European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 2 the stars and stripes a a. A a 1 a. A i at a glance saturday january 14, 1995 Pope John Paul ii wipes Bis Eye in Manila where he Drew unwavering enthusiasm Friday from his philippine Nock see Story on Page 9. Editor forced out the editor of a California mensa chapter newsletter has been forced to resign after publishing articles from members that called for killing the homeless the elderly and the mentally ill. ,. A. A a page4 wolves howl returns after two decades of debate the Gray Wolf was Back Friday in Yellowstone National Park. A a a a a a a a page6 a army tightens rules the . Military has stiffened try ing regulations along koreans Demlaf Taried zone after a . Army helicopter was downed while in North korean airspace. A a a page9 Merrill Lynch sued the supervisors of Orange county calif., battered by losses in an investment fund have sued Merrill Lynch amp co. For More than $2 billion in damages. A Page 14 Index Abby Ann Landers a  20 classifieds. 21 -26 comics. 16 �?�20 commentary. A a a 13 crossword. A a 20 faces a no places. A a a 10 focus. A i. 15 �?�17 Horoscope. A a m 22 letters a a a 12 Money matters. M a a 14 sports to -32 to listings. A 31 weather. A 11 a correction because of a reporting error thursdays Story about Chi chips restaurants leaving military communities contained a figure that reflected revenues not profits for the restaurant in Mainz Germany. From Page 1 for so Many divisions being rated As unable to fulfil All their wartime missions. The readiness slump of the mid-1980s, officials said occurred largely As a result of re equipping army combat units with More modern tanks and other armoured vehicles and weaponry. By contrast what underlies the current falloff in readiness in the 2nd army div 1 St inf div much and 4th inf div Mech is an unexpected surge in contingency operations in such places As Haiti Somalia arid Rwanda. Delay in congressional reimburse me n t for t he so o be rat Ion s prompted the army last year to finance them largely by drawing on training and maintenance funds. A the things that were responsible for lowered ratings in the past were programmed they were within our control a a said maj. Gen. Gerald h. Putman a senior army operations officer. A the current problem reflects a cutback in training which was beyond our control it was unprogrammed resulting from a Lack of reimbursement for funds spent on contingency  the army has amended the classified charts it uses to Brief congressional staff members and others to make Clear this is the first time in 12 years that so Many divisions have been rated so Low Quot As a result of training resource shortfalls a rather than for some other reason. There is no evidence calling into question the integrity of the divisional ratings which arc based on an extensive set of critic rid and Bubble up through the ranks in a system that leaves Little room for manipulation at senior Levels. But some administration officials do begrudge the army leadership for appearing to politically exploit the Low ratings which popped out of the readiness reporting system at a critical time in Pentagon budget deliberations. The army would receive the Lions share of extra White House funds allocated to the Pentagon in the administrations fiscal 1996 budget proposal. The Senate armed services committee has scheduled hearings on military readiness for thursday. Moving from Page 1 spokesman for the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein. Until now aircrews have flown daily from Germany to Sarajevo then shuttled additional cargo from split to Sarajevo before returning to Germany at the end of the Day. A a that a really a time and Money Saver for. The air Force a Law said of the move to Ancona. Dubbed operation provide Promise the 2�?T/2-Ycar Mission into the besieged capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the longest running Airlift in history the Mission moved dec. 22 from Rhein main a Germany to Ramstein because of the draw Down at Rhein main the humanitarian flights frequently have been halted in recent months when the aircraft were shot at by ground fire while approaching Sarajevo Airport. Three separate factions have been battling Over Bosnia for nearly three years. About 50 personnel from Ramstein and 18 support workers from split Wilt deploy to Ancona said provide Promise officials. A spokesman from the . European come said that since Jan. 1, aircraft from Ramstein have delivered 54 plane loads of food and Medicine to Sarajevo whose citizens rely almost entirely on the humanitarian Airlift for daily subsistence. Law said that two to three aircraft Fly daily from Germany and that the two aircraft based in Ancona will be Able to maintain the current rate of missions. Officials also expect no interruption in humanitarian deliveries to Sarajevo because of the move he said. The change will mean decreased flying time and will allow the air Force to consolidate its operations