European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page s the stars and stripes sunday March 5,1969 Mcfarline Given 2-year suspended sentence Washington a adviser Robert c. Mcfarland was Given a two year suspended sentence and ordered to perform 200 hours or Community service Tor withholding information from Congress about Covert . Support for the nicaraguan rebels when such Aid was banned by Lawman m. " " Mcfarland who was. I  adviser to former president Reagan and is expected to be a key witness against Oliver North asked to be sentenced on his guilty plea before testifying in the Iran come aria under Way in . District court ",. -. On March ii 1988, my Faune pfe9de�%i7tty to four Misdemeanour choir or of withholding information from Congress and agreed to cooperate with Independent counsel Lawrence e. Welsh s investigation of the Iran Contra affair. The former Marine lieutenant colonel became the first Iran con Ira figure to be punished for his role in the affair when he was sentenced by . District judge of " " " rom Hsun imposed the sentence after Mcfarland s attorney Leonard garment called his client an Hon orableman.". The Puttie servants in this country Are not to be found id be fore decent and More  Gar ment told he judge. His actions were taken out of a nigh sonic of duty a Strong sense of serving his country s  news update Condor s egg san Diego a an cd Laid in Captivity by an endangered California Condor last week is probably infertile the san Diego wild animal Park says. The egg has been examined under � High intensity lamp by the part s Lead Condor keeper Don sterner said Park spokesman Tom Hanscom. The egg was among three Laid at two Southern California zoos since feb. 20 in a program to save the endangered species. One of the eggs was previously declared infer tile a second egg is expected to Hatch Between april 17 and 21. All 28 of the California condors known to be alive Are in Captivity half at the los Angeles zoo and half Ai the san Diego Park. American express closing books in England far East As of oct/1 temperatures March 3 i u Taai k 1649. U 11 44 33 71 64 4 a i 51. Melv or. W 10 7 it 11vi n k. Is 4� .49 42 j1 0 1 n 65 51 h 4� h 41 j1 ?0 37if u is 00 � i a Oft 65 h of Oziri or in in Ujj 31 u Are 61. 61 50 63 m i s8 h  s4t limit c1y c ,pb.1 51sw  a .wt�mlltir.t-ahtt.r-nh, x id 4c � 41 � f3 h is 40 � 41 Al ill 09 if � 50 "0m � m 9 St is m 4f a 44 09 of m � 68 u 1303 j 0? it or a 6& 4 w k .70 1 .44 45 70 11 45 in european weather Wati after Al 4104 Drill be n a Al no Faiq. I Jim to mum in o Imp by a a or int vat Wjk tits mrs High 4 1 v a h Mvi c ii w Jun 0 41 u Era. F s4 of n h4hu1 4 1 36 a 5 hta y 32 19 17 9 to Bidav Edehl the department of defense is review ing a number of in opals from Compa Nies interested in providing military banking services in England and the far East beginning oct i but the company thai has the most experience in that re Gard no longer wants the Job. American Eipert tsp which has operated military banking facilities somewhere in the world since Shonley after the cod of world War a has told its employees it will get out of the business no later than sept. 30. That mean the last 49 a Civ can express Banks at us military base will close when the company s contracts to provide banking services in the United kingdom Iceland Panama Korea and the Philippines expire american express officials said. A defense department official in Washington  s his understanding that american express no longer is inner sled in running retail banking operations anywhere in the world and Hal the decision was made at the highest corporate Levels. Joe Saverino the company s general manager for military banking in new York said Only hat changes in the department of defense guidelines made it prohibitive for american express to continue As a banking contractor. He did not elaborate. He said the decision o pull out which was made by the company s Board of directors was a difficult  american express lost its bid to keep its banking facilities in West Germany. Greece and the Netherlands in Augusi 1981. Merchants National Bank of Indi Anapolis try won the contract and took Over from american express in May 1988. Tha contract has iwo More years to run. Also up for bid right now arc military banking operations in Japan and Okinawa and in Guam. Community Banks in All three locations have been run by the National Bank of fort Sam Houston for the last several years. The defense a pm ment would t say whether that san Antonio institution has submitted a proposal to continue its operations.  