European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 5, 1sb6 the stars an d stripes. Page 9 three states set primaries for August Washington primary elections will be held in three Siats in August.  and heir families May Register and request an Absentee ballot by submitting a Federal Post card application according to a news release from the Federal voting assistance office in the Pentagon. -. Applications Are available through the voting assistance officer in each military unit. The 1986-87 voting assistance guide contains slate voting procedures and is also available at local units. Citizens voting under the overseas Citi Zens voting rights act also May Register and request an Absentee ballot by submit Ting a Post card Applina on. These voters will be eligible to receive a Federal election ballot Only civilians May obtain information at any us embassy or consulate. Absentee voters must specify Pany affiliation in order to receive a primary election ballot. If assistance for Absentee voters is not available locally write to director Federal voting assistance program office of the Secretary of defense room 1b457, Penta gon Washington d.c., 20301, or Call 202 695-0063, Here Are slates scheduling August elections. Georgia primary election aug. 12. Voters will cast primary ballots for . Senator 10 . Representatives superintendent commissioner of labor two Public service commissioners All stale san blurs All slate representatives two justices of the supreme court five judges of the court of appeals several judges of the stale court 17 solicitors of the state court one civil court judge one judge of the recorder court one clerk of the state court one state county District attorney and county school superintendent and members of the county Board of education. If necessary a Runoff election will be sept. 2. Voters May Register and request an Absentee ballot by submitting their Post card application to the Board of registrars county of voting residence no earlier than 120 Days prior and no inter than 30 Days prior 10 inc election. One Post card will serve As a request for a primary Runoff and general election bal Loi if appropriately marked. Voters in Remote or isolated locations May request a special write in ballot for Federal elections Only which is aval we 120 Days prior to the election. Kansas primary election aug. S. Up for election Are one . Senator five . Representatives governor lieutenant governor Secretary of state treasurer com missioner of insurance 123 state representatives five slate Board of education a care Santa Tisci various District magistrate judges and county commissioners. Kansas waives registration for members of he . Armed forces or merchant Marine and their family members other Resi Dent temporarily residing outside the unil de slates and voters under the overseas citizens voting rights act. Voters May use a single Post card for both this primary and the general election on nov. 4, the card should be writ to the county election officer after april 1. Early mailing will ensure timely receipt if a bal lot ballots will be sent to the voters approximately 45 Days before the election. Colorado primary election aug. Voters will choose one . Senator six . Representatives governor  governor Secretary of slate treasurer at Torney general members of the state Board of education 17 state senators 65 stale representatives and several county officials including commissioner clerk and recorder treasurer assessor sheriff Surveyor Corr nor and superintendent. Service members and citizens temporarily residing outside the United states May Reg ister and request u ballot by mailing a sin Gle Post can which must be received by the county clerk not later than 25 Days prior a the Elce Jion. Overseas citizens voting under the Over seat citizens voting rights act Are advised to request n stale registration form and Al the same Lime request a ballot by completing inc Post card and mailing it to the county clerk Al least 75 Days prior to inc election since the state form must be completed and. Resumed to the county clerk at Kasi 25 Days prior to the election All voters however Are advised to mail the Post cards As Early As possible preferably two months before the Ciccion. A single Post card is valid for both the primary and the general election on nov. 4 if inc voter checks both Blacks on inc Post card. Military Absentee voters and thuse temporarily residing outside the United. Slates. When using the postcard As the rcgistralio., request should not mail the form More than 90 Days before the election or a second fast card must be used to request the Absentee ballot. The Post card or any other form used to a Guler must be sworn to before a commissioned officer or another official authorized to administer oaths. Playing the game teaches students politics of diplomacy by Tony Nauroth " numb org Bureau David Kelleher played the game at Ansbach High school. Before the game he thought a palestinian was bal Guy who rides around the desert on a  Afier eight weeks of groping around in the world of International diplomacy and intrigue Kelliher defines a palestinian As a person trying to return to his traditional  Kelleher is. One of 23 talented and gifted students Al Ansbach High school who played a Middle East conflict simulation sponsored by the University of Michigan s school of education. Ansbach is one of 44 schools from Hawaii to Virginia playing the game As tag teacher Karen Webber put it. Bonn High is the Only other department of defense dependents schools school