European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday september 9,1983 Vietnam War vet elected american legion chief Louisville by. A the american legion on thursday elected its first National com Mander who is a Veteran of the Vietnam War. Legionnaires said the election of  Gierke As of Watford City n.d., is a Way to attract younger veterans to the world largest organization of veterans. Cirke a North Dakota supreme court jus Tice was a full time military judge in Vietnam. He was discharged in april 1971. Gieruc who was not opposed was elected by acclamation at the legion s 70th annual Conven  succeeds John p. Jake Comer of Massachusetts. Pershing from Page 1 eluding Many ambassadors with people from Newyork to Russia said Longhom spokeswoman Joann Roberts. It s eliciting Franklin said about nine More rocket motors we rescheduled to be eliminated in the following week at longhorn 170 Miles cast of Dallas. Officials also will destroy Pershing and their launchers at Pueblo depot activity near Pueblo colo.,and peril Ling launchers will be eliminated in West Germany. The treaty also provides for destruction of ground paunch cd cruise missiles and their launchers at Davis Monthan fab in Tucson Aru Franklin said. The treaty became effective this summer and requires the superpowers to dismantle and destroy their intermediate and Short Range nuclear missiles. The United states has 867 ground launched cruise and peril Ling missiles scheduled for destruction. As of aug. 30, the soviet Union destroyed 22 medium and 3d Short Range missiles. It must destroy a total of 1,752 ss-4, ss-12 and ss-20 missiles under the treaty. Paychecks from Page 1 saturdays will be open for business As usual on oct. I he said. Withdrawals from checking and savings account through automated Teller machines will t c possible that saturday and sunday he said. On line arms currently operating on a test basis in the Frankfurt area will be loaded with direct Deposit information on Coll. As a matter of Standard banking practice Al transactions from the weekend pay deposits and withdrawals will be posted As monday s business he said. German officials defend procedures at Ramstein from Paga 1 the Federal parliament later this month along Wii pro Powals by All four political parties in Rheinland Pfalz and Saarland for further cuts id military Low level lying. In defending the work of emergency teams at the disaster scene Ceil said american and German team sin the Ramstein area had held four joint emergency response Maneu vers in the last year hat included mock air plane crashes involving Large numbers of peo ple. Of course there s always room for improvement Geil said. Ceil also disputed allegations by German doctors and medics that american intravenous equipment used after the disaster was not compatible with Ger Man equipment. He said his ministry investigated the allegations and found it virtually impossible that outdated equipment had been used he also defended emergency workers1 decisions nowhere to Send injured victims. Everything was coordinated As much As possible he said. The stale s Interior commission is reviewing additional information about the Accident and will Issue a report within a month he said. In his defense of emergency procedures. President Vogel a Christian Democrat said he resented criticism aimed at emergency workers and the procedures used to move the injured. Despite contentions from some medical authorities that victims should not have been moved from the scene so quickly Vogl said the possibility of exploding car Gas tanks and ejection seat propel lands demanded the Quick action. The president also told the parliament that Emer gency workers had contacted area hospitals before the air show and prepared a list of available bed space in the event of an Accident. While he and other Christian democrats voice Strong support for German american Friendship activities Vogl said the High concentration of . Troop sin Rheinland Pfalz brought with it a considerable level of stress for stale residents. He repeated an earlier proposal to convert one of he military airfields in the stale to a civilian facility and said he would oppose adding any . Installations or troops. The minister president said the German Federal of fice of defense costs is attempting to Deal quickly wit medical claims filed in conjunction with the disaster. Patients and their families will not be charged with an costs because hospitals have been notified that the Federal office will pick up the charges before an blame is established Vogl said. An italian air Force official said thursday it was premature to make any statements on who will be paid or what payments will be made until the investigation is Over. It would be sheer speculation As it might take weeks or months before the investigation com Mission concludes its  Milano Assoc Grazioni a Milan insurance company said it has been insuring the recce Tricolour flying team since 1961, each plane was insured for up to 2 billion lira or s1.5 million. The comprehensive insurance covered people dam Ages and the planes. Any claims Over the maximum amount must be handled by the three government involved a company spokesman said. Ilig Kui Kirt Juwil i Muir us Albi Bra gel in.