European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday november 5,1987 news update 26 to be tried in Italy Florence. Italy a a court tuesday decided to try Licio Gelli the former head of the Row banned p-2 masonic Lodge in absent a on charges of financing right Wing terrorist activity in Tuscany including the attempted bombing of a train in 1974. The court overruled defense objections and said ii would go Anil us Willii inc rial of Gelli along with 25 no her people. Gelli is accused of furnishing Money to right Wing terrorists Hal was used to buy the explosives for the attempted bombing of an express train Between Florence and Bologna in april 1974. The bomb exploded on the tracks minutes before the train arrived and the train was Able to Stop in Lime. Gelli Long a fugitive from Italy turned himself in to Swiss authorities in september and is now awaiting trial there on charges of escaping from a Swiss prison in 1983. 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Germany the army has fielded a revised retention program aimed at increasing Lour stabilization filling shortages in critic no skills and steering departing soldiers toward inc Reserve Ami Iii Ned. One of our main goals in fiscal year 1988 is to encourage soldiers especially those overseas to re enlist to stay right where they arc said sgt. Maj. Shelby cares the army s senior retention no. One lesson we be Learned from co Hort and the regimental system is the longer we can keep soldiers together the cohesion increases morale increases and training and maintenance gel bet Ter cares said in an interview at the annual Usa eur retention Confer ence this week in Garmisch. In this Era of lightened purse strings Homes trading is not necessarily a dirty word in the army and ticket punching is fast becoming less of a requirement for advancement. We be seen a lot of very Good cos feel compelled logo on and get their ticket punched rather than stay in place and continue to be effective where they Are marcs said. If a Soldier is productive and Happy Why change that to meet that goal several changes in the army s re enlistment program he came effective last month. One major change allow soldiers entering the eight month re enlist men window to re Coli so immediately after they arc notified that their re Chi Ismeni hat been approved. Before we were allowing them to have their re enlistment opium up to i Klinl months prior to ets expiration of term of service and then asking Tiu a to wait to actually execute the re enlist mint for that option sometimes up to five months cares said. It was t a Good Way to do business and it was t fair to the Soldier. All we re saying now is that As soon As the desired option is obtained then inc Soldier can re enlist for another change will affect inc Way 12 month stabilization options arc figured if a Soldier re enlists for the option which guarantees inc Soldier 12 More months at the current assignment. Inc stabilization begins on the original Deros Date eligible to Weium from overseas rather than the Day the Soldier re enlists. The Deros could be several months after re enlistment. In effect marcs said we re really lacking on an additional eight months but using he new method of computing inc stabilization option carries some consequences. Once in the eligibility window soldiers must re enlist rather than extend their enlistment to obtain enough time to meet a service remaining requirement he said. If in thai eight month window they incur a service remaining requirement the Soldier it restricted to re enlistment Only marcs said. All we re hiking the Soldier to do. If they be already done a major portion of their enlistment u to Mak a the stability option also is now Avail Able to army e-7s, another change in policy he said. The army s focus in the retention Arena also is changing according to the army s chief of enlisted Progi Tiu. In the past we be concentrated on aggregate . Col. Richard Vail said. We set out to retain certain num Bers of soldiers roughly 73,000 each year. We will still continue to work the Aggro grate numbers but we re going to focus on critical skill and look at those carefully where we have problems meet ing our readiness officials arc trying to steer old hers leaving the army toward the Reserve components. The total army personnel Agency now has responsibility for in service recruiting. Vail said with a goal of moving some 24,000 Soi Dien to the Active National guard and Reserve. It s on the right track he said we re just trying to Fine tune it and get Active commander Weinberger silent but wife says he s quitting Washington a Caspar Weinberger wednesday refused to com ment on reports he is resigning As Secre tary of defense saying Don t go into any but his wife Jane con firmed that her husband will step Down. Asked Why he would t respond to the reports lie is quitting Weinberger said on Abc to s today show. I veal ways tried to stay on substantive mailers and matters that invoke the immediate issues thai we have before Weinberger s resignation reported earlier by sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity was confirmed by his wife in an interview published wednesday in the new York times. The president is losing a longtime associate when he needs people around him who understand his instincts a senior White House official said tuesday. It must be a Little depressing Tor the president when you re in inc last 14 months that there Are fewer and fewer folks around who Are the longtime Stal warts said the official insisting he not be named. Weinberger s association with Reagan Dales Back two decades when he teamed up with the then new governor of Cali fornia As his director of finance. Except for Samuel Pierce the Secretary of hous ing and Urban development Weinberg or is the Only member of Reagan s Origi Nat Cabinet still on the Job. Weinberger pressed during the television interview about the resignation re ports Laid nobody s confirming them. Why Don t we talk about nato f he Wai interviewed from Monte Ray calif., where he was attending a Confer ence of nato military Leaden. Jane Weinberger old the times that her husband would resign later his week but she disputed reports that her health was the reason. All the stories you hear about my general health Are not True she said. However sources said Weinberger in formed Reagan at lost three weeks a of that he wanted to leave because of his wife s ill health. The times also quoted family friends whom it did not identify As saying that mrs. Weinberger was just being stoic. She told the newspaper that she has undergone radiation treatments for can cer this year has been troubled with torn knee cartilage and picked up something heavy in the wrong direction several months ago and re injured two previously broken vertebrae. There were predictions at the while House and on Capitol Hili that Wein Berger s departure along with inc expected nomination of National Security adviser Frank Carlucci As his successor would smooth strained relations with Congress on military mailers. Weinberger was combative and uncompromising with Congress insisting on no cutbacks in Reagan s $1 trillion defense buildup and battling with Secre tary of state George Shultz Over arms control and other issues. In contrast Carlucci is regarded Asa savvy bureaucrat with Good relations on Capitol Hill. He has played key roles in four administrations. His positions have included the no. 2 jobs at the Pentagon the Cia and the of fice of management and budget. Carlucci is Lindy to be succeeded by his Deputy. Army u. Gen. Colin Powell sources say. A White House official speaking privately said there is a Good personal relationship among Shultz Carlucci and Powell. Caspar and Wile 3m to Pahoa teen recovering after Streetcar Accident suf pm by of at anti a Pinto. Per
