European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Some stubborn fires still raging in West Friday August 22, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 by United press International most of the 6,161 Brush and Limber fires which have hit the West since aug. 2 were out wednesday bin firefighters were Gilill contend ing with stubborn Rou ble spots in Idaho. Oregon and Colorado. In California Crews were beset by record temperature while doming hot spots from at Lent seven separate Brush rim that charred hundreds of acres and damaged four Homes in the los Angeles area. According to figures released by he Boise inter Agency fire Center the tires most of them sparked by lightning had consumed 710,685 acres. Still in contained were 64,000 acres in Oregon 18,800 in Idaho 2,500 in Utah 2,200 in Colorado. 400 in Montana. 400 in Wyoming. 200 in Washington,-200 in California and 150 in Nevada. Near los Angeles arson was suspected in a Blaze that covered 250 acres in the Hills Between Glendale and Pasadena. Investigators were looking for a Man seen lighting flares and throwing them into underbrush in the Vicinity Olne fire. The Blaze had caused More than 1100.000 damage before it was contained tuesday night. It burned unchecked for nearly five hours. Warm overnight temperatures set a los Angeles area record and official said tuesday s 100-degree heal was the highest in almost a Century. More record temperatures were forecast. The largest Braze still going in the West had consumed 15,100 acres in the Boise National Forest about 40 Miles North of Boise Idaho. Spokesman Bill paddock said 78 20 member Crews would try to hold established lines to the South and West and Start building new lines to the East and North with bulldozers. That will be a big Job today he said. Forecasts indicated dry weather with temperatures in the 90s. This will probably give us some extreme burning conditions Between 4 and 7 p.m.," he said. We might have lots of things happen this  the fire a burning into 120-foot High Ponderosa Pines and threatening to spread into Douglas fir which he called Nasty because it heals up and Burns in he lops of Trees. Pine Timber also was being destroyed by a Blaze which covered 12,000 acres West of the Hells Canyon National recreation area in Northeast Oregon near the Idaho line. Ray Naddy of the fire information Center at Salem said 1,500 fire lighters were on the line. To the South 7s firefighters returned to n 4,000-acre lire wednesday. They had been forced to withdraw tuesday because of advancing names. Several Small fires broke out in Washington during the night but were con trolled. The most dangerous burned within 100 Yards of Tometi orcs near the Crystal River ranch resort 50 Miles Southeast of Seattle. No evacuations were needed As wind blew the two acre Blaze in the other direction Washington s major Blaze the Ace Creek fire spread during the night but fire fighters predicted containment within hours. It was burning in the Northeast pan of he slate near the Idaho Canada line. Only one major fire was burning in Utah and forestry fire Center manager Pete Hansen said it should be controlled by the end of the Day. The fire covered 3,840 acres of land near Vernal in North East Utah before being contained tues Day night. 7 . Seamen rescued from Stormy Pacific Waters Honolulu a seven me swept off an aircraft Carrier on Maneu vers in Stormy seas were picked up by a Rescue boat and helicopter the Navy said. None suffered serious injuries the wave washed Over the flight deck of the Carl Vinson on saturday the Navy said tuesday. The deck is 25 feel above the ship s Normal water line and the wave swept he men into 62-Degrcc water in the Eastern Pacific. All seven were wearing life vests. Crewmen who saw the wave tossed life rings to the men and flares into the water to help rescuers locate the men. Six sailors were picked up by a Navy Rescue boat within 16 minutes and the seventh Man was rescued by helicopter. The seven resumed to duly that Day after being treated for minor injuries. An eighth Man suffered internal injuries when the wave slammed him against a parked plane. He underwent surgery aboard the Carrier and was in satisfactory condition the Navy said. Curran vows fight against attempted ban by Vatican Washington Dpi the Rev. Charles Curran a Catholic University professor of moral theology said wednesday the Church must allow dissent and said he will fight Vatican efforts to ban him from officially leaching Catholic doctrine. But Curran who faces a sept. I deadline on what procedures he will use in his struggle with Church authorities told a news conference he and his lawyers had not decided whether to pursue Church or secular routes in his Effort to keep his Posi. In my own judgment and in the judgment of the majority of my Peers i have been and am suitable and e Gible to exercise the function of a pro Fessor of Catholic theology Curran said to Long and sustained applause by some 100 supporters packed into a meeting room at the Catholic univer sity of America in Washington i will continue to work for the legitimacy of some theological and practical dissent the need to change some official hierarchical Church teachings the importance of academic Freedom for Catholic theology and the need of a Jusi Structure to Deal with the inevitable tensions that from Lime to time will exist Between theologians and pastors Curran said. Authority must conform to the truth Curran declared. Monday in a signal that Church authorities Are toughening their stand on