European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. February 20, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 army missed quarterly recruitment goal first shortfall for any service since 7981 by Norman  k a military writer Washington for the first Lime in almost five wars one of the nation s military services has tailed to meet its quarterly recruiting goal the defense depart ment reported tuesday. The army failed by two percentage Points to reach its recruiting goal for the first Quarter of fiscal 1986. The army had hoped to recruit .12.500 men and women Dur ing the three months ending dec. 31, but signed up Only 31,900. Or 98 percent of its objective. Although the shortfall was a Small one and was immediately dismissed As insignificant by Dod and army officials it is the first for any service since the third Quarter of fiscal 1981. The army also missed its recruiting goal that Quarter by two percentage Points. The series of 100 percent performances in recruiting goals came As military pay Scales Rose As part of presi Dent Reagan s defense buildup. People in uniform received a 14.3 percent pay raise in fiscal 1982, followed by 4 percent hikes in fiscal 1983. 1984 and 198s and a 3 percent boost this year because of the army s shortfall the defense depart ment As a whole missed its Overall quarterly goal by one dealer gets a line on successful car sales gimmick san Antonio Texas a about 100 people responded to a car dealer s offer to ill used cars for 22 cents apiece to the first fic customers to show up for a Washington s birthday Sale. Police were called to the Tom Benson Chevrolet Dealership but no arrests were made officials said. One of the first five in line said other people were literally wanting to throw their bodies through the  the first five of us had to link our selves together. You could hear the win Dows giving Way the san Antonio Light quoted the unidentified Man As saying. The people behind us were pushing and shoving and the obscenities were  the special Price was a promotional Gim Mick 22 cents because feb. 22 is George Washington s birthday. The cars were offered beginning at 9 . Monday. But customers began lining up saturday night. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Feb. 20, 1946 the threat of a nation wide Telephone strike cast a Shadow Over the United states As the strike bound steel Industry began returning to Normal Accord ing to new York press reports. 30 years ago today. Feb. 20, 1956 air Force it. Parry o Brian recorded the first 61-fool shot Pul in history with a throw of 61 feet i a inches to open the National aau track and Field championships at new York s Madison Square Garden. 20 years ago today. Feb 20 1966 Hungary s communist regime disclosed in Budapest that a Large number of people have been arrested on charges of conspiring to overthrow the government with help from the West. To years ago today. Feb. 20, 1976 in san Francisco Pat Ricia Hearst admitted under Cross Examina Tion that not Long after her arrest she signed an affidavit containing false statements about her treatment by her kidnappers. Percentage Point. Instead of signing up 77.400 men and women for the four services the Pentagon signed up 76.900. In releasing the latest military manpower strength assessment report the Pentagon noted that each of the services was still attracting mostly High school graduates and that re enlistment rates continue to be  the department considers this an excellent performance in View of the increasingly difficult recruiting environment As the Economy improves and the recruit ing age population declines. L t. Col. John Cullen. A spokesman for the army recruiting c omd at fort Sheridan 111., said the quarterly report is no cause for alarm because the service is Well on the Way to meeting its goal of about 135.000 new Mem Bers in fiscal 1986. Cullen said army recruiters appear assured of meet ing the annual objective thanks to Dclay cd entry sign . Under that program a recruit can postpone his actual entry into the military to assure a place in a particular training school. Air Force it. Gen. Edgar a. Chavarrie Deputy assist ant Secretary of defense for military manpower and personnel policy agreed the quarterly dip is not enough to unduly alarm anyone Here. We Don t believe this is really enough to establish any  according to the latest report the Navy Marine corps and air Force continued to match or surpass their goals during the three month period. The Navy signed up 21.400 men and women. 100 More than its goal while the Marine corps matched its goal of 7,900 and the air Force hit its target of 15,700. Of the 76.900 recruits signed up during the period 71,900 had not previously served in the military. Of that total. 64.500, or 90 percent Ere High school graduates the Pentagon said. That was a slight drop from the 93 percent Rale re ported for All of fiscal 1985. But still a significant margin compared to the late 1970s when it was not unusual for fewer than half of All male recruits to have a High school diploma. On the retention Side the report shows Overall re enlistments running at a 66 percent rate As 57,600 of the 87,500 men and women eligible to leave the service elected to stay. That matches the number reported for the first Quarter of fiscal 1985 and exceeds the 64 percent rate reported for All of fiscal 1985. A Trainer at a Sacramento calif., race track leads horses through Waist deep water after heavy Rains inundated the horses flee flood area. At least 10 people hate been killed and thousands evacuated from their Homes As the heaviest rain in 31 years forced pliers out of their Banks through out California with some parts of he slate getting up to 31 inches of rain. Charged in Brink s robbery Black Radical agrees to extradition los Angeles a Black revolutionary Tutulu shakur arrested last week in a 1981 armoured truck robbery that left two policemen and a Brink s guard dead on tuesday waived court hearings and agreed to be extradited to new York. During a Brief hearing . Magistrate James panne ordered shakur 35, held without bail. No Date was set for his return to the East coast. About three dozen shakur supporters crowded the courtroom clapping and Chan Ting As he left the room. Shakur spoke just once in court asking if he would get a coat when he returns to new York. New York is cold. The weather is cold he said. Since i m a prisoner of War. I just want to be accorded Geneva Accord  shakur had been on the Fri s ten most wanted list since 1982, a year after the armoured truck robbery in Nancut . He was charged in a Federal warrant with Bank robbery conspiracy to commit Bank Rob Bery and racketeering. Authorities contend shakur masterminded the botched robbery. One Brink s guard was killed and two others were injured during the robbery. Later in a shootout at a police Roadblock two police officers were killed and a third was wounded. Most of the Money in the si.6 million robbery has been recovered. Authorities say shakur has ties to a num Ber of Radical groups including the Black revolutionary movement the red guerrilla resistance and he May 19th movement. Five other people have been convicted in the Case. The Best known of them is Kathy Boudin who vanished in 1970 after an explosion destroyed a Greenwich Village townhouse she and other radicals allegedly were using As a bomb factory. Boudin was a member of the weather underground As was another woman Cap lured in the Case Judith Clark. Also convicted were David Gilbert identified by prosecutors As a White Radical Kun Wasi Baia Goon also known As Donald Weems a former Black Panther and Sam Uel Brown a Black Panther