European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes thursday june 18,1987unions demand ouster of dutch general the Hague Netherlands a a Dulch general s complaint about sloppiness and improper behaviour among his soldiers has caused outrage among this nation s military unions and brought Calls for his removal. The juror was caused by Frig. Gen. Adriaan Van Vuron s article in his 42nd Arrond brigade s in House Magazine accusing his men of frequent Drunken Ness Sloppy attire. And harassing West German girls and women during Maneu vers in april and May in Ger Many Van Vuron s remarks were widely publicized in the dutch press and Drew harsh criticism from the Netherlands vocal military interest groups among them iwo draftee unions. The Altai has illuminated the com plex relations Between the military rank and file and their commanding officers Here including a Freedom of expression that would constitute insubordination in Many other armies. Van Vuren n vague generalities in which he draws a picture of an army con sisting of drunkards and Womanizer has Hurt the image of the armed forces and leads to a lower morale said Jaap sch Ceres u spokesman for the general protestant organization of military personnel. With 13,000 members including both career soldiers and conscripts the group is the largest of the dutch military unions the general s remarks show his ineptitude As a personnel manager and he should be relieved from his com Mand Scheures said in a Telephone interview. Bui the commander in Cluck of the 30,000-Strong dutch army la. Gen. I Etc Graif told a news conference tuesday that he would not consider re moving this very capable brigade com Mander Over so trivial on Issue in his article which appeared last week Van Vuren said " improper be Havior jeopardizes the credibility of the dutch armed forces nol Only vis a vis the Warsaw pact but also toward our own the general added that his complaints involved enlisted men noncommissioned officers and officers. Fred Haak chairman of the general association of dutch military personnel a wholly conscript Union said that Van Vuren should be removed from Assn the Northern dutch town where he 42nd army brigade is stationed. The late 1960s saw the emergence in the Netherlands of what is believed to be the world s first conscripts Union the association of conscripted military personnel. Riding the Crest of the Era s social re form wave the Union agitated against what it claimed were bad pay bad food bad housing and bad working conditions for he army s conscripts. It campaigned successfully to abolish the compulsory Salute and the prescribed hair length. Two decades later Long hair is mostly a vanished fashion in the military by dutch conscripts Are Well paid and get most weekends off ind a four week an Nual vacation during their 14-month minimum hitch. Richard Branson left his 12-Monlh-old son Sam and his co Pilot per Lindstrand Are seated in front of the capsule Start of Atlantic balloon race answer is blowing in the wind London a Art holding the starting guns in the race to make the first Atlantic Ocean crossing by hot air balloon. Don Cameron 47, one of the world s most experienced balloon pilots has had to delay his bid to Fly 3,000 Miles from St. Johns Newfoundland to England because of unsuitable weather. Fellow briton Richard Branson 36, owner of the Virgin airline and in sure group Hopes to depart Sun Day from the Sugarloaf ski resort near Bangor Maine but weather charts will decide the Takeoff time. You re totally at he mercy of winds Cameron s spokesman Ivor Godfrey davits said tuesday if they come unexpectedly in the wrong direction then you could of in trouble and end up in the Arctic Circle. It s almost impossible to get balloon designer Cameron and his co Pilot Jim How Ard 50, a retired army major have postponed tentative departures for monday and wednesday. They re now hoping to get the nod from their meteorologist on Friday. Branson who last year set a record for the fastest Cross ing of the Atlantic in a Powerboat will travel to Maine on Friday. His co Pilot swedish bom balloon designer per Lindstrand 38, left tuesday. They plan to Cross the Atlantic in the largest balloon Ever built. Flying at altitudes of up to .10,000 feet they a specs to ride the Atlantic Cut ram in a More or less steady line but move up and Down if necessary to avoid storms. Both Crews need Calm winds at the Start and Easterly airflow Over the Ocean. Cameron s canopy about three times smaller than Branson a will soar at 10,000-15,000 feet. His Craft will nil to Rise and fall More often than Branson s to catch the lower Altitude circuitous airflow. Fall goes according to plan Cameron will much Down 50 hours after liftoff. But he s taking aboard enough food for 10 Days and is preparing to land anywhere in Europe Between Scandinavia and Southern Spain. Cameron lost out on the first successful trans Aikin tic helium balloon crossing when his Craft ditched 108 mites off the Western French coast. Weeks later in july 1978, an american learn snatched the record. Cameron and Branson reached a gentleman s agreement no to Ali empt the crossing a clan. Mon Day. World today rebels buried 7 alive in Uganda paper says Kampala Uganda up ugandan re Bels buried seven people alive in a mass grave in northeastern Uganda the roman Catholic daily newspaper Munno reported wednesday. The newspaper said the seven people were dead by the time government troops due them out of a grave in the Village of Kab Racaido Iso Miles Northeast of Kampala. The rebels who buried he seven alive last saturday claimed to be supporters of it. Col. William Omaria a minister of state for internal affairs in the deposed government of president Milton Obole the newspaper said. 747 makes Safe Landing after strike by lightning London a lightning struck a Continental airlines jumbo Jet As it flew Over Southern England on tuesday forcing it 10 turn Back to London s Gatwick Airport an airline spokeswoman said. No one was injured and no damage to the air Craft was immediately found said spokeswoman Amandas card. The Boeing 747, travelling to Newark nj., with 219 passengers and six Crew left Catwick at 2 i5 . And was struck by lightning about 20 minutes later she said. Engineers were still checking the plane at Gat Wick two hours Laler. Liechtenstein planning free aids tests Campaign Vaduz Liechtenstein a Liechtenstein will offer free confidential aids tests for those facing a High risk of contracting the deadly virus the government announced tuesday. Another recommendation to provide free syringes to intravenous drag users was rejected be cause it conflicts with the tiny principality s narcotics Laws an official press release said. The recommendations were made by a government appointed expert panel. Liechtenstein has nol reported any cases of aids or acquired immune deficiency syn drome. Pontiff planning to meet with Waldheim in june Vatican City a the Vatican on wednesday announced that Pope John Paul ii Wilt meet with austrian president Kurt wad Cimon june 25. The one sentence announcement described the visit As official which usually includes a private meeting a Public Exchange of speeches by both men and a ceremony marked by inc playing of National anthems Waldheim a roman Catholic has not made any official visits abroad since taking office last july after an election Campaign marked by allegations that he look pan in nazi atrocities while serving in the German army in the Balkans in world War ii
