European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday May 27,1989 Schroeder proposes legislation for military relocation centers b William  Washington Bureau Washington rep. Patricia Schroeder has proposed legislation that would create relocation centers to help Scricc members find such things As housing child care and jobs for spouses when they arrive at new duty stations. The centers arc needed because the permanent change of station allowances now in place arc inadequate the Colora do Democrat id in proposing the Bill on thursday. Stic cited a july 1988 sur vey of army families in which half of the respondents reported in reimbursed moving expenses of $500 or More on their last move. This is a Burden that is unacceptable to put on our enlisted Scricc members and their families Schroeder said. The congresswoman s staff could not immediately explain How the centers would save Money for . The proposal received lukewarm sup port from such lobbying organizations As the National military family association and the non commissioned offi cers association. Schmo Cdr s Bill is being proposed to Congress during a time it is looking for ways to Cut the defense budget not add to it. However she argues that the legis lation which has 12 co sponsors is Low Cost and would Benefit military morale performance and retention of personnel. Airman sentenced to 18 months in fail Hahn a West Germany is an airman assigned to the 50th trans so has been sentenced to 18 months in Pris on for beating the 4-Monlh-od son of his american Roommate a base spokesman said Friday. Airman 1st class Jody a. Bobcock 23, also received a bad conduct discharge was reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade and ordered to forfeit All pay and allow ances during his general court martial on tuesday staff sgt. Johnny Rea said. The incident occurred feb. 3 after to . Fa/1 ship rescues 2 men off Nova Scotia Halifax. Nova Scotia a the american tall ship Pride of Baltimore ii. Which replaced a Topsail Schooner that Sank in 1986, rescued two men thursday whose fishing boat was sinking. Officials at the Halifax search and res Cue Center said most Rescue aircraft in the area were grounded by dense fog when the distress Call came in from the 36-foot miss Clara at 2 . The Pride of Baltimore ii which was sailing for Halifax to promote Maryland tourism picked up the Call and was near the site about 25 Miles off Nova Scotia s South Shore near port Mouton. Coast guard vessels four other fishing boats and an aircraft from Prince Edward Island had set out when the Rescue Center was told at 2 21 . That the Pride ii had taken the two men offa life raft. Beck picked the child up from a Babysitter and brought the 4-month-old to the Home he shared with the Mother who also is assigned at Hahn. Bobcock placed the crying child on a Couch and when hews unable to Stop the crying hit the child three or four times in the Chest and stomach with his fist Ria said. The Mother brought the child who was unable to retain food or liquids and was discharging blood in his Stool to the base Hospital. The child then was taken to Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center near . At Lan Stuhl doctors determined that the child s injuries were life threatening and operated to repair his torn organs he said. The child has recovered and now lives with a grandmother in the United states Ria said. Bobcock is being held in the army confinement facility in Mannheim. The base did not release the names of the Mother and the child. Cafes electronics Sale expanded to 13 Sites Munich West Germany is responding to customer complaints the army and air Force Exchange service plans to hold us an Nual electronics Sale starting sunday at 13 locations in West Germany Ber Lin and England an Exchange spokes Man said Friday. Previous sales usually held in con Junction with car shows took place Only in Kaiser Lautem West Ger Many. Although popular the sales resulted in complaints from customers who had to drive Long distances maj. Charles Hayes  upcoming Sale which features $20 million in merchandise has been spread among ii locations in West Germany and at Raf Lakenheath England and Berlin. The locations in West Germany Are Augsburg Frank Furt Forth Karlstedt Hanau Heidel Berg Kaiser Lautem Rhein main a Schweinfurt Stuttgart and Wurzburg. Shoppers can save up to 30 percent or More on a variety of stereo and video equipment brought in from Exchange warehouses one time buys and Vendor consignments. In addition about $2 Mil lion Worth of recorded music and video tapes has been brought in for the Sale. The Sale continues through june 4, with some stores expanding hours Hayes said. Eagle scout b1tburg a West Germany a senior at Pitburg High school has been awarded the rank of Eagle scout the highest Honor in scouting. James e. Wis 18, is a member of the order of the Arrow and has been in scouting for 10 years. For his Eagle project he collected 400 bottles of unused and outdated medi Cines. He is the son of master sgt. Larry and Patricia wis. Go convicted on drug charges Forth West Germany is a 17th Field arty Soldier has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for