European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 4, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 9-month recruiting goals exceeded but Navy has trouble signing up graduates by Norman Blackcap military writer Washington the nation s military service exceeded their combined recruiting goals during the first nine months of fiscal 19s6, but the Nai a continued 10 lag behind in signing up men and women with High school diplomas a new report shows. The report released tuesday shows the air Force exactly matched its nine month objective the Navy. Army and marines exceeded their goals. All told the four services recruited 233,000 men and women Between oct. I 1985, and june 30, com pared to a combined object ii of 231,500. Of the tolal.218.400 were men and women who had not previously served in the military the remaining 14,600 were individuals who were returning to the services after Breaks in their military careers. Overall the four services continued to report historically High totals Tor recruiting individuals with High school diplomas. Of the 21 Moo first time recruits.195,100 or 89. S percent had graduated from High school. That compares to a rate of 91.3 percent during the same period in fiscal 1985. The Navy however continues to hold Down an in critic last place in Lii number of High school graduates among new recruit. Earlier this Spring in a Ripon covering Thi first six months of the year the pen Logon said the Navy had become the first service in six years id report a significant decline in so called High school diploma Grad uate accessions dropping below the . The new report shows a Small upswing for the Navy but that service still lags behind the other three. For the nine months ending june 30.80.4 percent of the Navy s first Lime recruits held High school Diplo Mas compared with 88.5 percent for the  96.8percent for the Marine corps and 99 percent for the air Force. During the first Sis months of recruiting the Navy percentage of recruits with High school diplomas had dipped to 79 percent compared with a 1985 figure of 89 percent. Taken As a whole the military manpower strength assessment report which is produced quarterly docs continue to paint a picture of vitality for the All . All four services met their recruiting objectives Overall re enlistment rotes remained acceptable and the sex and racial breakdowns among recruits remained steady. The latest report does show a slight decline in re enlistment rates for the four services combined from 67 percent during the same period last year to 64 per cent so far this fiscal year that dip was attributed primarily to a reduction in  re enlistment Rales from 64 percent during the same period last Yea Down to 58 percent so far this year. The  s Carly Reckase program has accelerated Many separations that otherwise would have occurred later in the year the Pentagon explained. The  had previously announced that it was discharging several thousand men and women from Active duly before the end of their Tours because offcuts in its budget stemming from the new Gramm Rudman deficit reduction a. Broken Down by service the report snows he  recruited 93,100 during the nine month period com pared to a goal of 92,600 the Navy 64,300 compared with a goal of 63,800 the Marine corps 25,300 com pared with a goal of 24,900 and the air Force 50,200 compared with its goal of 50,200. Goetz s attempted murder trial delayed again new York up a judge delayed the attempted murder trial of Bethard of Coz again tuesday and the subway vigilante said his Case is becom ing a Legal farce and that he does not want Tosland trial. The on again. Olt again Case now probably will no Start until novem Ber nearly two years after he shot and seriously wounded four youths on a crowded. Subway train dec. 22. 1984, no specific trial Date was set an state supreme court Justice sle phen Crane in Manhattan ordered lawyers Back int court oct. 3 to discuss the matter. The trial of the subway gunman hailed As a hero by crime weary Ameri can and reviled by others As a gun Totin madman was to begin tuesday but was postponed to accommodate Corn s attorney Barry Swolnick. Coetz Slotnick is representing John Carneg Lia one of the  in the Case of reputed mob godfather John got i on trial for racketeering. That Case in . District coun in Brooklyn was expected to last two months. Goelz is charged with attempted Mur Der and assault As Well As illegal weapons Possession. He faces up to 25 years in jail on each Allum plod murder charge. The Suhwan gunman claims he shot the four youths in self defense after at least one of i hem asked him for s5. He said he was afraid they would Rob him. The judge was