European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes Friday july 29,1988 soviet ins inspector team plans visit to dutch base Woen Sprecht a Netherlands is a soviet delegation on Friday was expected to visit the sole dutch base affected by the . Soviet treaty Banning intermediate Range nuclear weapons in Europe. The team of up to 10 members was scheduled to arrive in Amsterdam late thursday and then would have 72 hours to visit the base. The inspection snot expected to last very Long according to a spokesman for the . Embassy at the Hague. Since the missiles have never been deployed to Woen Sprecht there really in t All too much to inspect the spokesman said. Woen Sprecht site of the 486th tac missile Wing is Home to about 50 . Military person Nel. Forty eight ground launched cruise missiles were to have been deployed at the base but the treaty was signed before the unit became operational. A dozen american officials and three dutch Mil itary officers were expected to accompany the Sovi ets on the inspection the fourth in a series of base line inspections allowed by the treaty. Since july 1, soviet inspectors have toured missile facilities in the United states West Ger Many and England. 2 soviet fishermen rescued by Kef Lavik team Nas Kef Lavik Iceland is air Force rescuers added two More tallies to their lifesaving record after plucking two soviets from fish ing vessels this week a base spokesman said thursday. Crews from the 56th aerospace Rescue an recovery so flew a seven hour Mission tuesday to pick up the seamen in bad weather and High North Atlantic seas some 350 Miles South of the base according to chief Petty officer Dave Evans an Iceland defense Force official. The soviets one with abdominal injuries an another with a severely fractured Arm were taken to the Reykjavik City Hospital for treatment. Evans said the Hh-3 Crew picked the men up from separate fishing boats in 12-foot seas. The rescues were the second such Mission Iii week. On saturday a 56th Crew picked up a bulgarian suffering from acute  s save brings the Squadron s record for the year to seven. Rescuers end search for go believed drowned Kitzinger West Germany German and . Rescue workers on thursday called off their two Day search for a 3rd inf div Soldier believed to have drowned while trying to swim the Mai River late tuesday. According to a witness the Soldier was swim Ming across the River near the old Bridge Inki Zingen about 9 p.m., when he went under the water and failed to surface a division spokes Man said thursday. Divers searched the River Bottom until 11p.m. Tuesday All of wednesday and most of the Day thursday before deciding to halt the search and wait for the Soldier s body to surface the spokesman said. Adm. Hill to replace Marryott at Annapolis Annapolis my. A rear adm. Ron Ald f. Marryott will be replaced As superintendent of the . Naval Academy by rear  l. Hill jr., the Navy announced. Hill commander of submarine group five will take Over the top spot at the Academy next month. An announcement of the change had been anticipated for weeks. Hill Learned of his new assignment last month according to a Navy spokeswoman in san Diego on tuesday. Marryott is being reassigned to another Post after two years at the Academy As a Normal course of procedure said it. Ken Ross a pub Lic affairs officer in Washington. Prior to his two year stint in Annapolis Marryott served for a year As president of the Navy War College in Newport Jackson asks . Leader to help get hostages freed Chicago a former democratic presiden tial candidate Jesse Jackson thursday said he has asked the . Secretary general to intercede with the iranian foreign minister on behalf of . Hostages held by iranian sympathizers in Lebanon. But Jackson said no meeting has been set and no meeting has been sought for him to negotiate with iranian officials. We be simply talked through Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar who did meet with the Irani an foreign minister Jackson told the associated press. Vice president George Bush meanwhile said Jackson should not get involved in attempts to free the hostages calling the former candidate a Loose  it should t happen. We re talking about very sensitive foreign policy. The administration is empowered to conduct those negotiations at the United nations. We Don t need any Loose cannons rolling around the deck the All but certain Republican nominee said in an interview published thursday in Lisa today. Jackson criticized the vice president s description of him As a Loose Cannon and emphasized that he has been consistent in his efforts to gain release for the hostages. We should not lower the dignity of this Effort to gain the Freedom of americans held hostage with name calling Jackson said. If he wants to operate i that level that s his judgment. I want to put the focus on the real  Jackson also said his moral appeals and humanitarian pleas to gain the release of american hostages is a consistent  in so me sense i have never stopped trying to get hostages