European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday june 10, 1987 the stars and stripes of Page recruiting probe reported reopened Minneapolis a the army is reopening its investigation of alleged recruiting violations in new Jersey 10 follow up on accusations thai surfaced since an earlier limited inquiry according to a published report. The sunday Minneapolis Star and Tribune said the investigation earlier this year which concluded 13 recruiters were involved in testing irregularities was Cut Short to protect the reputations of top army officers. The newspaper quoting unidentified sources also said a Black sergeant whose whistle blowing led to the inquiry contended he had been unfairly discredited and forced out of the army and other Black recruiters similarly complained of unfair treatment by White offi cers. An army spokesman told the newspaper Hal the investigation was reopened because under a new policy the array s recruiting Headquarters in fort Sheri Dan 111., wanted to focus on the original allegations and delve into new allegations turned up in the initial inquiry the spokesman la. Col John Cullen of fort Sheri Dan denied there was an attempt o protect officers or to unfairly discharge the scr Ceant Olio complained of wrongdoing. The initial investigation which was completed in april concluded that some recruiters used two imposters to take Entrance to cols for applicants. A separate inquiry turned up improper practices at testing stations. Cullen acknowledged Hal the first inquiry was limited and failed to investigate allegations that recruiters concealed applicants police records falsified educational documents and engaged in sex with female applicants. Investigators a so did not look into possible improprieties by officers or determine whether local investigations were properly conducted lie said. Cullen said recruiting will investigate complaints against two officers and the battalion s handling of alleged improprieties. Also will look into other charges including allegations that Black recruit ers were treated unfairly he said. The Star and Tribune said several army sources including recruiters said the army ils first investigation to Leep from turning up a major scandal Hal would Hurt the head of army recruiting. Maj. Gen. Allen Ono who is being promoted and u. Col. William Traubel the new Jersey commander. Cullen called thai allegation Mil Rue and insulting 10 Ono and Traubel Saij he Lias no career to protect because he is retiring. The new Jersey investigation was prompted by re ports of recruiting improprieties from sgt Marlon Broadnax. A Recruiter in Jersey City . The inquiry began in february the a sri investigators received information that recruiters in new Jersey had been breaking racer Siiling rules for More than a year. In their report according to Cullen the investigators said recruiters wrongly pre signed lest documents enabling impostors to take entry exams for Low ability applicants. Investigators also found unacceptable numbers of errors in recruit files missing police records and a Lack of control Over records. Recruiters interviewed by the newspaper blamed violations largely on increased pressure to meet recruiting goals in the face of a shrinking National Pool of potential recruits. Man ends lion s Den sleep in with never again9 Johannesburg South Africa up Mike oos Terlaak Lay Down with the icons for 64 Days. On monday he said never again not on your Ooster Laaly a is a ear old free Lance game Catcher lived with seven adult Lions in a Small Cage at the Hart bees icon zoo about 40 Miles Nonh Tsi of Johannesburg for 64 Days and seven hours. He ended his sleep in sunday and said in an interview monday "1 have Sel the record. If anyone wants to try to break it. That s Fine by me. I will never do it oos Terlaak started his stunt in an apparently failed attempt o buy a mate for the zoo s male Gorilla Kaiser but the lonely male died of cancer after oos Terlaak had spent 40 Days in the Cage he extended his stunt in an Effort to raise funds for a pair of gorillas. His ordeal during which he had to fight off irritable male Lions with a chair and a club netted less than s1,000, and Yosl Croaak now Hopes a foreign zoo will help out. I Hope my stunt will draw the Atten Tion of some european or american zoo that might be willing to donate a he said. Oos Terlaan said he slept an average of 3 i hours a Day mostly in snatches of half an hour or the Lions would snatch things from my table or pull at the blankets. They never left me alone he said. They never calf Veo to accept a zoo official said he believed it was. The first time that anyone had spent More than a few hours in a lion s Cage. Mike Yosl Croaak grins As he grasps a club the Only weapon he had As Prol Dion again the Lions. British civil service strike disrupts air traffic London up a one Day strike crippled air traffic control service at Britain s airports monday forcing air lines to cancel scores of their normally scheduled highly and reducing air traffic by 50 percent. Air traffic control assistants failed to show up for work beginning about mid night monday As part of a larger j4-hour civil service strike for a 15 percent pay raise a civil aviation authority spokes Man said. Leaders of the two biggest civil serv ants unions said most of their 2-10.000 members had joined the strike which also disrupted seaports. The effects of the strike were Princi Pally fell at Britain s airports where Many of the 900 air traffic control assist ans failed to appear for their shifts said the Caa spokesman. The assistants help the air traffic con trollers direct airliners into and out of the airports and British airspace. We arc handling 50 percent of nor Mal traffic the Caa spokesman continued. We understand Hal the airlines Are Cansadi Daung their flights and we Are a commending Hal travellers first Check with the airlines to see when the Depar Tures and arrivals will take place he said. The Caa said there was no danger to air travellers from the strike we i Sibera Lely Ticlay flights so Hal we maintain our safely standards the spokesman said. Most of Floc normally is lid used flights Liat were leaving were on schedule. 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But the neighbor weary of traffic and noise turned off he Light ast week prompting Gardner to look for a new lot1 a lion for the Freezer. I can t Stop god. My neighbors can t Slop god Santl a la Rucj Ott lib jul bulb can t Slop him she said. Evil everybody thai we re oin to bring it Back. It sour Mission Gardner and tier husband Luther plan o move thu in trader and the five Lur so that everybody can see
