European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 a a news Brief the stars and stripes top civilian comptrollers must Register in acres Heidelberg West Germany a amps a High ranking civilian comptrollers must Register in a new army personnel referral system by june 25 to continue being considered for career changes according to an official with the . Army in Europe. The army will make the switch to the army civilian career evaluation system or acres on july i 3. The change will affect career civilian comptrollers grades gs-13 or gm-13 and above and gs-12 with nine months in Grade. The acres system is a not even in the same realm Quot As the system it is replacing said Debbie Kelley a career program coordinator for comptrollers and manpower personnel. Therefore career comptrollers must submit new paperwork with information outlining their training and experience. Comptrollers can pick up a package containing the forms and information on acres at their local civilian personnel offices. Only one package is available for each of the 800 workers affected in Europe so Kelley asks comptrollers to use special care when filling out the optically scanned forms gs-12 comptrollers eventually will be included in the now system. In the meantime they will be referred for jobs through the Merit promotion system Kelley said. Daylong training sessions on How acres works Are scheduled for Heidelberg on May 21 and 22, Grafe Wohr on May 29, Vicenza Italy on May 31, Frankfurt on june 4, Beilin on june 5, Kaiserslautern on june 7, and Stuttgart on june 8. To obtain More information Call Kelley at 0 i221-57-6623 or 8899 or ets 370-6623 or 8899. Bush says Baltic standoff May cause tension at Summit Washington apr president Bush said wednesday that the continued standoff in the secessionist Baltic republics a certainly puts some tension on his upcoming Summit with soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev. However Bush stressed his determination to press ahead with arms control negotiations. The president said he was waiting to hear from Secretary of state James a. Baker As to whether meetings under Way in Moscow might indicate Progress in arms talks. A i would not predict that these matters cannot be resolved in time for the Summit a he said of several pending treaties. Bush opened a midday news conference with an a urgent appeals to Congress to approve his request for millions of dollars in economic Aid to Nicaragua and Panama. He called on Congress to cancel a planned memorial Day recess next week to act on the legislation. Asked about the remaining six american hostages in Captivity in Lebanon Bush said a i have seen no reason to be encouraged that the process is under Way that would Lead to their release. Two american hostages Frank Reed and Robert Polhill were released in recent weeks. The president also said he would announce a decision in a Days and not weeks on whether to approve a ban on offshore Oil drilling off the coast of Florida and California. He cited environmental concerns but also noted he did not want the United Stales to become More dependent on foreign Oil. Bush also told reporters he thought his administration and congressional leaders would be Able to reach Accord on a bipartisan program to Cut a burgeoning deficit. On other Domestic issues Bush said he was confident he could work out an agreement with congressional members on civil rights legislation. The presi Dent has met with civil rights leaders and others in recent Days. He was less optimistic about legislation mandating companies to provide leave time for new parents. Quot in be got some problems with that one a he said. The White House has said previously that Bush would veto the measure that recently passed the House. Bush sounded none to confident about events in the soviet Union. In Moscow Baker told reporters that he Hadnot seen much to be encouraged about in the soviet governments response to the Baltic states drive for Independence. Bush said the United states would like to see a negotiations or dialogue discussion whatever you Call it Quot Between the Kremlin and the Independent minded Baltic republics of Lithuania Latvia and Estonia. Calling on Moscow to end the economic pressures imposed on Lithuania Bush said that a until something like that happens there will be tension a Between the United states and the soviet Union but he indicated he was looking Forward to his May 30-june 3 meetings with Gorbachev saying pointedly a we negotiated with the soviets when All Eastern Europe was in  the president sidestepped questions about whether he would accept higher taxes. Bush campaigned on a a no new tax pledge but has said there Are no preconditions in the deficit reduction talks with Congress Bush is scheduled to meet with Gorbachev in Washington in Little More that two weeks and Baker was in Moscow wednesday for a final round of pre Summit talks. The nicaraguan Aid request has been Hung up in Congress for weeks As lawmakers have tripled the Cost and added a a mischievous amendments Bush said he added that the provisions have a absolutely nothing to do with Nicaragua and  from Page 1 gum infection. Doctors later found that he had a recurrence of Throat cancer and no further chemotherapy was planned. His cancer was first diagnosed in september 1989. Davis who embraced Judaism years ago was honoured May 6 at a testimonial dinner by the friends of the Israel defense forces. Over the years he joked that he was the nations Only a Black one eyed jewish  he converted to Judaism while recovering from an automobile Accident that Cost him his left Eye and nearly his life. An actor Singer dancer and impressionist the exuberant Davis lived hard and fast. His Gold chains heavy rings and Gaudy bracelets were As much a part of his personality As the Chain of cigarettes he smoked. His work on stage screen and television displayed a versatility matched by few in the business. Though scorned by some As merely a gilded Las vegas drone and criticized by others As being a Token of the a rat pack a Davis was greatly admired and respected As an entertainers entertainer. Sir Laurence Olivier reportedly used Davis As a guide in preparing for his role in the 1965 film version of  a a he a the