European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday August 18,1994 h at a glance bit \ if v As it a / v a Yvo s ass Ltd i v a s / a a is it Mem Mem a California department of forestry firefighter pauses while battling a Blaze in Atascadero. The fire has consumed More than 45,000 acres and destroyed More than 30 Homes. It was one third contained by wednesday morning. See Story on Page 10.boosting crime Bili momentum is shifting toward passage of a troubled anti crime Bill and vice president Al Gore promised some Compromise to win Over republicans. A Page 6chavis confident a act executive director Benjamin thavis said he feels he will survive a bid by opponents within the organization to remove him from office. A Page 7out of Somalia defense and state department officials Are quarrelling Over the Wisdom of keeping . Diplomats and marines in Somalia. A Page 12mias searched the United states is beginning its fifth operation this year in search of americans unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. A Page 13construction rises housing starts jumped 4.7 percent in july the government  Page 14 Index j Abby Ann Landers a a a 21 classifieds. 24 -28 comics 21 -23 commentary. A a. A. 17 crossword. A a a 21 faces a no places a a a 20 Horoscope. A a a 26 Jumble. 26 letters. A a a 16 Money matters. A a a 14 sports 00 pm -36 to listings. 35 weather. 15 concerns from Page 1 percent of the adult . Population was divorced in 1991. More than three quarters of married service members Are still in their first marriages and an equal percentage of married service members have children. The Survey also found that today a military is probably the Best educated in history with 99.7 percent of service members holding High school degrees More than 60 percent also have at least some College education. The Survey sought to document the problems service members have with Short notice recalls or alerts for  planners had headaches during the 1991 persian Gulf War with parents who lacked workable contingency plans for child care. Almost 30 percent of service members who answered the Survey cited a dependent care As the most critical deployment Issue. Separation because of deployment ranks High on the list of concerns among service members. Less than one fourth of service members did not have to deploy at least once during the 12 months before taking the Survey. More than 16 percent reported separations of seven to 12 months and the majority of service members in that group were stationed overseas. Long separations were reported by almost twice As Many overseas service members As stateside  Navy generally has the longest separations caused by deployments while the air Force has the shortest. In terms of rating their units combat readiness service members assigned an average Grade of 4.5 Points on a 7-Point scale. Senior ranking service members tended to rate readiness higher. Among the services army members reported the lowest Levels of unit readiness while marines reported the highest. The results of the Survey Are already being used to Fine tune defense department and service Quality of life programs and to shift priorities As the demographics of the military change. For example there is a new directive on family care plans for deploying serv ice members and the services continue to improve child care availability. New instructions also set out the Baseline Levels of service in family centers in such areas As crisis help Job Bunting and financial counselling. The defense department conducted similar surveys in 1978 and 1985. A Fen Wagon official said there is no set target Date for the next one. A but its a Good bet Well be doing this again a the official said. A it gives us a valuable picture of the military and what issues concern service members the  from Page 1 and the owner of a failed Arkansas savings and loan. Altman who spoke wednesday at ceremonies where a postage stamp honouring the late labor Leader George Meany was unveiled declined to comment when questioned later by reporters about his future. Altman a former Wall Street investment banker is a close Friend of president Clinton a from their Days Ait Georgetown University in Washington. He was an Early Star in the administration when he helped steer the presidents budget package through Congress last year. At one Point he Hanson was mentioned As a possible successor to Bentsen. Hanson testified that Altman ordered her to Brief the White House about the confidential Whitewater investigation involving the president and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. Altman said he did not recall giving her that direction. Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger Altman accused of misleading Congress with his Whitewater testimony arrives wednesday at a postal ceremony in Washington. Administration officials said Altman has decided to resign his Post. Migs from Page 1 serbian helicopters Cross take pictures and then Fly  but what Hall saw out of his window was no helicopter. It was a supersonic fighter Jet with deadly capability. Brown said the inboard computers in his helicopter a dubbed a White Hawk because it is painted White for . Mission a a did not indicate the serbian Jet Ever activated its radar. Brown Hall 1st it. Robb Craddock and staff sgt. Pat Stoker a All assigned to Katterbach Germany a were ferrying four military vips from Camp Able sentry East of Skopje to a norwegian observation Post along die Border. The highest ranking Soldier aboard was col. Paul e. Lenze of the combat Man Euver training Center in Hohenfels Germany. The uh-60 helicopter departed its base at 1 30 . And headed North. The flight from Camp Able sentry to the norwegian Post takes about 20 minutes. . Helicopter pilots Are instructed to stay three Kilometres about 1.8 Miles South of the Border until they Are within a specific air corridor at which they Fly North to the desired observation Post. Brown Cut East when he reached a Valley that runs More or less parallel to the serbian macedonian Border. When he emerged from the other end he turned right heading North to observation Post a it was definitely an interesting two minutes. Probably the most action packed two minutes Imi Ever spend in my  a army chief warrant officer 2 Rod Brown 40. The helicopter departed the of after about a 35-minute visit. Just As it was nearing an Aerial checkpoint near to the East West Valley that Brown flew through earlier Hall spotted the Mig. By Brown s calculations it was eight Miles away Over the Border town of Kocanik in the Kosovo province of Serbia. At the time we did no to think it was a big Deal a Hall said. When Brown turned to the left to head a a a a. A a a a a a. A Down the Valley the Mig followed in Pursuit. Brown had the helicopter at about 500 feet off the ground and descending. The helicopter was flying at about 200 Mph. The Mig was gaining. A the Mig buzzed it a Freeman said. As the Mig swung out Over the Border it circled Back and prepared to resume the Chase. But As the Mig looped around Brown found a narrow Valley off the primary Avenue and turned South. Brown never saw the Mig again though it did Fly Over the area one More time. Brown estimates the Mig. Was 1,000 feet above his helicopter when it flew Over him. He wonders what the Mig was doing in the area and doubts that it was lost. Brig. Gen. Tryggve Tellefsen Tny norwegian commander of the . I Sion said he shot off a letter of conce to his serbian counterparts. A it was reported that one of a be i copters was spotted inside Serbia s Tellefsen adding that that was t Case. A it was definitely an interesting minutes a Brown said. A probably most action packed two minutes in spend in my  i t y e t i s v c i c