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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday May 14.1987 news updates Whitehead request Trenton n j. A Mary Beth Whitebead bus asked the state supreme court to allow her overnight visits with the child she bore under a surrogate contract. The Brick township Hom Crnak or is appealing the March 31 ruling by a Superior court judge who upheld the surrogate contract be tween White jihad and William Stem of Tanaily. The child s biological father. Judge Harvey r. Sorkow Soso gave custody of the l3vj-Momh-old girl known As baby a to Stem and Hil wife Elizabeth and stripped Whitehead of her Paren Tal rights. However the supreme court panted while head weekly inc your visits with the child under court supervision at a Home for juveniles pending her Appeal which the court is to hear in sep tember. Philippine elections Manila. Philipp i up former defend Secretary Juan place Enrile wednesday accused administration candidates of using fake ballots to score a new sweep of the Senate in congressional elections. Democracy was destroyed by people who made use of fake bad Lou Zarije did at a protest Nuy. Supporter of Enrile s grand Al Liance for democracy carried buc coffin and Nunt saying Victory of Gold guns and goons death of  temperatures h a to my n ubom t3 u my 3 0 Umi Stu a � mom 45 0 he m 5 ii nil Ami 41 75 Kwh n 97 ski Tim � u a � 71n a 0� surf ii w n is n Nunom " it sum 3 i21i�2 ii Ropchan weather increases in Navy benefits of d by Senate committee my William j. Bartma Washington Bureau Washington a key Senate panel has come out in favor of increasing Navy benefits including better allow ances for Servic members on sea  Senate Bill also suggests restructuring sea salaries and enhancing submarine duty pay. Members of he Senate armed serv ice committee last week went along with a Pentagon request to allow sailors in the Grade of e-3 who arc married to each other to continue drawing housing allowances when both Are on sea duly. This would permit such couples to draw housing allowances Tike other . Under the current system these Cou Ples Are treated As single members for housing allowance purposes and lose their right to housing allowances while at sea. The Senate panel went along with an other Pentagon request to Stop denying variable housing allowances to sailors paying child support when the Semoc member is assigned adequate unaccompanied government quarters. Currently a single e-7 or above May have private quarters on Shore while on sea duly and draw Basic allowance for quarters plus variable housing allowance. On the other hand an e-7 paying child support loses the variable housing allow Ance when he or she goes off to sea. The House last month sidestepped the requested changes for All service couples and variable housing allowance and in Stead ordered the defense department to study How housing allowances can be fairly determined. The Senate panel said i intend to ask the general accounting office to look into compensation for service Couplet to determine what compensation chances might be needed. A toil the Senate and House commit tees have recommended that Tea pay be re structured so thai service jember will draw higher amounts for the second tour of sea duty than those paid for the first sea tour. The Senate panel also approved a Pentagon request fora 3.5 percent increase lit submarine duty pay to enhance the Navy s retention abilities. The House committee rejected this proposal. Following House and Senate votes on the respective Bill both chamber will have to Iron out their difference u con Ference. House again approves the wearing of religious items by service members by Chuck v1nchwashington Bureau Washington for us third straight year the House has passed measure that would allow it Vinnem Bers in uniform to Wear religious articles an amendment to the House defens authorization Bill sponsored by rep. Patricia a Droeder d-coto., and others a nosed by voice vote last week Dur ing Debue on the bin. The measure would allow the wearing of neat and conservative articles of religious clothing that of not interfere wifi military duties. The clothing must genuinely represent the member s Nith. A suffer for a Droeder said the Mea Sun has lulled in the Senate in previous Yean. But we think they re Likely to go along with it this year because of the new democratic leadership in the sen ate the suffer said. She said sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the Senate armed services committee favors the measure. A similar Bill was introduced in the Senate earlier this year by sen. Frank la Ulenberg a no. Leu Tenborg introduced the same Bill in 1986, but it was Defeated 51-49. In introducing the 1987 bin