European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 4. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 Washington Louisiana and washing Ion will hold primary elections in september according to a Pentagon news release. _ service members and their families can obtain information on voting procedures by requesting a 1986-87 voting assistance guide from uni voting assistance officers. Federal poit card applications also Are available from local units. Civilians May obtain voting information Romany . Embassy or consulate. The following inform lion is provided by the Federal voting assistance office in the Penta gon. If local assistance is not available Oversea Voten May Contact the Federal voting assist Ance program director room 18457, Pentagon Washington. , 20301, or Auto on 225-0663, or commercial 202 695-0663. Louisiana Voten will cast primary ballot sept. 27 for one . Senator eight . Representatives Public service commissioners judge of the court of appeals and associate justices of the supreme court voters also will choose candidates for Alt offices of local school boards and some municipal offices. The general election will be nov. 4 for those offices where a candidate does not receive More than 50 percent of the Voles cast in the primary election. Service members and their families other Resi dents of Louisiana temporarily residing abroad and overseas citizens voting under the overseas citizens voting rights act May simultaneously request stale registration forms and an Absentee ballot for the primary. They must submit a completed Federal Post card application to the registrar of Voten in their Parish of voting Resi Dence. Overseas citizens will be registered for an receive Federal ballots Only. Post card applications should be mailed a least 75 Days before the election since the state registration forms must be mailed to the Paris registrar not later than 39 Days prior to the Pri Mary Aad 24 Days prior to the general election. Louisiana primaries except the presidential and party committee primaries Are open. All parties appear on the ballot and the voter maypole for any candidate. A separate Post card application must emailed to the registrar to request a general elec Tion balk. Washington Voten will East primary balt Alsept 16 for one . Senator eight us. Representatives 24 state senator. 98 stale representatives three judges of the supreme court and three judges of the court of appeals. The general election is nov. 4. Washington waive registration for service member Aad their families other Sale residents temporarily residing outside the United slate Sand overseas citizens voting under the overseas citizens voting rights act. These Voten May obtain ballots for the Pri Mary and general elections by mailing a single Federal Post card application in time to Reachie county auditor county of voting residence 4 Days prior to the election. Ballots will be mailed 20 Days prior to the election ballots postmarked or dated not later Cha Shecton Dayan received by the county Sutor nol Laler Aan 10 Days after the primary Section or 15 Day after the general election will be counted. Divides a up Ecol written Absen. Available 90 Day  Theo Erson outside the Continental l-2labletovoleandrelurna i mail delivery within the a for regular Absentee ballots. A Oost card application May he used to re fun i Ihbe Wocial ballot but Musl include the  within the period provided. This ballot differs from the regular Baumol m request is received. Tee ballot that Hanoi s Mission possible helps soldiers get involved by Connie Dickey staff writer Hanau Germany soldiers in the Hanau Mili tary Community Are receiving three Day passes As re wards for going Bowling or swing a  passes Are part of Mission possible which offers soldiers incentives for interacting with others in Var ious activities. The activities include going to the outdoor recreation Center checking out a Book from the Library visit ing a zoo taking a train ride joining a vol Smarch and eating in a German restaurant. Back in 1982, kept teeing these life be la it1 a Sand i realized people who Are involved with activities Are not the ones that wind up on my Doorstep com monday morning mid Ron Webb alcohol and drug counselor."1 Felt if i could come up with something that could get soldiers to try different activities there would be fess folks in the alcohol and drug  Webb compiled a Mission Sheet with a list of places Tolkien can go and activities they can do to earn Points. Bonus Points Are awarded for something the Soldier thinks of doing on his own. The Soldier is Given four weeks to acquire enough Points to Cam a three Day pass. The More creative the activities the better " web said. By getting the soldiers out and involved in doing something we re hoping they won t become Barracks rats or use drugs and alcohol although 109 companies and batteries throughout the live Hanau sub communities have said they Are interested in the program now Webb said it too awhile for it to gain support. Three years ago 1 presented Mission possible Dur ing a conference in Frankfurt he said. Several first sergeants thought it was a Good idea but nothing Ever  about a year ago it. Col. Richard Kanda commander of the Jird engr in. Decided to try it on atrial