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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday March 3, 1986 Assassin trailed palme police believe from Page 1 two bullets fired in the attack the one that wounded mrs. Palme and a second that might have been the one that killed palme. Holmer said the two bullets did not match any of 500 types of bullets investigators have on file. Later in the Day Holmer told swedish television that the bullets were .357 mag num projectiles and the Only weapon police knew they could have been used in was an american made Smith & Wesson. Asked if the fact that no one had claimed responsibility for the killing indicated no organization was behind it Holmer said it might Point in that direction but it does t exclude that  superintendent Rolf Fredriksson said the fact that the bullets were unusual could make it initially harder for police to Trace their origins. But he said the unusual construction could help investigators find the attacker More easily after they have traced the projectiles origin. Student from Page 1 education statistics. The overseas command issues the travel orders. The orders Are put in message form and sent to the army military personnel Center near Washington. An official then contacts the student to arrange the flight and shipment of baggage. In the Navy the process also begins at the personnel office but the travel orders arc combined with a passenger transportation request the spokesman said. That re quest is sent to the passenger transportation office nearest the College. That office contacts the student and sends a message Back to the sponsor s personnel office advising the family when and where the student will be arriving. An air Force transportation specialist said that service provides its members with an option. Sponsors go to their unit to Start the paperwork. The unit has Access to the personnel files and can verify the student s status and enrolment in College. The travel orders Are Cut there. In one option the sponsor can take the orders to the base traffic management office and ask the staff to make the reservations he said. Then All the materials can be mailed to the student. The sponsor also could Forward three copies of the travel orders to the student and let the student go to the nearest air Force traffic management office and make the reservations. The army centralizes its student travel operation at the military personnel Center Headquarters in the states. It even provides a toll free hot line 800 582-5552 for students from army families who need help with travel arrangements. The 800 number May be called from any where in the United states except Virginia. In Virginia the number is 202 325-7783. The personnel Center helped 779 students travelling overseas during the thanksgiving and Christmas seasons last year said it. Col. Stuart Upson chief of the movements control Branch. To be eligible sponsors must be on a permanent assignment outside the 50 . States and the District of Columbia. The student s sponsor must be accompanied by command sponsored family members. Stu dents must be less than 23 years old and undergraduates enrolled in a College in the United states including Alaska and Hawaii for the purpose of obtaining a degree. Thomas Gray travel specialist from the military personnel Center Headquarters advised parents to give the personnel offices accurate Telephone numbers and addresses to be used to Contact students. He said Stu dents must have valid passports and visas if needed before travelling. Students should have at least $100, preferably in traveler s checks for food and lodging along the Way in Case of delays Gray said. Pentagon from Page 1 in cacs Are enrolled in deers said Pat Tabak deers director of benefits policy. This will be the first time for enrolment of . Citizen employees and family Mem Bers of Dod state department and other Federal and non government agencies Over seas she said. More than 90 percent of eligible family members and survivors of Active duty military members and retirees overseas Are already on the data base. This Effort will pick up those few who have been missed Tabak said. Army it. Col. Bill Bock deers acting director said he expects More than 67,000 sponsors in Europe and More than 28,000 in the Pacific to be added to the data base by next fall. In 1983, the defense department began to use deers in the United states to Dou ble Check eligibility for medical care in Mil itary facilities and payment of claims under champs the civilian health and med ical program of the uniformed services. Or. William Mayer assistant Secretary of defense for health affairs said that in the first year the system saved the Pentagon $40 million in fraudulent payments. But Bock said the system is proving helpful in ways no one had thought of. After Gander the december crash of a charter Airliner that killed 248 soldiers in Newfoundland we were Able to help the. Army casualty office learn about 30 family members and three divorced spouses who did t show up in army records he said. Tabak said deers main use is As a planning tool. Knowing the population they serve planners can see what construction or funds for hiring they will need. She said information about eligible families overseas is especially helpful because outside the United states the defense department operates a school system and provides other services that government employees and their families Are accustomed to at Home. Active duty troops Are automatically enrolled when they join their services. Reti Rees stay on the Rolls and their records Are updated when they begin receiving pension checks. Family members generally were enrolled when they were issued identification cards or during deers enrolment campaigns in the states since 1979. Tabak said civilians overseas who have Dod identification cards or who Are enjoy ing privileges such As shopping in the base Exchange should be signed up in deers. If they Arent they should Contact the civilian personnel office about getting their records on the data base. Tabak said deers officials Are studying where computer terminals should be stationed abroad and looking at satellites and time zones to decide How communications ties should link them. Cost Benefit studies Are being