European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b the stars and stripes Friday november 22, 1985 plan to Transfer Dodds killed for now at least military round fun by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington the proposal Transfer of the department of defense dependents schools to the Edu cation department has been killed at least for the foreseeable future with the recent signing of the 1986 defense author Alion Bill. The Bill also requires the advisory Council on dependents education to move from the education department to the defense department and Calls for changes in the Way the Council is administered and its members arc selected. The authorization Bill settles the Long standing ques Tion of which Agency should be responsible for administering Dodds. The departments of education and de sense both advocated leaving the system in the defense department and transferring the Council. So did the overseas federation of teachers one of the two Large unions that represent Dodds teachers. We were in favor of the  said Helen Wiprud special assistant to the administrator of education for Over seas dependents in the department of education. There were Good reasons to leave the system under defense. Putting it under education would have meant adding one More layer of administration and Dodds schools have always been considered part of the defense family she said. Additionally the Council was costing education quite a bit of Money to  critics of the Transfer have said the special nature of military service the role of families in Scricc members morale and the fact that military communities provide much of the school support Are reasons to leave the schools under the defense department. A Dodds spokeswoman said she had no comment on the Transfer of the Council to the defense department. The Only major player that had consistently sought he Transfer was the overseas education association the Union that represents about three fifths of Dodds teachers. Overseas education association leaders argued the Best Hope for Quality education in the schools was placing the schools under a department whose business is education. Ron Austin the Union s general counsel said overseas education association officials arc Content with the legislation because they had several provisions placed in he wording that Are favourable to the Union. It was a Compromise he said we got a number of concessions. We got language in the Bill mandating that the Secretary of defense  consult with the Secretary of Edu cation on All policies and practices of the school system. We kept the education department on the advisory Council. We got a provision to allow one non voting sea representative at All local school advisory Council Icet Ings. And we can now appoint our own representatives to the main Council Austin said. That last one was very important to us because Well be bringing in our own Agenda. Now we can designate our own people not subject to anyone else s approval he Sard previously the overseas education association was required to submit a list of potential representatives to the Secretary of education who would make the final Selec Tion. The advisory Council was created in 1978 and placed under the defense department. In 1979, the legislation that created the department of education called for the schools to eventually be transferred to the department of education and inc advisory Council was placed under education. Or. Beth Stephens. Dodds director called that set up  she added it was probably without precedent that a committee appointed and supported by one govern ment Agency should advise on operations of a second Agency. With the Transfer of the Council the next planned meeting scheduled for . 2 to 4. Has been cancelled the spokeswoman said. She said inc meeting would be rescheduled but probably not until next year. Specific changes to the advisory Council in addition to its Transfer to the defense department include having the secretaries of defense and education consult each other on the education programs and practices of the defense dependents education system. Previously the Secretary of defense was not required to consult anyone on How to run the system. Changing the wording of who will be co chairmen from the assistant Secretary of defense for manpower Reserve affairs and logistics and the administrator of education for overseas dependents to the Secretary of defense and the Secretary of education or their respective  Wiprud said even though the wording had changed the co chairmen slots would probably be filled by the same officials. Allowing professional employee organizations to designate their own representatives rather than having the Secretary of education appoint them from a list of names provided by the organizations. Reducing the minimum number of times the Council meets from at least four limes a year to at least two times a  Stephens said Dodds is exceedingly pleased with the legislation. It is especially fitting that Dodds remain in the de sense department since the schools arc an integral part of the defense Community overseas and provide a retention incentive to career minded military personnel Stephens said. Before the authorization Bill was signed the Transfer of the school system from the defense department to the education department could have taken place any Lime after May 1, 1986. Opponents in the House continually stalled the Transfer but never completely sidetracked it. Wife visits Mandela in Hospital Winnie Mandela visited her husband. Nelson Mandela in Volks Hospital Cape town South Africa where he b recovering from prostate gland surgery. Both local Aid International press waited for Newi about be possible release from prison of the Black militant Leader. Mrs. Mandela said she had no knowledge of his release and that be was recovering Well but did t know Why he stay in he Hospital was so Long. Admiral who was in charge of Supply Center reassigned Richmond a. A rear adm. Scott w. Ebert whose spending practices As head of military Supply centers triggered two investigations has been reassigned the Navy says. Ebert commander of the defense general Supply Cev / tar was moved tuesday to the staff of the Atlantic Fleet / commander said it. Stephen Pietropaoli a Navy spoke. Man in Washington . He said Ebert was reassigned pending review of an investigation by the defense department s inspector Gea eral into allegations of waste and abuse at the Supply Center near Richmond and during his tenure As command ing officer of the naval Supply Center in Norfolk. Pietropaoli Reading from a statement did not say Ebert had been relieved of his command. But the Richmond news Leader citing an informed source it did not identify said Ebert was relieved of nil command by Gen. Donald m. Babers director of the de sense logistics Agency. The source said Ebert called a meeting of his staff tuesday to announce the action. Middle school students to help raise funds for quake victims Croughton England is students from the Croughton Middle school this week will be running to help other students whose school in Mexico City was devastated by the recent earthquake there. Sixth seventh and eighth Grade students will be run Ning and walking up to four Miles to raise Money to Send to the Green Gate school in Mexico City according to Maureen Ford teacher and the organizer for the Charity at the school. She said  of the school s 390 student will be participating. Donations to the school s Effort can be sent to Crough ton m.s., Ann Maureen Ford Apo 09378. Court rewards of sergeant for helping prevent teen s rape Raf Woodbridge England is an air Force Crew chief stationed Here was recently rewarded by the courts for helping to prevent the rape of a 17-year-Oldipswich girl. Staff sgt. Chad Urbina a c-130 Hercules Crew chief along with a neighbor in july thwarted the rape attempt that occurred in the City s Christchurch Park. The nun Urbina apprehended 20-year-old Andre Nichol was later convicted by the court of attempted rape and aggravated assault. Urbina assigned to the 67th aerospace Rescue an recovery so was walking in the Park at about 7 , july 29. With his two children when the incident  said he eventually ended up chasing the Man tackling him and detaining him until Park police arrived. The airman and his neighbor. Rosemarie Wallis received 100 pounds about $144 from the Ipswich Crown court. Feb. 9 deadline announced to Stop Navy dispersal plan Washington up the Navy will proceed wit plans to base battleships aircraft carriers and other warships in 15 new or expanded port facilities in the Continental United states and Hawaii unless Congress Kluthe concept by feb. 9, a Navy spokesman said wednesday. The Navy began announcing portions of its Dispena plan last year pointing out that the present Leitem of Basing major portions of the Fleet in a few is. Ports left the ships vulnerable in Case of a sneak attack. A spokesman noted the japanese attack on Pearl har Bor in 1941 owed much of its Success to the fact hat a Large portion of the . Pacific Fleet was in port at the time of the air raid. The Navy s plan Calli for decommissioning four world War ii battleships and Basing these and other major to at 15 new or improved installations one on the Atlantic coast nine on the Gulf coast four on the Pacific coat and one at Pearl Harbor. The battleship Iowa would be based at Staten Island anew York and the battleship Missouri at treasure mad in ban Francisco Bay. The battleship new Jersey which fired its massive 16 Inch guns at targets in Lebanon in 1983, is already baled i Long Beach calif., which will get an additional four Alast frigates under the dispersal plan. The fourth Battle .7 a la commissioned is the Wisconsin mothballed at Philadelphia. -