European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 20, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3 a amps to launch program for students by Jim Jones education writer Griesheim Germany a the stars and stripes will launch an educational project monday with the release of a for students Only publication called it s news to me. T he newspaper in education project will feature an eight Page tabloid newspaper designed to enhance Reading and writing and to help students better understand the role newspapers play in society a stars and stripes spokesman said thursday. A we realized a Long time ago that we should have an Nie program a said John Kominicki the newspapers Public relations specialist. A although we be been remiss in doing it. We think now with the draw Down it gives us a perfect Opportunity to better serve the  As a service newspaper in education a a concept begun about 12 years ago by the american newspaper publishers association a gives newspapers a Chance to work with students recognizing that a regular newspaper readers become better readers and better writers. And ultimately better informed Consumers and citizens a Kominicki said. It s news to me will be distributed free to 25,000 pupils in grades six through 12 in the department of defense dependents schools Germany Region. It will be similar to publications produced by newspapers in the United states Konii Nicki said. In addition to sections on How newspapers Are written and produced the student paper also asks students How newspapers can better serve younger readers Kominicki said. The paper also includes a just for fun elements such As a crossword Puzzle of newspaper terms a trivia contest and a design a logo Competition Kominicki said. The Winner of the logo contest will get a 52-volume Home Library donated by the Simon amp Schur Ter publishing company. Winners of the trivia contest will get gift certificates Good at stars and stripes bookstores. Recipients of it s news to me also will get a free copy of the stars and stripes in class on tuesday. Their teachers will get instructional guides to help them blend the paper into their lessons Kominicki said. It s news to me is the first of three Nie publications planned for this school year. The final newspaper a written illustrated and produced by students a will be released in May. National City Bank of Indiana the Parent organization for merchants National Bank since oct. 1, is a stripes Nie sponsor. Quot we re Happy to do it Quot said Yvonne Wise spokeswoman for the Bank. A the Bank feels strongly about education and especially the education of children in Europe. The schoolchildren a parents As Well As teachers arc our  Dodds officials said the Nie pro Gram should be an asset to schools. A we arc pleased to have Quality practising journalists working closely with our schools to produce Quality experiences like this for our kids a said Hal Haggard spokesman for the Germany Region. A a it a appreciated by teachers and students  the stars and stripes plans to expand the newspaper in education project to military overseas schools in Dodds Atlantic and Mediterranean regions starting with the 1995-94 school year Kominicki said. Quot although we can to count on Dodds students growing up staving in Europe and remaining readers of the stars and stripes we can enhance their Reading and writing skills and make them better informed Consumers and citizens Quot Kominicki said. But in the Long run a we arc contributing in a general sense to the future of newspapers because we Hope that they will end up somewhere As newspaper readers Quot he  Aviv hotel fire from their High perches israeli firefighters pour water into the burning Tel Aviv Sinai hotel. Thursday s fire gutted the i5�story hotel and left 22 guests injured most from smoke inhalation. Initial signs pointed to an Accident by repairmen As the cause of the Blaze Oris subway workers plan 0 continue strike next week Paris apr after three Days of Rush hour sub a strikes that have forced commuters to spend hours Ying to get anywhere a Union thursday warned of lore walkouts next week. The Independent conductors Union one of four unions opposing the regional transit authority a efforts it change work rules said it would continue the week 1 strikes beyond their scheduled end tuesday. The Union said it would strike wednesday and thursday to underscore opposition to the proposed in eduction of flexible work hours for train Drivers and n end to promotions based strictly on seniority. The strikes conducted daily at morning and evening eak periods have been crippling transportation in the Rench capital. About 9 million commuters use the a sport system daily the strikes have left hundreds of Lou Sands stranded. Taxis buses and cars snarled in a massive gridlock wednesday As commuters tried to avoid the underground metro. Drivers reported taking three hours to aver ground that normally takes 20 minutes army probes no s complaint that superiors try to end career by Ron Mckinney staff writer Darmstadt Germany a army officials Are investigating claims by a Darmstadt military policeman that his superiors Are trying to end his 18-Ycar career because he refused to Quot play balls a in covering up alleged irregularities in police investigations. Staff sgt. Trevor Jackman was removed As team chief of military police investigations at the Darmstadt Provost marshal office last november shortly after appealing a bad performance evaluation and forwarding a complaint against his supervisor for sexual harassment. In