clearly unhappy with the latest delay in the celebrated Case saying it ought to go to trial As soon As possible he suggested that if things deteriorate further the subway gunman should find a new rial lawyer. Mark Baker another lawyer for Roctz insisted the hitch was not a delaying Lac tic pointing out that he had warned the judge there might be conflict in Slot Nick s schedule. In an interview with United press International tuesday Gonciz said he was nol looking Forward to the trial. I i Hank my trial is a  he said. It s primarily political and perhaps philosophical. I Don t want to go to trial. Victim barn Allen does t ant to go to trial. The District attorney wants to Goin trial and some of the people 1 shot want logo to trial he said. The thin bespectacled elec Ionics specialist said lie singled Allen out because he was the Only victim who had nol filed civil suit and had kept his Mouth shut during the past two years. Hell come out of this of t he subway gunman said Roctz 38, said he was worried about being judged and vilified in every pos sible Way at a rial. I think Well win but win or lose War is hell he said. There Are going to be no winners but there will be losers. And if things Don turn out the Way some people Are expect ing them to and he wins1 Don t want to hear any complaints from those who wanted a trial i Don l want to hear any crying Goetz said. Goelz said he Wai not worried about the delay because the truth withstands the lest of  Case Well 10 two grand juries before 19 Hurt As bus rams Bridge in Dallas Dallas up a City bus crashed into a Highway abutment during heavy Rains tuesday injuring 19 people an trapping the Driver in the wreckage for nearly two hours officials said. The Dallas area rapid transit system bus smashed into a Railroad Bridge abut ment on the Dallas North tollway about 7 a.m., authorities said. The Driver Lester Moffett 30, was trapped for nearly two hours before rescuers could free him. Doctors at Park land memorial Hospital amputated his severely injured left leg tuesday afternoon. He also suffered internal injuries but was listed in fair condition. Six passengers on the bus were hospitalized mostly suffering from cuts and bruises. Dart officials said they would investigate the cause of the Accident. The investigation will be routine said Dart spokeswoman Robin stringfellow. It will involve All kinds of checks to the bus the Driver and the weather conditions. We do know that there was a heavy downpour at the time of the Accident she said. Of Fitl has been driving for Dart since july stringfellow said. The bus originated in the Dallas suburb of Addi son and had nearly completed its trip to downtown Dallas when the Accident of. Cur red. The bus has been in the Fleet at least since 1984," she said. There s no Indi cation Here was anything wrong with thebus Virginia murderer s widow ends profess Richmond a up evangel Merriley the widow of executed killer James Briley on tuesday ended a 30-Day hunger strike protesting capital punishment Briley Tost 40 pounds during her Vigil outside the state Penitentiary. She said she ate nothing put drank a 12-ounce mixture of juice Rice milk and Tea each Day. We want 10 show inc world that virginians and other americans do not want the death Penally thai the United state government has become a Possession cult As evil As the Mau Mau Jim Jones or Charles Manson Briley said. Our government out saturates. The Public minds with High crime statistics and paralysing fear that execution is the supreme answer to  James Briley was executed in Vir Ginia s electric chair in april 1985 for rap ing and murdering a pregnant Richmond woman and killing tier 5-year-old son. James and his brother Inwood Briley led a gang believed responsible for 11 Mur Ders. They masterminded the May 1984 escape of six convicted killers from the Mecklenburg correctional Center the largest death Row breakout in . History. Police recaptured All tin within three weeks. Linwood Briley was executed in octo Ber 1984. The True principles of Justice permit change and rehabilitation said evanic line Briley. Instead the . Govern ment justifies killing of the right people if they think they Nave a Good enough reason and we All know thai that s the same logic used by pathological  go if was charged with attempted murder. A grand jury convened shortly after the shooting a closed to indict him on thai charge choosing instead to charge him Only with illegal weapons Possession. One of Goetz s victims said in a newspaper interview the youths intended to Rob Oreti. Another allegedly admitted to a police officer they wanted to steal from Gonciz. Worst safety record for mines reported Washington