European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday  14, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 of looks like a Cereal bowl bearing $ j 0,000 for a Eta Tala by Lynn w. Spurt inventive Sec Noble l.  liked he idea by Steve Morrison stiff writer Mannheim Germany it does t look like much. As a matter of fad in looks a lot like a Metal Cereal bowl. But this particular Cereal bowl is attached to the rear Axle of an army 2 a Lon truck and hidden behind it is the reason Sec. Noble l. Brooks will be 110,000 Richer today. Brooks a motor sergeant assigned to co a 97lh signal in submitted an idea under the army s smart program to eliminate the semiannual Lubrica Tion of bearings behind the bowl like protective Cap on at 2w-ton trucks. His idea will save the array More than $1.5 million every year and earn him a 10,000 Check today during ceremonies with Gen. Glenn k. Otis Usa eur commander. Before Broota made his suggestion the bearings were lubricated every six months and servicing each truck involved More than eight  hours. He said he did t see the need because unlike other bearings that constantly turn and therefore Wear faster these Bear Ings rotate Back and Forth Only with the movement of the tandem rear Axle. I submitted a suggestion under the smart sup ply and maintenance assessment review team pro publicity Cost this ministry $ 10 million Christian network s Pat Robertson says a adj a Tina qi7&/tu a  Ttripi Piti Itti in Nanna to   rap Reinit if Trifi rail Virginia Beach a a the Christian broadcasting network has buffered a dramatic drop in donation and  have to Cut its budget because of the highly publicized actions of fellow evangelists said the Rev. Pit Robertson. People in America the evangelical have just been stunned by revelations about the Nanlal infidelity of the Rev. Jim Bakker and the poor financial manage ment of Flakker s pal club ministry Robertson said the publicity has Cost this ministry Sid million Laid Robertson who founded can. We urgently need some help Robertson said to he pleaded with viewers of his show the 700 club to pledge an additional $21 million Over the next seven months. He mentioned a second embarrassing situation among evangelists apparently referring to the controversy last Winter when the Rev. Oral Roberts told his viewers that god would Lake his life if they did not donate $8 million to his ministry. Robertson said donations to can in april were Down a staggering 33 percent from the same month last year. We can t just continue to have that sort of a Drain. If we have to Cut our budget by 25 percent 1 Mil lion people won t be fed he said. A million people won t be Able to get through on our telephones because we d have to Cut that Back. There would have to be dramatic staff cutbacks. I Don t think there is a single ministry in the United states that has t been affected by it because people have just stopped giving in  Memphis mail Carrier tabbed top hero Washington a Waller Franklin of Mem Phis Tenn was named hero of the year by the National association of letter carriers on tuesday. Lait oct. 9, while delivering the mail Franklin suffered a serious gunshot wound when he tried to Slop a purse snatcher the association said. Others honoured by the group were Fermin n. Calderon of Corpus Chris Texas honoured posthumously for his Effort to break up a fight involving 1s youths who were beating the son of Afkend Calderon was fatally shot during the incident aug. 2. Dee o Dell of Nampa Idaho named National Colo blindness foiled dream humanitarian of the year for organizing a pen pal program for elderly people and children at an Elemen tary school. Terry Overly of Palm Bay ma., for helping save eight people trapped in a burning Home for the mentally disabled. Lois Schimes of South Bend ind., for saving a child by jumping into a moving car and halting the vehicle. Alejandro Verdejo of Riverside calif., for chasing and stopping a runaway car that carried a child. A Branch service award went to the letter carriers of Owensboro by for their Christmas wish program for needy area residents. Gram to eliminate the semiannual lubrication of the bearings and just go with the annual requirement forthe Complete Assembly to be disassembled cleaned repacked tightened and adjusted Brooks said. They liked he idea and adopted it and that s what i m getting the award  actually the award is for $10,455, hut he won t receive the rest of it for awhile because awards exceed ing s1 0,000 must be approved at higher Levels. Any award that exceeds 110,000 has to go Back to the department of the army for congressional approval said master set. Michael r. Mate Rae smart coordinator for Usa eur. Along the Tine it has to go through an army audit Agency to see that All the figures Are computed correctly and if the Dollar figure for the award is appropriate for the recommendation. And once the army audit Agency is through with it it has to be reviewed by two other  awards under the smart program can reach $25,000, with congressional approval. Anything More than $25,000 must be approved by the president Materne  award is the largest in Usa eur. So far to Date soldiers and civilians in Usa eur have submitted Over 2,000 ideas mate me said. Andover 1,500 of Host ideas have been ado Aux void wide the program has saved s128 million. Hollywood not fast enough for o Neill Boston up retired House speaker Thomas p. Tip o Neill or. Thought it look along Lime to direct Bills through Congress until be agreed to make a television commercial. O Neill and former baseball not so great Bob or. Baseball Uecker met at Boston s Fane lil Hall marketplace to shoot a 30-Sccond television spot Tor Miller Lite Beer i never dreamed anything would take As Longas this said o Neill. It took All morning to shoot Decker s lines and All afternoon to get o Neill s lines just right. By this time i would Haw been briefed by four administrative assistants met with my Media and to advisers  policy meet ing and in Between gone to the White House to talk to the president and the Cabinet he said. In the commercial which will be shown around Boston beginning in june Uecker pro claims a Boston i love a and continues to assault the names of famous Boston landmarks. I know this town like the Back of my hand Decker says. Why my relatives came Over on the Sunflower. And landed at Plymouth Dock. 1 know everything about Yorktown Uecker eventually turns to o Neill in the com Mercial and says How a Doin. Ace you know hip a Seilir to which o Neill Deadpan that he has heard that o Neill s not a bad Fella and does o Neill drink Lite Beer look at me said the rotund o Neill who sips on a cup of Coffee in the commercial. Don t i look like a fellow who drinks Beer would be Pilot drops suit is discharged from of san Antonio Texas a a would be air Force Pilot whose dream was foiled by Colo blindness was Dis charged from the service after he dropped a $ 10 m i ii Ion lawsuit. "1 just decided that financially emotionally the Best thing to do was to accept the air Force s settlement a. A. Andrew j. Woodrick said shortly after he was discharged tuesday. We both agreed to drop everything. That was it he added. Woodrick 28, had been sitting in a Small windowless cell at Lackland fab since dec. I awaiting trial on charges of desertion. He could have received a maximum three years confinement forfeiture of All pay and allowances demotion to airman Basic and a dishonourable Dis charge the air Force said. In his lawsuit Woodrick contended the air Force broke a Promise it made to him in 1980 that he would become a Pilot. The air Force said Woodrick re need on a contract to join the military for a six year stint. Woodrick s problems with the Mili tary began in 1980 when he wanted to become a Pilot and took a test for col or blindness at Memphis state univer sity in Tennessee. After he was assured that he was medically qualified for Pilot training Woodrick signed a six year Roth contract in 1981. The next year however he failed another test for Colo blindness and was declared unfit for Pilot training. In 1983, Woodrick stopped attend ing his Roth classes saying his con tract called for him to be trained As a Pilot and he did Noi want to do any thing else. In 1984, the air Force declared in an enlisted  but Woodrick refused an order to report for two years Active duty. Police arrested him in March 1985 at his Nashville tenn., Home and look him to Lackland where he was charged with desertion. In june 19ss, a Federal judge in san Antonio granted Woodrick s request that the military no longer had Juris diction in the matter but in october the 5th . Circuit court of appeals overturned the judge s ruling. Woodrick returned to Lackland voluntarily in 19 86 to face the charges. Woodrick said he plans to return to Nashville and wants to pursue a  Ter s degree in business