European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes o schools ready for a new year pages 9 d Valley off the dolls see daily Magazine d players Are Happy to be playing again Page 21 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the armed forces 113 August 1985 Omi sunday d 8693 a photo by Gus Schueller investigators sift for clues through rubble and wrecked automobiles following a car bomb explosion in a parking lot at Rhei main Early thursday Rhei main car bomb kills 2 More than 20 injured in blast report was compiled by staff writ ers Jean Paul Charlie Allen Chris Dick de Judy Sarasohn and Dan by the stars and stripes Rhei main Germany a pow Erful car bomb exploded Early thursday at Rhei main killing two americans and injuring More than 20 the blast occurred at As hundreds of employees were reporting to cars were jumping Over each and then there was All that fire and said base photographer George who had just reported for i saw one person lying on the you can still see the blood Over there where part of an engine flew into the air Force officials said there were no Calls claiming responsibility for the bomb related pages 28 Page the explosion killed one Man and one air Force officials identified the dead Man As Frank of assigned to the 437th military Airlift Charleston he was on temporary duty at air Force officials did not identify the other fatality pending notification of next of but initial reports indicated she was a service members the bomb exploded behind the 435th tac Airlift Wing Headquarters building in a parking lot bounded by a dormitory and the audio video the blast left a Crater several feet about 30 cars were damaged As the blast ripped out windows and doors of surrounding buildings and sent debris flying hundreds of the facades and roofs of several build Ings were but officials said there was no structural the attack was the seventh this year on or nato military installations in and the first one in which peo ple German Interior minister Friedrich Zimmermann sent a Telegram to Wing commander Ronnie expressing deep regret Over the which he said would evoke revulsion and outrage throughout his German authorities Are in charge of the specialists spent the Day sifting through see bomb on Page 28 army families give ideas Tor better services by Mary Hladky staff writer Germany army families in Europe want a better they want an improved sponsorship More comprehensive youth More staff in housing referral changes in the ways government housing is and a Host of improved services for families living at re Mote these Are among scores of recommendations made by about 100 family Mem Bers to army officials thursday at the conclusion of a three Day family action planning conference the first such conference Ever held for american Mili tary families in the greatest accomplishment of the conference is the people responsible for driving the train on family support have had a unique Opportunity to hear from family said Florence Fergus family program coordinator for a lot of times they dont talk to users of the she the Impact of having that experience will affect what they family members from throughout Europe were invited to attend the Confer ence and to speak out on improvements they want in seven areas Remote site family family hous publicity and Public Fame Lym Ember substance youth pro Grams and consumer major command and Community officials responsible for these programs and services attended the group sessions to hear what families think is wrong and How it can be last Many army communities in Europe held family symposiums in which family members could talk about problems and propose but this is the first time a Europe wide Confer ence has been officials were invited to participate because we also want them to buy into see families on Page 28