European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday october 16,1986 news updates troop withdrawals Kabul Afghanistan up on the eve of the departures of some 8,000 soviet troops a soviet Genera tuesday said that a full withdrawal from Afghanistan will not Lake place As Long us moslem rebels receive foreign assistance. La. Gen. Mikhail Rolskov views on the continuing presence of the soviet Force estimated now to number Aboul 115,000 men was echoed by afghan foreign minister Shah Mohammed Rostand afghan Deputy defense min ister Mohammed Nabi Zaimi. The full return of inc limited soviet contingent from Afghani Stan will he with the agreement of the government of Afghanistan and when there is no interference in the internal affairs of Afghani Stan Sotskow said. Hostage s wife returns Beirut Lebanon a the wife of american hostage Thomas Sutherland who has offered to me Diate Between the Reagan administration and islamic jihad for the release of her husband and two other kidnapped americans left tuesday for the United slates. In an Airport news conference Jean Sutherland 53, said she would meet with anybody that 1 can Sec and do what i  she offered oct. 8 to be a go Between to launch a dialogue he Wicen the . 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H Mann pit a m 0  Del. 13. 7� with a by. Tiu�n-trimd1 cud. Idun. 04 635 � 10 49 t Unm Jonnn. I57 s to Kew. I m 41 Otto. T7 it 77 by Tom left f h 13 u 01 Vito Una. A 0� 37.sasjsm-"" 2,000 army e-8, e-9 Job slots to be eliminated by restructuring by Chuck Vinci  Bureau Washington the army plans to downgrade about 2,000 is and e-9job slots because the Law does t permit the army to have enough master sergeants and sergeants major to fill them. The move will not slow promotions or Cut the number of soldiers in those grades a personnel official said. Under title 10 of the . Code the number of soldiers in the grades of e-8 and e-9 can t exceed 3 percent of then Lisick Force the official said. But about 3.5 percent of enlisted slots Are currently graded at that  the. Army can fill Only 92 percent ofic be and e-9 positions and slay within congressional limits he said. The remaining 8.percent Are being filled by sergeants first class and staff sergeants. The downgrade will align i Hearty s Force Structure on paper with the people who Are filling the slots inc offi Cial  restructuring will cover most Job specialities with some downgrades occur ring in almost All skills the official said. Bui because he army will be Able to fill100 percent of the authorized slots Many specialities will wind up Wilh More senior cos after the downgrade. The official said soldiers will not be transferred because of the restructure. A master sergeant or sergeant major serving in a position when it u Down graded will remain in that position he said. When the Soldier is reassigned the position will be filled at inc lower  he said that White the restructuring will bring the number of senior positions to 3 percent army wide some specialities Stilt will have slightly Marc and others slightly  army plans to downgrade three quarters of the 2,000 spaces in fiscal 1988 and inc rest in fiscal 1989. 5-foof Mascot wriggles his or her Way into Berlin air Force Squadron s hearts Sis photo by Joo i Gotow . Brian Dwyer with so. Snake Pliskin is.  alter Berlin . Brian Dwyer lives in a dormitory at Tempelhof Central Airport. So did his a fool Long Pel Snake for a  at Home came to a crashing halt for the airman and his undulating Friend after a Surprise room inspection by Dwyer s Fornier first sergeant. The Snake was not in uniform. The Snake was not air Force the Snake was a  senior master sgt. David Weaver sort of told me to get and of it in four hours Dwyer said. I Ihmi Ghi he the Snake was  Dwyer got together with senior airman Eric Abbott a buddy in the radio maintenance shop of the 1946th information systems  they hatched a plot to save the Slithery Serpent from the cry sewers or  All Dwyer paid around $ 100 for the Corn Snake at a Benin Pel store. And feeding the Snake an occasional Bird or mouse was no trouble even though he won t eat gerbils dwt a , the radio maintenance shop lacked a Mascol. Abbott suggested to Dwyer Shat a Mascot was just what the shop needed after tie had cared for the Corn Snake for a while m his City  faced off with the first sergeant again and this time the results were  chuckled and said All right " Dwyer said. The paperwork was drawn up and . Snake Pliskin Esq. Wai on his or her Way to becoming the official contingency radio maintenance work Center working  we re hoping it s a he Dwyer said to Clear up the question Olne Snake i gender. There is a Way to Tell but you need a special instrument from what i  while the question of gender May be moot when it comes to certify ing snakes for military service the physical examination Wai no the nest Stop was the veterinarian s office at the . Army hopi Tal  actually put him on a physical table Dwyer said. Abbott crafted a Large plexiglass Cage Complete with an Alpine mural at one end and Lee time had come for Pliskin to take up a or her new duties. Those duties consist largely of watching the other nine shop employees go Aboul their  s a very Friendly Snake Dwyer said. He s got a definite per 5�"1 can come Down Here whenever 1 want to Sec him and get in of the weekend to give him water Dwyer  plans to leave the make behind when he leaves Berlin be cause i can t take him now. He d Hale  who wants to end up on the bad Side of a 5-foot, a Fleury working Snake Summa of Security takes no Chance with Salami Washington up assistant defense Secretary Richard Perle Well known for his gourmet appetite said tuesday icelandic guards apparently mistook his salamis for bombs at the Summit and destroyed them. Perie said he brought two Sala mis with him for the All night sat urday sunday negotiating session at Iceland s Hordi House. By Accident he said they fallout of the fourth floor window of his hotel and were immediately smashed to Smithereens by inc Lindic Security guards. Go died after accidental shooting at Grafe Woehr Wuerzburg Germany is a3rd inf div Soldier who was accidentally shot on a Grafe Woehr Range sept. 8, died sept. 23, division officials said wednesday. Pvt 2 Edwards Allison 19, from handler ariz., died of lung failure Fol lowing the shooting on Range 310, said division spokesman maj. Bilbo Connell. Officials disclosed the information in response to a query from the Stan in stripes. O concil said the information was not released earlier because of an administrative error. Allison was an. My Abrams tank Driver with co c. 3rd in will Armor. He Wai performing maintenance on a tank when he was struck by a Bidet o con Nell said battalion medical Pennon a of the scene look Allison to the Grafen Woehr dispensary and then be was flown to Ert Angen University to Jpilar o con Nell said. Allison was moved to a Nuernberg Dianic sept 13 for i dewy dialysis. Com Oliou Soiu resulted in afluon1 death. O Conneu said. He said Alli Ioa i family was with the Soldier when he died. Army officials Ore investigating the Accident