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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, October 1, 1978

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 1, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 23 popu a a Novation calling mom from Cavern Joseph Declouette Story and photo by de Hill Stuttgart Bureau chief ludwigs Burg Germany is i Haven t heard her voice in so Long and she was so Happy to hear from me said pvt. Joseph  had just called his Mother in his Hometown of Lake Charles la., from a German civilian Telephone in the recreation Center on flak Cavern Here. I m get Ting married and i just had to Tell her about it. I m glad i got  Telephone was installed in septem Ber 1977. It took Over a year to get the approval because one person up the line did t like the idea said Karen Johnson rec Center director. It has been such a Success that other rec centers in the Stutt Gart area Are doing it  someone living in the Barracks wants to Call Home they have to go to a German Post office to a pay phone or to the apartment of a Friend who has a phone. Having a civilian Telephone in the recreation Center makes it possible to stay on the Cavern and still Call Home after duty hours. About 90 percent of the people Call col Lect said Johnson. We recommend that because stateside rates Are cheaper than German. We have a 50-cent service charge per Call and a 15-minute time limit once they be reached their party. For those who want to dial direct we charge Bunde Spost rates plus a 5 percent service  the past six months the number of Calls in a month ranged from a Low of 300 in april to a High of 402 in August. The average is Over 350 even though the phone is available Only six hours a  had to limit the hours because we just Don t have enough people to Monitor it All the hours we re open said Johnson. Of course if it s a real emergency Well let them use the  Many Calls Are routine some Are urgent. We get a lot of people coming in whose families Are to join them within a few Days and there just in t time for let ters said Roxanne Lohela program director. In some cases the families have received port Calls at the last minute and a lot has to be done in a  Johnson said we re working on getting a phone Booth built. Right now the phone is sitting on a table in my office not really very private. The hangup on the Booth is the Cost of soundproofing. I m sure Well get it. It s just a question of  people Center Aims to help All at r son s schooling comes before Comfort wife roughs if in Small frailer Fen Byda Synovec Bremerhaven Bureau chief Beder Kesa Germany is be cause we Are Only Here to eat and sleep we Don t get on each other s nerves said mar Garet Drouillard. We usually leave at 7 15 in the mornings and drive into the Cavern and then return about 7 in the evenings Drouillard wife of two Art Drouillard of he and he co 498th support in 2nd army div fwd was talking about living in a 12 foot trailer and tent for six weeks at a German Campground Here 15 Miles from  moved Here in August with her son Duane from Grafe Wohr along with the daughter of another 2nd army div fwd family so the two 17-year-old students could Start the school year Here. They were at tending school in Nurnberg and would have had to Transfer in the Middle of the semes Ter. Cooks serve first meal at the unit s new Home osterholz Schrambeck Ger Many is Cooks of the 2nd army div fwd served their first meal in one of the three new dining facilities built at the site of the unit s new Home Here in Northern  first official breakfast was served thursday and we prepared Bacon Sau Sage Ham eggs hot cakes Cream beef Auto show planned by cafes in Germany Munich an Auto show of the 1979 models will be held at several exchanges in Germany according to an cafes Europe  Deloach acting director of the procurement management office for cafes Europe said some 50 cars four wheel drive vehicles wagons vans and motorcycles from american manufacturers will appear at the following locations Ramstein oct. 20-22 in hangar a bldg2210.heidelberg oct. 27-29 inside the Patrick Henry Village officers club All ranks Welcome Stuttgart nov. 3-5 at the Robinson Barracks shopping Center parking lot. Furth nov. 10-12 at the shopping  nov. 17-19 at the shop Ping Center parking  said representatives of the automakers will be available to discuss the new models hand out brochures and take orders. French Toast juice Coffee milk Cereal the whole works said . Winfred a Webb a 42-year-old mess sergeant As signed to he and he co 2nd in 50th inf. Webb who said he has spent 25 years in and out of army kitchens arrived Here with an Advance party in Early september from Hohenfels Germany where his unit is temporarily assigned until its move Here in  be worked in a lot of dining facilities and this one is by far the finest Webb said. This place is a Cook s dream. It is spacious. You Aren t crowded. Arid with All of this modern equipment Well be working with the Job in t going to be As difficult As cooking meals at Graf or to  is especially proud of the Coffee urn which makes its own Coffee and will then clean itself. It is computerized he said shaking his head in amazement. All we do is add the Coffee. Then by pushing a Button it will brew As Many cups of Coffee As we Tell it to. It was