European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 19, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 37 Stark sailors honoured one year later Mayport is. Fla. A events in inc per Sian Gulf have shown that the 37 sailors killed there a year ago on the Stark did not die in vain the commander of the frigate s Home port said at a me Morial service. Capt. John b. Mitchell jr., commander of the Mayport is told 140 relatives who attended the dockside anniversary service tuesday that the Rea son for the Observance was engraved on the Stone and Bronze Monument next to him you will never be  Mitchell also quoted the commanding officer of another Navy ship recently damaged by a mine in the persian Gulf. The Superb Crew of  Stark taught us the essence of bravery professionalism and persistence Mitchell quoted the skipper of the Samuel b. Rob erts. Their sacrifice. Gave us an example to Fol Low. Their loss is without a doubt the predominant Factor responsible for our  one Parent at the memorial service Rodney Erwin recalled tearfully How much his son loved boats. Another Karen Welch held her head up smiled and said proudly my son is still As close to me now As he was before he went off to sea. Erwin of Troy. Mich., lost his 22-year-old son Seaman Steven t. Erwin in the attack by an iraqi warplane in the persian Gulf on May 17, 1987. Mrs. Welch from Flint mich., lost her 20-year-old son Petty officer Kelly r. Quick. After the service Many of the relatives boarded the Stark s sister ship the Antrim for a five mile voyage out to the Atlantic to drop a symbolic Wreath in the Ocean. Hugging each other and crying the relatives of the dead sailors each dropped two yellow roses in the sea before returning to port. Similar observances were held in Pascagoula. Miss., where the Stark is undergoing a $100 million overhaul in Washington in the persian Gulf and aboard Many Navy ships and installations around the world. Except for the shipboard ceremonies that followed the memorial services there were few tears. Flags on the base were at half staff and aboard ship flew at half Mast and the Echo of taps wafted far out at sea following a 21 gun Salute by an Honor guard. Seaman John k. Lampkin 22, sat during the serv ices with eight members of the family of Seaman Vincent Ulmer another of the Slark s victims. We were Best friends. Played basketball together. Joined the Navy together. Came Here log Lucr said Lampkin who is a crewman aboard the gallery the same Type ship As the Stark. Lampkin said he returned from the persian Gulf in March and was due to return soon. It s very scary. I still worry Abduul Mie said. Slark s Wreath to the sea. I was a Little apprehensive Aboul this ceremony at first. 1 had a lot of anxiety said Barrow. Bui i think in s been beneficial for All. I know i feel Bill or remembering , agreeing Wilh the base commander that some Good has come from the Stark attack said Uherc is a heightened awareness throughout inc Navy of what can happen. It stil about it he said Hief Petty officer Lawrence ii. Barrow the re s operations chief was one of two surviving re crewmen chosen to commit the memorial school Board members to quit using chauffeurs Detroit a school Board Lead ers have promised that two members will quit using chauffeurs within 30 Days in return for the stale s agreement to sell $30 million in Short term notes to cover teachers paychecks. It has been agreed the Detroit Board of education Willic in compliance with in the next 30 Days Board president Gloria c. Cobbin said monday. The school Board which is $60 Mil lion in debt faced a possible pay less pay Day later this month for the District s 18,000 employees without the $30 Mil lion Short term Bonds from the slate. The Board is going to have to be accountable to the Community. Our Chil Dren have to be first Cobbin said. State treasurer Robert Bowman said he would authorize the $30 million note Sale which probably will take place next week. If they re not in compliance the notes issued would be in jeopardy Bowman said. It would damage the District in terms of credibility for probably a dozen  Bowman postponed the Sale of the notes because two Board members continue to use the chauffeurs despite an agreement last november that the chauffeur service would be dropped. Rose Mary Osborne one of the Mem Bers who continue to use chauffeurs had told the ctr Oil free press on sunday that if she could not have her Driver she would refuse to attend All evening Board meetings for the 2 i years remaining in her term. Fri contends soviet intelligence frequent users of . Libraries Washington a an Fri report says soviet intelligence agents Are among the most enthusiastic users of . Libraries where they Rush to read Sensi Tive technological information before it is classified. The report released tuesday said the soviets Are looking for scientific and technical documents