European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday. October 27,1988 news updates democracy rejected Algiers Algeria a president Chad i band Jadid has rejected transition to a multiparty democracy As part of political re forms announced after bloody riots earlier this month. In a communique issued by his office monday night Bend Edid said the ruling party the National liberation from would become More democratic and party offi Cial would be made More accountable to the rank and tile. Turmoil in Yugoslavia Belgrade Yugoslavia a the government of Yugoslavia s troubled Southern Republic of Montenegro submitted its irrevocable resignation late tuesday Belgra Demedia reported wednesday. The government resignation came after five members of Fth 20-Membcr Montenegro Cabinet including Interior minister Lazar Djudjic failed to win a vote of Confidence the Belgrade daily pol Ilika said wednesday. The parliament of Montenegro at inc end of a 1 2-hour session talc tuesday postponed us deliberation on whether to accept the res ignation and was reported to have reconvened wednesday. The debate wis opened to deter mine whether the Republic s govern ment and its presidency overstepped their authority in ordering police to break up a demonstration earlier this month in the capital of Kitograd. Barbie questioned Lyon. France up War criminal Klaus Barbie met tues Day with three West German magistrates in his prison cell As part of an investigation of another former Gestapo officer accused of persecuting pcs during world War ii judicial sources said. The Butcher of Lyon met with Bonn tribunal president Martin Lickfelt and judges Horst Schneider and Josef Jansen in in presence of a French magistrate the sources said. The German magistrates visited Barbie 74. At the Lynn jail where he is held to obtain evidence about count modest Leonhard von Korff who from june 1942 to may1943 was head of the Gestapo with the rank of Captain in the French town of Chalons sur Marne. New army policies will ease household goods problems by Chuck v1nch Washington Bureau Washington the Amy has launched three policies thai will reduce the headaches Servic members May encounter when furnishing off Post apart merits and when storing and shipping household goods. The policies giving Young married soldiers excess government furniture and streamlining household goods storage and shipping were outlined by array officials at the service s annual family action planning conference this week. Local commands and installations recently were authorized to offer married lower enlisted soldiers the use of excess government owned furniture thai would otherwise be sold off or disposed of said Bob Kulti of the office of the army Dep Uty chief of staff for logistics. Married lower Grade soldiers who Are not authorized government furnished quarters or household furniture should be Given the Opportunity to have Access to the furniture after installation require ments Are met Koltz said. This is a band Aid to prevent a us Able resource from going out the door when in could Benefit our  a change to army regulations to make inc policy permanent is due out a Cal Spring a second initiative is a year old pro Gram to pinpoint commercial firms thai Aren t careful about preventing damage to household goods in storage. The policy has resulted in an almost 50 percent increase in the number of such Compa Nies barred from handling army Busi Ness Kelt said problems related to damages incurred to household goods while in non temporary storage continue to be a major concern Klettz said. We now have an aggressive Campaign to improve the Quality of storage and warehousing called the contractor assured performance plan the program Calls for Mili tary officials to scrutinize companies identified As marginal performers during regular inspections and conduct additional spot checks. If a warehouse fails to Correct deficiencies the contract is Cut and no further military business is awarded to that firm Koltz said. The program has resulted in suspensions of warehouse contract increasing from 33 in fiscal 1987 to 47 in fiscal 1988. Storage complaints from service members have dropped dramatically Koltz said. We be come a Long Way in requiring that commercial warehouse meet standards that our household goods  army also recently gained author Ity to inspect commercial in transit Ware houses at Ocean and air terminals thai handle transportation of regular House hold goods shipments. A third initiative allows sponsors to give their spouses authority to handle shipments of household goods. Army Legal officials noted that some commands have been doing this on a sporadic basis for years the army Mil itary District of Washington for exam ple has had such a program since at least i9s3, but there has been no service wide  message set logo to the Field shortly will authorize spouses to ship household goods when the Soldier is not available to do so. The Soldier will simply appoint the spouse As agent for shipping the goods during Normal pc move counsel ing. Defense for Hamadi requests delay until evidence in . Can be checked no found dead of gunshot wound Karlstedt West Germany a 2nd Arrond div Soldier was found dead monday of a gunshot wound believed to have been self inflict cd in a wooded area near Lucius d. Clay Cavern a division spokeswoman said wednesday. Staff sol. Gaylon