European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Free High school program houses get an education break by Mike Spear stiff writer Hanau is service Mem Bers spouses will be Able to attend the army s High school completion pro Gram free beginning oct. I and class sizes across the command will be much smaller. These Are provisions in the new army contract with big Bend Community College which has been conduct ing the program in Europe for the pest three years. Service members spouses who have been paying Sis per class will be Able to attend the classes free and that includes books and supplies on a space available basis said Leland far icy european director of big Bend. Farley said also that class sizes Are being reduced and that there will no longer be a minimum number of Stu dents required to hold a class. This will enable us to get to Small locations where we have been hindered because at least is students were required to hold a class he said. Big Bend was awarded the contract this week in Frankfurt by the army contracting Agency. It was one of four schools bidding for it an Agency spokesman said. The one year contract which is renewable up to three years begins oct. 1. It amounts to $819,600 for about 400 classes which can accommodate about 5,000 troops Farley said. There were 5,000 in the program last year of which about 1,750 got their diplomas he added. Farley said the contract amount is an estimated figure because service Mem Ber participation May climb during the coming year. As Many As 10,000 May be participating if the program which divides its classes into 60-hour classroom blocks Farley said. He Laid this surge could come about because the program has been free to service members since Jan uary when Congress ended the require ment that tuition assistance be applied to it and because the army has been recruiting More personnel without High school diplomas. At the beginning of the year there were an estimated 40,000 service Mem Bers in the command who did t have High school diplomas Farley said. We think there Are a lot of spouses in that status also he added. Big Bend began the program in Europe in 1977 and signed us last con tract in january of 1978, Farley said. This is the first time we be had the Security of a contract since that time he said. We be been operating on con tract extensions for 21 months. Authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 39, no. 155 do Onn Sodoy saturday september 20, 1980 if 21855 a . Fro admit 217,000 world refugees in 81 How much is that Doggie paying mooching i a Al May be someone s treat but this Doggie likes being band fed. He slipped into the act a an out door cafe in purls. S &. A Mill. Washington up the United states plans to open its doors to 217,000 refugees from around the world in 1981 to help Cope with a serious. And growing world problem the administration announced Friday. In a report to Congress the administration said the recent mass exodus of cubans and haitians has injected a critical new dimension to the refugee crisis. It also cited increased harassment of soviet jews. The worldwide refugee problem is a serious wide spread Long term and growing one the report said. Developments in Southeast Asia the Horn of Africa Afghanistan and the Caribbean continue to generate Large numbers of  under a Law passed last March 50,000 refugees Are permitted to enter the country each year. If the president believes there is an emergency situation or for humanitarian reasons concludes More refugees need to come in As in this year and next he must consult Congress. Attorney general Benjamin civil Coli testified before the Senate judiciary commit tee Friday to meet the Law s annual require ments. The 1981 refugee quota which will Cost the Federal government an estimated $690 million is 14,700 lower than this year. More than half the slots 168.000 will be allotted to Indochina refugees. Civiletti said the figure does not include so called forced refugees the cuban and haitian boat people who arrived this summer or illegal aliens estimated in the millions. The report was submitted to the commit tee whose chairman sen. Edward Kennedy d-mass., said the refugee crisis is Globa in its scope and staggering in its i Yule Early outs programmed mansion of human  Kennedy noted there Are Over 13 million refugees around the world including i million afghans and nearly 1.3 million ethiopians in Somalia More refugees. Than at any other time in modern his  More than 122,000 cubans and 6,000 haitians entered the United states during a mass exodus that began april 19, the report said. Of those 110,000 cubans and 5,000 i haitians have been resettled. Civil Clit said that after a High of about continued on Page 28, col. 41 wage Price guidelines extended Washington up the administration Friday extended president Carter s voluntary wage and Price guidelines until new ones can be developed. The anti inflation measures would have expired sept. 30. The Council on wage and Price stability his been trying for some time to develop a new set of wage Price standards. Carter recently said the wage Price program will Btu thoroughly reviewed before the end of the year and possible alternative guidelines developed. In the meantime there is Clear need for pay and Price restraint and we arc con Vinced that the Best approach in the absence of alternatives is continuation of the standards. We will continue vigorous Mon continued on Page 23. Col. Ii Washington a Christmas Early out program for soldiers scheduled for separation from Active duty Between dec. 12 through Jan. 6 has been announced by the department of the army. Eligible soldiers will be separated from the service Between dec. 11 and 17, or As soon after us possible officials said. Release Dales Are those scheduled for release Between dec 12-26, 1980, have a target separation Dale of dec. 11. Dec. 27-28, 1980. Will gel out dec. 12, 1980. Dec. 29-Jan. I 1981, can look for Ward to being released dec. 15,1980. Jan. 2-4 arc slated to be released on dec. 16 and those scheduled to gel out Jan. 5-6 have an Early out Date of dec. 17. Department of the army officials Here continued on Page 28, col. 2 vote