European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4the stars and stripes saturday october 15,1994grafenwohr lock Down continues by the stars and stripes a a clock Down of More than 600 soldiers continues at the army a training site in Germany following the loss of an officers 9 my pistol. The 2nd in 68th Armor regt was supposed to end its monthlong training Cycle and return to Baum older on tuesday. However the unit has been held at Grafe Wohr under restricted conditions while the search for the weapon continues. A the incident is still under investigation by criminal investigation division officials and currently there is no official word that the soldiers Are going to be released in the near future a said capt. Greg Bartlett Public affairs offi Cerf 1st army div. However some family members in Baum older said they be heard differently. A a unofficially information from several husbands involved in the lock Down is that Many. Of them will be returning Home within the next couple of Days a said one wife who asked not to be identified. Officially the unit has announced that it will remain at Grafe Wohr until it begins another training Cycle at the Hohenfels training area oct. 24. On Friday maj. Gen. William g. Carter Iii commander of 1st army div chided family members who had complained in the stars and stripes that soldiers were1 being punished for the negligence of an officer. A there is no officer enlisted Bias a Carter said in a statement. A we take the same action on a lost weapon whether it s a colonel or a private. Quot i do not appreciate any inference that there is a Bias. I do not appreciate the stars and stripes inferring in print that a double Standard exists earlier the battalion commander issued a statement indicating that a pistol belonging to a Captain was stolen oct. 4. Soldiers in the unit have said they be spent much of the last 10 Days searching for the Side Arm. Family members said they be been told the weapon disappeared from a Footlocker. Serb Muslim artillery Battle near Mostar Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr bosnian serbs and muslims exchanged hundreds of rounds of artillery fire overnight in some of the heaviest fighting near Mostar in two years . Peacekeepers said Friday. Fighting near Sarajevo subsided Friday As both sides regrouped they said. The southwestern bosnian City divided Between muslims and bosnian croats did not appear to be in any immediate danger a v by. Y y y by about 90 percent of the fire came from the serbs who apparently sought to pin Down troops of the Muslim led bosnian government while preparing for a major offensive Northeast of Mostar said . Spokesman it. Col. Tim Spicer. Spicer said a serbian offensive could occur near Konjic along a vital Highway linking the Sarajevo area and Central Bosnia with Croatia and the outside world. Serbian shells were Landing East of Mostar near the Highway Spicer said. The United nations has Given european Union officials a two year mandate to reunite Mostar and bolster a Muslim croatian federation declared earlier this year. Heavy fighting in the Mostar area could jeopardize the reunification Effort already hampered by lingering Muslim croatian mistrust. Nurnberg Sale set Nornberg Germany a amps the defense re utilization and marketing office in Niernberg will hold a merchandise Sale today from 9 a a to 1 . For . Id cardholders Only at building 946 Johnson Barracks in Fiir thu items off rred include furniture musical instruments and electronic equipment. Both Marks and dollars will be accepted. Purchases must be removed by 1 . For information Call Dan 460-. 7039/6634. Hispanic dance planned Naples Italy a amps the Naples latin american society will wind up its monthlong hispanic american heritage Celebration with a dance on sunday. The dance will be held at the Flamingo club at the nato base in Bagnoli it is open to everyone for a $5 Entrance and will feature a hispanic dance contest latin music and gifts a a. A amps Carlo Bongioanni soldiers wait for help near three Bridge transporter vehicles that collided just South of Darmstadt Germany on Friday. 2 Karlsruhe gis Hurt in Convoy pileup Darmstadt Germany a amps two soldiers with the 502nd engr co in Karlsruhe Germany were injured Friday when three Bridge transporters travelling together in a Convoy piled into each other a unit source said. Spec. John e. Redd and spec Steven d. Vietmeier were initially taken to a Hospital by Wayne Hall staff writer a suspect is being sought for a crimes against the environment a in the dumping of chemical filled cartridges that once belonged to the . Army German police said Friday. ,. The cartridges were sold by the army to a chemical lab in 1987, police said. Police discovered 43 boxes of the cartridges a normally used to inflate weather balloons in a of Ungstad Moor monday. Additionally 10 boxes were found in a wooded area near Beeheim Sugenheim and 10 More were found in the parking lot of a of Ungstad swimming Pool. Alto in Darmstadt after the 1 15 . Accident and moved to the army Hospital in Heidelberg about 6 ., the source said. The Accident occurred in the northbound lanes of a67 near the Darmstadt her Kreuz where a67 and As merge after the Driver of the army convoys Lead be hide braked in response to two wrecks in Gether the boxes contained More than 700 cartridges of Calcium hydride. Calcium hydride can irritate the eyes and respiratory system. When exposed to oxygen Hydrogen is created and then a potentially explosive Gas according to the Darmstadt fire department. The Cartons containing the cartridges were labelled . the cartridges were miss Abele a investigators said the materials were sold by the army to a Darmstadt chemical lab in 1987. The materials later were turned Oyer to a 30-year-old Man whose name was not released by police who sold some of the cartridges and stored ahead. Military wreckers arrived at the crash site about . To Clear the vehicles. The vehicles travelling to Hanau from Schwet Zingen were on a routine parts run. The source said that one vehicle May have been demolished and that another would require extensive front end work. The others. Forced to close his storage area he paid several thousand German Marks to a Man in of Ungstad to dispose of 200 boxes the police statement said. In turn that person paid a resident of Eberstadt another Darmstadt suburb 1,400 Marks to take the cartridges to a refuse site. However the goods never made it that far police said noting that the Man chose to dispose of them in the More a affordable Quot Way. The Eberstadt resident is being sought by police authorities said. Police officials said the chemical cannot be disposed of at a regular refuse site but must be chemically converted and such a process is costly. Guilty of abuse to be sent to . By Christopher Allbright Stilt writer Darmstadt Germany a an army family member convicted in German court monday of sexually abusing two 13-year-old girls will be sent Back to the United states by wednesday. Daniel Aponte 35, was convicted in a civilian court of four counts of sexual abuse involving the teens according to the Darmstadt prosecutors office. Three other related counts were dismissed by the court. Aponte the husband of an army Chap Iain a assistant was Given a boo year suspended sentence and placed on three years probation. He spent 4�?Ta months in pretrial confinement in Darmstadt. Aponte should be heading Back to the United states by wednesday said to command sgt. Maj. Rey Voisine of the 233rd base support in. Aponte is under the military version of a House arrest and confined to his Lincoln Village apartment in Darmstadt. A the is barred from the Community a Voisine said. Terri Viedt spokeswoman for the 233rd bib said a administrative action has been taken to limit or. Apontes activities to those necessary to accomplish his return to the United states., violation of any of these administrative Mea sures could result in further prosecution.�?�. Aponte had worked at the army and air Force Exchange service shop Pette at Cambrai Fritsch Cavern for a year before his arrest May 30. He also coached a local youth football team
