European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 6, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 a amps pcs to i. By Jean Albright Tilburg Bureau Hahn a Germany i Don t nor Mally do trick shots,1 said the Man who d just made a White Cue Ball do a mid table a turn. I offer la do trick shots tar groups an base because i think the game of Pool needs a better image senior master sol. Richard Tolis said after exhibiting his skills at Hahn a. Traditionally the image is Sleazy. If you re a very Good player they say it s a sign of a misspent youth said the three Lime Alt european billiards Champi on. People who play the game very Well have obviously invested a lot of Lime in poolroom and till recently poolroom have not been the place we wanted our Sterling  Totis started playing Pool when he was 14, i quit school for two years and Hung around poolroom. After a Long while the players took an interest in my interest and started teaching me a  tolls who is assigned to the 50th tac fighter Wing  better Side of the game growing and wants to promote it. He has competed in european tournaments where tuxedos and Champagne in four Star hotels set the tone for High level Competition. But he s also seen the Way Pool tables and cues arc sometimes treated and maintained on american bases. Most recreation centers take adequate 515 Phi la in Jun alb Reghl senior master sol. Richard tolls lakes a shot is his wife Linda watches. To mediocre care of their equipment. And i can t expect much More. In recreation centers and dorms people Are going to sit on the tables spill their Beers on them the care the equipment gels depends on the interest of the base  thai s Why he give exhibitions promoting interest and teaching others who show a sincere interest in the Art of handling the Cue. You Don t control the balls he said. All you control is the Cue because that s the Only thing you touch. The game is in pushing the Cue in a straight line for just a few inches he said. But that involves your whole body and mind.". A Cue is n very personal tool Central to a player s mindset he told an interested nov  your own hns a tremendous  advantage. You May have a favorite nouse Cue and one Day someone else is using it. It la have a tremendous effect. All the time you re playing you re. Watching that person. Watching and wait ing to get that Cue. Your  the Cost of owning a Cue should not be enough to hurl he said. "1 spent $500 on each of the two 1 have Here today but they Start at s80 and can get up to 420,000. That s crazy. The main difference is in the types and varieties of inlaid Wood. Out it s just  playing Pool has always been n Sulf sufficient pastime for Tolis. When i was an airman it would subsidize my income. I worked in a poolroom and Guys would come in looking far a game. Other Guys would Back me up. But that gets into the seamy Side. I d be in bars four nights a week com ing Home with $500 or 1600. That can gel dangerous and hard on the family life so i  that was in 1974, but when Tolis was assigned to Germany in 1979 he began to play again first in base recreation Cen ters then on his own table at Home. In july Tolis and his family will be reassigned to England where he says snooker is the More popular game. We re shipping a Home Pool table so we can take the game along he said. School project makes Impact on drug scene byjoe Mapother Bresci Hatch Bureau Bueren Germany their research project was a tossup Between geography and drugs said Junior High students James Williams and Doug Perdue but they did t Rel their scl1001 world to lard the Cal in n let Talion program As Counselor. Perdue 12. And Williams 14, have been giving their perspective on drug abuse to soldiers undergoing counsel ing at War Lar Corl Mark Cavern facilities operated by the 5th is. Army arty croup. The nato Cavern is near Bueren a sub Community on the Northern fringe of the Giessen american military Community. Initial Success of the idea has prompted drug and Alco hol abuse officials in Bueron to offer the students services to other Remote Sites in the Paderborn Munster and Man Demarca. The project the two students began working on earlier this year first caught the Eye of their school principal then the director of the Bueren Community counselling Center last week the pair of Young drug researchers found themselves standing before a class of 10 soldiers who perhaps intrigued by the Novelty of the situation engaged the Junior High students in an hour Long question and answer session on drugs and their effects we were explaining to them and they were explaining to us said a 23-year-old specialist 4 who ended of in the counselling session after a urine lest turned up positive for Sis Polo by