European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Lay liar stripes Nic Jcj the stars and stripes Good morning vol. 48. No 311 thursday february 22. 1990 n a i su., d 8693 a Pentagon lifts civilian Job freeze for commissaries child centers by the slurs und stripes Washington the defense department has exempted military commissaries and child care centers Irum its civilian hiring free a and opened som positions for military spouses. Pentagon officials said wednesday. The decision which went into effect feb. 16. Was announced by Christopher Jehn. The assistant Secretary of defense for Force management and personnel. In addition to paving the Way for hiring at military food stores and care centers i allowed one military spouse to l e hired for every two vacancies. Moreover each of the services May fill up to 1.000 medical staff and medical support personnel positions in hospitals and medical care facilities. More positions can be exempted from the Frucce on a Casc by Casc basis when it is deemed essential for medical needs. Also to handle operational emergencies the military sea lift come May fill up to 35 positions without prior Clear Ance. Previously exemptions to the Frece covered Only teachers College and University personnel non appropriated fund positions foreign military sales person Nel and some selected jobs in Berlin. In an interview wednesday in Frank Furt. West Germany the head of the army commissary system said that the free a s end was in response to com Manders complaints about the possible effect on service to the troops. But Brig. Gen. Charles e. St. Arnau also said that the commissaries had not suffered As much As he had expected. We did t feel the pain As we thought we would. But i think if we had continued for a length of time. Shelf stocking would have gone Down and lines Wouldhave gotten said St. Arnaud. Who is on a visit to european commit sea see freeze on Back Page medical unit issues recoil of Alp Wosser by St of. Taylor Munich Bureau the 7th medical come issued a recall of Altwasser bottled water wednesday after inspectors found unsanitary conditions at a company bottling Plant. The recall Means that two of the three bottled Waters carried by the commissary services arc unavailable forsake. I Errier water was recalled worldwide Keb. 15, after bin Cne was detected in some bottles. A third Brand. Appolin ans. Remains on Sale at military food stores. The medical command notified commissaries and the army and air Force Exchange service that All sales of Altwasser should be suspended spokesman Dave Stewart said late last month shelf samples revealed that some see recall on Back Page crowds cheer Kohl s speech in e. Germany Frol it. Lust Germany Aimin his first Campaign Slop in East Germany West German Han Villor Helmut Kohl told cheering crowds that Pence will emanate from a United nation and his country s social Security system will protect them Kohl was kicking off a conservative in Idamc s Campaign for East Germany s March in elections the country s first free Vole alter 411 scars of communist West get nun politicians who then Selv s Ijac the votes m december Are increasingly Usu g East Germany s election Campaign to promote thei and their causes. Meanwhile. East Germany s Deputy defens ister and chief of staff Aid wednesday the Law see Kohl on Back Page classed offs a i cd president Vaclav Havel wednesday places a Wreath at the Tomb of the unknown Soldier during a visit in Arlington National cemetery. Aiding soviet reforms will help czechs most Havel says wish incl on i aim a Eiho Szivak presi Dent Vaclav Havel told Congress wednesday ins nation is returning to Europe from decades of soviet domination and asked lawmakers to help by pressing the soviet Union to stay on its own Road it democracy in a speech to a joint Meeng of the House an Senate that was More philosophical than political the play Wrighi turned Percsi Donl also said americans need to learn along with his country How to put morality ahead of politics science and Havel who reluctantly accepted the popular mandate of his country to Lead during us time of rapid transition received a two minute standing ovation from the standing room Only crowd in the House chamber and he appeared somewhat prised Ai the he began to speak. . Tennis Star and former c Echo slovak Cilien Martina Navratilova dabbed continued on Page 24 Magazine today
