European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. September 16, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 9 housing officials testing for faulty stoves by Jok Mai Otic or  Bureau str rho Asci Armbeck. Ger Many officials ire checking household appliance inventories throughout liar  to locate Kitchen stoves made by a Tennessee manufacturer after families Here complained the appliances give off electrical shocks. _ the Vesla stoves made by athon stove works inc. In Athens tenn., apparently were issued to military communities Only within Germany said Margret Calaunan of the . Army installation support activities  in Glessen Germany. She said there May be a problem with insulation in older models of inc stove which were installed in american housing areas in 1978 and 1979, Calaunan said the stoves were made for 220 volts and european current she said. The Agency expects to know this week where All the stoves Are and which Mode numbers arc suspect Calaunan said. Nothing like this has cropped up in inc past she said suspect stoves should be reported to local maintenance hot lines. Calaunan said Friday that about 150 of the stoves were issued in the Frankfurt area and another 1 0 arc in Homes in the Heidet Harg area. We have some areas where there Are Erik one or two stoves /  said. Also affected arc Homes in the Osier hol Schrambeck area in Northern Ger Many where the problem surfaced earlier last week. The Uearl or contractor fur appliance maintenance has been instructed to Check insulation on the older Vesta stoves when routinely called in for service. Calaunan said. Calaunan said one possible explanation for the electrical shocks is that cleaning underneath the cooking plate Over several years had worn away the insulation. New stoves of the same Mode have Bel Ter insulation and do nol appear to pose a potential Hurward Calaunan said. The potential Hazard came to the Atten Tion of authorities As a result of a town Hall meeting held to air complaints and suggestions tuesday in of strhol. Schrambeck. Dec Dee Crosby resident of the Cartel or Widen housing Complex in osterhos Schrambeck complained of recurring elec tical shocks from her stove. By the end of the evening. 0 persons had signed .1 pm Winch was started to locate households with the e eel ical prob Lem. On thurs Lai lie stars and stripes spoke to several  ies in the Gar Telor Weiden housing Complex of 15 House holds in the 14.7-unil Complex six reported problems with electrical shocks. Only one person said she was at the town Hall meet ing and had put her name on the list. The Complex was completed during the same time thai the older Vesta models became available in i is Arhur. Robbin Winlker a Gar Telor Weiden res ident said that she had been shocked Sev eral limes a her Siove and that she feared for the safety of her 22-month-old Daugh Ter Lauren. "1 got shocked so bad i just Sorl of trembled Walker said. It was a big Jolt of electricity. Maybe her Lauren s body could t have tolerated that much Walker said As she gestured to the child in her arms. Of the nine households reporting in Shock problems several said they had new or fairly new stoves. However Mary Crews said she has had no problems with the Vesta Model stove that has stood in her Kitchen since she arrived m garlic Ier Weiden 2 years a