European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 army half Wristwatch recruitment incentive Washington up the army looked at its wristwatches and found its timing was army recruiters thought they had a Good idea six weeks ago when they mailed form letters to potential enlistees offering a Wristwatch to anyone who sent Back an enclosed reply what the recruiters along with some genuine re were complaints from the Public and members of Congress that the army was spending too much Money on gimmicks to sign up no More free it was a decision by the army recruiting command that was caused by the perception out there that its too said an army a marketing official who requested How costly each which has the word army embossed on Cost an army spokesman but the perception was that we were giving out some thing of greater intrinsic value than it was really Worth in order to get the spokesman the marketing official its smarter to offer some thing that looks valuable in order to get a if you offer a it will increase the responses by 500 but one reported in thursdays editions of the new York came from a 67yearold manhat Tan woman who got a Wristwatch offer because her name mistakenly got on the army mailing she wrote to Ted and he demanded an explanation from defense Secretary Caspar Les chairman of the House armed services also inquired was satisfied with the army use of its recruitment officials of the million in this years advertising budget for the Active and Reserve million will be spent on direct mail campaigns that offer stethoscopes for prospective army nurses and athletic gear such As army officials although the army expects responses to its watch the Campaign was dropped about a week the marketing official because it was More trouble than it was Worth and too much time was spent explaining this to 2 Green bereft Fried of Swap arms for Coke West Palm up two Green berets were convicted Friday of stealing tons of army then trying to Trade the arms for cocaine and Cash with agents posing As smugglers with Cen trial american a Federal jury deliberated two hours and 20 minutes before returning guilty verdicts against master Keith and Byron both special forces veterans of More than 10 the soldiers displayed no emotion As the verdict was their wives wept dabbing at their eyes As they each sat with a Young the girls clutched we expected the worst throughout the Sharon Anderson they Are two Good they just got caught up in the Carlisle and Anderson claimed they were entrapped by a government Richard who told them the stolen firearms and explosives would go to Contra rebels fighting the marxist Sandi nista government in the who were based at fort said they believed they were cooperating with a Covert Cia prosecutors told the jury in closing arguments late thursday that Anderson and Carlisle were Black Market profiteers who tried to Swap the stolen weapons for drugs and Cash to hit the big District judge Norman Roettger did not schedule a Date for an convicted of 11 faces a 95 year sentence and Carlisle could get an 85 year term on his 10count each Man faces a the who had been free on were jailed and a hearing was scheduled tuesday on defense requests for Bond Dur ing an defense attorneys said they will Appeal on grounds the judge erred by refusing to allow evidence classified As secret by the we were not Able to present an Ade quate attorney Stephen Broudy assistant attorney Chris Mancini said the key to the governments Case was a videotape that showed Anderson driving a truck packed with pounds of Ammu the videotape showed Anderson pulling up at a Scro Motel in october where he met with undercover prosecutors said he expected to receive cocaine in return but was arrested a few minutes Mancini told the jury the soldiers were living from paycheck to and this time they were going to hit the big Broudy said undercover government agents lied to the soldiers and tricked them into stealing the Richard Flaherty told Anderson he was an International arms merchant work ing with the Broudy these men were induced into commit Ting a crime they would have never com first lady blasts second guessing by doctors Washington up Nancy Reagan said Friday she was shocked to learn her husband had cancer and thinks doctors not on his Case who have publicly discussed the presi dents surgery Are unprofessional and the first lady also said she is not eating or sleeping Well yet since Reagan underwent surgery two weeks ago at Bethesda naval Hospital for removal of a cancerous tumor from his Reagan discussed her feelings about the presi dents As Well As How she Felt about White House operations since in an interview on John Mclaughlin one on which is being aired on Public broadcasting system she also said she is for the death penalty on grounds that i think that it saves asked How she Felt when doctors informed her that the 2inch growth removed from the presidents intestine was she replied it was such a Shock but i was so determined that my husband not know How i really Felt and to try and wait till i got Back Here at the White House to let which is hard to she said the president took it very very but Hes a Man of Hes always a very optimistic As you and a Man of great she Reagan said she has no problems with reagans medical care in the months preceding the some president Reagan greets the press while taking a walk with wife Nancy and their dog Lucky Friday at the White a photo doctors have speculated that the president should have promptly been Given a Complete intestinal checkup when a benign polyp was first found in his intestine in May 1984 and again in March i she i have problems and again this gets Back to being a doctors i have problems with doctors who have nothing to do with the Case and really didst know anything about the Case going on television or the press and talking about i didst appreciate its you dont do that when youre a its unprofessional its in she Reagan said she thinks the president is probably ahead of schedule in his recovery Ive said this before and ill say it i think he should be allowed to have a recuperative which is very necessary for any and he should be allowed to have that just As any patient asked if she was sending a message to she replied she did she did not think the press was asking too Many asked whether she thought White House chief of staff Donald Regan had assumed the Mantle of prime min ister As some reports have Reagan replied i dont get into anything like that 1 would have no idea if that True or not in Busy trying to take care of my carnival has strange ideas about attitude adjustment Baltimore up carnival workers say they dangled a fellow employee by his Ankles from a Crane and held him chained for two Days without food or water in an attitude adjustment because he was police said they Are considering charges against the three olympic expositions car Nival workers who maintained they were Only trying to motivate Charles it was a practical said Tony a carnival the reason he was chained up was to get him to hold up his its just an attitude he i told youre you wont go to in this everybody has got to carry his own who was hired to run the Carni Vals House of told police that Carni Val workers held him captive for two hit him with a baseball Bat and smashed his fingers with a he said the workers also hoisted him by his Ankles from a then took pictures and taunted him while he Smith flagged Down a Maryland state trooper after the workers dumped him on interstate 70 Southwest of who joined the carnival two weeks said the incident occurred when the Road show was leaving Green police said Smiths injuries were consist ent with his Green tree police chief Carl Wolcutt said the carnival employees in statements to the Fri dont even deny the fact they hit him with a baseball Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today july 1945 the official japanese news Agency said Japan would ignore the three Power demand for its unconditional surrender issued july 26 by president former prime minister Winston Churchill and Generalissimo Chiang 30 years ago today july 1955 greek Frontier guards said bulgarian antiaircraft guns fired on an israeli Airliner carrying 57 five of whom were the smoking four engine plane was hit by the antiaircraft fire and forced to land inside 20 years ago today july 1965 president in a message to the 17nation disarmament conference in called for arms control agreements for the Sake of Mankind 70 years ago Obday july 1975 the United complying with turkish government ceased military operations at four key defense bases in military officials in Ankara