European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 4, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 unexpected carwash Thielm Raveling in a Donn tonn Highway in Hong Kan wednesday Gela Surprise Wash from bunt water main. The 10-Story Waterfall caused lung to to tic and slopped the Rei s water sup ply for Sertl hours. Postal officials address problem of illegal items by William j. Bartman Washington Bureau Washington Korea a become the first location where the military postal system has used its new authority to hop shipments of often Large Quanti ties of illegal merchandise that  or their families Art shipping Back to the United states for Sale. Military postal employees now Are carefully watch ing All packages going through the military postal sys tem in Korea and marking or redlining those trial look suspicious. By redlining a military or civilian postal clerk places a red line through the customs declaration on a parcel. That line identities a parcel As one that possibly contains commercial quantities of counterfeit items or other merchandise. Clerks redline if a parcel meets certain profile Cri Teria developed by . Customs said Ondr. Eddie Antoine operations division chief of the military Post Al services Agency. The customs service then opens the parcel at the port of entry and one of their inspectors examines it. The parcel is seized if it contains unauthorized Mer Chandise and customs officials then report he seizure to the major overseas commander who tales appropriate administrative or disciplinary action. Postal official Laid the program authorized by he Pentagon last month could be expanded to other countries if they or custom officials determine that similar problems exist at this Lime however no expansion of the program is anticipated they said. Korea has been a problem because it has no Trade Mark Laws officials said. Sec. Bradley Mitzel of the Amy postal croup Europe said similar problems Don t Eisl in Europe and if problems were discovered the system probably would be implemented on a ease by Case basis at individual Post offices. Antoine Taid military Post office customers i Korea have been mailing targe quantities of counterfeit trademark or other foreign made merchandise through the military postal system to the United slates for  a spokesman for the postal system explained that on trademark items . Firms have the right to use those names and distribute them and sell Tern Here. Well servicemen in Korea Are buying counterfeit items Over there or in some cases the genuine article. But they cant Send that stuff Back into uie United states legally without permission from the trademark Holder in the ." while Many service members might unwittingly mail to Smalt amount of counterfeit merchandise Back Loire United Staten to we be had a few to be sold i doing it. Adding to the military s woe is the fact that it pays the freight on the parcel until it reaches the unite states where he customer pays the Normal postage rate to get the item to its final destination. We in effect were subsidizing these people the spokesman said. Defense department directives prohibit use of the military postal system for commercial  an Loine said. Hen the postal system spokesman said people sending merchandise Back in Quantity. It s mostly dependent wives All ranks covered under new stateside tie rules by Chuck Vonch Washington Bureau Washington All service Mem cars with Bills for stateside temporary lodging in connection with an official move to or from overseas assignments now Are eligible for a reimbursement of up to $4-10. The temporary lodging expense which was open Only to e-4s and below became available to All ranks dec. 22 when presi Dent Reagan signed the fiscal 1988 defense authorization act said Fred True of the defense department per diem travel and transportation allowance committee. Similar to the temporary lodging Al Lowance that covers expenses incurred overseas in connection with a move the give up to is 10 per Day for up to four Days to cover stateside temporary lodging for personnel resuming from an overseas Lour. Those going from the slates to overseas locations Are eligible for two Days Oftle on the stateside end of the move. True said the payments have not begun yet for All ranks because the new language for the Federal. Joint travel regulation is still being written. The new regulations should be issued to finance offices by mid february and at that time anyone who made a move on or after dec. 22 will be Able to get retroactive payments by filing a travel voucher True said. People who made moves after dec 21 should Check with their local finance  be said. Some offices might be accepting vouchers and slacking them up until they can be paid. Other offices May Tell people to wait until the legs Are is sued to rum in their  True said ii10 is he maximum daily payment. The actual payments vary de pending on the local per diem rate Cost of temporary lodging whether the lodging has Kitchen facilities and the number Ona tily members he Laid the the program has a Check ered his tory. It was put on the books in 1982, but Congress did t fund it until 1985. In the fall of 1986, Congress scaled it Back Lim iting it to married e-4s and below. Last year after the Pentagon offered to absorb about $40 million of the pro Gram s Cost by funding it from other accounts. Congress dropped the provision that limited the to the lower ranks. E. Germans using silent alarms Luebeck West Germany a East Germany has reinforced a segment of in fortifications along the West German Border with silent warning systems de signed to give an Early tip off Boal attempted escapes. Dict Helm a Niecker commander of West Germa Border police in the northernmost state of Schleswig Holstein told reporters tuesday thai installation of silent alarm fences inside East German territory has been carried out Over the past year. Sub Mcswig Holstein shares about so Miles of Border with East Germany. According to a Ruecker the fences contain up to 28 separate wires which when touched Send a silent Sig Nal to East German Border guards enabling them to capture would be escapees before they Are Able to reach the main Border fences. In areas where visual surveillance is difficult free roving guard dogs arc used to prevent escapes a Nick or said. White shooting along the East German constructed barriers his decreased and conditions along the Border in the Northern part of West Germany appear improved it is apparently Only because would be escapees can be detected earlier and caught Niecker said. Shooting along the Berlin Wall and the 870 Miles of Border separating East Germany from West Germany has virtually ceased since East German Leader Erich Honecker visited Bonn in september. According to West German figures at least 188 East German have died trying 10 escape across their coun try s heavily guarded Border to the West since 1951. Jef with 445 nearly crashes on Takeoff London Dpi a Miami bound Continental air lines jumbo Jet with 445 people aboard nearly crashed when one of its engines failed on Takeoff from London s Gatwick Airport authorities said wednesday department of transport optic gals were called in to investigate the cause of the near disaster. The fully Laden Boeing 747 was gaining Speed for Takeoff monday morning when one of its four engines failed department officials said the Pilot of flight c031 straggled to gain height for several minutes and flew so close to the ground that can swerved on a nearby Road and witnesses thought it had clipped Trees. The plane actually missed the Trees but several treetops were damaged by the Wash from ill engines. The aircraft climbed sufficiently for the Pilot to Fly Over the English Channel dump his fuel and make an emergency Landing at Gal Wick South of London. No one was injured. This was As near to a full scale disaster As you can get without it actually happening a government offi Cial Taid. The transport department was investigating re ports that a loud explosion was heard just before the engine failed. Ii is also looking into whether the 50-Mph Cross winds Al Gatwick on monday played a role in the affair. Tell stouts shape Belgium an american High school us Dent advanced to Eagle scout the highest rank in boy scouting in a recent Eagle court of Honor ceremony Robert s. Ballagh ii 1,18, is the son of col. Robert and Ella Ballagh he is a senior at shape american High school. For Bis service project. Ballagh designed a pro Gram to fingerprint children in the shape International Community. The records could be used by parents for identification purposes if a child were pm or kidnapped. To Cam the Eagle scout award a boy scout must fulfil requirements in the areas of leadership service and out door so Rich. This includes at least 21 Merit badges and a average oh00 a Carsona Community project property sales Hanau Germany the Hanau defense Reu Lili nation and marketing office will auction More than i so items feb. 12, officials said. Items to be auctioned will include video equipment vehicles tools and new tires. A Complete Catalon is available upon request. Sale items May be impeded from 8 am. To noon and from i to 3 . Beginning feb. 9 at the Ware House on Gross nauheim Casem building 636. Bidder registration begins at 8 . And the auction begins at 9 30 . On feb. 12. All Sale Are final and checks will not be accepted. Items will be sold As is and must be removed no later than five Days after the Sale. The auction is open to the Public. Marks and dollars will be accented for More information Call ets 322-8281 or civilian 06181-53614