European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2the stars and stripes wednesday april 12,1989 members of promotion Board Praise Ngo evaluation report  Bureau Washington members of the first promotion Board to make extensive use of the army s new no evaluation report arc giving it High Marks in every area. In comments o the army s personnel command members of the 1989 ser Gunnis major promotion Board said inflated ratings a chronic problem under inc old system Are much less evident. They also said inc form s Etc of narrative comments makes it easier to pick the most qualified candidates.  the e-9 Board completed its selection last month after reviewing 10,000 re cords of candidates eligible for promo Tion 10 sergeant major or appointment to command sergeant major. The Board was the first real measure of inc year old report because More than half of the records reviewed contained Al least one no evaluation report and some had two wrote maj. Gen.  commander of he 9ih inf div motorized at fort Lewis wash.,and president of the Board. The new report is clearly a Winner Shalikashvil said. Where present the no ers served heir intended purpose very Well they enabled Board members to select the very Best for advancement to  enlisted Grade. The no or was implemented in. Phases according to rank. Sergeants major first sergeants and master sergeants received their first quarterly coun Sel ing under he new system Tasi june. Sergeants major therefore were among the first to have their annual evaluation report based on the quarterly counselling sessions required under the program. Sergeants first class staff sergeant and promo Abl sergeants started the sys tem in september and sergeants not on a promotion list began in december their annual evaluations will not take place until later this year except for individuals who have a change of Rater evaluation. The no or is vastly different from its predecessor the enlisted evaluation report,.of Eer numerical scores with a maximum of 125, have been eliminated in favor of boxes to Check and Short com ments called bullets that make specific notations about a promotion candidate. The by slim  kinds of ratings excellence Success and needs  a. Success rating  the performance Standard and raters must justify every Excel Lence or needs improvement Nui Alion with Bullet statements. Army personnel officials say the new system will Minimi a the inflation that was to prevalent in the re system that those forms were often of link use to promotion boards. Shalikashvil said the bullets make it t a a for Board members to identify in stances where an excellence Block i cheeked but the comments justify Only a Success  reports where All the Excel Lence blocks arc checked and the bullets reflect Success Don t fool Board Mem Bers he said on the contrary the re port reflecting Success in All areas with solid hard hitting specific bullets often carries More  also praised lie farm s detailed duty descriptions that enable the Board to promote candidates Excel Lingin inc most demanding jobs. The duly description is key Shalikashvil said when properly com Klc cd it gives the Board a Good idea of us Tough the Job  input from the senior Rater formerly known As inc endorser also is crucial to promotion boards using the no or he  the senior Rater categorizes an no s potential for promotion As Supe rior that no is normally fully Quali fied for promotion in the eyes of the Board he said. Soviet sub Captain s heroism praised Moscow a p the Captain of a nuclear submarine that caught fire and Sank Iff Norway pulled one last Sailor through the smoke filled Hatch before plunging into the icy Waters and dying a he struggled to reach his Trow reports said tuesday. Soviet Media praised the bravery of the 69 Crew members 1 of whom died when the submarine caught  Sankin the norwegian sea on Friday the toss news Agency said capt 1 is c Luss Yevgeny Vanin was the last person to leave the submarine when it started to sink a her the Crew could not up Oul he fire. Bui prior to that he looked once again Imp the submarine s exit half belching Oul smoke. One of the seamen was  said the commander helped him to get out and Only after that he dived into the icy water swimming Lourd the inflatable life rafts. But too much Energy was expended in the struggle for saving the submarine and in helping his comrades. The com Mander died Bufi fellow  fore the very eyes of his four survivors from the nuclear submarine that Sank Oil Norway with a inns Tif 42 lives from left Leonid Zayats Yuri pod Gromov Sergei a Voruz and Igor Orlov 8th inf div i goes on trial in Turk s death  Seal tarhor Mainz Wes Germany a military judge and jury hear opening statements tuesday in inc trial of an 8lh inf div Soldier charged in inc stabbing death of a17-year-old turkish