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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, March 29, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday much 29. 1987 the stars and stripes p�g9 Washington voting official have re Lead details on upcoming Arimo m. California. Minnesota and . Serve Mernen civilian Federal pm ploy cd and their family members May Volt in i How election persons voting under the overseas i liar is voting rights act Are ineligible. Arioni Arizona s municipal election Date vary so voters should Contact their county recorder s office to find Oul duet City election Dale. The county recorder must receive Federal postcard application no later than so Days before the election. A Post card application also should be used to request a ballot.  an their Tan july member May use one Post card application to Register and request ballot other Arizona resident must Send separate postcard application Lor Egister and request a ballot. Officials won t accept ballot request earlier than 90 Days before the election or later iban 30 a i before Ibe election voted ballots must be received by 7 . On election Day. Coli Ferne California will hold municipal elections or various Dales ibis year information on Hometown election dates May be obtained from county clerks. District Ore water conservation flood control and school District elections Wilt be held nov. 3. Special elections Lomi state Assembly scat n los Angeles and a state Senate seat in Cypress Mil be Heldon unspecified dates if not permanently registered voter should Send Federal postcard application form o request an Absentee beef inv registered voters May Send the postcard application or any other written request for a Bat Tot. The request should include printed name address City of voting residence election for which the ballot i requested and a signature. To permanently Register a state affidavit must resubmitted to the county clerk. Milum Sot St. Paul and Minneapolis will bold ejections in november while election dates in other towns and cities will  the municipal clerk of your Vot ing residence or the Minnesota league of cities to find out your City s election Dale. Voters May request an Absentee ballot with a Federal postcard application or written request including name address Minnesota voting address and reason for voting Absentee. Ballot applications win be accepted anytime before Ute Eleo elect tons \s7 lion but party application it recommended. The postcard application and ballot need not be sworn to if the voter s Mili tary id number or passport number i provided. Absentee ballot will be mailed about 30 Days before the election. Elec Tion officials must receive the completed ballots before the dose of Potts. Ciui Cut Many Tennessee towns will hold municipal elections this year. Voters should write to their county effect Iris commis Sion for  Waires registration require ments Tor people he inc outside the United states. One Federal postcard application form May be used to waive registration and request � ballot. The county election commission must receive the postcard application no earlier than 90 Day and no later than seven Day before the election. Vuono Likely to succeed Wickham Washington a president Reagan is considering a recommendation that he name Gen. Carl e Vuono the next army chief of staff  Vuono 52, the head of the Anny s training an doctrine come has the in Monement of defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger and is virtually assured of becoming the army s top officer said the sources who asked not to be identified. Vuono would succeed Gen. John a. Wickham jr.,who by Law must retire in june alter four years As thief Oral atthe sources said they doubted the White House would announce Vuono s nomination for at least an other month. Vuono would have to be confirmed by the Senate before assuming the Job. The Monongahela pa., native is a West Point Grad uate artillerymen and Vietnam Veteran who won his fourth Star in july 1986 when he assumed his current Post. Vuono has wide experience in both Field and stuff positions during 29 years in the military. Before taking Over the training and doctrine combat fort Monroe va., Vuono served a year As the army s Deputy chief of staff or operations and pens. Pentagon sources have been saying far More than month that the contest to succeed Wickham had Nar rowed to Vuono and the army s current no. 1 officer Gen. My web a thur Nuudi the vice chief of staff. Of Yunnan a Bow thought Likely to replace Vuono atthe lining command the sources said. In contrast to the situation involving the army s lop Leader the sources said Friday the selection of a Suc Cessor for Marine commandant Gen. P pc Kelley was still up in the  Gen. Thomas r. Morgan the corps assistant com mandant is c9nsidered the front runner in that con test the officials said but no decisions have Bee made by Weinberger on a recommendation to the president. Kelley like Wickham must retire this summer As Suring two new members on the joint chiefs of staff the group of six officers who serve As the lop military Vigent to the president and defense Secretary. The organization includes the Heads of the Navy army air Force and Marine corps plus a chairman and vice chairman. 