European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes thursday september 13,1990 military Roundup Sarteur civilians to get another copy of pay stub Heidelberg West Germany a . Army Europe civilian workers will be receiving a second copy of their pay stub for the pay period that ended aug. 25. Officials with the 266th theater finance come Are sending workers copies of their earnings and leave statement because the originals were lightly printed making them hard to  officials name top soldiers for 1990 Schwet Zingen West Germany a the . Army Europe and 7th army has announced the commands top no and Soldier for 1990. Sgt. 1st class Waldemar Estrella from v corps co a 8th signal in in bad Kreuz Nach earned the title of no of the year while pfc. Michael s. Brown of co a 6th in 6th inf div in Bamberg was named Soldier of the year. Both soldiers Learned of their selection at a banquet tuesday in Heidelberg. Gen. Crosbie e. Saint the Usa eur commander presented the soldiers with numerous awards during the banquet. The winners were selected from 12 soldiers who appeared monday before a selection Board chaired by Usa eur command sgt. Maj. George Horvath  urged to update families travel papers Schwet Zingen West Germany a accompanied soldiers need to make sure that All family members travelling documents Are up to Date in the event they Are reassigned to the United states under troop cuts personnel officials say. Accompanied soldiers should ensure that their families passports visas and other travel documents Are current so the family can travel together 1st personnel come officials said. Family members needing a . Passport should apply for it Well in Advance because it can take up to four months to obtain the document. Babies also need passports. To obtain a passport for a Newborn parents first must Register the child a birth. They have 30 Days to do so and should apply for the passport immediately afterwards officials said. Personnel officials suggest that service members who Are expecting a baby while assigned to . Army in Europe should gather the documents to Register the baby even before it is born. Soldiers can Register births and apply for passports at their local personnel service centers. Service members also must have immigrant visas for non-. Citizen family members in order to take them to the United states for permanent residence. Alien family members who do not have alien registration a a Green cards need the immigration visas. Soldiers recently married to an alien spouse should apply Lor an immigration visa within 10 Days after the marriage. More information about immigration visas is available from any . Embassy . Consulate . Mission or immigration and naturalization service  officer wins weapons school honors Raf Lakenheath England a an f-111 Pilot with the 492nd tac fighter so has won the 1990 . Air Force Robbie Risner award. Capt. Mark Kelly is the chief of the weapons and tactics division in his Squadron. The award established in 1976, is Given each year to the outstanding graduate of the air Force fighter weapons school at Nellis fab Nev. Selection is based on the officers leadership dedication to Mission combat readiness and professional attitude displayed since  was about to surrender when he died sources say Abidjan Ivory coast up a president Samuel Doe of Liberia who apparently was killed by rebels in the capital Monrovia sunday was about to surrender when he died diplomatic sources in Monrovia said tuesday. After More than eight months of civil War Doe had left his Beac Side mansion for the first time since july to turn himself Over to the five nation peacekeeping Force that has occupied much of the City they said. Instead he was wounded in a gun Battle and died a hostage of Prince Johnson one of the two rebel leaders fighting to overthrow the government according to witnesses and the . State department. His body has not however been recovered. Does death leaves the leadership of War torn West african country in disarray. Four different men have claimed to succeed the president of 10 years a rival rebel leaders Johnson and Charles Taylor Brig. Gen. David Nim Lay who was does own Choice As his successor and a president in exile in Gambia. A the situation As to who is in charge is very confused a said state department spokesman Richard Boucher in Washington. . Officials said Washington is not ready to recognize any government Leader in Liberia and cannot predict whether does death will mean a peaceful Resolution or More violence. State department and White House officials also said they still had not been Able to confirm Doe was killed by forces under rebel Leader Prince Johnson although Boucher said a we accept such reports As True. A we have no Way of knowing whether the violence in Liberia will end soon a White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said at his daily briefing. Quot it seems unlikely when you still have two rebel forces that Are armed and fighting each other  diplomatic sources said they expected Taylor who leads the largest Force of dissidents to use the confusion to his advantage and win control of the City. A the next 24 hours Are absolutely crucial. Now that Doe is gone and his army is disintegrating there is nothing to Stop Charles Taylor a forces wreaking revenge on All the government forces they can find a one Diplomat said wednesday. Until now Taylor a forces have been prevented from entering the City by government troops who have held him Back on the Eastern Side of the City. The Doe troops Are stronger than Johnson a and control two thirds of the country Johnson however has the strategically important City Center and the port areas. When Doe left the mansion to surrender he put the country under the control of the armed forces chief Nim Lay diplomats said. Nim Lay established the National interim defense Council to run the few remaining Square Miles of government held territory and said in an interview with the British broadcasting corp. Monday that his first task was to seek a cease fire. But a cease fire now seems extremely unlikely. A the streets of Monrovia Are strangely empty and everybody is in hiding a a Diplomat  slopped on bungee jumping offer sex Beauty Queen is injured Natalie Mccury and Andy Gully hang just above the water after their bungee jump went wrong. Sydney Australia apr the thrill seeking sport of bungee jumping was banned at least temporarily on wednesday after an Accident in which two people were hospitalized. Natalie Mccurry whose reign As miss Australia ended monday night suffered a broken Collarbone when a Cord came free As she and a staff member of the bungee bats operation plunged from 130 feet in the air. New South Wales state Industrial relations minister John Fahey said the sport would be outlawed pending a report on the Accident. It was not immediately Clear whether jumps would be allowed elsewhere in Australia. Mccurry made a successful Solo jump from a Cage suspended by a Crane off Sydney a Birkenhead Point. She then took a tandem plunge with Crew member Andy Gully. They had their arms wrapped around each other and elastic cords were supposed to Stop their fall a couple of Yards above the water. One end of the cords was attached to the Cage the other to their Ankles. But onlookers watched in horror As one of the cords broke free from the Cage leaving Only the other to support the couples combined weight. They hit the water hard and went under before the remaining Cord stretched Back. They dangled upside Down for several minutes with their Heads just above the surface. Crew members immediately launched an inflatable raft to Rescue the two who were bundled up and led away. An ambulance spokesman said they were treated for neck and Back injuries and taken to nearby Balmain Hospital. Bungee bats director Wayne Page said All regular safety checks had taken place before the pair jumped. He said the jumpers had gone through the usual weigh ins where cords were allocated with a tension to match their combined weight so they would not hit the water. A we done to really know what caused the problem a he said. Bungee bats began Public jumps in Sydney last month after a three month Battle with the department of Industrial relations Over safety concerns. The department granted approval after tightening safety standards which included shortening cords to ensure jumpers did not enter the water. Participants pay 69 dollars $56 . Per jump. One fatality and another serious injury have been recorded in new zealand where the activity got its commercial Start two years ago. France recently introduced rules on bungee jumping after three deaths in 1989