European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday August 13,1988 women petition for family space a right by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer Rhein main a West Germany a group of Frankfurt women will be gathering signatures today at therein main base Exchange and commissary in an Effort to win family members the right to Fly space Avail Able within theater without their Spon sors. If family members could Fly space available without their sponsors they could see Europe and enjoy their tour overseas much More therefore helping to make their military life overseas happier said Sandy Pihana who i spearheading the Effort. Allowing unaccompanied family members to Fly space available also would make Money for the military by filling empty seats with paying Passen Gers she said. Passengers on space available flights pay a nominal $ 10 fee. Under existing rules family Mem Bers can Fly unaccompanied in Europe Only if they Are stationed at Sites Eligi ble for environmental morale leave. The space a policy is written the Way it is because the entire concept is aimed above All at the Active duty serv ice member said Robert Moore director of transportation policy under the Deputy assistant Secretary of defens for logistics. Congress has told us to direct this program to the Active duty member he said. If spouses were allowed to Fly unaccompanied already limited space would be wiped out. Moore said his office gets letters almost daily from Var ious groups wanting permission to Fly space available. But the space a program is a privilege and i emphasize the word privilege primarily for the Active duty member he said. Eligibility require ments have been carefully develop Dover the years to maintain the viability of the  but As a Volunteer at the Rhein Mai Nab passenger terminal Pihana said she frequently hears announcements Over the Public address system offering seats to passengers of any category who wis to Fly to places such As Turkey Greece and Berlin. The Rhein main women Aren t seek ing to outrank other categories of trav Elers they just want a Chance at seats that otherwise would remain empty she said. Lela Coleman said however it would be Nice not to be placed in a fifth category below the lowest priority of retired and Reserve military members because they would have More time constraints than retirees. Pihana said Many spouses Don t like life overseas and Are bored while their husbands Are working. They often Are uncomfortable driving in european traffic and bus Tours can be expensive and impractical for Large families. And service members who travel a lot sometimes Don t want to go to places like Greece with their families because they re sick of those places she said. Flying space available takes planning and initiative said Ann Childress but if you feel trapped enough you will take the  Pihana Hopes to receive permission to petition in other communities before sending the signatures to sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the Senate armed services committee. While staying optimistic about he chances of changing the system Pihana said she is not a  i know fighting military ways is Tough. If it does t pass maybe it Willat least get people  contributing to this report staff writer Chuck Vinch in Washington is Lynda w. Sparks Lisa Smith left and Sandra Pihana get 1st it. John Homer s signature. Agreement near on relocation of . Bases in Center of Seoul Seoul South Korea a the United states and South Korea have agreed in principle to move . Military installations from the Center of the Capi Tal to help ease anti american sentiment government officials said Friday. Since february negotiations have been under Way to relocate . Military Headquarters out of Seoul a foreign ministry official said speaking on condition of anonymity. The official said although the two countries have no disagreement Over the Issue they still need to continue discussions on details including moving costs that May run into the billions of dollars. A . Military spokesman in Seoul said his com Mand was unaware of the planned relocation. Many South koreans have been demanding a Relo cation of the military facilities saying their location in the Center of the City has discouraged development. Anti-. Sentiment is High in South Korea among Radical College students who hold the United states responsible for the partition of the korean Peninsula at the end of world War ii in 1945. They demand the withdrawal of All american troops in South Korea. About 42,000 . Troops Are stationed in South Korea under a Mutual defense treaty signed in 1954. Their Headquarters Are in the Center of Seoul. The military compound in Seoul occupying 699 acres of land is the Home of the Headquarters for army and Navy forces stationed in South Korea. Also inside the compound Are housing for some . Diplomats and military personnel an army radio and television station and a number of facilities including an 18-Hole Golf course military schools and commissaries. The total number of military and civilian personnel residing in the compound is estimated at 6,000, according to . Military officials Here. Quoting unnamed . Sources South korean Cor respondents based in Washington reported Friday that the South korean government first proposed the relocation which the . Government accepted on condition that South Korea take up All costs. South korean officials maintain that the United states also should Bear a responsible portion of the Cost the reports said. Officials of the two countries the reports said had agreed that if both sides formally agree on the relocation the Golf course should be among the first to move because Many South koreans consider it a luxury in crowded City like Seoul. World today China will offer tour reflecting up i s career Beijing a China will begin a tour next month that will follow the life of up i the tragic figure who was the subject of Bernardo Bertolucci s Oscar winning film the last  the official Xinhua news Agency said thursday the package tour will take foreign visitors to his Birthplace and childhood Home in the forbidden City the House in Tianjin where he lived in exile and the prison i Changchun Northeast China where he was held after the communist takeover in 1949. It quoted la bin Deputy head of the Beijing tourism administration As saying banquets featuring Imperial Cui sine will be served in qing dynasty 1644-1911 settings while Imperial music and dances Are performed. Greece signs barter Deal for soviet built trolleys Athens Greece a Greece has signed a $4.1million barter Deal for 50 soviet built trolley buses to update its aging electric powered Fleet the transport ministry said thursday. According to an agreement signed wednesday wit the soviet firm Massinon Export the first 15 trolleys will be delivered in january 1989 and the remaining 35by june a ministry announcement said. 385 canadians to help Monitor Iran Iraq peace Lahr West Germany Canada will contribute 385 troops to the United nations Force scheduled to Monitor a truce Between Iran and Iraq starting aug. 20, Canadian forces Europe spokesman said thursday. The troops include 15 officers Servings part of the 350-member . Iran Iraq military observer group at the group s Headquarters in Baghdad an Tehran said army maj. John p. Mac Donald. The rest of the canadians will work a communications personnel and support staff members along the front Between Iran and Iraq Macdonald said. The government is drawing the larger group from he and signal so Spe Cial service Force Canadian Force base Petawawa in Ontario. Macdon Ald said each Canadian Soldier As signed to the Region will carry defensive equipment for Protection against chemical weapons. . Secretary general Javier Pere de Cuellar announced the cease fire be tween Iran and Iraq on monday and the 11-member . Security Council vote tuesday to Send the peacekeeping Force to the troubled Region. Canada has participated in every .peacekeeping Effort to Date. It has troops currently assigned . Peacekeeping forces or observer missions in Afghanistan Cyprus Israel and Syria