European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday july 30,1988 scouts Wiesbaden West Germany four american teen agers from the Wiesbaden Community have earned Eagle scout awards boy scouting s highest  Mellegaard a Junior at . Arnold High school has been in scouting for More than nine years. As his service project he renovated classrooms in a Kamm elementary school. He is the son of chief warrant officer 4 Merlin and Ann Melle Gaard and a member of the order of the  Minch a senior at . Arnold High has been in scouting for More than five years. For his service project he refurbished two sunday school rooms for the Chapel at Lindsey  is the son of master sgt. Fred and Barbara  Shoemaker an 18-year old High school graduate from Boyscout troop 106, has been in scouting for eight years. For his Eagle project he spent about 250 hours on the partial renovation of the Haine Berg child care Center. Shoemaker is the son of Tony and Cheryl Shoemaker and at tends the University of Maryland for his project Robert r. Ken Yon collected outdated medication from housing areas in the Wiesbaden military Community and turned them in to the air Force regional medical Center pharma  is the son of col. . And Carol  earn the Eagle scout award a boy scout must fulfil require ments in the areas of leadership service and outdoor skills. This includes at least 21 Merit badges and an average of 100 hours on a Community project. We Brucken West Germany a 13-year-old seventh grader has been named an Eagle scout the highest award in boy scouting. Matthew Ferrin is a six year vet eran of scouting. For his Eagle project the Wei Brincken area teen designed organized and painted the parking stalls in the parking lot of the Kaiserslautern servicemen s Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day  is the son of Mark and Cheryl Ferrin and  High school. Application Date set for foreign service Munich the closing Date for applications for the dec. 3 . Foreign service exam is oct. 14, according to consulate officials. The exam is one of several require ments for duty As a foreign service offi cer with the state department . In formation Agency and the Commerce department. It will be held at any diplomatic or consular Post for which a candidate applies. Applicants must be at least 20years old be a . Citizen and be Avail Able for assignment worldwide. A Strong command of the English Lan Guage is needed and individuals mus learn at least one foreign language before commissioning. Individuals interested in taking the exam should Contact the nearest .consulate or diplomatic Post for an application Booklet. Conn professor Dies in Mantic Conn. Not Geofge f. Butterick a lecturer in English sad curator of the literary archives Attie ohm try of Connecticut is dead of 45. Military whistle blowers get direct Access to Congress by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington service members now will be Able to report instances of fraud waste and abuse directly to the defense department inspector general or members of Congress under a provision contained in the recently passed fiscal 1989 defense authorization service members generally Are required to submit information on fraud waste or abuse through their military Chain of command. But lawmakers Felt additional channels were needed because officials in the Chain of command May be the very people involved in the claim. There May be circumstances in which service members believe it is Nec Essary to disclose information directly to a member of Congress or an inspector general the conference report on the Bill said. The provision also sets out for the first time formal procedures to be Fol Lowed for handling claims of reprisals and for punishing anyone who takes and verse action against whistle blowers. When service members make lawful disclosures they should be protected from Adverse personnel consequences and there should be prompt investigation and administrative review of claims of reprisals the report said. Adverse personnel actions could in clude denial of promotion unfavourable Job ratings or reassignment to a lesser position said a House staffer familiar with the legislation. Under the plan personnel who feel they re being harassed will be Able to complain directly to the Dod inspector general who has Broad Powers to Correct any Adverse action already taken against a member and also to take disciplinary action when warranted against those responsible for the harassment. Coast guard members also covered by the plan would Contact the inspector general of the department of transportation which has jurisdiction Over that service. Such reports by the inspectors Genera must be forwarded to Congress for re View the authorization Bill stated. If members Are unhappy with the in Spector general decisions they will be Able to Appeal to their service s Board forthe correction of military records. The boards made up of civilians who report directly to the service secretaries would be authorized up to six months to hold hearings receive Oral arguments ques Tion witnesses and take depositions. If a Board decided harassment had occurred it could recommend to the serv ice Secretary appropriate disciplinary action against those involved in the harassment. An in appropriate disc Iannai t a action t i h Bill said. Action Ras sment. Hydrogen line oxygen pump troubles delay shuttle s Hunch pad test firing Cape canaveral Fla. A to resume the first phase of the count