European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 8 world today Canadian official passed bogus Bills unwittingly Toronto a the treasurer of Canada s Ontario province Robert Nixon says he Ucli afoul of Scotland Yard after unwittingly passing counterfeit 50-Pound 583 notes during an easter vacation with his wire in England. Revealing the incident wednesday Nixon said a London Gas station attendant spotted the phony Money on easter sunday and summoned the police. At Paddington police station Nixon said he was referred to As the Bloke who s passing the counterfeit  explanation of hit High political office Back Home Cut Little ice he said but after a while we talked a Little bit Tad they softened up and i was treated very Well Nixon said. The Supply of 600 pounds $996 in 50-Pound notes came Iron a Toronto Branch of he Bank of Montreal where officials were at a loss to explain the origins of the counterfeit Cash. Bomb disposal experts wounded in explosion Beirut Lebanon up a bomb planted in a mail package exploded thursday in moslem West Beirut s main Post office seriously wound ing two bomb disposal experts As they tried to dismantle it. Police capt Ashraf rid said two internal Security forces officers Omar Nada and Khaled Ibrahim Weir dispatched to the Riad Solh Post office located in downtown West Beirut to examine the suspected package. The bomb exploded As the two Security men tried to dismantle it seriously wounding them in the hand and face. Rifi said. They were rushed to the american University Hospital in an ambulance led by a Security Force jeep and policemen fired gunshots to Clear tray firm wants warnings put on skin lightening boxes Johannesburg South Africa apr one of the country s largest supermarket chains said wednesday it will pull skin Tightener off its shelves in 60 Days unless manufacturers take Steps to ensure consumer safety the company checkers also said it would put up signs in its Iso stores within the next two weeks with the message warning current re search suggest skin lighten to could damage your skin  checkers managing director Clive Weil said the decision resulted from several months of negotiations with consumer groups manufacture Sand health authorities about complaints that an ingredient in skin Lightener hydroquinone can create permanent blotches on tie skin. Weil said the company had asked manufacturers to place warnings on their packages and Lake other Steps to Alert Consumers to dangers. Jailed newspaper editor in s. Africa honoured Cambridge mass. A a newspaper editor jailed by South african authorities has won the 1987 Louis m. Lyons award for con science and integrity in journalism. The Lemaa foundation at Harvard univer sity announced wednesday that Zwy Clashe Sisu fun 37, editor of the Johannesburg South Africa based new nation was chosen for the award by the 20 members of the Nieman fellow class of1987. The award is named in Honor of former Nie fan curator Louis m. Lyons. It recognized Sisulu i courage and dedication in providing South african Bucks with an alternative voice amid efforts by the South african government to control dissenting press. Sisulu was a founding president of the coun try t Black journalists Trade Union and a reporter and editor for several daily newspapers in South Africa. Friday May 15,1987 court rules cos can work to curb drug use sit on courts martial by Chuck v1nch Washington Bureau Washington the duty of commanders to wipe out drug use among their troops does not necessarily conflict with their role As court martial con vening authorities in drug related cases the court of military appeals has ruled. The court monday affirmed the conviction of spec. 4 Raul Fernandez Iii for various drug related  rejected his argument that the court martial Conven ing authority had not followed appropriate Legal Stan Dards because of his inelastic and inflexible attitude toward drug use. Before Fernandez arrest. Gen. James j. Lindsay then a major general commanding the 82nd airborne div at fort Bragg n.c., had issued a policy letter to at battalion commanders statin that illegal drugs Sec a threat to combat  Lindsay was the Conven ing authority of Fernandez court martial. Lindsay told commanders to work closely with Law enforcement officials to ferret out drug dealers to consult with trial counsel before initiating criminal or administrative action against drug dealers to ensure appropriate Legal action and to educate troops regard ing the Adverse effect of drugs. Fernandez argued the letter shows Lindsay was pre disposed to punitive in discharge him regardless of any mitigating circumstances and thu could not have impartially performed his Post trial duties to re View the court martial findings military appeals chief judge Robinson Everett ruled that a convening authority is disqualified from reviewing and taking action on & Case if be sets Forth in unmistakable terms his intent 10 disregard proper review standards during the Post trial