European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 b the stars and stripes thursday july 11, 1991mailfrom Page 1 with the new system. A we be read the handwriting on the Wall a said maj. Bruch Kinser chief of operations for the 7025th air postal so at Ramstein a Germany. Quot its better to Start now than in october a we want to do it As far away As possible from Christmas Quot he said referring to the hectic Holiday mail period. Navy officials in Europe also found no reason to delay starting the new system throughout Fleet Post offices. Quot we Don t have the draw Down problems that the army is having Quot said Nav eur spokesman capt. Perry Bishop. Quot our work Force is relatively stable there is very Little turbulence so we re just pushing a . European come spokesman would not comment wednesday. . Postal service representatives could not be reached for comment by press deadlines wednesday. The nearly 2l/ month delay for the army should not affect mail delivery military postal officials said. The airmail terminal at the Frankfurt Airport operated by the 7025th, is prepared for All inbound mail earring the new addresses and All service mail will be moved by personnel there Kinser said. The address conversion plan provides a one year period during which both current address and the new address Are valid. Military mail patrons must convert to the new address by july 15, 1992. Mail sent to the old addresses after that Date will be returned to the sender As undeliverable. A key part of the new address system is the unit or Community mail room code identified As postal service Center codes for the air Force and Navy that must be included after the unit name. Army Post office patrons have not yet been Given their new unit codes said Barbara Lutz spokeswoman for the army postal group Europe army postal customers who attempt to change their address without the unit code will be forced to make another address change when the codes Are made available in mid september Lutz said. For example a letter to a service member in Germany would be addressed sgt. John Doc military unit car or unit xxxix if army or pc xxx if air Force or Navy Box number Apo a 09xxx All mail destined for Europe the Middle East Africa and Canada Wil use a a aet in place of the state name such As new York which is used for most Europe bound military mail. A map Quot will be used for mail to the Pacific and Quot a Quot for mail to the americas other than Canada. The new address format and zip code changes Are expected to eliminate mail sorting problems that have plagued deliveries to Apo and Fpo locations according to . Postal services officials. The new designations will help people More accurately sort the mail until machines eventually take Over the Job officials say. This is the first step toward fully automating overseas military mail a process that will take years to Complete. Faces no Page 1 specified the sanctions were to be removed when South Africa met five conditions including the release of All political prisoners. He contended that he did no to have the flexibility to consider whether lifting the sanctions might slow the Pace of Progress. The state department said previously that the four other conditions had been met including the repeal of apartheid Laws that rigorously segregated the Black majority residents of South african from the White minority lifting a state of emergency legalizing political parties and starting Good Faith negotiations toward a non racial government. Rep. Ronald Dellums d-calif., said a although there have been some victories in the struggle for Freedom in South Africa clearly the purpose of the act has not beep met As apartheid continues and the Black majority of South africans cannot vote and cannot hold Bush decided to lift the sanctions after receiving assurances that a fall persons persecuted for their political beliefs or detained unduly without trial had been freed administration officials said. A this is a moment in history that Many believed a told never be attained a Bush said of the Progress toward racial Equality in South Africa. A i happen to think this will result in More Progress toward racial Equality rather than less and certainly More economic Opportunity rather than less a Bush said. Quot Progress has been slow and often painful but Progress has definitely been made. And during the last two years we be seen a profound transformation in the situation in South Africa a Bush appealed for All sides to work peacefully toward a restructured society. He said the administration would work with de Klerk Mandela and chief but Elezi head of the Inkrata movement the chief rival of the african National Congress headed by Mandela. The South african decision on nuclear weapons was disclosed in late june. On the eve of the signing ceremony nuclear specialists expressed enthusiastic Praise for the decision. A a it a extremely significant that South Africa is going to join the non proliferation treaty because this is a country that we know has been capable of manufacturing nuclear weapons for a Good decade a said Leonard Spector of the Carnegie endowment for International peace. He put South Africa on a list of four countries that have at least been within reach of having a nuclear weapons capability. The others Are India Pakistan and Israel he said. In Lausanne Switzerland on tuesday the International olympic committee granted full recognition to South africans newly created National olympic committee. Schwarz a lifelong anti apartheid activist who has served As ambassador since Early this year minimized the role the sanctions have had in promoting More racial tolerance in his country. Schwarz said he welcomes the Prospect of More Normal .