European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday june 15, 1980 the stars and stripes Marine Squadron Leader relieved of duty Eltoro Marine corps As ? � no r the banding off Cerol the Black knights fighter Squadron which joined in the april raid on Libya was relieved of duly after inspectors contended his planes were improperly maintained officials said. It. Col. Robin Savio. Commander of Marine fighter attack so 314. Was or dered removed from duly wednesday by maj. Gen. John i. Hudson com Mander of the 3rd Marine aircraft wig said la. Col. Jerry Sheldon. Base spokesman. Maj. Alexander milk in. Aviation maintenance officer and third in com Mand of the Squadron also was relieved of duly Sidion said. The Black knights were he firs . Military unil to Fly the new. Mph Imiri cd Mcdonnell Douglas f/a-18a Hor Nei. A twin engine Jet that can Ravel almost Ivice the Speed of sound the Register newspaper of Orange  Friday. The plane is designed As both fighter and bomber the Squadron returned last month from a Mediterranean Lour aboard the earner Coral sea during which in joined in a bombing run Inai targeted libyan military installations. On Jan. S. During the same  knights maj. John sum Merlin was killed in a crash off the coast of France citing unidentified sources the Reg ister said a routine inspection after the Lack knights return Nome found inc f/a-i8a hoi run fighters were reported ready for flight when in fad. They were  maintenance procedures were found Sheldon said  i want to emphasize that no air Craft were operated in an unsafe Condi Tion. Of course he added All maintenance procedures have 10 do with Safe  said base officials would not reveal details about maintenance prob lems. Bui sources said fighters were designated ready for combat and capable of flight when they should have been Down for a Spain or inspection the Register reported. The aircraft were never flown when they were  Sheldon maintained that would be foolish. The commander has to Fly  elections "86 Washington Minnesota and Delaware will hold primary ecu ions for Federal slate and county offices in september according to the Federal voting assistance office in the Pentagon. The Delaware primary will be sept. 6, the offices appearing on inc general election ballot in november some of which also will appear on the primary ballot Are one . Representative stale attorney general treasurer auditor 1 1 state senators and 4 1 stale representatives. Many county offices also arc up for elect Ion.  and their families other Delaware residents temporarily residing outside the United slates and overseas citizens voting under the overseas citizens voting rights Art May simultaneously request state registration forms and an Absentee ballot. They should mail a single Federal Post card application to reach the depart ment of elections in their county of voting residence not later than 30 Days prior to the election. Party affiliation must be provided when requesting a primary election ballot. A second Post card application must be mailed to request a general election Bailor the Post card application the slate affidavit of Reg ii ration and inc ballot return envelope Musl be sworn to before a commissioned officer or Oiher person authorized to administer  will hold its primary sept. 9. Minnesota Absentee voters Are advised to mail inc Federal Post card application about two months prior to the election. Minnesota voters go Lothe Pollio choose eight u a. Representatives 67 stale senators 134 state representatives governor lieutenant governor Secretary of state stale auditor slate treasurer and attorney  justices of the Minnesota supreme court six judges of the court of appeals numerous District and county com judges As Well As county sheriff county attorney some county auditors treasurers recorders and commissioners Are up for election in this primary to Register and receive a ballot service members and their families other Minnesota residents temporarily residing outside the United Stales and citizens voting under the overseas citizens voting rights act should Complete and mail a Post card application to the coun by auditor county of voting residence. A single application May be used to request ballots for both the a Mary and general election on nov. 4 the Orosi card application and ballot return envelope need nil be to if the voter s military id card number or passport number is  voters who resided in townships should be sure w is As clearly As possible the township and either their Street address or their route and Box num Ber in order to exp cd delivery of their ballot. Services Emberland their families can obtain for on the voting procedures for both slates by1 986-8r voting assistance guide from. Other Absentee voters shut Garf poem lists love of Reading As Foremost reason for her rhymes by Dan Wollam Stuttgart