European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday october 3,198b news updates unescorted ranker Manama Bahrain a tie first  kuwaiti Tanker to sail through to fac persian Gulf with out close naval escort left the water Way after an in eventful rip . Military officiate said Friday. Tne8l,2b3-Lon Oil products car Rier surf City Ltd the Strail of Hor Muz on thursday after a two Day trip from Kun Iii during which it was accompanied but notes sorted by american warships said maj. Barry Wesley a spokesman for . Central come Headquarters in Tampa fila. Seal lawsuit rejected Hamburg \ West Germany a a Well German state court has rejected a lawsuit from ecologists on behalf of thousands Scals that have Uick in the coun try s North sea to fears an Environ Manta group i id ecologists in a i Suil tilled in the name of the Sills had called for a ban an dumping of ind us Ria wastes in Thi Nonh sea. Greenpeace and a Thor ecologists say a massive epidemic that is kill ing off North Sei seals by the thousands was caused by Poilu lion a theory Ilia some scientists dispute. Piper Alpha blast London a an Cipio Sion in the Gas compressor of North sea Oil Rig apparently sparked an inferno that killed 167 people in the world s worst oilfield disaster a govern men l report said. The explosion probably rupture pipelines carrying hydrocarbon gases setting off a series of blasts and fires thai incinerated the Piper Alpha Rig owned by los Angeles based Occidental Petroleum corp. Said the report released by Britain department of Energy. The first explosions aboard Piper Alpha just before 10 . On july 6, appeared to have Sev ered of Scirica Power and disabled control and communications facilities the report said. Three quarters of the platform Sank to the Ocean door 120 Miles off Scotland s Eastern coast trapping Many of the victims. Two would be rescuers were among the dead. Chinese uniforms Beijing a chinese sol Diers added a splash of color sat urday to an otherwise Gray nation Al Day showing off new uniforms with stars and stripes indicating ranks restored for the first Lime in 2 years. Most officers made their first Public appearances with shoulder boards designating 11 classes Frank from first class general to second lieutenant. Soldiers airmen and sailors wore soft Epa lets with stripes differentiating 11 ranks from master sergeant to private. The Well tailored uniform contrast to the baggy Brown suits the people s liberation army has worn stood out among the thou Sands of people who came to Tia Nansen Square in Central Beijing to look at lower sculptures of pan Das and dragons set up for the 39lh anniversary of the people s a club a Cofchin officers have been Given formal evening dress Day dress and train ing Wear and have received a  a set of summer uni forms. Summer uniforms Are open necked for both officers and sol Diers. Csc to launch fund drive with rewritten regulations by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Stuttgart West Germany its court Battles and regulatory delays apparently Over the combined federa Campaign this year is allowing Only non profit organizations already listed in its Campaign brochure to receive of funds. The Campaign the government s an Nual Charity Appeal to Federal workers begins monday among overseas employees and lasts until nov. 11. In Europe the Campaign raised almost $7 million last year. Several groups thai had been dropped from earlier Csc brochures challenged that action successfully in court during the mid-1980s, forcing the Campaign to Start Laic and operate on temporary regu lations each year. But permanent rules administered by the office of personnel management have been in effect since May 26, said James m. Page european representative of he National voluntary health agencies and a Neucom Campaign coordinating group member. Under the old temporary rules donors who did t like the potential funding recipients listed in the brochure could write in the names of other agencies. The new rules Don t allow that. The pm also working with the Congress considered that q failed Experiment Page said explaining that some write in recipients had used Csc funds improperly. Campaign officials also got the list. There s no More automatic appear Ance because you received Money in the previous year As was the Case in the Las two or three campaigns Page said. Finally a new donor card allows do nors to decide whether their names and addresses May be sent to recipient agon Cie officials of this year s Campaign have set a goal of contacting each eligible donor and they arc distributing about jq60, brochures to accomplish . Bogged Down verifying the tax exempt there were sonic initial problems status of each write in  overseas Campaign flier lists 275" organizations this year and tells what percentage of each organization s annual budget is spent on administration and fund raising. Only groups that spend 25 percent or less of their funds on Fuch expenses May appear on the list. Also each organization must apply annually and pass pm screening to appear on but How have been worked out said air Force it. Co. Donald r. Clark. Neucom Campaign coordinator As far As i know everything is on  Page said the six week Campaign ideally should begin in mid september to avoid encroaching on he Christmas sea son. That May happen