many americans Don t know Earth revolves around the Sun Are Ai signs of trouble car Sagan says. A Page 7 easing up on draftees in an Effort to sweeten the Pill of obligatory military service the Spanish government granted draftees greater privileges and freedoms. A Page 9 regretful action one of two britons on trial for heroin trafficking in Thailand said she would t have taken the risk if she had known How severe the punishment could be. A Page 13 propping the Dollar the Clinton administration insists that the United states and its allies Are United to halt a worrisome slide in the dollars value a Page 20 c Index 2 sex soldiers get 18 years in bad Kreuz Nach spy ring Abby Ann Landers 16 classifieds .24-28 commentary.15 faces a places.16 Horoscope. 26letters. 14 Money matters .20 Mutual i. 20-23 sports .29-36 weather .17 Tampa Fla. Apr two former . Army sergeants who helped pass . And nato defense secrets to hungarian and czechoslovak communists in 1985 were sentenced to 18 years in prison. Jeffrey Stephen Rondeau 30, and Jeffrey Eugene Gregory 32 a who aided a spy ring while assigned to the 8th inf div in bad Kreuz Nach Germany a could have received up to life in prison under their plea in March to espionage charges. But . District judge Ralph Nimmons took into consideration that the men were relatively minor players in a spy ring that military officials say severely compromised the defense of Eastern Europe before the end of the cold War. A a few in the armed forces have forgotten the principles of duty Honor and coun try a Nimmons said Friday. A they put at risk the lives of Many both civilian and military.�?�. Although prosecutors had recommended 15-year sentences they too noted the Gravity of the charge. A they wore the uniform and they betrayed the men and women on the front lines a assistant . Attorney Gregory Behoc said. Prosecutors said the confidential information the two former soldiers handed Over included plans for the defense of Europe and the United states. The breach was so massive that a former army general said in court documents that his forces could have been Wip Doutin War. A the forces under my command would have been at High risk of Early defeat said retired Gen. Glenn k. Otis who commanded the . Army Europe 7th army and natos Centra army group from 1983 to 1988. The ring was masterminded by Clyde Lee Conrad who was a sergeant first class in charge of safeguarding classified documents at the 8th inf div in bad Kreuz Nach. He recruited another sergeant at the base Roderick James Ramsay who m turn recruited Rondeau and Gregory. According to court documents Ramsay told Rondeau that he was preparing a a Mother Ioder of documents for delivery to Conrad who planned to sell them one by one to hungarian intelligence agents. In late 1985, Rondeau photocopied various documents Ramsay had identified. After Gregory joined the ring in late 1985, he helped Ramsay remove a military flight bag stuffed with 20 pounds of classified documents. Ramsay who left the army in 1985, was working As a Busboy in Tampa at the time of his arrest in 1988. He was convicted of Selling information to the hungarian and czechoslovak secret services Between 1983 and 1985. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 36 years in prison. Among the items Ramsay said he sold for $20,000 were plans for the defense of Central Europe documents outlining the use of natos tactical nuclear weapons and technical manuals. Conrad was sentenced in 1990 to life in prison plus four years after a West German court convicted him of passing secrets to Hungary and Czechoslovakia from 1975 through 1985 in return for $1.2 million. Although Rondeau and Gregory were lured into the ring with promises of easy Money Nimmons noted in their sentences that their financial gain was apparently a slight if any.�?�. A i was very Young and very foolish a Gregory told the judge through tears. Rondeau added a i would like to say i am extremely sorry to the United states of.  Star from Page 1 heavyweight Boxer Mike Tyson evangelist Jim Bakker hotel owner Leona Helmsley and socialite Claus von Bulow. Bailey is an expert on Media exposure. He persuaded the supreme court in 1966 to overturn the murder conviction of a Cleveland doctor Sam Sheppard on the grounds that the trial judge failed to protect him from pretrial publicity. A a in a at or. Shapiro a command. Any assistance he wants from me hell get a Bailey said. Bailey was asked on can if Simpson has a Chance at a fair trial. The lawyer replied that he had reviewed 20 of his High profile eases and in 18, the defendant received a sentence he found acceptable. The other two defendants were harmed by the publicity he said. A i just Hope . Is not number three a Bailey said. In other developments a Deputy District attorney Marcia Clark disclosed that a Blue knit Cap was found at the feet of one of the slam victims. There was no elaboration. A Simpson became the Lone prisoner in his Section of the menus Central jail lockup where High profile inmates Are held. Erik Menendez awaiting a second trial for the Shotgun slayings of his wealthy parents was moved due to the High profile of both of these cases Quot Deputy George Ducoulombier said. A the watchdog group americans for the enforcement of attorney ethics filed knife importer another firm to keep Simpson on boards Boston up a at least two companies say they have no immediate plans to remove . Simp Sony from their boards of directors despite the double murder charges against him. Simpson reportedly holds More than $700,000 Worth of Stock in the two firms Cark inc., a Gloucester mass., maker of promotional products and the Forschner group inc., an importer of Swiss knives based in Shelton Conn. A it is so out of character it is inconceivable at this Point a Terry Ang Stadt executive vice president at Cark told the Boston business journal referring to Simpsons alleged involvement in the june 12 stabbing deaths of his second sex wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her Friend Ronald Goldman. A a we re certainly not going to Lead the Way in jumping to any conclusions. Well wait for the judicial system to run its course a Angstadt said. The decision to keep Simpson on its Board a is even More delicate for Forschner an exclusive .-Canadi-an importer of Victorinod Swiss army Brand knives and watches. The murder weapon in the Simpson Case has not been found but authorities reportedly Are looking for a 15-Inch knife. Forschner a chairman Louis Marx jr., is a longtime Friend of Simpsons. A clearly much depends on issues being resolved in California a said Donald Dwight a Forschner spokesman but he added there Are no plans to drop the football Hall of earner from the company a Board. Dwight denied reports that Simpson accepted a Swiss army Brand knife at Forschner a annual meeting three Days before the murders. He said Simpson chose a watch As his gift. A complaint with California state bar urging disciplinary action against prosecutors for speaking about the Case outside court. The 5,000-member ethics group is based in Chicago. A a prayer for . Simpson was issued from the . Senate floor where the chamber a chaplain the Rev. Richard Halverson asked for Comfort for the fallen football personality and those who admired him. A a therapist under investigation for breaching confidentiality Laws when she revealed that former client Nicole Simpson was an abused wife said she would do it All Over again. Mother arrested for slapping child Woodstock a. Apr a Mother was arrested for slapping her 9-year-old son across the face in a grocery store. Lynn Kivi says she w As simply disciplining her son Chuck for misbehaving Wrhen she slapped him once on the Cheek. But a police officer approached them As they walked out of the supermarket. A the said an employee in the Winn Dixie called and said i slapped my kid a she said. A i said yeah i did. He was being  a Kivi was arrested handcuffed and jailed after the incident last month in Cherokee county about 20 Miles North of Atlanta. She was charged with one felony count of cruelty to children and released on $22,050 Bond. Her husband Dale Kivi cashed in his 4g1k retirement account to pay the Bond and hire a lawyer. State Law allows a reasonable forms of discipline. So Long As any injury to the child is not More than minimal a the police warrant says Lynn Kivi caused her son a excessive physical or mental pain and that a this is a recurring  Heidelberg Junior wins scholarship Heidelberg Germany Heidelberg High school Junior Melissa Scroggins has won a $500 scholarship from the federally funded . Institute of peace. Scroggins was one of 7,000 participants in an essay contest that invited students to comment on the United nations role in peacemaking and humanitarian missions. She now is eligible to compete for up to $10,000 in National prizes