European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes monday. October 31,1988page. / Farny taking new look at old bases is to renovate blvd a Shaft faces by Chuck Vinyl Washington Bureau Washington a sweeping pro Gram designed to bring army installations some of which Are of world War i Vintage or earlier into the modern age is just taking hold in the Field army officials say. The 5-month-Otd concept called the army communities of excellence pro Gram is meant 10 give soldiers and families greater Pride in their environment while serving As an umbrella fora variety of other base initiatives said maj Gen. Charles Williams management director for the army chief of staff. Williams briefed 200  Friday at the annual army family action planning conference it la encompass everything else we re trying to do for our communities Helid. All our moving parts will be in the  on facilities an services with  emphasis on the physical Plant Al Rainy i Csc hams said. But this is not a Beau lift Tatton pro cram he said. It s not about painting  Jiff the concept is mean to spark major changes in the Way the army builds new facilities end uses old ones not Only i their exteriors but also in their Overall design of interiors and utilities he said. The Cornerstone of the facilities por Tion of the plan will be a requirement for each installation commander to submit installation design guides to serve As master plans this used to be an option for installation Courtn Tanders William said. Now  the by will incorporate the work ing pits of the plan including a enhanced self help programs which Are the heart of a facilities excellence in according to department ,.pamphlcl 6005, a recently Public lied Ifrah temp the the pamphlet says a Imer program will break the Habil of -.-�. For months or years for someone else to rectify a facility problem. It s intended to stimulate people to Correct the fault themselves and to provide them the tools materials and expert guidance needed to do  building Cateri ors. A master paint and finishes plan should be one of the first parts of an installation design guide 0 be developed the pamphlet states. Interiors and furnishings. It s Bee proven beyond a doubt that Well de signed and tastefully furnished work an living spaces influence Job performance and Quality of life the pamphlet Stales. Installation design guides also Dustcover plans for base landscaping tight ing roads and utilities Williams said. In addition to raising Pride in the army environment a substantial Monc weary award is part of the program.  in chiefs installation Excel Lence award Given to one base each year has a $250,000 Cash prize. The army also has established six other awards for Small medium and Large bases in the United states and Over seas each with a Cash award of j 100.000. The first awards Are schedule Dlo be Given in May. Arney urged to launch dive to restore educational funds  Bureau Washington the Rafto should do everything possible to restore slashed Fundin for Soldier and fam ily member education programs decates to the an Nual army family action planning con the 21st Century your own military  s work Hig group strongly recommended that the army of Slider restoring tuition assistance As Wellas classes Lesting and counselling services at least to fiscal ,w8 7  y Tammy action planning Cuni min Miu. Aero Grams Ihen were comparable to types offered when i talk about the three r s. I is up talking y the private sector she said. At current Levels about Reading writing and Rich Micic i Cha talking army programs Are no longer competitive. About recruiting retention and readiness Naiomy calf the group also recommended two changes in Meriab a family member from Carlisle Barracks  new of Bill. To qualify for the Benefit soldiers Musl such educational programs As tuition ass wince sign up while Al the rec lion station when they Coler testing Basic skills enhancement and foreign Jan Guage  training and must contribute j100 per month for classes were Cut by about to percent Fri fiscal 1988 the first 12 months of their enlistments.  in i Hudun a re of in Hanpt a   tile reception Center is a traumatic time during which he enlisted May not be prepared id make an obiectiv.".--.--.-, r of pie who have worked Long and hard to improve them Mcnol for the first to s of enlistment. Selves that they can t Takei Csc classes anymore. More the working  allowing enlistees than that. They can t gut educational counselling. To enrol in the program Hgt any time up to 12 months that s isl wrong a socially when you consider before their initial Date  and spread the Svi Al i Al Lull Lily Kull iia feb Kiuji Obj 14.i4j i h-u--1. T get l. Just wrong especially _ consider Hal education tided to promotion for enlisted sol Diers and is often the key to career advancement for officers. Improvements in the Quality of life that education can Brig combined with the role Model presented to families by soldiers trying to belter themselves will Sean example for the Best Pool of recruits we ii have in 41T11"" u inc to 36  for a Vii.  