European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 7, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 5admiral targets Quality of life by Chuck v1nch Washington Bureau Washington a the Navy is on the verge of selecting contractors to begin work on the services new support Complex in Naples Italy the commander of . Naval forces Europe said monday. The action is part of a continuing Effort to improve the Quality of life for Navy personnel in Naples an Effort that Nas been picked up with zest by the new a Veur commander adm. Jeremy a a Mike Boorda. A a we be had several satisfactory bids for the support site which will include housing a new health clinic a new commissary and Exchange a Boorda said at a breakfast meeting with reporters in Washington. A we expect to narrow Down the list of bidders in a week or so and we will make the final site selection very  that site will support the new naval support activity Complex that is under construction near Naples Capo Dichino Airport. A a we re building at Capo right now a Boorda said. A once that a done we Are out of  Agnano part of the greater Naples area is the support activity s current Home. Despite his operational duties As Nav eur commander As Well As the chief of Allied forces Southern Europe Boorda said he has made Quality of life for Navy personnel in the Mediterranean Region his top concern since arriving at his Post four months ago. A look if you done to have people who Are Happy whose living conditions meet Basic standards they re not going to do a Good Job Over a Long period of time a said Boorda who started his career in the enlisted ranks and before coming Boorda to Europe served As the chief of the Navy a Bureau of personnel. That does no to mean life in a foreign nation should be the same As in the United states he said. A it Isnit going to be like living in Kansas a he said. A the Navy s Way of doing business has not been to build a Little american Community in the Middle of some other country. Instead we go out and lease housing in the local  but that policy has had its drawbacks in Naples in the form of a High crime rate and Lack of Security. Conditions there have been harshly criticized by lawmakers visiting the Region such As rep. Martin Lancaster d-n.c., Nead of the House armed services committees morale welfare and recreation panel. After looking into the crime Issue Boorda said he found that about half the americans in the Community had been victims of robbery or attempted robbery. To try to solve that Boorda first went to the landlord at pin Tamare the Large Complex of leased housing where most of the personnel in Naples live. A i said a look if you want to keep leasing to us you have to make this a better place a a Boorda said. A frankly i squeezed him a Little bit. And he went out and hired More Security  the landlord also posted a standing Reward offer of $500 out of his own x Ciket to anyone who provides information that helps catch thieves. A there Are a lot of people keeping their eyes open now a who  like to have an extra $500?�?� Boorda said with a chuckle. A a we re also organizing neighbourhood watches As Well As going to the Nomes of our people and looking at what we can do to improve the housing from a Security standpoint a he said. The Bottom line is that the number of robberies is going  in Rel stars and stripes 10 year Sago april 7,1982 a top secret Argentine plans to invade the Falkland islands were transmitted to London 10 Days earlier before the invasion but the British government totally ignored the warning two leading English newspapers reported quoting intelligence sources. 20 years ago april 7,1972 a for the first time in baseball a 103-year history a general strike by the players delayed the Start of the season forcing postponement of the traditional opening game at Cincinnati. 30 years ago april 7,1962 a in the seventh and final game of the series the Boston celtics scored a 109-107 Victory Over Wilt Chamberlain and the Philadelphia warriors to win their sixth consecutive Eastern division playoff title. 40 years ago april 7,1952 a sen. Brien Mcmahon d-conn., chairman of the Senate House atomic Energy committee said the United states was Quot building a Hydrogen bomb but he did not make it Clear whether scientists were working to determine if the weapon were feasible or had actually started construction. World War 50 years ago today 7 april 1 9 4 2 the japanese press Down the Eastern Side of the Bataan Peninsula pushing . Forces Back to Lima with approval from Roosevelt some american troops begin moving to the Island fortress of Corregidor. In Burma the japanese land another division at Rangoon to reinforce the offensive toward India. In Europe the tiny British bastion of Malta undergoes its 2,000th air raid. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith a to Fishers inc world almanac Book of world vat ii. Bison books corp. 1961 footprints Lead searchers to lost boy Escobosa . A _ a a _ Lea searchers to a 9 a zigzagging tracks on saturday year old boy who disappeared More than two Days earlier during a school Field trip in rugged mountains. Justin Wolfe was airlifted to an Albuquerque Hospital because he was showing signs of hypothermia. He also was hungry but appeared otherwise to be Fine said sheriffs spokesman Ernie Watson. A a we re so elated a Lisa Wolfe Justin smother said before leaving for the Hospital to be reunited with her son. A fall 1 know right now is i want to see my  searchers were heartened Early in the Day when they found fresh footprints Matching Justin a suggesting he was still alive after two Chilly nights outdoors. The boy a special education student who has the mental capacity of a 5-year-old, disappeared thursday while on a Field trip to a Goat farm about 20 Miles Southeast of Albuquerque. A Watson said Justin wearing a Denim Lisa and David Wolfe Are reunited with their son Justin at a Hospital in Albuquerque. Jacket apparently stopped to play while walking with several other students and two adults. The group went on without him. Gary Williams search coordinator for the new Mexico state police said it was 27 degrees thursday night and Friday nights Low was 45 degrees. Daytime highs were in the 60s to Low 70s. Mother Teresa May plead for killer s life Oakland Calif. A Mother Teresa will ask gov. Pete Wilson to spare a convicted killer scheduled to go to the Gas chamber this month a peace activist said sunday. Jesuit seminarian John dear said the 81-year-old roman Catholic nun will Call Wilson and urge him to cancel the planned april 21 execution of Robert Alton Harris for the 1978 murders of two san Diego teen agers. The execution would be californians first since 1967. A Mother Teresa will plead on behalf of All people of Faith saying that All life is sacred that the death penalty is no solution to violence a dear said. He said she would ask that Harris sentence be commuted to life in prison. Mother Teresa who won the Nobel peace prize in 1980 for her care of the worlds poor met Harris during a visit to san Quentin prison in 1986. Last March she appealed to then gov. George Deukmejian on Harris behalf. Dear said the Rev. Jesse Jackson also was scheduled to Call Wilson monday. Wilson already has heard pleas from other religious figures and celebrities including writer Alice Walker Singer Joan Baez and actor Mike Farrell. The governor supports the death penalty but has said he would consider granting clemency. Smuggled pet snails could threaten crops Tallahassee Fla. A giant nigerian snails sold As pets in Florida were smuggled into the country and pose a threat to crops and wildlife officials say. State department of agriculture officials seized several of the fist sized Plant eaters from pet shops and Are urging buyers to turn them in. A hundreds May have been sold in Florida. If they have a Chance to establish in the wild they could do enormous damage a said Bob Crawford state commissioner of agriculture and consumer services. The dark Brown banana rasp snails average 5 inches Long and 4 inches wide and can grow up to 7 inches Long. They favor banana Groves but also eat melons Beans and other vegetables. The investigation began when an agriculture department employee found three snails for Sale at a Tallahassee pet store last week. They were traced to a Tampa based importer who received them from Nigeria Crawford said. Department personnel confiscated about nine of the banned snails from the importer who was ordered to Stop Selling them. A Van Load of invoices indicated hundreds May have been sold department spokeswoman Michelle Mclaw Hom said Friday. Africans eat the snails but the imports were sold As pets. Pet shops charged about $10 and often did not keep track of who bought the snails Mclawhon said