90-Mph winds kill. 12 in Britain London a Hurricane farce winds and Erain lashed Southern Britain Friday killing 12 a toppling Trees and Power lines and disruption services. Winds rusting up to 90 Mph sent ships scurrying for shelter. All salvaging operations on the British ferry Herald of free Enterprise were halted. It capsized three weeks age off the belgian port of Zeebrugge killing at least 134 people. In Southern England Power was out for thousands of Homes. Dozens of roads were flooded and several Large Bridges were closed in Wales. According to authorities three men were killed and three injured when a tree crashed on a  near bans Lead South of London. Falling Trees also killed a woman in Bigrigg in North West England and a police sergeant in Norfolk county. In Oxfordshire West of London a torn electric Cable electrocuted a Nan. A 16-year-old girl was crushed to death when win toppled a Wall at her school in Caldicot South Wales and a 20-year-old woman died when a Wall was blow Down on her on a North London Street. A labourer was killed at Edington in Western England when a Mound of soil he was Clearing was dislodged by wind driven heavy rain. A truck Driver perished when a sudden Gull of win forced i High sided vehicle into oncoming traffic near Shrewsbury and wind apparently caused the death at a. Motorcyclist who crashed near Gloucester. A French Fisherman was missing and presumed drowned after being swept overboard from his trawler about 28 Miles off the Southwest England port of fal Mouth. Schools update deadline for scholarships in Munich set for May 15 Munich Sis High school seniors have until May 1s to apply for one of 30 Munich Ciro  of the scholarships Are for  and the rest arc $500 each. In a change from past Yean Munich Campus scholarships for next fall Art being limited to incoming freshmen said Campus spokeswoman Caroline Barnebey. Students with less than l 2 semester hours of previous credit can apply she said. Eight of the scholarships Are funded by a Gran from Burger King and Ore limited to students from military communities with a Burger King. Four teen Are for honors program students and two Are geared toward performing arts  two $1,000 scholars hrs include require ments of Active participation in promoting Ger Man american relations or involvement in Community  must have been formally admitted to Munich Campus to be eligible. For additional in formation Contact the Munich Campus financial Aid office at Munich ets 4404333 orcivilianc&.690021. Art history trip seminar to be held May 22-june 1 Heidelberg Renaissance an will be the focus of a May 22-june 1 University of Maryland Field trip and  the an of the Renaissance in Flor ence the course will Lake students to Florence Arezzo and san Gimignani Italy for instruction at the Sifes oath artistic  o Brien who holds an Art history degree from the University of Brussels will conduct the Lour and seminar. Tuition for the three semester hour course is $246. Cost for the trip which includes train and bus fares hotel accommodations and museum entry fees is 1440.the Heidelberg education Center at g&221 576986 has More information. Cut lewd of tin so wild sort huh soviets successfully test new version of ss-18 missile by Norman Blackcap military writer Washington the soviet Union s successful test of a modified is 18, an updated version of its primary Long Range Muile indicates the Krem Lin s continuous Effort to modernize it nuclear Arsenal defense Secretary Cas  w. Weinberger said. Pentagon sources had privately Dis closed earlier that the russians con ducted three tests of the new ss-18 ver Sion Only to Sec each end in failure. Weinberger interviewed for be Cable news network s news maker saturday program said the soviets had conducted the successful test last tuesday. He cited the flight test As an illustration of How the soviet Union never stops its development of new weapons eve when it has just deployed a new Genera lion. The test referred to by Weinberger waste fourth flight test and this Lime appeared successful the sources said Fri Day. A transcript of Weinberger s taped interview was released Laic Friday by the Pentagon. The soviets continue to grow in Al aspects of military Power conventional land sea and air and nuclear Weinberger said when asked about the Pentagon s latest assessment of russian might contained in the publication so Viet military Power an interesting sidelight he continued. When a top Pentagon official briefed reporters on the upcoming Book last monday there had been no successful test. The next Day there was. Yes a successful lest so far As we know. They never Slop. That s the lesson he said the ss-18 is already considered the most potent land based missile in the russian Arsenal capable of carrying Toor More warheads. The missile has so far gone through four modifications each designed to improve its accuracy and Range according to the Pentagon. The soviets currently have 308 of the missiles deployed. On other topics Weinberger defended he deployment of almost 350,000 . Troops in Europe saying proposals to withdraw some of the forces could Only be done at a terrible Cost to your own  about the recent arrests of two Marine embassy guards accused of espionage while assigned to Moscow Wein Berger replied we re looking into that Ana it s obviously a very great loss and a very unhappy  shows the soviets continued at tempts to subvert and seduce the people that ate in charge of our Security and it reflects again the importance of in creased watchfulness and increased War  declined to speculate on How bad the intelligence loss was saying an investigation was now under Way. He also noted the Pentagon Hod ordered separate investigation into How Marine embassy guards arc selected and trained  
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