European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday november 16, 1692 . The stars and Stripe sex service members May face toughest duty some train for work in the inner cities by Ann Mariano the Washington Post Washington a they served in the . Military in overseas assignments some in the worlds toughest hot spots. Now 50 former soldiers sailors and marines will be put to work on the mean streets at Home a in troubled inner City Public housing developments. The 50 men recently completed a five week training course at the Marine base at Quantico va., sponsored by the privately funded National Center for housing management to prepare them for jobs As project managers at Public housing projects and for related work in maintenance social services counselling and coaching sports for Young people. Among other things the training focused on How to fight drugs and crime and on teaching the men to become a agents of change and a Community  in Public housing neighbourhoods said Glenn Stevens a spokesman for the Center a Washington based nonprofit group. The graduates Are now interviewing for jobs in housing projects throughout the nation Stevens said. The class the first of its kind was conducted by the housing Center and paid for with a $370,000 Grant from the department of health and human services. An important part of the graduates roles will be in working with youths said has Secretary Louis w. Sullivan. The program will introduce a highly successful men into neighbourhoods in need a Sullivan said providing important role models. A in concept its a great idea a said Marilyn Mcl Koni an a Developer of Low Cost housing in Washington. A part of the problem in Public housing is a Lack of Ood ies of people to do things. The notion that real consideration is being Given to retraining military personnel for Domestic service. Is a sound  one of the programs graduates Trevor Gray 34, said that after 11 years in the Navy he Hopes to get the kind of work he a always wanted a helping Young people in Public housing grow up safely. Gray who lived in new York Public housing when he was a child a a i was one who made it out a he says a would like to work in housing projects in Washington. He now lives with his wife and two Small daughters in Virginia Beach va., but serves As one of the pastors of a Church in Washington. Most of the former officers and enlisted men signed up for the class after leaving their military jobs because of Pentagon personnel cutbacks Stevens said. The military is a potentially Rich source for the future the defense department plans to reduce the number of Active duty men and women by More than 340,000 Between now and the end of 1995, a Pentagon spokesman said. Advertisements for the program in army times air Force times and Navy times Drew nearly 1,400 responses from interested men and a few women Stevens said. While the first graduates of the program look for jobs plans for additional classes arc on hold until after president elect Clinton a inauguration Stevens said. Marc Weiss Clinton a housing adviser and a real estate professor at Columbia University in new York said the president elect a is very interested in finding productive jobs for people in the military when they move to civilian life and also wants to improve Public housing management. The new administration wifi look at the training program Weiss said but he declined to be More specific in the stars and stripes 10 years ago nov. 16,1982 a soviet Leader Leonid i. Brezhnev was buried on red Square in a lavish military funeral attended by hundreds of world figures. 20 years ago nov. 16,1972 a the army will take Over air Force television facilities in Germany next summer a european come spokesman announced. 30 years ago nov. 16,1962 a West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer interrupted talks with president Kennedy to Call from Washington in an urgent bid to save his coalition government from collapse. 40 years ago nov. 16,1952 a forty four servicemen 37 of them . Soldiers returning from leave were killed when an air Force c-119 crashed near Seoul South Korea. 50 years ago nov 16,1942 a employing bayonets in hand to hand fighting soviet army defenders halted the latest German army drive As bitterly cold winds whipped the Steppes around Stalingrad. World War ii 50 years ago today nov. 16194 2 1 German troops Complete the occupation of most of Tunisia to counter Allied troops advancing from Algeria. French soldiers formerly Loyal to the Vichy government Batile the germans at sued Zara and Amateur on new Guinea in the Pacific american and australian forces begin an offensive against japanese troops holding the Buna Gona area source 219-1 Days of War. W h Smith  inc. World a Monac Book of world wot ii b son books co o 96i animal rights supporters target Home of actress cybill Shepherd by the los Angeles times los Angeles a about 50 animal