European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes news updates philippine nuke ban Hong Kong a a . 7th Fleet spokesman tuesday said a Bill approved by the philippine Senate thai would ban nuclear weapons and nuclear equipped warship would hamper operations at the huge . Naval base in the  feel if this legislation be came Law that it would in fact hamper operations from Subic Bay which arc very important for the 7th Fleet and we Hope that the philippine House will take a Dif Ferent View of the proposal said cmdr. Stephen h. Clawson Fleet Public affairs officer. The Bill which has a companion measure pending in the House of representatives is aimed at the . Subic Bay naval base and other . Military installations throughout the country. Clawson spoke to reporters aboard the Enterprise aircraft car Rier which is in Hong Kong for a week of Shore leave. Forest fire contained los Angeles a 220 acre fire in the san Bernardino National Forest was fully contained monday As firefighters mopped up two other wildfires that destroyed three Homes and charred Over 2.000 acres. The Blaze burning in dense Pinon and Juniper Trees destroyed Only an abandoned mining Shack. It was reported Early sunday afternoon and 390 firefighters four helicopters and three air tankers were sent  Homes and three other buildings were destroyed a seventh Structure was damaged handsome residential evacuations were ordered near the Riverside county Community of desert hot Springs when fire scorched 1,800 acres in arc sunday said county fire department spokeswoman Joanne  firefighter and minor injuries authorities said. Erratic winds fanned flames into the Western outskirts of de Sert hot Springs which has a population of 6,000 in the desert 110 Miles cast of los Angeles before the Blaze was contained. Pollard s wife Washington a Law yera for the wife of convicted spy Jonathan Jay Pollard filed a motion with the . Court of appeals on monday asking for reduction of her five year prison sentence because of her deteriorating health. The Brief seeks to overturn last december s ruling by District judge Aubrey Robinson who rejected a request by Anne Hender son Pollard for a sentence reduction. Henderson Pollard was sentenced to five years imprisonment for conspiring to receive embezzled government property an being an accessory after the fact to Possession of defense secrets. She began serving her sentence on March 4, 1987, the same Day her husband began serving a life Lerm. Pollard a civilian intelligence analyst for the Navy was found guilty of Selling secrets to Israel. . Team in Vietnam Bangkok Thailand a a four member . Team left Bangkok for Hanoi Vietnam on monday for a four Day visit to Dis cuss humanitarian concerns with officials there an american offi Cial said. H wednesday. June 8,1988 mar funding cuts May Lead to some closings official says by Crystal Laureano be Cut is Uncertain additional cuts in Call but in might end up acting i Stefl writer appropriated funding Money Gencur dress of  Schwet Wincen. West Germany while funding cuts loom without a doubt for Usa eur morale and recreation activities no final decisions have been made on which programs will feel the bite of the budget a the director of the Community and family support Agency said tuesday. Despite rumours about facility closings Price hikes and the institution of fees in some areas officials still Are soliciting information from commanders on what programs can no longer be supported Given the loss of funds Michael work Man said. What is Likely is that some hours May be curtailed and some activities dosed and consolidated he said we will look at activities that Are duplicated in Large communities two am and crafts centers three photo  while the exact amount of Money to appropriate Gener ated by tax dollars for Usa eur programs in the upcoming year Are expected without a doubt Workman said. The cuts Art a result of congressional efforts to Force military recreation pro Grams to become More efficient an eliminate taxpayer support for programs hat can generate their own funding. But some military officials feel that overseas programs should not be lumped with stateside activities and Workman agrees. I know everyone says we re differ ent but overseas we ire different he said. It is not right to compare our activities with those in the slates and make decisions on funding cuts like there in t a difference. It s not like you can go Down the Street to k Mart or pick up the phone and Call mom and dad. Well you could Call coating Hun dred the Impact of the cutback Range beyond closing a Craft shop or cutting noun at a recreation Center Workman said. It is reaching the Point where the Yare beginning la chirp the Cirvice members and their families and Abr civil Ian just to live in Europe he said. By that 1 mean that the funding cuts hive a much broader Impact than just the serv ices we provide we also provide a lot of jobs to family members who need that extra income. You Cut services Cut Job reduce family s income and thai can easily Lead to family problems spouse abuse indebtedness Workman said. It be comes a vicious  and getting Over the hurdles set by fiscal 1988 cuts won t make next year any easier Workman said. By 89 May be even tighter he  is Why we Are preparing for that by looking at our activities now. 17,000 .