woman. Spec. Emery a Franklin Iii of Btry a i Siun 59lh air defense arty has pleaded not guilty to charges of pre meditated murder and murder in the course of an attempted rape. The 21-year-old is alleged to have killed Melina Uzun Karanfil Between Midnight and 2 . On sept 30,1988, m the  Forest in the Gonson licit Section of Mainz Franklin could receive the death penalty if convicted on either count. In opening statements Cape an Drew o. Oosterbaan said the prosecution would attempt to prove that Franklin drove Uzun Karanfil from a downtown disco to the of Brit pre serve where lie attempted to rape her stabbed her More than 90 times and to Cal her body civilian defense attorney John Nolan said he planned a prove not Only that his client was innocent but also that no evidence Points to pre meditation or attempted rape in the death. Judge la col. Gary v. Caa a and a jury of officers and senior cos also heard testimony tuesday from soldiers who frequent the Mainz i Dorf disco called the City House by soldiers. Among other witnesses introduced tuesday were Lite a Tim j sister her Best Friend and an army lieutenant who discovered the body while tagging the morning after her death -. -. A Franklin a native of oaklandcalif., has worked As a stinger and redeye anti aircraft missile gunner at Mccurey Barracks in Wacker him correction an article Friday about catalytic con Verter testing listed an incorrect eligibility Dale.  and civilian workers who registered vehicles with converters intact in the Netherlands after Jan 19s6, arc eligible for the plumb Tesmo testing program. Office smooths Way through German phone Maze Nyji Tijones slut writer Darmstadt i West German Darmstadt Mili Lary Community officials Are taking some of the hassles out of dealing with the German phone system through a new office that May serve As a Model for other communities located at Nathan Hale depot a new telecommunication office is designed to help american through the often difficult administrative process of getting or cancelling phone service calculating Bills makmg.de-. Posits or Getling faulty equipment repaired the English speaking stuff members of the German phone company s Darmstadt Center also can assist with programming answering machines Selling up payments for overdue Bills and settling final Bills. The office however does not accept pay Cal for monthly Bills. A major advantage of the program is that it s not limited to people living in Dar Madl. Officials say they will serve anyone in the Vicinity. And the possibility exists that the program will expand to other communities said Herbert Dobner the phone company s Procci officer for inc program. This is an initiative started in Darmstadt and has t Sci been publicized in Oiher telecommunication centers bin if the. Response is positive i m quite sur that centers in other areas will pick it up Dobner they have started a committee on the Federal level that is concerned with tasks like this. That Are Lookin since the military installations in Germany consider other offices like this one. The bund spas is the Federal German Agency that runs the phone service. I believe it s a Good idea Dobner said and its unthinkable to take it Back because it facilitates things for the americans the new program is the result of a suggestion by John fryc an organizational analyst for inc 32nd army air defense come to Darmstadt. Fryc said he submitted the suggestion in the  1987 after witnessing a newly assigned sergeant s i ils while trying to become integrated int Unity and establish herself in a new Job. All i wanted was something for the troops to Stop the bureaucratic Nightmare Fri said. I thought per haps instead of having soldiers go downtown applications could be Given to the person in the Bunde Spost who could have them shipped on a regular  the chief administrator for the telecommunications office in Darmstadt said talks Between americans and his office about Telephone service started about two years ago. These discussions were based on experiences that certain German service rules and regulations i do not match with the american once and Toner Cypre. Do con fuse your soldiers and their families Raiher Benisch said at the office s opening ceremony thursday the Darmstadt office open of six month trial basis is on the second floor of the 575lh personnel service co building 4110, Ai Nathan Hale. The office will be open from noon to 2 . The first and third monday of each month except on German and Ameri can holidays since both the tint and third monday in May Are German holidays the office will be open tuesday May 2 and 16. People also May Call the office  Aiofiljl-30?3s09. Dobner said that depending on the number of customers the telecommunication office will expand its hours and offer a greater selection of phones to choose front