European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november i 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 military Roundup Safe leadership award goes to Bif Burg officer in Ciurlik a. Turkey Cepl Michael a Lovino was named one of four winners of the 1988 Lance p. Sijan leadership awards air Force officials said. Iovieno. Now commander of the 36th services so at Pitburg a West Germany inn the award Tor his work As staff services officer at in Kirlik. A Tilburg spokeswoman said Iovieno s  and Pursuit of excellence turned the in Ciurlik services operation into the most Success Ful in Safe history. The unit previously won Safe awards for Best billeting Best food serv ice and Best services. Special forces interviews will be held in november wur2buro. West Germany up diffs interested in applying with the special forces come during interviews in november must meet selection criteria said a 3rd inf Piv re enlistment office spokeswoman. Soldiers must meet ail requirements and waivers will not be considered. All applicants Mutt be male and in pay grades e-4 to e-7, education requirements include successful completion of forces orientation training within the past year a High school diploma or ced certificate a general training lest score of at least110 and successful completion of the primary leadership development course. Applicants must be airborne qualified or will ing to Volunteer for airborne training and cannot be a prior airborne or special forces voluntary Ermine. Applicants cannot be within 120 Days of re porting to a new assignment or attending a school that will require reassignment at the Point of application approval. Physical requirements include being Able to swim so meters wearing boots and fatigues and scoring it least 206 Points on the army physical fitness test with no fewer than 60 Points on any event scarred for age group 17-21 applicants also must have at least an interim secret Security clearance be Able to meet medi Cal fitness standards As outlined in army regu lation 40-501, not have suspension of favourable personnel actions not have 3d Days or More of lost time within current or preceding enlistment not have been convicted by court martial during current term of service arid not have a bar to re enlistment. For details and interview times in Frankfurt Call ets 320-6260 numbers ets 468-8344 Wurzburg ets 350-6164 and Stuttgart ets428-2419. Zambian Leader sworn in Lusaka Zambia a Zambia s president Kenneth Kaunda was sworn into office monday for a. Sixth five year term after capturing 95 percent of the Baj Lols in elections last wednesday ban urged on with Security 8r William j. Bartma Washington Tirean Washington the air Force is reviewing it business dealings with Warsaw fact nations but that has not slopped a Maryland congresswoman s Effort to outlaw defense contracting with any nation considered a Security risk to the United Stales. Republican Helen Bently said she has been work ing against such business dealings since learning two years ago that he air Force contracting Center i Wiesbaden West Germany had ordered More Ihan $5 million in ammunition storage and transport containers built in Poland by Nellcy who headed the Federal maritime commis Sion under president Nixon plans to propose an amendment in one or next year s defense spending Bills prohibiting defense contracting with All nations that pose a Security risk to the United states. Why should we be giving any business to the communist countries Bentley said. "1 would think that an ammunition Container has to be something special. How do we know we can Trust them i Don  Cape. Sam Grizzle an air Force spokesman said that since last december when Bentley s concerns were addressed by the Secretary of the air Force none. Air fora contracts prime or sub contract shave been made with Warsaw pact nations. Grizzle said new procedures also were enacted tonsure that any proposed contract with a Warsaw pact nation is reviewed and approved by top air Force acquisition officials further prohibitions involving contractual relations with Warsaw pact nations Are presently under Legal review he said. The two Wiesbaden contracts were awarded to in Ter Pool Ltd in West Germany which used a sub con . Dealings risk nations tractor in Szczecin Poland. In a december 1987 letter to Bentley air Force Secretary Edward c. Aldrid Esaid 34.4 percent of the total Effort was subcontracted through polish participation. The two contracts initiated in june 1986 and sep tember 1987, Call for the transportation containers to be delivered by april 30,1989. Air Force officials said in carpool offered the lowest bids on those projects. No other Safe contracts now in effect involve contractors prime or sub from Wakaw pact nations Safe spokesman Doug Moore said. Asked what qualifications Safe requires of sub contractors Safe spokesman i. Co. De Neunherz said the Bottom line is the subcontractor has to demonstrate responsibility by sties said the air Force bypassed companies inthe United slates England Italy and Israel. She said that in any defense Plant or factory in the United suits there is a whole army of defense inspectors checking things. Overseas if anybody looks you re Lucky t think the whole overseas procurement processes  in his letter to Bentley Aldridge mid that White he appreciated her concerns Legal requirements and fed eral procurement regulations prevented cancellation of the polish contract. He said there were no Security issues or limitation associated with the Purchase an the