European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday july 2, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 panel wants More Burden sharing it s about time something was done by Chuck Vinc Washington Bureau Washington the United states spend almost $35 billion a year to maintain More than 1 million defense department personnel overseas a Burden that the country can no longer carry according to the Senate appropriations committee. In passing its version of the fiscal 1989 defens funding Bill late last week the committee noted that More than one third of the $35 billion could be considered funds lost to the . Economy which translates into 8 percent of the country Strade deficit. ". Taxpayers Are shouldering a disproportionately High percentage of the Cost of maintaining Security in nato and the far East stated the committee report accompanying the Bill. By any measure the United states is out spending its Al lies. Given this disparity the Large number of .forces stationed permanently ashore overseas in Allied nations and the budgetary pressures Nec Essary for meaningful deficit reduction More significant action is necessary the report said. To that end the committee has followed the Lead of other Senate panels that have a hand in the defense budget process with a Long list of proposal designed to shift More of the defense Burden to the allies. The Senate has been unusually aggressive in pushing Burden sharing initiatives in defense Bills for fiscal 1989. The House panels have included some language in their Bills referring to the Issue but have not gone into nearly As much detail. The feeling is that it s about time something by any measure the United states is out spending its allies was done a Senate aide said. In hearing after hearing witnesses say the same thing any Way you look at it the United states is footing most of the Bill for the defense of the free world. And we just can t afford to do that any More particularly when you take into account the relative affluence of some of the  the appropriations Bill lists 2 /2 pages of new Burden sharing proposals. Among them make the allies pay any additional costs for stationing . Forces overseas that result from de valuation of the Dollar. The costs total about $10billion since 1985. Those costs should be borne by the taxpayers of nato nations and Japan who directly Benefi from the Security provided by . Forces the committee report stated. Those costs should note passed on As an additional Burden for . Tax payers to  have the president appoint a special representative to conduct Burden sharing negotiations with the allies. Set the same Type of . Troop strength Ceil ing now in place in nato for forces in Japan and South Korea. Prohibit the defense department from using any funds budgeted for military activities in the United states for any additional overseas costs including devaluation of the Dollar. Such costs would have to be picked up by the allies or absorbed within existing Pentagon funds already earmarked for overseas activities. Limit the pay raises of foreign National employees to the same Levels provided for . Citi Zens. That would immediately save $58 million. The House has passed its version of the fiscal1989 defense funding Bill. It contains none of the provisions in the Senate committee Bill. Assuming the Senate committee s provisions Are included in the final Bill to be approved by the full Senate within the next few weeks the ultimate fat of the Burden sharing Effort will be resolved in a House Senate conference. Little bit gees Long Way a photo the Days of putting a Tiger in your tank thursday set a world record at 6,409are gone so How about a Camel nobody Miles per gallon for motoring fuel knows Economy better than the japanese Economy in the annual Shell mileage team of Driver Masaki Oka left and Marathon at the Silverstone motor Rac Honda manager Yukihiro Ogura who ing circuit in England. Educator who filed bios charge named to High Dodds Post by Dave Walcza education writer a department of defense dependents schools administrator who once charged top Pentagon and school officials with racial discrimination has been named director of the school system s Atlantic Region. Georgia Williams Scaife who Heads the Karlsruhe school District in West Ger Many assumes her new duties july 17. She replaces Joseph Larkin who re tired March 26. His Deputy Vernon Kohout has served As acting Atlantic re Gion director since Larkin s departure. In late 1982, while director of the then Germany South Region Williams Scaife filed a 12-Page discrimination complaint. It alleged among other things that top Pentagon and Dodds officials impugned her reputation and conspired to portray her administration negatively because she was Black. Former Pentagon manpower chief Lawrence Korb and former Dodds director Beth Stephens were among 11 people cited in the suit filed by Williams Scaife through equal Opportunity office channels. Williams Scaife said that As late As last year she was still pursuing the complaint but retreated from that position in a Tele phone interview thursday. It s gone on so Long that it got to the Point that i did t keep up on it she said. It s not something that Dodds director John Stremple talked about when he called me about the Job three weeks  in a prepared statement accompany ing her appointment Stremple praised Williams Scaife s educational Back ground. She has demonstrated strength in formulating and implementing programs to improve curriculum and instruction. These Are among the most important reasons for her selection from a Field of highly qualified candidates. She will find in the Dodds Atlantic Region some impressive initiatives to improve instruction. I look Forward to her leadership complementing and extending those existing  the Atlantic Region third largest of the five Dodds regions serves More than 15,000 students from 43 schools in nine countries. The Region is headquartered in Eastcote England. Williams Scaife has held her current position since 1983, following the merger of Germany South and Germany North regions. Joseph Blackstead who headed the North Region has held the Germany Region director s Job since the merger. Williams Scaife said bringing uniformity to the widespread Region enhancing education initiatives and improving labor relations will be her top priorities. Dodds officials conducted an Exten Sive search for an Atlantic Region director following Larkin s retirement. In addition to reviewing applications school officials talked with parents teachers and military officials before deciding on Williams Scaife. I always had great expectations about getting the Job she said. There was no doubt in my mind that i was the Best qualified. I be Learned so much from the people around  the Germany Region has yet to name Williams Scaife s replacement As Karls Ruhe District superintendent. Williams Scaife has been an educator since 1960 and has been in the Dodds system for almost eight years. She was director of the Dodds Germany South Region from november 1980 to january 1983, when she was reassigned to direct the Karlsruhe Region. Born in Richland ga., she completed her Bachelor s and master s degrees at Tennessee state University in Nashville and received her doctorate in education from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor