European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page z the stars and stripes Friday. June 6, 1986 army May retire 300 colonels it. Colonels by client Vinci i Washington Bureau Washington Mure tour Joo army tit Loncto and almost a Many Lieut in on Cor win will in considered fur involuntary retirement us reduce manpower imbalances an army personnel official said r a a Cavil it Convene june 2s to select 10 percent of those officers in each Grade Tor retirement said Mij. James Chalkley of tic directorate of military personnel management office of inc Deputy chief of staff for personnel. Chancy said tue Dij inc army is pacts to Convene boards annually far the a Chi two of three years he said the affix cars being considered already arc qualified for retire ment. If vie were to do this All at one Lime we d need 10 Reid re a  of about 300 o 6s and about 210 0-5s to reach our  he said. Because the army is pacing but the pro Gram Over several years. Oil number of retirement necessary to Correct the imbalances May be ice than fall depending on other factors such As voluntary retire ment he said. The army has i Ted several criteria fur selecting those officers to be considered for Early retirement before w Are involved have filed the housing documents with their finance offices. Wietman said that when soldiers turn in he documentation their pay records Are recomputed from March i when the offset program begin. To inc present. As an example Kiel Tan said a Soldier in the Midwest might receive a Basic allowance for quarters of is 83 and maximum via of s84.82, a total of s267.82. But the Soldier s documents could show his actual homing costs Are ji40, Pitu the average Utility pm for the area of j91.20, for Stoul of $231.20. Subtracting the actual costs from the allowances leaves$36.62, the Law requires that the service recoup half that amount 113.31 by subtracting ii from Fitt vhf payment. The May leave and earning suit Cuenl would ttaw113.31 subtracted for each month that the program hat been in effect. Soldiers who have not turned in tic paperwork will Sti Ilsee cuts in their housing allowance possibly sub auntie ones Kidman said. The computer will figure their rent As 12, assuring that no matter How Large the average Utility Cost is the Sof diera via will Lake a Cut he said. The cuts will be retroactive to March 1, soldiers should take Steps immediately to provide the necessary documentation 10 their local finance offices Kielman said. This Wil prevent a potentially Large collection from their next  Kielman said soldiers pay records will be adjusted Ai they turn in the he timing cosi documentation. Any cuts made because of missing documents would be repaid in following paycheck. Command of 2 coast guard stations transferred to Italy officials report outlawed Irish Republican army. The indictment said Irish nationals Noel Burnny 27, and tiran Hughea 25, wanted to set up an arms broker ing arrangement with the Ira Fay locating a secret source of us. Military arms and munitions. The Arnu dealer to whom they were introduced Fay another de Eod aul John Macdonald 37, of Boston Actu ally Ai an undercover Fri age attorney William Wal did. Correction an article it yesterday s newspaper incorrectly hid army Comtoi Seiries in Europe did not remove two suspect brands of French cheese from More shelves until after the air Force announced tout it bad put Babel and Cradle cheese on medical hold. Both service removed the cheese at the same time but information about the army action was not available unlit a Day after the air Force action was reported. The Stan and stripes regrets the error. Fram Ilaff and wire reports Rome two navigation stations have been transferred from tie command of lie us. Coast guard to italian control according to italian and american officials. Italian defense ministry officials told the associated press the move was part of a in Conj Ca decision taken a few a cedi ago to put the Lampedusa and Scalia Marina Moran a navigation stations under the Contra of he italian military. A us. Cuba Sty spokesman thursday told the stars Nad Scripa the decision which went into effect last week end wat Normal nato  he said that under the North Atlantic treaty tie boil military May provide a commander under whose authority the base is managed. The action establishes a designated Chain of command with the new italian commanders acting As liaisons Between the american station command ers and the italian military the spoils Man said. But it has very Little practical effect on life and work Al the navigation stations he said. They will continue to be operated by . Coast guard personnel. No flags will be taken Down he said. The station on the Island of Lampedusa was the targe of a failed libyan missile Utuick on april is the Day of the american bombing raid on Libya. Libya has repeatedly threatened that base u Well it other nato facilities on the italian Peninsula to Long there is an american military presence the a Laid. Sellia Marina is in the file of the italian Boot. The City Council of lamp Uii n Hyrc resident Haw been fearful of another libyan Kirilc voted april ii id favor of a changeover in command from the american 0the italians the wire service reported. Bui the is. Embassy spokesman said the move had been contemplated for some period of time and be i a no connection with the libyan threats and the latrine Dusa City Council action. The Loran facilities which act like electronic Light houses serve sit ships including local fishing Tutti equipped with Loran signal Reu Eiven. Grand Tattoo ceremony honors Weze Frankfurt the German 111 corps wednesday night performed the German army i grosser Zaofen Sucich or grand Tattoo ceremony to Honor it. Gen. Sam Werier retiring commander of the is. Array v corps. It. Gen. Karl Erich me Driehs commander of Iii corps said the Tuitoo is the highest Honor which the Federal Republic of Germany con bestow on distinguished  special approval had to be granted by German defense minister Manfred Woerner before the ceremony could be performed a v corps news release in accepting the Honor of the ceremony., Weuell Laid be accepted not for myself but for All the outstanding sol Diers German and american who have served beside me in my 11 years in Che Federal  a drum and Fife corps escorted by Torch Beudert Tod armed a Diers. Per banned the ceremonial music of the grand Tattoo. Also present at the ceremony was Frankfurt mayor Walter Wal Nunn who was appointed tuesday by get Man Chancellor Helmut Kohl As environment no Natch. Wallman thanked the United states for helping Germany Job the family of free nations Wetizel who is retiring later this month has served u v carps commander since May 1984. He also raved at Deputy commander of the . Army in Europe of another posts during three Tours in Germany