European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday May 17.1988 news update Bhopal disaster Case Bhopal India a Bhopal judicial magistrate . Mishra on monday ordered for the third time that a summons be served on the former chairman of the Union Carbide corp in connection with a criminal suit against the company. The judge was Lold at a hearing that two earlier summonses to Warren Anderson had not been served. The summonses were is sued through the Indian foreign ministry. Trie court was told that Union Carbide headquartered in Danbury Conn bad been served a summons but tailed to respond to it. The Indian government last dec. I tiled it criminal lawsuit charging Union Carbide its Hon Kong and Indian subsidiaries and nine former and present officer with homicide in connection with the i9s4 Gas leak from a pesticide Plant in Bhopal. A s3 billion damage suit is being heard in another court. Kaiserslautern a senior at Kaiser Slatlem High school received the Gold award the highest achievement in girl scouting in a recent ceremony. Carina d. Heath 17, earned her award while she was a member of South Central Alabama troop 59 at Maxwell fab Ala. For her award projects she taught leadership and communication skills to cadets in the air Force Junior Roth program served As an activities Counselor at a summer Day Camp did Volunteer work at Jackson Hospital and organized a horseback Riding class for her troop. She is continuing her involvement with Junior Roth at kaisers Lauvern High school where she is a special assistant to it. Col. Carl Stone who Heads the program. Heath is the daughter of senior masters to. Joseph and Carol Heath and has lived with her parents in kaisers Lautem since december 1986. To attain the Gold award a girl scout must fulfil requirements in he development of skills practical leadership career exploration and self aware Ness. Then she must Complete a Community service project that involves at Leas four months Effort. Deputy Neucom commander denounces Alliance bashing by Deedee Arrington Doke staff writer Willinger West Germany the Deputy commander of the . European come on monday called for a Stop to highly emotional and generalized Alli Ance bashing by americans concerned that the european allies Are not picking up their share of defense costs. Air Force Gen. Thomas c. Richards defended nato s european members As making a substantial contribution Lothe collective defense certainly More than they Are Given credit for  Richards made the remarks in the key note address to the 12nd american women s activities Germany Confer ence the conference attended by about600 representatives of organizations throughout West Germany began Sun Day night and continues through Friday in the resort town of willing in. Some members of Congress including rep. Patricia Schroeder d-colo., have stepped up Calls for the european allies to assume More of the financial Burden required to maintain a Strong defense. However Richards noted that Europe provides a 2.3-Rnillion-Mcmber Active Naples Italy a Naples High school senior has advanced to Eagle scout the highest rank in boy scouting. Michael s. Dobrott 18, has been i scouting for 10 years. For his service project he coordinated a collection of unused and expired prescription medications at the. Western towers housing area. He generated participation from More than 40 percent of the residents of the 480-Apatlroem Complex. Bobrit will attend the University of Alabama in the fall. He is the son of Jerome and Carol Dobrott. To cant the Eagle scout award a Boyscout must fulfil requirements in the areas of leadership service and outdoor skills. This includes at least 21 Merit badges and an average of 100 hours on a Community project. Correction the two pilots whose bodies were found in the wreckage of a . Helicopter that disappeared during last month s raid on iranian forces in the persian Gulf were marines not in the the Navy As a a piled in yesterday s Story. Duly Force for the Alliance and supplies 90 percent of in combat aircraft 80 per cent of its tanks and 70 percent of nato s fighting ships. Also West Ger Many and inc United kingdom contrib Ute 20 billion Worth of real estate at no cart to the Alliance he said. No single tet of indicators can Tell the whole Story. _. What we Don t need now is highly emotional and generalized Alli Ance bashing Over mis perceived imbalances in Burden Channg Richards said. Responding to a question from the audience Richards said he expects the sen ate to ratify the intermediate Range nuclear arms treaty but he predicted thai getting the proposal to the floor for vote will be very  the treaty which would result in the withdrawal of penning ii and cruise mis Siles from Western Europe has become the subject of controversy in the Senate where democrats have threatened a filibuster unless More stringent verification measures Are included in the treaty. In acknowledging Congress concern Over verification Richards conceded that . Officials realize the soviets Are very Clever at hiding things and will not be reluctant to do that to properly negotiate arms treaties with the soviets inc United states must have the patience of Job and the Skepi cism of Thomas Richards suggested. The Only Way to negotiate with