European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday. February 20. 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 9 schools update company donating computers to schools Frankfurt an International computer firm has donated More than 200 computers to schools in Europe and is giving another 380 to Dodds. Most of inc data International computers went to Dodds schools. Nymberg High received 70, Tunner elementary a Rhein main a 30. Frankfurt elementary 20land Illus hem elementary 10. The Dodds Germany Region will distribute its 3kd computers lowest Germany High schools. Re Gion officials Kave asked High schools 1o submit req to for he computers by april i. The 380 computers will be distributed under the adopt a school program which allows private firms to work More closely with individual schools. Data general also Donald 26 comp tucks to Munich International school 24 to Frankfurt International school. 25 to the City colleges of Chicago. 25 id Oil elementary Junior High and 25 to the German army. Karlsruhe sponsoring educators Day Karlsruhe West Germany the Ger Many Region s Karlsruhe District is sponsoring an educators Day March 11 at Karlsruhe elementary High school. Education consultant Dennis Mclaughlin who Heads Eastern Washington University s Center for excellence is the Fra lured speaker Dorrs educators Tram Heidelberg. Karlsruhe. Mannheim. F in Vlk in. I Crof and Worms Are expected to Allynd the conference As is Germany Region diff Flor Joseph Blackstead. Those can Call Joseph Newbury abets 310-8158 or Civ Ilian 06221-390174. Super reunion planned for alumni Wiesbaden a 1965 graduate of kaisers Lautem High Schnulo is meeting with school and military officials in West Germany this week promoting what she Calls a super reunion of Kaiserslautern alumni. Rosina Pate christens in said Friday she esp cts so to 1,000 former kaisers Laulom students at the reunion in Houston j uly 28-31. Christensen said mayor Tho Rondano has agreed to attend the reunion. Christens in originally planned a smaller reunion bul decided to expand it after compiling a list of More than 2.000 graduates. The graduates arc registered in tuns under the name of the High school alumni association. Former Kaiser Lamern students and teachers pm write Cli risk risen it kaisers Laulom reunion committee 9432 old Katy Road Box 8, hous ton 77055. 4 individuals group cited for volunteerism Wiesbaden four people and one organization have been cited by Germany Region officials for Volunteer work. Lots Martin of Ascham Lynburg was named Volunteer of he year. Yvonne Brown of Frankfurt Bennie Mac Tiren of Neu Beilcke and Randahl Davidson of Grafen shr wire noted for exceptional Volunteer the air Force Junior Roth unit at rams Cin High school was Cilcy for Ili service activities. Germany Region officials considered 16 peo ple for the awards. The 16 names were sent to Washington d.c., for consideration by the while House for its 1988 presidential Volunteer action awards program. Contractor debarment disrupt uniform Supply by William j. Bartman washing on Bureau Washington Many military uniform items Are in Short Supply Aller clothing manufacturers caught obtaining illegal contracts were barred from doing business with the government. In the past year the defense personnel support Center announced that 38 individuals and 24 Compa Nies had been identified by the defense logistics Agency for allegedly obtaining More than 1200 million in illegal clothing contracts who have bought everyday military Wear lately won t be aware of any shortages. But those in search of Many dress items such As a Navy dres Blue jumper or a Marine Blue dress coat know about the problem it s not a major problem bul it is a said army spokesman 1_l col. Greg Rulison it s some thing we have to Cope As with All inc services Coats have been a consistent Supply problem for the Navy said John Russas of the Navy s Exchange service. Bul our stores say it is various things a changeable situation from Day to Day and week to he said. In addition to coat problems the army also has experienced Supply problems with trousers Short sleeve shirts and Field Caps. The air Force along with coat shortages also is experiencing shortages of shirts. As inc personnel support Center searches far new uniform contractors the various exchanges have been shifting inventories to ensure an adequate Supply or limited lems for recruits. Others will have la wait. The main causes of the problem said support Center Deputy director Paul Zebrowksi Are the deban Nants and suspensions of longtime government contract holders that were supplying clothing items for some of inc suspended companies have been de barred from doing any government business for As Long a iwo years. When they eventually wine off Debar men they will be Given an Opportunity to seek new contracts. Bul the Issue is not As simple at having a few key companies not permitted to work for inc government it s certain items said support Center spokesman Bill Ernst. I m talking Only a couple of items for which the specifications Are no in Tola conformance with certain production techniques done in current Industry. For instance let s Lake the Marine Blue dress coat it s got special pleating. For a Tail thai goes up in the Emst said a manufacturer contracting to produce the dress coals needs to be. Set up production Wise to do this unique operation. Well one of the companies debarred was. The sole manufacturer of the Marine dress Blue Coal the manufacturer. South Jersey clothing co. Of Minotola . Is debarred from working for the government until july 6, 1990. A new manufacturer recently Wai located however. The Navy faces a problem with the dress Blue jumper which is a Shin with a neckerchief and a Flap in Back. We understand that disc has a new contractor to manufacture the jumper said Navy Exchange spokesman John Russas. Bul we re no sure How Long it will take to gel it into the Supply the new contract was awarded feb. 11 to Tennessee apparel corp., which will produce 204.000 Navy jumpers. Russas said Navy exchanges Are concentrating efforts on making sure As Many of the Blue jumpers Are available for recruit Issue. For the recruit training system. We anticipate we will be Able to Mel Crew needs for the foreseeable future. However that mean that the Navy Exchange uniform shops will not have resupplied of it for the foreseeable Pope blames East West rivalry for injustices to poorer nations Vatican City a Pope John Paul ii Friday called for eliminating the East and West blocs blaming them for a Host of economic and social injustices that he said re regaled developing countries to cogs on a Gigantic wheel in his seventh encyclical John Paul said East Weil rivalry based on Unavee stably exaggerated concern for Security was a main reason for the widening Gap Between Rich and poor countries. The 102-Page document is an authoritative statement of the Church s social doctrine. Tilled in latin Sollic tudo Rei socialist meaning the social concern of the Church it represents an Effort by John Paul to give Force to themes he has espoused Dunn the 9vi Yean of his papacy. The Pope said the Church look a critical View of both Liberal capitalism and marxist collectivism and that both systems needed urgent Reform. He also called for democratic political change in nations with Comill. Dictatorial or authoritarian governments. He called for Reform of the International Trade monetary and financial systems and free Access for All to advanced technology the Pope reviewed problems of social development in the two decades since the encyclical Populorum progression development of Peoples was published by Pope Paul i in 1967, John Paul broke new ground in his forceful attack on the division of the world into ideological and Mili tary blocs which he called a direct obstacle to the real transformation of the conditions of underdevelopment in the developing and less advanced John Paul complained of the suppression by some governments of economic initiative which he raid Leto emigration and that some countries were Dpn cd of political and economic sovereignty. Noting that the danger of nuclear conflict seems Mohave receded and that the superpowers recently agreed to eliminate a class of nuclear weapons headed the existence and opposition of the blocs con line to be a real and worrying fact which still colors the world John Paul said world peace won t be achieved in Pope John put ii Heads u Aid wednesday procession in Ron i is. Sable. Bull Lea. Less the world s leaders come to recognize thai interdependence in itself demands the abandonment of the pm Lisci of blocs the sacrifice of All forms of economic in Illary or political imperialism ind the transformation of Mutual distrust Inlo collaboration explaining the Church s role he wrote the Church s social doctrine is not a third way1 Between Liberal capital ism and marxist collectivism nor even a possible alternative to other solutions less radically opposed 10 one another Rel her it constitutes a category of its own. Of theology and particularly of moral the Pope criticized Western mass Media saying they do not always give priority to third world needs or impose a distorted vision of
