European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday july 14,1990 by David Tarrant Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a in a year already filled with firsts one More is taking place natos top political Leader is in Moscow this weekend. And the year of firsts is Likely to continue with an expected visit by the Alii Ancess top military commander to the soviet capital. Nato Secretary general Manfred Wymer will hold discussions with president Mikhail Gorbachev foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze and other senior soviet officials a nato spokesman said. It is the first time that a nato Secretary general will travel to Moscow in an official capacity. Werner also Wilt address a meeting of soviet parliamentarians and academicians do Rene the visit which began Friday and ends  to study closing bases in n. Of Ermany Heidelberg West Germany a . Army in Europe will study the closing or consolidation of its installations in Northern Germany according to a statement released thursday by the comic and. However the . Base at Karlstedt the Home of the 2nd army div r fwd will not be closed and will be considered Only for consolidation the command said. The stud to be conducted by the 21st theater army area come and he 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 arc Home to about 8,000 service members and . Civilian to rears. % the Community also employs about 1,200 germans. German government and works coup Neil officials have been notified of the study and will be consulted before a final decision is made the command said. W6mer also will address a meeting of  and academicians  which ends monday. Meanwhile Gen. John r. Galvin the supreme Allied gym Smander Europe wifi Likely visit Eastern of rope in the near future a senior nato Man Tiluy off Cial said. It would be the first Visi Warsaw pact country by the top nato commander in Europe. Another nato official Coffi Rohed that Galvin would pro witty be one of several top nato military commanders to travel to Moscow and Central and Eastern Europe though a Date has not yet been  officials spoke on condition of anonymity. Wymer 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 we Mere a visit. They Hope to discuss natos invitation to Gorbachev to speak to Alliance leaders and Offord tile Warsaw pact countries establish Liaison officier or Ftp Andre Krutko a n for the soviet embassy in the Vish by timer arid the prospective trip by a amp Vina re part of an Effort to build  former cold War foes the official sack a communique adopted at the end of to two Jay Summit of nato leaders last wet stated the need to a intensify military contacts including those of nato military Comuni Andurs 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 january. F the aim of the military meetings is to build upon the grand strategy of cooperation Between Western and Eastern Europe adopted by the political leaders last week the officials said. A when military commanders meet you can concentrate on the difficult Milt tary issues facing All the countries a the nato military official said. A when political leaders meet they give grand Gas lures to each other. When military leaders meet they get right to the heart of military issues.�?�. Earlier this week a czechoslovak offi  nato political Counselor to talks in Prague Alliance sources said. They said the invitation was extended by Martin Payous an aide to czechoslovak foreign minister Jiri Dienstbier during talks at nato Headquarters tuesday. German flying clubs initiative sch Ibisch Hall West Germany a amps a pilots using the sch Sobisch Hall army Airfield now can land More safely thanks to ail expensive new navigational Aid that the army got for nothing. A a. The  sch Sobisch Hall a local flying club that has acce Sito the Field under a joint use agreement Irti tinted 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 500,000 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. A the Field is normally used by ch-47 chinooks uh-60 Black Hawks and uh-1 Iroquois. V s two club president re Hotd Wurth campaigned for a decide to buy the system from berlins  Airfield and to get it installed Lupien said. The 500-member do by a donation also includes maintenance costs and paying to train Soldier of of the 3rd air traffic control bar ssh aviation regt to maintain the by item. 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 ant 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 times Mirror magazines inc., which will publish the Uso Magazine. Submissions must be typed and double spaced on 8vi-Inch by 11-Inch White paper. They should be sent to always lome writing contest co world Uso 601 Indiana ave new Washington d.c., 20004. Entries must be received at the Uso by aug. 24 and will not be returned. By Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Span Dahlem a West Germany a 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 end the wife of a Frienda military judge also ordered 1st it. William a Joward of the 52nd component repair so to forfeit $500 per month. Howard was sentenced in connection with his guilt pleas to two counts of adultery one of obstructing Justice and one of fraternization. Howard had an affair with a friends wife Between april and october 1989. The 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. "1 a scared. Very scared a Howard wednesday at Hist general court martial. I 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 no apr Edward Ortiz superintendent of the Santa be Public so Toots since 1983, died from bleeding tuesday while undergoing sur gent University of new Mexico Hospital officials said. He was 53. Many in june 1988. His wife had an affair. Howard then 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 re a quest fora humanitarian reassignment was denied. �?o1 was depressed and confused a he said. Tote defense asked the judge to weigh the seriousness of Howard a offences against such crimes As rape and drug use. Courts martial rarely result from adulterous affairs the counsel said a adultery is pretty common a the defense lawyer  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. Airman gets jail for bouncing checks Raf Alconbury a amps a an airman who wrote $ 13,000 Worth of bad checks was sentenced to More than three years of confinement and Given a bad conduct discharge in a two Day general court martial this week. Airman Eric Finney a maintenance scheduler with the 10th aircraft generation so was also convicted of failure to pay just debts of More than $3,000 and wrongful appropriation of a car a base spokesman said wednesday. Finney who pleaded guilty to the charges wrote the worthless checks Between january 1989 and april 1990 at Banks and other military establishments at Raf Alconbury Raf Mildenhall Raf Lakenheath and Zaragoza a Spain staff sgt. John Norgren said. It. Col. Eddy Starr the military judge gave Finney a four year jail sentence but under a pretrial agreement the airman will Only serve 40 months. Starr also ordered Finney to forfeit $600 a month for four years and reduced the two year Veteran to airman Basic the lowest enlisted Grade. Norgren was unable to explain the circumstances surrounding the charges involving the debts and wrongful appropriation of a car