European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse At a glance if the uniforms done to look familiar because army sgt. Jay Geraths left and air Force staff sgt. Den Nis White have also enlisted in an other army a the worldwide legion of try Klics. Beam up to pages 14-15.�?z,Tough anti crime Bill with an unusual combination of death penalty critics and gun control opponents in opposition the Striate passed a sweeping package of anti crime legislation. A Page 5blacks oppose Thomas the congressional Black caucus announced thursday it is going to oppose Clarence Thomas confirmation to the supreme Page 5 chief Gates leaving los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley says police chief Daryl Gates is going to quit by the end of the year. A Page 7only in California a the voters in California May be asked next year to pass an initiative guaranteeing some Good citizens six weeks of annual Page 7 i Anatomy of a closure a pile of completed paperwork and a Dusty void was All sgt. Mike Griego seemed to have left at Hes Swisch Oldendorf air station. And he was smiling Page 9 Index a we a a Viv a Sam Abby Ann Landers. .19 comics. 19-21 commentary. Letters. Money matters. 17 sports. 22-28 to listings. 22 weather. 11 Anderson leaving Pivotal role As 3rd air Force s commander i by Amy Geiszler Jones us Bureau Raf Mildenhall England when maj. Gen. Marcus a. Anderson hands Over 3rd air forces Flag monday to maj. Gen. Charles link hell Relin wish More than just the command of an it Force presence in great Britain. Anderson is also the highest ranking air Force officer in the country and the senior military representative to the United kingdom a a Job that Calls for High level interaction with the Host nations military and . Embassy officials in London. An afternoon spent deactivating a Squadron. A few and non hours each week flying an a-10 Thunderbolt ii. A Day of addressing a group of Royal air Force officers and conducting a briefing for such vips As Secretary of defense Dick Cheney . Congressional committee members and British defense officials. All of these activities have been on Andersons hectic Calendar. And then there Are the social Perks Ich As attending function Ham Palace and no. 10 do such As attending functions at Buckingham Palace and no. 10 Downing Street the British prime ministers residence. A it comes with the turf and something that makes it an enjoyable aspect of the Job a said the 52-year-old Anderson referring to his demanding schedule. The commander As senior military representative must also work closely with top British military chiefs and officials at the . Embassy. Anderson who spent three years As 3rd air Force commander will leave England to assume command of the air Force operational test and evaluation Center at Kirtland fab . A i have travelled 60,000 Miles Fay staff car in the three years in be been Here to official base visits social functions and you name it a Anderson said during an interview a Mildenhall. Andersons phone lines Between Mildenhall and London stayed Busy As he coordinated dramatic changes within the 3rd air Force. He oversaw removal of the cruise missiles at Raf Molesworth and Greenham common handled proposals to base the f-15e eagles at Rar Laken Heath and was involved in talks on returning bases such As Raf Wethersfield to the British. The commander s office is in touch daily with the British ministry of defense Liaison group known As s-9 Airt mod Headquarters in Whitehall. During the Gulf War those talks escalated As Security increased and . Air Force contingency hospitals were activated. Anderson also works closely with . Embassy officials. A a there a not a Day that goes by that i done to talk to Anderson or people working with him said Jim Hurd the embassy a political military attache. Hurd presents to the British government such proposals As removing the full aircraft and replacing them with flies. A and then 3rd air Force makes it happen a said Hurd describing the a complimentary relationship a Between his staff and Andersons. A itry to make sure general Andeson is one of the players because he needs to be there a said Hurd describing High level consultations Between . And British military officials such As those Between Cheney and his British counterpart Tom King. The 3rd air Force commander also provides expert military advice to the . Ambassador when necessary. Quot in a available at his Beck and Call to assist a Anderson said. A it does no to happen very often but i get the occasional Calls some dealing not necessarily with military but not just diplomatic issues that Anderson and his command Are concerned about. There Are also issues that affect the american military communities in the