European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday november 5,1987 news in cites a italia cancellations Rome a officials lome s Leonardo a Vinci aired Aid ground workers ended their Trike monday against a italia likes but the company Jannoun additional flight cancellations. Tate run a italia said Thal be Caus of missed maintenance Cau cd by weeks of Wildcat mat airports across the Natish 61 flights will be cancelled  Friday. It said 4ffof the flight arc Domestic and 21 arc on International routes. The airline cancelled f flights Mon Kal wins damages London a Torean airlines on monday a substantial bus Undis Closta damage from a British newspaper the guardian for repo Fng that a civilian air Laer shot own in soviet airspace in 19 killing 269people, was on f . Spying Mission. R he guardian newspaper for or the sept. I at flight 007 the airline us. 62 44 Toronto. O 5562 m Vancouver d Suppf ced by me Aito Atod p of of ctr Al Cloudy a Watrt a partly Cloudy. M mostly Cox Ray. To tog i enlistment of senior cos Foro years or More pro  for promotion to the senior ranks he i Callava Stabli fed by Char Munich 1 Garmisch German for army senior cos May re enlist  or longer if a proposal under hey i adopted by the service and confess changes the Law that limits re a mints to a maximum of six years Arm retention officials said tuesday. It is strictly a proposal right now said it. Col. Richard Vail chief of army enlisted programs. If we get a favourable response from the Field then we will put together a legislative package to try to the Law  up major commands have unt Jub it i to comment on the  initial reaction has been  to sgt. Maj. Shelby mean the army s senior retention no Fifthe proposal would save time andj0per work for individuals already coh knitted to a career in they Falso adds prestige to being selected. Year Al of the of promotion said during an interview at the annual Usa eur retention conference t week in Garmisch. A similar concept was Sta but senior cos were j idea Meares said. One of the of mis from the senior to pub twas that they liked the " thing a definite ets expire i of service and being under Mith the army he said. R in Der . When a Soldier i selected for proian Abito a senior Grade by the army s cd new Jtj promotion Board the Soldier also infected for re Tention up to that particular year Point. By Law serviceme1rnbk.in the three senior no grades Are Caslon years of Active service at 24 years years and 30 years respectively. Within 30 Days after pinning on the rank the Soldier would re enlist for the period left and his ets would automat table shed at that 24, 27 or 30t," Meares said. It will save Itic on the Soldier s pan and paper Workon the army s  one concern raised concerning the proposal was the question of Quality screening if a Soldier has a Long Ter contract Meares said. Soldiers Are Mak ing e-7 at about the 11-year Point which would mean a re enlistment for roughly 13 years. If it is adopted however there still would be provision for separating non performers he said. The Soldier can t hide behind the program he said. If approved by the army the proposal still would have to be staffed through defense department channels because the Law capping re enlistment lengths affects All services Vail said. The soonest quid be taken to Congress would be fiscal 1989 authorization  make it effective with the e 7  that convenes next october. Soon after arrival in Europe Ansbach Germany is a Isard div Soldier in Germany Only a matter of hours died when a tractor Trai Ler struck the vehicle he was Riding in about six Miles East of Bamberg a Divi Sion spokesman said tuesday. Pvt. William j. Kerstein jr., 18, pfc 3rd in 35th Armor in Bambi a killed and three other hmm Ere injured one  thursday Accident Yetf Upjohn l. Shea. Hife was struck by a Tracia truck near runs  scene by a Ger said. Spec. 4  22, Linand also a Passyn vehicle was seriously injured. He was taken to a German hos Pital in Bamberg for emergency surgery. Vrendenburg was moved to Wuerzburg University Hospital tues Day morning where he remained in stable condition two Othef Jam  car sustained uries and were taken to the where they Kerstein a native a a Kwh. I survived by his parents Willia Diane e. Kerstein Shea said. He had signed in with his unit thursday the Driver of the German truck was not injured. � be British guards confined to Barracks in assault probe in up about 550 of Britain s elite go turds were con Tir Barracks near Buckingham Palace tues Dity in an Effort to alleged Case of assault on a Young recruit a defense min in said. /. Against the 2nd in of the colds Jam guards the it of the British army revealed hat is Only the latest reports of bullying and brutality in the British armed Lof ined. Clear  the oldest of a series forces. At a base i Germany four members fare on trial  another Soldier similar cases   labor part member of parliament a no Stream in " King s own Borderers an initiation ceremony. Mander of the 2nagainst the men times and beat him the army has _ Long Ashley charge Welcome it. I believe we the appointing of an in Dithe member of Pagliai. Phone Calls complaining of the cases involved Kickin under water and forcing last week in Parl iame Freeman said that Bull Manders had been Ord the battalion of to confined to Wellin Palace. Despite the allegedly drag Ashley praised the com a. Myles Frisby for acting a recruit from his bed three condom no bullying and brutality for far too Hiis is tit first decisive step taken and i Lould have a full and immediate inquiry  to Deal with such  d he had received 50 letters and Many of bullying within the army. He said iting burning stripping forcing Heads into pots of excrement. It s  Secretary of the armed forces Robertg to pfc not be tolerated an that All Corn to inv Migate any allegations of bullying., formed in 1659 was _ Barracks hich is located near Buckin Hamler a detach it of the men was sent to perform family members get break under new Secrce a rules Rhein main a Germany family Mem Bers travelling space available from overseas May now continue their travel in the United states eve though the plane makes a stateside Stop. Under the old rules family members on aircraft owned or controlled by the department of defense had to continue their trips by commercial transportation once the plane stopped in the United Stales. Now for example family members May Fly from Rhein main to Travis fab calif., even though the plane stops at Dover fab in Dela Ware. However there must be no change in air Craft or Mission  intent of this change is to provide Point to Point International air transportation when no change of aircraft or Mission number is involved said master sgt. Carl Taylor no i charge of Rhein main passenger service. Taylor said now is not a Good time for space a travellers to Fly military Airlift come due to a reduction in flying hours that has significantly Cut space a opportunities to and from Europe. Many of the routes served by c-5s and c-141 Sare being replaced by commercial contract air Craft for cargo Only. Space a opportunities still exist at gateways such As Rhein main but travel ers should expect Long Waits at other Points. Tuesday s changing of the guard at tin Pilot in a Lar collision arraigned yes a an army .5 close to president Reagan s. A on charges of submitting who allegedly piloted Akl Copler last summer was statements to Golem los Ang Small plane arraigned ment agent How eve Ralph William Myers 33, Enten Mno plea because the judge to mom the Case was assigned was out Orvn. An attorney for Myers sad he expects his client will plead Innoce when he appear before is. District judge Manuel real next monday attorney Robert Bonner announced details the two Counti indictment last month saying that Myers was mused of lying litigators when he told them he accidentally Penen cd restricted Over the president s ranch in the mountains Neal Nta Barba sabbaticals planned for study of humanities Washington api the National endowment for the humanities said monday it will sponsor paid sabbaticals for one elementary or High Sci oot  each state to study the humanities. The teacher scholars chosen for the program willbe paid stipends equivalent to their salaries up to $27,500  program will allow teachers to take time off from their classroom duties to study history literature foreign languages and other humanities. Neh will begin taking applications in Early 1988, with amay 1988 deadline for submissions. The Grants would be for sabbaticals starting in september 1989 or later