free and George Bush has never started he said. At the state department spokesman Charles red Man said reverend Jackson s sentiments concerning the hostages Are shared by All americans but As for efforts to release the hostages we believe official Chan Nels offer the Best Chance for  if Jackson went on a Mission to free the hostages he would not be representing the United states the . Official said. Senate oks internee compensation Washington up the Senate approved Compromise legislation late wednesday to pay More than $1.2 billion in compensation to japanese Ameri cans taken from their Homes to internment Camps Dur ing world War ii. The legislation was approved by voice vote without debate and was sent to the House which is expected to pass it shortly and Send it to the White House. The legislation acknowledges the fundamental in Justice of the evacuation relocation and internment of the americans of japanese descent and extends a apology on behalf of . Citizens for their treatment during the War. It authorizes a $1.25 billion fund of which no More than $500,000 can be spent in any year. The Money will be used to pay $20,000 to each individual interned Between 1941 and 1946, with oldest survivors getting Gaid first. In cases where the person interned has died is family would get the Money. The Bill also would pay $12,000 to each aleut Citi zen of the Pribilof and Aleutian islands West of uni Mak Island for any injustices suffered and unreason Able hardships endured while they were under . Control during world War ii. B-1b from Page 1 it will accomplish about 50 percent in terms of the Gross assessment of what it was supposed to  while the plane generally flies and handles Well electronic equipment that enables it to follow a ground hugging flight path and avoid or confuse enemy radar remains a problem Krings told a joint meeting of two House armed services subcommittees. But even with the problems the b-1b still exceeds the capabilities of some other planes in the . Purse Nal he added. Chief among the problem areas is the plane s elec tronic countermeasures system which is designed to help the aircraft slip through enemy radar. The system has been unable to handle the Job of detecting and processing the Range of possible threats from air de sense systems Krings said. The problem is exacerbated by the inability of the electronic system to adapt to the changing nature of radars used for surveillance tracking and weapon guidance he said. The air Force has Given up on trying to meet All the original Hopes for the countermeasures system and is instead focusing on a narrower Range of threats hoping to develop reliable performance against enemy anti aircraft weapons he said. It s better to have Success in a limited area than no Success in a Large area he said. There is no question that it does t accomplish everything it was  cafes from Page 1 administrative costs. We chose stores so that we would get the maximum exposure possible to the customers Lee said. If there is an indication of demand general managers can Dis tribute applications to other locations he said. A Basic minimum income per household was established As a guideline for approval of credit card applications. For individuals living in government quarters the minimum monthly income per household is $925 for those not in government housing the minimum is $1,375 per month. Applicants can select either visa or Mastercard or both if they qualify and can choose card designs geared toward a military consumer base. Although the applications Are distributed through the exchanges the Bank has final approval on issuing credit cards. Credit terms under the agreement Are competitive Lee said. The annual fee of $20 is waived in the firs year and during any year when the previous year s purchases exceeded $3,000. The annual interest rate is16.9 percent. Exchange officials have been negotiating with Var ious banking institutions for nearly two years to get the applications into the exchanges. Credit card shopping was introduced into overseas exchanges in july 1986. Since then the percentage of credit card sales has been about 6 percent. Last year cafes Europe recorded about 1 million transactions Worth $77.6 million. The average Purchase totaled$76. Aids from Page 1 guilty wednesday of sodomy and discrediting the , 28, is the first to be court Martiale on charges of having sex without warning his partners that he carries the aids virus. Morris was accused of having unprotected sex with his Fiancee spec. Patricia Pruitt pvt. Anthony l. Baldwin and a female Soldier identified Only As Jane Doe without telling them he Learned in april 1986 that he tested positive for the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Morris has not yet shown any symptoms of the aids illness. Pruitt gave birth to moms child last year and neither the baby nor the female soldiers have tested positive for aids antibodies. The last known tests of Baldwin also were negative. Morris said the Prospect looks favourable for him to marry Pruitt