European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday May 25. 1988 terror training the prisoner experience by Dick Hii Renu . Germany staff i Oil Ell thrashed about in the Damp leaves his face contorted with determination and pain As three terrorists pinned him ant tried to pry a Large stick from his hands. When maj. Fred Rawcliffe called a Halloo the action a few minutes later. Pastel had suffered a sprained shoulder and Al four participants were out of breath. I did t know they were taking me to interrogate me he said. But i had worked one hand free and it seemed Likely Best Chance to escape. My vision was still kind of fuzzy from being Blindfold Edall morning and i could t Tell How Many of them there posted a technical analyst from the in formation systems Etier come at Kcruz Borg Cavern in Germany was one of about 40 computer technicians and analysts taking part in an escape an evasion training session during adventure training thursday. The terrorists were people from his Parent unit in Worms and from the 527th military intelligence in in Kaiserslautern. As spec. 4 Myron Cook a Mcdine As signed la 2nd in Gold air defense arty at Ranu Icin a Germany Cha mind i of Lell s shoulder Postell explained that he resisted so strongly because he and the other members of the unit did t know what to expect when their Van was ambushed near the brei Tynwald training area earlier in the morning. We knew we were coming for some sort of adventure training but i did t expect this he said. We re a Bunch of computer jocks and we Don t get a Chance to train like this very often. There arc a lot of peo ple who arc upset and Don t want to play this Rawcliffe the Sec commander who organized the exercise said the objective was to show the prisoner experience to people who Don t often have the Chance to train like the infantry. We wanted to let them know the feeling of being snatched confined and interrogated he said. We Don t get to do this kind of training on any sort of a regular basis but these people arc subject to Cap Ture just like anyone at the Start of the ordeal terrorists Force their captives to Kneel on the ground next to their Van. More photos on Page 3. I went through a course like this at for Mcclellan in 1968, before i went to Viet Nam Postell said. So i had a Little Belte perspective than some of the others when the exercise started. I remembered some of the people at Mcclellan who decided they were going to deliberately get captured. We were preparing for Vietnam so they got the worst treatment. 1 was t about to Pat Stevens a civilian supervisory com Puter specialist did t quit either. She volunteered for the adventure training an said she would be glad to go through it again. It was my first time for this kind of training but i think More secs emergency essential civilians should go through said. We should be As dedicated la this sort of training As the military people arc just As Likely to be Stevens who was made to Kneel on Astick during her interrogation said she Only gave her captors some meaningless conversation. I told them it was a Nice Day Inthewoods and things like that she said it bothers me that i was t briefed on what could and could t say. I did t even give them my Sec. James Susla did talk. He repeated his name rank and serial number for More than an hour while interrogators made him Kneel with his head buried in leaves and then taped him to a tree. The intelligence agents who declined to give their names said they arc not primarily interrogators but do receive some train ing in the area As part of their counter Intel Lig Cnoc schooling. We re not supposed to cause any actual physical harm to them during training said one of the military intelligence agent acting As interrogators. The object is to make them As uncomfortable As possible and keep them that Way until they say something in Hopes we will Case the disco some of the captives did t have the same briefing As their captors before the game started. When terrorist guard Sec. Lingiam Odins loosened sgt. Sabrina Hightower s Bonds she jumped him. Four of her fellow captives piled on until Rawcliffe slopped the action. Sgt. Eugene Marios a computer re Pairman who spent four years in the 82nd airborne div and took part in the invasion of Grenada escaped with Sec. Arnie Gloria. They captured two macs and were hold ing a terrorist with an armful of weapons at gunpoint when Rawcliffe slopped them. I was tied up beat up and Down on my Knees All morning Marios said. Now i m ready to get Dodds appeals ruling on lunchroom duty pay by the stars and Stripe san arbitrator has ruled that teachers at Naples High school should be paid for supervising students during lunch hour but officials of the department of defense dependents schools Mediterranean Region arc appealing the decision Olio Thomas special services coordinator for the Mediterranean Region said teachers at Naples High will not be paid for lunchroom duty unless arbitrator Thomas Carey decision is upheld. Officials of the overseas federation of teachers which represents department of defense teachers in the Mediterranean Region described the decision As Prece Dent setting. Ernie Lehmann Oft executive director said he believes Carey s decision will be upheld. The Oft he said has filed another grievance on behalf of All teachers in the Mediterranean Region. The new grievance also argues that teach ers should be paid for lunchroom duty. Lehmann said he expects a decision in this Case by mid August. We Are cautiously optimistic because now we have precedent Lehmann said. Lunchroom duty pay is a hot Issue among teachers who would like free lunch hours in which they have no duties with students. In schools where ptas do not provide lunch room monitors Many principals have assigned teachers to the Job on a rotating basis. Dodds officials have considered lunchroom monitoring part of teachers jobs and have Given them no extra pay. _ the arbitrator decided that school administrators have aright to assign lunchroom duty to teachers but that teach ers should be compensated for the work. Early registration begins at some Dodds schools news update by the stars and Stripe registration for the 1986-87 school year is starting at Many department of defens schools in Europe. Children must be registered by their Parent sponsor or guardian each school year. Registration will be held again before the Start of school on sept. 5, bul Dales have nol been set. Dales for Early registration differ among communities so parents should Check with the schools. Not All schools in the Atlantic an Mediterranean regions Are pc Rigi string. To enrol in kindergarten children Mustbe s years old by dec. 31. Children who will enter first Grade must be 6 years old by dec. 31. Parents of kindergarten and first Grade students must present a birth certificate or passport to prove the child s age. New students must present report car Sand transcripts from their previous schools and immunization students must have current shot re cords on file in their must be immunized against tuberculosis diphtheria pertussis whooping cough Ana tetanus measles mumps and rubella and addition All students must present proof of eligibility to attend a Dodds school. Proof includes sponsor and student id cards and a copy of orders showing the student s name orsome other proof the child is a depend Cal. Milk drinking ban lifted Rome a the italian govern ment on Friday night lifted a ban on drinking milk for expectant mothers an youngsters. The measure had been taken m response to fallout from the soviet chernobyl nuclear disaster. Italian minister of health Costanty Dagan said the decision was made after samples of milk and air showed amounts of radioactivity had decreased sufficiently. That the atmosphere is virtually free of contamination makes it not necessary to continue the prohibition on drinking milk Dagan said. The ban on drinking milk by pregnant women or children under 10 was imposed May 2, along with in order bar ring the Sale or consumption of Leaf vegetables. The latter measure has since been rescinded peace talks suspended Geneva Switzerland up Afghanistan and Pakistan suspended their latest peace talks for 10 weeks Friday to reconsider conflicting positions on a timetable for the withdrawal of soviet troops. Foreign ministers reported substantial Progress but said they must now consult Wilh leaders because talks have reached a very crucial they agreed to resume the latest an seventh round on july 30
