European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday october 10. 1985page 2 the stars and stripes thursday. October. Imbs Young soviet defector becomes . Citizen Tut defector Walter to .1 the orld like in u Siu Rno in m lol Hill f he a i a to the i us to become a i s it . W i i Stirru it i on oct .1. m a brie i speech sued i Itier t.ikmi1 inc Uii Enship dines during fits a Jim to a american he i Rcd he be Dep thug i. Bul i m i did it and i d do it a him he Sud before cutting into i with red White and Blue icing thai proclaimed. . A Jhc we Mirtic in free Dom Polovchak said he recent la received his first message in two ears from his parents who live in his Hometown in he Ukraine a Birl Dav greeting thai wished me he he will be Able to Sec his parents again Only if they travel outside the soviet Union. I can never go Back said Polovchak sipping a soft drink at the Par arranged by the Liberty Institute and other conservative groups including the heritage pounds lion and gun owners of America. A dear Waller message from president Reagan read at inc ceremony said. Nanc joins me in wishing you a Happy birthday and a Bright thai future the beaming High school senior old guests will include a College education probably in something like Polov Fuk headlines in i9ho when As a 2- ear old he refused to his new Home in Chicago to return to the soviet Union with his parents. He moved in with his sister , win from Chicago on tuesday to hold the Bible when he took the citizenship oath. . District judge Charles Kocoras also came from Chicago to administer the oath. On his 18 h birthday Walter of Yovchak holds his citizenship papers after he was sworn in at the Capitol. Study recommends restructuring army s warrant officer program news update by c harm Boudon Munich Bureau the army s warrant officer program faces to i incr overhaul including creation of a new Mas Ter warrant Grade if the Arim adopts the recommendations olt comprehensive studs the chief of stall Lias approved portions of the by adv for implementation said maj Jen. Jim Hail commander of the Arim s Milit in personnel Center. He gave a new definition for the War rant officer which has been published Tonj he directed that a k package be developed am submitted to create the new Jrade of w-5." said. I he package also is to make integration into the regular Arrne automatic Al the Landing ship Capella unloads troops Prade of \v-3, revamp warrant positions by rank croup and provide for career Extension of warrants. Under he planned restructuring was and w-2s would be simply warrant offi cers. A is and was would be senior War Ranis and the w-5, if approved would be a master warrant. Hall said. Hall discussed the study called the twos total officer stud during an interview at the annual person Nel and administration sponsored list week by the 1st personnel come the plan Calls for Selling up a system that allows warrant officers to serve .10 \ ears As a a arrant or until age 62, instead of just serving 30 years in the army. The twos study is the result of a 22 Mcm bar task Force that began work last fall. The group was chartered with review ing the warrant officer program and Mak ing recommendations to improve inc pro Gram. The army has about 15.000 warrant officers in All four grades inc majority at the w-2 level. One result of the study is a new definition of warrant officer that formally acc Ogni is the warrants role As a Trainer and Leader rather than just a technician. Hall said a warrant officers systems Brunch has been created in inc personnel Center to manage the proposals in the study As they become n reality. The rationale behind creating another Grade. Hall said was to make sure that there was room for advancement and incentive for a higher level of bold Eagle y86 under Way in Florida Samantha Smith fund Manchester. Maine up the Samantha Smith foundation has been established to promote understanding among nations the girl s family has announced. Samantha the schoolgirl who poured the soviet Union at the invite lion of Premier Yuri Andropov in 1983, died at he age of 13 in a plane crash in August. Jane Smith her Mother said she established the foundation to continue Samantha s quest for world peace. Ted Warren a family spokesman said the foundation was incorporated in Washington but will operate out of the Smith Home now. He said in Hopes to raise $5 million and hire a full time director. Smith said in will sponsor stud Cal exchanges and plans a number of fund raising cd Unis. On sunday the soviet Union s communist party newspaper pravda published a poem about Saman tha. a. I map troops were unloaded from Oil s t l Landing hip onto i Londa beaches As part of a military enc Rusc Fiat eventually will inuit a i .0 lil Parvini cd. The Landing snip completed its fir major of Shore unloading of oops and equipment 1 . The eighth a of read iness exercises dubbed bold Eagle 86 that Are scheduled i run through nov. 15, Mili tary officials said. The troops member of the army s 7th transportation group of fort Eustis va., came ashore on Santa Rosa Island beaches Hal arc part of Eglin fab said air Force maj. Mike Gannon a spokesman for the . Readiness command. The command which can draw on 10 army i i ions and 51 air Force squadrons across Llie country is responsible for inc land defense of the Continental United slates and has combat ready forces for deployment to trouble spots around inc world. Bold so numbered for the 19k6 budget year Hal began oct. 1 is smaller than past exercises and is focused on air defense rather than engagements bal Wen land units said army Cape. Allan Havrilla a Public affairs officer from Forl Lewis Wash. The si6 million exercises will involve air Force Navy and Marine aircraft and land based army anti aircraft missiles and guns. Practice engagements involving actual Fly ing arc set for oct. 28 to nov. 1, the planes will be divided Inlo iwo groups with 75 red Force aircraft trying in penetrate air space defended by the Blue Korcic of 42 aircraft. The army ground defences and airborne land and sea based radar controllers. The year s bold Eagle also will Mark the first use in a readiness command exercise of army hovercraft and the Transfer by pipeline of Jel fuel from a ship offshore in inc Gulf of Mexico. The hovercraft will be used when army Iii corps units from Texas come ashore ocl. 13-17. The Cappula was scheduled monday to leave for Gal vision Texas to pick up i Host troops bul its departure was delayed by bad weather thai also slowed inc unloading of the Virginia unit Gannon said. American consulate plans Munich auction Munich the american consulate is sponsoring an auction oct. 19 of a Large variety of hems for the Home and office a spokesman said. The items include refrigerators stoves Home and of flick furniture and some shop tools. The spokesman said the furniture includes desks but fils chairs and night islands. Some carpels also will be sold. The property will be available for pre View starting Al 9 . In the Munich High school cafeteria. The auction begins at 1 . All items arc being sold As is on a Cash and carry basis he said. Personal checks will be accepted from individuals with military identification cards who have Check cashing privileges