Lautenberg said be Tell be would have enough support to act the measure passed his time. The Issue has Lebo Mcd around Washington in recent years going from the Pentagon to Chatren to the supreme court and Hack to Capitol Hill again. It began with a Matt filed in 1981by former air Force Cape Simcha Gold Man an orthodox jew who was reprimanded for wearing hit Yarmulke while in uniform. He was court Martiale an later filed suit against the air Force. Pentagon officials have argued that Al lowing Yarmulke could eventually read to an intolerable situation in which members of numerous religion Inch a sikhs and buddhists demand he the rights to Wear religious clothing which would Lead to an erosion of discipline and cohesion. A March 1985 Pentagon study ordered by Congress concluded that til religious items Are potentially disruptive because they conflict with military standards. Goldman s Case went to the supreme court last year. The court ruled that religious Freedom does not take precedence Over military uniform regulations. With Legal Means exhausted the Only Way to change the restriction would be for con grew to pass the provision As part of Hie defense authorization act. Ghm0 to to i " Mii Jimh a a Tam w Vulf Jimh we tvs a -iu.aajkam, Caj  n nut a us Viwat.  Iii ainu ii a it ii & Berlin brigade identifies gunshot victims a v. Berlin the Berlin brigade sol Dier who died of gunshot wound to the Cue sunday was Pic.  Morast t Bri Gade inf Craan mid wednesday. Monst 19, was shot with i .45-caliber pistol about 7 30 . And taken to the  army Hospital in Berlin where he died about 45 minutes later said staff ski. Donald Banks. Morast was on guard duty sunday night and armed with ,45-Caljber pistol and ammunition when the incident occurred Iii a guard Home on Clay he compound. Soldier at the scene were questioned and later released. The Fremont neb native was As signed to cob 4th in. 502nd inf regt in Berlin in november 1985, official would not release further de tails because the incident a under invt Tina Law. No charges have been filed. A private memorial service Wahelda Mcnair Chapel wednesday Monst was not married and ii at vivid by his parents. Banks Taitt the name of the parents were Sot available. From nil 401 to h &0 Ion Iram Lapp 3qs i qom to. 8jnil thai div o3 p itl., two Friar s.3b 11 aka Mac tar f Noty a req Ulm n by War tit  cd Puiul Siwwi w thai in Noaa. Uha of Tuita m ism 1 1 . R 45 11 u fun Kurt m 43 u h Lantei m 54 u u4r4. B i u must. R 45 41 44 pin p u 41 w Tan f v prov mid by dv113, 7th we Tow �4, t of flt wow Ida . Co. Mun. A a i. A  lukm1. T u �63 m a if 72 �7 vhf Mew. A rave to any or i Tiv administration tells Congress of plane sales to Honduras Washington up1 the administration Hai served notice to Congress it intends to upgrade the honduran air Force a move expected to spark opposition in the Wake of the Iran Contra scandal. The Sute department tuesday said 12 used f-5 Northrop planes Worth $75 million with spares and ground support would be taken from the air Force inventory and sold to Honduras. The air Force used the planes to train . Fighter pilots in air combat technique against soviet built Mig-21 s. The Pentagon formally notified Congress of the proposed tale late tuesday saying the planes would replace aged French made super Myslene Fig Biers whose deterioration threatens the traditional Mili tary balance in the  Israel sold the super myi acres to Honduras. The Sale will contribute to the foreign policy and National Security objectives of the United states by helping to maintain the Security of a Friendly country which has been and continues to be an important Force for political stability and Progress in Central America the Pentagon said. Honduras is to pay for the f-5s with . Military Aid Money ear marked for fiscal 1937 and subsequent years the Pentagon said. The Sale would be automatically approved unless a majority of both houses of Congress votes against the package within 30 Days. Army no in Turkey Dies a tier breathing difficulties Izmir. Turkey a sergeant first class died Early wednesday after suffering breathing difficulty. Sic William j. Zuko Wolti was found dead at his residence by officials from the Izmir clinic said capt. Philip h. Mills of the Izmir Public affair office. Zukowski s son called the clinic about 1 30o-in. When his father began experiencing trouble breathing. The cause of death has not been determined Zukowski s Hometown and the names of his survivors were not available wednesday afternoon Mills said. Cardinal Glemp visits Norway Oslo Norway a Jozef Cardinal Glemp the primate of Poland s Catholic Church arrived Here wednesday for a five Day private visit to Norway  
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