European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February the stars and stripes Page 9 i Liaison office Spain Aims Story and photo by John Glass Stuttgart Bureau chief Germany during former president Jimmy Carters visit in june to he toasted Spanish democracy As a tonic for the entire West Ern one Way Spain plans on the continued fostering of her democracy is by maintain ing a Strong military Force and by aligning with the for the Mutual defense of her territories and territorial to coordinate these Mutual defense a Spain and the maintain a combined staff of some 30 Spanish Mili tary and a like number of american Mili tary in and a Spanish military Liaison office Solo to Neucom he Here at Patch and while the combined staff has Many High ranking and is headed by two major generals one Spanish and one american the Solo operation Here consists of Only three Spanish officers and one explaining the offices Solo chief Leandro Penas basically we have three different functions we Foster and improve the Gen eral relationship Between the military members of our two we Are responsible for coordinating with Neucom All wartime contingency plans that have been developed by the combined staff in and we help develop and orchestrate combined military exercises be tween our two Penas As you Spain occupies a very important strategic position on the continent of nearly All of the ships carrying Middle East Oil and also those carrying raw materials from Africa flow Between our Canary islands and the Western coast of or through the Strait of both the combined staff and the Solo functions Are directed toward one we Wear the Neucom badge proudly the Spanish military Liaison at Neucom from left Navy Gonzalo he coordinates a exercise army it Leandro air main goal we want to make certain that when and if we have to defend this Strate Gic area from an that we Are ready to do it to the Best of our Penas added that they coordinate their activities through the Neucom plans and policy directorate and Are assigned to eur com for a period of three we Wear the Neucom badge proudly and work to be part of the Patch comm Penas our families live our children attend the schools and the majority of our friends Here Are Amer air Force Rafael Seves and Force Santiago we feel that we Are Lucky to be in the Forward Edge of the integration of Spanish armed forces with another Western armed there is no doubt in my mind that the close cooperation of our armed forces is of a Mutual Benefit in providing Security to our two countries rocks put 2 holes in Bow Stern Spanish ship Crew keep disabled yacht afloat Spain a 17hour Effort to save a yacht from sinking in the Harbor at the Rota naval station port area ended successfully when an emergency Crew from the Spanish ship with help from the naval station port managed to keep the yacht afloat Long enough for it to be towed to a civilian the 44foot German owned la crippled after heavy winds dumped water into her and shorted out the electrical floated into the port and swiped Harbor putting two holes in her Bow and when we came into we could not see any lights because of said Ida Helgard who was aboard the yacht with her Enrique a and their Herman Horst All of after we hit the we started taking on but we were Able to Man Euver the boat Over to the Crane she their ordeal began after they left Huelen route to after a few the winds started to pick up and the seas started to swell a huge wave came Over the Bow and opened the front flooding since the boat is completely the guidance system and lights were Short for some unknown the one engine that was left undamaged continued of she with that we started heading toward Cadiz eve Ning came and we were having trouble Reading the Shore at around we spotted the water Tower Light on base and mistook it for a Harbor after they docked at the Crane hating went ashore to look for we were on Shore patrol duty that said Steelworker brillo Pren we saw a flashlight on the Crane pier and went to a Man ran up to me and said his boat was sinking and asked if we could the Shore patrol and Spanish Security were As Well As emergency Crews from the Pedalo and port the boat was moved to the recreational pier to make it easier to work Prentiss Public works was then notified and they brought Down a Generator and the sea bees donated feet of Cable and Light ing to help the Rescue the emergency Crew from the Pedalo worked through the night pumping out water that was coming in from the two at 4 the work of the emergency Crew paid the boat was Able to be towed to the Cadiz shipyard for i would like to thank everyone for All the help they gave hating if not for their response to our needs and their the boat would be at the Bottom of the Harbor Safe probably wont allow camera coverage of court martial by de Easley staff writer a 27 supreme court ruling which gives each state the Power to approve the use of cameras in courtrooms will have no apparent effect on news coverage of court martial in according to Usa eur and Safe a july 1980 decision by the High court gave the Media the right to attend criminal even if the defendant the former Indian official Dies India a a former Indian external affairs died Here of a heart the United news of India was Indian ambassador to the United states from 195861 and High commissioner in Britain did not give the Green Light for reporters to use cameras or tape recorders in last months ruling allows each state to decide whether or not television and news paper photographers should be allowed to record court a Safe spokesman said the ruling will probably not change the air forces air Force regulations follow the american bar associations Standard of prohibiting the use of still or video Cam eras in the spokesman we do not anticipate that the present policy will change in that the military courts fall under the Federal and the Federal system does not allow cameras in the we dont have an answer on it yet from a Usa eur spokes Man said but i am sure you could not bring a camera into a usar eur controversy Over the Issue flared in when Florida became the first state to allow television cameras into the the same television news Crews filmed the trial of two Miami Beach policemen charged with the burglary of a the policemen were but they appealed the Case to the supreme court on the grounds that press coverage violated their right to a fair Oil futures Market London a a futures Market in Light heating Oil is to begin april 6 on the London commodities the International Petroleum Exchange