department official who spoke on the condition that he not be named said bids for the Newto Tracis were Sun jilted in february. Detailed technical review of the packages will last until May. A decision on a which Compa Nies will will. The various contracts should be made before the end of May he said. Barring any i foreseen delays the contracts will so oct. I. The of tibial did Ikid to specify How Many bidders were Niue rested in each contract area  name any of the companies submitting proposals. However a spokesman for merchants a company with More than s5.2 billion in assets hinted thai in might have bid on All or some of the remaining contract areas. F we be looked at All parts of the world Hal arc up Jar bid including the . And countries in the Pacific rim said Chris Lipkaman executive vice presi Dent of marketing and Public relations. American express officials said they might continue to run military Banks past the planned sell. 30 Dunning of the guard in some countries if the defense department determined no suitable bids . Saverino said american express employees were sent letters Noli tying them of he company s intentions As Long ago As december. The letter also stated that american express believes any new banking contractor will keep most of the Community Bank s work Force on Board according to a Bank employee in eng land. When asked Why customers were not notified at the same time Saverino said we did t want to announce Illo the Public. We thought it would t . Inc Dod until the bids were  Saverino said he thought  would notify its customers by mail in the next couple of weeks Marine corps disqualifies 135 illegally signed recruits Pittsburgh a the marines have told 135 Young people who signed up for the corps but were not scheduled to report until later not to bother show ing up because their recruitment were fraudulent  really weren t Quali fied a spokesman said word of their release from the corps delayed entry program follows the ois Missal of 30 recruits last month from Boot Camp at Parris Island . All the dismissals Stem from the discovery that High. School diplomas were fabricated and criminal and medical records were disa Gard cd by the Pittsburgh re Niit ing station said corps spokesman  w. Mclean at Parn Island. Investigators concluded that recruiters signed up Young men who weren t qualified in order to meet their recruitment quotas. Records of an additional 20 recruits in the delayed entry program Are being re viewed he said Friday. Mclean said car incr last week that maj. George a. Eberhart or head of the Pittsburgh recruiting station and is of his recruiters were relieved of duty and that iwo additional recruiters received administrative warnings because of the improper recruiting. In All there Are 47 recruiters assigned to Pittsburgh. None of the Young men sent Home. From Boot Camp or released from the do la de Niy program faces any disciplinary charges officials said. The actions follow an investigation triggered by a suburban Pittsburgh re Cruit s claim that his Recruiter enlisted him even though he knew the Young map had a severe stomach ulcer that should have disqualified him. The recruit had of be hospitalized while Al Boot Camp. Mclean said 30 rear iils were sent Home rom boo Camp after a review of �3 questionable cases. He said on thurs Day that in addition 135 of nearly.700 recruits in i in corps Dclay cd Calis Lmont program were also released Over the same reasons that the others were Dis qualified for the delayed enlist mint program Al lows recruits to commit themselves to the corps without reporting to Boot Camp until up to six months later. Rep. Doug Walgren d-pa., Suid he met with the Marine corps congressional Liaison and was told the marines have never experienced this widespread a problem in their memory with fab1 Ricald recruitment. This is a very High number of recruit ers in a relatively Small Pool for them All to be involved in what is clearly a serious violation of Niles Walgren said. That number suggests they arc  diary pressure to produce or it s some thing far widespread beyond this recruit ing station the head of the army recruiting Bai Lalion in Pittsburgh said thursday that n Surprise inspection in november found six instances of possible improper recruiting. Four recruits were recommended for dismissal and two costs have not been resolved said col. Randell Wilkes. Laos won f of . Search for Mia remains Bangkok Thailand a Laos on saturday refused to allow . Experts to enter inc country for a scheduled excavation to starch Tor the remains of missing. U.5. Soldiers a spokesman for the . Embassy in Bangkok said. A\st4-Membcr team was to Fly to Laos Board two transport planes saturday morning but the laotians do not give the planes Clear Ancelo enter spokesman Ross cuing to fid. Me refused to com ment the asked Why. The laotians May have been re acting to recent . Claims they arc not cooperating in the Campaign against illegal drugs. In an annual report on the drug War released wednesday presi Dent Bush  that Laos be added to the list of countries declared Ine Gible or . Aid be cause of their alleged support Tor drug trafficking. The United states is trying to account for 547 of in Lodi cars lined As missing in action in Laos during the ,-Vicmam,Wir. Laos and the United states have con ducted four joint excavations for remains the first in febuary 1985