European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Award winning cops pages 8-9 d Industry leaner Reagan says. Page 2 d Texas sting nets so. .,.,Page 5 d College football results sports Section vol.46, no. 142 monday september 7, 1987 0 8693 a Webb opposed Gulf buildup paper says Miami up Navy Secretary James Webb challenged inc buildup or . Ships in the i or Siar Gulf in a strongly worded lop Sercl memorandum to defense Secretary Casper Wein Berger the  reported. Webb argued thai american military forces should not be committed to the Region without a Clear military objective support from the Public and strategic Civ operation from . Allies conditions Wein bigger set. Out for military actions in u is4 speech  per said sat urday. The Herald quoted a source familiar with the july memorandum As saying Webb tried to convince Weinberger that the United Stales should play a less prominent role in the Gulf. The newspaper quoted a source who said Webb challenged Weinberger by asking when do we know we have won .1" a second source said Webb a Kcjr what Are our objectives when do we know we have achieved our objectives Weinberger answered that the United slates scores a Victory whenever a com Mercial ship passes safely through the Gulf the Herald s sources said. It came across As almost a reprimand that urged Webb to join the team and support the Reagan policy the pen see Webb on Page 28 20,0000 Battle fires in Western states by he associated press More than 20,000 firefighters were battling Western blazes and soldiers and Federal workers were taking one Day Rush courses so they could join inc firefighting Effort officials said. Crews were stretched so thin thai no one was fighting dozens of Northern California fires. However officials said firefighters made some Progress saturday against the largest of the Forest and Brush fires that have charred More than 900 Square Miles in the West. Meanwhile one firefighter was killed and six seriously injured in a vehicle Accident to California officials said. Three helicopters airlifted the sin seriously in Jurod and nine others who suffered minor injuries or were unhurt to mercy Hospital in Redding Calif said Hospital spokesman John Jacobson. The Accident occurred near Ruth Lake in Trinity county about 175miles North of san Francisco. The Crew had been fighting a 12,000 acre Blaze in Trinity county Calif. Fire suppression costs in Oregon and California arc running Between $4 Mil lion and $5 million a Day said Dana Lomheim of the Boise inter Agency fire Center in Idaho which coordinates state and Federal efforts in the West. But the Center has turned away thou see fires on Page 28 a stanislaus National Forest firefighter Shields Niimi of from a backfire thai was set la protect the town of Pine Mountain Lake. Jintao of Raker Fig by Janet Agostino medical writer As an officer and an alcoholic Thomas Dane knew what he had to do to protect his drinking and Bis career. Dane which is not his real name knew How much he could drink so he could still gel up in the mom ing and do a Good Job. He knew he had to live on Post so that he could walk to his favor Ite watering holes and not gel caught Drunken driving nothing mattered More than his career and his drinking and he did both Well. "1 was drinking As much we could drink said Dane who is stationed in Germany and asked thai his real name and rank not be used. I knew As an hts his biggest baffle alcoholism olt a i 4coud not get caught dui. I would Noti drink and drive because of my career and twas the Only thing that slopped me. Thi was the no. 1 motivation for me living this Post. I Goi Here on this Post and Ihei Are Sev eral Nice drinking establishments and i said hey this is heaven " Dane started drinking As a then App he slopped for several Yew 6nt resumed drinking Hea,vj4rsnortly before he entered la army eight years ago. However Fife booze never tarnished done $ performance As an officer according to his former supervisor. He s much belter than average said the supervisor. He docs a Good Job he s intelligent and he has a lot of Pride in the work that he  the supervisor never suspected Dane was an alcoholic. I knew he drank but not of the  n elude thai he later told me hfjw4." As a father and  Dane was a failure.  l Lell you How bad my Home Andton family life was he said. I had never pry Icalia beaten my wife but i mentally . I had destroyed her and the family. Beth Dane a Pratt. Soft spoken woman said i was being Nap cd for his drinking. He would say of you were More attractive if you were a bet Ter housekeeper i started believing it and ined changing my personality. Nothing i changed about me  Dane rarely spent time with his wife or children  most of his drink jul bail Phi Home and he was drinking much of the time he was not working. They knew they had a daddy said Beth. Bui they would never ask me where he was. He would never have an evening meal with us. He never participated in family decisions or inc rearing of the children. I was totally  the children had trouble sleeping at night and doing it in school work because of Floc tension Between their parents. I believe their performance suffered because they were Noi restful she said. The Leacher had even asked me continued on Page 28