European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday june 15, 1980 salvation army Marks ? 00 years of service a . . Kansas City a Long ago. A Young salvation army Cadet stood on a Chilly Manhattan subway platform with a Kettle and sign asking Tor coins to buy Christmas dinners Tor the poor. Few noticed or gave. Beat the pol with a Slick suggested her commander. Amelia Divinc improved on the stick the next Day by bringing a Bell. It worked attracting attention and donations and ringing Bells became a hallmark of Holiday collections by the salvation army which Friday opened a giant Celebration of 100 years of work in America. Among the 12,000 salvation lists gathered from across the country for their National Centennial Congress was the retired 96-year-old Devine. It s the biggest Assembly in the army s history of serving god and humanity in this country and is to include a War Council to plan strategy for what this country needs now is a Good dose of old time religion new operations. What his country needs now said Devine is a Good dose of old time Reli  that spiritual ingredient was Rous singly present in the initial ceremonies along with the army s typical cheerfulness and music. We re grateful for music in the army said the National commander commissioner Ernest w. Holtz of new York before the huge throng joined in  army had its beginnings in America when a Small band from Lon Don commissioner George Scott Railton and seven hallelujah lassies landed on Manhattan on March 10, 1880. Planted their Flag and claimed America for god. The army has grown to a nationwide network of 5.000 Mission to Olti cars or ordained clergy 400.000 sol Diers or laity. 1.074 corps or congregations and 9.450 centers to serve alcoholics the homeless the jobless and the victims of disaster. President Carter in a message to the Congress said that because of the army s selfless. Christ like Devotion to the needy suffering and less fortunate human beings. We arc a better a  Pemp and pageantry marked the opening of the Celebration. Voicing in expressible Joy and gratitude to god Gen. Arnold Brown of London the International commander told the con Gress Vii have come to dedicate ourselves to still More Earnest proclamation of Christ. We Are soldiers of the Captain of our  he presented a special Centennial Flag to the american organization and As the Banner unfurled the Assembly broke into an old army chorus so Well lift the Banner on High the salvation Banner of love Well fight under it till we die then go to our Home  Kennedy tells Ada hell stay in race Washington up sen. Edward Kennedy saturday told the annual Conven Tion of americans for democratic action hat he will stay in the race for the presidential nomination and will work toward a democratic party Victory in the fall. Kennedy won the endorsement of the Ada delegates. To shouts of we want Ted he declared i will stay in this race because i have seen too Many people trapped in unemployment lines strapped by inflation left without health care and limited by continuing discrimination. I cannot walk away from this Campaign because i believe that their problems de Mand to be stated and  Kennedy s continued Pursuit of the Nomi nation has upset Many party regulars who fear his candidacy is now benefiting Republican challenger Ronald Reagan. But he sought to put those doubts to rest. He said the purpose of his Campaign is to Rcd Dicato the democratic parly to demo cratic principles. What is our goal to defeat the Reagan policies of Retreat and the Reagan record of reaction Kennedy said. With your help we will give the democratic party Back its truth we will once again become the party of Hope and of Progress and of Victory next november. The Massachusetts Democrat departed from his prepared text to Issue a denunciation of president Carter s leadership. The fact remains that we have an administration that does t really believe that individuals can make a difference or that a president of the United sates can make a difference in meeting the Central Chal Lenges of our time Kennedy said. The senator rejected the recently passed balanced budget Resolution saying that Al most every economic expert believes the continuing recession has shattered any Hope of a balanced  service a new prejudice group says Navy uses lesbian Case to oust women Long Beach up the Navy investigating alleged homosexual activities by 16 women sailors aboard the missile test ship Norton sound has been accused by activists of using the Case to remove women from the Navy. Gay activist Morris Kight said the Navy was using an old gimmick queer Hunting. To service a new prejudice the Navy s lowering  Susan cure Ivy an attorney for the american civil liberties Union supported by Kight and feminist Gloria Allred charged the Navy is attempting to remove women from the service. Mcgreivy said she will go to a . District court to ask for a restraining order to halt the Navy from administratively Dis charging the 16 women. It. I tier. Mark Baker a Navy spokes Man in san Diego said any woman subject to discharge for unsuitable conduct who has less than eight years of service would not receive a hearing but would be allowed to Cuba boat lift seizures pass 1,000-Mark key West. A. Up vessel Sei zures have topped 1,000 since president Carter s May is order demanding a halt to the a Calif of cuban refugees a . Cus Toms spokesman said Friday. One of the latest seized was the 112-foot freighter god s mercy which arrived at key West thursday night with two Small boats in Low. Two episcopal priests and five crewmen were arrested for bringing undocumented aliens to . Shores. The priests later were freed on $5.000 personal Rico Gnu  . A Federal emergency management Agency spokesman said eight More vessels were sighted Friday in route to key West. The god s mercy a converted world War ii submarine Chaser brought 422 cuban refugees and the two Small boats car ried a total of 15. These brought the refugee total since april 21 to 113,387. Customs spokesman Jim Dingfe Lucr said in Miami the total number of vessels seized climbed to 1.003. The clergymen charged included the revs. Leo franc and Joe Doss both of grate episcopal Church. New Orleans who arranged the vessel s trip to the cuban port of Maricl. The boat formerly called Palace 111, was donated for the trip by . Ben Ning a businessman from mourns la. The two priests said about half of the refugees aboard the god s mercy had rela Tives in Louisiana. Most of the others had relatives elsewhere in the United states they said. � it was a Christian mercy  their lawyer said. They feel the magnitude of what they did far outweighs any personal consequences they  if convicted each Clergyman faces up to a year in prism and  in fines. Make a statement with advice of Legal coun Sel. But he said if the charge was for mis conduct under which a discharge less than honorable could be issued there would be a hearing. Baker said the proceed Ings eventually will be reviewed by the Secretary of the Navy. Meanwhile a Navy spokesman said he could not disclose whether any of the women serving aboard the missile ship Are involved in secret or classified work. Traditionally the armed services have regarded homosexuals As Security risks. The investigation was disclosed thursday but the Navy spokesmen said the probe be Gan May 15. No charges have been file against the women. The Norton sound described As a sea going Laboratory and test Center for advanced  is docked at Long Beach r maintenance. The ship was one of the first to accept women under the Navy s women at Bra program when it began in