-Bosed is to deploy in West Germany for reformer Washington Sis about 17,000 . Soldiers will deploy to West Germany in late August for reformer the annual dry run of the defense of Europe according to the Pentagon reformer the return of forces to Ger Many represents a mock response to an invasion by communist forces and demonstrates America s ability to quickly reinforce nato. . Contingency plans Call for gelling a Large ground Force with equipment to Europe in 10 Days. Soldiers will arrive at various Aerial ports in Belgium and West Germany to link up with equipment arriving by ship or permanently pre position cd in Europe. From marshalling areas the units will move Forward and join other nato forces for the autumn forge series of exercises a Pentagon release said. The largest Man Euver held primarily in the West German states of Bavaria and Baden Wurttemberge will involve More than 97,000 troops 75,000 ., 17,500 West German and about 5,000 Canadian. Officials with the army in Europe could not immediately name the Usa eur units that will be involved in the exercise. Observers have been invited from the soviet bloc nations and other countries participating in the conference on Confidence and Security building measures and disarmament in Europe the Penta gon said. Gas station expects continued shortages Frankfurt Frankfurt military officials Are predicting continued fuel Short Ages at the cafes Gas station on autobahn 5 until funds Are found to repair leaks in some of the station s underground tanks. Three of the station s six tanks have developed the teams and can no longer be used under West German Law Anne Adams said tuesday. All Are double walled Adams said noting thai no environmental damage has taken place. To help avoid shortages a diesel tank at the station has been converted to hold the More popular leaded fuel she said. The estimated Cost of repair it $180,000 per Lank Adams mid adding that the military Community Doe not now have the Money. The Gas station has been running Short of Gas on some weekends depending on the number of customer served. Fire damages building in housing area Frankfurt a fire at the Hung cd housing area in Frankfurt monday afternoon caused nearly 170,000 in Esti mated damages but no injuries a Community spokeswoman said tuesday. The ire in building 2269, was contained in one unoccupied apartment. One person and three dogs in other apartments in the stairwell were evacuated Anne Adams said. Families living in those apartments Likely will have to be moved during cleanup efforts she said. None of the other seven apartment in the stairwell was damaged. The fire was reported to the military Community fire department at �06 . West German and american firefighter responded and had the fire under control in half an hour Adams said. The cause of the Blaze is being investigated. Exp official in Italy sentenced in theft v1cenza, Italy a former assist ant manager of the Vicenza Post Exchange convicted of taking More than $54,000 from the store received a sus Pended 14-month prison sentence from an italian court thursday a Southern european task Force spokeswoman said tuesday Michael r. Kemper 29, was convicted dec. 4 on charges of larceny for taking 154,300 from the Exchange aggravated larceny for taking jewelry valued at $1,900 and damaging government prop erty. Spec. Kelly Dewilt said. Kemper from Blue Island Iii was tried in absent a she said. He also was fined 1,600,000 lira about j 1,300. The jewelry was ordered returned to the Exchange. Dewitt said $53.046 was recovered when Kemper was apprehended dec. 7, greek court sentences i to 15 years Piraeus. Greece a 25-year-old army private has been sentenced to 15 years confinement and fined about$3,Soo by greek authorities for tie pos session of 17 Grams of heroin a spokeswoman said tuesday. Pvt. I Australia Scoggins of he Del 558th . Army arty group eleusis Greece was sentenced May 27, said Dor Othy Spagnuolo spokeswoman for the Southern european task Force in Vicenza Italy. Scoggins bad been in pretrial confine ment at the Camp Darby confinement facility in Livoto. Italy since he was apprehended by greek authorities in March of last year. He will serve Bis sen tence at the kor Dellos prison in Piraeus. Scoggins has filed an Appeal Spagnuolo Saidt