European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February the stars and stripes Page 9 the schools food is just like moms Shes fixing it by Mike Spear staff writer Italy the Small three room american school Here has a program that might be the envy of Many a larger school in the overseas dependents schools what it has is its own hot lunch pro no big but it has All the Good things you associate with moms that comes naturally if you can get mothers into the school and that what has happened theres none of this impersonal Slop it on line these mothers go about preparing tasty meals that they know the children will and no one needs to say the food is a Quick look at the facility during a recent lunch revealed that Many of the 40 from kindergarten through the eighth were going Back for seconds and even thirds on at its its mothers cooking at its said Carol school there Are several things that make this hot lunch program very important is the the school is situated in the new american Community Center which has a Well equipped thanks to the efforts of members of the 2181st communications so and their because assignment to the squad Ron Here is considered a Remote Many of the family members jump at a Chance to get out of their houses and do something constructive within the the lunch program currently is run by David an Auto on maintenance and his with the help of Many of the wives who alternate in groups of three As Cooks each meal costs less there is an added advantage in for the if their mothers their meal costs them Only 50 it is 75 the meal Price Doest pay for the pro Swink supplementary funds come from the Community Center the wives club and other Community Center he he called it a operation in which or one of the will go into Naples to buy the weeks Supply of first m60 tanks arrive in Egypt Cairo up the first shipment of american made m60 tanks for the egyptian armed forces has arrived chief of staff Mohammed Abu Ghazala announced in a statement to the state run Middle East news Abu Ghazala did not specify the number of but said further deliveries will be made this the shipment was part of the 244 m60 tanks agreed to in a Deal concluded last year which also includes 40 f16 jets and 550 armoured personnel military officials said delivery of the f16s will Start Early next coping with chariots Rome a cars will be barred from the West Side of the colosseum in Al lowing tourists to walk from the ancient amphitheatre to the forum without having to Brave roman City authorities have food at the Navy the mothers get no our pay comes when the kids say they like the said Liz wife of Fred Squadron superintendent of the fare one Day might include fish French Cole Slaw and brow then the next Day maybe it will be garlic tossed salad and fruit one of the childrens favourites is Salisbury mashed potatoes and Corn and said another cooking Dian wife of Glenn the meal selections were prepared by Swink and his using stateside school menus As in an Effort to keep the kids eating the mothers Survey the children periodically on their they make surprisingly Good they know who was a Chow Hall Cook at one the program has been in operation for about five because of a shortage in mothers who want to brought on by the recent earthquake and the fact that some returned to the states Early because of the hot meals Are dished out Only on and but we should be cranked up again to five Days a week in Swink because it is a Volunteer the children have a part in he each Day a different class cleans off sweeps and he helping hands for hungry kids David Swink pours juice for youngsters during the school lunch period at in Bottom Volunteer Mother Pat Odum with hat who helps Cook the school meals hands out plates of with her is another Liz photos by Gus Schuettler