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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, August 27, 1994

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Soldier killed 1 Hurt in motorcycle crash by the stars and stripes Frankfurt Germany a one Soldier was killed and another seriously injured thursday Corning in a motorcycle Accident North of Frankfurt a v corps spokesman said Friday. Pfc Dina m. Penneton 19, of co a 302nd military intelligence in in Frankfurt was pronounced dead at the scene of the single vehicle Accident said maj. Thomas Niemann a spokesman for the v corps Public affairs office. Sgt. Brian s. Ross 23 of Centralia hi., sustained so Var a head injuries injuries to  right  and. Shoulder and multiple fractures in  legs Niemann said. Ross also is assigned to co a 302nd military intelligence in. According to Niemann the Accident occurred around 2 45 . On Highway b-3, Between bad Wilbel and Frankfurt. The motorcycle was travelling toward Frankfurt when the Accident took place. A Cross was taken to a nearby German Hospital where  right  had to be removed As a life Saemg measure a Niemann said. A the is currently in critical condition and in intensive  at press time there was no information available concerning Penneton a surviving family or of a memorial service for the Denver colo., native. According to German press reports Frankfurt police Are investigating the cause of the  to get flights c Sembach a Germany a the runway at Sembach a will open again temporarily beginning monday to accommodate c-9 and c-i41 aeromedical flights diverted from nearby Ramstein a a base official said. The flights carry patients destined for Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center the base official said. The Sembach runway will reopen because of repairs being made to Ramstein a main runway. The repairs at Ramstein Are expected to last through mid november according to a Ramstein spokesman. Along with the four c-9s assigned to Ramstein and transient c-141 aeromedical flights Sembach also will Host one t-43 aircraft to be relocated from Ramstein during the  Ach it last Active aircraft left the base May 13,1991, a Sembach spokesman  Iceland commander Nas Kef Lavik. Iceland a rear . Stanley Bryant assumed command of the . Defense forces Iceland from rear . Michael d. Haskins in a ceremony Friday. Bryant of Detroit mich., is a . Naval Academy graduate. Before coming to Iceland he commanded the aircraft Carrier Theodore Roosevelt. Haskins who has served As commander in Iceland since August 1992, will assume duties As commander of patrol wings . Atlantic Fleet in Norfolk  to Prague of d for . Radio stations Washington apr radio free Europe and radio Liberty which broadcast for the . Government to Central and Eastern Europe have received approval from Congress to Hove from Munich Germany to Prague capital of the czech Republic. Rich Mcbride a spokesman for the stations said _ that broadcasting could Start from Prague within six months and that the move should be completed by mid-1995. A staff of nearly 1,600 has been Cut to under 1,000 and is expected to be reduced to about 400, he said Friday. Their programs serve a was a a Home services for millions of listeners in countries whose own Media is still struggling for Independence and objectivity the stations governing Board said. The move will Cost $19 million. Costs will come be $225 million budget for the year starting oct. 1, Mcbride said. Cubans at Coj mar Beach wave Farewell to countrymen fleeing the Island on a raft wednesday. Stormy weather stalls exodus of cuban refugees to Florida Hal Awa v a to n ? i a a a a a a Vav. \ Havana a. A rain squalls wind gusts and Choppy seas Friday kept cubans on rickety homemade rafts close to Shore. But the respite in the flow of refugees trying to paddle to Florida. Looked to be Brief Esteban Moreno said he and three friends turned Back after setting out thursday evening. A we came Back because of bad weather a said Moreno in. Rut 3s soon As conditions improve Well leave again. R i a2er Sunshine and Calm seas Gray Clouds rolled in thursday with heavy Rains lightning and Thunder. Winds whipped the Caribbean into White capped Waves twice As High As earlier in the Day the coast guard picked up 1,670 rafters thursday Down about 1,000 from previous Days. Only 17 cuban Friday Wick picked up Between Midnight and Dawn Nroa Jpn Many. On Coj mar Beach outside it a in Itez 20> recounted How she reluctantly turned Back. We done to want to keep living Here a she said of her the a Tan 5 year a old in a we earn nothing and that s not going to change. The refugee surge began earlier this month when president Fidel Castro stopped arresting people leaving Cuba illegally. In a televised address to cubans people wednesday night Castro said the door still is open kit a or 0rder guards 10 make Theip operations More flexible in respect to illegal exits a Castro said. Is nor crash 5.8, a former Industrial Rechah pc at the Che Guevara Nickel Plant said he had been at Cojimat since sunday trying to find someone who will take  on a raft out of Cuba. Asked what he thought of Castro a two hour speech he said Cuba had a the most cynical and lying government in the  Jig guv urn a a  even info. Eight rafts could be seen pulled Back from the water waiting for the weather to dear. Winds up to 25 Mph 7-foot Waves and Thunder storms were expected into today with Calmer seas in dieted late in the Day. A a w,3it Ere not crazy a said Luis Lazaro a 21  h a Fia Quot among those waitin8 at Coffma Beach. He sat beside two rafts he hoped would Carr  and eight friends to Florida 90 Miles away. A grim reminder of the risks a apparently pieces c a Broten raft or bodies bobbed a  Dave Ift. ?. Be.?>�?~honda Straits late Fri tinn turd Aye said Jim Lushine warning Courdina minis �?owhen8?h the National weather service ii Miami. When the wind hits the Gulf Stream it Wil blow up Waves up to 15  u we ?ii0 it urged. Taf ers not attempt Thi Breed ? father. State run radio Relo thess par1 "8 a a Kave the c0u&Quot, a Quot a a a it for a the refugee exodus looked to be Brief cubans  Ift Henser and unemployment am pears. Economy we be just a a at when the Sun reap Ern Mem  h the refugee problem on the . Gov Tion for h read has encouraged illegal i Migra a com Reg sls8 Egal visas a Fricke if has a a Wasey . Up to 60 non if am0r?ay�?T Cuba it Nava bag to hold Ade old a to Tes Castro a so horned the 3-dec cubans Nev a r a a embar8�� which has undermined Yuoa s never robust Economy. In  adder Srno Jthn us for this situation a he said Lamen uhe Liv a it Overly relent of Cuba is the first to a Mem the lives that have been lost at sea. ?61 Ranis-t0 Brin amp boats to pick up the a is dbl in Energy Short Cuba. But any  boat hot in i threatened to confiscate any . Boats that carry people out of Cuba. ,. A people out of Cuba. Naples school Counselor Dies in  by the stare Nanri 111 a map cd a Yth stars and stripes Ance coun Lor who suffcrc1daa, states 1 35 Decd after being evacuated to the United Dic Naf we i e a re Pang t0 take a trip aboard  sail scamp laps ii int0 a a a a a amp never regained a Larson and  wife Alice lived aboard the Sailon. Alice Larson is a teacher at Naples elemental school Mem oaf Negan  career with the Depa working i Derma indents schools in 1967. Of Counselor in 1973 he non a Quot Van Aples As a Guidar arts teacher. Aiso had worked As an Industry  was held Boston. By  wife a postponed until aft Lerta did or Aples has be from the United k a Quot Sale Bas not return ice school officials said. It wanted to attend the Sei Flowers beehttntfkf51?d that donations in lieu fund. Officials said oui a  school scholars scholarships to Prada 10 a t0 offer one or snips to graduating seniors at the school  
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