Job Moi Chr drug Counselor James Williams left and Doug Perdue. Marijuana use. When the Soldier heard Perdue say he had been around people smoking marijuana the Soldier asked if the student was Temple. I Don t want to get addicted to something and mess up my  replied Perdue a soft spoken youth wearing jeans rolled up Over his Innis shoes. Wiliiam Cummings a Counselor far 15 years and director of the Bueren  Center evaluated the effect of the students on the soldiers it reminded the soldiers that a child s vision goals and perseverance is still available to them if they re willing to work at it Cummings said. Some of the defences that Are immediately put up with somebody like me or a unit drug and alcohol coordinator Are not put up with the  Ora c. Flippin principal at the Bueren school put the two students in touch with Cummings after the pair walked into her office seeking additional help for their drug project. The original idea was to tap Cummings expertise. But after their initial meeting Cummings said we started  it was eighth grader Williams influence Over his seventh Grade partner Hal led to the decision to begin the monthlong research on drugs. He Perdue wanted to do geography Williams said. Bull said let s do something that s very very  Pentagon oks development of tilt Rotor air plane Washington a the Pentagon has decided to proceed with full scale development of a new Type of tilt Rotor air plane for the Marine corps citing the plane s military necessity. The decision disclosed in a prepared statement and contract announcements comes in the Wako of congressional attacks on the defense budget development of the plane dubbed the Osprey has been described As the most important new weapons program contemplated for the Marine corps. The planes future has been in doubt because of the new Gramm Rudman balanced budget Law. And congressional promises to Cut the defense department s budget in future years. The Pentagon said Friday it had decided to pursue development of the plane known officially As the v-22, because of us Mili tary necessity. The Marine corps must re place its aging ch-46 helicopters in any event and the Osprey will provide important new capabilities the Pentagon said. The lilt Rotor combines the Speed Range and fuel efficiency normally associated with c-130 or c-12 Turboprop aircraft and the slow Light and hover capability of helicopters the Pentagon said. The decision Marks a Pentagon commit ment to a program that will ultimately Cost More than s10 billion. Meanwhile a contract Worth h97.3 Mil lion was awarded Friday to the two company team that has been pursuing design of the aircraft primarily with their own corporate funds. The two Are the Boeing Vertol co., a subsidiary of the Boeing co. And Bell helicopter text Ron a subsidiary of text Ron inc. The Pentagon expects the two to work together in completing engineering development and producing prototypes of the plane then to compete against each other Lor regular production contracts. The Pentagon said Friday s contract is he first instalment of a full scale development Effort thai will Cost 11.7 billion. A total of six prototypes will be produced by the two companies and the first regular production version of the plane scheduled far delivery in 1991, the Pentagon said. The tilt Rotor concept essentially com Bines the Wing of an air plane with the rotors of a helicopter. The Osprey s two engines rotate into an upward position for Takeoff driving propellers that lift the air Craft in the same manner As a copter s Rotor. Once airborne however the engines drop Down into the Normal horizontal Posi Tion found on any air plane and the Osprey then flies in a conventional manner. Last month the Pentagon estimated it could buy 60s of the planes for s20.3 billion or roughly j33.4 million per plane. The latest procurement plan however Calls for the acquisition of 913 planes with the Navy air Force and army buying some As Well. Despite the plane s unusual capabilities some congressional opposition has devel oped to the Osprey Over and beyond budget concerns. An internal report prepared by the staff of the House armed services committee recently concluded the Marine corps does t really need an aircraft with extended Range. The report says Marine amphibious thins mounting an assault would still have to move relatively close to Shore to launch Shorter rinse ch-s3 helicopters which carry artillery and vehicles to Battle zones the Marine corps has nol offered a for Mal response to the House committee re port. But civilian As Welt As military leaders say privately Hal the House staff has taken too narrow a focus ignoring the extra a nerve ability such a plane would provide in avoiding enemy defences