European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stabs and stripes thursday december 22,1988 . Officials doubt Vietnam will fulfil troop pullout vow stateside Washington a the slate department expressed scepticism tuesday that Vietnam will fulfil its pledge to withdraw 50,000 troops from Cambodia be fore the end of the year. Vietnam contends that its commitment is being met with the withdrawal of 18,000 troops this week. But state department officials insisted that even if the vietnamese estimate of the size of the ongoing pullback is accurate it would Only bring the total for he year to Between 28,000 and 33,000 troops. While welcoming this week s troop withdrawal. Slate department Deputy spokeswoman Phyllis Oakley said we remain sceptical that the 50,000 pledge will be  she estimated the current vietnamese troop commitment to Cambodia at Between 90,000 and 100,000, Down from about 120,000 at the Start of the year. Since we believe Vietnam s illegal occupation is the Root cause of the conflict we continue to urge Hanoi to Issue a precise timetable for the withdrawal of its remaining troops from Cambodia during 1989 and tallow for the verification of their withdrawal she said. Vietnam has indicated All its troops in Cambodia will be withdrawn by 1990. Oakley said once All vietnamese forces Are with drawn and there is an acceptable political settlement in Cambodia the United states would be prepared to normalize relations with Vietnam. Previous administration statements had tied the establishment of Normal tics with Vietnam on the coun try s cooperation in accounting for the estimated 1,700 american servicemen listed As missing from the Viet Nam War. However there was no mention of the Mia Issue in Oakley s statement on tuesday. A stale department official said tuesday the Mia Issue was being dealt with separately and he cited statements by president Reagan and other senior officials suggesting there was no explicit link Between the Mia Issue and Normal relations with Vietnam. But last july Secretary of stale George p. Shultz linked diplomatic tics with Hanoi both to a cambodian settlement and to a Resolution of the pow Mia Issue which if left unsettled will continue to Divide our  asked whether the pow Mia condition had la dropped Oakley said we have been stressing that it is the Complete withdrawal of All vietnamese forces in the context of an acceptable settlement in Cambodia which will be the determining  Cambodia s political future following the Vietnam Ese withdrawal is highly Uncertain. The pro Hanoi government in phenom penh has been fighting against three rebel groups two of which arc backed by the United states. The third is the Khmer Rouge which is widely accused of having engaged in mass genocide when it ruled Cambodia Between 1975 and 1978. An alternate approach to . Relations with Viet Nam was outlined in a report released tuesday by the Aspen Institute a private research group. The report recommended the United Stales Lake graduated diplomatic Steps toward Vietnam if its troops arc withdrawn from Cambodia prior to a Cam Bodia settlement. These Steps should include the establishment of Small diplomatic missions in each other s capital and adjustments in the . Trade embargo against Viet Nam the report said. Vietnam is one of a handful of countries with which the United states docs not maintain diplomatic relations. Rep. Kennedy confronts Feen offer near cos on in Boston Boston a a teen Ager complained to police Hal rep. Joseph p. Kennedy ii pushed him tuesday and struck his head against a car after the two were involved in a near collision but the youth later said he would drop charges. Victor h. Avila 17, said he would not pursue his complaint against Kennedy because the congressman had apologized. Avila said he was not Hurt. Avila said he filed assault and Battery charges in Brighton District court tuesday but would drop them wednesday. Or. Kennedy came Over to my House and he apologized and i accepted his apology Avila said in a Telephone interview tuesday evening. A spokesman for Kennedy Jim Mahony said Ken Nedy had sternly reprimanded the teen Ager for Speed ing after the near acid Cal but had not hit him. He said Kennedy visited the teen Ager later to Clar Ify matters but that he did not apologize for anything. Mahony could not say whether Kennedy had pushed Avila. Kennedy 36, was elected last month to his second term in Congress. He is the eldest son of the late sen. Robert Kennedy and a Nephew of the late president John f. Kennedy and of sen. Edward m. Kennedy. Boston police spokesman Tom Santry said Avila filed a complaint saying that he was driving up a Hill in the City s Brighton neighbourhood about 12 40  and passed Kennedy s car. Both Drivers veered off the Road to avoid a collision the complaint said. Both parties got out of their cars and the suspect then grabbed the victim and pushed him into the Vic Tim s car Avila s complaint said. The victim s head hit the  Santry said police would not pursue such As Case unless Avila filed a complaint in court and he could confirm Only Hal complaint was filed at inc police station. Mahony said that As the father of two Youn boys who play