European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes thursday april 19,1990pentagon presents High Low Marks to nations sharing defense Burden by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a Turkey Greece and Britain have made major efforts to Bear More of the Burden for the West a common defense according to a Pentagon report. But some . Allies such As Canada Denmark and Belgium Are not doing nearly As much As they could. The report said there Are marked differences among the efforts of individual countries with Many falling Short in relation to their economic Prosperity. The report released this week Allied contributions to the common defense is the 10th annual compilation of defense spending statistics sent to Congress. It singled out Greece and Turkey for Praise noting that even though both countries Are economically poor they contribute relatively High proportions of their National income to defense. Defense spending As a percentage of Gross Domestic product is a commonly accepted measurement of Burden sharing although Many other intangibles such As Host nation support and the storage and deployment of nuclear weapons have to be considered the report said. Greece which spends almost 6.5 percent of its Gross Domestic product on defense is the Only ally to outrank the United states which spends slightly More than 6 per cent of its National production on defense. Britain and Turkey Are the Only other allies to spend at least 4 percent of their Gross Domestic product on defense. In contrast Denmark Canada and Luxembourg a have relatively prosperous economies and relatively High standards of living yet devote relatively Small portions of their resources to defense a the report said. Luxembourg contributes less than 1.5 percent of its Gross Domestic product to defense while Canada and Denmark barely top 2 percent the report said. Belgium Spain and Italy also got poor Marks. The report said Belgium has allowed its Low share of Gross Domestic product allocated to defense to steadily dip in recent years while Spain is substantially below average in that area. Italy ranked a quite lows on most indicators but was improving. The efforts of Norway West Germany the Netherlands and Portugal were mixed the report said. Germany Norway and the Netherlands a comprise an upper Echelon of nations who Are making Good to excellent Force improvement efforts and Strong contributions in a number of areas a but lagging somewhat in the defense spending Arena the report said. A a Portugal a relatively modest efforts appear genuinely equitable when its poor economic situation is taken into  in comparison to the allies the United states seem to be contributing a somewhat More than its for share a according to the report. A the United states has one of the highest defense spending to Gross Domestic product ratios Amone All nations examined provides most of the nuclear forces for the nato Alliance and is substantially above aver age on most of the other major  Overall the nato nations and Japan spent about $489 billion on defense in 1988, the last year for which common figures were available. A the United states accounted for $293 billion or 60 percent of that amount a the report said. A other major spenders France $36.1 billion 7 4 percent West Germany $35.1 billion 7.2 percent Britain $34.7 billion 7.1 percent Japan $28.9 billion 5 9 percent Italy $20.4 billion 4.2 percent and Canada $ 10 billion 2 percent. A the report also evaluated weaponry and the number of each nations Active duty and Reserve forces in relation to population. It said some things Are much harder to measure such As the loss of the real estate used by Allied troops on foreign soil. The Market value of such property in West Germany alone a has been estimated at $24  update Mir space station Moscow up a computer problems have forced the soviet Union to delay the launching of the latest module or building Block to the Mir space station by two months a spokesman for the Glav Kosmos space Agency said monday. It is the third delay of the module. Originally set for March 30, the launch was put off until april,9, then until april 19, and monday Glav Kosmos official Nikolai Semenov said the launch is now set for june. A the problem is connected with software on the Mir station a which is to receive the module intended to develop materials for Industrial use said Semenov who works in Glav Kosmos a International department. Docking problems have also plagued the Mir station. Accreditation team begins evaluating 34 Dodds schools across German memorial service set in Augsburg for no Augsburg West Germany a amps a a memorial service will be held today for an army sergeant assigned to Sheridan Cavern in Augsburg. Sgt. Biff l. Durkee 26, died of cancer in Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center on tuesday. The native of Gardiner Maine was assigned to service Btry 1st in 18th Field arty regt. The memorial service will be held at 9 . In the Sheridan Chapel at Sheridan Cavern. Durkee is survived by his wife Tammy his stepdaughter Tamara Estes 8 and his son Kyle 3. He had been assigned to Sheridan Cavern since october 1987.election �?T90 Washington a a primary election will be held july 17 in Georgia. The winners will compete in the general election on nov. 6. Service members government employees and their family members who Are residents of Georgia should Contact their unit voting officers for details on How to