European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes saturday february 29, 1992gm, Poland sign Deal to produce cars in Warsaw Warsaw Poland apr Poland and general motors corp. On Friday signed a joint venture to Start building Gmys opel cars in Poland beginning next year. A Long awaited memorandum of understanding was signed by general motors Europe the governments so Auto Plant and the ministries of Industry privatization and finance. So a whose initials in polish stand for passenger car factory a has been looking for a new foreign partner for the past four years. The Deal with  pm is considered a highly symbolic achievement for Poland in wooing Western investment after the country a 1989 break with communism. Officials Hope that the investment will act As a Magnet for other . Companies to set up business in Poland. In the agreement pm Europe and so said they would invest $75 million in a new company at of so a Warsaw Plant to assemble opel passenger cars. Pm is to be the majority owner of the joint venture but the size of the pm contribution was not immediately announced in a joint communique. Previously pm has said it is interested in assembling opel Astra and Vectera models in Poland with the Assembly to begin at the Start of 1993. The joint statement released to reporters said pm and so would form a joint committee to develop a replacement for of so a polonez passenger car. The polonez is a Gas guzzling Hatchback based on technology from the mid-1970s. Man in Mia photo traced to German jail Dod says Washington apr military investigators have determined that a German Man is the person depicted in a photograph purported to show a . Army officer missing from the Vietnam War the Pentagon said thursday. A we have been Able to establish that the photograph is not that of capt. Donald a Carr but is that of German National Gunther Dittrich a a defense department statement said. A Pentagon spokesman Marine maj. Steve Little said Dittrich was interviewed thursday in a prison in Hanau Germany. It was not immediately known Why it took place there. During the interview Dittrich said the photo was taken in Bangkok Thailand about three years ago the statement said. He also said that a the knew the other individuals who appear in companion photographs provided to . Officials by Jack Bailey a self described Mia Hunter it said Dittrich a or. Dittrich stated he knew nothing about the photograph being linked to capt. Carr or Jack Bailey a it continued. A when told of the investigation he wrote a note to the family of capt. Carr expressing his concern for their  the Pentagon said Dittrich a comments have been provided to carry a family and a copies of All documents will shortly be reproduced and provided to the family As  in addition it said the Pentagon is cooperating with a Justice department inquiry a concerning the passing of the photographs and false information to the department of defense by Jack  Abc news reported this month that the picture had been taken at an exotic Bird Export company outside Bangkok. Carr has been missing since 1971, when his plane crashed in Laos. The Bailey photo surfaced last summer. Taking age into account the Man in the picture bore a resemblance to Carr. The photo showed a Middle aged Man wearing a Blue knit shirt. Following the Abc report sen John Mccain r-ariz., who was a prisoner of War in Vietnam called for an investigation of Bailey in a letter to attorney general William Barr. Mccain said it Wasny to yet certain that Bailey had committed fraud in the Carr Case but he said the Abc report raised questions that required an immediate investigation. Bailey a retired air Force colonel who is based in Thailand has raised More than $3 million for the pow Mia cause in the last eight years through his a operation Rescue group Abc reported. When asked whether the photo was a fraud Bailey punched Abc reporter James Walker the network said. It showed a videotape of the confrontation on its world news tonight telecast feb. 11, Abc reported that Bailey said later he had been duped by a a emr. A a who had taken the photograph in 1989 and passed it on in 1990. More than 2,000 american service members Are listing As missing in action in Southeast Asia and nearly All Are presumed to have died. Enlisted airmen leaving service favouring Lump sum Over annuity by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany a enlisted air map who have applied for Early outs from the military Are overwhelmingly selecting the one time payment plan while a slight majority of officers arc opting for the annuity. The tendencies hold True service wide As Well As for enlisted airmen assigned to . Air forces Europe. As of monday 1,768 Safe airmen had applied for Early outs with enlisted personnel opting for the special separation Benefit program at a rate of More than 6-to-l. Service wide the ratio was almost 10-to-l, based on figures released tuesday. In contrast officers showed a slight preference for the voluntary separation incentive which offers an annuity. For example 120 Safe officers had applied for Early out benefits As of monday with 67 settling on the annuity. More than 16,300 applications had been submitted by airmen service wide As of tuesday according to air Force officials in Washington. Air Force officials say enlisted service members probably go for the Lump sum payment because their financial situation is often More precarious. The Lump sum affords them an Opportunity to retire any debts. It also helps pay Bills while they Hunt for a Job or decide whether to attend College or vocational school. On the other hand officers tend to be More marketable than enlisted personnel because they have a College education officials say. Their salaries in the service Are also higher and they generally live less from paycheck to paycheck. Therefore More officers than enlisted airmen seemingly have the luxury of signing up for the acuity. A the Jolt a aspects for an officer Are i   because it depends on ones  doors tend to open quicker in our society for those with a College education a said Safe spokesman it. Col . Crowley. Crowley and other air Force officials have emphasized repeatedly that every airmen Scase is different and that Many issues Are factored into each decision such As finances employment opportunities family and Reserve commitments. A a it san individual decision a said maj. Fran Hendricks of the Quality Force Branch at Safe. A a it a a Tough decision. Its a family decision. Its their  the air forces goal simply has been to educate service members about the two separation programs Hendricks said. That involved disseminating the particulars about the programs to More than 250 installations. Air Force plans Call for the separation of 21,600 enlisted members and about 4,800 officers by september. Officials Hope that enough airmen will voluntarily leave the service to avoid an involuntary Early out As of feb. 25,16,347 applications had been submitted for both programs Vii sub by enlisted personnel and officers service wide according to air Force officials in Washington As of monday feb. 231,768 enlisted personnel and officers assigned to . Air forces in Europe had applied for Early outs. Vii sub total air Force 1,488 13,184 14,672 Safe 216 1,432 1,648 i officers air Force 908 767 1,675 Safe 67 53 120 a amps reduction in Force. After the initial Rush of applicants in Early february the number of Safe airmen applying for Early separation has levelled off. Hendricks expects the Pace will pick up As the april 15 deadline  american Dies at age 114 l1ndside, . A Ettie Mae Greene identified by the guinness Book of records As the oldest person in the United states died wednesday at age 114. The retired seamstress and Farmer caught a cold monday said her granddaughter Rita Dillon Barker. In an interview last year Greene attributed her longevity to a Good clean living a and a daily Milkshake and Vitamin. A widow for 72 years she outlived five of her nine children. . Asks nato allies to maintain european facilities for use in War Brussels Belgium a amps the United states has asked nato to pay for maintaining facilities in Europe that would be used by . Reinforcement troops during crises. The United states spends More than $250 million annually on Upkeep of such things As pre positioned equipment facilities contingency hospitals ammunition depots and Allied airfields that would House . Aircraft during a War. The United states is not asking nato to pick up the Cost for every facility because some done to lend themselves to shared funding a . Diplomat said Friday. He could not provide examples of excepted facilities. However the United states is asking its allies to help them shoulder most of the maintenance Burden. Nato military leaders Are expected to review the request next month at a meeting of the defense planning committee. So far the United states has received a largely positive response from its allies who widely support the concept of repositioning equipment for future requirements the Diplomat said. The other nations recognize a we have spent a great Deal of Money in building up these requirements and maintaining them so we Haven to had to work hard to convince people of the  defense Secretary Dick Cheney first made the request in december when he met with other Allied defense leaders in Brussels. . Ambassador to nato William h. Taft raised the Issue again in a letter earlier this month. . Contributions make up about 27 percent of the nato infrastructure budget which this year was $1.5 billion