European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. February 19, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 Navy actively pursuing deserting sailors sea going service conducts its own searches Washington a sailors who have jumped ship should be wary or every Knock on the door because one could be a military police officer with a ticket to a court martial. It. Scott e. Wilson a spokesman Tor the Navy military personnel come says the Navy is running an aggressive Campaign to catch up with its 4,680 deserters. The Campaign includes those who walked away from the military years ago and might think they arc safely hidden from their past. We can t afford to have people just walking off ships because they Are dissatisfied with some aspect of Navy life Wilson said in an interview. When a person deserts from the Navy he leaves a Job that somebody else has to do. That reduces read iness and combat  the Navy traditionally has the highest desertion rate of the four military services and that s one of the reasons it has the most aggressive program to catch deserters Wil son said. The Navy s higher desertion rate he said is because of the Long absences from families that sea duty and Shore duty in Remote locations require of Navy personnel. Unlike other services which rely primarily on local police to catch up with deserters usually when investigating them for other offences the Navy since 1980 has been con ducting its own investigations to track them Down. The key to the Navy apprehension pro Gram Wilson said is nine Navy Absentee collection units assigned around the coun try. One of those units based in Newport r.i., earlier this month tracked Down a Man who had left the san Diego naval base 714 years ago. There is no statute of limitations on the crime of desertion. Wilson said the current number of deserters walking the streets is Down from 9,199 in 1980, and he said the falling Deser Tion rates have freed Navy investigators to concentrate on some of the older cases. Navy investigators Wilson said operate much like police or private investigators searching for a fugitive or a missing person. They comb Public records use social Security numbers Check out old High school yearbooks and talk with family members teachers and friends. The Only Way we will never find a Guy is if it is an unaccounted for death Wilson said. He said Navy desertion rates have dropped steadily since the service s worst year 1978, when the rate was 30.4 sailors per thousand. Last year he said the rate was i  per thousand Down from 11.6 per thousand in 1984. The reasons Are increased leadership by senior Petty officers and officers Quality of life improvements for All people in the Navy better pay increased Navy aware Ness of family problems and reduced drug usage Wilson said. He said the Quality of people entering the Navy is better with nearly 90 percent of enlistees holding High school diplomas. Maj. Anthony Rothfork a spokesman for the Marine corps said his Branch which is part of the department of the Navy also aggressively investigates desertion cases saying this led to the arrests of 32 marines in december. He said the marines list 2,400 deserters. Dating from 1919 to the present. Maj. Phil Johnson an air Force spokes Man said his service relies almost completely on local and state police to catch deserters but speculated that Low desertion numbers might be the reason. Last year he said Only 156 people deserted from the air Force and a total of 136 were apprehended. Johnson said some of the people who were caught had deserted in earlier years. Elaine Henry a civilian spokeswoman for the army said the army works with local Law enforcement officers but does not have a special program. She said 4,357 people deserted last year in addition to 5,414 who were already on the dese lion Rolls. She said a total of 5,012 were taken into custody last year. We quite often have longtime deserters apprehended so we know the program works pretty Well she said. Henry said the army like the Navy has seen a Sharp drop in its desertion rate in the past five years or so a decline that she too attributed to a belter Quality of life in the military and higher Quality recruits. Open wide Sevea yer of Vincent to quit Bis to nuke do with � Ordinary Hershey s bar while inspecting 110-Pound Block of pure milk chocolate to the Grett american chocolate fest owl in Henley i. The big bar b 35 inches Long 18 in cats wide and 4 inches thick. Tax increase necessary to finance defense buildup o Neill tells Union bal Harbour Fla. Up House speaker Thomas o Neill speaking to the annual Winter meeting of the Al Cio said president Reagan must propose a tax increase or his defense buildup is  the Lime has come for the president to face the facts the Massachusetts