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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, April 26, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday april 26,1986 s8.s photo by Tony Nauroth capt. Tom Heineken left talks with turkish observers maj. Akin Bay san Center and capt. Levent Kalyon. Turkish Feam observing . Soldiers As part of training improvement plan by Tony Nauroth Nuernberg Bureau Hohenfels Germany capt. Michael Streff pointed to the objective on one of the maps spread out on the open rear Hatch of his armoured personnel car Rier. His soldiers gathered around watching his camouflage painted face and following every word of his briefing. Peering Over their shoulders were two turkish offi cers instructors from the infantry school in Istanbul Turkey. They Are part of a five Soldier observer team at Hohenfels this week watching questioning and com menting on the . Army s 1st in 52nd inf based in Bamberg. They Call themselves the ready  this was co d. Its soldiers were getting ready to sniff out the enemy in a company level army training and evaluation program or Artel exercise. Capt. Levent Kalyon Speaks English Well. His associate maj. Akin Bay san . Speaking for both of them Kalyon said they were very pleased with what they were learning by being with the 1st army div unit but were not permitted to discuss the nuts and bolts of their Mission. Usa eur foreign training specialist Frank Dees did explain its purpose. Our objective he told division officials is to train turkish officers with . Mechanized infantry units to develop training standards like we have for our a tips he said. The aim is to improve military Stan Dards and promote cooperation throughout  the Exchange is part of Usa eur s Security assistance training program. It s not new but it is rare for the turkish government to Grant the news Media Access to its soldiers. But Kalyon did not hesitate when talk turned to his . Soldier hosts. They re doing their Job efficiently he said. Our stay with them is most  he had More to say about the army s res meals ready to eat which Are relatively new to the Force. They re much easier to carry than a ratio Sand they Are  military Roundup Tutu urges South african police to come to senses free Bishop Johannesburg South Africa a police Fri Day said they had detained a Black anglican Bishop under a Security Law designed to curb civil unrest and Bishop Desmond Tutu said authorities should come to their senses and release his colleague. Tutu the anglican archbishop elect of Southern Africa said police took Bishop Sigisbert and Landwe into custody thursday night and were holding him on a charge of Public violence. And Landwe 55, is Suffragan Bishop of the West Rand the Region of Transvaal province West of Johannesburg. A Suffragan Bishop in the anglican Church is an assistant to a diocesan Bishop. On wednesday and Landwe s residence near the City of Klerk Dorp about 90 Miles Southwest of Johannesburg was fire bombed but there was no immediate indication the incident had any connection with his detention. The Bishop s daughter Angela said her father who was ordained in 1978, had worked closely with anti apartheid Active lists but she said the police officers who came to their Home thursday gave no explanation Why the Bishop was being detained under the Security Laws. Maj. Steve von Roypen a spokesman at police head quarters in Pretoria said and Landwe was being held under a Section of the internal Security act that allows police to detain without a warrant people whose actions Are judged to be contributing to unrest. Von Rooyen said he was not authorized to release de tails about the circumstances of the Bishop s detention. Angela and Landwe said her father was being held at a police station in Sti Fontein. She said she had not heard from him but understood he had been allowed to see a lawyer. Tutu the 1984 Nobel peace prize Winner and one of South Africa s most prominent Black leaders said he was distressed by a Dewande s detention. If anyone has been working toward holding together a Community that was exploding then it was this person Tutu said. This is not the Way to go around defusing this explosive situation. I can Only Hope that they will come to their senses and release him  in other developments in the Northern town of brits several Hundred White supporters of far right groups disrupted a planned address by the government s Deputy min ister of information Louis Nel by making noise for More than an hour and forcing Nel to leave without giving his speech. This is the ugly face of the afrikaner White radicalism at its worst Nel told reporters. Those making the disturbance were members or sup porters of White supremacist political or paramilitary groups who contend the dominant National party is Mak ing too Many concessions to Blacks. At one Point demonstrators Tore up the National party Flag and others held aloft the Banner of the afrikaner  or afrikaner resistance a far right paramilitary group. Civilian wins $4,400 for ideas Span Dahlem a Germany a civilian worker has earned More than $4,400 for two suggestions. Hans Shappo a fuels system inspector earned More than $3,700 for developing a system that automatically shuts Down nato pipeline fuel receiving stations when filters become dirty saving $107,000, base officials said. He was also awarded More than $700 for development of a Quick temporary pipe repair system for use in combat situations. Unit gets award 3rd time in Row Pitburg a Germany the 36th civil engr so has won the air Force Berndt Balchen award for its Snow and ice removal in 1985. This is the third consecutive year the unit s Snow and ice removal team has won the award for its plans training preseason preparations and removal techniques. 17th of Marks 33rd birthday Sembach a Germany the 17th air Force celebrated its 33rd anniversary Friday. The 17th air Force was activated april 25, 1953, in Rabat Morocco. Maj. Gen. William j. Breckner jr., 17th air Force commander presided Over the ceremony held at the sem Bach a officers club. 181st trans in units cited Mannheim Germany the 40th and 41st trans cos of the 181st trans in have compiled significant on the Road safety records a news release from 3rd support come stated. The 40th trans co achieved the 1 million mile Mark and the 41st reached the 500,000-mile Mark each without a recordable Driver fault Accident. A recordable Accident is an Accident that involves an injury or vehicle or property damage of Over $700. Hot weather bus delayed Munich a manufacturer s defect will delay delivery of the new hot weather Battle dress uniform to Exchange military clothing sales stores in Europe a he cafes Europe news release stated. The uniform was to have been available in october. The new projected delivery Date is not known the release stated. The new army Issue item will be supplied to cafes Europe s 46 army military clothing sales stores by the defense logistics Agency As it becomes available. World today Hungary increases Price of liquor by More than 14% Budapest Hungary up the hungarian government has increased the Price of liquor by More than 14 percent in an Effort to discourage the dramatic Rise in drinking. The National office for materials and prices said the populace spends 10 percent of its income on alcoholic beverages More than the total sum spent on meat milk and other Dairy products. With the Price increases one liter of fruit Brandy will Cost $1.84, compared to the previous Price of $1.60. Consumption of alcohol has been increasing in Hungary for 35 years although the rate of growth has decreased since 1978. Per capita consumption converted into 100 percent spirits amounts to 11 or 12 liners a year the office said. The last Price adjustment for liquor occurred in 1981, when the Price Rose by 10 percent. Spanish King Juan Carlos receives honorary Law degree London up King Juan Carlos of Spain has received an honorary doctorate of Law degree from Oxford University in a solemn ceremony at the historic seat of learning. University Chancellor lord Stockton 92, the former prime minister Harold Macmillan presented the degree to the King who wore a red gown. Security was heavy As the King and his wife Queen Sofia walked through Oxford before Juan Carlos received the honorary doctorate in civil Law. During the tour children presented the Royal couple with yellow daffodils and red carnations  
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