European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a the stars and stripes thursday november 22,19901st civilian named top editor at stripes by Ron Jensen staff writer Darmstadt Germany a Bernard a. Zovistoski who began his newspaper career 32 years ago As a copy boy will become the first civilian to be the top editor at the european edition of the stars and stripes. Zovistoski managing editor for administration at capital newspapers in Albany n.y., will take charge of the papers news Content in Early january. Quot in be always wanted to be an editor a the number one editor a Zovistoski said tuesday. A this looked like a perfect Opportunity to reach out and try to make a  Zovistoski 50, said he is looking Forward to the Job. A i see it As a unique newspaper and a vital one because it serves such a unique audience a he said. A you can say its a captive audience but there a no Law that says they have to read the newspaper. A they deserve the most accurate and Complete reporting we can Muster every  the plan to place a civilian in charge of stars and stripes news operation came after an investigation by the general accounting office determined that it was one Way to avoid censorship or the appearance of censorship by the military. That decision was sup ported by other investigations and officials inside the newspaper. The editor has always been a military member who carried the title of commander editor in chief. Now that title will become commander publisher. Zovistoski said he expects to function As editor of the stars and stripes just As he would if he were editor of a paper in the United states. Col. Gene Townsend commander of the newspaper for 18 months said his new title As publisher does not divorce him from responsibility regarding the news. A the publisher is the Boss of the editor a he said. A the editor will be Given the Broad authority to run the Day to Day hour by hour activities of the newsroom. A it will be the responsibility of the editor to keep the publisher informed of the Complex and sensitive situations that occur to consult and in turn reach decisions on How to  up to now the senior news official below the commander has been the managing editor. That position was held for 22 years by Mert Proctor who stepped aside from those duties in september following an investigation of the newspaper by the department of defense inspector general a office. Proctor who stayed for two months As a code Edi Tor is returning to the United states. He had no com ment tuesday on his departure. Com Townsend said of Proctor a regarding the managing editor and his decision to retire i wish him godspeed. I appreciate the 30 years he has Given to the newspaper. We All wish him the Best in his inv Back to the  sports editor Bob Wicker was appointed Active managing editor when Proctor left the position. Zovistoski said that he will decide later if he will retain a managing editor but that he wants somebody in a no. 2 position. J the advertisement for the editors position attracted about 140 applicants Townsend said. That number was pared to six finalists. Zovistoski began his career As a copy boy for the Star Ledger in Newark . He held several writing positions before becoming the newspapers assistant sunday editor. Since 1965, he has worked for capital newspapers in a variety of positions including managing editor of the times Union and his current position which he has held since 1981. In that Post he has been in charge of All administrative affairs including personnel labor relations and  Atlantis shuttle lands in Florida Cape canaveral Fla. A Atlantis and its five astronauts returned Home safely from a secret military Mission tuesday gliding smoothly to the first space shuttle Landing in Florida in five years. The shuttle diverted from the California desert because of High winds and Damp runways swooped through a Clear Brilliant Blue sky and touched Down at Kennedy space Center at 4 43 . Its arrival was heralded by the customary twin sonic booms. A Welcome Home. It sure was a Beautiful sight a Mission control told the Crew. It was Kennedy a sixth shuttle Landing the last one was in 1985, when discovery blew a tire. Workers had to scramble to prepare for the Landing assembling a Convoy of support vehicles and bringing in extra personnel. Atlantis had begun its Mission on nov. 15 with an unusual nighttime liftoff. A a we re Here in Florida and we did no to expect to be Here when we left a commander Richard Covey said before leaving with his Crew for Johnson space Center in Houston. A the Csc folks did a Good Job of getting ready for us and they did a super Job of getting us out of town last thursday night when we said we were going to go a Covey said. About 250 people including two busloads of workers from the launch control Center watched the Landing from bleach ers and a Grassy strip adjoining the pave runway. They whistled and cheered waving Small american flags. Launch director Bob Sieck was Amon about a half dozen Nasa officials who greeted Covey Pilot Frank Culbertson or and the rest of the Crew. Atlantis was supposed to land monday