European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Friday october 30. 1987teacher-hire priority plan draws fire by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington proposed legislation giving stateside applicants priority Over local hires far cach ing positions in the overseas military school system would cause More problems than it would cure the system s director says John str empty testifying at a hearing on the Over seas teachers act of 1987, a Bill sponsored by rep William Ford. D-mich., said tuesday that the legis lation would drive spouses of military and civilian personnel away fro the. Department of defense de Pendents schools at a Lime when the service arc try no to expand employment opportunities for spouses Over seas. The Bill would be counterproductive to our efforts to recruit and retain a Quality work Force Sorc Mulc told the House Post office and civil service commit tee. Ford is chairman of the panel. White acknowledging that the Bill corrects a longstanding oversight by giving teachers hired locally before october t987 the same benefits As stateside hires including living quarters allowance is rumple said it would still severely limit the ability of Dodds to attract civilian  Ford s intent is to limit he number of local hires ind Odds. Which he said make up 40 percent of the number of teachers. He and other members of the committee expressed concern that local hires can by pass the rigorous Competition for positions that stateside applicants have to face. The Bill gives priority to teachers who wish to trans Fer within the system followed by stateside applicants and local hires. Besides giving stateside applicants higher priority the Bill restricts local hires from teach ing for More than one year unless they then reapply and compete with other stateside hires. The Only exception to the one year Rule would be spouses of military personnel who could Leach As Long As they continue to reside with the military sponsor. The practice of hiring locally was intended to offers Short term solution to the problem created by unforeseen vacancies by allowing schools to fill these vacancies quickly Ford said. It was not intended to create a competing method for selecting Long term regularly employed  but Sorc Mulc defended the use of local hires arguing that because employment opportunities for spouses overseas Are limited the defense department and the military services depend on the school system to provide jobs for spouses. Under Ford s Bill Many leaching positions now held by spouses of Federal civilians would become vacant each year Sorc Mulc said. He admitted Irma this would provide More opportunities for teachers to Transfer within the system another aim of he Bill but the result would be costly. There would be increased turnover at individual schools he said. If current employees were not available for these positions costly replacements would have to be located through the . Recruitment  even if local hires were Given the same benefits As stateside applicants the Cost would Slid be lets than recruiting a similarly qualified educator from the slate and transporting the educator family household goods and Carlo the overseas area he said. The Quality of Dodds teachers remains High a fact that has been consistently noted by outside agencies who have evaluated the school system Sorc Mulc said. We Aren t aware of any finding thai the Quality of teachers we recruit overseas differs significantly from those that we recruit in the United  the overseas education association the Union that represents four fifths of Dodds teachers generally agreed with is rumple. Jack Rollins president of Theonea said qualified spouses of military and civilian personnel should be Given priority Over stateside hires. Rollins also said spouses of Federal civilians hired locally should be exempt from the one year teaching limit just As spouses of military personnel. All serve the same cause have the same qualifications and suffer the same employment and morale problems he said. Temperatures . Amargo Anion go october 2bw to 49 3 kwutclt77 a t7 473s 2� n n g 37 78 55 Law clout Hium sin  a Nir Cobau Boston  Buffalo .  c n w65 32 m 9171 4 65 43 81 6 w 17 4/ 2 73 41 m 48 m 11 w "71 47 s4 m 31 May Tipit  Ummeh Muldon Goitom .  Cal  3172 a 78 s3 tums 36 71 u 8376 7j81 is69 60bs 8964 61 services waive dining Hall surcharge for families on thanksgiving Christmas Washington Sis family members of military personnel will not have to pay the surcharge for meals i dining facilities on thanksgiving and Christmas according to defense depart men officials. Deputy Secretary of defense William h. Taft in waived the surcharge in a recent memo saying sharing Holiday meals with family members is an important and effective Way of building morale and unit  the army initiated what has become an annual tradition in 1983 when officials requested a dining Hall surcharge waiver for their personnel. Pentagon officials agreed but extended the waiver to Alt services. Every year since events have followed the same course with the army making the initial request and the Pentagon extending the surcharge waiver to the other service. A spokesman for the Pentagon comp troller s office said the surcharge for holi Day meals normally is 13.15 Tor anyone above the age of 12 and it.55 for Chil Dren 12 and under. Commanders May establish an alter Nate Holiday meal Date when training requirements mandate such a move.  sin Ftp san . 