Register and obtain their Absentee ballots. A completed Federal postcard application should be mailed Early to ensure timely receipt of a ballot officials said. By Jimi Jones education writer Wiesbaden West Germany a a team led by stateside representatives is looking at Dodds schools in West Germany this week As part of the school accreditation process. The 16 representatives of the North Central association of colleges and schools scattered across West Germany on tuesday. They will visit 34 schools from Garmisch in Southern Bavaria to Berlin and osterholz near Bremerhaven. One fifth of Dodds schools in the Germany Region is being evaluated this year. Accreditation is essentially a report card on the school. It is especially important for High schools because graduates of accredited schools need not undergo skills testing for entry into . Colleges. Department of defense dependents schools have been accredited by the inca the largest a creditor of schools in the United states since 1946. Inca uses 248 Basic standards that schools must meet to receive accreditation. But the organization is broadening its evaluation emphasis to other issues such As How Well students perform and school improvement programs. A accreditation alone does not assure that a Good school program exists a said Robert Shaw inca director for the state of Missouri and one of the team members. A you May have qualified teachers a principal Counselor librarian but if they done to get along and communicate Well for the welfare of the kids a the school is not effective Shaw said. The inca review which is done every five years is designed to gauge whether standards Are being met and to document student and teacher attitudes Shaw said. A we make suggestions to Fine tune but we recognize that we can to learn As much in three Days As they already know a Shaw said. A we can to come in and be instant  school improvement is an ongoing process with teachers As essential elements said Frankfurt a school improvement specialist Janet Mann. A a they re the key a Mann said. Shaw said Dodds school improvement plans Are further along than most stateside ones. A folks Here Are doing an excellent Job in terms of the evaluations. They re making it fit their own  stateside Shaw said student performance and strategic planning that stresses local development of school plans Are priority items. Performance accreditation concentrates on How Well students achieve rather than on standards such As qualified teachers and the number of books Shaw said. And on restructuring Shaw said that a a we re about to embark on a new Century time to look at what a been going on for the last 100 years and to question a this kind of organizational  is addressing those issues Mann said. Unit finally honoured for fierce Wii Battle Nanaimo Canada apr the Canadian scottish regt has received a Long delayed Battle Honor for a bloody engagement it fought in the Netherlands during world War ii. Twenty three men from the Vancouver Island based regiment died during the units liberation of the town of wage Borgen from nazi occupation on april 24, 1945. Neither the regiment nor the grateful town forgot the Battle but the Canadian government apparently did until recently. Veterans of the regiment will travel to wage Borgen next week for the 45th anniversary celebrations of the liberation. A1 Clevette of Nanaimo British Columbia was a 23-year-old sergeant in a mortar platoon at the time of the Battle. He says the engagement took place after almost a year of Tough fighting since the a Day invasion. The regiment knew the War was almost Over Germany surrendered in May a but it was assigned to Clear out pockets of resistance in dutch towns. A we were trying to take them without too much fighting a he recalls. A we were close to the end of the War and we knew it. But wage Borgen got out of hand a the germans made it a Battle Quot Clevette said. Originally told wage Borgen was defended by Only 40 to 50 germans the unit attacked on april 22 with a single below strength company of about 100 men. They were met by 150 to 200 German soldiers who were later reinforced. The canadians were reinforced by three More companies from the regiment before they took the town. Twenty three died and 41 were wounded. The germans suffered 200 casualties. A it was just a last Effort to be miserable a Clevette said. The fight was big enough to qualify for a Battle ribbon which Are added to the regimental colors. The unit had More than a dozen others for engagements after a Day. But somehow this particular action was overlooked. It Wasny to until last year that the efforts of it. Col. Jack Fawcett a postwar regimental commander and the protests of the liberated townspeople finally got the Canadian governments attention. Formal granting of the Honor came this month. 2 soldiers in Italy sentenced in slaying Vicenza Italy a amps a two Southern european task Force soldiers have been sentenced to 12 years in an italian prison for the beating death last year of Man outside a discotheque in Marola. Spec. Alexander l. Rogers and pfc. Leasuasu g. Young were found guilty of murder for the slaying of Johnny Boa Teng a 32-year-old native of Ghana. Another Soldier and a . Civilian were acquitted following the eight Day trial in the court of assizes. Boateng had been beaten with a wooden stick. The soldiers were assigned to the 3rd in 325th inf regt at Caserma Ederie. Roger was a member of he co and Young a