European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday april 24,1986 news update technician recovering Jidida saudi Arabia a the technician from the . Embassy in Sudan who underwent surgery Here after being shot in Khartoum has been reported to be out of danger. Sources at the Hospital said William Caulkins would eventually be flown to a . Military Hospi Tal in Germany for further treatment of the brain damage he suffered from being shot in the head. The sources refused to give More details. Caulkins had been brought to a saudi arabian Hospital after being shot while driving near the libyan diplomatic Mission in the sudanese capital. Cocaine accusation Paterson . A John Artis whose conviction with Boxer Rubin Hurricane Carter for a 1966 triple murder was overturned last year has been charged with conspiring to distribute co Caine officials said. Artis 40, was arrested Friday and charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine As part of a drug ring said Passaic county assistant prosecutor Donald Campolo. Artis also was charged with receiving stolen property after police found a stolen loaded ,45-caliber gun at his Paterson Home. Heathrow Security London up British troops in tanks and armoured cars took up positions around Heathrow Airport wednesday but Scotland Yard said it was a Normal Security exercise and not due to any new terrorist threat. Troops in full combat uniform and carrying Auto Matic rifles moved into the Airport at Dawn and began patrolling the perimeter and Central terminal areas. One tank was positioned at the Entrance to the main Access Tunnel the barrel of its gun pointing toward the main Access Road that leads to the Airport. It s just one of the Normal exercises they have there a Scotland Yard spokesman said. There s nothing unusual about it. It s something that Hap pens every few  Vintage junkers 52 aircraft to land in Eigelsbach for exhibition one of the workhorses of Germany s world War ii aircraft Fleet the junkers 52, will land Friday at gels Bach Airport near Darmstadt for a we Klong visit. The Ju-52 carried wounded soldiers from battlefields dropped supplies and was used to train troops during world War ii. The air plane is powered by three original 550-horsepower Bow engines and flies at about 120 Miles per hour. Rides will be offered aboard the 17-seat tante jul for 295 Marks about $136 per person. The air plane built in 1939, will make 45-minute flights throughout the Day each Day of its visit. Welcoming celebrations for tante jul include a con Cert for tante jul and her friends by the red hot Beans and the new Orleans jazz band from 11  , sunday at Eigelsbach Airport. The Blas orchester Dreilich will perform from 2-4 ., sunday. The Hessen police orchestra will perform from 2-3 ., May 1. Museum open House postponed the open House for the american Community scheduled by the Germani Sches National museum in Nuernberg Germany has been postponed until oct. 26. Further information about the open House will be Avail Able in the Early fall. Housing allowance rules change to reduce benefits for some gis by Brenda Hosier staff writer Heidelberg a change in computation of Over seas housing allowance will mean reductions of up to $100 per month for some service members whose families in Europe Are not command sponsored. The change in computation rules affects 7,000 soldiers assigned to Usa eur and the Southern european task Force Vicenza Italy. The air Force is compiling a list of individuals affected by the policy Safe spokeswoman capt. Gail Hayes said. The change directed by the defense department went into effect april 1, a spokesman from the Usa eur resource management office said tuesday. The new rules for computing the housing allowance require subtraction of Basic allowance for quarters at the with dependents rate from the housing expense total. Non command sponsored service members Are already drawing Basic allowance for quarters at the with dependents rate the Usa eur spokesman said. Before the change however their overseas housing allowance was computed by subtracting the Basic allowance at the with out dependents rate from a total figure reflecting the sol Dier s actual rent or maximum rent ceiling average Utility and recurring maintenance costs and an amount for moving in and out of an apartment or House. For example a Soldier in pay Grade e-5 draws $309.30 a month in Basic allowance at the with dependents rate. His or her housing allowance was figured by subtracting the Basic allowance at the without dependents rate of $210.90 from his housing expense total. If the Soldier was living in Heidelberg and the housing expense total was $641, his housing allowance was $430.10. Under the change the Soldier will still draw the Basic allowance at the with dependents rate but the housing allowance also will be figured at that same rate. That Soldier will now draw $331.70 in housing allowance in Stead of the $430.10, meaning a $98.40 difference in pay. It May be several months before any reduced payments Are reflected in leave and earnings statements the usar eur spokesman said. Soldiers affected by the change will be overpaid beginning with the april 30 pay Check until the computers at the . Army finance and accounting Center at fort Benjamin Harrison ind., Are reprogrammed. Accounting and finance officials at he Safe Don t foresee problems with the policy change Over. It s a one time computation change Hayes said. Presently he Safe accounting and finance officials Are studying the Best Way for minimizing any hardships caused by the computation policy change she said. When that is determined then local accounting and finance officers will be Able to provide this information to those affected by the policy  Usa eur has