European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 21. 1968 the stars and stripes Page 9 House breathes new life into plan to consider closing overseas bases by w  j. Bartman Washington a proposal to include overseas . Military installations in a study of what Domestic bases should be closed gained new life in he House just n week after i i senile hid killed the idea. "1 Don t think Jou can evaluate Domestic by isl if you Don t also consider the bases overseas rep.  a Coso. Told the House armed services subcommittee on military installations thursday. This is 40 percent of our bases and a very substantial percentage of our  Secretary of defense Frank Carlucci with help fro the House and senile hat appointed a nine member bipartisan commission to Lake polities out of the Selec Tion process in determining what military installations to shut Down. However the commission cannot begin work until the base closure plan is approved by con Gress. A Bill under consideration would give inc Pentagon commission until year s end to identify Domestic bases to be closed. The chief author of the legislation. Rep Dick Armey re Texas warned inc House subcommittee that adding foreign bases la the nine member panel s already big Job could substantially complicate inc Effort. The statement echoed earlier testimony from car Lucci. But Schmo Cdr said an emerging line of military thinking called discretionary deterrence supports a More Mobile Force with More bases within the nation. For that reason she said foreign bases must be evaluated before any Domestic installations Are closed. Otherwise site said it might be the old Story of sell them for a Dollar and buy them Back for a Hun dred dollars. How can foreign bases no be consid ered in any base closure study she said when that part is the most expensive port and maybe the most obsolete pan according to. New military think  Schmo Cdr said she wants to find those foreign base where people like to hang out that nobody s figured out a military Mission  the subcommittee chairman. California Democrat Ron Dellums voiced support for Schroeder s idea which has been offered in the form of an amendment to legislation. Armey and Schmo Cdr appeared As witnesses before the subcommittee with Armey agreeing that the status of foreign bases must be an Issue. But Armey said foreign bases could be overshadowed by Domestic installations if included under his proposal. He added thai the base closure legislation As written already re quire the Secretary of defense to provide the commis Sion with an evaluation of foreign base alignment while the study it under Way. A policeman disperses demonstrators outside the us. Embus in Moniti. Church official refuses to ask for Marcos return Manila. I Philip pics Ai j the country s leading roman Catholic Churchman rejected an Appeal thurs Day by Ferdinand Marcos wife la ask the president to allow the ousted Leader Back into the Philippines for his Mother s funeral. Imelda Marcos said in a radio interview Friday that she and the for Mer president were sure to go Home eventually because we Are on god s  Cardinal Jaime sin archbishop of Manila said he received a Telegram from mrs. Marcos pleading will me to voice an Appeal to the government to allow former president Marcos to return to the country for the funeral of his  the Cardinal said he forwarded the request without comment to presi Dent Cora Ion Aquino and other government officials who have a Cimex in  Marcos Mother Josefa Edralin Marros died May 4 at age 1i. No Date has been set for the funeral. Aquino citing National Security reasons has refused to allow Marc Oslo Rymunt from exile in Hawaii he fled there after a popular uprising toppled his 20-year government on feb. 25. 19s6. Marcos supporter have staged several rallies in Manila since Edra Lin Marcos death to demand their Leader s return. On wednesday police used tear Gas to break up about  Marcos follow ice who were marching toward the . Embassy. Organization of cos acquires Federal charter by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington the non commis sinned officers association has become the 79ih organization in . History to acquire a Federal Charier a move officials say will give us members and ultimately All cos a stronger voice on Capitol Hill. It definitely Means Well have More clout said Charles Jackson Coa executive vice president for government affairs. A Federal charter shows that you Are recognized throughout the government As an organization trial provides worthwhile and meaningful  the Coa no longer will be overshadowed on Capitol kill by such groups at the disabled american veterans veterans of foreign wars and the american legion All of which have had Federal Charters for years Jackson said. The organization now will be Able to promote More effectively its legislative Agenda which includes Severance pay for enlisted member officers have always received such pay and preventing the erosion of medical benefits he said. In the past the Coa has taken the Lead on pushing such issues As the new i Billand More recently legislation to provide Blank Federal election ballots to service members overseas who would t be Able to file Absentee ballots in time Jackson said. We think it s significant that we got this recognition from Congress less than a year after making inc initial request he said. You need at least 220 co sponsors before they la even consider you and for us to accomplish that to quickly shows that we have a Broad base of bipartisan support on the  despite the advantages a charter will bring Jackson said there was some debate among the Coa leadership about the pros and co of the action. It s not without responsibilities he said. We now have to report to Congress regularly submit financial statements re quest permission to change any of our by Laws. Some people fell it la be More trouble than it was Worth. But ultimately our Board of directors made the decision to go  More than so percent of the Coa s 160.000 members arc on Active duty. Only those in pay grades e-4 through �-9 Are eligible to join at an annual dues rate of to addition to its work on Capitol Hill the Coa provides scholarships for de pendent children As Well As for spouses who wish to return to school catastrophic health care coverage Job transition assist Ance for separating or retiring personnel representation for those with cases pending before inc veterans administration Board of appeals and a number of other services. Federal Charters have been granted since 1791 to empower private corporations carry out some function for the Federal government and to organize private non profit corporations. Congress has Broad discretion in terms of what criteria is used when considering various organizations for fed eral Charters which it docs on a Case by Case basis. Other groups with Federal Charters in clude the boy and girl scouts of America former members of Congress future Farmers of America the military Chap Lains association the Navy wives club of America Little league baseball Vietnam veterans of America National ski patrol National safety Council the Pacific Tropi Cal botanical Garden and the United serv ices organization. Trial of Twa Hijack suspect to Start july 5 in Frankfurt Frankfurt up the trial of. Mohammad Hamadi a lebanese accused of hijacking a Twa Airliner to Beirut in 198j and murdering a . Navy diver will begin july 5 before a juvenile court Justice authorities announced Fri Day. The fran fun trial is scheduled to re Cess aug. 9 for a month. The trial is spec cd to lust about a year. Hamadi who was arrested Al Frank Furt Airport 16 months ago on his arrival from Beirut will be tried by a juvenile court because the defense contends Helwai under 21 when the Twa Airliner was hijacked by two men june 14,1984, on flight from Athens to Rome. The court will have to decide if he was born in Beirut As he says on june 13, 1964, or Lour years later. This is what the prosecution maintains. I this Dale of birth was june 13, 1964, then he would have been one Day Short of 21 when the plane was hijacked