European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday july 17,1937 news updates murder arraignment Detroit a the last of four family members was arraigned monday on charges of murdering three police officers at a Moid in suburban Inkster. George Lemons 46, was silent when asked to enter a Pica to three counts of first degree murder and 22nd District court judge John h. Mccarthney entered an innocent plea on his behalf at an arraign ment at Wayne coun by jail. Lemons did not attend an arraignment saturday for his Mother and two brother because he was undergoing kidney dialysis. Alberta easter 69 Roy Lemoni or. 47 and William unions 43, pleaded innocent to three counts each of first degree murder. All four Are being held without Bond in the Jil and face a preliminary examination july 22. Launch Accident Cape canaveral fun. A the space Agency wednesday named a live member bean 10 investigate a launch pad Accident that damaged a Hydrogen tank on an Atlas Centaur space rocket selected to head the Board was James Odo tji. Director of the it ence and engineering directorate Uthe National aeronautics and space administration Marshall space flight Center in Hunu Tlle Ala. Charles  Deputy director of space shuttle operations at the Kennedy space Center Here willbe the Board s Deputy director. It is to report its findings by aug. 14. Temperatures european weather of Tom to fax Jim owl of a taif ii attn m in Trio Wil vim  cart u Lipan n n hmm a my mum off few h Phi in t2-h m Mil Norm. Tm2 my rom Lor it inc father wants go Bill changed to let survivors collect benefits by William j. Bartman Washington Burea Washington the survivors of a Servic member should be Able to setback the Money the member contributed to the go Bill says Michael Grady whose Ion was killed in a car crash in Germany. And while the Topeka kan., resident finds everyone agreeing with him he wonders if Congress is going to do any thing about it Grady son. Spec. 4 John Grady died Jan. 10 following an automobile Accident near Bamburg Germany. His grieving father had chosen to turn off the life sup port equipment that kept the Young co Matose go alive. A the elder Grady turned to settling Tome paperwork with the army he was stunned to find that the ,200 his son had paid into the go Bill could not be refunded to John s sister Kerry the Legal heir. This refund problem with the new Gabill first became obvious when three contributors to the program were among the 37 killed on the Navy guided missile frigate Stark in the persian Gulf. At that Lime an aide to rep. Sonny Montgomery d-miss., the author of the new go Bill Laid the House veterans affairs committee s heart went out to the families but he was t sure what could be done. The reason the contributions Are deducted from the service member s paycheck,.so the member s tax Rale has been reduced. The House and Senate plan hearings on the Issue. And an aide to Wayne dowdy. D-miss., vice chairman of the House veterans affairs committee said the congressman is expected to introduce legislation to Correct the refund problem later this year. Dowdy s aides did t know if the pro vision would be retroactive to the Bill s beginning in july 1985. A staff member of the Senate Veteran affairs commit tee however said a retroactive clause seems logical. Grady says Congress can easily Correct the problem. It s about a id minute grab Lam. All they have to do is re enact part of the Newgin  with respect to any talk thai the pay Roll deductions have brought Down a Servi member s Tan rate Grady Aid that explanation is nonsense. It absolutely makes no sense because at a Young Soldier s level of income the difference Between his tax. With or without thesi00 per month deduction. Ingoing to be something like 10 and 15  Grady believes the government should provide the full $10.800 educational Benefit the Money would have bought loan eligible child spouse or brother and sister of the dead . Or at the very least it should pay some interest on the Money. He said the new go Bill Mike de tailed provision for refunding contributions to soldiers who have disabilities or hardship cases. And in some of these cases these people not Only get their contributions Back but also get pro ran benefits. Which Are the Matching funds the government pays toward an education. So what logic is there to not give it to Heyoung Soldier who s killed. House Senate panels plan hearings on proposed key changes in go Bill Washington is changes arc afoot for the new go Bill beginning with a possible hearing on the most important change a refund for