be to take discovery Back to a hang Anasa Frieav inns Tanneh the Arnicial Down sunday night for the test Firine at which could postpone the flight to As la. Friday postponed e crucial launch pad test firing of discovery s three main engines another three Days when an attempt to fuel the space shuttle ran into problems with equipment not used since the challenger disaster. The postponement from monday to thursday was the third delay of the test in a week and could put off the first Post challenger shuttle flight already delayed until late september until october officials said. Preparations for loading 500,000 Gal Lons of liquid Hydrogen and liquid oxygen into discovery s fuel tank began thursday night but the launch team quickly had trouble with sensors and an oxygen pump. Technicians resolved those problems but a leak in a Hydrogen line and another Balky oxygen pump finally forced a postponement Early Friday. The test will be postponed a minimum of 72 hours with the launch team hoping t Dow y nigh g a 7 30 . Thursday said Nasa spokes Man George Diller. It was the first time a shuttle had been fuelled on launch pad 39b since the Chal Lenger exploded shortly after liftoff Jan. 28, 1986, killing its Crew of seven. All of the problems thursday night and Friday were in ground support equipment and not on the shuttle itself. The firing will test several modifications made to the engines. It is consid ered critical to certifying discovery for flight. The latest shuttle difficulty came a Day after engineers came up with a solution for a major problem. They recommended that cutting a Hole through Dis covery s cargo Bay would be the quickest and Best Way to reach and fix a Small Gas leak in an engine compartment without removing the vehicle from the pad. The recommended repair would take about two weeks. The alternative would British airways grounds concorde senior Pilot London a British airways said thursday it has grounded the most senior Pilot of its supersonic concorde jetliner division for the rest of his career because he broke company rules about fuel Levels during a flight from new York to London last May. The airline said in a statement that it had banned capt. Brian Walpole 54, from flying and confined him to his desk Job As general manager of the concorde division until he retires on his 55th birthday in december. It said the concorde Walpole had been flying developed a Hydraulic fault forcing him to reduce Speed and thereby use More fuel than Normal. But it said that despite having the option of stopping at Shannon Airport in Ireland to take on More fuel he flew onto London s Heathrow Airport. It said air traffic controllers at Heath Row responded to a request to Clear the concorde for a priority i the plane was found to have enough fuel for another 25 minutes flying in Stead of the minimum of 30 minutes required by British airways rules a Rule had been broken. Captain Walpole has ceased flying duties and will carry on his managerial duties As general manager of the concorde division until his time for retirement comes the statement said. It said the 49 passengers on the flight had not been in danger. Walpole was the first Pilot to Fly con Corde across the Atlantic to new York on its inaugural supersonic flight from London in 1977, after helping test Fly the plane. In 1985, he flew Elizabeth the Queen Mother in a concorde As a treat for her 85th birthday and earlier this year Queen Elizabeth ii on the advice of the government made Wal pole an officer of the order of the Brit ish Empire. B t t hangar which the flight to As late As sometime in november. As a backup the engineers recommended pushing a device resembling a Badminton shuttlecock through the 27-foot-Long line trailed by a sealing agent. The two options were among several ideas tested to plug the leak without Tak ing discovery off the pad. The leak and the delays in the engine firing countdown have pushed Nasa s internal working launch Date to sept. 13, and officials concede they Are facing late september launch even if they can fix the leak on the pad. Engineers said the firing in which the shuttle will be bolted to the pad while its main engines generate a ground shaking thrust of 1.1 million pounds could enlarge the leak or even Lead to another problem that would require a Rollback of the launch pad. The main engines Are separate fro the steering engine system that contains the leak. Corrections a Story in this week s stripes Magazine gave incorrect prices for eur Alpass train tickets available at West German train stations and priced in Marks. The reduced prices listed Are being offered on a special basis Only to israeli visitors to West Germany. The Correct prices for eur Alpass for15 Days Are 570 Marks 21 Days 700 Marks one month 890 Marks two months 1,240 Marks and three months 1,520 Marks. The 15-Day Saver Pas costs 400 Marks while a youth pass costs 610 Marks for one month and 800 Marks for two months. An article this week about the results of the annual Usa eur personnel opinion Survey contained incorrect in formation concerning sexual harassment of women in the command. The report on the Survey showed that reporting had shown a favourable trend from 1986 to 1987, but that conclusion was based on the wrong data officials said Friday. In fact the percentage of women in Usa eur who said they did not report incidents of sexual harassment increased from 69 percent in 1986 to 73.2 percent last year a negative trend