European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 12, 1986 the stars and stripes protected by goggle and glares Josef a Tremiti welds the damaged undercarriage of a Quarter ton reek be and Robert diet performs Milne Tauff on i repair unit capable of fixing anything by Daryl e.  Bur oui ka1sers1autern everything seems to be going the Way or specialization these Days. Football has its defensive specialists Medicine its ear nose and threat specialists and Law enforcement its hos Tage defoliation specialists. The army s a cubicle maintenance program has a trait specializing in the repair of Quarter Tor vehicles or As they re better known in the Field jeeps. " we at capable of fixing anything that Rolls in the . Army but ran we the Calixe in Quarter ton vehicles said Johannes Jahn unit supervisor of the 8907th civilian support group at the general sup port Center Kaiser Lautem. We were set Cieu As the centralized repair unit for Quarter Ion vehicles because we were doing our Job Natal before so Usa Keur picked us to Start this Pilot program. There to other unit in Europe doing this Jahn 5 1 id. The 8907th is assigned to the army but is made up of 125 civilians Jahn said. Eighty two of them Are Mechanic and inspectors while the rest serve in group management and Supply roles. The 8907lh was activated in april 1976 when the . Army deactivated three cd maintenance units and activated two civilian support units Jahn said. We Wen under the 66th maintenance in until 1978 and Are now under the general support Center  before 1981 the 8907th worked on everything from jeeps to 10-Lon vehicles. But in 1982, the army started a program that saved it $40 million Over the next 4 a years. The program known As Swap out called for the Complete overhaul of jeeps and the swapping of the old bodies which had been rusted out with new ones. Vehicles were moved in and completely disassembled. Then they went through a line of 16 Sta Tion when rebuilt and repaired parts were in stalled Jahn said. At the end of the line a new body was installed. The Cost of these new bodies was $2,300. The mar Ket value of tha new jeep was $ 19,539. The program began with 600 jeeps in 1982, and die number increased to 840 the next year 960 i 1984 and finally 1,150 in 1985. A total of 3,900 vehicles were repaired under the body Swap program Jahn said. The army slopped buying jeep in 1978 and stopped buying bodies this year. But the overhaul program continues with the exception that new Bod ies arc no longer installed. This program will go on for another three Yean Jahn said. Then Well switch Over to whatever the requirement is Quarter ton half ton 10-ton, trailers. Whatever we re tasked to work on. We hive mined Mechanic and they can work on  conflict of interest probe focuses on of official Washington up a House panel is investigating a top air Force official who Doublet As a consultant to a private investment firm to determine whether his arrangement poses a Poten tial conflict of interest. Richard Carver assistant Secretary of the air Force for financial management acknowledged Friday thai he earns sio.s45 a year As a part time consultant 10 Smith Barney. Harris Upham a. Co. Of new York on local government financing issues. But he vigorously denied a potential conflict of interest an aide to a House Energy and Oom Merce subcommittee conducting the investigation expressed concern that Carver could parlay Advance information about defence contract to Benefit him self or Smith Barney an investment banking and broken a firm. It does t seem Tike healthy relationship Taid the aide to the House oversight and investigations panel beaded by rep. John Dingell a Mich. He s in a position to know in and Vance which company ii Genier a de sense contract and he could easily Whis per id someone s ear at Smith Barney Laid the aide who asked hat Hia name not be used. Carver Laid through a spokesman that his work with Smith Barney Calls for him to offer advice on raising find for local government and poses no potential conflict of interest because it does not involve the defense Industry a Smillir Torpey spokesman twid out hiring him Carver a Zero to do with meat of Smith Barney has no reason to want information Bont the defense department Federal conflict of interest Laws Gener ally prohibit oven neat officials from reaping private gain from their official positions. Carver began work with Smith Barney in january after receiving the approval of the air Force Secretary and general coun Sel Taid air fora spokesman maj. Philip Crowley. The air Force approved Carver s arrangement because it feds his work with Smith Barney is in an area completely separate from his duties in financial management Crowley Sakl Carver in hot s72,3w-yer position with the air Force has Access to contracting information but primarily is involved in deter Ninios the after ability of weapons systems Crowley said. Star trek to be reincarnated with new cast los Angeles Star trek will bouy go where in had gone before Back to television As a new series but without Cape. Kirk and or. Spock. The show which gained enormous Donu Larity after its cancellation nearly 20 Yean ago will appear with a new cast not september As Star trek the Neil generation the firs Wun syndicated Teri a will begin with a two hour first episode it Jawed by 24 one hour episodes Par amount television group announced at news conference Friday. A of details have not been worked out by is is anticipated the Inow win be let � cent air after the time of Cpl James , spook and the tune no Enterprise. The orinal Star trek was set 200 Yean in the future. Gene Roddenbery who created the of aerie win be cur inc producer for the new one Taid Deborah Koscin Twenty Yean ago be Enius of Oneman brought to Sefc Wajoa a program that has transcended the medium said a Karris president of Paramount television group. We Are enormously pleased that Duttman Gene Rodde Aberry is gab to do it again. Just at Public rtrr""1 Kepi the Anginal i cried on the air this near series is also remit of rats roots support i Gene my his  Star trek made it debut on Nocon sept. 16. Nearly cycled at the end of it second year because of Tow ratings it mutated a third year then  1m9. But the original episodes Are Stilt aired in the United states on 145 stations and those stations have bombarded Par amount with requests for new Aveo Luis Rosen said. Star trek has also been made int four big budget motion pictures with die fourth due out this Christmas. The movie have starred us origin uncut of William show As Kirk Leonard Nimoy As Spock def butt Keusey As  Mccoy. George Takei at Sun. Niche la Nichols As Ufi Ura James Doo Han at chief Engineer Montgomery Scott and Waher  a a done Kov