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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, July 28, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 28. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 military Roundup maj. Gen. Jones to take command of setae Vicenza Italy maj. Gen. Lincoln Tana ii will Lake command of the Southern european task Force wednesday in ceremonies at Hoekstra Field a com Mand spokesman said monday. Joom the former Deputy commander of v corps in Frankfurt will replace maj. Gen. Harold m. Davis or. Who has been nominated Tor a third Star and named chief of Start of Allied forces Southern Europe in Naples. Jones has served two previous Loun in Italy the mod recent As a Deputy chief of staff for the nato command headquartered in Verona. Ana will be accompanied by his wife Ann. The conk have iwo children it. Peter Jones and it. Pat Ricia Shannon. . Active duty strength declined slightly in june Washington a the Klive duty strength of the Tjon t military service declined slightly in june compared to the preview month but remained above year ago Levels the Pentagon Sakl a of june 30, the army Navy Marine corps and air four had 2.150,816 men and women on Active duty Down 1,853 from the May 31 total the combined total remained above the year ago tally however. The armed services reported Active duty it Rath of 2,143,030 on june 30, 1986, or 7,7s6 fewer than this june. The report for june said the Overall dip in the Mot Tuy Loul was caused by � decline in strength for the army. It ended the month with 765,510 men and women on Active duty Down 4,782 from May. The decline was offset by Small gains by inc other service. The Navy said it had 581,346 men and women on Active duty As of june 30, up 425 from a month earlier. The air Force reported 605,405 on Active duty up 2,010 and the Marine corps finished the month with 198,555 individuals up 494 from May 31. Re leg ii War game weekend to be held at Herzo base Herzog Nakrach Germany a second an Oual War game weekend nicknamed re leg ii will be held at Herzo base sept. 5-7. War game dubs and individuals interested in the Hobby of Conn let simulation can participate in three Days of Competition sponsored by the Herzo education Center. War taming involves High level strategy games that require High level thinking skills Center spokesman Paul Hughes said. You re controlling troop move ments As if from a command Bunker  about 60 Hoard mounted War games from ancient times to modern conflicts such As Grenada and the persian Gulf will be available. Individuals also May bring their own Board games or computer based conflict simulation games. Non gamers who arc interested in learning Mare about the Hobby Are invited to the event in building 1610. The education Center also will offer a weekend sem Inar on the Nuernberg War trials through the univer sity of Maryland. The one semester hour upper level in Viory course will be conducted sept. 5-6. Registration through a local education Center is required. Posting a record after setting a world record for silting on a pole four of the seven successful Sitters raise in tar arms in Victory at the Netherlands coastal town of Noor Dalj merhout. They were uncomfortable during most of the 104w hours of sitting atop the poles the neither was storm. From left la right Are Hun de Jong Winfried Dejur Kane Mckei Twisse and the Only female competitor Jose Turk. Police break up disturbances by youths at 2 boating events Pasco Wash. A police in riot gear used tear Gas to break up a disturbance Early sunday when 1,500 to 2,000 youths in town to watch hydroplane races threw hollies and rocks at police officers. A similar disturbance in Kelowna British Colum Bia resulted in some 190 arrests among people who had come to town for a regatta festival officials there said. Pasco police chief Don Francis said the Young peo ple were drinking Beer and loitering in parking lots at one of the town s main intersections when they started the Melee about 3 . Officers called for help from the Benton county and Franklin county sheriffs departments the Kennewick and Richland police departments and inc Washington state patrol. Francis said police in full riot gear advanced inward the crowd throwing tear Gas grenades and finally Dis Persing the teen agers after about an hour and a half. About a dozen youths were arrested he said. Chanel will include malicious mischief and Drunken and disorderly conduct he added. Francis estimated that about 90 percent of i he crowd was from out of town for the annual Columbia cup unlimited hydroplane race on the nearby Colum Bia River. Qualifying was held Friday and saturday and the race was held sunday. The crowds usually do not get so Rowdy he said. Bui this time some business windows were broken and the streets were littered with broken Glass and trash. One youth was bitten by a police dog and was treated at our lady of Lourdes Hospital before being booked into jail Francis said. One Deputy was overcome by tear Gas and was treated at the scene Francis said. Meanwhile North of the Canadian Border in Kelowna police said a crowd of several thousand people mostly Lens and Young adults began taunting police and throwing Beer bodies and rocks saturday night after officers tried to arrest 3 Man for disorderly con duct. It was the second straight year violence has erupted during the City s annual regalia. There was no immedi ate damage estimate. The Royal Canadian mounted police said officers arrested about 190 people bul declined to specify what charges would be filed. As Many As 30 people including three police officers suffered minor injuries the annual regatta marking ils Slot anniversary this year with record Titan dance attracts thousands of people to the City on  Lake for Waier Ori in cd activities a Parade and other events. Soviet Rock fans dance in aisle to Billy Joel s music Moscow a Billy Joel invited Well behaved soviet Rock fans to Rush the stage then brought Down the House with a sing along version of Back in the  during the first of us concerts in the soviet Union. Spectators danced in the aisles and clapped their hands Over their Heads As the new York bom linger and pianist brought his trademark blend of Rock and Ballad to a soviet audience for the first Lime. This u outstanding exclaimed one 22-year-old muscovite fan who gave her name Only As Natasha. This music really is  although the stale run Mclod Iya word Label has not issued any pressing of Joel s Kings soviets say his work is known through cassette tapes that Are duplicated and passed from hand to hand. Many of the people who crammed sunday night into Moscow s cavernous 2u,000-Scai olympic sports stadium for the 2vi-hour concert sunday night initially gave Joel a Cool reception a fact that evidently irked the Singer composer. I be got an Oil painting in this Comer of the mom the 18-year-old musician said Ai one Point from die stage refer ring to the dearth of reaction from some sections of the stadium evidently Hunting for a Way to enliven the performance Joel grabbed a Micro phone before launching Sirilo his a Cappel la tune for the longest time and in tried spectators to leave their seats and come Down to the stage. Hundreds of Young pc pm swarmed around the floodlit platform reaching out to Joel tossing Flowers and waving Small american flags. In one of their four encore numbers Joel and his backup band broke into the beatles tune Back in the u.s.s.r.," and a Roar of recognition went up from the crowd. Josl s convert covered at least a 12 year Span of his career with songs on topics ranging from love matter of Trust j. To unemployment Allen town and the Vietnam War Good night Saigo soviets said that they paid from 4 to 6 rubles $6 to 54 to attend the concert and dial tickets wen1 Ery difficult to find  
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