contractor s past performance record was satisfactory. Aldridge said the air Force would begin working with the Secretary of defense in reviewing acquisition regulations regarding awarding any future contracts to Warsaw part and Olfier unfriendly countries. Top ranking military commander in Al Salvador resigns his Post san Salvador Al Salvador a the nation s highest military commander. Gen. Adolla Blan Don said he is stepping Down. His replacement is combat Veteran popular with . Military advisers. Blandon late saturday said he will be succeeded by Cou Rene Emilio Ponce a 41-year-old brigade com Mander. Ponce was singled out As an exceptional commander by four . Army lieutenant colonels earlier this Yearin a Harvard Fellowship analysis of the salvadoran civil War. He has said Victory in that War will go to those who gain the loyally of the poor. We cannot think that solely by military Means we arc going to resolve this War Ponce said. Even if we kill All the subversives the problem will not end. Such deplorable _ socioeconomic conditions would remain that it the insurgency could easily  Blandon 48, said he has been appointed Al Salva Dor s military attache in France effective tuesday. Named head of the joint chiefs of staff in november 1983, he had been expected to step Down by year s end he made his announcement in a local television interview broadcast saturday. He said his Transfer is not related to the political situation. It is necessary to open spaces for new  -.-. Toe .-Backcd government and leftist rebels arc mired in an 8-year-old civil War. Rebel and govern ment negotiators have met three times most recent Yin october 1987, in an unsuccessful bid to negotiate a cease fire. Blandon said the command change in t going to bog us Down or slow us. Colonel Ponce is very Well qualified and  Ponce commands an infantry brigade and belongs to the Tan Dona a group of officers who have consolidated control of the armed forces in recent  colonels who graduated together from the nation Al military Academy in 1966, hold More than half the military s 36 command posts. Free used clothing suited tight budget Gas just Fine. -.-,  &  -. A v. V. V. 1. By Effie Bathen staff writer Forth West pc Many the Mer Chandise was used but the Price was right free clothing read the Handwritten sign on the door of the old mess Hall at William o. Darby Cavern. I Gat four awesome suits boasted a Young Soldier leaving the building. I was surprised they re really Nice  those kinds of bargains arc not so easy to come by these Days. Many Char Ruble organizations run clothing drives but they Are not As common As they used to be because of the Lack of storage space for donated items on a Long term basis despite this chaplain maj Patric Stenson the Catholic chaplain at Darby Cavern made the decision to sponsor a clothing drive and free clothing Day to help soldiers and their families who Whereon tight budgets we wanted to help the soldiers who could t afford what s in the Post Exchange and think thai you have to be an officer s wife to shop there. With the weak Dollar some soldiers need this kind of help he said. Anne Hudson chief of the family support division for the Norn Borg Mili tary Community was one of the volunteers. Army Community service used to have clothing drives she said bul had to discontinue distributing clothing on a Large scale because of storage problems. Now they usually collect and distribute clothing Only for the Foster family program.1 Stenson s storage problem was licked when he Jot permission to use the old mess Hall Tor a month. It had been sitting empty awaiting renovation. V donations of clothes were to be accepted for two weeks before inc Giveaway. But people leaving during the sum Mer left bags of do ining at the Chapel anyway. Volunteers took bags Home and even 10 their offices for storage. Finally enough clothes to till two trucks were put on display when the doors opened oct. 22, and about 300 people turned out for the Price tax less shopping. " was shocked when i went into he room said Hudson who has worked in Europe for nine years. I was astounded. I d never seen clothing Given away on that Large a scale  people picked out clothes by the sack Ful. Patrons with Small children some with babies strapped on juggled boxes and bags while tunnelling through mountains of clothes. Volunteers became salespeople. Here this should fit your Littie girl " one said to a shopper across the aisle. Afew babies cried when volunteers became baby holders trying to help out shopping mothers. A couple of Clever kids grabbed up a Musty old fur Coal and some funny hats for halloween. A Young expectant Mother filled a bag with Neutral coloured infant shirts stretch pyjamas and a crocheted Blue and Pink Blanket ill bring them Back for the Spring Giveaway Day when the baby grows out of them she said. Word about the project got out fast with communities As far away As Bam Berg calling   people from Karlsruhe calling to donate a inic Load of new Mer Chandise for next time he said but hews unsure if he could accept the offer once again because of the Long term Stor age question. The next free clothing Day will be inthe Spring and Stenson already is looking for volunteers to help organize it some people feel they cannot help with other ministries but this is some thing everyone can help with he  should be seen the people who brought in used clothing they were Only Loo glad to have someone who could Lake it and make Good use of it. A Fen people even went out and bought new things to donate