United kingdom a such How the Kootro Hersial poll tax affects american service members civilians and their family members. Although his responsibilities have been important in shaping the relationship Between the . Military and British hosts Anderson is modest about the role he has played and likes to Point to die people he commands As the movers Tad in my opinion it s an important Job but not one that you nut up on some High Pedestal a he said he thinks 3rd air Force has done a Good Job not because of him but because of an awful lot of other people doing their Job Well Kuwait explosion site still too hot to probe Kuwait apr ammunition in a depot still soldering from a massive explosion remained too hot to approach Friday but special teams combed nearby areas to blow up stray shells. A a it a quite a mess out there a said maj. Gen. Patrick j. Kelly head of . Military reconstruction efforts in Kuwait and the most senior military officer in the country. The cause of thursdays Accident will not be determined and a full damage assessment will not made until the ordnance detachments finish their work. Witnesses said the fire started in a Large ammunition truck and that an electrical Short May have set off the rounds it was carrying. The exploding shells ignited nearby vehicles and the flames spread to ammunition storage pallets. Military officials said about 30 of the s3 americans who were injured in the blast have been released from medical facilities with one remaining in critical condition in the intensive care unit at Ibn Sina Hospital. A they operated on him last night and they have to wait 48 hours to see his condition his vital signs a said Kelly. Doctors said the Man had a severe brain injury from a shrapnel wound in the Skull. Four of six wounded British soldiers also have been released . Military officials said. Kelly spoke with reporters during a visit to the troops still in the Hospital. Kuwait a Crown Prince sheikh Saad Abdullah Al Sabah and . Ambassador Edward Gnehm or also visited the injured troops. Kelly discounted the possibility of sabotage noting the tight Security at the base located 20 Miles outside Kuwait City. The military would not allow reporters to visit the base citing the possibility of exploding munitions. Weapons experts avoid unexploded munitions in an area of a fire for 24 hours because they can a Cook off a or absorb enough heat to explode. Officials also said the erupting shells ripped open the sides of a few Abrams mia1 Battle tanks and photographs would be a Security risk. Pentagon sources said thursday that 14 of the top of the line tanks Worth $2.7 million each were among the 40 vehicles that were damaged or destroyed. Most of the 3,700 american soldiers at the base were from the 11th army Cav regt based in Fulda resigns Over plagiarism Boston a the Boston University Dean accused of plagiarizing a film critics work in a Spring commencement speech resigned Friday. H. Joachim maitre Dean of Boston University a College of communication submitted his resignation to president John Silber. Silber said he accepted the resignation a with deep but he said Maitress plagiarism a cannot be maitre said in a letter to Silber that he meant to credit critic Michael Medved in a commencement speech delivered May .12 but inadvertently left it out. A i must have slipped into a Black Hole a maitre said in his letter. Some faculty said it would be difficult to allow plagiarism to go unpunished and still maintain standards within the school. The controversy arose last week when the Boston Globe published excerpts of a commencement speech maitre delivered May 12. Smith s police interview released correction due to a writing yesterdays a at a glance column switched the names of two Cooks. Spec. A Custre Combs was on the right and polish Cook Paul Antosz was on the left. West Palm Beach Fla. A William Kennedy Smith asked police if they routinely used Middle names when he first was interviewed in the investigation of a woman a claim that he raped her newly released documents show. Smiths trial is to begin aug. 5 on charges he raped a woman at the Kennedy estate on March 30. He has pleaded innocent and is free on $10,000 Bond. Documents released thursday detail his first conversation with police on May after Reading Smith his Miranda rights detective Keith Robinson asked a do you have any information you want to give the police that would exculpate you from these criminal charges a Smith responded a cum Well i just want to say the charges Are not Smith also questioned the use of his Middle name Kennedy by police. A do you usually read the full name a he asked detective Christine Rigolo. A just because ill always go on. In be always gone by William