using and distributing cocaine. Pvt. 2 Ronnie Mcphail of Btry a 5th in imported the drug through the mail from the United Stales and then sold it Olivia of Char of the Nurnberg Public affairs office said Friday. Mcphail also was Given a dishonourable discharge reduced to the lowest Grade and ordered to forfeit All pay and allow ances in his May 20 court martial. Pvt. 1 Deron b. Clayton assigned to the unit s Btry a who got cocaine from Mcphail and distributed it to two other soldiers was sentenced to two years in a separate trial on april 18, Cher said. Mcphail and Clayton were convicted of conspiracy to distribute distributing and using cocaine. Clayton also received a bad conduct discharge and was ordered to for Feit $500 per month for 24 months. News updates Cabinet switch Buenos Aires Argentina a lame Duck president Raul Alfonsin on thursday replaced his Economy minister after weeks of political paralysis and economic deterioration led hungry people to loot food stores. Jesus Rodriguez chairman of the budget and Treasury committee in the chamber of deputies was named Economy minister to replace Juan Carlos Pugl Csc who lasted less than two months in the Job. Rodriguez 33. Is Alfonsin s fourth Economy minister. Pugliese 74, moved Over to the Interior ministry. More expulsions London a Britain expelled four czechoslovak diplomats thursday a week after ordering out 11 soviets. Prime minister Margaret Thatcher said the crackdown was vital regardless of the effect upon our  in Moscow the Kab said it had evidence that three British journalists subsequently expelled engaged in spying. It was the first Lime the soviets had published detailed accusations against the three. The foreign office accused the four czechoslovak of activities in compatible with their status Diplo Matic parlance for spying. Private Given life term in prison for murder Mainz West Germany an 8th inf div private was sentenced to life in Pris on thursday for the Jan. 7 murder of another Soldier outside a bar near Mainz a division spokesman said Friday. Pvt. Darryl q. Morgan of co. A 4th in 34th Armor was convicted of unpremeditated murder assault and Battery and being absent without leave maj. Michael f. Maher said. Morgan stabbed pvt. Joseph r. Seitz of Btry a i St in 59lh air defense arty in the neck with a broken bottle. Scitz died at the scene. Morgan pleaded guilty to Only the awol charge and was convicted of All charges after a three Day general court martial. In addition to he life sentence mor Gan was sentenced to forfeit All pay and allowances and a dishonourable discharge he will serve his sentence at fort Leavenworth Kan. Correction the schedule for the Ivy 30 kilo Etc bicycle events at the Ramstein Village Portheim Olympia in thursday s Volks March Section of stripes Magazine was  Correct dates for the cycling events arc sunday from 2 to 4 ., and monday from 7 . To 2 . New system to skip temporary car registration by Daryl e. Green Kaisim Lauvern Bureau Pir Masens West Germany motorists in 29 military communities in West Germany no longer will have to obtain temporary License plates and vehicle registrations starting in october. Instead they will be Able to pick up permanent plates and registrations on the first visit to a local  Tion office. Officials decided to remove the  Road Ock after testing the program in six military communities this Spring. Under this system anybody desiring a vehicle registration can go to their Community and obtain it said Jeanette a. Johnson Usa eur vehicle registry spokeswoman. The test began in january in the army military communities of Parma sons Mainz kit Zingen and graft Nib or and Ramstein and Hahn Abs. It becomes a permanent program in those communities thursday. It will be expanded in october to 29inland vehicle registration Points South of Gic Ssan that receive vehicles shipped from Bremerhaven. Johnson said the expansion would not be completed until october because we have to develop new software to handle that Many  the new system will eliminate a wait of up to eight weeks for the permanent plates officials said. Under the system used in most communities an individual presents a vehicle registration form an insurance card and a Check or Money order for $10 at the Community vehicle registration Center. Normally the paperwork is taken and sent to Heidelberg and the individual is Given a temporary License plate and temporary registration said capt. Mary Ann Cummings Provost marshal at the Parma sons military Community. Then in about six to eight weeks they get their permanent plates in the mail. And then they have to come Back in and turn in their temporary plates and gel the Parma Nants under the new system someone buy ing a new car that docs not require an inspection makes one visit to the vehicle registration Center instead of two. People registering vehicles that require inspection Are issued permanent plates and Given three Days to show proof of inspection. Forty additional vehicle registration centers mostly in Small communities will join the program if they acquire the vehicle registry computer system. There will probably be some who will still Issue temporary plates Johnson said