in the neighbourhood Kennedy was upset at the sight of the speeding car. Maho nay said Avila s car forced the congressman s off inc Road. Joe gave a very Stern reprimand to inc Youngman driving the other vehicle Mahony said. He Kennedy said the boy and his father later met with  hearing Joe s Side the father and the son were going to withdraw the complaint Mali Oncy said. A Man answering the Telephone at the boy s Home said he was Avila s father but would not comment and would not give his name. Can to open locked doors hiding time s Man of year Atlanta a time Magazine s annual Man of the year will be announced saturday afternoon in a 30-Minutc program on Cable news network. Can spokeswoman Alyssa Levy said the pro Gram is being produced behind locked  Only about four people in the company know who it is she said. The program will be rebroadcast Early sunday. The Man of the year Issue will be on news stands dec. 26. This is the second year the Atlanta based Cable network has announced the selection which is based on the person or thing the mag Azine s editors feel has had the greatest Impact on the year s events. Alaskan Island rocked by moderate earthquake Palmer Alaska a a moderate Earth quake jolted Kodiak Island but there were no reports of damage or injury officials said. Kodiak Island is in the Gulf of Alaska South cast of the Alaska Peninsula. The temblor which registered about 4.3 on the Richter scale struck at 10 49 . Tuesday and was entered about 10 Miles North of the town of Kodiak on the Northeast coast of the Island said Alec med cry of the Alaska tsunami warning Center. It was Felt very strongly in Kodiak but was not intense enough to Knock objects from shelves he said. The Richter scale is a measure of ground motion in which every increase of one number Means a tenfold increase in magnitude. Thus a Reading of 7.5 reflects an earthquake 10 times stronger than one of 6.5. An earthquake of 4 on the Richter scale ran cause moderate damage and 5 considerable damage. The 1964 quake that killed 131 in alas a measured 8.4 on inc Richter scale. Turkey and fixings await reagans on both coasts Washington a president Reagan and his wife Nancy will have Turkey and Cran Berry sauce for Christmas dinner not once but twice in a coast to coast Holiday Celebration. The reagans arc having an Early Christmas dinner thursday evening at the White  guests will be or. Richard Davis the first lady s Stepbrother his wife Patricia their son Geoffrey their daughter and son in Law or. And mrs. Jon Peterson and Nancy Reynolds a family Friend and her son Michael. On Friday the reagans plan to Fly to Losangeles where they will have dinner Christmas Day at their new Home with the presidents daughter Maureen and her husband Dennis Revll the president s son Michael and his wife Collin and the reagans son Ron and his wife Doria. The reagans daughter Patti who is estranged from her parents will not attend. Turkey and cranberries Are on the menu for both dinners. 7 Benning instructors punished for fraternizing fort Benning a. A seven instructors at fort bin neg s airborne school were fined and demoted for socializing with students at the base in violation of the army s fraternization policy. It. Col. Mark Lewis battalion com Mander said several female students alleged Hal they had sex with instructors but Lewis Only found evidence that instructors were dating students and of improper senior subordinate  airborne instructors in three of the four companies in the 1st in of the 507th Parachute inf regt have been Orare being investigated for socializing dating or sexually harassing female air borne students Post officials told the Columbus Ledger enquirer. Seven were punished appealed an had their appeals denied. All were demoted in rank and fined the equivalent of one month s pay. The demotions of four were suspended for six months which Means their ranks will be restored if no further infractions arc charge against them during that time. The students were. Not punished Lewis said because he wanted them to continue to give information about the instructors conduct. They also were not punished he said because instructors Are in supervisor positions and know the fraternization policy but students even though they arc Given briefings on it arc not As familiar with the policy. The investigations began when a Stu Dent was questioned about an unrelated incident and told brigade officers that instructors were dating students a Viola Tion of the army s fraternization policy. The instructors Are non commissioned officers who teach and supervise Stu dents in a three week airborne course. The course is one of the few at the Post with students of both sexes. Cot. Kenneth Eccl the school brigade commander said the incidents were not that significant considering 25,000 Stu dents go through the course each  school brigade oversees the air borne school. I m really rather surprised we Don t gel More sexual harassment allegations than we do he said the investigation found that it was not very widespread at  in an attempt to help solve the prob Lem Teel has hired a female instructor and is asking for other qualified women to Volunteer for instructors positions