European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 10, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 3when in Moscow Don t say Comrade by Craig r. Whitney the new York times Moscow a one of the things bothering soviet citizens now that the communist party is a thing of the past is what to Call each other. A a comrades just wont do anymore it seems although president Mikhail s. Gorbachev kept using the word a Nova Tishch in russian a when he called upon members of the now defunct Congress of Peoples deputies during its Farewell last week. Nobody seemed to object perhaps because More than 80 percent of them were members of the party when they were elected. Technically Only they were entitled to be called a comrades a although for want of a better word people All Over the country used it when addressing strangers. No More. In Many quarters nowadays the attempted appellation is Likely to bring the frosty response a i am not your  a and the soviets Are groping for a better word too. The problem is that there have been no honorific in the comfortable colloquial russian used since the 1917 revolution. And it often shows. Like so Many other things the communists did trying to do away with them As relics of capitalism does not really work. A with the Victory of socialism Quot the soviet ethical dictionary proclaimed a few years ago a a comradery relations spread through society As a whole for the first time. Precisely this is the significance of the use of the salutation a comrades in socialist  but As daily life under communism often showed that was never really True. Now it is indisputably a thing of the past. A Young person a Molodi Chelo Verf a harassed stewardess aboard an Aeroflot flight to Tbilisi in soviet goer Gia said the other Day addressing a Paunchy Middle aged Man who ignored her and refused to take his seat before Takeoff. A Man a she tried again before he finally sat Down. Dozen philippine senators put Roadblock in Way of Subic pact Manila Philippines up a twelve senators submitted a Resolution monday rejecting an agreement allowing the United states to remain for 10 More years at Subic Bay naval facilities effectively blocking ratification of the proposed treaty. _ unfazed by the certain defeat of the Accord president Corazon Aquino for the second straight Day appealed to filipinos to join her in a March to the Senate from the nearby Rizal Park to press for the approval of the pact. The 58-year-old president said in her statement monday that it was a a foolish to drive away the United states from its last base in the Philippines even As the nation reeled from the devastation caused by the volcanic eruptions of mount Pinatubo now on their third month. The agreement allowing the United states to withdraw from Clark a and remain at Subic for 10 More years for an annual compensation of $203 million requires a two thirds affirmative vote 16 of the Senate a 23 members. The lease will expire next monday. The Senate foreign relations committee met privately for 90 minutes monday but its pro bases chairwoman sen. Leticia Shahani headed off a move to scuttle the agreement outright. The non binding Resolution of the 12 senators calling for the rejection of the treaty signed aug. 27 after More than a year of intense negotiations was submitted to the committee to show it has the majority. But since no voting procedures were agreed on when the committee was transformed into a a committee of the whole to include All 23 senators no vote was taken monday. Instead the committee agreed to write a report on five Days of Public hearings last week with the recommendation to begin full debate on the Senate floor.2 ships plan ramp a Stop in . After exercise London a amps a two . Navy ships will Stop at a British port for rest and relaxation after participating in the nato North Star exercise which begins today and ends sept. 19, said a Navy spokesman in London. The aircraft Carrier America and the 2nd fleets flagship the amphibious command ship mount Whitney will visit Portsmouth England from sept. 23 to 28. Portsmouth located 70 Miles Southwest of London is a British Royal Navy port in the English Channel. The port Cau will be strictly a social and Leisure one said it. Jack Papp spokesman for the . Navy in Europe in London. The last . Navy ship to Call at Portsmouth was the aircraft Carrier Dwight d. Eisenhower in june 1990, to commemorate the 100th birthday Celebration of its presidential namesake. About 5,300 sailors Are aboard the America while the mount Whitney carries 1,000 sailors. Both Are based in Norfolk va., and will head Home following the Portsmouth visit Papp said. The two ships will participate in the North Star exercise which takes place in the North Atlantic off Norway. Two Hundred aircraft 55 ships and 17,000 Allied personnel from Canada Germany the Netherlands Norway the United kingdom and the United states will be involved Papp said. The America saw action during operation desert storm. That would culminate in a formal vote either thursday or Friday. Shahani also agreed to mention the a non concurring Resolution in her report. Late monday Shahani said she would be unable to Complete the report and could Only release it today at the earliest. But later in the evening she made Public a a a concurring Resolution signed by 11 senators urging approval of the treaty. A for All practical purposes the treaty is Defeated. Twelve senators have signed the Resolution not to concur in the treaty a said Senate president Jovito Salonga after the committee meeting. A the matter is still under discussion. We continue to consider it a Good agreement that merits approval by the Senate a said . Embassy spokesman Stanley Schrager. A a we re  Washington has said it will withdraw from the Philippines if the agreement is rejected by the Senate. Clark Home of the 13th air Force and Subic a repair and logistics Center for the 7th Fleet were damaged by the volcanic eruptions. Clark the largest air base outside the United states has been shut Down since june. A the country at this time is not in a position to respond comprehensively to the problems created by the eruption a Aquino said. She said the closure of Clark has compounded the situation. A in such circumstances it would be ill advised even foolish on our part to complicate the situation further by expanding the dislocation of so Many of our countrymen with the loss of their jobs at Subic naval base a Aquino said. The anti bases Resolution monday said the agreement a fails to uphold the principle of Sovereign  those who signed earlier said the term is too Long and the compensation too Low. A Little a Empress a Small chinese girl in traditional Imperial dress smiles smugly for tourists monday As she skips along during a photo session outside the Palace museum in Bering. Retired Petty officer at Rota fined $3,000 for car Sale scam by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau a retired chief Petty officer was fined $3,000 for helping his car sales customers ship fraudulently at government expense vehicles that he had sold them a Navy spokeswoman said monday. Jere w. Driver 61, was also ordered to forfeit $972 pay per month for two months and reduced one pay Grade after pleading guilty at a general court martial at naval station Rota july 19 to obtaining services under false pretences said base spokeswoman Ensign Kim Dixon. Drivers reduction to Petty officer first class will decrease his total annual retirement pay by about $1,400. He was barred from the base in january 1990 after being warned to Stop his illegal activities. He had resigned from his on base Job in August 1989. Although Drivers barring was set for an indefinite length of time such action applies Only to a specific base and can be appealed later. Even though he retired in 1967, Driver could be court Martiale because retired service members Are among those listed in article 2 of the uniform code of military Justice which describes who fall under the codes jurisdiction. The court martial of retired personnel requires the permission of the pertinent service Secretary. Such proceedings Are lengthy processes which in Drivers Case took six months Dixon said. Since 1973, Driver worked As a Salesman at various times for the Navy Exchange military car sales office and for off base dealerships. Driver admitted helping seven customers who had already had one vehicle sent to Rota at government expense a the limit according to joint travel regulations a illegally ship a second car Dixon said. Driver recruited individuals who had not had a vehicle shipped overseas to be the buyer of record of cars he Sola to people who had already used their  the cars arrived in Rota Drivers recruits registered the vehicles then transferred them to the real buyers. Driver admitted to paying at least one of his recruits $150 for using the sailors shipping entitlement Dixon said. He did not reveal whether he had paid others. An investigation into Drivers activities began in March 1989 when a service member reported to the naval investigative service that Driver was representing his scheme As Legal. He was convicted of pulling the scam while Selling cars for both the Navy Exchange and an off base dealer. The illegal shipments Cost the government a total of $6,762. Most of inc real buyers have repaid the government Dixon said. Drivers fraudulent tactics saved his customers $800 to $1,500 in shipping charges