European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May �.3, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page stalk of incentives slows retirement rate by the Washington Post Washington a politicians who Hope to get reelected this fall have a problem they Are committed to downsizing the military but Are worried about shoving thousands of Young people into the unemployment line just before the election. The solution for the defense department is to persuade some of its 90,000 civilians who Are eligible to retire. Even better they would like to get some of the 150,000 plus who Are it lose to retirement to take an Early out offer. If the defense department is allowed to downsize slowly Normal attrition could handle most of the cuts. But attrition Isnit Normal anymore. Both regular and Early retirements Are Down. And they Are Likely to stay Down As Long As Congress talks about giving defense department retirees a six month salary Bonus. The House Post office civil service committee approved the Bonus plan which is opposed by the White House by a 20-0 vote on wednesday. Retirements both regular and Early have dropped since Congress started talking about incentives. From 1983 through 1988, about 17 percent of the people offered Early retirement at age 50 with 20 years service or at any age with 25 years service took it. In 1989, the number dropped to 12 percent. Last year it was just More than 5 percent. Earlier this year 186 civilians at Offutt afe neb., were offered Early outs. Only three took Early retirement even though the private Job Market in nearby Omaha is relatively Good. On the other hand 69 percent of those eligible took Early retirement last year when the agriculture department offered it to Virginia Coop service employees. Meanwhile uniformed military personnel who lose their positions because of downsizing could buy up to 18 months of coverage under the Federal employees health benefits plan under legislation introduced by sen. Paul s. Sarbanes did. Its group rate would be much lower than if they had to buy insurance As individuals. Also the Federal plan covers pre existing medical conditions. The defense department has set up a program through Mutual of Omaha insurance co. That will allow involuntarily separated military personnel to buy insurance for As Long As 270 Days. That insurance would Cost a 45-year-old couple with three children More than $4,200 for the 270 Days of coverage. In Thi stars and strikes 10 years ago May 23,1982 a Argentine warplanes Sank a British frigate off the Falkland islands leaving about 20 men missing and 30 wounded Britain announced. Argentina claimed that its ground forces and warplanes launched counterattacks against a British beachhead North of san Carlos Bay on East Falkland Island. 20 years ago May 23,1972 South vietnamese forces supported by Waves of american fighter bombers turned Back a sizable enemy attack on Forward positions North of Hue for the second Day in a Row. 30 years ago May 23,1962 a president Kennedy asked Congress to appropriate an additional $210.8 million to help cover the costs of nuclear weapons tests and to produce atomic weapons. 40 years ago May 23,1952 Gen. Matthew b. Ridgway former commander of the . Far Eastern forces told Congress that germ and Gas warfare charges against the United nations in Korea were Quot false in their  50 years ago May 23,1942 one of the biggest Allied convoys to Cross the Atlantic so far in world War ii arrived in Northern Ireland carrying the largest contingent of american soldiers yet to set foot in Ulster. The Convoy carried combat troops nurses and millions of pounds of equipment including tanks. Wohl War ii Yil Bobiy 23 may1.9 .4.2 Germany s 6th army and group Kleist launch a pincer attack on the Southern soviet front in an Effort to encircle two soviet armies the 6th and 57th, in the i Yum salient West of the donets Basin. Unaware that . Code Breakers have uncovered its plans Japan s Imperial Navy makes final preparations for the invasions of Midway Island in the Central Pacific and Alaska s Aleutian Chain. Cuba claims . Uses terrorism to undermine Castro government a a a a a United nations apr Cuba accused the United states on thursday of promoting terrorism by cuban exiles against Havana and cited the bombing of a Cubana Airliner in 1976. The United states said the charges were absurd. The . Security Council meeting at cubans request took no vote on a proposed Resolution that would have required Washington to provide Havana with any evidence it had on the airline bombing and Stop cuban exiles from launching attacks against Cuba from . Territory. A my delegation has requested a meeting of this Council in order to consider the terrorist activities which were promoted fostered or tolerated by the United states government and carried out against my country a cuban ambassador Ricardo Alarcon told the Council. Alarcon speaking in Spanish said his government also wants a effective action by the Council to bring to Justice two cuban exiles accused of masterminding the bombing. When Alarcon finished his hour Lon speech the new . Ambassador Edwar j. Perkins responded. A a Cuba a attempt to portray the United states As a supporter of International terrorism and a har Borer of terrorists is absurd a Perkins said. A the United states supports peaceful democratic change in Cuba. We have no aggressive intentions toward Cuba. My government neither supports nor condones preparations in the United states for violent overthrow of the government of Cuba or efforts from the United states to foment violence in  Western diplomats said they viewed the cuban Campaign As nothing More than an attempt to Embarrass the United states. Cuba has said the Council has imposed Trade and diplomatic sanctions to try to Force Libya to turn Over two suspects in the bombing of pan am flight 103 in 1988 and should do no less in the Case of two cubans linked to the bombing of a Cubana Airliner. Spa fetus map cuban ambassador Ricardo Alarcon tells the . Security Council that Cuba believes the United states backed those who blew up a cuban Airliner in 1976. The bombing of the cuban Jet killed All 73 people aboard. Two militant cuban exiles Orlando Bosch and Luis Posada car riles were accused of masterminding the bombing. Bosch was arrested by venezuelan authorities. They held him 11 years but failed twice to convict him and finally released him to return to the United states. He was arrested for a parole violation in the United states where he had served a prison sentence for a 1968 Bazooka attack on a polish freighter in Miami. He currently is free and living in Miami. When Cuba requested the Security Council meeting last month Bosch released a statement to the associated press calling the cuban claims ridiculous. Posada Carriles is a fugitive. He escaped from a venezuelan prison in 1986, while awaiting trial with Bosch. Cuba wants to try the two in cuban courts. Earlier president Bush reaffirmed his commitment to oppose Fidel Castro at every turn and predicted the cuban dictators Rule wont Quot survive the wave of democracy that has swept Over the  in a message commemorating the 90th anniversary of cubans Independence Bush said a i reject Castro a vision of doom As i believe the cuban people  killer bees Fly into 26th Texas county source 2194 Days of wat w. H. Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book of world War ii Bison books Carp ,1961 a College station Texas up a another Texas county was quarantined thursday because of advancing Africani Zed a a killer bees bringing the total of counties under the beekeeping restrictions to 26. The Texas Apiary inspection service imposed the quarantine on live Oak county new san Antonio after a nest was found under a cattle guard about 10 Miles Southwest of George West. The nest was destroyed. A Sample sent to the Bee lab at Texas a amp a University in College station was identified As the Africani Zed variety and later confirmed at the agriculture departments Bee lab in Beltsville my. All 26 counties Are in South Texas. The quarantine allows beekeepers to move the hives within but not out of the zone to prevent the spread of the aggressive bees. Africani Zed Honey bees look like regular Honey bees but Are More defensive in protecting their hives. Last month a swarm of the killer bees was found in a san Antonio tree making that area the northernmost Texas Point where the Pesky insects have reached. Those bees also were destroyed. The inspection service said this discovery put the leading Edge of the killer bees migration from Mexico 275 Miles from where the first . Swarm was found in Brownsville on oct. 15,1990. The service is the regulatory Agency for Texas Bee Laws and imposes quarantines based on the states Africani Zed Honey Bee management plan. Other counties under the quarantine Are Atascosa Bexar Brooks Cameron Dimmit Duval Frio Hidalgo Jim Hogg Jim Wells Kenedy Kinney Kleberg la Salle Maverick Mcmullen Medina nieces Starr Uvalde Val verde Webb Willacy Zapata and Zavala