European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday March 18, 1986 stars and stripes Page 9 overseas draft registration rules Given by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington civilian Ameri can men living overseas Are not excluded from having to Register with selective service within 30 Days of their 18th birth Day. The Young american men residing abroad make up an audience that is extremely difficult for us to reach said Hazel Humphries a selective service spokeswoman. We need to make these Young men and their parents aware of responsibility to while registering in United states is fairly simple All that s needed is for individuals to fill out a form at their local Post office procedures Are a bit different overseas. The state department has responsibility for handling overseas registration Humphries said. The department has 245 posts Over seas american embassies and Consul ates where people can Register she said. Also those posts appoint Volunteer registrars at Large military bases and housing areas where there is a sizable registration age she said those registrars receive All registration materials through state department Post that is responsible for that area. Individuals can find out if their base or housing area has a representative by calling nearest american consulate or embassy. Additionally selective service mails information to about 50 . High schools overseas each november. Completed registration forms Are sent to selective service through state department mail channels Humphries said. Once an individual has registered he is required to keep selective service in formed of any address changes until he turns 26 years old. Failure to Register results in being barred from holding any Federal Job. Registration is also a requirement for anyone seeking student financial Aid or Job train ing. Military Roundup 23rd tac fighter Wing to train in England from april 3-30 Ramstein a Germany United states air Force tac air come will deploy 12 a-10 Thunderbolt ii aircraft from 23rd tac fighter Wing England fab la., to Raf Ben Waters England from april 3-30, in a Short term tactical deployment called Coronet Chinook. While overseas 23rd tac fighter Wing will train with military elements of nato. . Air forces in Europe s 81st tac fighter Wing at Raf Ben Waters will provide support to 23rd tac fighter Wing while in United kingdom. This temporary deployment is part of a larger program called Check ered Flag in which -based tactical air units deploy to Europe Alaska and Pacific. The Pur pose of these Short term deployments is to familiarize air Crews and support people with overseas operating bases areas and procedures. Usa eur quartermaster Ball planned april 12 in Heidelberg Heidelberg quartermaster corps will hold its 14th annual Usa eur quartermaster Ball april 12, marking its 211th anniversary. The Ball will begin at 6 30 . At Heidelberg officers and civilians club Pat Rick Henry Village. Corps members throughout Europe and their guests Are invited. Tickets for event Are $19 each and can be obtained through local unit contacts. If there Are no local contacts in area or if no Contact can be identified Call it. Col. Thomas j. Kochaniewicz or maj. Clemens Prybyloski at Heidelberg military 2121 7255 or 6889 or civilian 0622157-7255 or 6889. Big Bend awarded education contract by Mary Hladky education writer big Bend Community College has been awarded a $15.8 million three year contract to offer Basic skills and High school completion classes to soldiers in Europe. Big Bend has offered programs for past three years. The College headquartered in Moses Lake wash., beat out four other colleges competing for Opportunity to offer programs. The contract which is re offered every three years went into effect March 3. George Cox contracting officer for education and Secu Rity services with . Army contracting Agency Europe said he could not name others who submitted proposals or reasons Why big Bend won. Under contract College will provide Basic skills education program which includes English As a second language program career skills education pro Gram advanced skills education program and High school completion program. In addition big Bend will offer a course on test taking strategies for soldiers who have completed sep and plan to re take armed forces classification test. Officials with . Army continuing education system in Europe do not know How Many soldiers will participate in these education programs during next three years. However More than 13,000 took these courses during first term in fiscal 1986, said Werner Radig chief of education program Branch for aces. Clubb Pasha former commander of Arab legion Dies in England at 88 London a sir John Clubb who As Clubb Pasha was commander of Arab legion and one of most powerful men in Middle East died monday at age 88. His family announced that he died peacefully in his sleep at his Home in Mayfield in Sussex where he retired in 1956 after Young jordanian Monarch King Hussein dismissed him to put an Arab in control of Arab nation s . Clubb s crack jordanian troops had helped to set postwar map of Middle East by conquering West Bank of Jordan River and East Jerusalem in fight ing with infant state of Israel that followed end of British mandate Over Palestine in 1948. Often seen in a red bedouin headdress Clubb would file photo sir John Clubb. Led Jordan s ride on camels or on horseback with his troops. He identified with Arab Way of life endearing himself to his troops and helping to maintain British influence in Middle East before and after world War ii. Though he was brushed aside when it became politically impossible for a British officer to command an Arab he remained a firm supporter of Arab cause and was pleased that Jordan remained Friendly with Britain. Jordan has remained a close ally he said in 1984. There has never been any great swing against Clubb who was wounded three times while serving with British in France in world War i volunteered to go to Iraq in 1919 at a time of turmoil with end of turkish Rule in Middle East. He lived with bedouin learning their language and culture starting to build a legend which competed with that of . Lawrence Lawrence of Arabia As a daring British officer who could command Arab desert fighters. Clubb was so successful in suppressing revolts in Iraq that he left British in 1926 to serve iraqi government. In 1930 he returned to British in British ruled trans Jordan and As a major in Arab legion he extended Rule of Law with a glamorous desert patrol of bedouin tribesmen. The Grandfather of present King Hussein King Abdullah awarded Clubb honorary title of Pasha. In 1939 he was made commander of Arab legion which moved into Iraq in world War ii to suppress a German inspired revolt and also fought Vichy French in Syria. When Independent kingdom of Jordan emerged after end of Palestine mandate Clubb severed his links with British and stayed on to head jordanian . His Mentor King Abdullah was assassinated in Jerusalem in 1951, and in 1956 King Hussein dismissed Clubb claiming that he had been too slow in advancing Arab officers in legion. But Clubb remained a highly regarded figure in Jordan and after his death jordanian embassy in London issued a statement praising his Long service to Jordani an armed forces and saying his personal ties to Jorda Nian monarchy never ceased. His absence will be greatly Felt in Jordan his Long time Clubb s survivors include two sons and two daughters. Army identifies apparent suicide Wuerzburg Germany has identified Soldier who was found dead of apparent suicide by hanging As 19-year-old Vincent j. Meaney. The Soldier was found by his Roommate at Peden bar Racks Wertheim about 5 30 . Friday and was pronounced dead by a German physician at 6 30 ., a Wuerzburg Community spokesman said. Meaney of Phoenix ariz., is survived by his parents fran Cis a. Meaney and Carol m. Meaney of Buffalo is under investigation. Cafes uses no beef a of in deep frying Munich cafes Europe s cooking facilities do not use beef tallow in deep frying Chicken fish and Fries a practice criticized in a report on tests of four . Fast food restaurants. The results of tests commissioned by science digest Magazine and performed by or. Frank sacks of Harvard medical school appeared in an associated press Story last week in stars and stripes. Sacks tested Fries Chicken and fish served by Mcdonald a Burger King Howard John son s and Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. The Exchange service s network of Burger bars has been using an All vegetable shortening exclusively in deep fat frying said Don Williamson Deputy director of cafes Europe s services division. Vegetable shortening has been used almost exclusively for More than three years at Greenstadt depot for preparing bread and Rolls. The exception is doughnuts which Are prepared with a Combina Tion of animal fat and vegetable shortening. The science digest report concluded that favourable fatty acid Content that people often seek when eating fish or Chicken is destroyed when foods Are cooked in beef allow
