European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday october 31,1993 at a glance Clayton j. Lon Trec the Only Marine Ever convicted of espionage is eligible for parole after a military judge reduced his 25-year sentence to 20 years. See Story on Page 8.gulf illness debated the Pentagon has found no evidence contradicting a report that traces of chemicals were found in the persian Gulf War zone but says the iraqis did not use chemical weapons a congressman says. A Page Good news Breaks out a College professors idea has sparked acts of kindness in Bakersfield Calif. A Page 6activists shunned attorney general Janet Reno a Dis invited three militant anti abortion activists from a mooting Friday after learning they had outstanding arrest warrants or had been involved in unlawful activity. A Page 7tough ban sought two democratic congressmen and a coalition of health groups Are trying to ban smoking in any building that has a least 10 people regularly enter once a week. A Page 9gorbachev disliked although Mikhail s. Gorbachev is thinking about a political comeback a new poll found that More russians have a negative View of him than of the late dictator Josef Stalin. A Page 10numbers encouraging americans personal income Rose in september for the sixth straight month boding Welt for retailers profits in the upcoming Holiday  Page 16 Index Abby Ann Landers 15 classifieds.20-23 commentary .13 faces in places 15 Horoscope. 22 letters.12 Money matters .16,19 mutuals.17-19 sports. 25-32 weather. 14army from Page 1 recommendations to the services senior leadership for improving the Quality of life for army families the 130 delegates from commands worldwide also were asked this year to select what they consider to be the five most valuable and three least valuable programs or services. There were no surprises among the initiatives voted most valuable a commissaries medical and dental care child care and retirement benefits. The least valuable programs and services included military clubs a widely perceived As Moncy losers that offer Little return to army morale welfare and recreation funds a and the Small number of mar oper ated horse stables and marinas. But it was the acre program designed to encourage army communities to improve services programs and the general Standard of living for soldiers and their families that Drew the most rancorous comments from the conference delegates. The program designed to identify installations that arc evaluated As setting the army Standard for Overall Quality of life was launched in 1988. The highest Cash award a Community can get is $1.5 million. But delegates said the program has become far too costly and provincial with bases that already have ample resources tending to win repeatedly at the expense of installations that arc strapped for Money. Costs associated with the program Are a a staggering compared to the benefits enjoyed by the few communities that win said Donna Mosker a family member from As Schaffenburg Germany. Mosker said Money to fund the travel of army evaluation teams As Well As the Money and manpower spent to Spruce up installations vying for the awards makes the acre program Quot a luxury the army can no longer  # a the Only thing these Cash awards do is Widen the Gap in the Quality of life a said Mary Kay Gilchrist a civilian employee from fort Polk la. A the Rich get Richer the poor get  a the original concept of the program with its Semcer oriented focus has been lost to cosmetics at the installation level a added Lynn Urrutia a family member whose husband is stationed at the army War College at Carlisle Barracks a. Those comments came As a disappointment to the army officials who run the program such As it. Col. Stephen Trent of the army a office of the assistant chief of staff for installation management. Trent said he was surprised that the acre program took such a beating at the conference because he personally briefed Many of the delegates about its purpose. A a it a frustrating because people seem to be misinformed about the program a Trent said. A the focus is still of customer service and Overall Quality of  Trent said he heard wildly inflated Cost figures associated with the program a As High As $50 million a year a trom delegates at the conference. The actual annual Cost of the program is $11.2 million with $10.6 million being returned to the communities to directly Benefit soldiers and their families Trent said. Despite the negative assessment of the conference delegates Trent said he is not aware of plans to do away with the initiative. A this has been and continues to be one of the top army programs a he  from Page 1 minded everyone. Forecasters predicted that hot Santa Ana wind gusting up to 40 Mph would be Back As Early As saturday then watched conditions change for the better delaying any return until late monday or tuesday. Santa Ana wind a seasonal condition common in Southern California drove More than a dozen fires that burned about 720 buildings arid charred 152,000 acres of Timber and Brush. So far fire Crews doused four of the 13 scattered blazes that raged from the mexican Border to Ventura county about 200 Miles away. About 25,000 people have