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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stare and stripes wednesday june 18,1986 chief Justice Burger toy Etire Reagan Sayrs Watington up president  the retirement of a pics jus Tice Wasen Burger and nominated  Lliam Rehnquist to be his sip lessor. Reagan announced he would nor fete Anlo Nin Scalia so a judge on inc \ of. Court of appeals for the District of Columbia to the High court. At a wac House news by flying Reagan raised burs saying he has Jurj the supreme court for i years during a cried of great change. \ he ii retiring now in Ord Cao devote his full attention to Ohio Montous no mint in our nation s history j the 200lh�nniversary or land at Howard ,. Southern co spokesman Bill Osbine said. He said in a Icie Bonc interview that it was not immediately a flown if any of the four Man Crew survived. Heft Rescue teams had Bee sent. Osbine said it of inc based at Griss Mafb ind., crash Bebee Dawn on a Hill just South of room Nava ase which lies a half mile South of Hotard. . Rups Oul payment to a by to Ideh tiny body Washinton a the state depart ment on my Day ruled out an som payment to Libya or of for concessions i Arder to determine whether Jody that reported washed ashore is that of of of he two amen a airmen lost inthe Apriki bombing Ottri Pobud Benghazi. Sim humanity would a i parents offered to buy me the one i bloodied. I saw Bow Hii they love their son. I in i replace the feeling of sati fact  German police have arrested Polack. It Lac right Thingili argument i they did t idiots i know that id i Don t know if 1if she had t been i t end after the ambulance in mpg inc scene to clean up ambulance Driver who the Driver told me Heit he May not live the King school to join the a was sent and met ital room monday critical list and is i clothe to re als looked nothing t i aved t the at Navy to probe efficiency if Marine fliers to curing by Norman Blackcap military writer Washington Navy Sec Clary John f. Leh Man has we Rcd an investigation to determine whether Marine Cook aviators Are receiving sufficient Logis Lical support training and flight Lime to ensure readiness and sail the probe will bc\ariduc1cd by the Navy s inspector general. Rear Aden. Jor Kellerman and will focus on Marine corps Squadron swing inc a-6 attack Jet the Basic All weather bomber Aslog cd to Navy aircraft carriers officials said. The investigation ordered 1 \3fcwceks ago follows an article in the Marine corps Gaza pc thai conclude Marine a-6 air Crews were  a higher Hap rate compared to Navy Crews Fly plane. It also follows by two months Lchman pc Klong Active duty stint with a Marine Squadron to or Jyro Calif. Lehman is a commander in tric Faval res and a trained Bombardier navigator ok-6 aircraft. A spokesman for Lehman capt Mike Sherman said the Secretary is not Ernp mfg that Marine a-6 Crews Are less capable than naw Crews. But he wants to know if there s a problem pfc thai needs fixing. He spent time talking with Mamie on Active duly an flying with them and he obviously came away with some  the Marine corps to five Active Fleet squadrons Ora-6 jew compared nth the Navy s 13 Active a-6 squadrons. Most Nefy aircraft earners Are sent to sea carrying Marine carps As Well As Navy aircraft. In the cases pie a-6, each Squadron consists of 10to 11 planes. Pfc a-6 has been specially outfitted with sophisticated electronic equipment that allows bomb ing runs anon so targets on land or at sea during foul weather it at night. A-6 aircraft participated m the april or nighttime bombing runs against targets in War recording to the article in the Marine corps Gazette a professional Jouge for officers. Marine a-6 pilots have not been Rwei ving As much flight time a their Navy counter res. At the same Lime the Marine corps class a a Point rate for the a-6 has been exceeding Liat Foje Navy since 1981. The acid pm rate is expressed in terms of major accidents for 100,000 hours of flight time. According to Mary statistics the a-6 Community had an Acci Dent no of 8.62 Mish is per 100,000 right hours inl9 that is a reduction compared to the Rales for 198jnd 1984, but it Gilill is above the 5.02 Rait reported by the Navy in 198s. A Marine officr.