European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday May 19, 1977 teachers group hears general Wetzer expects school Relief soon by Barbara fulenw1der staff writer Heidelberg sol Brig. Gen. Robert we Tecl predicts that Relief will be coming to the european dependent schools soon. Speaking before the overseas federa Tion of teachers semiannual meeting Here Witzel said he expects a major announcement within the week concerning $9 million in catch up Money included in the fiscal year 1978 budget proposal and $8 million in immediate Relief for overseas dependents schools. Witzel. President of the european school Council. Yucom director of personnel and administration and inspector safety Board urges checks on All s-61s new York api emergency inspections have been recommended for All Sikorsky s-61 helicopters after the Landing gear on one of the Craft collapsed causing its Rotor Blades to kill five persons and injure eight others. The recommendation made by he National transportation safety Board to the Federal aviation administration was aimed at about 80 Sikorsky s-61 helicopters in operation around the world. The Nosb team was sent from washing Ion to investigate the Accident monday Alop the 59-Story pan american building in mid town Manhattan. Four men wailing to Board the shuttle helicopter to John f. Kennedy International Airport were killed by the scythe like Blades parts of which struck and killed a woman pedestrian on Madison Avenue a Block away. The inspectors said the faulty part was a Landing gear attachment about the size of a Man s fist. Philip Hogue. A member of the Nosb team said the fitting was most sus  we do know that it did fail but we Don t know Why  he said. A spokesman for the Connecticut manufacturer of the Sikorsky helicopter had no immediate comment on the recommendation for inspections. After the Accident mayor Abraham beam ordered the heliport s permit sus Pended pending the investigation. Bomb blast kills Cleveland teamsters chief Cleveland i Pii John Nardi. A Cleveland teamsters oficial. Was killed by a bomb blast that destroyed his car tuesday near the terms Lars joint council41 orifices. I Ardi. Is of Umi easily Heights was de scribed by the police and Fisi As one of the most powerful men in Cleveland area organized crime he was Secretary treasurer of team sters local 410. The vending machine local. Secretary treasurer is usually the top Job in such a local. Police sources said Nardi was engaged in a Power struggle involving bombings against other mob elements. The bombing occurred in a parking lot near the joint Council offices and Nardi was dead on arrival at St. Vincent Charity Hospital at 3 20 . General told the group of 50. Our collective voice has resulted in action. We Are going to see old facilities upgraded re paired and maintained the decision makers arc Well aware of the a financed requirements of our overseas dependents school system and have pledged them selves to make More monies  he urged teachers students administrators and parents to launch an All out offensive to improve school facilities by demanding and organizing a Spring clean up of school faculties demanding that Community commanders require custodial contractors to live up to the total require ments of their contracts. Insisting that principals have a voice in writing custodial contracts school officials take a direct and Active in Terest in improving school facilities and get involved in the budget process to insure that adequate funds Are requested for repair and maintenance Supply of text books and equipment and adequate staff ing for the schools. He also strongly urged the various Mili tary connected organizations in Europe to work in partnership for better schools. Regardless of who gets lop Billing each partner has a supporting  Witzel said. The Challenge to the partner ship in Europe is that each partner is aware of his role and plays his part  Wetzel also invited an Oft member to president. The european school Council meeting at Karlsruhe on june 17 As an observer and is now providing Oft with minutes of Council meetings. He assured Oft convention delegates that even though his term As est presi Dent ends soon his replacement will keep the dependents schools system a High priority item in Neucom. " i delegates at the two Day convention Here passed resolutions that Oft will work to implement actions concerning the number of students per classroom teacher certification staff cuts involuntary reas signing of teachers and salary determination according to Emest Lehmann often resident. R in � Pentagon Kos spy on Russ unit Washington Dpi the defense department has abolished a secret spy unit known As task Force 157 which bad As Many As 75 spies under contract to Monitor ports soviet vessels and shipments of nuclear weapons the Washington Post said wednesday. The newspaper said