Bureau Stuttgart there s probably a bit of the la tent Pool in All of us. Most everybody at one time or another think hell sit Down and write thai novel . Barb Siples an in year old recent High school Grad uate has done More than just think about writing or publishing. She s a professional poet or at least she s a paid poet. I Siplics says she does t usually know what she s writing when she puts words on paper and shehans t Learned poetic theory. She starred writing 10 years ago inspired by Tittle More than a love of read ing. Several of her poem were published in the Patch High school Lii Crary and artistic anthology Patchwork. With encouragement from English instructor Carol Zank Rah Waldt Siples decided 10 try her hand at the big Lime Siai Eside magazines. She hunted up mag Zines in writer s Market and Zank Rahwald wrote cover letter introducing Siplics As a  mailed sin poems to six publications. Two pub Ushers rejected her work with form letters and two others rejected the poems but included some critical appraisals. The san Fernando poetry journal in California and tempest a literary journal published in Lorida. Accepted her work. It s kind of scary to id so of something like thai something that s so personal Siples said. But it s almost a Relief Loo. Because someone else is taking an interest in  the person who has Laken the most interest in Baib Siples siples1 work up to now has been Zank Rahwald there s a vision of the future in a lot of Siples poetry Zank Rahwald said. It s very sophisticated in the rhyme schemes in the ideas. It s very  Siplics said her writing is More emotional than rational and she often does t understand what a poem Isabul until a few Days after she finishes writing. She reads a lot but not heavy duty literature mostly fantasy and science  but she numbers among her favorite poets William Blake and . Eliot. I m going 10 keep  Sipics said. I know i la always want to keep doing  but she has no illusions about making a living As a poet. Siplics does t know Yel How much she will receive from inc san Fernando journal. It pays on publication. Tempest will pay her the grand sum of s3 for her poem. Ill put it away for that car quipped the poet who plans 10 study archaeology not literature Al the University of Maryland in Munich. Poetry is More Ofa release for me she said. We Are too much with the world we Are Loo much Wilh the world a stinking blackened mess too vast too great to assess where once wild water swirled where Green Field kissed and curled alive in holy blessedness. We screaming Morel Earth begging lets our Banner of blight unfurled and wave above this broken place. Where once was god where once was life naught but regret fora human race thai burned and scarred in strife the works of the creator s Grace our Butcher s hands on the cutting knife. Barb Siples Vietnam gives data on 21 mias Ca Alovon 22s-06 f3 or Bangkok Thailand a Vietnam has provided More information on 21 . Soldiers missing in action during the Vietnam War and discussed the possibility that some Are still alive in Southeast Asia the Leader of a . Investigating Eam said saturday. La. Col. Joe Harvey head of the four Man team said talks with vietnamese officials on the Mia Issue were productive and positive. The team from the Hawaii based . Joint casually Resolution Center flew to Vietnam on wednesday to resume technical talks that were suspended for two months by Vietnam to protest the . Bombing raid on Libya in april. Harvey said Vietnam provided additional information on the status of its investigation into the cases of 21 mias. These Are among 70 cases Vietnam had previously announced in was investigating. Harvey told reporters no new cases were revealed by vietnamese officials and no agreement had been reached on a . Proposal to Send in teams to help search for americans who May still be alive in Viet Nam the vietnamese also did not provide dates for any future joint excavations of Mia Sites in Vietnam he said. Last november the United slam and Vietnam Ese cooperated for the first time in an excavation Ofa crash site of a . B-52 plane near Hanoi Vietnam s capital. The United suites lists 2.436 americans As missing in action during the conflict with nearly 1,800 of them in Vietnam. The others were last sighted in Cambodia Laos or China. Vietnam to Dale has turned Over the remains of 128 americans killed in the War and last year promised to resolve the Issue within two years. Vietnam has denied it is holding any americans As prisoners of War As some private groups claim. However the vietnamese government has agreed to investigate reports that some americans May still be alive in the area. The United slates and Vietnam have no official diplomatic relations but they have been holding what Are called technical talks on the Mia Issue. Harvey said no Date has been set for the next meet ing