European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes thursday october 31,1991panel oks Bill to ease honorarium ban by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a a House committee has taken the first step toward rescinding a Law that has banned Federal workers since Jan. 1 from getting paid for a variety of free Lance work. The intent of the ban which is part of the 1989 ethics Reform act was to curb the Large speaking and writing fees lawmakers receive. However the language of the Law extended the restrictions to All Federal workers including appropriated and no appropriated fund employees and military officers. Any payments called honorariums for speeches Public appearances and writings related or unrelated to an employees Job Are banned. Violators could be fined $10,000. However teachers who work for the overseas schools by Day and for a University at night can continue to Moonlight. On tuesday the House judiciary committee approved a measure that allows those who earn less than $101,300 annually to accept honorariums As Long As the work is unrelated to their official duties. The House Bill also relaxes ethics rules that prohibit senior government officials from lobbying their former colleagues for one year after leaving office. The Law would allow such lobbying if it were on behalf of a political party or Campaign. Members of Congress passed the honorarium ban last fall in favor of taking a 25 percent pay raise for themselves. The House approved the raise and banned honorariums for its members but senators turned Down the extra pay and decided to keep collecting their writing and speaking fees. Federal employees Weire caught in the Legal jargon. Government employee unions have supported Legal action to lift the ban for Federal workers with no Success. A plea filed by the National Treasury employees Union with the supreme court was rejected in Early january. The Treasury Unior and the government employees Union also joined forces to request a temporary Block of the moonlighting ban with the . Court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit. That request was also denied. Both times the judges cited a failure by employees to show they would suffer a irreparable injury from the ban. Ten outstanding lawsuits filed by affected employees Are still pending but those May become moot if the new Law is passed. Draw Down s just another step in life army chaplain Sasall systems go a a european ariane 44-l rocket lights up the night sky tuesday in Kourou French Guiana As it roars toward space carrying a huge communications satellite. The 480-ton satellite was brought into an orbit that stretches to 22,000 Miles above the Earth. By John Millar Wurzburg Bureau Gie Belstadt Germany a dealing with unit draw Downs and Force reductions a is nothing new for a chaplain a although the military ministry itself is not immune from troop cuts the army a Deputy chief of chaplains said sunday. Be it a change from the cold War to the persian Gulf War or from a marriage to divorce a they Are All transitions a said chaplain Brig. Gen Donald w. Shea. The army draw Down he said a is just another  a a chaplains whole life is wrapped up in Tran a sit ions a Shea said a helping people go through changes in their  citing such Chapel programs As parenting classes marital counselling and seminars for soldiers returning to their families after the Gulf War Shea said a we run transition programs. We just done to Call them transition  shears comments were underscored As he helped dedicate what is Likely to be the last Chapel built for the . Army in Europe. He made his remarks after a ceremony officially opening Gie Belstadt army Airfield Chapel which Usa eur officials said will probably be the last built for the command because of unit draw Downs and troop reductions. A chaplain does no to necessarily have to learn new skills to help soldiers Deal with their transitions into the civilian world Shea said. A the just has to focus on a new group a he said. Sharpening that focus on the thousands facing forced separations from the army Shea said the chaplains corps developed and distributed a Book titled transitions ministering to those leaving military service As Well As a separate transition manual. The materials which began circulating a year ago cover a wide Range of subjects from the contrasts Between the military and civilian workplaces to lessons on self esteem and recruiters for special forces seeking applicants in Germany Schwet Zingen Germany a special forces recruiters will hold several presentations in Vilseck and Grafe Wohr during the first week of november. Applicants will take a physical fitness and swimming test following the presentations. The swimming test is a 50-meter swim in Battle dress uniform and boots. Locations dates and times of presentations Are As follows a Vilseck nov. 4 and 5 a Railhead club. Presentations will be held each Day at 9 30 . And 1 30 . For More information Call ets 476-2648. A Grafe Wohr nov. 6 and 7 a Tower theater. Presentations will be held each Day at 9 30 . And 1 30 . For More information Call ets 475-8380. The physical fitness and swim test will be held after the last presentation on the final Day at each location. Interested soldiers must bring their most recent physical fitness score card and copies of their forms 2a and 2-1. If local contacts Are not available soldiers May also Call ets 379-6430/6558 or civilian 06202806430/6558. American in Paris wins voting slogan contest Washington apr an american woman living in Paris will get an award next month for a slogan to encourage voting in the 1992 election by 6 million american military and civilians living abroad the defense department said tuesday. She is Betty Abu Gheida who was born in Idaho but who now is a voter in new York state. The slogan a democracy counts. On your vote a won first place among More than 7,000 entries. The award will be a plaque from defense Secretary Dick Cheney. The slogan has been entered by the defense department in a National contest. Resume writing. A at the same time chaplains Deal with people who Are sick and chaplains get sick a he said meaning they too will feel the troop cuts. A if you lose a division in the draw Dow then you lose 27 chaplains a Shea said. A if we have 1,560 chaplains now we will probably by by fiscal year �?T95, go Down to say 1,212. The chaplains corps will attempt to reduce its ranks in proportion with the rest of the army Shea said while being careful to maintain enough chaplains of each denomination. Initially their ranks will be Cut through Normal retirements and a slowdown in recruiting chaplains. At the same time Shea said the armed forces recently formed an endorsing Agency for those wishing to perform duties As Buddhist or Muslim chaplains. As of a month ago no Buddhist or Muslim had yet applied for the chaplaincy either Active duty or Reserve in the army Navy or air Force he said. However Shea pointed out that there Are already Muslim Lay leaders in the military in Europe and the Koran Ana prayer rugs have found a place in Many army chapels. When chaplains cannot perform services for particular religions they turn to local Community temples for support he said. A your training is we never say a no a a Shea said. A whatever Faith an individual is that a the one the Soldier raised his hand and swore to protect the Constitution for a so he could practice that  when asked if cuts in the corps would Force members to travel More to cover a wider territory Shea said chaplains especially those in Europe Are used to that now. Many units in Europe Are spread out Over a wide area he said and their chaplains Are normally on the Road. A if you re with some of our air defense artillery units you re always on the Road a Shea said. A if you re with the Cav they Are the Road. Its pretty much a business As usual kind of  of iraqis buried by . Found report says Nicosia Cyprus apr Iraq on wednesday found the bodies of 44 soldiers who were buried alive by . Forces along the saudi iraqi Border during the persian Gulf War iraqis state run news Agency said. The iraqi news Agency said the bodies were found in two mass Graves in an area where american troops crossed the Border crushing bunkers with tanks. A pathologist determined the iraqis died of suffocation the Agency said. A foreign minister Ahmed Hussein sent a letter to the Arab league Secretary general Ismat Abdul Majeed to inform him of this ugly crime by the american forces a the radio report monitored in Nicosia said. The foreign minister demanded a . Investigation the Agency said. Last month reports in several . Newspapers quoted american army officers As saying that m1a1 tanks from the army a 1st inf div overran iraqi trenches and bunkers blowing them under with iraqi soldiers still alive inside