European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday july 9, 1987 Navy women to get More time at sea by William j. Bartman Washington Bureau Washington enlisted Navy women will be spending More Lime at Sia while their male counterparts will have More chances Al Shore duty when a new naval policy sets sail this fall. By making rotations Between sea and Shore identical Tor men and women effective oct. I the Navy says women will have More opportunities to serve at sea. And putting More women to sea will provide foreshore duty for men a Navy official said. The new policy implemented by my. Carlisle Trost chief of naval operations will continue to observe combat exclusion Laws that prevent military women from serving in combat missions. As a result of this shipboard duties for women will not be the same As those for men. Under the old policy enlisted Navy women would receive credit for sea duly when they served in an overseas Shore assignment. And those assignments ran Shorter for women than for men. The new system was prompted by an increase in sea opportunities for women because of More ships in service More billets and More available shipboard bunks officials said. The policy change affects enlisted women and not women officers because officers do not have sea she rotation schedules. To assure 8 smooth transition to the policy he Navy will extend the Tours of any women currently aboard ships who have projected rotation Dales of april 1988 and later. For those women presently on overseas Shore duly with rotation dates of april 1988 and later Shore duty credit will be Given and they will then become eligible to rotate to sea duty. Officials responding to questions of whether the policy could Lead to a Navy ship with an All woman Crew said in in an official statement that this could no occur because Manning a ship in this manner and keeping it manned would be extremely difficult wit the current inventory of women. It would also isolate the ship As one of a kind and serve no  the Navy made a Point of mentioning that the de sense advisory committee on women in the services is not responsible for the policy. The committee has repeatedly called on the Nuvy to expand roles for women in that service. There Are 4,808 enlisted women and 197 women officers serving aboard Navy ships truck hauling Patriot missiles slides into ditch Muenster Germany s&5 an army truck carrying four Patriot missiles Slid into a ditch wednesday morning outside the main Gate of the Muenster depot a 32nd army air defense come spokesman said. The Accident occurred shortly after 9 1$ . About 15 Miles Southeast of Darmstadt maj. David Hartman. Com Mand spokesman said. The 10-ton heavy expanded mobility tactical truck was part of a Convoy on a routine training Mission when it Slid into a ditch on the Small Road leading away from the depot Hartman said. The vehicle belongs to 2nd in 43rd air defense arty headquartered outs Dehanau. Hartman said no one was injured and the truck was not damaged. North from Page 1 lived was a Covert . Government open lion. North also firmly denied knowing about a Bank account supposedly created by Secord s partner Albert Hakim with Iran arms Sale Money to help North s family in the event he died. North said it was an absolute Shock when he heard testimony about the account concerning the diversion of profits to the centres North said he get approval for whatever 1 did i did t do anything without approval. I was a part of the decision making  North said that when he was inter viewed by attorney general Edwin Meese on nov 23,1986, two Days before he was fired Only Poindexter and former National Security adviser Robert Mcfarlane knew of the diversion. Policy snags May delay Start of Gulf re flagging Asp Hoff by in Brayt soldiers unload cargo and equipment from the truck that ill off or Roar Road. Washington up misunderstandings Between the United slates and Kuwait Over the escort of kuwaiti tank ers in the persian Gulf could delay the Start of the administration s rep policy. Rep. Les Aspin. D-wis., Sai tuesday. Aspin said . Officials sitting in on a july 4 meeting Between a 12-member House delegation and the kuwaiti Oil minister were totally taken by Surprise Al the escort plan Laid out by the min ister. The United slates Aspin said has been talking about providing escort serv ice Tor 11 re flagged kuwaiti tankers. The Navy plans to increase its Gulf Force from six to nine ships to provide five Convoy escort runs a month. Aspin said Kuwait spoke of a major shuttle of Oil,1 using several supertanker to Convoy Oil to the Mouth of the Gulf for loading onto other ships for delivery and then resuming to Kuwait for refilling. The difference in plans he said could make a major difference in the size of the . Naval Force stationed in the Gulf. Aspin chairman of the House armed services committee said he did not know How the misunderstanding occurred. It s not Clear if they Are trying Toup the Ante he said. He said the plan Laid out by Kuwait could involve . Protection for 70 per cent or More of Kuwait s Oil while the plan . Officials thought was agreed upon would protect about 35 percent of Kuwait s Oil. Aspin also revealed that kuwaiti officials said they expected to dinner two . Tankers to be used in the shuttle service and might lease a third. The lawmaker said he would vote wednesday for a 90-Day delay in the Gulf policy when competing amendments one to bar the re flagging and one to stall in 90 Days come up during debate on a coast guard authorization Bill. He said the United states May have to go Back to the drawing boards Wii ii the  dead from Page 1 generals get new assignments Heidelberg is army officials have announced five general officer moves. Maj. Gen. Harold m. Davis or. Will become Allied forces Southern Europe chief of staff succeeding la. Gen. Thom As f. Healy who retires aug. 31. With the appointment Davis who commands Southern european task Force 5th support come will receive his third Star. Maj Gen. Lincoln Jones Iii v corps Deputy commanding general is to As sume Davis command. Maj. Gen Jack d. Woodall com manding general . Army Berlin Bri Gade will take Over Jones position Al v corps. Brig. Gen. Caryl g. Marsh assistant division commander 101st airborne div air assault in fort Campbell ky., will replace Woodall. Car waiting at a Light at the same Comer where the ice Cream parlor is located officials considered at the time whether to divert truck trafic but concluded it was t possible because of the Way the town is Laid out he. Said. In any Case we have several signs on the route Down from the expressway to shift gears and slow Down he said. Spilled gasoline carried the Blaze briefly into the town s water main an sewer and flames leaped from a Small River the Dill. It took firefighters five hours to bring the flames under control. Emst Achilles Frankfurt fire chief who headed the do Man fire Crews in Herborn told the Frankfurt  is a Bilier Way to learn that the transportation of dangerous cargo should not be allowed through Small towns on exports of textiles increased for . London up Britain s exports of textiles and clothing to com Mon Market nations Rose dramatically in the first three months of the year according to a trends in textile and clothing Trade report. The report was published by the British textile con federation. The report said clothing exports Rose by 21 percent in volume and 20 per cent in value. Textile exports up by 12 percent in volume and 14 percent in value com pared with the same period last year. Secondary  six firefighters were among the injured. Four of the injured were flown to special Burn treatment Center in co Logne where they were in critical Condi Tion. Most of the others were admitted to area hospitals. The 557 h arty group in nearby her Bor Seelbach offered help to the town but offers of assistance were turned Downs unnecessary maj. Sieve Ginser spokesman for the 59lh Ord brigade in Pir Masens told the stars and stripes. Ginser said none of the the americans living in the Lown was injured in the blast Hessen s criminal office dispatched is specialists from its identification unit "1dko" to Berbom to Aid in identification or bodies a spokesman for the office in Wiesbaden told the stars and stripes. This group is composed of 50 highly trained specialists who have worked in Germany and abroad upon request since its founding in 1972. Stall War str dec Rayvn  to the report Power Mower use limited in Germany Heidelberg Germany residents who mow their lawns with Power most ers monday through saturday after 7 . Or before 7 . Risk fines because of a new Federal ordinance a Usa eur spokesman said wednesday. Reduced noise Gerae Scharme Lawn Mowere May be operated until 10 . But no Power mowers May be used on sundays or German Legal holidays. Violators can be fined up to 1.000 Marks about ts50", but the average fineis 30 Marks $16.50a Frankfurt environmental Protection office spokeswoman said