at Edwards fab calif., but High wind forced Mission control to Call off the Plai and extend the shuttles  ahead of schedule generals say by David Tarrant Brussels Bureau Rotterdam Netherlands a the huge deployment of . Military equipment from Germany to saudi Arabia is ahead of schedule top . Generals in Europe said tuesday. The operation has a broken Alt kinds of records a Gen. Crosbie Saint the commander of the . Army in Europe said As he surveyed ship loading operations at Rotterdam. To the East the commander of the . European come toured a second port involved in the operation and shared saints  from Page 1 to implementing All the previous  but it seemed that the administrations goal a pursued by Baker for the last two weeks around the world a of getting a consensus so a Security Council Resolution authorizing the use of Force against Iraq could be approved by the end of the month was proving elusive. A a it a going better than i thought it would a Gen. John Galvin said in Bremerhaven Germany. A a we re already ahead of schedule. The 2nd army Cav regt is an example of that. They were Given the order to move and they were moving the next  he did not give a schedule but said soldiers will Likely be leaving Germany for saudi Arabia before Christmas. Training gained from reformer exercises is proving crucial to the move Saint said. An entire network of support has been built up Over the years among German dutch and american personnel As a result of the annual return of forces to Germany reformer exercises that demonstrate americans ability to reinforce Europe during a crisis Saint said. A what we have Here is a reformer in reverse. We would not be Here without reformer Saint said. The dutch army views the operation in the same Way and has designed badges that read a a defogger �?T90.�?� tuesday was the first full Day of operations in Rotterdam for loading the hardware. Earlier this month president Bush ordered the deployment of about 100,000 troops from Europe to saudi Arabia. . Officials estimate that More than 50 vessels will be required to move the Force with about 25 ships leaving Rotterdam. Officials declined to estimate the number of tanks and vehicles to be shipped from the three ports which also include Antwerp Belgium. Before the equipment Heads to the desert army mechanics Are giving it a thorough Check. Over the weekend the 3rd inf div deployed mor than 1,000 vehicle mechanics and Drivers to the thre ports to make certain that All vehicles Are ready to go t work when they arrive in saudia Arabia. The divisions 1st and 2nd brigades and the 10th end. In were deployed said it. Col. Phil Mattox chief Logi tical officer for the 3rd inf div in Aschaffenbur be Many. A each Day More and More equipment is on its Way t these ports a Mattox said. A by this time next week we be handling More vehicles than we know what to i  members of the 3rd inf div were also deployed to railway Points around Germany Mattox said. They or Termine the condition of each piece of equipment and Forward maintenance orders to the mechanics at the ports. Any last minute maintenance will be done on the Dock Mattox said. In Rotterdam 500 to 1,000 pieces of equipment be loaded on the Algol one of eight High Speed Shi acquired by the military sea lift come. Contributing to this report staff writers Ksn Clauson in Bra Merhai Germany and Luke Britt in Darmstadt Germany a of judge holding hearing on wife killing Case Oesterberg a Netherlands a amps a an air Force judge is holding a nearing to determine whether to court martial a sergeant who has admitted killing his wife and cutting her body into pieces. The judge who convened the hearing monday issued a restraining order tuesday barring the prosecution and defense from discussing the Case of sgt. Charles Donald Short with the Media. A base spokeswoman said last week that . Authorities would consider the results of a psychiatric evaluation by military doctors and a Legal investigation before deciding if he would be tried. Short 34, is a former medical equipment and repair technician at the soes Terberg a clinic. He confessed in a dutch court to stabbing his wife Esin has Turk a turkish native to death in March 1988, said Leo Putz shorts former dutch lawyer. Putz said Short Cut her body into sever Al pieces and scattered them along a Roadside 35 Miles from the base to the attorney Short said he killed his wife because she threatened to leave him and take the couples 8-month-old son. The sergeant was returned to . Military authorities earlier this month after a two year impasse Between the dutch ministry of. Justice and . State department Over the possibility that a military court could sentence Short to death. There is no death penalty in the Netherlands. The dutch turned him Over after a. Authorities agreed not to try the Case As capital  the fall of 1988, Short was convicts and sentenced by the dutch to a six yes prison term and an indefinite period f psychological treatment. That convict us was overturned by an appeals coup which ruled that the lower court had jurisdiction in the Case under the status forces agreement