European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Ron Mckinney staff  Nice. Newton believes in hard a work. J. T to emphasize that she talks Quot about How much time she spends digging through grocery paper bags a not  grammy winning Singer s a career has been a Little bit hard on her. And she s taken employment at Safeway of a Bagger. Not at All. Instead the. V a grocery bags Are full of demo tapes and Newton is looking for the right country song to blend in with her soulful vocals. Awell go through three or four grocery bags full of cassettes just to find three or four songs Newton said last week in a Telephone interview from los gatos calif., Between concert stops. A. A those paper bags have produced at least one of her biggest hits a 1981. Crossover hit that reached no. 2 on the pop charts Queen of hearts. Newton who will be. In Germany next. Week to perform an acoustics show a a featuring a Trio on guitars and mandolin. Leaves no doubts As to what she Hopes to achieve in her Careen a a a a v to want to have More hit records she. Said Malter of  does t mean. Newton who won .1 a 1983 grammy for break it to me gently expects to enjoy the same crossover a a a Success she had in the Early �?T80s when she. Hit the top 10 in the pop charts five. Times with hits like the sweetest thing and. A Angel of the morning�,.��/ �./. Quot i be always been a country Singer i be never changed. That s what was going on in radio a there was a lot of crossover Quot. A availability  changed and become More specialized now Quot she  native of Virgina Beach va., Newton is a  Man s youngest of three \ children Newton moved to California and. Began her. Career singing in the san Jose area  album a a a a juice sold a million copies in 1981. A if her Onusic is any indication of. Her. A personal Fife times have certainly changed. For the better since her hit love s been a. Quot Little bit hard on. Me raced to the top of. The pop and country charts. She married Tom goodspeed in .1985 and lives in a Rancho Santa be calif., a  suburb with their two children Jessica 4. And Tyler. 18 months. A a a a. A  crossover Appeal waned in  action liner computations for deployed soldiers q a  ii Cic Visio is Are being mad for recomputation and or promotions for service members serving in the Gulf a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Quot i ask this because prior to deploying t asked my Pac personnel action Center to give me a recomputation. I a was  it was impossible because null of the  packed up and that we d have a a recomputation in january. That recompilation never occurred. A a a a a a a a a   a a a Quot. I inquired several times and received no definite. Answer in february and March according to the army times the Cut off scores dropped to who to. I could have been promoted if i d had a recomputation a i then was told that  wore in april and october Well april s past and wove still not gotten any word on a computations. If i  recomputation upon my return to , can will it be Back dated to october or january and my promotion Ell Octive As of the a Dale of the it making exceeding of the Cut off scores. A a. Spec. Sandra r. Snipes operation desert storm sgt. 1st class Ralph e. Muhin promotions Section Field services division personnel services support directorate he Usa eur replies we appreciate the Opportunity to Claudy the suspension of annual re compilations As Well As promotion policies for soldiers deployed in. Support of desert shield storm a first february and May annual recomputation for the entire Ariy were suspended to ensure that equity in the promotion system would be maintained throughout a operation desert sheild storm. Since personnel records were not sent to saudi Arabia soldiers not deployed who had Access to their records at Home station would otherwise have had an advantage Over deployed soldiers in documenting new administrative promotion Points. However even though a computations Are suspended soldiers can still request re evaluations any time they add 35 administrative promotion Points. Soldiers who Are eligible for re evaluation should do so As soon As they arrive Back at Home station alter redeployment. On june 6, the army set july As the Date or. Recomputation to be Resti tuned for soldiers competing Lor promotion to sergeant. Recomputation scores that occur from the july recomputation Wilt become effective in october. A a. -. A. Next the i emotions Branch of department of the v army. Per com personnel come approved several policies exceptions to Benefit Quot soldiers deployed i support of desert shield storm. A few of these Are. A a a. Commanders May award promotion Point credit for.  primary leadership development course a attendance if if. Is determined that the Soldier would have attended pm  the time deployed this decision -. A is based on the number of soldiers the unit sends. T a monthly to Ploc and the soldiers standing on the unit s order of Merit list the Soldier fiust still attend Ploc within 12 months alter redeployment Jiom saudi Arabia a a. Ploc remains a prerequisite for attendance at the mid Sosi Newton continued to be a Force a a on the Quot country charts scoring six straight a .top-10 hits beginning in 1985. Three of \. Those hits went to no. T. Including you. A make me want to make you mine i m so Hurt and a due with Eddie Rabbit friends i and lovers it a. A a /. A. A Newton s last album for the Ria Label Ain t Gonna cry produced warm reviews last year but a Cool sales response. Now Newton is excited about getting Back to work on her current album expected to be released later this year for the first time she will be. Working with the. A judds producer Brent Mayer,.and two a associates who have won three Ciao. Awards in advertising Mike Stewart and Dan Williams. A Quot a. A a a. A a a a a. Its that element of teamwork that is. Necessary to produce hits Newton said. A. Quot its essential there Isnit a song that Isnit a hit without the teamwork Quot she said. Newton also said that a hit song.  her ability. A More so than just a a Singer but also As a scavenger for Art inner search through those paper bags. Quot if you do a song that turns into a hit. A a most of the  Means that you on a a. Personal level were Abe to pick out a a a a Good piece of Art it s confirmation that you made the right Choice Quot she said. A juice Newton will be  at two tree concerts Dunn vol Klests at Wharton Barracks in Heilbronn Germany on july .4 at 8 pm. And at Patton Lle air Field. Between  kor Westheim Germany on july-5 at 9 . Newton will also be performing at the Ostmark in Frankfurt Germany on july 6 at 6 . Tickets for the Frankfurt show Are available at the venue or any of Frankfurt a metro clubs for e5 German Marks a. File 1981 country Singer juice Newton who performs three shows in Germany next week has been working on a new album. Basic noncommissioned officers course inc of. A a soldiers who Are deployed three months or longer in support of desert shield storm will receive one. A promotion Point for each month deployed up to 12.  Points will be awarded in military training. Your local servicing personnel service company will   any additional questions concerning promotion policies. A a a a. A. A editor s note a. In the readers action line on june 25, it col. Robe l. Hanson or. Was incorrectly identified by his office As the chief of staff of 3rd army div he. His Correct title was Community chief of staff of the Giessen military Community a. To write us Rea Ders. A t Ion Tine is the readers Quot court of Lasta resort striving to answer some of the questions a. About Hie overseas in a military environment or -. Questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available. If you have a question and Don i know where to turn for the. Answer write to readers Quot action line co the stars and stapes. Apr 0921 h<121 t All letters must be signed. And preference will be Given to those seeking information of general interest of our readers. -. A Page 16 a the stars and stripes saturday Juno 29, 1991