European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 38 the stars and stripes sunday. February 15,1987 air Force wife9 gives club new dimension by Dave . Bureau Raf Alconbury England bake clean House watch the Little one All Day go to no wive club meetings All pretty typical things a military wife docs. Unless the gift is a husband. "1 wanted something 10 do. 1 have a Loi of time on my hands said Sint Home husband Mike de Witt explaining his membership in the no wives club. Vou lend to get into inc doldrums he complained. You Sil around the House gain weight get pot bellied. All you have to do is take care of the kids and clean the Dewitt Tather of three and 23-year-old husband of air Force Cook sol. Sabrinia do Witt is inc club s first male member. He Cooks he likes needlepoint and he belongs to the wives club for inc same reasons any of the other members join. He s been following his wife around for inc past eight years picking up the Odd Job. Jobs Are scarce in England particularly for . Navy trained machinists. So he s looking Forward to the. Wives club Bazaar. He knows they la put his skills to work there. I May be doing some of the heavy work he said. I Don t mind it la give me something to do. To get some exercise besides sitting around the Dewitt said the reaction at inc meetings he s at tended has been favourable. They Alt seemed pleased i was like a Novelty we be accepted him As one of our members said club president Arlene Nasalroad. She said the club will be looking to its male Vole for new ideas. Nasalroad thinks men in particular have it Tough overseas if they arc dependent spouses. She said jobs for them seem 10 be scarcer than for women and clubs such As these can help ill the void Nasalroad said the Alconbury club was recently opened to All enlisted members spouses regardless of sex. The Ohio born Dewitt shrugs off the notion that his manhood is threatened by being a member of the wives club. He said his male identity was firmly established when he was growing up. Dewitt Hopes he Wilt be an inspiration to other husbands. He figures there Are More out there in the same boat. It s not thai i m lonely he said. It just would be Nice to see other men his wife has encouraged his efforts but it s a qualified encouragement Dewitt said. Just stay away from the pretty ones is her Only instruction. Group asks stronger vice presidential role in Csc Washington a the Contro Versy surrounding the Iran Centra affair underscores the need to upgrade the role of the vice president in National Security affairs the Center for the study of the presidency says. In inc latest Issue of presidential stud ies quarterly to be published this week the new York based non partisan think Lank also suggests the appointment of Blue ribbon commission in study ways to achieve greater continuity in . Foreign policy. R. Cordon toxic president of the Center and editor of the quarterly recommended both proposals to the Board appointed by president Reagan la stud the role and operations of the National Security Council in inc Wake of the Irani an arms sates affair. Hoxie in the Lead article in he said the Tower commission will doubtless consider Many recommendations. We believe they should begin with the Prin Ciple thai we need a Strong not a weak Hoxie wrote the president needs an Overall Deputy coordinating the efforts of the Csc. It is a role which could Well be fulfilled by one person the vice presi the three member Board headed by former sen. John Tower a Texas is scheduled to report to the president on feb. 26. Presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said the White House expects to make the report Public when it is received. In related news the new York times in saturday s editions quoted an unnamed senior administration official As saying the Board had uncovered quite serious discrepancies in statements by administration officials but adding that the discrepancies do not Rise to the level Ofa cover up Fitzwater said Friday the while House cd Pecos the report to be critical of National Security Council operations. He said the while House would leave it up to the Board to investigate whether there had been an attempt by while House officials to cover up the matter. Reagan however leaving for a weekend at Camp David md., responded no to a shouted question Aslo whether there had been any cover up. A House subcommittee looking at suspicious acts aimed at the offices an residences of critics of . Policy in Central America will focus on allegations of break ins at Dallas offices. Fri operative Frank Varolli has claimed that Field agents broke into the Headquarters of the Dallas chapter of the committee in Solidarity with the people of Al Salvador or Clapes and the apartment of one of its founders. Varelli who is suing the Fri in a pay dispute is expected to testify next Friday in Washington before the House Judic iary subcommittee on civil and constitutional rights. A stale department spokesman said saturday the department is investigating allegations that its secret contract with a Public relations firm that dealt with the nicaraguan rebels May have violated Laws against Federal lobbying. The department awarded two con