European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes news updates corruption Ca yers Charleston . Apr for former gov Arch a. M Law Oore or. The body of 30-year-old Rocco Schia Vello is lowered into a crate at a funeral Home in Melbourne Australia on Rozen for storage Montour after being packed in dry ice. Schiavio died 11 Days ago after surgery for a brain tumor. His body which he had requested be for often and stored will be sent to los Angeles to be kept in liquid nitrogen. By Crystal Laureano staff writer Schwet Zingen West Germany a enlisted soldiers in Europe planning to take advantage of the army a Early release program must have the approval of the first colonel in their Chain of command not their company commander As originally announced. When the voluntary Early transition program was announced May 29, the army personnel come granted approval authority to company commanders. Usa eur officials however elevated the approval authority to the battalion or brigade management level to ensure that Early releases done to threaten unit readiness and Mission capability said Norm Angle chief of 1st personnel Comdr a retirement and separations Branch. Replacements for departing soldiers will not be accelerated As a result of this program according to army officials. The Early release program allows eligible soldiers with separation Dales be tween now and dec. 3kto request a specific release Date up to 9%Days ahead of schedule. Cos who Bave completed 20 years of Active service and of eligible to retire during the same time theme also May request an Early release. The army will waive the on year mandatory service obligation for newly promoted staff sergeants who want to participate in the Early release program. \ approved Early release requests cannot be withdrawn. Exceptions can be granted Only to sergeants who receive promotions to staff sergeant after the request is approved. Soldiers May take transitional leave also known As terminal leave in con Junction with the Early release program Angle said. Only negative leave balances of More than 7vi Days must be paid Back by the Soldier. F also eligible for the Early rely use Are soldiers with an adjusted separation Date granted to attend a specific Ferm at a College University vocational school or j technical school said. Soldiers not ajl Gible for the Early transition program include those who Are pending involuntary separation pending a court martial under investigation for a court Mart id offence or not medically cleared by separation by their requested Early release Date. 1 educational benefits can be affected by  for the Early release pro Gran soldiers who have served less Taal 20itponths of an initial two year enlist me River less than 30 months of an initial three a mgr 0r longer enlistment will lose accrued educational benefits. Additionally Soldi frs who earn army College fund benefits for each month served will lose a portion their benefits. However unearned portions of Lump sum enlistment or reenlistment bonuses do not have to be payback. Angle said figures am not available on How Many soldiers in Europe have been granted an Early release. Construction spending amp amp of of Dpt Arv Ink Vury of it Ltd 4$0 4so for second month in a Row 440 i i i ii m i a 111 Iii i a n 1111 i i i ii i a i ill a i Iii Al Iii Iii Iii i a Mill ii Iii Washington apr construction spending fell 0.4 percent in May its second  drop As the building Industry continued to weaken the government said monday. The Commerce department reported that residential non residential and government construction spending totalled a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $445.6 billion after falling 2.2 percent in april. The april decline followed a 0.4 percent increase in March. Analysts had said the gains in january and february were due to unseasonably warm weather and May have stolen some of the activity scheduled for later in the year. In addition High interest rates and tighter lending requirements have held Back construction in some areas. The labor department had reported last month the loss of 20,000 jobs in the building Industry in May that followed the loss of 159,000 construction jobs in the previous two months. R but despite the three consecutive declines spending was 2.5 percent above that of the same month in 1989, when it totalled $434.7 billion. Residential building slipped 2.2 percent in May to an annual rate of $199,7 billion following a 1,4 percent increase the previous month. Single family spending fell 3.9 percent to an annual rate of $ 115.8 billion on top of a nearly identical slide of 3.8 percent in april. Apartment construction on the other hand Rose 1.0 percent to an annual rate of $20.6 billion after a 2.0 percent gain the previous month. Non residential construction such As office and Industrial buildings fell 1.7 percent to an annual rate of $101.6 billion. It had Slid 1.4 percent in april. The volatile government sector Rose 4.4 percent to $109.1 billion nearly regaining its 4.9 percent drop the previous month. Said he was pressed into pleading guilty to five Federal corruption charges and wants to withdraw the pleas. The Justice department will ask . District judg Walter Hoffman to deny Moore a request to rescind his guilty pleas and of sentence him july 10, . Attorney Michael Carey said. Models lawyer filed a motion claiming a con ? to Lodge at least 28 charges against him if or did no to agree. The former three term Republican governor pleaded guilty May 8 to extortion mail fraud tax fraud and obstruction of  victim Dies Jacksonville Fla. Apr a woman wounded in the massacre at an Auto loan office has died raising the death toll to 10. Jewel Belote 50, a stenographer at the general motors acceptance corp., died from gunshot wounds said Vince Scolaro a spokesman at University medical Center. Seven workers and one customer were killed and five people were wounded june 18 by James Edward Pough who opened fire in the office before killing himself. In january Mac repossessed Poughes car then notified him m March that he still owed $6,394. The weel my before the office shooting Pomair rigid two people and wounded two others on Jacksonville struts airih6ritidsaid. To of the of amp ple wounded in the Offin sheeting a a worker arid a Cus Itow a were released from hospitals tuesday. To of employees remain hos Pua sized. Cause of Jet crash a Raf Lakenheath England a amps a the f-u1f fighter bomber that crashed on May 2 caught fire and lost Power before it went Down according to the commander of the 48th tac fighter Wing. The plane smashed into a Field a few Miles South of the North sea coast near Norwich. The two crewmen ejected safely and no one on the ground was Hurt. In a letter in the base newspaper last week col. Thomasjv a Lennon said the $39 million Dollar plane was lost a a due to an engine failure and an in flight fire. A base spokesman said monday that the cause of the crash still is being investigated. Capt. Bruce Alexander said investigators Are continuing to look for pieces of the aircraft. Some of the pieces May be in farm Fields he said. Investigators Are waiting for those Fields to be harvested so they can resume their search he said. In his letter which appeared on the Jet forty eights viewpoint Page Lennon thanked members of the 48th tac fighter Wing for their help in the crash recovery operations in May 2-10, 24 and 25. Election �?T90 Washington a a voting officials have announced Prift iary elections for sept. 11 in Maryland and new Hampshire. Service members government employees and their family members who Are residents of these states should Contact their unit voting officers for details on How to Register and obtain Absentee ballots. A completed Federal Post card application should be mailed Early to ensure timely receipt of a ballot officials said. T