European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday May 12,1989 is reached ouf Soff fou cried Uncle Sam in William j. Bartman Washington Bureau Washington it s no secret that Federal employees try to sneak in inc occasional personal phone Call at government expense but when 350 service members stationed in Korea rang up half a million dollars in unauthorized phoning the Pentagon called foul. Somebody had leaked the 99 Lon distance code and the Access code and it just went on from there said sgt. 1st class Byron Collins a spokesman for the army criminal investigation come which has launched an investigation into the dastardly dealing. This is the first time i be heard of illegal phone Calls going this  the Calls were made Over the last year or so from Seoul Pusan and Points Between through a Hookup with the korean phone system that in turn Bills the army for the Calls. While they would t discuss techniques Collins and capt. Joseph j. Pfanzelter an investigative Clinef expressed Confidence that the callers will be caught. Some of the offenders already have been billed and have paid up. Several others came for Ward voluntarily after hearing about the investigation Collins said. While most of the unauthorized Calls lasted a few minutes and Cost less than $100, several ran into hundreds of dollars. Investigators already know the identity of the biggest offender a Soldier who tallied up $9,000 Worth of Calls to a location in the United states. Where they got the code i have no idea Collins said. While the number generally is known Only to Telephone operators and business managers we have no idea from base to base How Many people have Access to it. It s determined by the  when the Sharp increases surfaced Over a period of months investigators began to Check what Calls were made How Many were Long distance and whether they were authorized Collins said. At last count More than $500,000 Worth of the Calls were unauthorized. As the investigation continues the amount of Money and number of people involved could increase. Collins said the time it too to detect the illegal Calls was lengthened because of delays by the korean phone company in Billing the army. Punishment for the offenders in addition to Mak ing them pay for the Calls will be determined by individual commanders he said. However he raised the possibility of court martial for the person who placed $9,000 Worth of Calls. Students can get a leg up on College credit by Dave Walczak education writer Willinghan West Germany High school students who Lake honors or advanced placement courses next school year will Sec their Grade Point averages Rise the director of the military s Over seas school system said. John Stremple said department of defense dependents schools students will begin receiving weighted grades for honors or advanced placement courses in an attempt to give them a leg up in applying for College. Honors courses require added course work. Advanced placement courses re news update a quire added work but also follow a curriculum designed by an educational test ing firm. Students who participate in the placement classes also can take tests at the end of the course that can result in College credit. Under Stremple s program students who take honors or advanced placement courses will receive one extra Grade Point added to the traditional 4-3-2-1 Point system where an a is Worth 4 Points and a d Worth i Point. An a in an honors class now will be Worth 5 Points. Many school districts do this sir ample said in unveiling the system during a speech wednesday night. We re trying to place our kids on the same Starling Block As other  the added Points will not apply to Ward a student s class ranking and will play no part in determining school valedictorians. Strum pc said the idea for weighted grades came from student representatives serving on the advisory Council on dependents education a panel that advises the overseas school system on Aca Demic issues. Regional directors said the honors and advanced placement courses will be open to All students. School system officials have promised to hire additional teachers in the fall to ensure that honors or advanced place ment courses exist at All High schools. Strum pc also announced that the school system will Institute a mandatory attendance policy beginning next school year. He gave no details. Calling teaching the greatest profession Strum pc vowed to continue a pol icy of meeting with teachers whenever possible. I be been accused often of paying at Tention to teachers he said. They do our work. I m concerned about their morale. I will not let their concerns Over ride those of children but unless we have a satisfied teaching Force we re in serious  rebel suspect seized Manila. Philippines a a suspected communist rebel has been arrested in connection with last month s killing of a . Army colonel the philippine military announced thursday. Col. Ramsey Ocampo Bataan provincial commander said Ricar do Prestosa 29, was arrested wednesday at his Home in Tinalu Pihan. About 40 Miles West of Manila. No charges have been filed so far Ocampo said. House pane looking closely of plan to sell Only . Meat at commissaries army releases name of go killed by train Schwabish a mind West Ger