rights supporters including one dressed in a Rabbit costume demonstrated saturday outside cybill Shepherd s Home claiming that the actress profits from a cosmetics company that tortures mice when testing products. The protest sponsored by people for the ethical treatment of Ani Shepherd Mats targeted Shepherd for her work promoting Leo real cosmetics. Animal rights activists accused the Paris based company of a Blind ing poisoning and torturing animals a to test its products. A we did an undercover investigation on la Orcal and we found they Fried live mice to test their sunscreen makeup a said Dan Mathews a spokesman for the animal rights group. However a spokesman for la Orcal said a a we be stopped testing on animals in the United states for Over two years. A a la Orcal in Paris has reduced animal testing by using alternative methods. They use animal tests on less than 1 percent of their new products. Eliminating animal testing. Is their corporate goal a John d. Sullivan a new York attorney representing la Oreal said. Three of the protesters handcuffed themselves to the Gate outside shepherds Home in the san Fernando Valley for about three hours before leaving peacefully. There were no arrests and no injuries. Police and private Security guards were stationed nearby throughout the demonstration. The animal rights activists said Shepherd might have some clout with corporate executives to change the research methods. Mathews said that cosmetics companies such As Avon Revlon and Estee Lauder have changed the Way they test products in part because of similar pressure from the animal rights movement. Quot there is no need for them to use these techniques a Mathews said. A there arc plenty of companies that Are making a lot of Money in cosmetics without torturing  among the protesters was actress Sara Gilbert 17, who plays Roseanne Arnold a daughter Darlene on the hit television show Rosc Annc. Financial woes could Force closing of one third of Florida s state Parks St. Petersburg Fla. A a third of Florida a state Parks could close by the end of the year because of a Money shortage caused by Hurricane Andrew and a housing sales slump state officials say. Officials planned to release a list today of the Parks that might be closed if More Money Isnit found. Those with the lowest attendance would be closed first said Virginia Wetherell executive director of the division of recreation amp Parks Florida runs 146 Parks including nature Parks and historic and archaeological Sites. Of those Only about 113 Are considered Active and As Many As 38 of them could close officials said. The division of recreation and Parks took in $7 million less in Revenue than anticipated this year said fran Mainella of the department. Hurricane Andrew which hit Florida in August caused part of the loss. The Hurricane forced the closure of Bill Baggs Cape Florida state Park in key Biscayne which caused a $1 million loss of anticipated Revenue Mainella said. Ten smaller Parks also were temporarily closed because of the Hurricane at a loss of another $300,000, she said a decrease in income collected from documentary Stamps was blamed for the rest of the shortfall. The income collected when documents Are recorded by the states court clerks dropped drastically As real estate sales slumped. Last guard troops prepare to leave South Florida Miami up the last National guard troops were scheduled to leave South Florida during the weekend nearly three months after Hurricane Andrew caused More property destruction than any other natural disaster in . History. The 180 remaining soldiers in Florida City packed their bags and closed their base Friday. About 60 soldiers were still in Miami repairing radar equipment and were expected to finish the Job and head Home saturday night. A a it la be a Good thanksgiving for everyone a said capt. Donald Holfinger who coordinated the Florida National guard troops. The guard was called in aug. 24, the Day Andrew s 145-Mph winds roared across the Southern t p of the Florida Peninsula and troop numbers eventually reached 6,100. The guard spent its first Days giving out ice and water then collected enough storm debris to fill a football Field with 7 feet of garbage. They also helped police fight crime and looting directed traffic at intersections where automatic signals were destroyed and even filled in for displaced school bus Drivers. A it was hard to see How broken and damaged everything was a said sgt. Jim Dwyer who served six months in the per Isan Gulf War. A we saw it in the desert but a bomb was the cause. Here it was the  guard officials said the troops Are no longer needed for Security patrols now that Street lights and Telephone service Are being restored in the ravaged area. The county announced thursday that it will a a soon lift the 10 p.m.-to-5 a m. Curfew that has been in effect in the storm area since Hurricane Andrew struck