-South african economic ties but that the demise of sanctions after five years will have minimal Impact Over the Short term. Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney appearing with Bush in Toronto said he disagreed with the president and preferred seeing the sanctions remain in place because the South african government has not met the criteria imposed by members of the British Commonwealth which includes Page 1 legislative Days to either approve or reject the package. Neither Bush nor Congress Are allowed to Deal with the report in piecemeal fashion they fire required by the Law that created the commission to take or leave the report in its entirety. Courter predicted the package will eventually receive a the Blessing of Congress Quot but there will undoubtedly be a pitched lobbying Battle. Quot there will be some litigation a Courter am. Already several lawmakers have filed a lawsuit protesting the closure of naval station Philadelphia. Also some lawmakers asked Bush to exclude three strategic air come bases from the panels hit list. Bush did not comply with that request. The president courier said a thanked us for standing up to that kind of pressure Quot that the panel was subject to from Congress As Well As from local communities which stand to lose jobs because of base closings. The commissions decision to close 24 military installations and a laboratories by 1997 is designed to save taxpayers $1.5 billion annually. More than 82,000 military and 38,000 civilian jobs Are at stake. If Congress approves the report several major installations would be closed. They include fort Ord calif., where More than 16,000 people will lose their jobs fort Devens mass. The naval station Long Beach in California and the Philadelphia naval shipyard and naval station Philadelphia. Courter said the panel officially listed 34 closings and 48 realignments including the army corps of engineers. But he said the corps realignment could be listed As a closing because some offices Are due to shut Down in the future. No action will be taken on the corps under after july 1992. Cheney pronounced the report a a pretty Good piece of work Quot Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said. He said Cheney was a generally Happy with the recommendations the defense Secretary has no authority at this Point in the process to change the commissions tragedies delay Carson s to return from wire reports Johnny Carson is postponing his return to the tonight show apparently because of the deaths of his son Richard and Friend Michael Landon. Carson was supposed to return to the screen wednesday night. But Abc issued a statement tuesday saying he was continuing his vacation until july 17 Quot because of events in his personal Richard Carson 39, died june 21 when his vehicle plunged Over an embankment. Landon 54, died last week of pancreatic and liver cancer. Carsons designated successor Jay Leno will continue to fill in for membership Noel Blanc the voice of bugs Bunny and Porky pig joined the Board of the Hospital he says saved his life after the helicopter he and Kirk Douglas were aboard collided with a stunt plane. A i feel they really did save my life Quot Blanc 52, son of the late voice artist Mel Blanc said tuesday of the staff at Santa Paula memorial Hospital in California. He spent a month there recovering from the feb. 13 Accident. The stunt plane Pilot and his passenger were killed. Douglas 74, suffered a Scalp Cut and bruises. Blanc who was flying the helicopter broke a leg and ribs bruised a kidney and punctured a treatment Singer Mary Wells won approval to use a trial drug to fight the lung and Throat cancer that has spread to her neck. Doctors Hope Eda Trecate approved for welts on tuesday will halt the growth of the cancer with few Side effects said Joyce Mcrae a trustee of the rhythm and blues foundation. The philanthropic organization in Washington raised $125,000 to help pay her medical Bills. Wells 48, was diagnosed with cancer of the Larynx last year. Her 1960s hits include my Guy and you Bent me to the yes to Success Roseanne Cash says she May finally accept Success after 11 no. 1 singles. Critics and fans Hail the Singer songwriter for her deft melding of country and Rock and for songs that express the poignancy and pain of her life. A a in a not afraid to do such introspective work but i m just getting Over my fear of Success a she says. Among her hits Are the seven year ache hold on and the real me. Cash 35, is the daughter of country Star Johnny about cancer former Philadelphia eagles linebacker Kevin Reilly wants to talk to former major league Pitcher Dave Dravecky about the cancer they have in common Dravecky who last played for the san Francisco giants had his left Arm and shoulder amputated last month. Reilly had his left Arm and most of the shoulder amputated in 1979. Both had cancer of the deltoid muscle which raises the Arm. Reilly said he sent a package to Dravecky but got no response. Quot he could be getting a lot of shielding now. 1 know i did a Reilly said. Quot but id like to talk to
