European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes tuesday August 13, 1991 this photo released by congregation members reportedly shows some of the Buddhist monks who were shot to death at their Temple near Phoenix. For details on the investigation Sec Story on Page 5.sad tale of love the Story of love and Heartbreak is told in the mementos of Margaret Polk whose Leggy likeness graced the nose of one of americans most famous bombers the Memphis Belle. A Page 4gulf widow still waiting Carol Bentzlin is frustrated by a bureaucracy that has yet to pay the balance of the death benefits for her Marine husband who was killed in the persian Gulf War. A Page 6germans arguing the debate Over reburial of two 16th Century prussian Kings has reached a fever pitch in Germany Jess than a week before the ceremony. A Page 8yo-Yo dieting americans who make a habit of Yoyo dieting Are playing a dangerous game research shows. A pages 14 and 15major Banks plan merger ban America corp. And Security Pacific corp. Announce the largest banking merger in . History creating what would be the nation s second biggest banking company with assets of about $190 billion. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers .19 action line. 16 comics. 19-21 commentary. .13 crossword. .19 letters. .12 Money matters a .17 sports. 22-28 to listings. .27 weather. .11 army s minority policies top other service chairman says by Brent Stinski staff writer Frankfurt Germany a the army far surpasses the other branches of the armed forces in equal Opportunity for minorities the chairman of the . Commission on civil rights said monday. Arthur a. Fletcher said the Navy air Force and marines have disproportionately fewer non commissioned and commissioned Black officers than the army. Fletcher also said Blacks who score High on tests in the army Are More Likely to receive a promotion than those in the other branches. A a in the army a person can feel a if i really achieve and do Well on a test or if i do Well at work then in a actually going to get a promotion a whereas in the other branches people say a Well that really does no to matter a a Fletcher said during a radio Call in show on the american forces network. Arthur Diggs president of the National association for the advancement of coloured Peoples european conference of branches also was a guest on the show. Diggs noted that in the Navy there Are no Black civilians in the european theater working at or above the gs-12 level a management position in government service with a salary Range of $37,294 to $48,481. Although the two said the army topped other branches in equal Opportunity both were Quick to add that All branches of the military need work. Fletcher said that although 30 percent of service members Are Black asian or hispanic Only 1 percent of the officer corps belongs to these minorities. Diggs also noted that of the 138 principals in the department of defense schools eight Are Black. A we talk about role models for our Black youth a Diggs said a and we have none. A certainly we believe the Best role Model should be the parents at Home. But when you go out in the military you want to see some Blacks aspiring to bigger and belter things. If kids done to Sec that they become  Fletcher said that As the services Cut their ranks most of those forced to leave will be in lower skilled positions which Are filled mostly by Blacks. A a the draw Down May leave the impression that Blacks Are being forced out of the army  they re unproductive a Fletcher said adding that this May cause industries in the United states to shun former military employees. A i want to make civilian employers understand that these people Are class producers and that they can make a contribution a Fletcher said. A hopefully when the downsizing is Over Blacks will find an up sizing in Opportunity in the civil  most of the callers to the show told of personal run ins with racism in Europe. One caller complained that a Public affairs officer in Germany escaped assault charges because she was White. Another caller said he had been slighted by the army a promotion system solely because he is Black. Diggs fielded most of the personal questions often encouraging listeners to consult one of the is european chapters of the a act. That should happen More often Diggs added. A in America you have More Access to your government agencies when you have a racial problem a he said. A in Europe you have to go through the department of Fletcher defense where there is usually not enough help to accommodate you in terms of racial  Diggs an air Force technical sergeant said military personnel must go through their commanding officer who May be the person committing the discrimination. A we Are asking the people in the United states to take the equal Opportunity problem out of the hands of the department of defense and put it under the civilian umbrella a he said referring to the a act and similar organizations designed to Aid minorities. Fletcher arrived in Germany on wednesday to deliver a speech at the european conferences meeting saturday in Frankfurt 1 he and Diggs plan to visit military communities in Mainz Darmstadt Mannheim and Stuttgart to hear concerns of minorities in the service. Diggs said the two also  Kaiserslautern and Hanau before Fletcher leaves for the United states on aug. 20. Throughout the broadcast Fletcher emphasized that his tour is for gathering information and that the resulting data would not be used to establish quota systems for the Force reduction. A a in a not Here to try to tilt the Field in favor of Blacks a Fletcher said. A a in a just Here to make sure that whatever benefits and whatever hardships the military is distributing is done in a evenhanded  from Page 1 original were released at the Geneva offices of the United nations. The group did not name the detainees it wanted freed but the letter could pertain to arabs held in the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip two lebanese Brothers jailed in Germany and a Hezbollah member imprisoned in Switzer land for hijacking. The pro iranian Hezbollah or party of god is believed to be the umbrella group for factions holding Western hostages. The arabs held in Germany and Switzerland were convicted after trials and Israel has repeatedly said it will not discuss demands by the kidnappers to release nearly 9,000 detained palestinian uprising activists. A news report meanwhile said Hezbollah wants information about Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid a shiite Muslim cleric kid napped by israeli troops in 1989. The French news Agency Agency France Presse quoted unidentified sources monday As saying Hezbollah wants red Cross officials to Check out Obeid. But Hezbollah sources denied the report. Perez de Cuellar told reporters monday that after Reading the letter he was1 a a Little More hopeful than before because we have very Concrete evidence that those who hold the hostages Are interested in a  from Page 1 pics Adeti on  a. Born in Rutland vt., Tracy graduated from High school in Burlington vt., and later graduated from the Wharton school of business at the University of Pennsylvania. He served in the air Force in Korea returned to Vermont and worked briefly at International business machines corp. And Campbeli soup co. He spent most of his career Selling translations of american books said his 83-year-Olclim&Gtthcr, Doris who still lives in South Burlington it. He also ran a Beer Hall that failed in West Germany. He is divorced from his German wife who lives in the Canary islands and has two daughters in addition to his son. Before being kidnapped in 1986, Tracy spent 20 years wandering around the Globe alighting at various times in West Germany Iran Iraq Ethiopia Australia Italy the Canary islands Trinidad and Beirut Tho As  a press Contri Buflod to fris report pan am gets of to sell most of assets to Delta new York apr a Federal bankruptcy judge monday approved a $1.39 billion Deal to sell most of the prize assets of pan american world airways to Delta air lines allowing pan am to live on As a much smaller airline serving latin America. Pan am told . Bankruptcy judge Cornelius Blackshear it would be forced to shut Down quickly if he did not approve the Deal which was struck Early monday morning Between Delta and pan am a creditors. Delta was forced to up the Ante for pieces of pan am after three rival airlines a United airlines trans world airlines and american airlines a joined forces to make a bid Worth $1,3 billion. A under the Deal Between Delta and pan am creditors Della will own most of pan am s Best assets including its Northeast shuttle operation and routes to Many european cities. The Deal which would make Delta one of the biggest International airlines and. Shrivel pan am to a ghost of its former self came Only hours before pan am headed into bankruptcy court for the hearing on rival bids for its assets pan am has been operating under chapter 11 Protection from creditors since january. The Deal with creditors Vas reached during an All night negotiating session at which United american and Twa had teamed to outdo Delta with a bid that the creditors lawyer Leon Marcus said was Worth $1.3 billion. Atlanta based Delta agreed to pay $416 million for pan am a routes across the Atlantic and beyond and for the Northeast shuttle planes and equipment