European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 8 the stars and stripes Friday december 19,1986 . Waiting for Australia to extradite awol Marine Sydney. Australia a the United slate thursday asked Australia to Clr smile a . Marine who left nil unit in Vietnam 16 years ago and has since become n Legal resident of Australia Douglas Beane 39. Left his company in Vietnam on feb. 2$, 1970. Al the Lime he was facing a court mar Lial on five charges including desertion said an offi Cial for the . In formation official who spoke an condition of anonymity would not say what the other charges were. Unconfirmed news reports said Beane also was accused of Black Market Money deals and threatening to kill an other Marine. We expect under the reciprocal agreement with in government of Australia he will be returned to . Military control for appropriate Resolution of the out standing charges against him said the official. Bean s lawyer Tim Robertson said defense min Osier Kim a Cazley told him no action would be taken against his client until a court hearing scheduled for australian Law Robertson cannot discuss his Legal arguments before the court hearing. Legal source said the attorney would argue Hal the agreement be tween the two countries is unconstitutional and hat Beazley has no right 10 decide whether bean should be a defense ministry official speaking on Condi Tion of anonymity said if the United states really wants this fellow we would be very hard pressed to say no because we have a reciprocal agreement with the United . Information service official said that if Blanc is handed Over to . Officials he would no necessarily have to face a court martial. There Are administrative ways of dealing with this within the military outside court martial said the official. He did not arrived in Australia in 1970. Australian officials said they knew Beane was a deserter when the granted him permanent residency earlier this year. He was allowed to slay on compassionate grounds said an official in the immigration depart ment who spoke on condition of anonymity. This is under a policy we have for illegal aliens Beane was detected when he applied to the .embassy in Canberra for a passport so he could visit his ailing father in Vermont. During his years on the run bean married in australian woman and had two children with her Ages 9 and 11.the daily Mirror a Sydney newspaper said Beane also had three common Law wives. It quoted a woman identified As Helen Syme As saying she lived with Beane for six years and had three children with newspaper also said Beane had four other Chil Dren. The report could not be independently con firmed. Beane s wife Karen has said they married she said he had lived under a false name and worked As a Cook and farm labourer in Queensland and later in new South Wales mrs. Beane said she was prepared to follow her Hus band to the United states should he be extradited. Bane was arrested monday in his Home in norther new South Wales Al the request of . Officials. He is being held in custody in Sydney. In Washington the Marine corps said Beane a Pri vate served primarily As a Cook and guard in Vietnam but his decorations include the combat action rib Bon. The marines said Bane s Hometown was Roches Ter i. The . Embassy in Canberra said Beane escape while undergoing psychiatric treatment at a military Hospital in Vietnam. The Sydney morning Herald newspaper quoted Beane As saying he fled after a year of fighting because he had an embassy spokeswoman said Beane was one of eight american soldiers who have fled to Australia in recent years. She said three cases including Beanes stemmed from the Vietnam Era and the others involved sailors who had jumped ship during the Pas two Yean. F communist party in Vietnam names Leader fills other posts Hanoi. Vietnam a the communist part thursday named Nguyen Van Linn a 73-year-old eco nomic reformer As Vietnam s Leader and moved other proponents of change into lop positions. They replace aging revolutionaries who helped found the party in 1930 and unified the country in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War. The outgoing leaders have been criticized in the past few months for failing to revive Vietnam s sixth party Congress also chose a new i 3-member politburo the Day to Day ruling body. The voice of Viet Nam radio said six members were dropped from the Polit buro including defense minister Van Tien broadcast also said the Congress named 124 full members and 49 alternate members to the policy Mak ing Central changes announced during the four Day con Gress Only apply to party posts. Changes in the govern ment Are expected to be announced at a later Date. On wednesday the country s top three leaders re signed. They Are party Secretary general Truong Chinh Premier Pham Van Dong and key politburo member be due Tho. Linh will replace Chinh As the party s Secretary Gen eral. Linh was a key party figure in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War and gained National prominence after the communist Victory in 1975 a party chief in to Chi Minn City formerly turned around the City s Economy by pushing through reforms that gave greater autonomy to factory was dropped from the politburo in 1982, Possi Bly for what hard liners considered his soft position on transforming the Southern vietnamese Economy into a communist has made a dramatic comeback since 1985 As the Central leadership came under growing pressure to re form the Economy plagued by constant shortages ram ily to become a member 01 me Lenira com Millee s secretarial in Hanoi he increasingly look on tasks normally assigned to National minister Pham Hung a Veteran who began he revolutionary career fighting the French colonialists emerged in the Congress As the second ranking politburo member behind Linh Hung will replace Moi a member of the old guard moved up in the politburo to replace Chi con and to Van Kiet also were advanced in rank. Both have been associated with efforts to add free Market style incentives to the Economy especially the agricultural number of those who Rose in rank have had experience in directing party and government attain i Southern Vietnam where the North s orthodox communism has failed to take Roo foreign Minuter Nguyen co Thach regarded by some More pragmatic than the older Leaden moved up from an alternate membership in the politburo 10 full membership Thach has travelled widely in the East and West and has met with several members of Congress who Cameto Hanoi to resolve the Issue of american servicemen missing in officials said wednesday that Chinh 79. Dong 80, and Tho 76, resigned because of their age and bad health. Officials said they would become advisers to the Central committee generally we Are glad a government official said of the leadership change. The new situation the new tasks will be done by stronger men the official raid the former Leaden were very old and rather .,., Chinh Dong and Tho helped to Chi mini found the indochinese communist party 56 year to and fought the French japanese and amen Cani after Hodi Edin 1969, they and be Duan who died in july led the communists to Victory in Vietnam. Itt now arranging for shipment of cars schwetz1noen, Germany service members and civilians now can arrange to snip their vehicles to the United states through Sarteur information tour and travel of fice in attn a1ca, an International shipping firm baud i Germany and the fund sup ply acquisition and contracting Agency in Ai Hattenburg itt. Ollices Are authored to sell Mica s Means car owners will have the convenience and Security of making their shipping an conversion arrangements through their on base itt office " said Gill Gories Lcy Usa Euritt specialist at the Community and family sup port directorate. Sex Wiesbaden worker to receive High award Wiesbaden the second highest depart ment of the army civilian service award is being Given 10 a former world War ii German Wadi drafter 40 years of service in the Wiesbaden Mili tary Szymczak 65, ran the Rhein Blick Small arms Range for 40 years training not Only .army and air Force people but also German police and members of the German marksmanship Auto Ilion Szymczak born in what was formerly Prussia retired in december 198s. Army Brig. Gen. Wil Liam b. Mcgrath Wiesbaden military Community commander will present the medal and certificate to Szymczak Jan 26.Szymczak was cited for his efforts in main Taining a High level of marksmanship training i thousands of people for excellence in manage ment and operation of the Range and for a unblemished record of no accidents or Security violations funds now available for warrant training Alexandria a. Some army warrant officers won t have to wait for permanent change of Lalion moves to attend professional development training now that funding has been approved for temporary duty and return status tote approval which came from the army s office of the Deputy chief of staff for operations provides funding for training at the warrant offi cer advanced and warrant officer senior courses a . Army military personnel Center spokes Man stated in a officers previously had to be programmed for professional development training in conjunction with pcs moves unless their units were willing to pay their travel and per diem expenses chief warrant officer Dennis Jinks the new program eligible warrant offi cers with More than one year remaining from sperm anal change of Clation move will be selected for training on temporary duty and re Lum to unit basis. 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