European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. July 23,1987 the stars and stripes Nicaragua s War comes of Miami via video game Miami a far from the Jungles of Cen trial America deep in the heart of suburban shopping Conten some Nicaragua exiles and other floridians Are gunning Down sandinista in Between Pac Man and Donkey Kong. They psychologically gel involved in the War by playing the game Guil Mcnno Rives explained about the video game Contra a Sensa Tion it the dad Eland mall Joysticks Arcade some nicaraguan would like to go Down there and tight out Tor whatever reason they can a he said. Well now they have the game As an  in the game two rambo like mercenaries Bat lie their Way through a series of Jungle firelight. The heroes Are called Lance and Bill. Contra a game its maker claims does t take sides in the Central America conflict is among the lop five moneymakers in South Flor Ida Tor Coin it co. At first when 1 heard the game was named Contra was quite concerned said Joel Hoch Berg Coin it president. "1 did t know what the sentiment Here would be negative or positive. But people seem to just play it for the entertain runt aspects and i Haven t received any  the reason we picked the name Contra was imply that it was timely said Steve Kaufman vice president of Konami inc., which manufactured the game. We Haven t had any complaints but we keep gelling a lot of phone Calls asking Why we named it  Konami had hopped making Ibe game in june but it. Col. Oliver North s testimony in the Iran Centra hearings has sparked new inter est i the game and Konami May reissue it. Army criticized by Gao of Cir transport Uncertain cry Chuck v1nchfclnglon Tamo Washington the army would have a Tough Lime moving  port for overseas deploy ment during a Mabilli Iasinta because it in t sure what commercial transportation Al needed for the Job the government accounting of clays. Many army units depend 3ma commercial inns Portal Ion to move All of their hoops supplies and equipment 10 and from their ass ked mobilization stations in a timely manner a rect Gao report said. A the Gao criticized the army for not to vilifying the Type and amount of equipment to be move commercially particularly by rail and added that i has t determined whether such transp available. Such planning would be especially import equipping the army reserves who would be Sef of seas alongside Active units in the Early in a of a conventional War the report said. J the Oao s two year review is the res run of congressional concerns about whether the avy is capable of carrying out the total Force policy fat into effect by the defense department in 1973junder that policy Many army Reserve units wigs deploy with Active components instead of being considered As follow on replacements to deployed cafe components the re port said. Of to carry out the planet army forces come designated 51 stateside pork most of them Home bases for Active units u sofa petition stations the initial gather ing Sites for Tro Wand equipment before moving to ports for  the  policy depends on the ability of the Reserve Oniu to get their gear and troops to the Momii Atija stations quickly often using commercial inn sports on. Using a major european conflict with soviet forces and their allies As a scenario the Cao visited 20 to freed Marine denies any action to bring discredit1 to the corps Louisville by. A a Marine private who was released from a military prison after his convictions for rape and attempted murder were overturned lays be never stopped thinking of himself As a member of the corps. I m still a Marine. I always have been a Marine throughout this whole ordeal. 1 have never done any thing to bring discredit to the Marine corps or my self pvt. Lindsey Scott said in an interview monday. His conviction was overturned by the military court of appeals july 6, and he resumed Home Friday. I. Gen. Frank e. Petersen jr., the commander at the Quantico Marine base in Virginia will decide whether to retry him. If the charges Are dismissed Scott said he wants to discuss what opportunities would be available to re sume his career in the service. Thai All depends on How the Marine corp wants to treat me he said. "1 lot some Lime there. I wanted to be a Marine corps  he has been Given a month to spend with family and friends in Louisville and Owensboro before resuming to his unit at Quantico. The nation s highest military court in reversing Scott s conviction ruled that the performance of his civilian defense lawyer fell far snort of reasonable competence in failing to investigate Scoll s Alibi. Scoll