phase of his duties in order to ensure a certain Adverse result. No such attitude is manifested in the record before us Everett said. The policy letter shows Lindsay s concern about preventing dreg use in his command but there is no reference to this Case no showing of prejudgment and no indication of an impermissible predisposition 10 approve punitive discharges in drug trafficking  while the letter said the full weight of the military Justice system must be brought to Bear against these criminals it also indicates the possibility of Adinamis Tractive rather than criminal action against drug Deal ers Everett said. That together with Lindsay s order that command ers consult with trial counsel before initiating action against drug dealers implies that the full array of possible dispositions is to be considered in any Given Case he said thus the letter taken As a whole Indi Cates a flexible mind regarding the legally appropriate ways in which to Deal with drug  Dod policy May end trove on commercial flights for civilians by Chuck it Ncwashington Bureau Washington defense agencies May soon writer some civilian workers to fill empty seats on government aircraft or military Charters for official duty rather than allow them to travel commercially. Chun Freeman assistant Secretary of defense for civilian personnel policy recently sent a letter to Feder Al employee unions informing them of the policy change. The change is before each military service for Fin approval an official with the defense department s per diem travel and transportation allowance com Mittee said wednesday. The Navy is the Only service that has not Given it approval. But even if the Navy does not approve toe change the other services and defense department agencies probably would be free to implement it if they noose another official said the official did not know How Long it would be before the policy would be implemented. The change is based on a general accounting office report mating that Many seals on military Airlift come and commercial charter nights arc empty an that the government could save Money by directing defense department civilians to Jill them. The National federation of Federal employees is unhappy with the idea. We re urging Pur locals to negotiate with their Var ious Dod agencies but we re not too hopeful said Marie Winslow a Union spokeswoman. The Rule is lot convenient reliable or equitable Winslow said. Her main objection is that military personnel always have priority on government transportation. Ami Avion j that f the said. It would be even worse if family travelling  window said the change is the latest wrinkle in what she called the creeping militarization of civilian employees evidenced by the requirement that civilian technicians Wear uniforms and the recent unsuccessful Effort by surgeon general c. Everett Koop to put members of the Public health service technically a military Branch in uniform. If civilians wanted to be in the military they woul i be she  get almost none of the benefits Given to military personnel but it seems As if every tune there s something disadvantageous civilian get to  House Senate differ on raising shipping limits for senior gis by William j. Bartman Washington Bare a Washington the House and Senate seem headed for a clash Over whether the government should pay to let senior enlisted personnel move More personal possessions during transfers. The Senate armed services committee last week recommended that senior enlisted personnel should have higher weight limits on household goods trans ported by the military during assignment changes. The recommendation is one of several recent cases in which the Senate despite its reclamation by the democrats this year has gone along with a Pentagon request. Defense leaders in the democratic House however have reservations about whether ranking service members need the higher limits. We re not sure it s justified said a staff member with the House armed services committee. She said a recent general accounting office re port found that personnel a those grades Are not using the weight allotted to them. The Pentagon put oat its Emu numbers countering the Gao figures and the staffer Aid Hie House com Mittee believes the matter needs further consideration. The Senate committee offered weight increase slower than those proposed by the Pentagon. The committee suggested rating allowance for Grade e-7 from 8,500 to 9,500 pounds the of rate fur a i from 9,000 to 10,000 pounds the 0-2 rate and e-9 from 9,500 to 11,000 Pound the o-3 rate. Committee members said they believed the in creased limits would be in keeping with the weight allowance needs of these ranks. But the committee did not allow for increases for rants of through o-3 As the Pentagon had suggested. 5 die of train hits bus Warsaw Poland up a train hit a police bus on a level crossing killing five police officers and wounding 12, eight seriously the polish news Agency Pap reported wednesday