most talented performer in be Ever known a his longtime sidekick Frank Sinatra once said. In 1958�?Ts a Wanna Lucasta a one of the few All Black dramas to emerge from Hollywood before the 1970s, Davis played a Raunchy Sailor opposite a Lusty Eartha Kitt. He was Slick and engaging As sporting life in Otto Preminger s a porgy and Bess 1959. In 1968�?Ts a Salt and Pepper Quot he and Peter Lawford portrayed London nightclub owners who solve a murder. Davis appeared in More than 20 movies and starred in two Broadway productions a a emr. Wonderful and a Golden  he received a Tony nomination for Best actor in a musical for his performance in a Golden boy Quot in 1965 but lost to Zero Mostul who won for a fiddler on the  he attracted a wide and diverse audience and was considered a big enough draw to have his own to series in 1966, a the Sammy Davis or. Show a and a Sammy and company Quot in 1975-77. His Lively upbeat manner belied a difficult life. His career was scarred by vicious racial bigotry. There were endless taunts and at one time he  Gamble and  rent a room in some of the vegas hotels at which lie played. His second marriage to swedish actress Mai Britt made hint the focus of some people s scorn. He also laced drug and alcohol abuse and crippling lax problems. He wrote two autobiographies a yes 1 can in 1965, and a Why me a in 1989, in the latter Book he described his All night partying endless drug use and womanizing. While Davis was rarely taken very seriously by critics his energetic routine a combining comedy music dance and personal reflection a Drew steady audiences for decades. He also flirted with politics performing at benefits for Lyndon Johnson Robert Kennedy and Richard Nixon. A photograph of him embracing Nixon during a White House dinner for former pos in May 1973 brought widespread criticism. And during his performance in the 1973 concert movie a save the children a he is shown being booed by a Black audience. His last movie was i989�?Ts a tap a in which he co starred with Gregory Hines As an old time Hoofer Little to. The movie captures Davis last dance performance on film a Brief tap routine made poignant because he had undergone painful hip surgery in 1985 and received an artificial hip in 1988. Davis toured with fellow a rat pack members Sinatra and Dean Martin in a 1988 reunion concert. The three first appeared together at the Sands hotel in Las vegas in 1960. Martin dropped out of the 1988 tour for health reasons and he was replaced by Liza Minnelli. Along with his a rat pack Brethren Davis partied like few before him. He stopped drinking in 1983 after being hospitalized for liver and kidney dysfunction. Performing under the influence almost Cost Davis his career when the inebriated performer would forget lyrics and retell the same jokes. Bom in Harlem on dec. 8, 1925, to Sammy Davis a dancer and chorus girl Elvera Sanchez Davis he started roofing at the age of 1 i. When he was 4, his father and a adopted Uncle will Mastin passed him off a was a 44-year-old midget a Davis once recalled. A i had a rubber Cigar in my Mouth and they would treat me like an adult. That was the Only Way we could get around the child labor  he was billed sometimes As a silent Sam the dancing  tap dancer Bill a a Bojangles Robinson was so impressed by the fledgling dancer that he offered to teach Davis. After touring with the will Mastin Trio along the tawdry vaudeville circuit for three years Davis appeared in his first film a Rufus Jones for president a in which the 7-year-old Sang a a in la be glad when you re dead you Rascal  devoting All of his time to his act Davis had no formal education. By the time he was 15, the will Mast Trio had crisscrossed the country 23 times. When he was 18, Davis joined the army where he produced Camp shows some of which he wrote and directed himself. While in the service his nose was broken twice in fights with White soldiers. After the War in 1945, he rejoined his father and Uncle. But Davis was now the Headliner. He soon broke into the nightclub and television circuit doing impressions of screen stars and singers dancing and playing the trumpet and Drums. In 1946, he recorded a the Way you look tonight Quot and was named the most outstanding new personality by the now defunct jazz Magazine metronome. Following a triumphant first engagement at Cirous in Hollywood in 1951, he was signed by Decca records. His first Broadway show a emr. Wonderful a ran for 383 performances starting in 1955. He followed a emr. Wonderful with a Golden boy Quot a musical based on the Clifford Odets drama which ran for 569 performances in 1964. He returned in 1978 to the new York stage for a limited engagement at Lincoln Center in a revival of a Stop the world 1 want 1 to get  by the 1960s, he established himself As one of the most popular and richly compensated entertainers in the world. He married dancer Loray White in 1958 they divorced a year later. He wed Britt in 1961, and they had a daughter Tracey and adopted sons Mark and Jeff. They were divorced in 1968. He married allow is Gore a dancer in his nightclub act in 1970.his hit songs included a a something a gotta give 1955a a in be gotta be me 1969 and a the Candy j Many 1972. Other recordings were a love me or leave 3 me and a that old Black magic 1955a they there 1954 and a what kind of fool am in 1962. S his film credits included a the Benny Goodman \ Story a a Wanna Lucasta a a porgy and Bess a a oceans ii a Robin and the seven hoods and a Sweet  from Page 1 with a sesame Street a which is seen in More than 80 countries. 1 has 15 International co productions. The show is aimed at children aged 1 to 5, teaching Basic math and English. The program initially was intended to assist inner City children but its popularity far transcended that. Henson produced a the muppet show a which was broadcast from 1975 through 1981. It became the most widely seen television program in the world with a estimated 235 million viewers in 100 countries. A a a saturday morning cartoon a the muppet babies is currently airing. I no Lenis on  in Greenville miss., on sept. 24, 1936. He married his wife Jane in 1959, and they had five children. The family said plans for a memorial service would be announced later