the unit was the . Military Only net work of undercover agents and spin operating abroad using commercial and business cover for spy activities. They got the Job done but the potential for abuse was too great the newspaper quoted a government source at saying. Operations by the unit Are to be transferred to the Central intelligence Agency and other intelligence groups by sept. 30, the newspaper said. The spy unit operated by the Navy for the past seven years from an office building in Alexandria va., has been involved in Many of the most sensitive intelligence projects of the last decade said the report written by watergate reporter Bob Woodward. The unit has monitored soviet shipments of nuclear weapons As they pass through strategic shipping lanes such As the Straits of Gibralter the Post said. The unit also was involved in preparing a report in 1973 which said the soviet Union had shipped nuclear weapons to Egypt during the Arab israeli War. Us communications channels were used to set up Henry Kissinger s secret 1971 trip to peking the newspaper said. The newspaper said one reason the unit was being abolished was he copy relationships that developed Between contracted spies and firms Selling equipment and supplies to the unit. One spy Tor hire was Edwin p. Wilson an Excia agent now under Justice department investigation for allegedly Selling explosive devices to Liberia according to the Post. The Ford administration decided to Shelve the spy unit last year and the Carter administration has since ratified the ear Lier action the newspaper said. Answers questions on to in . Carter opposes Aid for abortions los Angeles Upil president Carter fielded questions from the Public tuesday Iff his second broadcast talk show and said he would like to end Federal help for abortions. Calling the appearance part of his Effort to remain close to the american  the president took questions from a studio audience of about 170 at los Angeles Sta Tion knit to and from outside callers in a live local telecast. I am against  he told one questioner. I think abort inn is wrong. I m doing every thing i can As president to make abortion unneeded. We propose that government not help abortions " it was unclear just what Carter meant by that reference or whether ii signalled a new administration policy initiative he has said he will carry oui Laws requiring Federal funding of some abortions under welfare programs despite his moral opposition toil. Carter appeared on he question and answer show after he had addressed the United Auto workers convention in los an Geles i Story on Page a. I it was the latest in his meet Hie people Public relations efforts and was somewhat similar in format to the ask president Carter radio phone a program he conducted from the Oval office march5. Ellen Moore a Hospital worker who lives in the Watts ghetto in los Angeles questioned Carter sharply on the number of Blacks occupying leading positions in his administration saying. We gave All our votes to you Carter assured her there arc no jobs that would be offered for which Black up Nile Are not considered he recited a Brief list of Blacks in his administration including . Ambassador to the United nations Andrew Young the scope of the questioning was similar to thai of the earlier radio Straw with que Ries ranging from the closing of military bases to Carter s provision of amnesty to some illegal aliens the president appeared to be relaxed and to enjoy the exchanges. Responding to a question about Ameri cans now in mexican prisons he said. Ill do All i can to get our youngsters out. I think a treaty is the Best Way to do it and i Don t think it la be too Long before we Haven  the administration is negotiating trea ties with Mexico and Canada that would allow the citizens of one country jailed in the other to serve their sentence in their native land. A University student complained that the president s National Energy policy propos als would make Slitter demands on the Public than on business. Carter rejected that saying. I Don t be Lieve it docs. On balance neither the Pri vate citizen nor the Large business. Will get unfair  he responded to a questioner upset with the postal service by saying. I Haven t Eren been in office four months  temperatures 40 Sisi my is � m k is 2 feared dead in med Jet crash Norfolk. A. A two crewmen of a Navy f4 phantom Jet that crashed sunday during a nato exercise in the Mediterranean sea Are presumed dead the Navy said tuesday. The two were identified As the aircraft s Pilot. U. Brian d. Hurst and its radar intercept officer it. Dennis p. Omalley. Both officers were attached to fighter so 102. Based at Oceana. Va., naval air station a Navy spokesman said the phantom crashed sunday evening while trying to land on the Norfolk based Carrier Independence. 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