European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday August 11,1988 Marine Security problems persist Gao says by the los Angeles times Washington the effectiveness of the Marine corps Security guard program is questioned in a report made by the general accounting office to Congress. The Gao report is expected to revive questions about continuing intelligence leaks by Marine embassy guards. The report warns that Marine officials have been lax in reporting potential espionage activities by the Mili tary guards to the Navy s investigative . The Heads of the Marine corps Security guard pro Gram from february 1985 to the present. Generally failed to systematically report counterintelligence in formation concerning Marine guards to the naval investigative service the Gao concluded in a report obtained by the los Angeles times. The government watchdog Agency in a report to members of the House foreign affairs committee said that Over the past three years about 80 Marine embassy guards have been involved in misconduct that could make them Security risks including Jack marketing illegal Money Exchange and unauthorized travel. At a diplomatic Post in a High Security threat area donate with Navy investigators or the Marine corps to such As the soviet bloc two thirds of a Marine guard identify or probe potential spies the auditors charged detachment were found to be in violation of regulations forbidding fraternization with local nationals. At the same time the government auditors in finding that May Blunt criticism of the naval investigative service praised the office s conduct of an in Quiry into the suspected espionage activities of sgt. Clayton Lonetree and Cpl. Arnold Bracy two Marine guards accused of spying at the Moscow embassy. We think the Nis espionage investigation was professional and thorough and took Steps to protect the constitutional rights of the espionage suspects the Gao concluded. Lonetree s and Bracy s defense attorneys charged that the Nis coerced their clients to con fess to criminal actions that the attorneys said the men did not commit. In the Wake of the complaints All charges against racy were dropped. Lonetree was convicted of espionage and court Martiale last August. The Navy s investigative  has been widely criticized for having bungled the probe. By contrast the Gao was critical of the state department s efforts to identify potential Security risks. 11 no .1 _ i j the Gao warned that problems which plagued the Marine corps Security guard program persist in spite of the service s efforts to negotiate new procedures to coordinate with the state department s counterintelligence office. Nevertheless the Marine corps leading Legal authority implying that any leadership failings were past history rejected a recommendation that the service conduct an investigation of the Marine guards leadership. The Gao said such a probe should focus especially at the local level where commanders of Marine guard detachments were said to be tolerating practices such As fraternizing with foreign nationals that Are forbidden. The Marine corps however contends that the serv ice has cleaned up faults cited in the report by increasing counterintelligence training cutting the lengths of foreign Tours and adding a psychologist to the staff of each Marine guard battalion. We be taken a hard look at this report and tried Tol i Tift Aai a xxx a j of  94 to m of the Agency s counterintelligence staff maintained Institute changes As necessary said Marine corps the Gao also revealed that As recently As last april shoddy records was poorly trained and failed to Coor spokesman it. Col. Fred Peck. Funding from Page 1 Ilant in the face of iraqi  in a statement read Over Tehran radio he said Ira would not initiate any kind of military and armed moves. But As always Iran will be ready to give inappropriate response to the mischief of the  Marrick Goulding . Undersecretary general i charge of peacekeeping operations told the associated press some observers left for the 730-mile front tuesday afternoon and All 350 Are expected there in a week. The observers known As the Blue helmets for the Robin a egg Blue helmets they Wear will come from 25 nations he told reporters at an earlier news conference. The nations were not named immediately. Goulding said none of the five permanent Security Council members the United states soviet Union France Britain and China will Send observers. In a report to the 15-member Security Council Pere de Cuellar estimated the Cost of the Force at $74 million. I simply do not have the Money for this he said. He looked at one american reporter and added you should advise your government to participate fully in these efforts for  the United states which is assessed More than $200million a year a Quarter of the annual . Budget is $467 million in arrears. The total of unpaid contributions to the . Budget by member nations is $602 million. The United states has said it is holding Back funding to demand Reform in the budget making process personnel cuts and changes in practices that allow soviet . Employees to remain under their government s control. Goulding said the Secretary general would probably ask the 159-member organization to Convene a special Gener Al Assembly session to Levy funds for the Force. I think the United states will meet its obligations an make its payments said . Ambassador Vemon a. Walters. Diehard refusal of change color of hair leads to conviction of go by Janet Howells Tierney staff writer Fulda West Germany an army specialist who refused a command to change the color of his hair was found guilty by a special court martial wednesday of disobeying an officer s order. Spec. Jay l. Hodge 26, of a troop 1st