designed for German restaurants and cuts Down on  British lawmaker to name Sadat for Nobel peace prize London a conservative Legisla Tor Patrick Cormack says he intends to nominate egyptian president Anwar Sadat for the Nobel peace  believe that the courage tenacity and determination of president Sadat in the Pursuit of peace is a shining example of leadership and ought to be internationally and tangibly recognised Cormack said. Because Drouillard was t eligible for temporary government quarters she decided to live in the trailer and tent. It costs us 140 Marks a month for the campsite she said. The use of the show ers and electricity Are extra. I should be paying 185 Marks a month but the germans reduced the rent because it s the off season and because of the length of time we were going to be  her husband assigned to the division for Ward support battalion As a motor officer arrived in Germany in March 1975 when the outfit then known As brigade 75, first came from fort Hood tex., to  family followed me to Germany that september and had to live in quarters in Munich while i worked at Graf. I would see them on weekends he said. Then in june 1976, they came to Graf and lived that entire summer in the trailer we set up until we found an  Drouillard came to Bremerhaven last May and talked with High school authorities Here about enrolling their son who won All conference and the stars and stripes All Europe honors at defensive end last season while playing for  of the circumstances we got their permission to enrol Duane this fall Margaret said. And we knew the Only Way we could come up Here and live was for me to come up with the trailer and stay at a camping Platz. My 18-year-old daughter Dolores is staying at Graf with Art until becomes up with the Advance party. When we came out to the Campground and told the germans i wanted to live Here for three months with my son and Tina Mas ters daughter of it. Col. And mrs. Law rence masters commander of the 498th support in so they could Start school the germans just grinned and Shook their  said one reason she took the campsite Here is because it is not As cold As those right on the water nearer Bremerhaven. She Cooks on the Small electric and pro pane stove in the trailer which also has a Small  week her husband drives to Bremerhaven to see his son play football. They plan to drive to Brussels and shape As Well As accent to see games this fall. It s Fine Here. Even with All of the rain. We Don t mind living in our trailer until we can move into quarters in osterholz Schrambeck. All three of us sleep in sweat suits and in sleeping bags in the trailer so we stay warm. We Are supposed to move into a Row House nov. 15."she said. By Jerry Kinder staff writer Rhein main a Germany is helping people with problems is Tho goal of the new people Center  to . Gene Sullivan people Center manager the Center is a Contact Point for personnel needing assist Ance for any problem they might have while stationed  need for the Center was recognized by the base commander who presented the idea to the consolidated base person Nel office. They developed the concept and the Center became a reality on sept. 1. Sullivan said it is just getting on its feet and that Many phases of the assistance will be developed As the needs arise. The Center already keeps a list of part time jobs available and Hopes to establish a Point of Contact for forming car pools. The Center according to Sullivan can also Point anyone with a problem to the Agency that May be Able to help if the Center cannot find an answer or give Aid Sullivan said the problem will be re searched until an answer is , also the base Intro  is in charge of welcoming new personnel and giving them All the information needed to make their stay As trouble free As Possi ble. He Hopes to integrate the people Center into this program and make new Comers aware that there is a place to go if they have  aspect of the Center s program is a career development assistance for offi cers. This is handled by maj. Dave Capito who works in the Center As an additional duty. He has amassed much information and has it at the Center for anyone inter ested. For officers wanting direct Contact to unanswered questions Capito can be contacted through the director of person Nel at Rhein main Mil 7394.the people Center also assists the mar ried airmen sharing together Mast program by managing the Mast Ware House. Mast is a self help organization that aids first term service airmen an their non command sponsored spouses. The Center is open weekdays from 7 30 . To 4 . The Telephone number is 6531. Aai Staken Vasectomy lawsuit is settled out of court Minneapolis Kan. A a Man who sued a local clinic for $200,000 for allegedly giving him a Vasectomy instead Ofa circumcision has accepted an out of court settlement for quite a bit less says his  Gene White would not disclose the settlement  client James Bradshaw 30, of Del pos Kan., filed suit in Ottawa county District court two years ago against the clinic of drs. Kenneth and Kermit Wedel. The suit claimed he had gone to the clinic in october 1975 for a , a Catholic has one child and said he and his wife want at least one More. He said he will consider adoption and artificial insemination  
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