done to see where eligibility checking in Europe and the Pacific might pay off. Aquino from Page 1 lion and other threats to National Security the suspension drove Many to the Hills and fanned the conspiracy to overthrow the government by violent Force her proclamation said. It also said that the orders were Unwar ranted and that the existing rebellion would have been contained by government sincerity and reforms by peaceful negotiations and reconciliation and by steadfast Devotion to the Rule of  she said the hour Marcos and his family were flown by american helicopters from the Malac Anang presidential Palace would be remembered As the hour of the Philippines liberation. At last we have arrived she said. Army auditors report misuse of funds Washington up army units at nato Headquarters in Belgium and in Vii corps in Germany diverted thousands of dollars in Community relations funds to Host private parties for . Generals army investigators have found. Exclusive parties at army units throughout Europe were probably financed with Community relations funds during much of the 1980s, said the newly released report by the army audit Agency. The report was made available to United press International. Community relations funds Are supposed to be used to Foster Mutual acceptance respect and cooperation Between Ameri can soldiers and european Host nations army spokesman it. Col. Ron Wolfe said last week. Typical Community activities for soldiers and europeans include athletic events open houses environmental cleanups and classes for Young students he said. Instead $763 in Community relations funds was used to pay for an invitation Only Farewell Welcome reception for two Briga Dier generals at shape in Mons Bel Gium army auditors said. An exclusive Holiday reception that Cost $2,112 was hosted by a brigadier Gen eral with Community relations funds at the Vii corps regional finance and account ing office in Stuttgart the auditors reported. Auditors blamed the misuse of funds on vague guidance from army Headquarters about proper use of Community relations funds. The army tried to clarify its policy by sending a message to major commands last summer forbidding the use of Community relations funds for private parties or entertainment. The Mission of the army unit at nato Headquarters is to provide base operations support for the defense department and various organs of the state department at the Belgium Headquarters Wolfe said. The Vii corps accounting office gives accounting support to Neucom Vii corps the 7th army training come and the National Security Agency in Europe he said. The Copper jacketed bullets were made with a different combination of metals than most bullets on file with police Holmer said. The commissioner appealed during the news conference for witnesses who might have seen the Palmes while the couple were on the Way to the film theater. He said those who saw the Palmes then might also have seen someone following them. Social democratic spokesman Leif Gustafson said his party would make the Fune ral arrangements according to the palme family s wishes. He said mrs. Palme had already asked party officials to make sure that the funeral is a private affair he told the newspaper. Navy from Page 1 Nicks or scrapes on components. That May have some potential to affect Long term reliability of the missile the Navy said. Following the audit the Navy on feb. 20 imposed a suspension on the acceptance of new missiles. That suspension was lifted feb. 27 following an agreement by Texas instruments to subject eight of the missiles produced that week to a rigorous Environ mental  the company also has agreed to extend the three year performance warranty that now accompanies each missile to cover workmanship and material defects. The Navy said the we Klong suspension has delayed its acceptance of 74 new mis Siles. The Navy and air Force together plan to acquire More than 15,000 of the missiles at an Overall Cost of More than $5 billion. Temperatures March 1 l 15 35 -8 24 23 17 41 22 37 24 15 20 41 20 20 11 6 29 29 19 6 -34 20 17 67 39 14 33 22 51 h 32 69 13 44 40 38 61 46 61 43 26 34 45 37 39 35 29 66 72 47 31 7 33 40 63 64 36 51 56 82 Albany Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic cite Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Buffalo Burlington Charleston . Charleston  Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas fort Worth Denver Des Moines Detroit Fairbanks Fargo Hartford Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las vegas l 29 61 17 22 56 16 22 33 24 31 29 25 46 20 13 15 42 17 27 39 20 45 36 57 55 40 20 59 23 25 h 52 65 39 47 64 36 42 54 40 37 66 55 52 40 32 39 63 43 42 66 47 53 62 62 71 59 31 87 37 63 Little Rock los Angele Louisville Memphis Miami Beach mils a. Paul Nashville new Orleans new York Cit Norfolk Oklahoma Cit Omaha Orlando Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland main Portland Ore. Providence Raleigh Reno St. Louis St. Petersburg Salt Lake City san Diego san Francisco Seattle Syracuse Tucson Washington Wichita european weather forecast Tor monday fair to partly Cloudy skies in Northern Germany and the Benelux and mostly Cloudy to Cloudy skies in Southern Germany. Isolated Snow showers can be expected in the Southeastern portion of Germany. Locally dense morning fog and afternoon Haze will persist throughout the forecast areas. High temperatures from the High 20s to Mld-30s, lows from the High teens to Mld-20s. Sunset monday 6 07, Sunrise tuesday 7 07. Outlook for tuesday Little change except for Southern Germany which will see an increase in Snow showers. Temperatures slightly warmer. Temperatures recorded sunday Adana f Amsterdam f Athens Fig Valano cd Berlin i Bremerhaven f Brussels he 4am 4pm 46 57 23 38 45 57 39 52 21 28 18 30 27 34 provided by det 13, Trarbach. 4am 4pmcopenhagen, f 16 36 Frankfurt he 27 32 London f 30 39 Madrid cd 46 54munich, he 23 28 Paris Fig 28 36 Rome r 55 55 7lh weather so Graben other worldwide temperatures High Low Cairo Dublin f Helsinki f Jerusalem it 37 30 30 10 54 37 57 52 Montreal f Moscow Closlow f Toronto cd Vancouver cd High Low 19 16 18 10 30 14 34 16 55 37lisbon, cd supplied by the associated  of fair Fig fog a rain he Haze  
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