101 airmen in Europe test positive for aids antibody in 14 months european weather i Tor Fotr door i its a utting top Loci fir Doh Rel pm mfr 34im win to Mck of War co Dull it a Fulk elf1411 Awn a tn4 Camj Yrtti i a or w4  go Rny v4 Oil  hrs Law by n my Flat j a Ramstein a Germany is air Force officials said thursday that 101 a rown tested positive for the aids antibody during the first 14 months of testing in Europe. Of 73,013 airmen tested Between aug. I. 1986, and sept. 30 this year. 101tested positive for the aids antibody it. Col. Jim Dilda  represents Rale of us per 1,000, which is lower than the Overall department of defense rate of 1.6 per 1,000. Figures for army personnel in Europe released last week showed a rate of 1.29 per 1,000, based on 12 months of testing. Between aug. 1, 1986, and july 31,193,439 soldiers in Europe were tested for the aids antibody with 249 testing positive Usa eur official said. The presence of an antibody indicates person has been exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus his which cames acquired immune deficiency tyo drome. All military personnel tet Ioc positive Are returned to the United Stales. Military aids testing began in february 1986 in the states. Hanau elementary teacher Dies Mph twit Wiluth fr4 to . 10 we Sumi Fin in. My sur tit i Oulu Lor of Khy to Muffy Ftp a to warm a Jarir Winton Over Agnf Fanf Milf Fig a Ter Twig Fli am h. Nuy. Pm a Grum so lev " Tom 4n 4pma k h we v a m is 49� ii i. D Miaw it. A l i so w h my a Ihm. A inn. A inc d of Tarpon. D of Tarim of pm correction the article on the Sale of artwork in military housing on Page 2 or wednes Day s surs and stripes incorrectly listed the former unit of spec. 4 James Thom As. Thomas was assigned to Bury a 2nd in 92nd Field any in Giessen. Thomas made iwo payments on a painting purchased through a German Art gallery. In a suit brought in a German court he was awarded repayment of the Money he had paid on the painting Plu Slegal and consultant fees. Hanau Germany Sas a 43 year old elementary school teacher was round dead of unknown Cauuet in Hii apartment wednesday. Concerned do Wor Cen at the Argonne elementary school went to Tuur a. Lewis apartment when he did t Thow up for he fourth Grade clan i Field trip wednesday department of defense de 13 airmen charged after Ramstein probe Ramstein a Germany a Wec Long  by Bate Law enforcement officials has refilled in 13 air men being charged with illegal use of marijuana and hashish base officials said thursday. The airmen All assigned to the 608th a rial port so have been offered non judicial punishment said staff sgt Tammy Courmoyer a base spokeswoman. Courmoyer could not say what form the punishment would Lake. Pendents schools Germany Region spokesman Noel Tillman said. Principal Christine Holston and social worker bin Doerr found lewi1 body in the doorway of he merholz Germany apartment about 1 30 . Lewis bad taught in Hanau Tince 1985. From 1978 to i985. Be was with the elementary school in Oster Botz Ger Many. I we his principal in 1979-80 in osterholz Holston said. He received a compassionate reassignment to get him out of the North. He had been very sickly for awhile i to bought be was feeling Mien better  Lewis a Chicago native had a Bache Lor s degree a elementary education from Portland slate University in Ore gon. He held a master s degree front the University of Oregon Tiuman said he Wai a very Jolly lovable Type per of Horton said he had a Beautiful Rich baritone voice which he was shy about  Lewis was in Oversea education association member and served on the school s social committee. Lewis u survived by three brother and iwo listen. A memorial service for Lewis win begin at 5 . Today at inc child on Pioneer Casem in Hanau. Burial Plant have not been completed Tillman Aid. Airman admits stealing draws 6 months in jail Raf Ben Waters England sos a vehicle Mechanic who pleaded guilty to it citing front another a Nuto i0dfrom his work Lection was sentenced Lolia months in prison and Given a bid conduct discharge from the air Force. Airman Minad Cain 20, from the g i to Trani so Aba a ordered to Forf cull pay and allowances while confined and reduced to a i in thursday general court martial Laid base spokeswoman sgt. Helen Sheppard. Cain 20, from Mckee ky., admitted to two charges of theft