dissent the Vatican informed cur ran that he is not suitable nor Eligi ble to teach Catholic  cumin one of the most prominent roman Catholic theologians in the area of sexual ethics has differed with Church teaching on a number of Sensi Tive areas including birth control abortion homosexuality and divorce. But in his first comments since the Vatican action the priest defended himself As a theological moderate who has always developed my moral theology in the Light of accepted Cath Olic  my positions on the particular is sues involved Are always carefully nuanced and often in fundamental agreement with the existing hierarchical teachings Curran said. Yes occasionally i have and do dissent from the official teaching on some aspects of specific issues but this is within a More general and prevailing Content of  Washington archbishop James a. Hickey Chancellor of the Church con trolled University has Given Curran until sept. 1 to decide whether to in Voke appeals procedures that exist within the University in an Effort to keep his Post. Curran however has publicly said that the internal process is not fair i and that the existing Church Laws governing the process Are themselves a violation of Aca Demic free  he said he has a tenured contract with the University i which predates cumin the Church Laws governing disputes such As his and Only after receiving academic and Legal counsel on these Points can i make a final  although the Vatican has been moving steadily in recent years 10 quell Dis Sam in what it considers to be unruly churches the Curran Case is the first in recent history in which a North american theologian has been held unfit to be an official teacher because of dissent from Church Doc  said he believes he was singled out because he is from the United states where there is friction Between the Vatican and the Church because the issues involved have to do with sexuality and because his extensive writing and firm stance have created a lengthy Public record. Curran said the positions he holds involve issues far removed from the Core of Faith and do not involve questions on which the Church Hierarchy has spoken infallibly. I remain convinced that the hierarchical leaching office in the roman Catholic Church must allow dissent on these issues and ultimately should change its teachings Curran said. Dod school is barometer of . Military relations by Richard Halloran Lackland fab Texas not the defense department s English language Center Here where military people from 70 foreign countries come to study English is a barometer of . Military relations with the world. The big contingents of students today arc from Egypt saudi Arabia and Kuwait in the Middle East Thailand and South Korea in Asia and Honduras and Al Salvador in Central America. Gone Are. The platoons of iranians who once constituted the largest group Here. The numbers of students Are directly proportional to the political situation in the world says Charles v. Green the Center s director of operations. Specifically the students studying English reflect the amount of . Military assistance and military sales to their Home countries. Most come to learn English so they can Deal with the weapons or military training i heir countries buy. The Cost of courses Here is borne by the student s government. But the Long term Benefit an american officer said is the Opportunity for us to influence other countries this Center is a vital link in Ameri can foreign  three categories arc taught Basic general English he specialized vocabulary of aviation technical or managerial English and methods for leaching English to others when the students return Home. In one classroom a chinese with no sign of rank on his uniform a sergeant and a Captain from Tunisia and a major from Spain listened to a teacher read from a newspaper then paraphrased the opening of the article in a discussion of american idioms. Those students whose English was advanced were being trained As teachers. The babble of accents seems not to detract from the instruction according to teachers Here. It s Good training for them said an instructor because they re going to run into different accents when they use their English.1 the instruction is tailored to individual needs As much As is possible in a school that Enrols 1,000 Stu dents at a time. Each student is evaluated daily so those who do Well can be moved to a class ahead. Green said a computer helped the school to keep track. New assignments Are made every Friday afternoon. Along with academic records observations about the student s attitude and ability Are maintained in a file that is sent to he Home country after the student completes the course Here. The file goes first to the american embassy which May delete embarrassing comments before passing it on. The ambassador May not want to be the bearer of the news that a student has wasted his Lime and been a Playboy Here said an officer not when the student is the son of Sultan or the defense  officers Here say they rarely have problems with students whose countries or cultures Are at Odds arabs and israelis indians and pakistanis. Beyond the language the Center tries to expose the students to the United Stales. Tours to local Banks businesses and the Lone Star brewery Are arranged As Are trips 10 Dallas and Washington. Many students arc adopted by families in san Antonio. Although officers and enlisted people go to class together military courtesies Are observed outside the classroom each student wears an american Emblem of rank in addition to the Home rank