European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Friday september 15,1995 in the stars and stripes 10 year Sago sept. 15,1985 a the United states trying to redress what officials called a serious imbalance with the soviet Union in satellite technology successfully smashed an orbiting satellite using a new homing rocket. \ 20 years ago sept. 15,1975 a Rembrandt a masterpiece the nigh watch housed in the Rijk museum of Amsterdam Netherlands was slashed and disfigured by a knife wielding dutchman who fought off a guard in the assault. 30 year Sago sept. 15,1965 a the is Cav div became the first . Division to establish its base in the Interior of South Vietnam away from the Protection of a coastal base. 40 year Sago sept. 15,1955 a West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer returned Home to a hero s Welcome from his momentous conference in Moscow with soviet leaders. He predicted that thousands of German War prisoners soon will be released from soviet prisons. 50 years ago sept. 15,1945 a Gen. Douglas. Macarthur tightened his military Rule Over Japan with orders that closed 1 the japanese naval College put the Domei news Agency out of business and instituted an extensive press Campaign to acquaint the people with the facts of japanese atrocities. Mother charged in death of Tot locked in hot car Vicksburg miss. A a woman whose 23-month-old son died after being locked in a hot car while she took an employment test was charged wednesday with manslaughter and child abandonment. Investigators said Judith Wilson arrived at a temporary employment Agency and left Glen Douglas Wilson or. In the car with the tinted windows rolled up in the 90-degree heat. The boys body temperature was 108 at his death. Wilson 37, was jailed on $50,000 bail. She could get up to 20 years in prison. Fri arrests 12 in of on line kiddie porn Washington api the Fri has turned the tables on a dozen alleged paedophiles and pornographers using the America online computer service luring them into the hands of undercover agents As part of a nationwide two year investigation. The probe monitored America online to catch suspects allegedly distributing child pornography and arranging sex with children. It ended wednesday with at least 12 arrests and More Are expected from the search of More than 120 Homes that began aug. 22, the Fri said. The raids marked the first time that Federal agents investigated the misuse of such networks for exchanging typed conversation and other material from computer to computer. A we Are not going to permit exciting new technology to be misused to exploit and injure children a attorney general Janet Reno said. . Child Protection Laws make it a crime to create possess or disseminate child pornography. Violators face up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 Fine. The raids were conducted in 57 of the nations 94 Federal districts concentrating on the East coast where the investigation began in 1993, the Fri said. The Justice department confirmed that cities involved include Miami new York Dallas and Newark . The Fri refused to release further details. Carlos Fernandez an Fri spokesman in Washington said Federal authorities wanted to wait until arrests Are completed. A a we re not giving out much More at this time a he said. V America online says it has 3.5 million subscribers nationwide. Pam Mcgraw a spokeswoman for the service based in Vienna va., said the company always has cooperated with the Fri in turning in people who use the computer network to transmit allegedly pornographic material. An on line a a neighbourhood watch program also encourages users to report illegal activity she said. A a a a a v v. A a a we re very troubled that some of the members have used the service for illegal activity a Mcgraw said a child pornography Isnit allowed on a Jas Public America online a Public spaces. It usually is transmitted via private electronic mail and private Chat rooms. Some on line services have the ability to Block or restrict Access to areas of the computer network including Chat rooms aimed at adult users. The Fri said its investigation showed that child pornographers increasingly Are turning to such computer networks to lure curious youths. A the utilization of on line services or bulletin Board systems is rapidly becoming one of the most prevalent techniques for individuals to share pornographic pictures of minors As Well As to identify and recruit children into sexually illicit relationships a the Fri said in a statement. Previously four people were arrested on charges of travelling across state lines with the purpose of having sex with minors the Fri said. The minors actually were undercover agents and had been recruited through the on line network the Fri said.  during the latest investigation the Fri said it collected pornographic evidence involving victims mostly Ages 2 to 13 who were pictured either nude or engaged in actuator simulated sex. The probe began in May 1993 when 10-year-old George Stanley Burdynski was abducted from his Brentwood md., neighbourhood according to the Fri which suspected he was lured by computer paedophiles. The boy has not been found. A v. A a a a a As part of the investigation an undercover operation was set up by the Baltimore Fri office and an agent of the Florida department of Law enforcement and coordinated by the child exploitation and obscenity Section of the Justice departments criminal division. Congress is contemplating restricting the types of materials that can be transmitted Over computer networks but that has raised first amendment questions and the Issue Hasni to been resolved. Irs plot suspect pleads innocent tax protester denies plan to blast building Tyler Texas a a militant tax protester accused of scheming to blow up an internal Revenue service building pleaded innocent wednesday. Charles Ray Polk appeared before . Magistrate Harry Mckee in Handcuffs then was returned to the jail where he has been since his july 28 arrest. Jury selection is set for nov. 6. Polk an unemployed car Salesman is accused of plotting to set off Remote control activated plastic explosives inside the irs regional service Center in Austin where about 4,200 people work. The attack was planned for september and other irs centers were targeted As Well said Les Martz agent in charge of the Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms office in Dallas. The charges against Polk Range from illegal weapons Possession to the attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. He faces up to life in prison and a $1 million Fine if convicted. Charles Ray Polk is led from the Tyler Texas courthouse after his arraignment on charges of scheming to blow up an internal Revenue service regional service Center. Undercover agents approached Polk in april after learning that he had illegally purchased 60 weapons through a third party . Attorney Mike Bradford said. Polk allegedly asked the agents about plastic explosives and for help in blowing up a building Bradford said Polk 45, has no criminal record. Authorities said he has some connection to anti government militia groups but the nature of the relationship Wasny to Clear. Says . Washington a Irish nationalist Gerry Adams says the Clinton administration is sending a fall the right signals in its support for peace talks in Northern Ireland held separately from discussions on the Irish Republican army a giving up its guns v winding Down several Days of High level meetings in Washington Adams met with vice president a1 6ore and National Security adviser Anthony Lake for two hours wednesday. A a they see Merit in the a twin track proposal to begin inclusive talks and to establish an International body to address the Issue of decommissioning weapons a the White House said in a statement after the meeting. A a Way must be found to resolve outstanding issues and reestablish the momentum of the peace  Adams said president Clinton so open door policy encourages dialogue and sends All the right signals to the British government and the  a we obviously Are All trying to find formulas which move the entire peace process Forward a Adams told reporters. The 13-month peace process broke Down sept. 6, when the Irish government postponed a Summit with Britain. Britain had asked that the Ira be required to a a decommission weapons in order for its political party sinn fein to be included in peace talks. Adams called that precondition unprecedented and unreasonable and said it amounted to a a tactical Man Euver to fragment Broad consensus in Ireland and lower Peoples expectations for  the prospects for a Summit dimmed further week when David Trimble the hard liner us unionist newly elected to head Northern Ireland a 1 Gest party said he  negotiate with Ira s porters even if they Start disarming but Adams addressing a Georgetown University Zience wednesday night refused to concede defeat. A if we can persuade the British to create a conferee then we can Dobuski Nessmith the unionists a he said. The Ira Aims to end British Rule in protestant do mated Northern Ireland and unite it with the Lan roman Catholic Irish Republic to the South. The i declared a unilateral cease fire a year ago after a i Ter Century of violent rebellion in which More to 3,000 people have died