European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Air National guard found too lenient with absenteeism tuesday August 18, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 5 Washington up1 the air National guard has been tolerating Chro Nic  in its. Ranks fairing to dismiss 85 percent of members found in a Survey to have repeatedly missed train ing sessions an internal report has found. Air Force auditors in a report mad available to uni cd press International last week rapped guard officials for jeopardising the armed forces readiness by allowing members without adequate training to remain in the ranks. Air Force standards require guard commanders to Transfer members who arc absent from nine training sessions each year. Air Force t of. Donald Mcauliffe a senior guard manpower official said last week we Are obviously concerned by the auditors findings. " we will assure Mcauliffe said in a statement prepared in response to a Sacry about the report thai Active Uard membership standards arc upheld to protect the integrity of the  the National guard supplements inc Active duly forces in times of War. Guard members who arc paid and accumulate retirement Points Are required to attend two assemblies a Day during their 12 weekend training sessions each year. They also attend two weeks of Active duly training usually during the sum Mer. Chronically absent members arc sup posed to be transferred to the individual ready reserves a Pool of volunteers who do nol train and receive neither pay nor retirement benefits. Instead auditors examining a Sample of unit commanders in seven states found thai they allowed 46 of 54 Delin quent members who should have been dropped to continue in the guard in Fis Cal years m4and 1985. Their report was issued internally last december but was nol made Public until its release under the Freedom of information act pickets protest opening of ritual sacrifice Church iiia1.f.ah, Fla. A the first san Leria Church in Florida opened sunday with followers praying and offering fruit and Money to their god As animal rights activists picketed outside to protest inc Church s practice of ritual sacrifice. I feel wonderful today said Ernest Pichardo a priest in the religion Hal has its roots in african beliefs brought to the Caribbean by slaves. "1 think this is what the first amendment is really All  Pichardo said the Church will conduct animal1 sacrifices hut declined to say when. Florida attorney general  has declared the practice illegal. The opening of la Iglesia Fukumi a Balu acc capped a a Nice three month Aklil with City officials and neighbors no irid to bar the Church. Pichardo argued that efforts to keep his Church shuttered violated his right to Freedom of religion and said the animals were humanely slaughtered. City officials granted a certificate of occupancy for the building aug. 7. Nol Long after Butterworth issued an advis Ory opinion saying animal sacrifice in religious ceremonies is against stale Law City attorney Dill Wetzel has said Church members can be jailed if any Ani Mals arc killed. A handful of animal rights activists picketed outside the Fence surrounding the one Story Blue and White Church Sun Day. T. Keeping Cool a Young Mondui cools off in one of Madrid s Fountain us he temperature in Spain s capital scared the 100-Degre Mark sunday. A hot wind sleeping in from the Sahara desert in Northern Afri Ca has brought a heat we to much of Spain including Century High 101.4 degrees in Barcelona on saturday. Suspected Corpse abuser gives up Philadelphia a j a Man sought by police after the discovery of seven bodies inside his apartment sur rendered sunday ending a seven Day manhunt police said. Harrison Marty Graham accompanied by his Mother Lillian Graham was taken into custody without incident about 10 blocks from his apartment police Cape. Robert Grasso said. Both Graham. 29, and his Mother were taken to police Headquarters for questioning. Grasso said. Graham was expected to be arraigned on charges of abuse of a Corpse police it David Reid said. Additional charges  be filed As a result of the questioning Reid said. Graham was last seen a week ago when his landlord s son asked him to move from his apartment a reputed drug Haven. Shortly afterwards the Bod ies were unearthed from a Jumble of mattresses and heaps of trash and a War rant was issued for Graham s arrest on seven counts of abuse of a Corpse. Only one body Hal of Mary Jeter Malhis a 36-year-old drug addict and Mother of five has been identified according to police. On Friday police discovered a head and Torso buried in a shallow grave in the basement of a House three doors from Graham s apartment. Police suspected the remains might match inc leg foot and hand Bones of the seventh body found on Graham s roof. The Philadelphia medical examiner s office has not yet determined whether the parts belonged to the same body or loan eighth victim Reid said. Soap Box Derby Winner stuck to the basics Akron Ohio a eleven year old Matthew Margules and his dad tried the latest in Gravity racer technology. But then they resumed to basics and inc re Suli Vas a Victory sunday in inc 50th at american soap Box Derby. The boy said he did t know How he managed to beat 88 other Junior racers Ages 9 to 2, for the Derby s Junior Divi Sion championship. The Cornew Guion Fea Tures homemade cars that arc powered Only b Gravil or. Hii nerd Marduk v a us recon said his son raced in soap Bon Derby comic Linon for two years with fibreglass Shell cars. Then Margules said we decided that we had to build a Wood car to be really competitive earlier this year they attended rallies and experimented with the Carlo make it faster. We did t find our secret until our local  Margulus said. It s just a Lusic soap Boi Derby  must How will receive an Askin Mcnol of Puri r tools three round trip air Furci to any destination in the Continental United Stales a video camera a clock and other prices for his Victory. Brian drink mater 14, won a 15,000 College scholarship with his Victory in the senior division. He guided his sleek racer Down the sloping. 954-fool Derby Downs track ahead of two others in the senior division s championship heat. There were 79 Voung sirs competes in the senior a Misiun. With competitors ranging in age from 12 to 16. The Competition Drew an i inhaled Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug. 18, 1947 germans caught trying to illegally enter Berlin s american zone from the russian zone were being returned to their zone of origin without prosecution because the Janis and courts were full. 30 years ago . In 1957 the Senate armed services committee approved a Resolution thai would Lum Over the famed air Craft Carrier Enterprise loan association thai would save it from the scrap Heap by using Ilas a museum. 20 years ago today. Aug. 18, 1967 a criminal court judge ordered a White policeman to stand trial on murder charges in the Shotgun slaying of a Black teen Ager during the Detroit riots. To years ago today. Aug. 18. 1977 Elvis i re sly was addicted to drugs and haunted by fears that drove him into seclusion a former aide and bodyguard told Chicago Sun Tim i columnist Bob Greene Jum hours ref nor Presley died