next year now that permanent rules Are in place he said. Arc shift to control by cafes not anticipated army official says by Charlie Bowden Munich Bureau Garmisch West Germany Al though the armed forces recreation Cen Ter bos been lumped in with the Many other morale support activities thai May eventually be moved under the cafes umbrella a senior army morale welfare and recreation official said such a move is not in the works there is no indication or intent now or anytime in the near future to eve negotiate that said col. Lewis Turner of the army s Community and family support Center. That is not one of those things under consideration he said. They arc already arc centrally managed. Responsibility for arc s Chain of bavarian resort hotels and its associated recreation programs was transferred from Usa eur control in March and placed directly under army management through the support Center in washing ton. The army also look control of the Hale Koa hotel in Hawaii and the drag on Hill Lodge in South Korea. In part he Transfer was designed to consolidate resources arid responsibility intr cd areas. Consolidating dollars and centralizing management of those Dol Lars Turner said gives you so much More flexibility than if you  Down to a Community and then Nad them lil rally have to save the Money before they got a project. I thin you Wool see lets  for arc the next Tew Yean will be Alime of major construction and renova Tion. A be 450-room hotel and recreation Complex for Garmisch in the works since 1984, passed another Milestone last week with completion of a major step inthe design ladder. We re on track and should be read to Start demolition of the Sheridan Plaza hotel in Lac Spring he said the Complex should v ready for occupancy by late 1991. V although the Csc manages the dividends passed Froni cafes profits each of Slot machine profits. Also the air Force probably will cover about is percent of the construction costs roughly equivalent to the percentage of arc customers fro that service. The estimated Cost is about 90 million Marki $48.4 million. Ai the new hotel is being built a major renovation and construction project also is planned at the Gen. Walker hold and  hotel in Berchtesgaden. Turner said. And at Chier see the Park hotel will close monday for comple Tion of thai modernization project with re opening set for May arc is not the Only area getting at Tention. The dragon Hill Lodge a new project is scheduled to open in november 1989, but will serve primarily As a transient facility for  arriving and departing South Korea. It is a transient facility As opposed loan a a Conler Tumer Aid. However a plan for the Hale Koa hotel includes a major addition and developing the nearby grounds into a 70-Acrc recreation Complex for  in the Pacific theater Turner said. Year to the Anny Rumer said the new hotel will be paid Tor with the army s share Papandreou better than Oil right after surgery doctors in . Report Harefield England a greek prime minister Andreas Papandreou is recovering Well saturday after major heart surgery. His aides said he was drinking Orange juice waving to his bodyguards an asking about the weather. The 69-year-old Premier who under went a til hour opera Ion Friday to place a damaged heart valve woke Ligand asked a greek doctor who slaved with him All night if everything had gone All right said Creek government Man act Machos Chy Tiris. Better than All right the spokesman quoted or. Stergios Tubeo Doropoulos As telling the prime minister. Albert s City radio reported thai Dimi tra Liani the prime minister s it year old companion wept with Relief in the corridor outside his room in the intensive care unit of Harefield Hospital 17 Miles Northwest of Central London Nyji is Papandreou s  made a Surprise announcement shortly after the Premier arrived in England that he planned to divorce his wife oi\7 years american bom Margaret  prime minister has said he plans to marry Liani a former olympic Airway flight attendant \ state run greek television said uni was in a Small group of people allowed Imo the operating room Friday. \ Papandreou currently president of the 12-Nalion european economic Community under its rotating presidency sys tem Tew 10 London aug. 25 after his heart condition suddenly worsened. He had pc surgical treatment for a narrowing of the Aorta the main blood vessel carrying blood from the heart. Greek officials said the operation itself was delayed until Friday to Clear a live disorder linked to the heart problem. Thodoro Poult was part of the learn led by egyptian bom Magdi Yacoub one of Britain s lop heart surgeons which replaced Papandreou s aortic valve with a human valve Friday. Yacoub said in a statement that Papandreou was Prog Ressing satisfactorily Papandreou regained consciousness Friday night after the operation. He was visited by his daughter and three sons said Vasilis Kapeta Yannis a greek embassy press officer at the Hospital. Embassy staff said mrs. Papandreou Llhee former Margaret chant of Elm Hunt was not in London. Papandreou ried her in 1951 when he was Leach in economics at tic University of min be. Andreou who will be 70 next feb. 5, a stirs elected prime minister in october 1981 when his panhellenic socialist movement Pasok won a landslide Victory. He won a second term in june 1985