European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes april Ervin Dies headed watergate probe Winston up1 former Sam an old country lawyer who directed the Senate watergate investigation that led to the resignation of president died he was 88 years Ervin died at of respiratory failure brought on by a three week bout with Gall bladder sur Gery and kidney officials at the medical Center of Bowman Grays school of Medicine at Baptist Hospital Ervin underwent kidney dialysis at Baptist Hospital and was put on the critical list earlier tuesday when his life signs became Hospital officials said family members were at his bed Side when he his doctors were not available for Ervin was hospitalized March 30 for abdominal emphysema and an infected Gall bladder at Grace Hospi Tal in his a spokesman said Ervin had a High fever when he was initially he underwent surgery there for the Gall bladder and developed kidney failure As a prompting his Transfer monday to North Carolina who achieved Fame As chairman of the special Senate watergate committee during the watergate hear retired to his Morganton Home to practice Law and write in ending a 20year career in the one of Ervins most celebrated quotes came in response to criticism of his questioning of a witness during the in just an old country and i dont know the finer ways to do i just have to do it my own Ervin told his in Ervin wrote a Book titled the humor of a country a photo former Sam Ervin just an old country lawyer Jesse announced Ervins death to the Senate and said a courageous giant has i have never known a More remarkable Helms he has been my my adviser and my Lowell who served on Ervins special watergate said the late senator would probably be remembered As one of the great constitutional lawyers of the the importance of Sam Ervin was not As the lawyer or the people saw in him Daniel the Only other present senator who served on Ervins As Long As they recall they cant help but remember Sam this simple country lawyer played a key role in up holding our Constitution against a serious assault on it by a Brooklyn District attorney Elizabeth Holtz a former member of the House judiciary committee during said in new with his belief in Basic american values and his Pur suit of the he helped to preserve our democracy during a critical period in our Holtzman Sam Ervin won the respect and admiration of millions of americans during the watergate and he will be i think its not Only a personal but a loss for Freedom in the said Rufus former North Carolina attorney who worked with Ervin from 1963 until 1974 in he was just a modern Day Thomas a person who could not be put in a he made us All aware the Constitution was there for a Good Usa eur has action plan to resolve families problems news updates by Mary Hladky staff writer Heidelberg after five months of Usa eur officials have published an action plan de signed to improve army families Quality of the 41page titled army in Europe family action was approved earlier this week by Glenn the Usa eur it lists 51 problems affecting families from an inadequate sponsorship program to difficulty Mak ing appointments for medical and dental the plan proposes partial or Complete solutions and sets deadlines for making or studying establish a commitment the main purpose is to establish a commitment to act on certain identified problems that interfere with family Well being in said Florence us Reurs family program Courdina the army in Europe has its own unique and that makes it important to have its own the document is similar to a depart ment of the army family action plan issued in january during the Armste year of the while the Usa eur plan includes problems listed in the a it also focuses on problems especially irritating to army families living in a general officer steering chaired by Thomas us Reurs Deputy will meet two times a year to add new prob lems to the delete resolved issues and propose problems listed in the document were drawn from the a suggestions of Usa eur staff members and the results of two recent inspector general reports that list issues facing families and comings in army support in the issues added to the document will come mostly from family Ferguson most army under a new system dubbed the support net now hold meetings m which family members can talk about their those that cant be fixed locally will be sent up the Chain of this is a living Ferguson we dont expect every Issue is in we Are waiting for the family sup port network to Start feeding issues to us that cant be resolved out the does not order local commanders to do anything and does not include any Money to fund new programs for but Ferguson said she Hopes com Manders will support it is not a directive to the she we Hope commanders will support the family action the Way they will do it is to develop their own family action plan and carry it Ferguson also does not Promise that the plan will resolve every problem facing army families in but she said it is a Good a message to the Field there Are no absolutes she i cant say we will fix All the but putting All the issues together in a cohesive Way is the Way to it the fact the cinc pts has signed it and is committed to it also will give a message to the Usa eur she will continue to request Money from the Pentagon and Congress to fix costly problems such As the need for More Day care centers and family the plan will help us justify re she if requirements Are documented and the Jan supports the that certainly will the which is expected to be sent to military communities within two also talks about outreach programs for newly arrived inadequate tenancy and staffing of guest houses and transient construction and staff ing of childcare transportation to and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and control some of the problems listed in the plan and proposed in abbreviated Are As follows overseas orientation programs for new personnel Are the plan states that Usa eur should update existing orientation material and create by 1 a new orientation video that will be provided to All installations in the it will include practical information on living in such As How to ship a car and shop on the and what families should bring Over from the the sponsorship program is invade the plan says that Usa eur must beef up sponsorship programs with firm regulations and Monitor the Quality of the it also says a new sponsorship regulation will be published there is not enough family a shortfall of More than units is projected by the plan says that Usa eur officials want to eliminate this deficit by they Hope to do this by building and leasing More units and by increasing the Pool of Economy apart ments available to military Usa eur communities have no Standard procedures for terminating government there Are also no Stan Dard procedures for use of contract clean the plan says that Usa eur is testing a new under families would stay in their government quarters until the Day they leave for a new duty assignment and would not clean the army would use the Money previously spent on temporary lodging allowances to pay for contract cleaning of Psar eur officials now Are seeing if this system is financially Many family members cant get the plan says that personnel officials will try to develop a new system so that the bes qualified applicants Are referred first to Job they also Are trying to get approval to Start a worker trainee pro Gram so family members with limited experience can Gewont Ejob family members have difficulty Mak ing appointments for medical and dental care Ami then have to wait to see a doctor or the plan says a committee has been formed to improve the appointment Stenberg progressing Stockholm up the first Man outside the United states to live with an artificial heart re Mains in Good doing physical therapy and taking Short a Hospital official swedish businessman Leif Sten became the worlds fourth artificial heart recipient in an april 7 operation in bus Driver attacked Johannesburg up police said unidentified men had at tacked and stabbed the Black Driver of a bus whose vehicle last month plunged into a drowning 42 White High school police said the William was attacked at his Home in the Black township of Parachute meet set a for Holiday weekend the United states Parachute association european league will hold a conference level meet on the memorial Day May at the Fliege Horst Cavern air Field in the events offered Are Novice 1 to 25 and intermediate 26 to 75 individual a fou Way trac event fou Way Speed Star followed by team a fou Way sequential rela Tive work event and a fou Way random All entrants must be depart ment of defense employees or their authorized1 family current spa membership is and entrants must be b License qualified for the relative work Are for the which includes a Barbecue saturday registration begins May at 6 at the v corps Parachute club on Flieger Horst for More Contact Ron Kelley at Wiesbaden military 5789 or Rob the european Parachute league director in the nether lands or write accent Reserve corps for Apo