European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Navy to close Downar to fall on 7 centers for marginal sailors by Richard , Sia the Baltimore Sun Washington a crime in the Navy does no to pay but now according to senior commanders neither docs the punishment. Under pressure to find new budget cuts the Navy will begin shutting Down seven of its 11 Boot Camps for delinquent sailors this month because commanders say they can no longer justify the $4.3 million annual expense of running and staffing the facilities. The leaner meaner Post cold War Navy would rather expel problem sailors than rehabilitate them a knowledgeable Navy official said Friday. Four other disciplinary Camps a known As correctional custody units Caus a will be evaluated and possibly closed at a later Date the official said. Quot the initiative is really coming from the Field because base commanders Are being pushed to reduce billets positions Quot he said. Quot the number of disciplinary cases has been Way Down and we be really changed the rules so by and Large people done to get a second Chance dismantling the disciplinary Camps would end a 31 year old program that offered a less severe alternative to court martial or imprisonment in a Navy Brig. Sailors sent to the Campst usually after a proceeding called a captains Mast received intensive Navy instruction and physical fitness training a is Miniar to recruit training Camp a and work assignments on the naval base but not Quot hard labor a officials said. In 1989, when it had difficulty attracting top Quality recruits meeting recruiting quotas and retaining first term enlistees the Navy declared it would discharge fewer troublemakers and find ways to motivate Quot marginal sailors with Quot remedial programs such As Caus if necessary a that included sailors who were disrespectful failed to follow orders or ran off for several Days. As the Navy shrinks in size and budget there is less need to retain the troublemakers the official said. Those involved with drugs weapons or sexual harassment make a Quick exit and since last year sailors who re enlist must be approved by both their commanding officers and Navy Headquarters. The Navy spends about $4.3 million a year to run All 11 Boot Camps with a combined staff of 51 enlisted officers. But the number of sailors sent to Camp for a Rig Orous Quot re indoctrination in Navy rules and discipline has fallen sharply from 2,704 in 1991 to Only 925 in 1992, the Navy Bureau of personnel reported. Since january the average daily population has been 57 sailors for a projected annual figure of 614, the Bureau said. Even Rales of desertion and Quot unauthorized absences have dropped sharply with absences falling from 73 per 1,000 sailors in 1975 to 13.9 per 1,000 last year.-. A. \. A a it a a matter of diminishing returns a the Navy official said. Slated to close by March 31 will be All four Camps in the Pacific Fleet located in Pearl Harbor Hawaii san Diego treasure Island in san Francisco Bay Calif and Yokosuka Japan. Three Atlantic a Fleet Camps will dose in july a Charleston . New London Conn. And Philadelphia a but the fleets other Camps in Jacksonville fla., and Hampton roads va., the Navy a largest will stay open while their futures Are considered. Two Camps at technical or aviation training centers in Memphis tenn., and Pensacola fla., would also remain open during the evaluation. It in the stars and stripes 10 year Sago March 7,1963 a Chancellor Helmut Kohl and his coalition partners swept to Victory in the West German National parliamentary elections dealing the opposition social democrats their worst defeat in nearly 20 years. 20 years ago March 7,1973 a Western european finance ministers agreed to persuade . Treasury Secretary George p. Shultz to Promise to do something about the International monetary crisis. 30 years ago March 7,1963 a ice Laden flood Waters spread misery through five Ohio Valley states and threatened lowlands along the mid Atlantic Seaboard with their heaviest flooding in years. 40 year Sago March 7,1953 a soviet Leader Josef Stalin Dies at 73, succumbing to a brain Haemorrhage he suffered six Days earlier the official Tass news Agency reported. World War ii 50 years ago today march719�?�4 3 a a red army troops capture Hevka Between Rah eve and Yaz a on the Central soviet. Front and increase pressure on German forces in front of Smolensk to the North. In China japanese forces Cross the Yangtze River Between Yicheng and Yby Ang in a a Price offensive meant to deprive Chiang Kai Shek s nationalist. A chinese army of food supplies. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book of world. War Bison books corp., 1991 a Clinton aide assails allegations about attorney general nominee Washington a president Clinton a spokeswoman branded As Quot absolutely unconscionable unsubstantiated reports that attorney general designate Janet Reno had been stopped several times on suspicion of Drunken driving but not charged. White House press Secretary Dee Dee Myers sentiments were echoed on Capitol Hill on thursday by sen. Reno David Pryor a ark., and rep. Charles Schumer a n.y., after the allegations were reported in a Capitol Hill newspaper. At the White House Myers told reporters Quot there a absolutely no evidence to Back up their claim. It s Complete hearsay and they ought to be ashamed of themselves. Its absolutely Roll Call a Capitol Hill newspaper reported thursday that the allegations about Reno had been brought to the attention of the Senate judiciary committee which opens hearings on her nomination tuesday. Top National Rifle association lobbyist Davia Gibbons gave the unsubstantiated ret a Quot a a Ai an Gress foundation gave it to the judiciary committee the newspaper said. Schumer in a House floor speech said the report Quot can Only be described As stomach turning. A a he blamed the National Rifle association Quot and others for spreading the rumours. Quot what is the free Congress foundation doing raising unsubstantiated allegations with the Senate judiciary commit Tec concerning a presidential nominee a Pryor asked in a Senate speech. Gibbons acknowledged in a Etc phone interview that he had received the unsubstantiated report from several Florida members of his group and relayed it to the Republican aides. Jipping said in a Telephone interview that he had received the report Quot from two sources and gave it to the judiciary panel. The reports As described by Jipping and in Roll Call were vague. They say merely that Reno the Dade county states attorney had been stopped several times on suspicion of driving under the influence but not charged. Justice in t Blind in this Pennsylvania City Harrisburg a. Up a Ilar Risburg area fashion Model is the latest beneficiary of a District Justice with a soft spot for attractive women. District Justice William Schadler of Lebanon dismissed speeding charges against Vera Cox after Cox said she was going 122 Mph in her boyfriends porsche Carrera to get away from four men who were chasing her in another vehicle. Cox a attorney John Kelsey said Friday that Schadler accepted the Story based on Cox a cover girl appearance which he described As Quot very striking with a Long mane of Blond hair Kelsey quoted Schadler As saying at the hearing would have a More difficult time believing it if you were fat and Quot Vera did t construe it As a 6exist remark a Kelsey said. Quot it probably was t a politically Correct statement but it was an accurate statement reflecting the Schadler has had other unusual dealings with comely female defendants. In a 1990 Case the District Justice re leased a 19-Ycar-old woman charged with forgery on nor own recognizance saying it would be a shame to such a a a pretty woman jailed. Schadler then bought the woman dinner and paid for a hotel room for her. The Lebanon county court president judge John Walter called Schadler a conduct in that Case Kelsey said Schadler must have been a Little concerned when he saw Cox come in the door. Quot he was wary of this a Kelsey said. Man pleads guilty to arson spree in Washington state Everett Wash. A a 27-year-old Man pleaded guilty Friday to 32 counts of arson and admitted setting More than 40 other fires in a six month spree that terrorized Washington state residents. Paul Kenneth Keller pleaded guilty before Superior court judge Kathryn e. Trumbull to 23 charges of first degree arson and nine of second degree arson. Snohomish county prosecutors said they will seek a 75-year sentence at Keller a May 5 sentencing. More than 100 fires were set from August to january at churches construction Sites Homes businesses garages car fat Orts and trash bins causing tens of Mil ions of dollars in damages. No one died in the fires but the arson spree terrorized residents in four counties. Defense lawyer Royce Ferguson hinted after the hearing that emotional and psychological stress May have been factors to the Case. Keller a Salesman for his fathers Everett advertising Agency was divorced in 1991 and filed for bankruptcy Protection last july according to court documents. He was arrested feb. 6. Quot its a mystery How a Guy can come from a Nice Home and a Good family and do something like this a Ferguson said. A i think there s a reason Why this Guy Ferguson also said Keller was sorry for the fires and for his victims his family and friends. Of the 32 counts 17 of the fires were set in Snohomish county 13 in King county and one each in Pierce and Kittitas counties. In addition Keller admitted setting More than 40 other fires in the string of arsons. Most were in the Seattle Everett area