Kiu Tiiu we. Contribution Over a period issues raised by various Woung groups warded to maj Bruce Greenfield of coff the manage ment analysis division of the army  an family support Center. Valid ideas Hal Are financially feasible arc made pan of the next army family action plan he said. World Coday Netherlands Arnty officer named to a to Post  Netherlands army maj Gen. Ger the Heck in will become the supreme Allied corf Nandur Europe s re Presella live to the military Ewi Milter at nato head quarters tuesday the will replace nether was air Force maj. Gen. Louth . Elferink Whill  will leave an assign met a the army s a Puly air Clor Materiel. Elferink a served Ashe representative since november 1985. Air Force Captain wins award for work in Turkey in Ciurlik. And Turkey capt Michael us Oviedo was named one of four winners of the 1988 Lance p. Sijan leadership awards air Force officials announced monday. Iovieno now commander of the 36th service Seq at bib org a West Germany won the award for his work As staff services officer Akinci lilt. A bib org spokeswoman said Lovino s leadership and Pursuit of excellence turned Thein Ciurlik services operation into the most Success Ful in Safe history. The unit previously won Safe awards for by a billeting Best food serv ice and Best  Sijan award is named for a medal of Honor Winner who was shot Down Over South East Asia in 1967. Sijan died in Captivity after avoiding capture by the North vietnamese for six  pact wants Summit talks on reduction of forces in dope Waldheim wants Budapest Hungary a Jav foreign ministers of the soviet led Warsaw pact have proposed an East West Summit to consider reduction t conventional military forces in Europe the Mai news Agency report soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze an the lop diplomats of the six other pact members Hungary Poland Bulgaria East Germany romania1and Czechoslovakia made the proposal at a Recti Friday Mai said. The official hungarian Agency said a Haiti. Statement issued late Friday that the Mitzi ats pro posed a Summit of All european  i reunited Stales and Canada to review Crft in conventional armed forces on the continent the statement on Confidence end Security build ing measures and disarm Man 1ln Europe also Calls for the Banning of Large Mil Lafy Maneu vers and reductions in the size  frequency of other a Nevers. R Mai said the foreign ministers proposed notification of Independent activities by air an naval forces and creation of zones of Confidence and Security in Europe and the adjoining seas and oceans. The freezing and reduction of military expend lures and the  european information and con act maid Riding Center for the prevention of any Surprise Fuiek. Masiu Warfor regular Exchange of data about the armed hates and their operations and for Exchange  on the Structure and substance of military Ujj the statement said the proposals were meant to make the military potentials of the participating states become strictly defensive in nature among topics to be discussed by the ministers u the conf Resu being held in Vienna to review compliance with the Raj Sinai accords on european Security that were sign porn 1975 by virtually All european coun tries America Aid  this month in Vienna the soviets removed a major obstacle to proposed new talks on reducing conventional weapon so Europe. Diplomats in Geneva said the soviets reversed their stand and agreed lha the Issue of tactical nuclei weapons would not be included in the new conventional forces talks betwee members of the North  organization and Warsaw Pacl. The new negotiations would real ache Mutual and balanced Force reduction talks that have dragged onion Vienna for 15 years. Nazi extradited Damascus Syria a president Kurt Wald Heim repealed Austria Call for Israel to withdraw from the occupied territories in talks saturday Wii president Hafez Assad and he asked Assad to extra Dite a leading nazi War criminal. Waldheim urged Syria to extradite austrian  War criminal Alois Brunner according to official reports. Bonner a one time associate of Adolf Eichmann is regarded As the Moil wanted nazi criminal Suu at Large. His extradition has been demanded by Wes Germany Poland and Austria. Briefing austrian reporters on his contacts with Assad and talks Between the two delegations in Damascus. Waldheim said he had raised the question of the extradition request the Austria press Agency reported. Waldheim who is shunned by Western government for his own controversial wartime past said further talks will be held on the extradition Issue Apa said syrian government officials will not discuss Bruner and requests to interview him Are routinely rejected. Brunne was sentenced to death in absent a in Francein 1954 for talking pan in the deportation to death Camps of More than 120,000 jews in France