r. Grcar who was last seen alive by his wife monday morn ing was found at 6 55 . By military police after a search by unit personnel failed to find him Janie kitchens said. A Large Caliper pistol was found nearby she said. Greer 26, was a native of Pine Bluff Ark. German and american authorities Are investigating the death. Correction yesterday s stars and stripes Page 3 photo Cut incs of West German Chan cellar Helmut Kohl and Andrei sakha Rov identified Kohl s wife Hannelori who was not pictured in he photograph. Frankfurt Wesl Germany a a defense lawyer for confessed Twa Hijacker Mohammed Ali Hamadi said wednesday he has asked a Frankfurt court to Stop hearing any More witnesses in his trial until evidence held in inc United states can be checked. Hamadi is charged with murder and air piracy in the june 14,1985, hijacking of the Athens to Rome flight which two lebanese shiite moslem diverted to Beirut. Attorney Hans Burkhardt sleek told the associated press in a Telephone inter View wednesday we have asked thai no new witnesses be heard until we can see All evidence on Maroadi held by the United  sleek said he and his wife Gabriel Sleck Bromme who also represents Hamadi have also asked the court to hire an american defense attorney at the court s expense to View the Materi  Fri has said in has tons of mate rial related to the Case. Sleek said re Ferring to earlier court testimony by Fri agent Gary  on wednesday Frankfurt s abcs Post newspaper said testimony from More than a dozen passengers and Crew aboard inc hijacked Airliner is so detailed it sometimes confuses even judge Heiner Muckin Berger Hamadi s trial began july 5. Mac Kenber or could not be reached for comment on inc report. However the Abend Poil said muck Enberger had Lumc Over the defense s request to . Justice officials an quoted him As saying "11 is a legitimate request for he defense to View  Nosner in several appearances be fore the court has repeatedly said he is convinced his office has provided the Frankfurt court Wilh All .-Oblained evidence relevant to the charges of Mur Der and air piracy against Hamadi. At the same time he invited Hamadi s defense lawyers to prepare a list of Evi Dence they Felt could be missing Ana promised ill do All i can to see thai you get it the material gathered by the Fri includes news Media video films and tape recordings some of which had been sub opened by a Federal grand jury in Washington said  said the Fri accumulated Volu Minous amounts of material on the hijacking Case some of which applies to other continuing investigations which Noesner said he was not authorized to turn Over to the Frankfurt  addition to Hamadi. Three other alleged terrorists identified by . Jus Tice department sources in Washington As Hassan Ezzeddine Ali Aida and  arc still being sought in connection Wilh the hijacking Hamadi has admitted taking part to the hijacking but has denied killing . Navy diver Robert set him. Shem was the Only fatality during the 17-Day ordeal that kept 39 americans hostage. New Carrier group arriving soon  Manama Bahrain a a . Carrier Battle group is due in the arabian sea his weekend but the Long scheduled change will neither reduce nor increase the strength of the , Nav Force in inc persian Gulf Region officials said  nuclear powered Carrier Nimitz and eight support ships making up Bat Ilc group Bravo will replace a similar unit headed by the Carrier Carl  Battle groups Are pan of the . Pacific Fleet. . Officials asking not to be identified said the change will mean the untied states will have 26 ships in the Gulf Region. The . Naval contingent is the larg est of seven foreign naval units in the Gulf Region. Sixteen . Ships including six mine sweepers Are usually inside the Gulf Al any one Lime Pentagon officials say the . Force will be reduced eventually to five or six ships if the cease fire continues to hold. That was the size of the Navy s Middle East Force when the Iran Iraq War Esca laced in mid-1907 and the United state began escorting kuwaiti owned tankers flying the . Flag,. Officials have not disclosed a timetable for reducing inc size of their Force. Oil tankers through inc Gulf. . Warships now Monitor the tank ers movements ready to respond in Case of trouble. No armed confrontations have been reported in the waterway since the cease fire in the eight year War be tween Iraq and Iran took effect aug. 20, military and shipping official say. Among other foreign navies in i Egulf Britain and Italy also have an go a in the Only reduction so far the noun cd they will no longer accompany guided missile Cruiser Mobile Bay saw its commercial ships in Convoy instead orders for Gulf duly cancelled aug. 12. The maintaining a Rote similar to that of .Day before in was to leave for the Middle Easl to replace its sister ship the pm Cennus. The Vincennes departure in Earl september Cut the . Fleet to the cur rent level of 26.although there have been no further reductions in Fleet strength the Navy has curtailed air surveillance and ended the close escorting of .-Flaggcd kuwaiti  switch in . Carrier Battle groups returns one of the Navy s super powerful guided missile cruisers to the Region for the first time since the Vin Cannes departed. Officials said inc anti Tam one of the newest of the High Lech billion Dollar warships is making its first in to the Region As a Nimitz escort