tracts to the firm. International business communications for Media consulting sources have told the associated press the firm worked with then White House aide Oliver North to rally support forgiving military Aid to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua raising questions about whether the activity May have breached 1948 Law thai prohibits spending Feder Al Money directly or indirectly to in fluence Voles by Congress. Suspend from Page 1 Mujahid struggles in Exchange for the four hostages. Is not considered at All As negotiations but Only part of an Exchange in wart i me the group said. Carriers from Page 1 on routine patrol Friday off the coast of Lebanon. The sources added that the in Titi was also at sea but had been authorized to begin a port Call this weekend in Alexandria Egypt. Until Early 1980, the Navy kept two carriers in the Mediterranean. Starting in thai year however because of developments in Iran and Afghanistan he United Stales began regular patrols in the Indian Ocean. Thai led to a deployment schedule that called for one Carrier to remain on station in the Mediterranean while an other would sail through the Mediterranean on the Way to the Suez canal and Indian Ocean. Thai deployment schedule was scuttled for most of last year because of tensions Wilh Libya culminating with bombing raids on Tripoli and Benghazi in april. Last october however the administration allowed the Navy to revert to its previous schedule sending the Carrier Forristal Home and leaving the Kennedy by itself. This Issue will be suspended for the Lime being because of the obstinacy of the american administration to endanger the lives of the hostages and make them face their unknown Fate by not responding to our just the United slates saying it will not surrender to terrorists has refused task Israel to make a Deal with the hos Tage takers. It is impossible to sit at negotiating and meeting tables and beg for just solutions that Are no going to be achieved the group said. Then is Only one Way to Deal with them by struggling until values and principles will remain the basis of everything the statement said. We shall be found merciful and sympathetic when we Are in control but the punishment of criminals and killers will be in Damascus shiite moslem militia Boss Nabih Berri who proposed a three Way Deal involving the release of the four hostages and then a Swap of the 400arabs for a kidnapped israeli airman welcomed the latest statement this is not a negative approach be cause there wets no new threat to kill in hostages said Bern. Maybe this is a new bargaining pos Ture or a pressure tactic. At list glance 1 could say it is not negative my offer is Sliu valid but As i have said before i can do nothing if Juicy do not re lease the four said Bern who is also Leb anon s Justice minister. Israel has said twill not negotiate under ultimatums. Five minutes before a monday mid night deadline to kill the four the group said it would Watt for urgent clarifications from Israel. In another development the islamic jihad movement denied it was responsible for the kidnapping thursday Ofa top adviser to lebanese president Amin Gemayel and vowed to punish anyone who tarnished is reputation. The group made the denial and threat in a statement delivered to a Western news Agency accompanied by a months old Black and White photograph of hos Tage american Terry Anderson who was abducted on March 16,198s. Camps from Page 1 corp a British doctor in Bour cd Baraj Nch said everyone in the Camp was Mal nourished and people would be starving to death within a week unless More sup plies arrived. Or. Pauline culling told the bbl by radio Telephone there was still a critical shortage of food milk powder and medi . Food Convoy was Shol up by amal militiamen Friday and an iranian embassy official accompanying the con Voy was kilted before they could get in Side the limited breakthrough saturday came after weeks of negotiations m Damascus involving amal Leader Nabih Bern syrian and libyan officials and representatives of the various syrian backed palestinian groups based in in syrian capital. Iraq retaliates for Iran s missile attack by United press International inuit planes attacked Tehran and six other iranian cities saturday and an iraqi government Leader said the raids will Esca late and his nation will fight for i do years unless its peace terms Are accepted. The latest iraqi hard line stance on the More than 6-year-old War followed an other iranian missile attack on Baghdad Friday night the 11 in this year. An iraqi military communique said a number of iraqi planes went into action Early saturday and attacked Tehran Tabriz and Isfahan. Hours later iraqi planes pounded four other iranian cities the communique said. The planes scored painful hits and returned to their bases safely the iraqi military communique said. In Tehran however the stale owned iranian news Agency said the iraqi planet Only broke the sound Barrier Over Tehran and the holy City of qom and an iraqi plane was shot Down Over the Southern province of Khuze Stan. Iranian anti aircraft fire forced the enemy planes to Nee Irna said. An iraqi Mirage Al fighter was Shol Down and its Pilot was
