European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday november 22, 1985 plan for 11 separation centers rejected Opean facilities unnecessary army by Chuck Vinc Washington Bureau Washington army Secretary John o. Marst has rejected a proposal to establish 11 separation centers under the direction of the 1 St personnel come in Europe. Soldiers in Europe must return to inc United Stales to be discharged Al fort Dix n.j., or fort Jackson s.c., said David Hidy a military personnel management specialist in the office of the Deputy chief of staff for personnel. Hidy said the idea of establishing the european Sepa ration centers was first floated in october 1983, when Gen. Maxwell r. Thurman army vice chief of staff asked personnel officials what was being done to improve separation processing for soldiers and their families Hidy said that in researching the initial visited fort Jackson. &1 at the separation Transfer plug Mcc he people Are very Good but the build Bathe facilities Are very Baa he said. A the Way to Dimis structured soldiers leave their units in Europe and Fly to the United Stales where they arc bused to the separation Center he said. Usually they t and continue out processing the next Day nto the afternoon. Then they must Home. I wrote a  Hiji there was no need for it Idyl parallel to that action Thurman  of wanted to incr Casco Sion and  to do it would be to have Indi Vitti  handle the processing of their sol task retouch As possible. Of so if a Guy was getting ready to leave the army he would leave from his unit from the people that he served with and they would shake his hand and say goodbye rather than having it done at a centralized non command facility Hidy said. If we could process soldiers in their units before they left eur Peall they would have to do is just get Home he a. He said Thame Linave been slight monetary Sav Ings of maj Suttan due to  things As the elimination we Sci bus service from stateside airports to the Parathion centers and from the fact that soldiers would probably have stayed with their units a few Days longer. But Hidy said. Marsh believes that it s important that soldiers not be stranded in Europe. In other words we brought them into the army in the United states and we should separate them in the nit cd states he said. Marsh decided to keep the current system fort Dix Anil was impressed with the they do a separate most of our Hidy said. Hidy said soldiers still have the charged in Europe. The plan Marsh reject made that a requirement. He said the army s policy staff does t plan to pursue the Issue. A Lent operation and they do about 60 percent Dis Louse oks $8.5 billion for military projects wash1ntj�p the House approved wcdncsdayli4iuanpropriating $8.5 billion for  jets including a new Home port battleship Iowa in new York. But the $55 million in the Bill for the Stalen Island n.y., port to berth the Iowa and six other ships cannot be spent until the Navy sends Congress a new report justify ing plans to disperse some of the . Fleet to ports around the country. A similar prohibition was contained in a separate Bill approved tuesday by the House that authorized military construction projects. Congress authorizes the spending of Money and then appropriates funds in separate legislation. The authorization Bill was sent while House for president r lure while the approx Ria  which was approve ills voice Vole Wentlo the Senate billion appropriation was a Nise Between the House s original $8.4 billion measure and the Senate s $8.7 billion version. Reagan had requested $10.3billion for this fiscal year. But two of the 550 differences be Bills were worked out by a committee. That panel will now  remaining projects which involve try i Sale of army land in Hawaii am an activity Center at the naval Acai Annapolis my. The $55 million a Island was almost twi impending level that had been a T the Nytta oases Many of its ships in Charleston s.c., Norfolk Rand san Diego. But As the Fleet grows to a projected 600 ships the service has announced plans to berth ships in new facilities along the Gulf coast the West coast and the Northeast. In a report submitted to the House and Senate armed services committees nov. 8, the Navy estimated the Cost of dispersing the Fleet warships to 15 new Home ports at $799 million. It said that figure was $55 million to $217.3 million higher than keeping the ships at existing alternative ports and Makir needed modifications depending ports were used in the Cost analyst a but in the Navy jgf0mee Strate Gic and  make the in  it said. Weiss d-n.y., said wednes Fiss sync Lowa and its support ships  to the deficit at a time when  ways to reduce red Ink. He also said Ijmte to put a ship Likely to carry nuclear try in the midst of a Large population Center. The Bill also includes $10.8 million for a chemical weapons production Plant in Arkan Sas but it restricts use of the Money until Congress settles the controversial Issue of whether to end a 16-year us. Moratorium on building the weapons. That matter will be fought out in a separate Pentagon budget Bill. In addition the appropriation Bill contains $55 million for  a roads and work Only local i Wpm Wyom ing for Itje  Piisila. _ by can be used for work on 40 i said rep. Bill Hefner . Reagan