Many army officials released on thursday the name of the 56th Field arty come Soldier who was killed by a train while crossing the tracks tuesday. Sgt. Victor l. Sweat 28, worked in the training and operations Section of the command s he Bury at Bismarck Cavern. He is survived by his wife Virginia of Marietta a. Stepdaughters Michelle c. Jackson 10, and Carla s. Tucker 6 and Stepson Michael b. Jackson 11. A memorial service is scheduled for 3 . Today in Rodman theater at Bis Marck Cavern. . Postpones remainder of tour Munich West Germany . Has postponed the remaining dates of its european Lour promoters said thurs Day. Drummer Bill Berry became ill wednesday in Munich and was taken to a Hospital. New dates will be announced As soon As they arc available. Tickets will remain valid for the new shows. By Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington Congress still miffed Over a european economic Community ban on importing hormone cd beef from the United states wants to push ahead with a plan to halt sales of local meat at military commissaries in Europe. Since announcing its displeasure with the ban in March the mouse armed services committee has been gathering details on How the military could Stock commissaries in Europe exclusively with . Meal in retaliation for the dec ban. A staff member with the committee s morale welfare and recreation panel said lawmakers have been asking military officials what it would take to arrange for shipments of . Meat to Europe but he could not comment on potential com Mittee actions. We re looking very closely at it but anything we do would be part of our de sense authorization Bill and that s been pushed Back because of the recent de sense budget revision the staffer said. We won t have anything definitive to say until mid to late june at the ear  the military currently ships . Meal to commissaries in the Pacific a Muchmore complicated logistical undertaking which would Lead you to believe thai it could be done in Europe if the funding was there the staffer said. That will be the key. It s Tough to initiate anything new in this budget Cli mate he said. We understand the need to Send a signal to the europeans but we really have to Analyse All the ins and oils of this before we jump Inlo  most of the products sold in the 131 military commissaries in Europe which generate sales of $764 million annually come from the uni cd states. The Effort 19 ban foreign meat in european commissaries was launched Byre. Kika de la Garza a Texas chair Man of the House agriculture commit tee who argued that the United states should t be buying from european sources while the europeans arc closing their markets to . Products. Before the ban . Cattle producers had been shipping an average of $100 million Worth of beef each year to be countries an agriculture committee staffer said. Last week an interim agreement was reached that allows the United states to resume shipments of untreated beef which has totalled $15 million annually the dec originally included that beef inthe ban because . Inspectors refused to certify that it was in fact untreated. But the agreement Calls for cattle ranchers to pay for animal inspections by dec approved veterinarians before ship ment and then arrange to have the Ani Mals slaughtered Only in . Plants that arc certified by the dec. That will be costly and i Don t think Many beef producers will want to do it the committee staffer said. We re still a Long Way from resolving this  Pentagon officials said . Meat in european commissaries would be about twice As costly As local products because of higher shipping and handling costs. Lawmakers arc aware that shipping . Meat to Europe would be More expensive and they will seek to avoid Finan Cial hardship for  and their families a military official said. They know that we re sensitive about adding to living expenses in Europe at a time when the Dollar is relatively Low he said. Congress agrees with us that any Price increase in meat would have to be offset somehow possibly in the form of an increase in the Cost Oflia veg allow Ance or a Federal subsidy. Last year commissaries in Europe sold 46 million pounds of dec beef Worth $55 million. . Meat is shipped to commissaries in the Pacific because local products Are not available or arc of poor  current Law All meat served in troop dining Halls worldwide must come from the United states. Bush in excellent health doctors find by the los Angeles times Washington president Bush is in excellent health his doctors reported wednesday after he underwent his first physical examination As president. A sebaceous cyst on the third Finger of his right hand was drained and Bush returned to the White House from by Thesda naval medical Center with a Small Bandage on the wound. A sebaceous cyst is a Small benign growth be Neath the skin. White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said the cyst had been pre sent for Many years and was not considered a medical problem for the 64 year old president. President Bush is in extremely sound physical condition or. Burton Lee the president s personal physician said in a written statement. Today s examination shows him to be in excellent health. He has no significant symptoms related to any of his Organ