the year since then Jackman has faced a series of administrative actions that he terms reprisals culminating last month when he was recommended by his command for a chapter 14 involuntary separation from the service which cites a pattern of misconduct. A i believe i used the system and i am being penalized and prosecuted for using it a Jackman said in appealing his bad evaluation report. A a in be been out of my Job without any reason. Never a Relief for cause. Just removed because i became a detrimental to the  a Jackman said his problems began Early last year when he refused to a play balls with police investigations that he said covered up or did not adequately pursue alleged wrongdoing by local officers. He declined to elaborate on the police investigations. However Jackman said he subsequently received a poor evaluation in july 1991, dropping him from being rated a among the bests for the period ending june 1990, to being rated a needs some improvement in a leadership category for the period ending june 1991. A they gave me a bad Eer evaluation and thought that would shut me up a Jackman said. A but i fought it and  when a police file about one of the alleged cover  was found to be missing in october 1991 and reportedly was sent to the stars and stripes Jackman was one of two main suspects in an investigation about the missing file according to a police report on the incident. The report stated however that a it could not be determined that a crime had  since that time Jackman said he has been harassed. He filed a complaint with the 103rd area support group commander in Frankfurt and an army 15-6 commanders investigation now is under Way. Col. William Alexander the 103rd area support group commander told the stars and stripes that he initiated the investigation after Jackman apprised him of a possible discriminatory treatment and i m looking into  Darmstadt officials have declined to talk to t he stars and stripes about the incident. Jackman said he has had to weather a series of formal accusations during the past year that he claims were part of an Overall Effort to end his army career. Those accusations include larceny of an abandoned television being absent without leave driving without a . Army in Europe License and making a false statement to German police. In the Case of the television Jackman said a to had been abandoned last february by a departing Soldier who asked Jackman the building coordinator to throw away everything left in a Barracks room. But the Soldier also had arranged to sell the television to another Soldier according to a police report about the incident. When the second Soldier later found out the television had been trashed he complained to military police who then named Jackman As the subject of an investigation. Jackman a name eventually was dropped from the police blotter As the subject of that investigation. On the awol accusation Jackman a unit Liq co 233rd base support in in Darmstadt initiated a Field Grade article 15, which can affect his permanent record against him for missing five Days of duty in late july. However Jackman temporarily had been reassigned from mid july to mid August to work for capt. Reginald Dones at Ernst Ludwig Cavern in Darmstadt. In a memorandum refuting Jackman a absence from duty Dones called Jackman a a very productive and outgoing  then last month Jackman was stopped by German police during a routine Check and was found to be without his . Army in Europe Drivers License. His unit has since charged him with driving without a License and making a false statement to the German police that he was a military police investigator. Jackman said the incident should have been dropped by his unit when he presented proof that he had a License. He also maintains that while he has not been doing police work this year he never officially lost his status As a police investigator. Action against Jackman on those issues and the awol charge is pending based on the involuntary separation action Jackman said. After his rating dropped last year from a among the Best Quot to a needs some improvement under a new Rater Jackman said he compounded his professional problems when he passed on to the company commander and the equal employment Opportunity office a sexual harassment complaint by a subordinate against the new Rater. That complaint resulted in a counselling statement the Rater wrote oct. 25,1991. In the memo the Rater said that while Jackman May have been acting in a manner consistent with his duties As an no the Rater suspected he was a getting backs at him for the bad evaluation. A i feel personal a that out of loyalty you should have informed me of these allegations Quot the memo slates adding that the Rater acknowledged that action a could have been considered by others As a  in another counselling statement dated nov. 8, 1991, the Rater told Jackman he was recommending Jackman a suspension from duties at the Darmstadt military police station because he had become counterproductive and a detriment to the organization. Since then Jackman has been doing various detail work much of it for the Community sergeant major. T he investigating officer appointed for Jackman s 156 investigation will report findings and make recommendations to Alexander. If Jackman Scase is substantiated Alexander could recommend action under the uniform code of military Justice against a particular person said Robert Fiore Jackman a civilian lawyer. Jackman said he is hoping Only for a reassignment and an Opportunity to return to his career Field