so let hard Cav regt argued during his one Day trial that his former commander capt. Jarnes Milano gave a unlawful order March 28 when he told him to re Dye his hair to a less extreme color. In March hedge was Given 48 hours to change the hair color which Milano described As  Milano said it caused disruption among the troops. Hodge was offered an article 15 when after the allotted time he had not complied with the order. The Pasco wash., native opted for a judge s decision in a special court martial. Hodge was Given a reprimand ordered to forfeit$250 for two months restricted to his troop area for 60 Days and reduced in rank to private two. During the trial Hodge testified that his hair had been dyed its present White Blond color for 2 /2 years. Submitted As evidence was an id card Hodge receive March 31 describing and picturing his hair As Blond. The army regulation dealing with appearance states that bleaches dyes and tints May be used As Long As the hair is a natural color. After the verdict was announced Hodge said i Felt this was my right like if i wanted to Wear a  shuttle from Page 1 stalled throughout the shuttle to take detailed measurements of All system operations. That s five times More than on any previous shuttle test or launching. The test firing followed five postponements including a computer ordered halt a split second before ignition last thursday. The launching director Bob Sieck wednesday thanked his Crew for making our toughest test Loo easy. You should be pleased because it was an Excel Lent performance and you should look Forward to the launch count with  the 22-second burst of Power wednesday was just fraction of the More than eight minutes that the engines Are to Burn in propelling the discovery int orbit. But engineers said the firing was Long enough to test the entire shuttle system. Well test the hardware and the software and the people Sieck said before the exercise. We want to demonstrate the readiness of the total system for  Nasa spokeswoman Cindy Buck said a liquid oxygen pump in ground support equipment failed Earl wednesday but Crews shifted to a backup pump. Ignition was on time at 7 30 . Two of the engines which Are reusable Are new. The third has been flown on three shuttle missions. Votes from Page 1 riving at Wiesbaden this month or in  now is the Home of 25 fixed Wing aircraft and 32 helicopters. The Federal government had refused to make a final decision on the stationing before the hearings closed and the Hessen government issued its statement Gau land said. A defense ministry decision is expected by aug. 25. A Wiesbaden spokeswoman said wednesday . Soldiers connected with the helicopter stationing have arrived yet in the Wiesbaden Community nor Are any scheduled to arrive before aug. 25. Parliament members voted against the stationing mainly because of testimony from the West German flight plan coordinator and officials from the Federal flight safety Bureau Gauland said. The officials said additional air traffic would hinder movement in the already congested Frankfurt International Airport air space. The parliament also considered a 1984-85 study Ofair traffic in the Rhein main Region. The West Ger Man traffic minister however has asked Wallmann to conduct another study of air congestion saying the 1984-85 study is outdated. A report from the hearings said air traffic at the Frankfurt Airport had increased by 18.6 percent since the study was conducted and had increased by 10 per cent in the first five months of 1988, compared to the same time in 1987. On july 4, Brig. Gen. Ross w. Crossley v corps chief of staff told West German flight safety and traffic officials that the stationing of the Apache helicopters would have no Impact on Normal operations at the Frankfurt Airport. Apaches Are not certified for instrument flying can not use Frankfurt s commercial airspace and normally Fly at lower altitudes than commercial aircraft Cross Ley said. The army has no plans to sizable increase the num Ber of fixed Wing aircraft at Wiesbaden. But Gauland said wednesday even helicopter movements could Hin Der the air traffic Given the right circumstances. I cannot say that it is impossible in the close Vicinity of an Airport in this Case Frankfurt where con trolled and uncontrolled airspace overlap and where civil aircraft go from Zero to 10,000 Altitude and Back that helicopters pose an additional hindrance he said. Secondary reasons Gauland cited for the Cross part decision to oppose the stationing include health risks caused by noise and air pollution residential zoning restrictions due to flight patterns danger to wildlife and forests in area nature preserves and safety risks created by the possibility of midair collisions. Crossley said in july that the Wiesbaden site was chosen because of its Central location within the corps As Well As the availability of existing airfields and Community facilities adding that the Adverse weather Day and night capable helicopters Are important for strengthening conventional defense capabilities. To reduce noise problems associated with the base a corps has been conducting most training flights in Remote areas curtailing flights after Midnight in the summer and 10  in Winter using flight simulator Sas much As possible and conducting Only Mission essential flights on weekends and holidays Crossley said. Gauland said the parliament vote should not reviewed As anti american or anti nato. I want to make it very Clear that this negative vote is not directed against the american forces and thei defense Mission he said. It s just a result of Legal procedure allowed by German Law. It s not a vote against someone but a vote for the people living in this Region and for flight