on a variety of topics and the most recent developments in America s military  but a representative of the 50.000-member Ameri can Library association says Fri counter measures have gone Loo far Wilh a More generalized Effort to solicit librarians to do surveillance  Patrice Mcd Croll assistant director of the associations s office for intellectual Freedom said enlisting the support of librarians in identifying suspicious individuals violates professional ethics. Soviet agents try to identify the nation s emerging technology before its components become classified or restricted the Fri said. Libraries also Are places where soviets try to recruit those with technological expertise especially Ameri cans who might have Access to classified information according to the report. Americans who provide Only Public information initially May be asked for classified material if the relationship with a soviet agent evolves the report said. The Kab and the Library target 1962-prcscnt." was made Public As Fri director William sessions testified before senators on the Bureau s Library awareness program a counter espionage operation against the 26-year-old soviet collection Effort. The Library association disputed sessions testimony to the Senate judiciary committee in which he insisted the Fri or pram is confined to 21 scientific and technical libraries in the new York City area. Sessions said the Fri contacted librarians elsewhere but Only when agents were tracking Down specific leads. Mcderm Oll said her group has received information thai the Fri asked for the generalized information outside of new York. Mcdermott added we know that the Fri is apply ing the name Library awareness program Only to what is going on in new York. However they have sent agents into libraries in other parts of the country asking generalized  she said librarians have been asked to inform on peo ple who look suspicious or might be hostile to the United states. It s been very vague. In s pan of a More generalized Effort to solicit librarians to do surveillance  the report said the soviets have targeted the Library of Congress along Wilh scientific and technical sections of Public libraries specialized departments of University libraries and Large information clearinghouses. The report said the soviets also Are trying to identify selected librarians to work wittingly or unwittingly on behalf of the soviet intelligence services. Other targets arc College students and professors scientists engineers and corporations who work in areas of advanced technology. Tricky pileup this May appear at first glance to be mull vehicle Highway Accident instead in s a sculpture being Dis played t an Art festival in Point state Park in Pitts Burgh. The sculpture is the work of Nancy Rubins of Topanga Calif. Spitting cited As prime problem at Auto Plant Follansbee . A employees at a new japanese american steel plan in this Ohio River town Are diligent and hard workers says the Mill s top executive. But they have one flaw. There is a very bad habit spitting Takamasa Yamamura chairman and chief executive officer of we cycling Kisshin inc., said at dedication ceremonies tuesday. I asked the employees please Stop the spit Ting. This is my House " spitting is ubiquitous in West Virginia As is chewing tobacco. But it s not Welcome in the spotless state of the Art steel Coaling Plant. Company officials and politicians Hope the Plant will ignite an economic recovery in the upper Ohio River Valley where Idle steel Mills sit rusting. This project is very important be cause it is coming at a very difficult Lime in the american steel Industry said Yuzuru Abe chairman and chief executive officer of Japan s Kisshin steel co. Ltd. Kisshin co owns the Plant in a joint Ven Ture Wilh Wheeling Pittsburgh steel corp., which operated a steel Plant at the site before it closed. Politicians workers and townspeople joined company officials in dedicating the $65-million, computer controlled Mill. Even the refreshments reflected the Cross cultural marriage sushi and Chicken were served while a High school band played standards of the 1940s. This has to be the happiest Day of my life believe me said mayor Adam Dalessio. In a Short Lime we have come from what was a very Gray i lure to one Bright Wilh opportunities As proof of the town s rebound the mayor who worked Al the former wheel ing Pill plan for More than 40 years Cilcy the opening of a new fast food restaurant and a Bank. A new supermarket and drug store arc scheduled to open within a month in the town of 3,900 people. Wheeling Pitt provided the land along the Ohio River where the 3-Biock-Long Plant sits. The Plant was built with the help of $55 million in Loans from Santa Bank of Japan and an $8.75 million fed eral Urban  Grant. Follansbee was selected Over other towns that sought the Mill which employs Aboul 90 and will grow to 100 workers