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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, February 4, 1988

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February 4, 1988 the stars and stripes documentary focuses on Lennon Kuhnl noun London up Mark David Chapman says he killed John Lennon because the Rock superstar was a fake and he himself was just fed up Wilh the world a new documentary reported tuesday. The documentary a joint British american production features actual tapes in which Chapman now j3, re ints to police and psychiatrist Why he to Trennon As he left his luxury Mph Hatlan a la gent on dec. A 1980. Shot John Lennon Fels pf1cd for its first showing  Brit Ain. It will be she " states on pcs notary the fir i Ever Fea .-h.,.jn s own words offers a Ptiip Imp. View Inlo Ihu confused world of Fth one time drug Laker and Rock fan who became a Myca Camp Leader. It Aho details his fascination with the Loicl. The Catcher in the Rye a Besl Selling Hook about an adolescent who has rejected inc hypocrisy of the adult world in favor of the innocence of childhood. Chapman who pleaded guilty to murder without a trial and now is serving 20 years to life in new York state s High Security Akita prison said he Drew inspiration from the . Salinger novel which Chapman described As a crusade against  what a fake he was what a he says of the former by talc a was going to kill  Ujj but another , i Don t know Ahji Iipp him. I was just fed up Wiull Plotle the Selwen Struc lion Wundt like a  a Jian who was reared near at _,.a7 moved to Hawaii in 1977, Fai cd in a suicide hid and later married in his interviews seemed to express Pride in the killing which shocked the world. Somcio hint really extraordinary happened he said. The beatles were the ill ural movement of the 60s and Early by changed the world As we know do changed Ihm. It s the last Nauni Offin of the 60s,. 1 am indeed theol Tajii the rye1 of this  but at other limes Chap horror at what he had done. Sacrificed his life in Hawaii to set his murderous quest. I Don t know what happened he said. I was just depressed quit my Job got a gun came Over Here to new York and killed someone. Thai 1 guest is a Liat happened. From heaven 10 hell in a  Mirk David Chapman taxpayers group Cas on h to give up Reserve commission  j. Bartman Egton Bureau Washington a a Public interest group has called on Democrat presidential candidate Gary Hart to resign his Nax Reserve commission to avoid a constitutional conflict the National to spay Union called on Hart to set in example to  who hold re serve commissions a pilatus a group says is in Viola Tion of the Conil Lulion s Para lion of Powers clause. To in our View any member of Ibn Gross who holds a military commission and receive or earns military pay pram Lions. Relic Mcnol credits military benefits medical commissary Etc. I and  lifetime Mili tary pension while he is scaled in . Senate or House of representatives is in Clear co Nola lion of the. Cons Lillion Sid Taylor the it director wrote to Hart Taylor told the stars and stripes that Csc though Han is no longer in Congress the commits site occurred while he was in the Senate and  obtained ,ni1ituliona1ly, As a presidential cd Date. Hie Issue Casis a Cloud on his per Coplion r Constitution Taylor said. Taylor said his message to Hart is that you oct people should immediately sense inc in prop this and drop the commission right now or going to make it a Campaign Issue if you eve the White House we  j Joanne Shephard of the Hart for Prcz Penl Campaign staff said the candidate stands Bis original statement on the to Cru commission Job the made in the 19b- presidential election. Al a Raj inc. Hart said s research Italy reviewing opt uni scr Valeria Zanoni pm for Italy s acceptance ing ousted by Spain but Rome pull defend tuesday made a Strung org of . F-16 Jet fight crr immediately ran into cry Luumi oppose icon. Zanoni 52,  situation of nato redeployment of the u40lst tac fighter Wing from torrian a in spam before the chamber of deputies defense a Ammief he stress Devi an eventual decision on where to redeploy the Tefter Wing composed of 72 operational of Lis plus Jar Jihor seven held in logistical Reserve would be fac in accordance Wilh Italy s nato Al bul by Jawaid although under the recent .