told finance officers to manually calculate the overpayment and adjust the Soldier s finance records for the month following the overpayment. For example april overpayment will be collected by Community finance officers in May meaning the soldiers May paycheck will reflect the overpayment collection. This will help to limit the hardship of a Large collection when the computer programs Are changed the spokesman said. Itt cancellations fail to Stop service members from travelling by Linda White travel editor the army s indefinite cancellation of Tours booked through information Tours and travel offices has caused concern in the travel Industry but americans Haven t stopped travelling in Europe. Richard Gliga of or Tours a spokesman for Vendor travel agents who have contracts for Tours through itt offices said that Over the weekend their Tel exes were loaded with bookings from air Force travel offices however he noted that the army is the bigger user of the tour companies and that the cancellations by usar eur Are having a tremendous Impact. Army members Don t know that they can Book directly with a travel agent because they have been told that they must Book through itt Gliga said. He said a dozen Vendor tour companies Are involved. In the past two weekends he said losses for four of the largest firms alone have totalled More than $100,000. The army has stopped All business indefinitely. Mean while we Are receiving Bills from bus companies and hotels he said. He said a bus company he uses is upset because 60 buses and 200 Drivers have been idled by the cancellations. This is putting a Strain on German american relations Gliga said the Small German companies Are frantic he said. They say that someone has to pay the Bill and under German Law we can be liable for 50 per cent. Meanwhile the army says that we must submit claims for our losses for review. We Don t know when or if we will receive  a Usa eur spokesman told the stars and stripes that tour operators who can document losses will be compensated according to recommendations of a review Board. One group of americans when told by the itt that their bus tour to Paris had been cancelled simply Pur chased train tickets and booked their own hotel instead. Some people asked for Road maps so they could drive to the Netherlands to see the tulips when Tulip Tours were cancelled. Some said they would go to German travel agents to inquire about Tours. Hotel booking agencies at the main railway station in Frankfurt and at the Frankfurt International Airport re ported business As usual among americans. They pointed out this is Low season but said they had noted no dramatic decrease in the number of americans booking rooms through them. German travel agents in Frankfurt said they Seldom Deal directly with americans who either Book through travel agents in the United states or through the military vendors. However one agent said that the americans he has spoken with show concern but not fear Over recent terrorist at tacks. American visitors Are still shopping in Central Frank Furt stores especially those advertising tax free purchases. Mcdonald a Burger King and similar fast food shops report they still Are attracting american customers. Noticeably few americans in military uniform were in the main railway station this week perhaps a result of curtailment of Berlin travel. The . Duty train travels Between Frankfurt and West Berlin. Joining macs Pef shop no test Here Are guidelines by Wendy Bourland staff writer the military Airlift come has established guidelines for shipping pets during a six month test Between Charleston s.c., and Rhein main a Germany. The test to ship pets on chartered flights began april 14. The service available Only to service members on permanent change of station moves is limited to non Stop flights be tween Charleston and Rhein main and Charleston and Panama. Flights that Stop at Philadelphia for example will not trans port pets. Here Are the guidelines i dogs and cats Are the Only pets included in the test. There is a four animal limit per air Craft. The Cost of flying a pet Between Rhein main and Charleston is $90, a com Mand spokesman at Rhein main said. Passengers must present a do form 2208, rabies vaccination certificate or similar civilian document to their traffic management office As proof of ownership when they request their reservations. The pet owner must know the weight of the animal its length from the base of its Tail to its nose and its Width across the Chest for the pet transport request. The Center will confirm the pet Reser vation through the local transportation of fice in one to three Days. Passengers must pay the pet shipment fee at the time of Check in. People travelling with pets must Check in for their flight at least two hours before their scheduled departure. Because of the limited pet storage area owners must keep their pets until 45 minutes before boarding. The command also has guidelines for the pet owner to follow in preparing a pet for shipment to ensure that the animal is comfortable during the trip and meets shipping standards the owner must provide a flight approved Container for pet shipment which is available at Many Exchange stores. The animal should be fed very lightly and should be provided water before being turned in for shipment. The animal also should be exercised before being brought to the air terminal. Pets with respiratory problems should not be shipped. Some animals with snub noses May have trouble breathing during the flight. Female animals in heat should not be sent if possible and pets with suckling Young or Unwe aned animals will not be accepted. Puppies 8 months old or younger should not be shipped because they re especially vulnerable to dehydration