European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday july 13, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 5dod plans Aid for abused spouses to ease hurdles of economic by Cindy Killion Washington Bureau a Washington a the Pentagon Hopes to ease the double jeopardy faced by Many spouse abuse victims who lose financial Legal and medical benefits when their Active duty sponsors Are booted out of the service. The move stems from one recommendation of a recently released defense department study of How the military services should improve assistance to victims of family violence. The study was mandated by Congress. Officials also Hope the measure will encourage More victims to report violence since they wont be As Likely to endure economic hardships when their spouses paycheck stops. A spouses who did not have jobs were More Likely than those who were employed to fear that their personal and economic situation would Worsen if the military knew about their spouses abuse a a the report said. To combat this feeling the defense department on oct. 1 will implement a three year transition compensation plan for families. Benefits will be retroactive to april 1, officials  plan would give victims Legal Aid mental . Telephone codes to change next year by the stars and stripes International and National Telephone codes in the United kingdom will change in 1995. British telecoms has announced that in april 1995 the International dealing code for calling outside the United kingdom will change from 010 to 00. The change will take place As the United kingdom aligns with a single european International Telephone code according to British telecoms literature. \ the new code will be phased in beginning aug. 1, when both 010 and 00 will allow callers to dial outside the country. Beginning april 16, 1995, Only the 00 code will allow callers to dial outside the United kingdom. Also on april 16,1995, All area codes in the United kingdom that begin with Zero will Start instead with 01. For example when dealing the current 081 District in London after next april16, callers in the United kingdom will have to precede the local Telephone number with 0181. People calling from outside the United kingdom will have to precede the local Telephone number with the appropriate International code and 181.change of command Raf Alconbury England a col Stephen r. Connelly assumes command of the 352nd special operations group during a ceremony at 10 . Today at Raf Alconbury. Connelly will replace col. Ben d. Orrill who will become an instructor at the National War College in Washington. Connelly previously was assigned to the air Force special operations so at fort Bragg . The 352nd handles special operations and combat rescues in Europe Africa and the Middle East. Care and some medical benefits for three years after a sponsors benefits end. Officials would not specify details of the plan or the amounts of financial compensation that victims could receive. The study a conclusions were reached after officials reviewed Case studies on eight military installations looked at 482 surveys from family violence victims and studied Quot hundreds of personnel records to determine the career Impact of a substantiated abuse report. A fear of negative career consequences was the largest reason Given for not reporting spousal abuse a the report said. A and these fears were not totally unfounded. Although Only a tiny fraction of cases led to a court martial and dishonourable discharge abusers were somewhat less Likely to be promoted and somewhat More Likely to be separated from the service in the next four  ,. The report theorized that these later separations could be linked to the generally lower education level both officer and enlisted of the abuser. In addition the report said the services have been More aggressive in giving treatment to the Active duty sponsor than to the victim. A victim assistance should always be included in the getting Job training and Job  the report also recommended testing Quot amnesty programs that would allow families to get help without notifying commanders which is a current requirement. Officials Are hopeful that amnesty programs will Belay fears of Adverse career Impact but also will prevent further abuse endured by some victims because the abuser faced Job retaliation from his Peers. A couples with minor or emerging abuse problems could receive counselling services during no duty hours a the report said. A the command would Only be notified when the treatment Isnit completed or there Are later reports of  responsibility report concluded. Officials said additional funding would be Given to the departments family advocacy program to pay for the new and expanded  port a Prince. Haiti a the army backed government warned haitians on tuesday against supporting outside military intervention. Meanwhile International condemnation poured in Over the governments order to kick out . Human rights observers. A a a a. The governments warning came hours after president Clinton alluded again to the possibility of . Intervention to oust military leaders and restore president Jean Bertrand Aristide who was toppled in 1991. A we have got to bring an end to this a Clinton said at a news conference in Berlin. Mondays order to expel observers with the United nations and organization of american states was a just the latest expression of the desperation of that illegal regime a Clinton said. The presidents special adviser on Haiti William Gray said haitian leaders should look at the increased . Military presence off their shores and a interpret it As very  but he also said any . Action would be in conjunction with the United nations. Clinton said the expulsion a certainly validates the position we be taken that an invasion should not be ruled out. But he acknowledged there was Little support in the Western hemisphere for intervention. He urged other countries to follow Washington a Lead and freeze the financial assets of the coup backers. The . Security Council planned to discuss Haiti a . Marine stands guard atop the . Embassy in Haiti on monday. On tuesday and was expected to Issue a statement condemning the expulsion. The Pentagon said 14 . Warships were now in Waters near Haiti including eight directly involved with 15 coast guard cutters in enforcing a . Trade embargo against the Caribbean nation and dealing with a surge of haitian refugees. Other ships carried 2,000 marines. In a message read on local radio Haiti a information ministry declared a fall who Call for invasion Are liable to be punished according to the  alarm Safe blamed in theft at club by Jon Connor staff writer the theft of $26,000 from the army a Iron club in Baum older Germany on july 5 was made easier by a burglar alarm that Hasni to worked in three years and a Safe without a working lock an employee said tuesday a request to repair the Safe or change the combination was submitted six months ago to the Baum older directorate of engineering and housing but nothing was done said the employee who asked for anonymity. Also Deh had been asked to have the burglar alarm repaired the worker said. Baum older officials refused to discuss the Issue with the stars and stripes but the Iron club employee said that in both cases Deh officials stated they did not have personnel available for the repairs. The Iron club is an All ranks military club one of four in Baum older. The $26,000 was taken from an office Safe that was secured Only by a key the employee said. A second Safe which had a functioning combination lock was not tampered with. On the Day of the theft it contained $54,000, the source said. The $80,000 apparently was the clubs receipts for the three Day Independence Day Holiday. According to the employee the Money is supposed to be deposited in merchants National Bank on Post after closing  no one Here on Post makes night deposits a the staffer said. A every club is supposed to Deposit their Money at  the Iron club staffer also said that the theft was not discovered by military police As was reported in a statement from the Baum older Public affairs office but by an employee arriving for work. Tom Gathercole chief of the Community operations division which oversees the club system has said there was evidence of forced entry to the building. However the employee said the front door of the club was found open with no sign of forced entry. The Only damage was to the door of the office where the safes Are located. It appeared to have been kicked in. One employee the funds manager faces a five Day suspension without pay and possible dismissal because of the theft the source said. Baum older officials would not discuss any of the circumstances of the break in. A since the Case is still under investigation no further comment is being offered a said a statement tuesday from the 222nd base support in. The burglary is being investigated by the Baum older Branch of the criminal investigation come