European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 06, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pane 2 the stars and stripes saturday May 6, 1589 army test program punches out timecards by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Mannheim. West Germany the army is test ing n program that finance officials Hope will eliminate time and attendance cards for appropriated fund and school system workers in Usa eur. The move to automated time and attendance also is aimed at taking the fear out of payday for the 38,000 civilians Many of whom have been plagued by lost or delayed timecards. The program created by the army in Europe s directorate of information management is being tested in five organi actions in the military communities at Mannheim and Worms. The lest Sites include such so called work centers As the Mannheim Middle school the civilian personnel office in Mannheim an the Worms directorate of resource management. About 200 employees Are affected by the test. Designers of the program began by putting the exist ing timecard in a computer format said Charissa Schliep. Manager of the automated time and Atten dance project. Data for each employee is entered by work Cente timekeepers onto computer Ili is using desk top computers already in use at the locations. The disks Are then Given to the local civilian personnel office which compiles the data and electronically transmits the in formation to the 266lh theater finance come. Where the pay is processed. Safeguards built into the system will enable common errors such As incorrect math to he caught at the work Center. Schliep said. Transmitting the data to the 26dth theater finance come will All but eliminate lost pay records and Speed up the correction process she s lid. The Cost of setting up the system is not yet known. Schliep said but a Survey conducted by the finance com Mand indicated that Many army communities already have compatible computer systems in place she said. Since the lest is Only in its second pay period officials Are reluctant to say when it might be implemented command wide. There Are a lot of variables involved and we Don t want something in the Field before we Are sure it will be etl cd tic said col. Jerry heard commander of the 266th. Hut. He added. The word is getting out because Community commanders Are starting to Call asking when they can get  the time and attendance concept is similar to one the army is testing in the United states Schliep said. That system the Standard army civilian pay system redesigned is expected to be in use in Usa eur by 1991 or 1992, she said. Eliminating time and attendance cards were among several proposals for civilian pay system improvements made to Usa eur commander Gen. Crostic Saint in october. Heard said. Included in the proposals was a mandate that civil Ian paychecks be sent directly to a Bank or credit Union that idea could t be forced on civilians Al ready employed by the command but it is mandatory for All civilians hired since february. Another proposal suggested eliminating timecards for employees of the overseas schools system altogether since they Are salaried workers. However that idea must be approved by the school system and the teach ers Union heard said. Baby food Back in commissaries Raf i.akfn1ieath. England is air Force health officials have or dered the restocking of Chin baby food at three commissaries in England after deciding that a a or Blade found inside one Jar was not put there purposely. All Heinz baby food was removed from store shelves at Raf Lakin Heath Mildenhall and Sculthorpe on april 27. After a woman returned a Jar of strained Cereal with a  Blade stuck to the Bottom of the Container the liken health environmental health officer 1.1. Col. Laura k. Corrow or dered the products off the shelves at the three stores which share the same Ware House. Officials at the food and drug administration and Heinz investigated the claim to see if it was related to the baby food scare that has gripped Britain in recent  did t appear to be a Case of Tam Pering so the decision was made to put it Back on the  a base spokesman said. Corrow believes the Industrial Type Blade accidentally got into the Jar some where in the factory. Services planned for Accident victim heir Iron. West Germany is a memorial sen ice was scheduled for 11 . Today in the Wharton Barrac Schapel for the Soldier killed tuesday in a training Accident in wild Luecken. Pic. Reginald Blackwell of the 237th engr in at Wharton Barracks died during training exercise when the tractor trailer he was driving hit a tree and caught fire a 7ih engr brigade spokesman said ill Ackwell. 22. Of will supp City. A. Joined the army in january 1988 and had been stationed in Heilbronn since july. Blackwell s wife. Jacquline was preparing to join her husband in Europe when the Accident occurred the spokesman said. Hews update murderer s Honor London a a convicted murderer who has been elected honorary president of the student Union of the London school of economics says he did not want the position. Winston Silcott one of three men jailed for life for hacking a policeman to death during a 1985 in North London disavowed the Honor in a letter published in the Independent newspaper Friday. He was elected to the one year ceremonial office april 27. Is Juat pm Obi students at Patch High school in Stutt Gart West Germany pounce on lag team wrestlers in a morass of Gelatin and ice during jello mania on thurs Day. The squish out included compel be la of brother Lions int uiting a lot of slipping and flip Ping and inevitable trips to the washing machine. The wrestling followed no hands Gelatin eating race a Gelatin sculpture contest and a game of Slaugh Ter in which five member teams try to mine a basketball across the Gelatin pit on their Knees. Jello mania was sponsored by the local chapter of 1 risk a drug education organization. Peri Given until May 20 to enter plea in spy Case by  i1o\\   stuff writer fam i it. West Deriv pm 11th amid  regt Soldier juried with espionage has been Given until May 20 to enter a plea in his Case and choose the Type of jury for his court martial a v corps spokesman said Friday. The judge in the Case  instructed Peri and his defense team composed of two military and two civilian attorneys to submit All motions by that Dale maj. Samuel Taylor said. Spec. Michael a Peri a military intelligence specialist assigned to Liq troop. Lith army Cav regt in Fulda. Will retried by general court martial on june 5. Taylor said. Maj. William g. Stokes and Apt Craig t. Trebilock both with the trial defense service in Frankfurt will Seive As pen s military defense Tours cos the names of Peri s civilian attorneys were not released. Taylor said. La i  Ninuel vhf. Natue May House to be tried by a military judge a panel of five officers or a panel made up of both officers and enlisted soldiers. Peri liar been in custody at the army confinement facility in Mannheim since March 4. The Soldier disappeared from his unit on feb. 21 alter signing out a military vehicle and taking a Lap lop computer. During his 12-Day absence authorities feared that the 21-year-old Soldier had defected to East Germany. Besides espionage. Pen also has been charged with being absent without leave illegal entry into East Germany unlawful Possession of classified documents the Transfer of classified document to  Germany larceny of military properly and falsification of an official statement. Eagle scout Sembach a. West Germany a ninth grader at Sembach Junior High school advanced to Eagle scout the highest Honor in boy scouting in a re cent ceremony. Christopher s. Summer Licud 15, has been in scouting for eight years and has earned 30 Merit badges. For his Eagle scout award he organized and directed it bicycle safety Rodeo at Sam Bach. Summerfield and other scouts from troop 266 spent More than 100 hours con ducting the Rodeo for members of the local military Community. Summerfield also is a member of the order of the Arrow the highest recognition for boy scout campers. The teen Ager is the son of col. Scott and Jane Summerfield and a second generation Eagle scout. His father received the Eagle award in 1958. To earn the Eagle scout award a boy scout must fulfil requirements in the areas of leadership service and outdoor skills. This includes at least 21 Merit badges and an average of 100 hours on a Community project