European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes saturday March 30,1991 s Washington apr it. Gen. Thomas w. Kelly the Pentagon a witty and acerbic spokesman on the persian Gulf War retired Friday after 34 years in the army. Gen. Colin Powell the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said the 58-year-old Kelly was an a a authentic american Folk hero who had shown the world a a arc assuring a human and feeling Pentagon during the War against Iraq. The retirement ceremony in the Pentagon shall of i heroes combined High Praise for the retiring three Star general with the Quick wit Kelly came to be known for during his nationally televised wartime briefings. A we weren to sure that head be Able to fit us in a Powell quipped referring to Kelly a plans to go on Well paying speaking Tours. A but we got the government rates. It s Only going to Cost us $10,000.�?� Kelly has signed with a new York based speaking Agency to represent him and could command prices As High As $20,000 per speech. Pow ii compared Kelly to Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett and said the general a a Philadelphia irishmen in army Green with a Leprechaun Grin to Ikea Quick Tongue has become an authentic american Folk  a a Secretary of defense Dick Cheney said Kelly had coached him in military operational matters during the build up to the Gulf wat and presented. Him with a a commencement certificate shortly before the air War began Jan. 17. The certificate proclaimed Cheney a now fully qualified to serve As Secretary of defense.�?�. Kelly a voice faltered As he talked of the a deep Honor of being a Soldier idly and said a to come to the end of the Trail is a Bummer but  got to go through  a year career but he also poked fun at himself recalling his Early Days with the 1st cavalry out of fort Knox ky., and noting that Gen. George Custer another Cavalryman was a so stupid when he was assigned to his first unit a that even the other cavalrymen  Kelly was presented with the defense distinguished service medal in the ceremonies also attended by army chief of staff Carl Vuono and the retired chairman of the joint chiefs of staff adhi. William Crowejr Kelly was commended for his part in . Support for the Cory Aquino government in putting Down a coup attempt in the Philippines in the military operation in Panama last year in the persian Gulf War and in the military contribution in the Battle against drug smug filing. V Kelly born in Philadelphia was commissioned As a second lieutenant after belonging to the Reserve officers training corps at Temple University. He served in Vietnam and was commanding general of the . Army Security affairs come before joining the joint chiefs As director for  from Page 1 will work to resolve the Issue Over the weekend. . Officials and. Diplomats said they expected the full Council to begin formally debating the Resolution in private on monday. The Council which authorized the .-led military attack to liberate Kuwait could still invoke Force to implement parts of the latest draft Resolution. If Iraq says a not to the new conditions then All the economic sanctions except on food and humanitarian Aid remain in Force. Iraq would not be Able to sell its Oil and would not be Able to buy generators and spare parts and other vital building blocks to restore its shattered Economy. Iraq already has denounced the latest proposed Resolution As humiliating saying it would punish Iraq for generations to come. One paragraph in the draft Resolution a requires Iraq to inform the Council that it will not commit or support any act of International terrorism or allow any organization directed toward commission of such acts to operate within its territory a v it also would require Iraq a to condemn unequivocally and renounce All acts methods and practices of  As recently As january iraqis official Baghdad radio threatened terrorist strikes against the United states and its allies in the coalition that drove iraqi troops out of Kuwait which was invaded last aug. 2. A a a among terrorists who have allegedly operated or Are operating from Iraq Are a Abul Abbas the Mastermind of the october 1985 hijacking of the italian cruise ship Achille Lauro in which an elderly american jew was shot to death. I is real name is Mohammed Abbas. Abbas Leader of the Palestine liberation front and a member of the Palestine liberation organizations executive committee organized the bungled pales Tinian boat attack on an israeli Beach last year. Plo chairman Yasser Arafat a failure to strongly condemn that raid led to the suspension of the .-Plo dialogue. A Abu Ibrahim Leader of the May 15 group and inventor of the suitcase bomb. A Abu Nidal responsible for about 90 terrorist attacks in 17 years is. Best known for organizing the december 1985 simultaneous Airport attacks in Rome and Vienna Austria that killed 22 peo Pic. A a a a a / a a a Ahmed Fibril Leader of the popular front for the liberation of Palestine and a suspect in the december 1988 bombing of pan am flight 103 Over Lockerbie which killed 270 people.  