-, who asked not to be identified disputed the Gai to s conclusion that Marine Pilot were not getting Ai Nuch flight time As Navy pilots saying the rates arc roughly comparable. The officer acknowledged the corps Accident rate for the a-6 had exceeded thai of the Navy bul noted the marines have so few a-6 squadrons that a single Accident can result in a poor Rale. Up 1985, for example the Marine corps lost two a-6stanpared with four by the Navy but the Navy was flying any More planes the officer said. The Wotte article also decried logistical problems within the Banc corps that it said translated to reduced Maine ice support and criticized the Lack of ground Timulak cmdr Marine pilots. Mai. Tony rot Mijc a Marine spokesman con firmed monday the cent has Only one a-6 simulator located on the East coast Cherry Point . Two of the Marine corps a-6 sch Drons Are based on the West coast at Eltoro. The primary focus of the incl ligation is to deter mine whether Marine a-6 Crews in hiring for Carrier deployments Are getting the same to Vfrnal support and training time As Navy pilots Shern pc Aid Mon Day. Whites-only1 policy in Guan reportedly upsets Prince Charles in Findon up when they trooped the color for Bis Mother s official birthday there were no Black faces to be seen among the parading guardsmen Anvil apparently has upset Prince Charles. News reports monday said the Prince heir to the English throne had expressed serious concern about discrimination against Blacks in the brigade of guard Sand the household cavalry the Monarch s military escort. Other reports said Charles had clashed with his father the Duke of Edinburgh Over the hiring of More Blacks for his own personal stain prompting a headline in one newspaper which described him As the guru  the alleged whiles Only policy has been one Ocharles pet co Plaku for several years and surfaced again when according to witnesses there were Koblacki among the More than 2,000 guardsmen at sat urday s trooping of the color for his Mother. Queen it was her official birthday an event celebrated by her personal reviewing of the various brigades of guardsmen who also pull regular military duty such a postings in Northern Ireland and with Britain s army of the Rhine. There is about much Chance of a Black or Brown face featuring among the. Soldiers on Parade As guardsman who is Only five feet tall the weekly observer newspaper said Buckingham Palace declined comment on reports of Prince chaises upset this is entirely a Mailer for the army said a Palace spokesman. The Prince of Wales Charles is we known for his concern Over the problems of ethnic minorities in Thi country and has discussed them publicly on Many of  an army spokesman insisted that despite the Whites Only appearance of the weekend ceremonial lineup the army considers Ilieff  but the observer quoted one senior guard non commissioned officer As saying there Are no wades in the guards. There have never been and there never will be 1 people do not want to see a Black face under Bearskin the guards traditional headgear. Blacks ire generally persuaded to go  the daily newspaper today said Charie had wanted to add More made Commonwealth resident to his staff but thai his family walked at the suggestion it is believed the fiercest opposition came from i father Prince Philip today said. Strike from Pacha 1 service which shut Down completely in the Johannes Burg area monday reported 80 percent of its Normal 670,000-comrnuter capacity tuesday. The government said it was Banning live transmissions by foreign television Crews further tightening the news restrictions which accompanied monday . The ban on live transmissions followed two interview with anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu broadcast live by the Brit a broadcasting clip in which Tutu Madesta Semeou which might Nave been construed by the government As subversive under its new regulations the government has outlawed the issuing or report ing of a Range of subversive statements including criticism of the Security forces and advocacy of eco nomic sanctions against South  activist Winnie Mandela wife of jailed Afri can National Congress Leader Nelson Mandela wat told to slay in her House in Soweto township from 6 . To 8 . Until Friday and not to give interview Oslo the Media. Mandela said far life Bhe understood the order would be effective until the end of the stale of Emer gency but the text of the order specified it would be i Force Only until Midnight Friday. Mandela has been tarred by the government from ii Ami apartheid politics for most of the time Tice 1961 she Wai jailed for More than a year in the late i960  
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