with the . High commissioner for refugees and other coalition members already based in Ancona according to a statement from maj Phillip Missildine provide Promise air operations officer. _ the departure of the cargo resupply site from Croatia apparently is unrelated to the croatian governments request thursday for the United nations to withdraw its 15,000 peacekeepers from that country a a a a / a a a a. A Law said the two actions were Quot not at ally linked adding that negotiations for the move from spin to Ancona have been taking place since Early this week. Wounds from Paget ing the end of the War. Alfred Dregger 74, a former parliamentary Leader of Chancellor Helmut Kohls Christian democratic party started the fight by saying the 50th anniversary of the War s end just brings Back memories of a Germany divided and Laid waste by War a / ,. A there is truly no cause to celebrate a Dregger said. German defeat meant �?o45 years of stalinist dictatorship in Central Germany and the expulsion of 14 million germans from their homelands in Silesia and Danzig now part of Poland the newspaper die Zeit called dreg germs comments nonsense while Liberal newspapers urged Kohl to bring his conservatives under control before they revived right Wing sentiments a Kohl Hopes to use this years commemorations to show How reunified Germany has buried its nazi past. The events of the next few months will Mark the a Send of the nazi barbarism and the whole mis cry that was inflicted in Germany a name a he said. In Britain the Battle has been Over the asian front. Former prisoners of War who built the Bridge Over the River kwai and other veterans said their memories Are too. Bitter to allow japanese representatives to participate in events this year. The Bridge is the Best known part of a thai burmese Jungle railway built with slave labor under the japanese army a Dominion. A Viscount Swirn. President of the Burma Star association said it was inappropriate to invite the japanese to such events t Quot we Are Happy to meet the japanese in different circumstances a for example when we travel. But we do not necessarily wish to meet them All the time Quot slim said. Quot there was no question in this Case. Maior said the British done to want to offend Japan and have consulted with them Over the decision. He said the japanese government was Quot perfectly contents with the decision. Ends stay on Good note. S4� ride from Page 1 was injured. Smith was flying in a two ship Low level navigational training Mission Felling said. Smiths plane was carrying training ordnance which is inert and cannot explode. The second f-16 landed Back at Span Dahlem without incident. The air forces orientation flight program is a Way to recognize exceptional performance of no flying personnel As Well As to give ground Crews an operational View of airborne aircraft capabilities. Fowler a was a member of the Load Crew of the Quarter for the second three months of 1994, said tech. Sgt. Sarah Hood a base spokeswoman depending on one s View this was Fowler a Lucky Day. Said Hood a a that Sall we were talking about All morning Long a that it w As Friday the 13th.�?� Kaiserslautern Germany a amps a a musical Era ended wednesday in Kaiserslautern As the 76th . Army band formally said goodbye. The band is being shipped to Wiesbaden to become at least operationally the v corps band. The corps previous and the 493rd . Army band in Frankfurt was targeted in the draw Down for inactivation expected in March a if i had authority to counter the command to move you i would have a said maj. Gen. Hubert g. Smith As he bid Farewell to the musicians and their families at a ceremony wednesday afternoon. Smith commander of the 21st theater army area come praised the unit for its musical and military skill. Officials in Kaiserslautern already Are calling the unit the v corps band. The band will remain assigned to the 21st theater command although it will fall under the scheduling control of corps. In addition band members will Don v corps patches to replace the 21st�?Ts patches. A the band which has called kaisers Tuu Tern Home for 20 years will move to the base support battalion building in downtown Wiesbaden until renovations arc finished at Wiesbaden a buildings for the band. The band is expected to move onto the base in june. A the move from Kaiserslautern is expected to be completed around March i a said a statement from the 21st theater command. _ a Little More than half of the 40-member band will move to Wiesbaden said chief warrant officer 2 Kenneth d. Allen the bands conductor and commander eight members of the 493rd band will join the 76th As a result of the move. Some Kaiserslautern band members Are being moved to army bands in other parts of Europe or the United states. About Iso band and family members and 21st theater officials attended the afternoon ceremony in which some musicians received medals and awards. A it Broil jul of you a Smith said to the unit. A a we re definitely going to miss