European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a the stars and stripes sunday april 8/1990commissary Kosher food delayed by Randy Mcclain staff writer As Many As half of the products ordered for passover by . Military commissaries in Europe May not arrive in time for the traditional jewish Holiday. J passover begins at Sundown monday with the seder the feast that commemorates the exodus of the jews from Egypt. But Denise Gomes a spokeswoman for the army commissary system said a number of products Arentt yet on the shelves because of transportation delays. A some products ordered from sources in Israel will not arrive until monday or later due to mechanical problems on Board the ship they re loaded on a Gomes said in a statement Friday. Among products Likely to be late Are be file fish some Kosher soups and cake mixes. Air Force officials said they Are experiencing similar delays. Delivery of matzo the unleavened Cracker like bread items that play the major part in All passover meals has also been a problem. But Gomes said Friday that fresh matzo supplies were bought from a commercial source in West Germany late in the week and Many commissaries should have the items on the shelf this weekend. Jewish chaplains in West Germany and some customers said the commissary system did no to get Kosher food into stores on time in part because officials Arentt As responsive to the needs of jewish shoppers As they Are to christians. A a we re always getting the Short end of the stick a said Sabina Dener a military family member who lives in Frankfurt West Germany. A i done to think chaplains have to remind the commissaries to order products for Christmas or  Dener said she bought matzo on the local Economy in Frankfurt for $3.50 a Box twice the Price the commissary would charge. She said she bought the Supply of bread Early so she  have to do without. Chaplain capt Irwin Lenefsky a rabbi in Frankfurt said commissary officials done to make passover �?o1 done to think chaplains have to remind the commissaries to order  or Sabina Dener and the ordering of Kosher food items a High enough priority. A a it a a Lack of awareness a Lenefsky said. Chaplain col Sanford Dresin of Heidelberg West Germany the head jewish chaplain in the country agreed. A a there a a Lack of sensitivity that has permeated the system from local commissary managers on up a Dre sin said. A but this years crisis if it has done anything. Has sensitized a lot of people to the problem Dresin said he will meet with commissary official after passover to discuss ways to improve mass problems have cropped up m the past with late def Enes of matzo and there is a Lack of Kosher meat inn poultry items throughout the year he Saido fifth Quot sys pm has 10 realize he in a a Gomes said the commissary system did its Best m order passover items Early enough to be assured x delivery. U 01 a we placed our orders Early enough in december it just happened that transportation problems or curved. Every year we have tried to make improvements with this a she said. A but 1 understand Why people Are  Gomes said some army commissaries had adequate supplies of Kosher food on Friday but others were lacking supplies. The statement said commissaries that had adequate stocks were Heidelberg Mannheim Karlsruhe Worms Munich Berlin and Giessen in West Germany As Well As chevres in Belgium. Y commissaries Hurt by the delayed shipments included Hanau Firth Augsburg Schweinfurt Darmstadt Frankfurt Sheinberg Ansbach Vilseck and Robinson Barracks in Stuttgart West Germany. Gomes said efforts would be made Over the weekend to redistribute merchandise. Kosher food items Are those that meet rigid jewish Law and generally have been inspected and approved by a rabbi. Eagle scouts Berlin a Curtis c. Pope a member of troop 46, has joined the ranks of the Eagle scouts the highest Honor in scouting. The 16-year-old has been involved in boy scouting for eight years. For his Eagle scout project he created a Home safety Campaign. He organized a safety Booklet to be used in the Berlin military Community and collected used medications for proper disposal. Members of troops 46 and 152 assisted him in the distribution of 5,000 safety fliers. Pope a Junior at Berlin High school is the son of chief warrant officer 4 Darrell c. And Shirley r. Pope. Complex negotiations launched .-soviet missile Exchange . Temperatures april 6 Hilo Hilo albany.ny.,c 46 31 Nashville. 48 29 Atlanta,1 67 34 new  76 47 Atlantic  46 33 new York  52 33  71 45 Norfolk, 60 39  53 33 Oklahoma  55 38 boston.1 53 31 Omaha 45 18  a .1 43 28  81 64  76 39 Philadelphia 50 33  44 31  86 68  38 22 Pittsburgh. 46 26 Cincinnati 50 23  56 34 Cleveland 42 26 portland.0re.,c 66 43 Dallas it  60 37  55 31  45 24  67 37  54 32 St  53 29 Des  40 21 Salt Lake  70 47 detroit.1 42 23 san  70 40 Honolulu. 82 68 san  64 58  70 42 san  61 52 indianapolis.1 45 22 san juan.p.r.,1 89 73  .1 63 31  69 39 Jacksonville. 