European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday january 26, 1989 West Point grads urge panel a i by the Washington Post Washington a commission reviewing one of the military s most venerable institutions was warned tuesday against tampering with the . Military Academy s Honor code by Academy graduates who called the code an important National Symbol. In a sense the commission in considering whether to diminish the Power of the code is like a group considering whether to lop 75 feet off the Washington the code belongs to our country. I think our country needs  John Wheeler Monument said John Wheeler who graduated from the Academy at West Point n.y., in 1966 and headed the Vietnam veterans memorial fund. He made his comment in an interview before the Public hearing at the . Court of military appeals. Army officials created the 12-member commission to conduct the first outside examination of the Honor code in More than a decade. The move came after a controversy erupted last year when the Pentagon Over turned the expulsion of a Maryland Cadet accused of violating the code. The panel is expected to Issue its recommendations for changing or retaining the code by late March after six months of investigation said Wesley w. Posvar commission chairman and the president of the univer sity of Pittsburgh. We re dealing with some very profound issues. Of ethics said Posvar a 1944 West Point graduate. The commission which conducts most of its hear Ings in secret is reviewing the Legal disciplinary and Public policy procedures surrounding the Honor code. At the Core of the review is whether the strict Post world War ii Honor code is practical in modern  code is straightforward a Cadet will not lie cheat or steal or tolerate those who  an average of 26cadets Are dismissed each year for violating the code. The Case that prompted the review involved Anthony s. Ketron of Pomfret md., who was expelled for quibbling or telling less than the truth about the status of a paper required for his Rhodes scholarship application. Ketron denied the charges but a Cadet Honor Board found him guilty of violating the Honor code. Reps. Roy Dyson d-md., and Paul e. Kanjorski d pa., wrote letters of protest to military leaders and the army s assistant Secretary for manpower ordered be tron reinstated. Retired Gen. Michael s. Davison who graduate from the Academy in 1939 and was president of the alumni association at the time of the Ketron Contro Versy testified before the commission tuesday that he believes the Pentagon decision to overturn the facade my s actions was definitely politically  Wheeler told commission members if we decide to Knock off the code there la be no place else in the country that upholds this Standard. The code belongs to our country. I think our country needs  the commission is debating recommendations that the Academy Institute a graduated system of violations that would allow Honor boards More flexibility in met ing out punishments similar to a new system instituted by the air Force Academy. Stateside Bridge tender snoozes beside flask As boats wait Pompano Beach Fla. A police try ing to ease a traffic Jam of boats discovered that the Man who was supposed to raise the 14th Street Bridge was fast asleep a flask of Vodka by his Side. The Bridge tender Robert Alexander Kennedy was fired. Telephone Calls to the lower had gone unanswered sunday and the boats were backing up when police found Kennedy asleep police spokeswoman Connie Ryan said. Kennedy was awakened arrested and charged with obstructing a Harbor disorderly intoxication and culpable negligence Ryan said. Cops Hunt Ham burglar who stole big Mac Rolls Camden . A police found some of the hot buns but not the Ham burglar who stole 150 Rolls from a fast food restaurant. The theft occurred Between 10 45 . And 11 30 . At the Mcdonald s restaurant across the Street from the police administration build ing authorities said tuesday. Five trays each containing 30 of big Mac Rolls were taken from a storage area of the restaurant. The restaurant s manager later received an Anonymous Telephone tip that the Rolls could be found in a vacant House less than a mile away according to a police report. Police searched the House and recovered four of the missing tray still loaded with Rolls. One tray of 30 Rolls Worth $20, was no found police said. A jump ahead of the cops a parachutist who eluded police and other daredevils pulled off the stun Security guards descends gently after successfully. They Are members of a jumping from the 62nd floor of hous group called base jumping stands ton s trans co Tower. He and three for building Antenna Span Earth. Trump orders last Call for Plaza s trader Vic s new York a trader Vic a that Citadel of ersatz polynesian Cul Ture has gotten Tacky and has no place in the Plaza hotel Plaza owner Donald Trump says. Trump wants to revamp the hotel into a five Star institution and says the bar with its thatched roofs and dugout canoes does not fit in with the image of the hotel i want  so instead of a polynesian style bar where customers could order a Samo an fog Cutter or a or. Funk of Tahiti there la be a health club and a restau rant serving japanese and chinese food. But perhaps to console patrons who feel they be been forsaken there la be a bar run by Trump that will serve tropical drinks. Trump who bought the Plaza for $390 million last year said construction on the Oriental restaurant and the health club will Start in three or four months. The restaurant Section of trader Vic a which has been in the Plaza basement for 25 years has been closed for More than year. But the bar has remained open. Clint Wade a trader Vic s spokes Man said the company wants to run the new Oriental restaurant at the hotel but noted that Trump has no intention of keeping trader Vic a atthe Plaza. The Trumps want to get a new looking restaurant and that is also what we want Wade said. Sure trader Vic s has gotten Tacky but that s because nothing has been done to it in 12  trader Vic a which began in san Francisco still has More than 20 restaurants across the United states and in West Germany Japan and Canada Wade said. When the trader Vic s restaurant in new York was open its Loyal patrons included Richard Nixon who dined there while president in 1972. Group to broadcast ads on plight of homeless vets Boston a _ an organization of Vietnam veterans has created a series of advertisements narrated by Walter Cronkite and designed to focus attention on the estimated 80000 homeless veterans on America streets. The announcements for the Viet Nam veterans workshop Are shot in Grainy Black and White film using professional actors who Are All Vietnam combat veterans said Ken Smith president of the workshop. The spots unveiled tuesday will be broadcast on television and radio and shown in movie Heaters. The ads ask viewers to offer a pledge or Volunteer to help the workshop which Hopes to provide counselling or outreach centers for homeless veterans. Two and a half million americans went to Vietnam it says. All any of them Ever wanted Wasto come hom.6. For 80,000, Home has become the streets Home has become a cardboard Box an abandoned