European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes Hampton court see stripes Magazine air weather greets Kiel week 2 n panel moves ahead on ambassadors 5 n Chicago cubs drop 13th straight Page 17 the authorized unofficial publication for the armed forces 71 june 1985 tsp Cony and sunday d 8693 a Berri frees ill offers to shift captives Beirut up shiite moslem amal militia Boss Nabih Berri freed a sick Amer ican hostage wednesday after 13 Days and offered to Transfer the remaining 39 to Iran or a Western embassy in the shiite Leader also said he was contacted by the kidnappers of two French journalists who said they were ready to Back Berns demand that Israel release More than 700 i am waiting for an said condemning president Reagan for consid ering economic sanctions against Lebanon and forcing the closing of Beirut International i am trying to finish this save human beings initial reaction to the offer was with embassies saying they needed an offi Cial request and details before any com a spokesman for the Swiss embassy in Beirut said Switzerland accepted the offer in in Reagan was working closely with Syria for the first time in the president Hafez Assad has expressed a desire to be helpful and is in a position to be said White House spokesman Larry diplomatic sources in said authorities would release another 70 mostly shiite detainees from the Atli Mili tary Israel released 31 men Mon As the diplomatic Pace picked former hostage Jimmy Dell of Little who suffers from a heart Condi flew to at a news conference in by Palmer said in a typical american citizen who knows very Little about the problems in in feeling real Good now that in told in going Palmer told i saw every hos Tage last and i can Tell you every one of them is Fine and their morale is listing his suggestions on the hostage Berri also called for the withdrawal of a Navy task Force to 8 Miles from the lebanese coast and asked for a pledge from Washington and Israel that neither country will strike Back militarily once the hostages Are Berri said he also was reviewing the med see hostage on Page 24 memorial dedicated to Berlin Airlift dead by Emmett Lewis staff writer Rhei main Germany the Berlin Airlift memorial was dedicated wednesday to the 79 French and German military members who died during the Airlift in More than spectators poured water from plastic seats and mopped off benches in the rain soaked Monument which was ringed by military and German police and guard dog the Steeland Concrete Monument curves 62 feet above its Concrete an impressive sight for nearby Highway and Airport the ceremony lasted 45 minutes and included eight guest speakers from the United kingdom and the United states who competed with a background of roaring Jet engines from the nearby runway and the noise from the the Choice could not have been better for the said Ronald Deputy assistant Secretary of defense for nato and european he said the Monument was a spiritual Bridge to the people of Berlin and would remind Visi tors of a proud moment in history and of nations working in close Harmony for the survival of representatives of the four nations Laid see memorial on Page 24 photo by Emmett Lewis names of the 79 people who died during the Berlin Airlift Are engraved in Bronze around the base of the program matches couples7 assignments Washington if youre one of the soldiers married to another make sure youre enrolled in the married army couples the army is streamlining its efforts to find married soldiers assignments near each after soldiers who want to be considered for joint assignments will have to be in the a spokesman for the military personnel Center at army couples can apply for joint assignments in two if they Are enrolled in the married army couples they Are considered Auto under the joint domicile a Soldier can request joint assignment after the spouse has received an Only half of the army married couples Are in the married army couples the spokesman the goal is to find married soldiers jobs on the same the spokesman if that cant be an Effort is made to place them within so or about an hours driving of each under the joint domicile assignment officials often cant find a nearby Job for the spouse after one Soldier has an assignment because the vacancies have been the spokesman merging the programs is designed to give military personnel Center officials More time and flexibility to work out joint assign he after with the help of the assignments for both sol Diers will be issued at the same soldiers who marry other soldiers after 1 will have 60 Oaks to enrol if they want to be considered for joint assignment the next time they make a permanent change of soldiers who Are enrolled will stay enrolled until they withdraw in writing or until their marital status the spokesman said enrolment does not guarantee joint just consideration for filling army requirements and responding to readiness needs continue to be primary considerations in the assignment he soldiers enrolled in the program also still must serve some assignments unaccompanied in Short tour he soldiers married to members of other serv ices Are not eligible for the he