Democrat on monday told the 35 Mem Bers of the Al Cio executive Council. Unless he moves on revenues his defense buildup is Over. The president must Lead the Way to new taxes said o Neill who was Given a standing ovation As he was escorted into a meeting room by Lane Kirkland president of the 13 million member labor federation. O Neill said that by next summer the president will be facing the Prospect of the end of his defense buildup or the end of his stand against increased  o Neill also had bitter words in general for Reagan s budget saying it was aimed at the poor and already was being rejected by members of the president s own party. The Republican members of the budget committee Are so embarrassed by the president s budget they have not showed up at any of the hearings he said. The democrats Are giving the president s budget a hearing. The republicans Are giving the president s budget the  makes sure that the hungry will be hungrier the poorly housed will be homeless and that the welfare recipient struggling for a Job will give up the struggle o Neill  to reporters after his speech o Neill said the new Gramm Rudman deficit reduction Law will require budget cuts of Between s40 billion and s60 billion. We think it will mean a tax increase o Neill said. If there s going to be a tax increase it s going to come from the president. He takes credit for everything and no blame for  Neill added America needs a tax Bill there s no question about  at a news conference following the speaker s speech Kirkland also addressed the Issue of taxes and defense candidate stresses youth Dies at 69 Hollywood Fla. A moments after a spirited Campaign speech portraying the City s 77-year-old mayor As too old forthe Post mayoral candidate Stanley Gold Man suffered a fatal heart attack. Goldman 69, a commissioner for eight years in this City eight Miles South of fort Lauderdale. Had just spoken to about 120 people at a forum sunday at Temple Sinai when he colled said Barry Epstein a Friend who was in Goldman told his audience that mayor David Keating was too old to be progressive. This City cannot stand still Goldman said this City must move ahead so that it is vibrant and alive minutes later the part time lawyer fell from his chair at a Long banquet table in Thi Temple s social Hall. Andy Molinari another candidate in the March ii election who was speaking when Goldman collapsed dropped to his Knees and tried in vain to save the Man who had a history of heart trouble. He had very Little pulse from the time he collapsed said or. Howard Berlin who pronounced Goldman dead at memorial Hospital about an hour later. His heart lost its rhythm and his blood pressure Plum meted. There s no Way to Tell exactly when he died Berlin said. After an hour of trying to revive him we simply had to give  candidates for mayor and two commission seats have agreed to a moratorium on campaigning until after serv ices tuesday Epstein said. Flags were lowered to half staff at City Hall. Spending. Kirkland noted that the Al Cio had Long been a Strong supporter of a Strong defense posture but said this generation should not borrow for the defense of its liberties and leave it to our children and grandchildren to pay for  Kirkland said if defense is an urgent need of this country we ought to be willing to pay for  Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Feb. 19, 1946 Hartley Crum a member of a com Mittee investigating jewish problems in Europe said sur Veys show that More than 90 percent of the jews in the is. Zone of Germany want to leave Germany forever. 30 years ago today. Feb. 19, 1956 runner Wes Santee s attorneys demanded a trial for the Miler who is expected to be sus Pended on professionalism charges and threatened Federal investigations of the Amateur athletic Union and the is. Olympic committee. 20 years ago today. Feb. 19, 1966 National football league commissioner Pete Rozelle told a news conference in Palm Beach Fla., that there was no discussion of a truce consideration of a common draft or talk of a merger with the american football league. 10 years ago today. Feb. 19,1976 president Ford announced a sweeping Reform of . Intelligence agencies and issued orders barring them from using electronic or physical surveil Lance to collect information on the Domestic activities of most . Citizens and organizations. Father of journalist held hostage in Lebanon Dies of cancer batav1a, . A Glenn r. Anderson whose son is an american journalist being held hostage in Leb anon has died of cancer at 69. His son Terry Anderson 38, chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press was kidnapped in Bei rut March 16. Born in Lorain Ohio Glenn Anderson moved to the Batavia area in the 1950s. He retired after 28 Yean u a truck Driver