-Spanish Gre a inc fighters will nol have to leave Torrejon for ant incr three years . Military authorities Are Fig for a final decision on where to move them by August this year. He said the italian defense ministry was planning a he receives no pay or benefits forme commission and maintained in is not a conflict off Fercsi. The candidate said he race ukr the commission out of his concern in the Laic i9jh that the United states might become involved ii War in the Middle East. He required a waiver Farru Miulan because he was past the Standard age Fojon Hilary service. Robert b. Speegle Fth naval military personnel come said Han. I is b lieutenant in inc reserves was transferred Lotfe inactive standby Reserve status july i while ass  to this status he May not participate in the Nap Reserve for retirement Point credit. Receive pay of considered for promotion. Taylor a cd Hal inc Pentagon is playing with words. Off Fotch that the change in Hart s status was acc Cal a added All they have to do is Cut orders and Hii Laclive and with pay he said. After this All blog Dover he could go Buck and Start building his Bryl relic Mcnol pension. Nobody would Ever for several decades the nut has Hcan questioning Fie constitutionality of Reserve commissions for Cigis majors Many of whom have collected Large pensions Lor what inc group Calls questionable military service. It argues that in addition to qualifying that individual for military pension and benefits the commission Scales Kuhe member Beholden to the president their com  in his idler to Han Taylor said legislators who hold i pc commissions arc in effect voting on their own try promotions pay mists and benefits Little wonder Hal the Pentagon budget has my of control in the past 20 years he said. Is on f-16s study on  in Italy where the fight cars could be Sianii once a would discuss political and financial arrangements i Amnato aware that Italy s role As part of the alliances of Cardinal importance for the Southern defense Lin Bui Zanone stress that acceptance of the f-16 Wing would nol mean ploy mint of nuclear weapons the redeployment Tilche f-16 fighters docs not involve the Transfer of Nolear arsenals to the new base he said. It is a qut i Only of a movement of aircraft and their relative co National armament. The defense minister argue Tethal the .-soviet Accord on eliminating Nedium be nuclear weapons from Europe Mccanl there would me to be a greater balance Between conventional fore he said b unilateral reduction nato forces would weaken nato s position in not nations with the East bloc on conventional disarmament. Some dismayed at Knighthood for Weinberger London up opposition labor party officials  Surprise and dismay tuesday thai the government decided to award an honorary Kygh Hood id former defense score my ohm How Lary Caspar Weinberger. I Don l believe it. Knighting him Are you kidding me labor member of parliament George Foulkes said when he first heard inc news. You Are kidding me Aren t you this just seems inc most unbelievable outrageous news he added. Labor s defense spokes Man in parliament Den Weinberger Zilda vies said he could not believe the government i reason for awarding the Knighthood to Weinberger. I though the Falkland debt had been repaid when we allowed the americans to bomb Libya from British bases Davics said. The foreign office announced monday Hal Queen Elizabeth ii will make Weinberger an honorary Knight grand Cross for his outstanding and invaluable contribution to defense cooperation Between Britain and the United states especially during inc falklands War. Britain Defeated Argentina in a 74-Day War in i to Over the disputed sovereignty of the Falkland islands Situa cd off inc Argentine coast in the South Atlantic. They have been under British Rule for nearly 150 years. British officials declined to be specific but . Assistance in the War was believed to have included use of . Spy satellite photographs of Argentine military movements. Conservative member of parliament Edward Leigh described the Knighthood As extraordinary and said. Everybody knows that without private american Hep it would t have been possible to have won the Falk lands War. But i m surprised it s been publicly a  in Washington the 70-year-old Weinberger a lifelong admirer of British values and traditions said he was startled when old of the Honor. He will travel to London to accept it feb. 22. As an honorary Knight Only Weinberger will not be entitled to be called sir  Weinberger served As. Defense Secretary since presi Dent Reagan look office seven years ago and resigned in november because of the illness of his wife Jane  
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