originally sought 100 or the 10 warhead weapons but Congress has limited the project to 50 missiles. One of the two items of disagreement was a $2.4 million request to build an activity Center at the naval Academy. The saute conferees wanted to permit the Center but the House opposed it. Also in dispute is a proposal involving the Fland at fort Derussy the 70-acre  is the last major undeveloped Panf Stadon Waikiki Beach in Honolulu. The 3 Tahn frees had pro posed approving the Arof Tefon to sett 45 acres of land to either the Citron Thuv Bat the House opposed the Sale. The conferees will now try to work oot Compromise on the issues. Angry proves fans Barrack British official in n. Ireland Belfast Northern Ireland a protestants angered by an agreement be tween Britain and Ireland grabbed Britain s top official for Northern Ireland and tried to drag him to the ground As he entered City Hall police said. Northern Ireland Secretary Tom King was not Hurt in the incident wednesday. King arrived at City Hall for a luncheon in a bulletproof limousine. About 30 protes ters banged and kicked his car when it stopped at the building and blocked the main Entrance. Police said one protester grabbed King by the neck and tried to Knock him to the ground before police intervened. Among those who attended the protest was the Radical protestant Leader the Rev. Ian Paisley who called King a yellow Bel lied  King who is a member of the British Cabinet later described the incident As a display of hooliganism and branded his attackers thugs. Police said they arrested one Man but did not identify him. Also wednesday leaders of Northern ire land s protestant majority hied a lawsuit in High court in London challenging the legality of the agreement. The court was to Rule thursday whether to allow a judicial review. The Accord signed last Friday by prime ministers Margaret Thatcher of Britain and Garret Fitzgerald of the Irish Republic gives Ireland a consultative role in running the prov Ince and an Opportunity to oversee the welfare of the roman Catholic minority. In turn it recognizes Long term British sovereignty Over the mostly protestant province. Belfast police said King s car was pelted with eggs and other objects then kicked and banged. It sped off and stopped outside a Side Gate that turned out to be locked Ivel Agency creates soldiers Aid fund Kaiser Sautel. Rosa tour and travel on Post tra1for the us. Army in Germany is creating a memorial fund to Aid soldiers in emergency situations. The fund is being established in conjunction with a peace and Freedom tour to Berlin during the first official Observance of Martin Luther King s birthday Jan. 18-20. Weekend activities will end with a prayer service in the memorial Church on Berlin Kurfurst Endami. When we considered what or. Stood for peace and Freedom Jik Winhart the divided City of  the right place for a Meggat mite said Barbarossa spokesman Erncr Pausmann. Or. King sir Eeyore 25,000 people in West Ber 1964, and afterwards held a prayer a service at the Sophien Church in East Ber ill Start the fund with $5 for each . They anticipate 2,000 people we Nam rid for a total of $ 10,000 to begin the lust we visualize a continuing Effort the fund going mid  would like to make  tour yearly eventj1 a nude administered by a Corn involving the army chaplains he Taid. The details Are still being ironed out Pausmann said but we Hope to keep administrative costs to a minimum so that most of the Money will go to persons who need  he cited As an example the Soldier who was recently murdered by terrorists. That Man was Young and it is possible that ficut a family that depended Una said. We Hope suchjfli0jp again Bijj Dpi a want to help the Elhat the fund might be used for  involved in a never accidents alms a the tour will Cost about i a double occupancy. Exact Cost will a. On where the trip originates since flight will be made from Hamburg Frankfurt Stuttgart Nuernberg and Munich. The Price includes the flight two nights and breakfast in a first class hotel transfers to and from the Airport a tour of West Berlin and perhaps a tour of East Berlin. When King tried to enter. Police said after one protester grabbed King and tried to Knock him Down body guards bundled the Secretary Back into the car. He was driven Back to the main in trance and ran inside. Police described him As Pale and shake by the ordeal. Fifteen protestant Northern Ireland Law makers said wednesday they expect 100,000 people to attend a Belfast rally saturday to protest the Accord. The lawmakers claim the pact dilute their right to be British and have threat ened to resign from the British parliament to Force elections in december. Corrections a  Page in the Magazine incorrectly called this weekend s vol Smarch in Wiesbaden a boy scout  girl scouts also will be participating. The March is called the Wiesbaden scout vol Smarch. In a Story on proposed changes to the 01 Bill in yesterday s paper the following paragraph was omitted through an editing avy master chief Petty officer Hian one of four service recruit ers to  going even further and allowing serval Lyben to join the program at any time  military careers As Long As they Are off Lefco pay the required $ 1,200. The stars and stripes regrets the errors