basis. The battalion put Mission possible into operation during the Winter celebrate sober Campaign and they Are still doing  the battalion uses Mission possible As part of it newcomers briefing to familiarize soldiers with the area and encourage them to gel involved with the Community. We got the idea from the drug and alcohol people but we thought the biggest benefits would be to Orient the program to helping new people said Raj. Ken Steele who was the battalion executive officer when the battalion started the  move at such a fast Pace Here that new soldiers need to get acquainted with the Community fast about things they can do which will help them have a fun time while in  Way they might be Able to avoid trouble Wilt alcohol and drugs or trouble with their families adjust help them get out of the Barracks Steele said. Webb said although the 23rd engr in uses the pro Gram for newcomers anyone can participate. The program is geared to the single Al through e-6 Soldier. They have the least support since they Are separated from families. That makes them a High risk group. By getting out and doing things soldiers can get locked into something for instance a Soldier can visit the recreation Center play a game meet some people and begin to go Back. The people at the recreation Center become a Surro Gate family. Because of the human Contact the Soldier loses his fears and begins to do things by  said. Embassy construction estimates consistently Low Gao reports Washington a Sute department plans to construct a new chancery a school. Marine guard Quitera Bokhui units and support facilities in Moscow for $30muhon have so far Cost More than $167 minion and the work goes  slate department also planned to Complete a new chancery in Cairo Egypt in 1985 for an estimated$27 million Bui by Las March the building was not finished and Cost estimates had risen to Between $40million and $43 million. These incidents were reported to lawmakers this week by the general accounting office. Congress investigative Arm to illustrate that costs for improving Security Are often understated. There Are Many reasons for the growing com the report said including new Security standards a Lack of qualified contractors in Tome countries and Dis agreements among . Officials. The state department official who runs the program to improve Security at . Embassies conceded that initial Cost estimates were too Low and said they were due to tougher Security requirements and contractors  e Lamb director of diplomatic Security for the state department said construction costs had in creased on the Moscow and Cairo projects but said Security considerations forced More stringent Security standards and design changes adding to building costs. In both of these locations Lack of qualified contractor caused delays and increased costs As a  Lamb also defended the department s building pro  the difficulties in building embassies in Remote and often hostile environments the depart ment believes its record in recent years on building projects hat been Good he said in a written statement. The department a on record that it will Complete its worldwide building program on time an that it will use stringent fiscal controls to avoid Cost  Gao report said that when there is a conflict Over building plans among . Officials it is usually Between the ambassador and Security staffs. Some times Security projects take so Long to gel started that anew ambassador with different ideas has taken Over and disagreements reoccur it  needs a mechanism to ensure that Dis agreements Are resolved expeditiously said the report to sen. Richard Lugar r-lnd., and rep. Dante a act. A flt chairmen of the Senate foreign ret Eliom an House foreign affairs committees respectively. After terrorists attacked the . Emby in  i Fiat 14 people including two americans Coupe appropriated $343.4 million  bit year to improve the Security of amen can facilities overseas.  stale department is seeking another j4j Bil lion Vns the next five years to Cany out a massive embassy replacement program and other Security pm  on the projects in Moscow and Cairo began before the department started its new embassy Security Gao report focused on the use of the 1985emergency appropriation particularly j17t.s million that was to be pent on 13 facilities the state depart ment considered particularly vulnerable. Castro sends crocodiles for zoo in Spanish town Almen Dealejo Spain a thanks Loculan president fide Castro crocodiles will join the other animals in the zoo in this southwestern Spanish town. Jose Luis Rodriguez Rosa owner of Almen Dealejo Szoo said he wrote to Castro asking for two Crocodile and offered to hang a plaque above item saying the animals had been donated by the cuban Leader on june 16, Cuba s ambassador in Madrid Osvaji Garcia Fernandez wrote Rodriguez a letter informing him Castro had granted i petition and the Crocodile would arrive n Spain tuesday. Comrade Fidel asks me to inform you there is no need for you to hang a plaque of any kind the envoy s letter said. The cuban ordered four of the species sent in Castone or two die in transport or during the adaptation period Rodriguez said. Rodriguez said he planned to Send Castro i goo Spanish Ham some Champagne and some local wine