was accused of an attack on the wife of fellow Marine in Quanico. He contended that he was out shopping at the Lime and had been seen in the stores. Scott entered the marines As soon As he graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a Law enforce ment degree in 1980. And he was assigned to the Secu Rity battalion i Quantico in March 1981. In two years he Rose from military policeman to criminal investigator. He was planning to apply for officer candidate school when he was court Martiale in 1983. Successful test of israeli missile with nuclear capability reported Geneva Switzerland up Israel Success fully tested a new missile in May thai is designed to carry nuclear warhead and will be Able to reach All potential hostile  a defense indu airy Mguinn Laid tuesday. The july Issue of International defense review. Published in Geneva said ils information ame from ". Nielli Genic sources in  Ramon Lopez the Magazine s Washington correspondent wrote that the Jericho ii missile was fired into the Mediterranean sea in May. Previously levied out to around 288 Miles this Lime the missile covered almost twice thai distance Jio Miles the Story said. The maximum Range is projected soon to be As much As 900 Miles it said. The officials who declined to be identified found the latest Jericho lest significant because in Means that israeli missiles armed with nuclear War Heads Are now or will soon be Able to reach All potential hostile capitals including Baghdad.  the Story said. This was the first encoded Range test of the Jericho missile picked up by . Intelli gence gathering  Bob Furlong spokesman for the Magazine said Ihal the mile is designed Del sively for a nuclear warhead but that Israel refused to comment on thes Lory. The Jericho la s development is thought to have been initiated in the Early 1970s, and As Many as100 missiles have been deployed some reportedly in 198s in the no gov desert and Golan Heights the Story Aid. By Bizalion stations and 19 units ind United Stales. Of the 20 stations four Plater into reach port using military transportation hit planned to use vary ing degrees of  the report said. But Only to of be 16 bad determined and documented when he Winch and what Type of com Mercial  be needed. Base trans Paipon officials died several reasons for the . Some said Reserve units had not no bonded to requests for the amount and Typ of Equi Gwent they planned to Send to the mobilization off others said the data used for transportation ring was inaccurate and still others said they Cryn l even sure which port of embarkation to plan Tor. Deteriorating rail conditions compound the prob Lem the Gao said. Commercial railroads have abandoned Many feeder lines that serve military base and at least five of the 16 mobilization stations that plan Tot use commercial rail transportation May not be Able to so because of faulty tracks the report said to Camp Blanding fla., and fort Pickett a Bros undergrowth and Trees made sections of track thai few those bases impassable the Gao said. The no Fonse department generally agreed with All aspects once report including a recommendation to ensure the in Curacy of the data in the computerized movement Plang and status system. The system issued by Reserve  to identify the equipment they would move to mob Fajmon stations. A redesign of the system is scheduled rank completed in 1990, army officials said. The army also is work Nib contingency standing Roule orders for All Reserve us that would clearly indicate the routes each unit to to Lake from Home base to mobilization station to . Additionally about si00 million Haman budgeted through 1992 for track maintenance aim building although the army admits that is Only half Floc identified maintenance requirements. Military Roundup colonels stationer in eur for pc Nons r army  Reagan will tips for promotion Boice Heidelberg in Europe Are among Forward to the Senate to brigadier Gencen the pro Molau colonics Are chief of Stafl Nard div Thomas c. To Provus a Luil office of the Provost usab0pr Frederick e. Vollrath Deputy Comman sonnet come and Julius f. Johnson com in Der 3rd brigade 3rd inf div. Airmen in Europe win honors in Talent contest Colorado Springs. Colo. Three airmen stationed i Europe received honors durin me 34lh annual air Fotty Talent Earnest. The  attracted 250 air Picc performers. Senior airman re Hythia it to Hahn a Ger Many was tops in i Helm Kein Nonini category. Sol. Walywn Giese of Pymn a. Germany litda.1 a. Joseph b. Sam or Luppe Heyford eng land were Sel Eju to be top Lulue trousers an will Prticia a a show planned