European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 31, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 driven from Home Samy Losada left7, and her brother Carlito 8, huddle beneath a Blanket As they await transportation o a shelter after a fire destroyed their fam ily s apartment in Holyoke mass. No serious injuries were reported but several residents of the building were left homeless. Draft Issue May be revived Many democrats favor compulsory duty Washington not the revival of a military draft is an Issue that endures even though the present Volunteer Force shows every sign of  Issue appears to have become partisan with Many democrats favouring a return to  they take control of the Congress in january they have indicated that a draft will be considered. In contrast most republicans including president Reagan and Secretary of defense Caspar Weinberger say a draft is  senior military leaders today favor the Volunteer Force and say a peacetime draft will not be needed so Long As the administration and Congress maintain the pay and benefits level. Proposals for some form of National service have come into Vogue. They appear to be thinly disguised efforts to have the draft resumed eventually. They Cal for Young men and women to devote up to two years either voluntarily or under compulsion to military service or to civilian social welfare projects. Advocates of conscription have called for National service even though the armed forces have for three consecutive years More than filled their recruiting quo tas. Of All recruits More than 90 percent have been High school graduates who consistently perform Bette than non graduates. Among career men and women eligible to re enlist 65 percent have done so making for a More experienced  of a new draft argue that because the numbers of Young men and women will drop in the next 10 years recruiting will become difficult. They contend that a draft would draw from All sectors of society rather than from those needing jobs. They As Sert that military duly is an obligation that should be undertaken by All Young americans. Opponents of military conscription argue that National service would violate the Constitution. They say returning to the draft would Cost More than the Volunteer Force and argue that recruiting of volunteers can be maintained in peacetime despite smaller numbers. They acknowledge however that a draft would be needed in a War. A panel of the coalition for a democratic majority led by rep. Dave Mccurdy of Oklahoma has pro posed a program of voluntary National  a coalition statement said if International ten Sions Ever required us to revive the draft the system of citizen soldiers would already be in place to Case such a  in the election Campaign in november sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia who is to be the new chairman of the armed services committee said it was a mistake to abolish the draft but we have done that now and the question is where do we go from  Nunn foresaw a series of forums around the coun try on the whole question of the draft and National  he said that it would be a principal Issue in the 100th  for Many ski areas this Winter it s Man Mode Snow or nothing by the associated press a lower than Normal snowfall has provided some of the nation s ski resorts with Little More than machine made Snow to cover slopes and next to nothing on Cross country trails and a few resorts have not yet been Able to open for the  England the Rockies and the Northwest have had plenty of Snow but normally snowy places like Minnesota and California s mountains have not been so  Snow guns have been on All night said Pat Akusis at Mountain High East of los Angeles. The resort has gotten no Snow since 6 inches fell dec. 9 and has had to pile up its 30-Inch slope coverage with Man made Snow she  resorts in Southern Idaho still were not open monday. Bogus Basin near Boise says it probably will not have enough Snow for downhill skiing by Jan 1. Sun Valley is making Snow to keep some runs open. In Minnesota Michigan and Wisconsin known for cold snowy Winters downhill ski areas have been making Snow whenever it s cold enough to keep their slopes in shape. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Dec. 31, 1946 the four Power Allied control Council the highest governmental body in Germany published a prohibition against the manufacture transport and storage of arms and atomic weapons. The Council sought to prevent the rearming of Ger Many. 30 years ago today. Dec. 31, 1956 Russia granted Hungary a $50million loan to help rebuild its revolution shattered Economy the communist government newspaper said. 20 years ago today. Dec. 31, 1966 Milovan Djilas was scheduled to be released from a yugoslavian prison under a new year s amnesty sources in Belgrade reported. Djilas was jailed in 1962 for disclosing state secrets in his Book conversations with  10 years ago today. Dec. 31, 1976 the Pentagon announced that the armed forces would discontinue giving undesirable discharges to enlisted personnel dismissed for mis conduct or Security reasons and instead give them Dis charges under other than honorable  but without Snow making machines Cross country skiers and snowmobiles Are out of Luck. Wisconsin s 9,000 Miles of groomed snowmobile trails will be closed if there in t More Snow chamber of Commerce officials  skiing was at a halt on 30 Miles of trails at Minnesota s wild River state Park near Tay lors Falls. Midwestern ski resorts with Snow making machines said their worst problem is overcoming the psychological Barrier caused by the shortage of natural Snow  people Don t see Snow in their Back Yard they Don t believe there s Snow anywhere even th9ugh it May be 6 feet deep on the slopes said Bill winches Ter spokesman for Boyne Mountain and Boyne High lands in Michigan s Northern lower Peninsula. Only 10 of California s nearly three dozen downhill ski areas were open monday. The main Mammoth Mountain ski resort at Mammoth lakes in the Sierra Nevada Range was  Winter the Snow averages Only 6 inches and the problem stretches from Yos mitc National Park to Lake Tahoe. 440 pounds of Coke seized Tucson Ariz. A Federal agents seize some 440 pounds of cocaine Worth an estimated $20 million hidden in the false top of a pickup truck s camper Shell after two men drove the truck through a Border crossing officials  Gonzalez District director of the Cus Toms service said monday that an agent Hunch led to the seizure which occurred Friday. It s what we Call a cold hit just on the experience and Hunch of the inspector he said. Officials displayed 187 packets of cocaine Aswell As a Brown Ford pickup with a Compart ment in its camper top ripped open. Some of the packets were wrapped like Christmas presents. Border patrol agents seized the truck and arrested a Douglas Ariz., resident and a mexican citizen after a customs official who thought the truck looked suspicious tried to Stop it and it drove past him at the Douglas  identified the Douglas resident As Xavier Padilla 24, and the mexican National a German Cuadras Escalante 28. Rivera sued Over televised drug bust Houston a a woman arrested during a live television program filed a $30 million lawsuit monday against Geraldo Rivera two television production companies and various police officers. Terry g. Rouse 28, was arrested dec. 2 during drug bust broadcast on a two hour special american vice the doping of a  named As defendants Are Rivera his production company Maravilla productions co. Inc. The pro Gram s syndicator. Tribune entertainment co. Harris county sheriff Johnny Klevenhagen sheriffs . Kessler and county attorney Mike Driscoll and his assistant John w. Mahoney. On the program officers were shown staging theraid in Channelview about 10 Miles East of Houston. Rouse said she was staying at the duplex temporarily As partial payment for painting the House. The co Caine Possession charge against her was thrown out after she spent two Days in jail. Mary Heafner Rouse s attorney said the program was shown for a second time dec. 4, but no mention was made of the charges being dismissed. Joan Torres a Secretary for Rivera said he could not be reached for comment. Chuck senet attorney for Tribune entertainment said i was expecting it Only in the sense that they told us they were filing   exercise to Start soon Washington up . And honduran armed forces will Start joint exercises in Honduras within the next few Days and they will run through mid april 1987, the Pentagon said monday. The exercise code named Cahuas Tara 87, will coincide with two other previously announced exercises beginning in january. They involve . And local forces in Costa Rica and Panama. Some 1,100 american troops and an unspecified number of hondurans will take part in the first phase of Cahuas Tara 87, an engineering Field training Man Euver. The second phase is a com Mand Post exercise and the troop numbers arc not yet available. While in Honduras the . Forces command will be at Palmerola a near Comayagua. Earlier this month the Pentagon said some4,500 . Troops and panamanian forces will con duct annual Maneu vers Jan. 12 to feb. 25 in Panama s Western province of Chriqui. About 250 army engineers and support troop who will go to Costa Rica in mid january for three months to build seven Bridges in the southwestern part of the country