European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday August 9,1990 military Roundup audition tapes can be sent for �?T91 army Soldier show Heidelberg West Germany a a army entertainers who would like to sing dance or play their Way into the 1991 army Soldier show cast must submit videotape auditions by nov. I. To be eligible for consideration Active duty soldiers must a prepare a half Inch regular vhf videotape of their act. A submit military personnel qualification records a forms 2-1 and 2a with their tape. A meet army weight standards. A include a resume. Audition organizers recommend that soldiers Send tapes of their individual acts although tapes of entire shows will be accepted if a tape of an entire show is submitted the tape must be cued to the soldiers act. A signboard or verbal identification of the Soldier including social Security number and rank must precede the act on All tapes. Soldiers interested in technical slots with the show must submit a resume that includes All technical experience plus a full length military photograph. Tapes and resumes can be mailed to . Army Soldier show attn selection committee . Box 439, fort Belvoir a 22060-0439. For additional information Call Victor Hurtado at Auto on 345-8182 or 703 355-8182.servicemembers warned about bases in East bloc Heidelberg West Germany a . Soldiers travelling in East bloc countries should stay away from military installations and exercises . Army Europe officials say. Inquisitive soldiers visiting the former communist countries on pass or leave have been seeking out soviet and other Warsaw pact in Sla lations personnel convoys and other related military activities a Usa eur statement said. Such actions Are prohibited by East bloc military authorities and can Lead to serious problems for unknowing Usa eur soldiers. Specifically soldiers should avoid taking pictures of military activities and avoid military installations. Soldiers Are also reminded that they must get a travel Security briefing before travelling to any East european country and Complete a travel debriefing questionnaire upon their return.2 bad Kreuz Nach soldiers named Best in v corps Frankfurt West Germany two soldiers stationed in bad Kreuz Nach have been named the top no and Soldier in v corps for 1990. Sgt. 1st class Waldemar Estrella assigned to co a 8th signal in 8th inf div is the no of the year. The 31-year-old Fairfield calif., native is a 12-year army Veteran. Spec. Wilbur Jennings assigned to the 25th chemical co 8th inf div is the Soldier of the year. Jennings a 23-year-old Atlanta native has been in the army since october 1988. Estrella and Jennings both received army commendation medals $1,000 . Savings Bonds $250 cafes gift certificates $150 gift certificates for military clothing sales and an a a fes Coupon Book. They will compete at the . Army Europe a Soldier of the year takes Over As top no in air Force washing Ion a chief master sgt. Gary r. Pings Lon assumed duties As the chief master sergeant of the air Force in an aug. 1 ceremony at the Pentagon Pfingston replaced James c. Binnicker As the top non commissioned officer in the a it a Force. Binnicker retired after 33 years. Pfingston most recently served As senior enlisted adviser to the commander of the Pacific air forces. W w a Cesar Gaviria and his wife Ana Milena wave to Well wishers after his inauguration on tuesday in Bogota. Sworn in Bogota Colombia apr Cesar Gaviria in an inauguration ceremony ringed by tight Security became colom Ian a youngest president tuesday and called for More International help in fighting his country a drug War. Helicopter gunships circled the City anti aircraft guns were aimed Over the presidential Palace where the inauguration took place and thousands of troops backed by Armor patrolled the streets. A no country in the history of humanity has paid such a High Price As Colombia m confronting International come a said Gaviria a 43-year-old economist and former Treasury minister. A drug trafficking is the main threat against our democracy. We will fight it without concessions a a said Gaviria who took office for a four year term succeeding president Virgilio Barco. The new president called on industrialized nations to lower Trade barriers and boost colombian exports thereby giving More colombians an alternative to participating in the drug Trade. Gaviria was catapulted to the presidency a year ago when the then leading candidate Luis Carlos Gajan of the governing Liberal party was murdered by drug traffickers. That sparked a War Between the government and powerful cocaine lords that has left hundreds of people dead. Gaviria who served As galans Campaign manager became a candidate after the assassination. During the campaigning for May selections two other presidential candidates were murdered. At least one of the slayings was linked to drug lords. During tuesdays ceremonies Gaviria his wife two Young children and visiting presidents were seated behind bulletproof Glass. Gaviria appealed to the United states which consumes most of the cocaine smuggled out of Colombia to implement recently announced policies that would favor his country a exports. A a it a not direct economic Aid or military assistance we need most a Gaviria said. A a it a fair treatment. Its free a a he called on developed countries to attack cocaine consumption within their Borders. Gaviria cautioned that extradition of suspected traffickers to the United states a the Fate the drug lords fear most a should not be the main weapon Gamst the cocaine cartels. But he did no to Rule out continued extradition. In the last year Colombia has extradited 22 trafficking suspects to the United states and has 15 More awaiting extradition. The presidents of Venezuela Argentina Ecuador and Haiti attended the ceremonies which were held outdoors under Rainy skies alongside the presidential Palace. Vice president Dan Quayle took the occasion to promote world sanctions against iraqis Saddam Hussein for Saddam a invasion last week of Kuwait. A Saddam Hussein a invasion of Kuwait cannot stand will not stand a Quayle told a news conference in Bogota after meeting with Gaviria. Quayle a Security was tight. Several of his bodyguards patrolled Bogota a Airport and he flew from the Airport to an army base in a helicopter accompanied by four other Black Hawk helicopters armed with missiles. Despite an apparent cease fire declared by colombians billionaire drug traffickers last month authorities did not discount the possibility of terrorism. In the past year drug traffickers have been blamed for exploding some 300 bombs killing about 500 people. Mandela bodyguard sentenced to death for slaying teen activist Johannesburg South Africa apr a former bodyguard of Winnie Mandela was sentenced to death wednesday for murdering a 14-year-old Black activist who had been kidnapped and held at mrs. Mandela a House. Supreme court Justice Brian of Donovan rejected defense arguments that 37-year-old Jerry Richardson a desire to gain mrs. Mandela a favor was a mitigating Factor in the killing. Quot it is difficult to see How Kidnap and murder can be mitigated by the desire to please anybody a of Dono an said. He also sentenced Richardson to 18 years in prison for kidnapping assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and attempted murder. James a is Tompie Weipei Moe Ketsi was found stabbed to death in january 1989 after Richardson led him away from mrs. Mandela a House in the Black township of Soweto. According to testimony Tompie was accused of being a police informant. Black leaders later criticized the group surrounding mrs. Mandela saying they had engaged in a a reign of terror in Soweto and urging the Community to shun mrs. Mandela. She began to reappear at anti apartheid rallies a months Belore her husband Nelson Mandela Deputy president of the african National Congress was released from prison in february. Of Donovan said the evidence indicated mrs. Mandela was at Home during the beatings. Mrs. Mandela who was not charged in the Case declined a request by Richardson a lawyers to testify on his behalf. Her Driver and other associates Are scheduled for trial on kidnapping and assault charges in september. Only Richardson was tried for a Tompie a murder. President . De Klerk suspended All hangings in february but courts still have the option of imposing the death sentence in murder cases when the judge finds there Are no mitigating factors
