European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes Friday july 13, 1990 by David Tarrant Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a in a year already filled with firsts one More is about to take place nato s top political Leader travels to Moscow today. And the year of firsts is Likely to continue with a prospective visit by the alliances lop military commander to the soviet capital according to a nato official. Nato Secretary general Manfred Worner will hold discussions with president Mikhail Gorbachev foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze and other so Nior soviet officials a nato spokesman said. It is the first time that a nato Secretary general will travel to Moscow in an official capacity. Womer also will address a meeting of soviet parliamentarians and academicians during the visit which ends monday. Meanwhile Gen. John r. Galvin the supreme Allied commander Europe will Likely visit Eastern Europe in the near future a senior nato military official said. It would be the first visit to a Warsaw pact country by the top nato commander in Europe another nato official confirmed that Galvin would probably be one of several top nato military commanders to travel to Moscow and Central and Eastern Europe though a Date has not yet been fixed. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity. Womer will Brief the soviets on the outcome of last weeks nato Summit and the concluding 23-Point communique Alliance sources said. He will also discuss possible dates for Gorbachev a visit to nato stressing that the Agenda for the visit is very open the source said. The soviet Union is looking Forward to Womert a visit. They Hope to discuss natos invitation to Gorbachev to speak to Alliance leaders and offer to the Warsaw pact countries to establish Liaison offices said Andre Krutko a spokesman for the soviet embassy in Brussels. The visit by Womer and the prospective trip by Galvin Are part of an Effort to build Confidence Between former cola War foes the official said. A communique adopted at the end of the two Day Summit of nato leaders last week stated the need to Quot intensify militant contacts including those of nato Rod tary commanders with Moscow and Eastern european  nato also proposed during the conference that military leaders from throughout Europe return to Vienna Austria for further talks about forces and doctrine. A similar meeting was held last  aim of the military meetings is to build upon the grand strategy of cooperation Between Western Anco Eastern Europe adopted by the political leaders last week the officials said. A when military commanders meet you can concentrate on the difficult military issues facing All the countries Quot the nato military official said. A when political leaders meet they give grand gestures to each other. When military leaders meet they get right to the heart of military  earlier this week a czechoslovak Oft Cial invited nato political Counselor to talks in Prague Alliance sources said. They said the invitation was extended by Martin palous an aide to czechoslovak foreign minister Jiri Dienstbier during talks at nato Headquarters tuesday. Army join n. Germany Heidelberg West Germany a the . Army in Europe will study the closing or consolidation of its installations in Northern Germany according to a statement released thursday by the command. However the . Base at Karlstedt the Home of the 2nd army div fwd will not be closed and will be considered Only for consolidation the command said. The study to be conducted by the 21st theater army area come and the nor deutschland military Community is expected to be completed by late november Gen. Crosbie Saint the Usa eur commander then will decide the Fate of the installations which Are Home to about 8,000 service members and . Civilian workers. The Community also employs about 1,200 germans German government and works Council officials have been notified of the study and will be consulted before a final decision is made the command said. Schwabish Hall West Germany a amps a pilots using the Schwabish Hall army Airfield now can land More safely thanks to an expensive new navigational Aid that the army got for nothing. The  Schwabish Hall a local flying club that has Access to the Field under a joint use agreement initiated in 1953, bought an instrument Landing system and paid for its installation at the Field located at Dolan Barracks. Unit and Community commanders dedicated the system tuesday afternoon. Chief warrant officer 4 Brad Lupien the Airfield commander said the 500, xxx Mark $306,748 electronic system gives pilots Altitude and heading information through cockpit instrumentation allowing them to execute precision approaches. A this is not Standard equipment for army airfields. And thanks to the club we re going to get it a he said. The Field is normally used by ch-47 chinooks uh-60 Black Hawks and uh-1 Iroquois. S two club president Reinhold