been Dis placed and 62 firefighters and civilians ave been injured by the fires. Refugees poured into shelters some wearing what Tew possessions they had while others fled to hotels friends and family. Meanwhile Fri agents studied More than 30 letters mailed to police and fire stations and to san Fernando Valley residents since sept. 1, los Angeles City fire spokesman Brian Humphrey said. The letters described a fascination with fire and threatened to spark huge blazes in Southern California but did not say where Humphrey said. He said fire investigators Porea Over the letters then turned them Over to the Fri for further review. A transient accused of starting the Alta Dena wildfire when he lit some Brush to warm himself pleaded innocent Friday in a Pasadena court to one count of setting a fire without a permit. Andres Huang 35, was held on $25,000  from Page 1 outside. Smoking will not be allowed in places that smokers and nonsmokers must share such As sleeping and eating areas recreation lounges or briefing rooms. In addition no smoking will be allowed in any living quarters including family quarters and snore Barracks where the air is circulated to other quarters. The Only exception to the inside smoking ban is on Board submarines where smokers will be allowed to indulge in a few rooms designated by commanders. Commanders also have the discretion to ban smoking from any area they deem to interfere with readiness or if it poses a safety risk. In that Case smokers must be Given an alternative place to go. Even outdoor smoking has been scaled Back by the new policy. Sailors Are told they can to exhale their smoke around nonsmokers and can to congregate in areas where their smoke is ventilated to inside rooms. The new rules were introduced to set a general Navy wide smoking policy said Denise Vigneault spokeswoman for the Navy a Bureau of personnel. In the past she said commanders made the smoking rules for their ships or Shore installations. She added that this policy protects nonsmokers from being forced to inhale secondhand fumes but also recognizes smokers rights. These rights became an Issue when the commander of the Theodore Roosevelt capt. Stanley Bryant ended All smoking aboard the aircraft Carrier on july 4, four months into its six month cruise in the Mediterranean. The outcry from smokers on the Roosevelt was so loud that Congress withheld $17 million in morale welfare and recreation funds until the commander reversed the ban. But Navy officials insist that the new policy is not a reaction to the Roosevelt Issue. Vigneault acknowledged that Bryants action got a some congressional interest but a your new policy is evolutionary not revolutionary. In fact the commanders actions were commended by Navy leaders because he made the Roosevelt what the entire Navy Hopes to be by the year 2000 a that is  she said Navy policy makers know that no regulation can make a hard Core smoker quit but they Are hoping the new rules will hassle younger smokers enough to give up the habit. A we want to educate Young smokers Early and also help any older smoker that wants to quit a Vigneault said. She said the Navy has extensive Stop smoking classes available to sailors on both ship and Shore duty. Go stabs somali in angry mob Mogadishu Somalia a an american Soldier threatened by a Stone throwing crowd stabbed a somalian Man who was upset by the bulldozing of houses to build a Road a military spokesman said saturday. Newly arrived Bradley fighting vehicles my Abrams tanks and howitzers were to drive saturday Down the Road intended to divert military traffic from hostile and crowded Southern Mogadishu. Warlord Mohamed Farrah aided has denounced the show of Force and w arned it could provoke nervous somalis. Army spokesman col. Steve Rausch said the service would take no action against the Soldier whom he refused to identify. It was not known if the somali died. The Soldier was with an engineering company building the Road from the port Mogadishu a most dangerous area to the Airport thursday. . Civil affairs officers had negotiated with families and elders there to bulldoze 11 Homes and resettle the families in tin roofed houses built 150 Yards away. Rausch said that while three soldiers were helping a family move a crowd of 45 to 50 somalis gathered and began to throw stones. The soldiers fired warning shots. A woman approached with a Large Stone and a Soldier held her Back. A somalian Man then approached the Soldi from behind and put his hand on his shoulder. The Soldier Drew his knife and stabbed the Man Rausch said. The soldiers withdrew from the crowd. Under . Guidelines peacekeepers can defend themselves if they feel threatened. 15 crewmen saved in Channel crash London a fifteen crewmen were rescued saturday after their ships Hull was gashed in a collision with a German freighter in the English Channel the coast guard said. No one was injured a spokesman said requesting anonymity. The danish registered Naes Borg a car transport ship and the 500-ton German registered freighter sea Ems collided about 35 Miles South of England a Beachy head at 11 15 get the spokesman said. A we Haven to the faintest idea Why it happened a the spokesman said