European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d army Reserve officer quits in Wake of probe Page 2 d japanese defense buildup worries China Page 8 d today s Dollar buys 1.78 Marks see rates Page 27 the stars Anis ripes vol. 46, no. 59 authqhi1ed unofficial publication for the . Monday Juno 15, 1937 d 8693 a report of hostages in Iran denied Beirut Lebanon a the Irani an embassy sunday denied that missing anglican Church envoy Terry Waile or any of the eight american hostages i Lebanon have been taken to Iran. None of the hostages is in Tehran the iranian islamic Republic has Noth ing to do with the hostages whoever they Are a spokesman for the embassy s press Section said. We also deny thai Terry Waile has been taken to Tehran said the spokes Man who declined to be named. The lebanese weekly Magazine Ash Shiraz Taid saturday that some of the american hostages had been taken Toiran where a powerful faction wants to put them on trial. Meanwhile on sunday a Londo newspaper Laid the arms scan dal is preventing the release of Waile who vanished in Lebanon nearly five months sunday Telegraph said there was i tale Prospect of Waite s being release Din the near future because he Nas fallen victim to the widespread belief in Leb anon that he was acting Ai an agent of the United states in his efforts to free americans and Oiher foreigners held hos Tage in Beirut. In a dispatch from Beirut the newspaper said its assessment of waive s status was based on the findings of an inquiry into the affair by the progressive socialist party the druse militia that was guarding Waile until he disappeared Jan.20. A Church of England spokeswoman eve Kcal by said the Church was aware of the report but had no comment on it. Ash Shiraz which broke the Story of secret . Arms sales to Iran said an other group favored trading the hostages for Frozen iranian assets in the United Stales and american weapons bought by Iran but never sem official newspaper Al in jihad civilian flying careers surpass of study finds by Chuck Bureau Washington a career As an air Force Pilot is a Distant second to flying with a major airline in terms of pay Benefit and Job renditions according to recent study done by two staff members of the air Force Academy. While that won t be news to most Mili tary pilots the study is notable for being one of the few to directly compare almost every aspect of air Force and civilian flying Careen Laid a spokesman for future aviation professionals of America. Mai. R. Theodore Roth and capt. David c Nielsen researched he report at the Decatur ga., Headquarters of future aviation professionals of America private organization that tracks airline luring trends. While the air Force provides opportunities for travel increased responsibility advanced education service to country and Job Security it compares unfavourably with the civilian airlines in terms of compensation As Well As almost every other non monetary Job characteristic the study said. Highlights of some of the comparisons Are As follows pay. The civilian airlines win hands Down even though civilian pilots Don t get the same Las free allowances As Mili tary members. During the first few years a former military Pilot would probably see d significant Cut in pay but that pay would Rise dramatically after the fifth year with an airline. The study s comparison uses an individual who has completed eight years of see flying on Page 28 of personnel chief disagrees with Pilot comparison report by William j. Bartmann Yungton Burn Washington air Force official say they remain concerned about their ability to retain pilots but Are not impressed by a study that concluded civil Tan pilots Are significantly better off than their military cousins. The air Force docs not support that analysis. It is not an official air Force document nor do we agree with it it. Gen. Thomas Hickey the air Force personnel chief said of the study by the two air Force Academy instructors. We be Lieve it does not provide a comprehensive review of All the facts relevant to deciding to slay in the air Force or to join the air Force officials said the analysis was sanctioned by an air Force com Mand thai later decided not to use it. They said that even though they remain f concerned about he air Force s lowered i ability to retain pilots the study was of Little use since it simply reiterated what was known namely that military Pilot pay and benefits arc inferior to that paid to commercial pilots. The airlines pay More than we can afford to Hickey said and if dollars Are All you re interested in you would definitely choose the but the general said pilots obviously remain Wilh the air Force for reasons other than pay. I would Point out that the two authors Are also pilots and they re Siisi i h the air Force pilots Are prompted to stay in the air Force because of the difference in i Lifework the adrenalin kick that occurs in military missions Hickey said. There s the difference in the kinds and types of flying. The camaraderie and association with the kinds of people who Are in the air Force. These Are Strong factors 1hat keep people on Active. See pilots on Page 2b in Abu Dahabi also reported saturday Hal wait was twice Laken to Tehran since he disappeared in moslem West Beirut on Jan. 20. The anglican Church in London said ii did not know if there is any truth in Al la jihad s report. No group has claimed responsibility for Wane s disappearance. In Washington state department spokesman Pele Martinez said the United states has no information to substantiate Ash Shiraz s report. However if such reports were indeed True we would consider it a Mailer of the utmost Gravity and would hold the Ira Nian government directly responsible for the safety and Well being of the hos tages Martinez said Ash Shiraz said Hussein Ali Mon Lazy i the Man chosen As the successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini de mands that the american hostages in particular be brought to trial especially since some of them have already been taken to lebanese Maga inc said that a less Radical Wing headed by parliament speaker Hashemi a Sfanjani believes a settlement to the hostages Issue could be achieved Only if the United states delivered to Iran weapons that had been purchased and paid Forby Shah Mohammed Rcd Pahlavi Ash Shiraz said a Sfanjani a faction also wants the United states to release All iranian assets Frozen in american Banks. Factions believed made up of shirt moslem zealots Loyal to Iran have claimed responsibility for the abductions of seven . Hostages. The eighth kid napping was claimed by a pro Libyn other foreigners arc missing and believed kidnapped in Lebanon. They Are six frenchmen two britons two germans an italian an irishman South korean an Indian and two unidentified foreigners. Racism protested in France Twenty thousand people take part in an anti racism demonstration saturday in the Southern port City of Marseille France. The Erent was held to protest an upcoming rally by the extreme right Wing National front part
