European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pier 7, Friday August 17, 1990 by Peter Baker the Washington Post Norfolk a. A no War has been declared but on pier 7 you a never know in a As the Carrier John f. Kennedy lumbered out of port and anxious wives Sisters and parents waved goodbye wednesday morning the thought of War was never far away. Even though Navy brass keep repeating that there a no declared War against Iraq for nil but official purposes Norfolk and the Many other defense installations in surrounding Hampton roads arc on a War footing. While there were few tears and no hysterics on pier 7, pensive sailors and families were unsettled by the uncertainty of what May come next a you never know what the outcome is going to be a said Angela Bland whose 20-Ycar-old brother John Robert Bland jr., is a Petty officer aboard the Kennedy a we re just praying for the  never before a. Not even during the Vietnam War a has Norfolk the world s largest naval base launched so Many ships in such a Short time officials said. The Kennedy the guided missile Cruiser Thomas s. Gates and two other ships the amphibious transport Dock Shreveport and the tank Landing ship Spartanburg county set sail from Here wednesday. Before the mobilization is Over 19 ships will have left port in less than a week. Shore Crews have been working 16-hour Days for the past week to prepare a powerful Fleet for duty in the Middle East. Helicopters Fly overhead trucks Stream onto the piers sailors who just arrived in port last week kiss their families goodbye again. In just five Days some 500 tons of weapons and other equipment have been loaded onto warships and 5,000 Crane toads of food and other supplies were stored on the Kennedy alone. A the buildup took place Over a longer period of time Quot in Vietnam capt. Raymond p. Conrad the naval bases commander said in an interview a there we re seeing staging of troops and ships and aircraft much More  in All likelihood none of the ships leaving Norfolk will arrive in the Middle East for weeks. Led by the amphibious assault ship Nassau 13 ships a including the Shreveport and Spartanburg a a will pick up marines from Morehead City n.c., before heading across the Atlantic the stars and stripes tears Page 7 War a Marine whose name was not released hugs his 3-year-old daughter Amanda before boarding the Kennedy. The Kennedy a Battle group of three guided missile cruisers a the Gates the Mississippi and the san Jacinto a and the combat stores ship Sylvania will Hook up with three ships from other ports. They will either relieve the Battle group of the Norfolk based Carrier Dwight d. Eisenhower in the red sea or add to the existing Fleet surrounding the arabian Peninsula. As the warships steamed off relatives left behind tried to keep a stiff upper lip. At the end of the pier Gabriele and Thomas Silagyi both tried to control heir tears. They tried even harder to believe that their 22-year-old son Ensign Steven m. Szilagyi will be Safe. When Steven got his last minute orders for his first overseas Mission his beaming parents flew from Long Island n.y., to Sec him off. A ave will always see him go Oft Quot said his father blowing his nose and wiping his eyes. A and we will always see him come Back a his Mother added firmly. From the Loudspeaker capt. Henry c. Giffin a offered Shore bound relatives some reassurance Quot we to take care of them done to you worry Quot he said. A Well see you  Given the Large size of the Crews particularly the 5,500-Man Kennedy there weren to Many relatives on hand for the departures. That is a sign according to people Here who often have watched ships leave that some families were finding the sudden missions difficult to Cope with. For others any anxieties were beneath the surface. A surprisingly there a not much difference in the feelings of a Normal deployment a said Navy chaplain Tom Johnson a i think its going to hit them in about a week when they drive by the pier and they done to see the ship  Julie Crouch also came to Sec the ship off. Three weeks ago she and Petty officer 1st class Mark Crouch stood before a priest and look their wedding vows but there Hasni to been much of a honeymoon. Originally from Indiana. Julie Crouch 20, had just moved to Norfolk when her husband 32, got his Surprise orders to leave with the Kennedy. A it just does no to seem real Quot she said at the pier As her camouflage Clad husband waved. A the marriage just started. It s just sinking in that in a mrs. Crouch. Its All happening so  she first met Mark when she was 16 and he was a police officer and pulled her Over for speeding. Three years later they began dating but when he talked about  Navy she told him the Day he enlisted would be the Day their relationship ended. She thought she  handle being a Navy wife. Before he left she renewed her pledge of three weeks a i made a. Vow to you for Richer or poorer belter or worse a a a she recalled telling him. Today she laughed bravely at the words a this is probably worse a Quot she decided Wiseguy does t amuse bar examiners Dallas apr a a Law graduate accused of making wisecracks on his bar exam application wishes