involved in the program. Teams from the schools were divided into five groups of 12 each. Some schools Are playing More than one game. The teams represented a different Middle East country the United states or the soviet Union Ansbach played Jordan in came 2. Bonn played the United Stales in game i Nancy Norman Bonn s simulation Facilitator and inter National relations teacher said the game is More than just a game to nibbles on the fringes of reality. Two teams of five students each from her International relations classes participated. The game came at a time when they were studying the Middle East conflict and she expressed a fear the simulation might spill Over into real extracurricular conflict. Bonn High school serves a Community of English speaking students in the German capital where real nations fran around the world have embassies. About 40 percent of the students arc not from the United Stales Norman said. Twenty percent Are military. The remainder Are from the us. Diplomatic Community. I was reluctant to play the gome she said. I have student from Israel Egypt North Yemen and Turkey. 1 was worried about a potentially volatile situation but it worked out All  since her students portrayed the United states they had an advantage because they already knew so much about it she said. Their research did not reach the exhaustive proportions of the players in Ansbach. Each school selected students to till inc four highest positions in it assigned country s real world government. The University controllers running the game by computer set up the game s Structure and critiqued the play by play diplomatic action All action was carefully considered even More carefully worded then communicated by computer and the Telnet communications satellite to the main computer at Michi Gan. University controllers then sorted out the message traffic to the various  the students had to research their country so that when the game started they would act As that country probably would act and not As they thought it should act from a . Point of View Webber said. The students had to ask themselves would King Hussein really do Hal " Webber s students said their most difficult Challenge As jordanians was to slay in character. Research into Jar Dan s politics history culture Aad military strength was exhaustive. They also studied the leaders personalities. They were surprised at the extent to which personality influences politics Webber said. Bonn s major goal As the United Stales was to maintain stability in the Mideast and give direction to its allies in the area. Norman said they accomplished that through Low keyed diplomacy. We did t use a heavy hand she said. The students acquired a greater appreciation for the difficulty of the Job of diplomacy Norman said. They were surprised at How Many import land things Are done very very quietly Norman said Mike fanning a senior who played inc . President was the brains of their game. He played a Strong presidential role she said. At time the members of his Cabinet had to keep him in Check. They Learned that even within a country s govern ment there is much disagreement University of Michigan controllers called Bonn s approach to the conflict idealistic Bonn also received High Marks in participation. University controllers critiqued Ansbach s participation is one at the most creative in came 2. Norman s assessment of the simulation As an education Al tool is mixed. I think it s a wonderful supplement but it s quite exclusive. I find that in s very very valuable yet at the same Lime very very  speaking of her students from the Middle East nor Man said our discussions were fascinating. Very Lively. To them this is not a game. It is real  Webber also has mixed feelings about the game. I think thai Good students will learn just As much in traditional classroom sellings As they do Here Webber said. I think they will retain this longer than just Reading the  local Roundup Frankfurt Uso Bike a Thon postponed until sept. 14 Frankfurt the Bike a Thon scheduled for june 1 to supper the Frankfurt Uso hat been postponed until sept. 14. Al inc current so curly level the sponsors coca cola feel that it would be inappropriate to hold the event at this time n news Regusc said. More information is available from inc Frankfurt Uso civilian 069-567312. Conference on parenting saturday in Wiesbaden Wiesbaden an All Day conference sponsored by the English speaking la leche league of Germany will be held saturday at uni Norberg elementary school. The conference theme is parenting today for tomorrow sessions will include childbirth options in the military dealing with grief living with the difficult baby and current breastfeeding research. There also will be n session on fathering. Registration costs 110, husbands who attend with their wives will be admitted for s2. Lunch costs is. The conference will run from 9 . To i . More information can be obtained Fay culling 06723-7105 or 06121-404252. Citadel of Charleston plans to hold Muster in Heidelberg Frankfurt the Citadel of Charleston s.c., will hold a Muster on May 30 in Heidelberg according to a v corp views release. All students alumni their parents and friends of he Citadel Are invited. The Muster begins at 7 . In the presidential room of the Patrick Henry Village officers club. Retired a to Cen. James a. Grimsley jr., president of the Citadel will be the speaker. Mare information is available by calling col. James Bradin at Frankfurt ets 320-5405 or 8309. Military 2304-s405 or 8309 or civilian 069-151 5405orll309,