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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 2 the stars and stripes thursday april 21,19bb news updates preppie killer new York api the pit Pic killer who strangled a Young woman in Central fail was transferred tuesday to the maximum Security downscale correctional facility. Robin Chambers who will spend two to six weeks in orientation in the prison at Fishkill May serve his entire sentence there said City correction department spokeswoman Ruby Ryles. He had been at inc City s kickers Island prison. Chamber. 21, was Scanlen cd Friday to five 10 15 years. Vatican Bank Case Rome api Italy s constitutional court said tuesday it will decide in May if inc courts have jurisdiction Over american Arch Bishop Paul Marduk us and 10 other Vatican Bank officials. Ilsc Case slams from the 1982 collapse of Banco Ambrosiano. House panel wants air Crews to pay for of leather jackets by Chuck Vlf cd Eagle scouts Frankfurt a Frankfurt High school Sophomore has attained the rank of Eagle scout the highest rank in boy scouting. Andrew d. Zhybaj 16, has been in scouting for five years. For his service project he organized the 1987 thanks giving food drive for Frankfurt army Community service and collected almost 1,000 pounds of food for needy families. As part of his project he organized More than 50 scouts from inc area. Zhybaj is the son of Victor and Luba Zhybaj. To Cam the Eagle scout award a Boyscout Musl fulfil requirements in the areas of leadership service and outdoor skills. This includes at least 21 men badges and usually 100 hours on a Community project. Zhybaj logged 230 hours on his food drive project. Army identifies my killed in Cycle crash Vicenza. Italy the army on wednesday identified the military policeman who was killed in a motorcycle Accident monday even ing. Spec. 4 Kent e. Chapin of Walc town , was killed when a Rar he was pass ing suddenly turned right. Army spokes Man Sec. Jaime Cavazos said. Chapin was 25. Chapin was assigned to the i3lh my co at Camp Darby Washington if the House armed services committee gets its Way air Force combat flying Crews will have to pay for inc leather jackets the service is issuing to boost morale. In a report on its version of inc fiscal 1989 defense authorization Bill the House committee said giving flight Crews leather jackets is a questionable Way to spend taxpayer Money a a time when tight budgets have caused Large military and civilian personnel cuts. In january the air Force purchased 53.000 jackets for j5.2 million about 1100 each and has been giving them to right Crews and other steeled person Nelas a Way to contribute to morale and Esprit de corps with the ultimate goal of improving Pilot mention. The service plans let buy about 5,000 jackets a year beyond the original order to Issue to new members coming on Active duty. But the committee report Aid air Force studies show that Moil pilots leave for Money and because of family prob lems mulling from frequent Lovci and Long separations. In View of Ribac factors receipt of t flight jacket is unlikely to increase Pilot retention the report said. The committee recommended bit the cent of the jackets be recouped from Fly ing personnel As they ire issued and hat the Money be used for other authorized  the jackets Issue has been bounced Between congressional committees Al most from the Day it was floated by the air Force. During debate last year on the defense appropriations Bill the House committee wanted to defer Purchase of the jackets while its Senate counterpart wanted to kill in outright. In the end. House members agreed to the jackets and the Senate backed off on its opposition Clearing the Way for the air Forte to move ahead with us plans. Some lawmaker continue id deride the notion that toe jackets would serve As a Good Reward for Pilot who Ever More frequently Are having the service to Fly for commercial airlines. In addition to pilots Ibe jackets arc being Given to navigators and enlisted air Crew member. Ahi Sugii the air Force Hufh Juhr Man timed that us jacket would be null i Titi if Way to improve Pool men Tion official have since liken he inc that the jackets ire simply a Way to fee Ofaf pm. Not a meant of Metaj dig Cpl Chris Canfield an air Force spokesman did the service s out Fittra showed How minor the Irma Neil would be to recognize these  unless specifically told by Congress to alter current plans the air Force will continue to Issue the jackets free of we have no intention of doing any thing differently at this Point Canfield said. The House provision would not be came binding unless in also a approved by the Senate armed services commit be in in version of the defense authorization Bill As Well As the House appropriations committee the senile appropriations committee and the full Congress. The Senate armed services commit tee is expected to finish work on its Bill within the next few weeks about 20 local hires in Munich Given government housing eviction notices by Charlie Bowde