the tests administrators would just lighten up. A Al never meant to be disrespectful. Cuie maybe Quot said Charles Malloy 28, a 1989 graduate of Southern methodist University Law school. The state Board of Legal examiners found nothing cute about Malloy s answers la four questions. It twice barred him from taking the exam. Last week a state appeals court told the Board that Malloy has a a spirited Bumpious Ness but not a Lack of moral character. Forced to test him the panel appointed by the state supreme court is refusing to release his score. A of can to get hired anywhere because the Standard question is have you passed the bar and 1 have to go into this Long Story a Malloy said in an interview with the Dallas times Herald. In the mean time he is working on a masters degree in corporate tax Law the Board has said it will take the Case to the state supreme court. Malloy says he Wasny to being flip when he responded to a question asking Why he was fired from an accounting firm in 1985 with a Why Don t you ask them and let me know because i have been wondering now for 3 a  the second question was whether he had Ever been charged with or convicted of a crime. He was found innocent in 1987 of disorderly conduct and evading arrest after lecturing a police officer who had crashed a Rowdy sum party. He was charged the next year with failing to identify himself to police after he and two friends reportedly yelled into a broken speaker at a fast food restaurant. The charge was dismissed. The charges were misdemeanours. He did no to have to report them. But the Board said once he did he was in flagrant noncompliance for not providing court records. The third question was whether Malloy had Ever undergone counselling Malloy had As a teen Ager after his brother a death. He gave the name of the psychiatrist but added a this stuff is really none of your business As it docs not affect my ability to practice Law in  asked whether he could vow to uphold the . And Texas constitutions he wrote a absolutely in a a constitutional kind of . The Board said those answers demonstrated immaturity a Lack of respect for authority and a Lack of moral character. Malloye a Law school friends Are standing behind him. A a he a not some unintelligent Yahoo who a trying to fight the system just to be fighting it. In corporate tax he made the top Grade in the class Quot said Barrett Davis who works for a Dallas Law firm. Judge bans mothers smoking near son Sacramento Calif. Of a a Mother has been ordered not to smoke in front of her 5-tear-old son by the judge hearing her child cd study suit. Judge David Stirling issued the ruling tuesday in Superior court when the boys father. Manfred Kallweit complained of health risks associated with inhaling second hand smoke. The Mother Anna Maria de Beni Sou a. Called the order  Terry Fawn re Vional v ice president for tin tobacco Institute and tobacco action network said he a Quot never heard of anything like this in any other pan of the  Eagan said he would have the Industry a lawyers investigate the Case. Quot the first thing that comes to my mind is the privacy Issue a he said. Kallweit. Who has joint custody of the boy asked the judge to impose the order after de Beni Souza petitioned the court for sole custody. The petition is pending. The ruling which bans smoking a pm direct presence of child within the Home a will slay in effect until the boy turns 1 8 or a higher court overrules it. Quot if this is a new wave so be it a said Kallweit s lawyer Charles Asbury �?�1 appreciate All the problems that cigarettes pose in the  the courts have regularly forbidden people to drink alcohol and consume drugs in Chi i custody cases the reason being the risk of harm to the child smoking poses the same ask of harm a he said. Do Beni Souza said she a a Light smoker who goes through a pack of cigarettes in two or three Days. A what right does the court have to dictate my behaviour in the privacy of my own Home a she said. A a a i his is not Russia right a Tupperware secret out firm steamed Peoria Iii. Apr the lid has popped on Tupperware s secret product for i99u, and the plastic kitchenware giants executives Are steamed the Peoria journal Star reported wednesday that Tupperware so revolutionary new product line is a line of stackable microwave dishes. A the paper really did a number on us a said Alan Luce of Tupperware. A this was a major  the new line was to have been unveiled nationally on aug. 27. Hut the newspaper tuesday got a reporter inside a dosed session of a Tupperware convention when the product was introduced to a jubilant crowd of dealers and sales managers. Luce said the Story Quot ruined the fun Surprise and excitement Quot for conventioneers attending sessions later in the week in Peoria Ding Beach Calif and Orlando Fla mayor Jim Maloof said his Secretary received several Calls from upset Tupperware officials. He said he called the newspaper to ask it the Story could be pulled hum its evening editions the paper refused. "1 done to understand what a the big Deal. They had news and we went and got it a Sard Jack a Meyer assistant managing editor. The new line is called i Upmier wave