European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Eugene Vertlieb left and Irene and lev Yudovich claim the Institute discriminated against foreign born  continued from Page 15 Institute and Over there in Russia Quot the former commander told Michael Harris an Leo Counselor who investigated the school in late 1989. Attempting to recreate the atmosphere of russian life the Institute also recreated Quot racism ethnic remarks and submission Quot hams wrote in his report he concluded that Quot this Type of ingrained thought process was allowed to carry Over to the interactions Between the staff and faculty Quot one faculty member Jacob Hen Tov testified that an army officer once pulled a knife on him and threatened to Cut off his Arm because to visited the office of a coworker without permission. Quot to have seen anti intellectualism profound mistrust and hatred of academicians and thinking people Lack of respect Tor creativity and free thought and the brutal treatment of foreigners Quot said Hen-1 of. Who moved to the Institute from Harvard 1 7 years ago. In , teachers were distrusted and were under routine surveillance by military counterintelligence agents according to an army report leaked to the teachers. The teacher included portions of the report in a letter sent to the Senate armed services committee in december until Kusevich took command of the Institute teachers had in oyed positions similar to tenured professors at stateside universities then Kosevich a decorated Vietnam combat Veteran arrived in 1980 Quot with instructions to renovate the program Quot according to his testimony last year to the civilian review Agency. The teachers have now been downgraded imm professors to instructors allowing Dammis orators More flexibility in whom they can hire rather than just analysts and professors Kosevich said he also wanted a healthy mix of new emigres from the ast a working on Short term contracts a who Quot could provide recent life experiences Quot according to his testimony in a report released this year. Rainer Grenewitz who came to the Institute from the University of California system described Quot a widely held notion Quot among army leadership that if someone spends More than three years in a teaching position Quot then he should be dismissed because he is stagnating Quot Kosevich left last year under routine reassignment col. John Prokopowicz is serving As commander until one of Kosevich s former deputies takes Over this summer. Defending the school 18 students of the 1991 graduating class wrote a letter to the new York times responding to a Story about the controversy that appeared a year ago. They wrote that they saw no evidence of the alleged controversies or racism in their classrooms. The complaints Stem from Quot a Small minority of disaffected faculty members who have Long been renowned for their vigor in self promotion and attempts to manipulate the system to their personal advantage Quot the students wrote. However a longtime member of the army administration at the Institute said he sympathizes with the teachers version of events Quot things Weie terrible Quot said sgt. 1st class John of Neill a russian linguist. Quot so terrible i Felt quite ashamed of being part of the uniformed  Hassman is the Only native English speaker among the nine teachers who Are most vocal against the administration and he has been a frequent editor and alleged ghostwriter for their letters of grievance. The army inspector general investigation was launched in 1989 because of one such letter directed to Congress where wit this Little cold War end Chuzi the Washington lawyer in t optimistic slowly he said people from both sides will gradually move on and the instructors will lose their Long Battle. Quot slowly but surely these Guys will be gone Quot Chuzi said. For lev Yudovich the dispute is not just s&5 Dove Coset about lost jobs. Quot i am an old Man now Quot said the 67-year-old who helped defend Moscow against the German army in world War ii. Quot i Don t know what will happen to me but i really want to see this Institute  of greater concern than personal lives he said Quot is the Issue of the education strategy of the Institute. The approach they be taken is wrong in  readers action Linea problem of too much Money my problem May seem Odd bul there s too much Money left in my pay after taxes and i can t seem to get my local finance office to reduce this amount. Specifically i can t seem to get defense finance and accounting service to Send the appropriate amount of withholding to my state of residence i was told by my local finance office that they merely Supply the state of residence to Dias and that if no withholding is sent to the state then the state does not tax military pay. I this explanation is Correct then Dias has kept up with current affairs about As Well As the people who design military Eye Wear the real problem comes when it s time to file. Not Only do i have a formidable tax Bill but added to it is a penalty for failure to pay anticipated taxes. How can i get Dias to withhold the proper amount to the state of Arizona and if i can to can i get some documentation of this policy so that i can at least attempt to avoid paying the penalty next year thank you in Advance for any help you can provide. Martin e. Brannan Mainz Germany u sgt. 1st class Ronald Flynn staff finance no office of the Deputy chief of staff resource management he Usa eur replies i wish that More people complained about having too much Money instead of too Little. The solution to your problem is a very Simpie one. Since Arizona does not require state tax withheld from its residents Dias does not normally withhold tax from soldiers that claim Arizona As their state of residence. To have Arizona state tax withheld from your pay a new w-4 must be completed and forwarded through your personnel administration Center Pac to the servicing finance office. Unless requested state tax will be withheld for the same number of exemptions As claimed for Federal income tax  write us readers action line co the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apoate 09211. Alt letters must be signed and preference will be Given to those seeking information of general interest to our readers. Page 16 a the stars and stripes monday june 8, 1992