Wurth campaigned for a decade to buy the system from berlins Tempelhof Airfield and to get it installed Lupien said. The 500-member clubs donation also includes maintenance costs and paying to train soldiers of the 3rd air traffic control in 58th aviation regt to maintain the system. The club has paid for other improvements Over the years Lupien said including a taxiway and an electronic Gate that admits the clubs planes and gliders onto the  result in dismissal from air Force so launches contest for creative writing Washington a amps a the United service organizations is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a writing contest for Active duty military personnel. Entries must be works of fiction Between 1,500 and 2,000 words in length on the subject of the military and the holidays. The winning entry will be published in the first Issue of always Home the usos new annual Magazine that is due to be published in december. The winning author will also receive $500, Courtesy of Eimes Mirror magazines inc., which will publish the i so Magazine. Submissions must be typed and double spaced on 8 a Inch by 11-Inch while paper. They should be sent to always Home writing c contest to world Uso 601 Indiana ave. New Washington d.c., 20004. Entries must be received Al the Uso by aug. 24 and will not be resumed. By Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Span Dahlem a West Germany an air Force lieutenant who said his family life fell apart after he was assigned to West Germany will be dismissed from the service for having sex with a married enlisted woman and the wife of a Friend. A military judge also ordered 1st it. William h. Howard of the 52nd component repair so to forfeit $500 per month. Howard was sentenced in connection with his guilty Picas to two counts of adultery three of obstructing Justice and one of fraternization. Howard had an affair with a friends wife Between april and october 1989. Tie fraternization charge stemmed from Howard a one night involvement last october with the enlisted woman who worked in his Squadron. He also urged three potential witnesses in the Case not to cooperate with investigators. A i was scared. Very scared Quot Howard said wednesday at his general court martial. He could have faced a maximum jail term of 19 years but confinement was not an option under a pretrial agreement. Prosecutors characterized the Tennessee native As lacking integrity. They noted that Howard earlier received a letter of reprimand for not telling the truth about an Accident. Howard and his lawyer said that his family life and career began crumbling when he was assigned to West Ger superintendent Dies Albuquerque . Apr Edward Ortiz superintendent of the Santa be Public schools since 1983, died from bleeding tuesday while undergoing surgery University of new Mexico Hospital officials said. He was 53. Many in june 1988. His wife had an affair.  received non judicial punishment for slapping his wife and his commander recommended that Howard a wife and two children return to the United states. After his family left Howard a request for a humanitarian reassignment was denied. A i  and confused a he said. The defense asked the Jude to weigh the seriousness of Howard s of lenses against such crimes As rape and drug use. Courts martial rarely result from adulterous affairs the counsel said. A adultery is pretty common a a the defense lawyer said. The enlisted woman involved with Howard had initiated the Brief affair and told him that she was legally separated the lawyer said. The sentence must be reviewed by maj. Gen. James Chambers the 17th air Force commander. Travel legs still same for Canadian forces Lahr West Germany a amps a while . Forces travel to the East bloc seems to get less restrictive with each passing month,.Canadian troops remain bound by cold War rules that ban them from half of Europe. A Canadian Vorees Europe he requested a clarification or update of the regulation in Early june from National defense Headquarters in Ottawa. So far no answer has arrived a Cee spokesman arms it. Col. Ralph Coleman said thursday. Since tuesday the United states has been allowing its service members who Are stationed outside the City to enter East Berlin without wearing uniforms the uniform requirement was lifted in March for service members stationed in Berlin. Of duty Canadian forces military personnel May not enter East Berlin at All As has been the Case for Many years. Unless travelling on government business Canadian troops Are also restricted from travelling in Warsaw pact nations a Bulgaria Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary Poland Romania and the soviet Union. Military regulations also prohibit them from visiting Albania Cambodia China Cuba Laos Mongolia North Korea and Vietnam. Military personnel assigned to Canadian forces Europe May visit Yugoslavia and West Berlin after receiving Permis Sion from the forces Lahr Headquarters