European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page a a a the stars and stripes sunday july 8,1990gl Home after 15-Day disappearance by Chuck Roberts staff writer spec. Anthony Barnhart came Home Friday night after roaming around Europe for 15 Days and mulling Over his ill fated Purchase of a 1972 Mercedes from an army chaplain. A there Are a lot of things that i Haven t told anyone Quot Barnhart said saturday a rimming shortly before he left to meet with his sergeant major in Mannheim West Germany Quot at the time it would not have done any Good a Barnhart 24, said he did not want to discuss in detail what he had done or where he had been until he had talked with sgt. Maj. Willie Wells. In a Telephone conversation the sergeant major told Barnhart that he should get plenty of rest and that he would undergo a mental evaluation. . Temperatures Barnhart assigned to the 4ih in 8th inf div at Coleman Barracks was unavailable later saturday to discuss his conversation with the sergeant major. The mystery surrounding Barnhart s disappearance ended Friday when he called his wife from Strasbourg France. Afterwards he boarded a train and arrived in Mannheim on Friday night. He walked from the train station to his apartment in Blumenau West Germany. Once Home he called the non commissioned officer in charge of his unit and reported Back for duty. Barnhart said he is now present for duty and on a pass. A spokesman for the division has said he did not know whether Barnhart would be considered absent without leave or a deserter. Army statutes describe a person who is awol As one who remains absent from his place of duty at a prescribed time. A deserter leaves with the intent to stay away. The barn arts problems started when they bought a 1972 Mercedes 3505lc from chaplain Cape Rick d. Brock. The couple paid $10,125 for the car which quit running after three Days. An Engineer later certified that the car was unsafe to drive and placed its value at just a 10th of what the couple had paid. Barnhart said in an affidavit taken before his disappearance that he did not Check out the Mercedes because he trusted Brock. But when the car quit running Barnhart said Brock refused to discuss the matter Quot. You sue me Quot the Soldier quoted the chaplain As saying. Brock who was assigned to the 377th Armor in at Sullivan Barracks in Mannheim has not been available for comment. He has left Europe for reassignment in the United states. Army officials refuse to disclose his whereabouts citing the army privacy act the barn arts have filed a lawsuit in West German court that seeks to have their Money returned. July 6 Hilo  Albuquerqu tic Amari Rojc  Ashe Vitex. Atlantic a a Atlantic Cortyc a Austin.   Birmingham Bismarck a . Boston. A.    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S new student travel applications by Crystal Laureano staff writer Schwet Zingen West Germany a student travel applications for army family members Are being processed up to three weeks faster because of a centralized system. The system that began May 1 gives the 1st personnel come Complete responsibility for managing the student travel program in Europe said Nancy Jurgens of the movement actions Branch. In a related development a regulatory change effective july 1 allows students to ship 350 pounds of unaccompanied baggage when travelling Between their school and the sponsor s duty station a an increase of 125 pounds. Under the old application system it could take a month for a sponsor to get Mac flight reservations or commercial airline tickets. Soldiers now Send the student travel application form and proof of school enrolment directly to 1st personnel come. Employees there process the application prepare travel orders and Book the student s flight. The office has a direct computer link to military Airlift come flight information. If no military flights Are available they Book commercials flights through the scheduled airline ticket office in Heidelberg. The process takes no More than five Days Jurgen said. One free round trip from school to the sponsors duty station each fiscal year is authorized for students through the age of 22, who Are attending a full time pro Gram 12 credit hours semester at an accredited . Institution. Officials can accept Only a form 325-1 dated sept 1, for student travel applications Jurgen said. Previous editions of the form Are not valid. Forms Are available at local personnel offices. Soldiers should mail applications to commander 1st com attn Teupe psst pm Apo by 090815604. A a joim4. Mothers with babies under 6 weeks must have permission to Fly Mac he .1a Mitt  a _ a Quot by Janet  staff writer mothers and their newborns can be prohibited from taking military flights up to six weeks after the Date of birth officials at Rhein main a say. A a it a heartbreaking when officials have to Stop mothers and their infants from boarding flights that they had planned on said capt. Cheryl Heimur Man the officer in charge of passenger service at the Mac terminal. The reason for such decisions is a department of defense regulation that prohibits both newborns and their mothers from flying on Mac aircraft during the first six weeks after birth a a it a for the safety of you and your child. We Don t do it to be mean or cruel a Heimerman said. But she said there is an exception to the Rule mothers and babies who have a doctors written permission to Fly a woman a body needs at least six weeks to recuperate after giving birth because of physiological changes that occur during pregnancy and delivery said or maj Frederick Miller chief of Newborn Medicine at Frankfurt a army regional medical Center certain medical conditions can become evident or exacerbated while flying during these six weeks. T newborns also go through physiological changes that might be affected by flying Miller said. In addition babies Doni t begin receiving immunizations until six to eight weeks after birth making them More susceptible to contracting illnesses from the Many people they encounter while travelling. _ a Mother can receive written permission to Fly for herself and her baby by making an appointment with an obstetrician gynaecologist and a paediatrician a few Days before the travel Date Heimer Man said. The Mother should make her appointment first because the baby cannot Fly if the Mother is denied permission she said. Mothers with newborns tend to show up at passenger terminals More frequently in the summer months when families Are going on vacation Heimerman said. A a it a frequent enough to cause a problem especially on weekends a when medical appointments cannot be quickly scheduled she said. Regulations also prohibit pregnant women past their 34th week from flying. Omvik a Twat Viu Ujiki penalize Rush hours Solo Drivers anti smog group in . Suggests los Angeles fast a  in Noil i i it. Los Angeles apr motorists in Southern California who run errands or commute alone during Rush hour should be penalized financially a smog Raduc Tion task Force recommended. A Over 70 percent of our Ai pollution problem is caused by Mobile sources a said Judy Wright who led the group set up by the Southern California association of governments. A there Arentt Many More smokestacks to go after so we have to go after the Mobile  Wright suggested that one Way to penalize motorists would be through extra fees on a toll Road or Bridge if the Driver is alone in the car. Stickers would show whether a vehicle was authorized to be on the Road during specific hours. The Driver could be fined if found driving during unauthorized limes she said. The task Force suggested test projects in Western san Bernardino county which has Many Homes and relatively Lew jobs and in los Angeles county a South Bay area which has lots of jobs but Tew Homes. Both areas Are besieged by commuter traffic. The association set up the task Force last year after another Agency the South coast air Quality management District issued a Long term plan for cutting smog. The recommendations wont go into effect for at least a year or Perii aps longer said the association s spokesman Mano Guerra. A we probably wont see a lot happening for a while but the proposals Are important because they recognize that driving is a responsibility not a right and people need to realize  Guerra said