a a Carlos the jackal sometimes called the most dangerous terrorist at Large. He is wanted in France for the 1975 murder of two counter espionage agents. From Page 1 and discipline by interfering with the rangers Mission. Navy officials said the alleged offence took place while the Carrier was in the a area of the persian  the Ranger whose Home port is san Diego passed through Subic Bay in Early january on its Way to the Gulf. Rear adm. Thomas Mercer commander of the Subic Bay facility issued the court martial order based on investigations made by it. Cmdr. Leroy Dickens of the judge advocate general a office. All three sailors were flown Back to Subic in february while an internal investigation was under Way. The investigation corresponds to grand jury inquiries in civilian Law. Cuts from Page 1 work Force a the personnel folks would be worried about themselves a Grimmett said. A they certainly would not be worried about you As a civilian  the reorganization is expected to save about $ 16 million Over the next two years. 11 c a 1 is for St re am 1 in Kirifi civilian per son be i operations at major Usa eur command Headquarters creating temporary reduction in Force cams and merging a former recruitment Center with usar lures civilian personnel division. In addition some of the first co workers whose jobs Are phased out will be reassigned to help some displaced local nationals find new jobs in the Wake of . Troop withdrawals from Europe. A the employment picture in Europe is not going to be one of expansion a grim Mett said. A nor is it going to be one of status quo where we hold where we  Grimmitt does no to anticipate huge  throughout the general work Force because of vacancies created by a 15-month-old department of defense hiring freeze and other employment initiatives. The Cut in the civilian personnel office is expected to reduce the current work Force from 1,312 to 814 by 1993. The goal is a ratio of one personnel specialist to 66 employees in the service population Grimmitt said. Currently the ratio ranges from one for every 33 to one for every 78, depending on the military com a ninety. / \ the reorganization will eliminate the full service civilian personnel offices in about 20 communities and replace them with service centers that have limited staffing. The centers will provide such services As Job information and Applina co offices consolidating As part of a reorganization plan the . Army in Europe is consolidating 33 civilian personnel offices into 13 regional operations. Here is a look at some of the new regional operations and some of the communities they will control. _. Germany Baum older to include bad Kreuz Nach Mainz Berlin. A a a a. A. A Bremerhaven. Frankfurt to include Darmstadt Hanau Wiesbaden. Giessen to include Fulda. Grafen Wuhr to include Wii Flecken. Heidelberg to include Karlsruhe Mannheim. Kaiserslautern to include Pir Masens Wei Brincken. Nurnberg to include Ansbach. Augsburg Bamberg. Stuttgart to include Heilbronn Schwabish Hall Goppinger. Quot. / a. A a a. Wurzburg to include Aschaffenbur Schut Eingurt. Italy Vicenza to include Livorno Belgium chevres to include All of nato shape support group no decision has yet been made on How Burtonwood England will be handled. A amps Sharon Kilday Tion qualification determinations payroll and benefits assistance and document processing including identification cards. Management services will include employee and position data regulatory material personnel action status common referral lists and informal management employee relations advice. The 13 regional offices duties will include career counselling training courses grievances and appeals travel counselling and orders overseas tour extensions and curtailments retirements and priority placement program registration. Other duties include living quarters allowance processing stateside hiring workers Council cooperation formal disciplinary actions and reorganization and reduce ton in Force actions. A the services you would ordinarily see in a personnel office you will see at service centers Grimmett said. A fall those things that you done to see which occur in Back of what you see will now move up to the hub.�?�. The timing of the different offices shift into regional operations will vary. For example Kaiserslautern a the first to make the shift a will Start operating As a regional co on monday. _. Reorganization will trim about 45 jobs from civilian personnel offices at the Headquarters of major Usa eur commands arid from the former civilian recruitment Center in Leiden by oct. 1, said Mark Tsushima civilian personnel director at the 21st theater army area come in Kaiserslautern. Examples of major Usa eur commands Are 21st theater army area come v corps and Vii corps. The civilian recruitment Center merged with usage urn a civilian personnel division on dec. 31. Although Little recruiting outside medical professions is being done the former recruiters still help people already in Usa eur Transfer to new positions. A so we use them As a centralized source for vacancies is. Where people Are and they will continue to do that As part of the staff Here a Grimmett said. People who held some of the jobs eliminated at the recruitment Center and major Usa eur commands will be temporarily assigned to usage urn a civilian personnel division to staff team that will help regional civilian personnel offices address cutbacks in the general civilian workforce. Grimmett described reductions in Force As a the most Complex function you can Ever