�. T f_.-�.,. V a. Or a f i on Wing w in a Pori Hill Nam Kwa my Bjk noun exp  army officer gets 3-year term for mailing ordnance to father Forth West Germany is a former Range Airport testified they discovered a package can Vainini control officer who mailed ammunition and smoke grenades to his father in Ohio was dismissed from the army thursday and sentenced to three years confine ment. First it. Matthew l. Wails of he co in Nurnberg was found guilty on two charges in a general court martial and ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances. One charge was for violating army regulations for bidding the shipment of ammunition grenades and explosive devices. He also was convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer for falsifying a lawful document larceny illegal disposition of military property and attempting to sell military property. Waits was found not guilty of a third charge of conspiracy. During the two Day trial before a judge , Cus Toms officials from Chicago s o Hare International Airport containing what appeared to be military property on april 6. Attached to the package which apparently had been damaged in transit was a Standard Green customs declaration sticker labelled bookends with a noted value of$30. However the package contained seven smoke Gre Nades four m16 magazines five tracer bullets with red lips and two boxes of target pasters and a note. It contained no bookends. The package was addressed to Waits father  of Cincinnati and marked with the lieutenant s return Apo address. Military criminal investigators traced the package to wails and verified that the handwriting on both the note and the package wrapping were his. Waits 27, was due to leave the service this month. Dodds Fis Fop Obs at a Sers a Fern Heidelberg by Dave Walczak two Veteran school officials were named thursday to Lake Over As superintendents of the overseas school system s Kaiser Lautem and Heidelberg districts. Candace Ransing assistant District superintendent in Frankfurt is the new Kaiserslautern superintendent. Ann Bamburger in her fourth year As Okinawa District superintendent in the Pacific Region was named by department of defense dependents schools Germany Region officials to the Heidelberg District formerly headquartered in Karlsruhe. The selections Mark the first time the school system has allowed people outside Dodds to have a voice in filling top school vacancies. A panel including parents teachers military members and Dodds administrators met earlier this month to select candidates for the two  recommendations were passed to Germany re Gion director Joseph Blackstead who concurred wit the choices. Seven candidates were interviewed for the two gs-1 4 positions. I be worked my Way up through Dodds and this gives me the Opportunity to contribute even More rans ing said a few hours after learning of her appointment. "1 want to work on communication and visibility she said. I m going to spend a lot of time in the schools meeting with teachers and  Ransing replaces Fred Killian who look Over a Munich District superintendent earlier this year. Ransing began her Dodds career in 1976 at Heil Bronn elementary Junior High teaching third and sixth Grade. She took Over As teacher principal Alm Linsler elementary in 1978 and was named principal of Giessen elementary in 1985, she spent the 1985-86 school year As principal of Frankfurt Junior High and a year later was named Princi pal of Frankfurt elementary Ransing was appointed Dep Uty Frankfurt District superintendent in 1987. Bamberger began her teaching career in Dodds a Wiesbaden elementary in 1964 and also taught in the Philippines and  was an assistant principal at kaisers Lauvern High school from 1976 to 1979 before taking Over a principal at shape High school Belgium. In 1982, Bamberger was named principal of shape elementary. A year later she transferred to England where she supervised Dodds administrators to ther Falconbury area. She was named Okinawa District superintendent in 1984bamberger replaces Georgia Williams Scaife who was named Atlantic Region director in june. Williams Scaife i office was in Karlsruhe bul school officials Art planning to move it to a new location in Heidelberg Spatrick Henry Village. Bamberger and Ransing hold doctorate degrees i education from the University of Southern California. A school system spokesman said it would be at Leasta month before they would assume their new duties Brezhnev s son in Law admits he abused office Moscow a Yuri Chur Banov son in Law of the Lale soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev pleaded guilty thursday to charges that he abused Bis office As a lop Interior ministry official. But Chur Banov told a military tribunal that he was innocent of he capital crime of accepting  admission came on the fourth Day of the trial which has been taken up mostly by the Reading of corruption charges against Chur Banov and eight co de  Mikhail Marov an army major general asked the principal defendant whether he understood the charges against him. Vis they were understood Chur Banov replied standing before the court i admit my guilt in abuse of office but Don l admit my guilt in receiving