81 62  40 25 Kansas  50 28 Tampa St  80 70 Las vegas a 82 58  53 24 Little  55 38 Tucson a 82 57 los  64 58  58 35 louisville.1 51 28  54 34 memphis.1 51 31 Wichita,1 53 30 Miami  78 72 Wilkes Barre 45 30  57 38  48 33  36 23 a Lair a Doudy a rain mils St  34 18 a Snow a missing by Ron Jensen staff writer a soviet missile May land at Rhein main a sometime in mid May. But the Landing will be a soft one. The missile will be on its Way to the National air and space museum in Washington where it will become part of a display that was unthinkable a few years ago. The soviet ss-20 nuclear missile will be exhibited alongside a Pershing ii missile at the smithsonian institutions museum. A a that a the plan a said Mike Fetters of the museums Public relations office. The unique display is possible because of the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty signed in december 1987. The treaty Calls for the soviet Union and the United states to destroy All of their intermediate Range nuclear missiles. The idea for the display goes Back to Early 1988. A two curators Here at the museum thought the treaty had a provision for 15 demilitarized missiles to be retained by each country for Static display a Fetters said. The curators Frank Winter and Paul Ceruzzi suggested that the museum acquire two Pershing and Exchange one with the soviets for an ss-20. Although All agreed it was a Good idea getting All parties to agree was nearly As monumental a task As the negotiation of the treaty. It was Only in december 1989 that the museum received official word from the soviet Union that it would Trade the United states missile for missile. The process included letters to . And soviet embassies. It included the help of then Secretary of defense Frank Carlucci. When Yevgeny Pelikhov was in Washington officials from the smithsonian asked the vice president of the soviet Academy of sciences for his help which he then offered. Adm. William Crowe then chairman of the joint chiefs of staff mentioned the Exchange in a letter to the chief of the soviet general staff. Smithsonian Cura tors also approached soviet marshal Sergei Fakhr Omeyer former military chief of staff and a negotiator for the inf treaty he promised to help. There were More letters and personal visits before the final word came through nearly two years after the idea was proposed. All of the negotiations and seemingly empty promises sometimes made the museum staff wonder whether the missile display would Ever get off the ground. A there were several times a said Gregg Herken chairman of the department of space history at the air and space museum. A and even though we have an agreement working out the details is More Complex than 1 thought it would  the logistics Are still up in the air he said. He does no to know How the missile will get to Washington but there will be a Stopover at Rhein main a perhaps May 19 or 20. The smithsonian Hopes to open its exhibit june 19. The soviet Union plans an exhibit but details Are still unknown. Lawmakers differ Over retired pay for sex spouses of service members european weather forecast Lor sunday Lair to partly with Breezy winds in Northern Germany and the Benelux. Central and Southern Germany will be Cloudy with Light rain becoming partly Cloudy from Central to South and with rain ending by late afternoon. Expect Light log to torm in All areas alter Sunset. High temperatures 49-52 North. 3-47 Central and South lows 30-34 North and Central. 35-39 South. Sunset sunday 8 09. Sunrise monday 6 47. Outlook for monday partly Cloudy with Early morning log and afternoon Haze in All areas. Highs 45-50. Lows 30-34. Temperatures recorded saturday Adana p Amsterdam p Athens c Aviano. R Berlin p Bremerhaven. P Brussel p 4am 4pm 70 Copenhagen. 52 Frankfurt. C 63 London p 52 Madrid p 50 Munich r 50 Paris c 54 Rome p 48 45 56 50 36 37 36 a provided by det 13. 2nd weather Wing. Trade Trarbach other worldwide temperatures 4am 4pm 41 48 43 39 45 41 43 57 52 54 54 41 52 61 Cairo. I Dublin c Helsinki c Jerusalem. Lisbon r High Low 82 54 Montreal c 52 41 Moscow c 32 28 Oslo. I a a Toronto c 57 48 Vancouver c High Low 30 32 25 23 39 his 45 46 39 57 a Cloudy a Lair. A partly Cloudy a rain. A supplied by the associated press. By Laurie Scott Pacific stars and stripes Washington a a bitter Battle pitting retired service members against former spouses spilled into Congress last week Over whether retirement pay should be considered wages or Community property in divorce cases. In a packed hearing room wednesday lawmakers on the House armed services military personnel and compensation subcommittee clashed Over the former spouse Protection act. The Law says a former spouse is entitled to a share of a service member a retirement pay. Rep. Patricia Schroeder d-colo., introduced a Bill that would strengthen the Law by eliminating a requirement that a marriage must have lasted at least 10 years before the military could Garnishee a paycheck on behalf of a former spouse. She is also calling for sex spouses to be eligible for disability pay and is pushing for a number of other changes. A my Bill would reinstate former spouses under the survivor benefits plan As a beneficiary if the service member did not name a beneficiary a Schroeder said. That clause would be made retroactive so that a former spouse whose sponsor died before nov. 14, 1986, without having named a beneficiary could qualify for the Money. The Bill also would provide commissary and Exchange privileges for some espouses Schroeder said. On the other Side of the Issue is rep. Robert k. Doman a Calif. The congressman is introducing legislation that would terminate retirement payments to former spouses who remarry. Schroeder strongly opposes that idea. A i think this is wrong because the Money is considered property not guts o irony or payoffs a she said. Doman argued that Retiree p y amounts to wages not property. Domanus Bill also would a state that a court May not Force military member to pay a forme p any portion of retired pay until the ice member has retired. A ensure that any Rise in retired p j resulting from increased Servia y 20 years or promotion after in a la pc. Ration or divorce would be the members separate property. A prevent the former spouse p Tion act from being retroactive y bidding the reopening �f�?~x1/nt decrees ments or property settlement Deer completed before june 25, 9o