European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 23, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 9 is photo by to Mapother from left German seventh graders Sandra Frillich Meike Schrils and Sabine Cut zen Lake part in a drama class. 14 German pupils give up Holiday to explore local american school by Joe Mapother Breme Rhain Bureau monchengladbach Ger Many Oliver thu Zeit says he walks by the american school All the time so when the Chance came to spend a Day there the German ninth a Fader took it giving up his school Holiday in the process. Their cil was one of 14 German Stu dents who chose to go to Mon Chen Gladbach elementary school on the repentance Day Holiday observed wednesday by most europeans. The group from the gymnasium Odenkirchen joined 115 department of defense dependents schools students for a varied afternoon program of learn ing and fun As part of regular exploratory Day activities. They know so much about America and americans that they lust wanted some first hand experience said Wal Traud Schulzki inc teacher accompany ing the German students. Their Cit agreed. His Mother works in the building adjacent to the Ameri can school Ana he said he often wondered what went on inside As he passed by. As an american eighth grader Vanessa Lee has a pretty Good idea what goes on. Would inc give up a Holiday to go to a German exploratory Day no i d rather go skiing she said. It would have been easy for German ninth grader Andreas Kaluga to skip the trip to the school and head for the soccer stadium across town where the Home team Orussia  was on its Way to a 2-1 Victory Over league leading warder Bremen. But Kaluza was settled in behind a computer oblivious to the lure of soccer. There is soccer almost every week the preoccupied student said. This Opportunity happens Only  the Exchange was the first in the Community said Schulzke and or. R. Ann Bridge principal of the Dodds school. German response to the invitation was so Strong that the group had to be whittled Down to a handful of students from each Grade. Schul pc said. Everybody is enthusiastic about gel Ling to meet some americans that live in the Community Schulzki  could have taken 50 or 60  a Good reason for continuing the pro Gram is in inc words of american eighth grader Sonia Killough you get to learn about the germans and what they re  the German and american study nos were allowed to choose which activity they wanted to take part in during the Day and were divided by age when Possi ble. Subject areas included drama computers cooking and science. In the school basement gymnastics instruction was available from 1st it. Ste phen Sci scoring. He received permission from his commander at the i96lh Ord in to spend the afternoon passing on some of the tricks he Learned As a member of his College gym team in Michigan. 26th civil engr so 19 Branch offices in Germany More f-4e s overhauled ready for . By Mike.  staff Krilor ram thin a. Germany two More Cadillac arc ready for delivery to the air National guard Al Mcguire fab. . And should leave rams Cin next week if inc weather cooperates maintenance officials predict. The Cadillac arc f-4h phantoms being transferred from the 86th tac fighter Wing to make room for the f-16 Falcons arriving to become rams Cin s primary fighter aircraft. Many of the 86lh s phantoms Are Wai Birds 1967-69 models Wilh service in Vietnam according to senior master sgt. Lawrence Mcdowell maintenance Branch chief of the 86th equipment Maint so despite their age. Col. Go rom m. Modolo Deputy commander for maintenance has decreed the phantoms will be in lop shape ready to Fly whatever missions Mcguire s 108th tac fighter Wing has. I want them turned into new Cadiz lacs Modolo has said according to maintenance people doing inc transformations. Once All repairs Are made the Phan loss arc flown by 86lh tac Wing pilots to the United Stales. 18 hair left since May since May 18 phantoms have left rams Cin for inc Louth. Seven went last month and the two scheduled to leave next week bring november s total to eight. It lakes an average of 2.000 hours of work to get each plane ready for delivery said senior master sol. John Singletary inspection superintendent. The extra repair work is being done in addition to Normal support of inc Wing s flying missions Mcdowell said. Current plans Pic to Transfer 54 phantoms to the air National guard by August not All of the planes will go to the 108th. Said chief master sol. De Pursley maintenance operations superintendent. The National guard Bureau decides where they go ultimately he said. Before they go anywhere however inc air National guard sends a team of inspectors to Ramstein to go Over each plane and make sure it s ready to Fly. Singltary said the inspectors from inc i08lh have an average of 17 years experience with f-4s, although tile rams Cin jets arc the first e models i hair Wing is getting. Besides the National guard inspection no plane is transferred unless it is Able to make at least so flights before needing a local engine overhaul by inc i08lh and at least 160 flights before needing com plete overhaul Al a repair depot. Mcdow Ell said. A phantom usually can make 475 flights before a local overhaul and 950 flights before depot overhaul. As the phantoms leave new Falcons will arrive. A few arc already on base for maintenance training. A ceremony is planned dec. 21 to officially con Crl to f 16 operational status. Tiki Una a. Germany a team from the 26th civil engr so finished first in Safe s Central Region rapid run Way repair annual Competition Al Ramstein the 16-member team Laid six bundles of aluminium am-2 malting in eight minutes covering a 48-by-54-fool Section and in stalled enough Concrete slabs to cover an eight foot Crater in 26 minutes. The combined time of 34 minutes 12 seconds and the fewest Pena lilies enabled the we Bruecken team to beat six other com Peting teams. A trophy was presented to the winners by Gen. Charles l. Donnelly Safe com Mander in chief. Some ame cos to open saturdays Frankfurt is Nineteen american express military Banks in Ger Many will begin full saturday service Dur ing the next three months a spokeswoman said. A Usa eur spokesman said the communities need inc saturday service because of Large troop populations Large Remolo Sites a Large troop population with off Post commitments travel distances from caverns or because duty hours of a Large number of troops conflict with regular banking hours. The areas which will offer the extended service arc Ansbach Aschaffenbur Augsburg. Bamburg. Darm Slade Fuerth Fulda Garls Ledl Gic Ssan Grafin Wocher Hanau Hohenfels Kil Zingen a Ellingen ecu Ulm Schweinfurt stut Garl Wiesbaden and Wurzburg said Martha Hill american express manager of Public affairs. She said some of the Banks will begin the new service by the end of december and All should be in operation by inc end of february. Each Branch will Post its beginning saturday service Dale. Depending on the results of the new sat urday service american express officials will Delcarmine whether to implement full customer service Al locations now offering Only Teller service on saturday Hill said. Those locations in Germany Are bad Krecu Nach Bauchot Der Berlin Pitburg  Frankfurt shopping Center Fulda Garnish. Harm Heidelberg shop Ping Center  Karlsruhe Mainz Mannheim Pir Masens Ramstein North Rhein main terminal Simbach Spang Dahlum and we Bruecken a. Others arc hell Nikon a and Iraklion Greece Schinnen Netherlands and Fairford arc Cham common holy Loch upper Heyford and Wethers Field England