European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                ,. Saturday april 20, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 9 hike in German phone rates rejected by de Reavis staff writer Germany s postal minister has killed plans to increase the country a Telephone rates officials said Friday. A a a a. A. A a a a a. A a. A a a. A a a a the decision came after negotiations on thursday and Friday Between officials of the postal and finance ministries. The negotiations began after German Chancellor Helmut Kohl 4told the Heads of both ministries on wednesday that he opposed the planned increase a spokesman for the chancellors said. A Kohl asked the ministers to find an alternative Way to raising the 2 billion Marks $1.2 billion for the next four years from the Federal Telephone company Tele Kom a the spokesman said. A the Money is already budgeted for Germain s unification fund he said. During the negotiations officials devised an alternative Way to finance the postal ministry s contribution into the fund. Instead of increasing fees officials have proposed a change in the Law that will produce 4 billion Marks $2.4 billion for the ministry by reducing its contribution to the Federal budget. The parties in the ruling coalition have agreed to pass the change when it is take ii to parliament a ministry spokeswoman said. 1 he phone rate plans had called for raising the unit Price Lor Telephone Calls from 2.1 pfennig to 25 pfennig and boosting the Price for pay phones from 30 pfennig to 40 pfennig. A a the  to have gone into effect Jan. 1, a ministry statement said Friday. Earlier this week a spokesman Tor. I Lekom had said the increases were planned for july i. Phones rates in the Western states of Germany have already gone up once in 1991. On april 1, time units for local Calls Between 8 . And 6 . Were shortened from eight to six minutes. Each unit now costs 23 pfennig. At the same time Long distance rates were decreased  memorial honors Sailor who drowned Dubai United Arab emirates up a the . Navy said Friday it held a shipboard memorial service for a Sailor deployed with operation desert storm who drowned last week while swimming off the coast of the United Arab emirates. A Central come statement said the service was held thursday aboard the submarine tender Mckee for damage control Petty officer Ron Randall holy Field a native of Junction City la. The service was attended by 350 Crew Mem a Bers. A a a. -. A a a a a a a a a a a a a a. A we held a 45-minute memorial on thursday at the request of the Crew. It was Well attended and it was a regular service headed by our chaplain a Navy it. Tim Wakefield said. The Navy spokesman said Holyfield 21, was reported missing by fellow Crew members last saturday while on Liberty at Jebel Ali Beach outside Dubai. Holyfi Clde a body was recovered monday after a two Day search and is being returned to the United states for burial the Navy said. A the body is in route to the states now by military Airlift and will be delivered to Dover del., where it will be turned Over to his family a a Navy spokesman on the persian Gulf Island state of Bahrain said in Dubai. The spokesman said Holyfield was married but had no children. Go Dies during water safety training schwetz1ngen, Germany a a Heidelberg Soldier died Early thursday while taking part in water safety training with his unit at a local Pool medical personnel at the Pool were unable to resuscitate spec. Lorenzo d. Levy 23, of the 503rd trans co 26th support group. He was pronounced dead at 7 51 . At a German Hospital. An autopsy is being conducted to determine the exact cause of his death. Details about the incident were unavailable Friday but a Community official said the soldiers were wearing swimsuits not combat gear for the training at the Bellanira swimming Complex in Schwet Ingen. A memorial service for the Winnsboro la., native will be held at noon wednesday in Patton Barracks Chapel Heidelberg. He is survived by his wife Terry and son Lorenzo Dewayne Levy or. The Case is being investigated by German and us. Authorities Oregon general named to head National guard Washington apr maj. Gen. Raymond f. Rees a decorated Vietnam commander who now leads the Oregon National guard has been chosen to head the army National guard two senators said thursday. Rees 46, has directed the Oregon guard since 1987. Defense department officials were to make the appointment formal later Oregon Republican Sens. Mark Hatfield and Bob Packwood said. Rees was a company commander in the 2nd army Cav regt in Germany before he was assigned to the 101st airborne div in Vietnam where he served As a Squadron assistant operations officer and later As a troop commander. Rees carries More than a dozen military awards and decorations including the Bronze Star the meritorious service medal and the Vietnam service medal with four stars. He was in charge of Idaho a National guard regiment in twin Falls Idaho before he was appointed to the Oregon Post. Oregon gov. Barbara Roberts nominated Rees for the National Post in a feb. 22 letter to it. Gen. John b. Conaway chief of the National guard Bureau. After returning from Vietnam Rees served briefly on the operations staff at fort Lewis wash., and later As an executive officer of an air cavalry troop at fort Bragg,. Rees graduated from the . Military Academy at West Point n.y., and the University of Oregon Law school. He practice Law in Pendleton ore., from 1976 to 1978.effort to tighten Export Laws derailed by German Council Bonn up a the German governments efforts to tighten Export Laws to prevent the illegal Sale of mass destruction weapons were thwarted Friday because one of the houses of parliament failed to reach agreement on the proposed legislation. The government sharply criticized the decision by the bundesrat the upper House to refer the Issue to a mediation body following disagreements among representatives of the 16 German states. The bundesrat a support was essential to pass the proposed Law which called for sharper controls to prevent illegal weapons exports. Norwegian Dies in crash one Man was killed and another seriously injured when the minivan they were Riding in was struck by a train at a Railroad crossing in Biedenkopf Germany 50 Miles North of Frankfurt. Seven norwegian businessmen were Riding in the minivan when it was hit by the train thursday afternoon. Washington up a government statistics on alcoholism treatment for veterans seriously understate the magnitude of the problem expert witnesses told a Senate panel on thursday. Their conclusion was contained in a general accounting office report released by sen. John Glenn a Ohio at a hearing of the governmental affairs committee he Heads. Statistics showed that in the five veterans affairs centers studied last fiscal year Only 2.3 percent of patients received treatment for alcoholism. But the Gao found that More than 30 percent of the patients at the hospitals showed what Glenn described As a Strong indications of alcohol use  its report said that doctors do not routinely question patients about alcohol use problems. In its screening the Gao asked patients these four questions a have you Ever Felt the need to Cut Down on drinking a have you Ever Felt annoyed by criticism of your drinking a have you Ever Felt guilty about your drinking a have you Ever taken a morning Eye opener drink or. David Lewis a professor of Medicine at Brown University said a several studies including the Gao a and my own experience have shown this test to be. Effective and easy to administer in screening for possible alcoholism or alcohol