Munich Bureau Munich Patrick Kiser moved from Frankfurt to Munich a year ago to Lake a Job at the Exchange service head quarters. A local hire he was not authorized a housing allowance. But in Munich which had an overabundance of housing Kiser could live in government housing for a nominal rent of less than j300 4month. In was the main drawing card. That All changed last week when hous ing officials gave eviction notices to Kosct and about 20 Othern eople in Munich s Bachelor housing. The notice gave them 45 Days to move out. Another 10 residents were told they would have to move to smaller quarters. It s unfortunate that it had to come to this bul we had to take the action so we could support those people who Are authorized full logistical support said maj. Paul House Munich s director of engineering and housing. The action has been under consideration for seven months. House said based on projections of s slight increase in military strength and an apparent in crease in the numbers of people being assigned la Munich who Are single and eligible for the Bachelor quarters. For the. First time in Yean he said Munich s housing office has a waiting list for unaccompanied housing. The homing situation in Munich is unique among military communities in Germany. Housing for families and sin Glesh been readily available since the Vietnam Era when the army pulled most oils troops out of Southern Bavaria. We have not had enough people authorized logistical support to fill he numbers of Homes we have housemaid. The result is housing filled with schoolteachers University professors and cafes civilian employees. About 60 percent of Bachelor homing in Munich is occupied by civilians. Because of that mouse said the Community has established a prioritized list of categories of local employees who can live in military housing. The action affects individuals who arc not authorized housing support As part of their work agreement. Although unexpected the action should come As no real Shock individuals sign a statement of understanding when Lacy arrive that they agree to move out on 45 Days notice. For some the notice could mean quit Ting their jobs because rental apart ideals Are scarce Ana expensive in Munich. Thai s one reason i took Iii Job the availability of housing Kiser said. Now that s  further complicating the Issue for the residents suddenly in need of an part Ner. In the Lack of a support network in the military Community for apr thou minting. There is no pro. Or housing we re not authorized an pro be cause we Nave an excess of quarters House said. We re making every Effort to help them find quarters but since Wedon t have an pro we re limited in the help we can  sea to Appeal to Congress on education cuts  writer Heidelberg the Leader of an overseas teachers Union Laid wednesday that his Organ ipalion will turn to con Gress in Hopes of avoiding future cuts inthe department of defense dependents schools budget. Jack Rollins president of the overseas education association said convincing Congress that Dodds concerns should be separated from military concern is the key to maintaining education programs Over seas. Education funding is on the increase in Congress bul military spending 11 on the decrease Rollins said. So when we talk to Congress we Vegol to con Vince them thai cutting inc Dodds budget is culling education funding. The sea works through a Parent Union the National education Assoc Alon in pursuing congressional legislation. Rollins on it one week swing through Congress to separate from the larger Dodi Germany Region schools thai will end Sun gel the Money for its preschool program Day said that the sea ultimately will press for example. Dodds Gol More Money the Dodds budget than last focal year but not As much Asil asked  a number of teachers have reported to Rollins thai school officials in German have raised the Specter of staffing cull beginning in inc 1988-89 school year. I have no evidence of thai Rouin isaid. Bui i d bring the Mailer up Wuh the budget the Leader of Ine largest oversee teachers Union praised the military leadership for its cooperative Effort last year in excluding Tiu school system Fromich latest round or budget cuts. The military absorbed the cuts or at least most of them he said. Dodd Sidn t get everything in wanted. It did t Dodds  John us Erple next 2 �. Germans Padff a across Baltic sea to Freedom n.i-. Tin   r,.TT,. Api Tun Anil Iliff 10 and 3l-Veaixud men made the escape in the  Bramstedt West Germany a two East German men paddled an inflatable boat across the Baltic sea in a daring trip that took Many  escape to West Germany Border police in the North Ern City of bad Bramstedt said. West German coastal police spokesman Helmut Scholz said the 29 31-year-ol Dinghy late tuesday undercover of darkness. The escapees began their trip across the open expanse of sea from a desolate stretch along East Germany s Northern Shore. They ended up on the Uland of feh Mara Aboul  
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