the soviets is from a position of strength he said noting the soviets Long record of non compliance with previous arms trea ties. In other remarks during his keynote speech Richards said the recent Public relations drive by soviet Leader Mikhai Gorbachev a fuelled Tome naive and Wishful thinking among some Ameri cans and Western european citizen who now believe thai the soviet in real hat been diminished by the new policy of glasnost or openness. Characterizing Gorbachev Ai shrewd and Tough minded Richard warned that to take the soviet Leader word at face value is clearly a very dangerous ill  Richards also expressed a commit ment to maintaining Quality of life pro Grams for Krvicic members. The contributions of Volunteer organizations denoted will become increasingly important in the austere times that tie  army plans to keep remaining rank of specialist without the numeral by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington the army will keep its last remaining specialist rank but has eliminated the numerical identifier that goes with it a personnel official said monday army personnel officials have consid ered doing away with the specialist four rank for More than three years since Al specialists five and six were convened to sergeants and staff sergeants. Bui there was a concern in the Reid that because 70 percent of the enlisted ranks Are in the grades of e-4 and above we would have 70 percent of the no corps leading 30 percent of the troops if we made nil e-4s corporals the official said. The leaders really would t have anyone to  corporals Are cos but specialist fours Are not he said. There Are about 180,000 soldiers in the e-4 Grade but Only 3,000 Are corporals most in the combat arms Fields. Properly raining so Many soldiers Tobe cos was another Factor in the Deci Sion to retain the specialist Grade. The average length of service soldiers have when they make e-4 is 18 months the official said. Thai s just not Long enough to turn a raw recruit into a sol Dier and an no at the same time. The Bottom line was that we thought it would degrade the no corps by giving that status to soldiers who really did t have the proper professional development he said most corporals receive no training through the army s primary leadership development course White the majority of specialists four do not. And since there was Only one numerical identifier in the Only remaining specialist Grade the army changed the Des ignation he said. That change became official with the recent release of army regulation 600-20, army command policies and procedures the service now abbreviates the specialist rank As  eight adult scout leaders get top award Mannheim West Germany eight outstanding adult leaders received the Silver Beaver award at the boy scout transatlantic Council s annual conference in Gar Misch West Germany last week. The Silver Beaver award is the highest award presented by a boy scout  is awarded to adult leaders who have Given exceptional service not Only to boy scouting but to their Church and Community As Well. The involvement with Seoul for those who receive the award usually extends Over 10 or 20years. The Council has awarded 249 Silver Beaver awards since 19 59. The transatlantic Council the boy scout Council Tor 19 european countries has More than10,000 volunteers who serve its More than 27,000 youth members. Those receiving the award Wen la Gen. Thomas g. Mclyn City Ramstein a West Germany Mai. Lloyd l Ogle. Ramstein a Sheldon Dick Heidelberg Patricia k. Essig bad Kreuza Aeh West Germany Richard Glasgow Heidelberg sgt. Maj. P. Ross kiddie Heidelberg sgt. Maj. William Leahy  Germany and col. Sid Trawick Frankfurt Soldier charged in triple slaying arson Schweinfurt West Germany a . Soldier was charged monday in connection with an april 17 triple Mur Der and arson in Schweinfurt a 3rd in div spokesman said. Spec. Joseph r. Allen 25, of Bury c,1st in 10th Field arty was charged with the murder of two american men and one German woman who were found dead in a burned out Schweinfurt Home by German firefighters april is. The two men. Spec Hobert a. Russell also of Btry a and . Civilian Joey Mcneal had been dubbed to death according to autopsy reports. The woman Mcneal s wife Petra Mcneal had been strangled. No trial Date has been set for Allen who was charged with three Coull of premeditated murder and one count each of rape anon larceny and unlawful entry to com unit a crime. He is being held in rental confinement by american authorities said master sgt. Stephen Sanderson. German criminal police and the army criminal investigation comte Are continuing to investigate the Case. 27 Neo nazis arrested at rally in Munich Munich a police arrested 27right-Wing extremists who were holding an illegal rally where they gave the nazi Salute and shouted nazi slogans officials said sunday. The arrests occurred saturday night at a Square in Munich a police statement at a meeting of the bavarian Branch of said. The far right free workers1 party in near earlier saturday police briefly took into custody Michael Kuhnen a 32-year-old Neo nazi Leader. Kuhnen had been scheduled to speak by Siegert Brunn. Police said they feared Kuhnen would instigate violence if be were allowed to speak at the meeting