the families of service members who Are killed and never gel a Chance to use the educational benefits. Educational subcommittees of the House and Senate veterans affairs committees plan hearings on the refund Issue As Well As other modifications to the go Bill. The House subcommittee will also consider amending the Bill to permit re funds for hardship cases such As service members having emergency Money prob lems said an aide to subcommittee chairman rep. Wayne dowdy a miss. Other changes to be discussed by the House and Senate panels include spreading out the contribution period from the 12 months to is or 20 months which would reduce the $ 100 per month paycheck deductions. Extending the time allowed for making a decision to sign up for the pro Gram from the current two weeks to per haps As much As 30 Days allowing flight training for educational or vocational purposes the provi Sion has been in All past go Bills but the new version docs net provide for it defense department manpower officials also Are trying to convince Congo eco that service members who choose not to sign up for the program should be Given Chance to jump aboard later on. They say some members regret their decision but the rules make the mistake irrevocable. The Pentagon suggests allowing these service members late entry if they will come up with the full $ 1,200 turn. The voluntary go Bill program pays $300 in educational Itsai Fiance for each month up to 36 months of a service member s military service. To qualify for this $ 10,800 toward College costs a serv ice member must serve three Yean be honorable discharged and contribute $100 each month the first year. Dod to examine military leave policy on child adoption birth illness by William j. Bartman Washington Burea Washington with a lot of prodding by Congress the defense department is going to examine its leave policies for service members giving birth or adopting a child or with children who become Senou ily ill. The House armed services commit tee ordered the defense department to prepare the Survey by july 30. If the panel approves the Survey written by the Pentagon it should be in the hands of base commanders worldwide by septem Ber a military official said. And if the commanders Are forthright with their responses supporter of Liber Al unpaid leave proposals Hope to find out if the military has been keeping up with Benefit granted the Modem civil Ian work place. They be asked us to Survey All Mili tary installations regarding our leave policy for birth adoption or a serious illness of a child air Force col. Thom As Waugh Dod director of compensation said. They want to Sec How we treat these  the Survey Waugh said is not slanted at the troop level it s at the policy level the people who make policy the  parental leave reformers Are Sug Gesting better Benefit for Stravic Emern ers because of the increasing numbers of servicewomen and working spouses. They suggest policies patterned alter legislation proposed by rep. Pat Schroeder a Colo. The legislation would Grant fed eral civilian employees of both Matt up to 18 weeks of unpaid leave for the birth or adoption of a child. The Schroeder Bill which failed to past last year would also offer leave to people needing to care for a sick child or Parent. Proponents of the legislation Are Sug Gesting that similar provisions be applied to the military. Service members who Are in of preg Nant can currently qualify for leave that docs not affect their Romul 30 Days in Nual leave. Hub pm. 0jttmmffl. T Frt. I 4w 40" Al pT77 by copy gun. P my u n Fri Fuifui. To into. U a it us mar. O u 14 of Jet crashes 2 Crew members missing Eglin fab Fla. A air Force and coast guard Crews in planes an boats wednesday searched the Gulf of Mexico for two crewmen of an air Forcef-4e phantom 11 Jet that crashed authorities said. The men were missing after the Jet attached o the tac air warfare Center Here Cru d about is Miles Multi cast of Eglin on tuesday night said George Roberts a base spokesman. Two a curl guard jets a 41-foot Cul Ler an air Force c-130 plane and a undetermined number of air Force boats began searching 40 Square Miles of sea South of Duntin at Daybreak wid Cape. Pal Engelhardt an Eglin Public affairs officer. The missing id look off from Moody fab North of Valdosta ga., on i train ing Mission and was in route to Egli when it crashed officials said. He identified the missing flick As maj. Thomas a. Parrot. 37, of Evergreen Park. Iii., and Steven j. Puls 31, Oswil Howbrook. I. I Carol was the Pilot and Puls was the weapons systems operator