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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, January 11, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 11, 19b6 the stars and Stripe page9 Hospital bringing families together Sodher by Dave Diehl . Bureau a Lakenheath England the air Turici Hospital at Raf Lakin to each is idling a program la gel families More Mithu cd with mothers and their Newborn under the pro Jijin Bruch cars. Sister Anil grandparents Ontic newborns can visit Mother and Chi Lawr up to one hour a Day capt. Jan spec. The Nurry s can run nurse said. Previously Only fathers to ill Lowed to visit. Spence said the visitation Prog can be especially valuable for Famili who already have children. About half of the birthing mothers it  have had other children. It s not a lot of time Spence said but it is an important time. She said that allowing More of the family into the Hospital can help make the addition to the family a Welcome one. Cape. Silhy , another obstetrics nurse said visits by Brothers and Sisters can help to prevent prob Lem such As sibling rivalries and jealousy. Limicy and nurse 1st i. Debbie fingles. Siar cd the  pro Gram i thought it was something the a lie rus would like. It s food Ianuly Cen lured   said. I did t like the idea of children coming m and having to look a their new Brothers or Sisters through a win Dow she said. Parents Bill and Anita woes whose twins were born Dee. Their daughter Jessica s Beij la id visit mom and her new Brj fkr Anil sister has been a positive a Prience. It s the pregnancy Brt sort of unreal to her said us scr sgt. Bill to Clec. It did t re ally come real to her until the came ask saw the babies. I think it makes by feel a More a part of what s going in. 1h Ikirt in tin re inti a Ili hands they will have a More positive feel ing about their cure in the Hospital Spence said. It can also eliminate the situation in which he child sees mom leave for the Hospital and three Days later return with something that gets a lot of attention she said. Spence said Many hospitals remain off passed on. Incr. She said the main consideration i?1 often i he Hospital s ability to handle the traffic thai such a program adds to the wards Lowrey said Many hospitals Don t have the programs because they Don t have enough people to administer it. She said it takes a lot of time to screen visitors for illnesses Hal could be Jessica and Ali eur Newborn to veins. Some families Haven t been Able in like advantage of the or Agron. Spence to the Hospital Here takes care of a 1 other , so it s sometimes Jar those people to Bride incur families Oval Tong distances. The Laker Kath Hospital which usually has Nobou of newborns a week is testing the Prog Arr kill May Spence said the results of sulk and Hospital staff evaluations will dec Rev its Fate. Pitburg pilots get a shot at the aggressor . I Raf Alconbury England psf Burg a s Al 5 contingent have had the rare upon urls to this week to come to the Home turf of Safe s Premier fighter training unit the aggressors. Once a year the 527lh aggressor so which i Rains european nato pilots to fight against soviet style air planes and tactics invites a Safe fighter unit to an air to air combat training exercise the aggressors Coll red Star. To Clit pilots flying six Fisi fighter so have came id Engrand 0mear, maj. Ken Clark the set la s . The aggressors acl Roar such squadrons in the air Force  aircraft pilots How the other Side Doe Iii Nic training involves practical exercises in the Firof air combat training and academic Insl Ruc Clark said this is the Only Lime of the year that All the aggressors arc at their Home base. Normally the aggressors do about a third of their operating from their base. The experts in soviet fighter Pilot tactics a Maui teaching while visiting other bases Brj  Iise Ai demo Manj " Nia. Of the aggressorsfim0p&f-5e,a supersonic Fth capability to Mitt usi2n Mig-21 _ h23flogger. Two squadrons have been fighting it out in about 130 Miles Northeast of Raf Alconbury Over i North sea. Despite the bad weather at this Lime of year the f-15 pilots get More out of their England training than if the aggressors visited them it. Col. John Lapoint the senior f-15 Pilot with the visiting unit explained Why the North sea training is better than their Home Arena in Germany. Besides hav ing a lot More airspace his Crews can Fly at supersonic speeds and not worry about the noise disturbing German hosts. He said Thi of air traffic in be rap Here Lapoint said. To said that because of the added airspace they Ean spend More Lime engaged in the mock combat than they would be allowed on the continent. Clark snid the supersonic Factor is an important Une All these aircraft have supersonic capability. In order to train the Way we intend to fight we re going to it Flat capability he said. Aid the added Altitude it critical for air to air combat we just Earth try do these kinds of at to air tul  Low Altitude the North sea training my cording to the pilots gives them Between 5,000 and sort wife a latitude As opposed to 90,000 to 25,00n feel in  train ing area is about 60 mites wide and 160 Miles l police with sub machine guns patrol Heathrow London a police marksmen armed with sub machine guns Are patrolling lie terminals of Heathrow Airport to pro Lect passengers against terrorist attacks police and government officials have announced. Heathrow Airport handles 30 million passengers it its three terminals every year and is the world s busiest in terms of inter National traffic. A fourth terminal is scheduled to open later in is year. The extra Security measures started thursday. They Are in response to the twin terrorist attacks at Rome and Vienna air ports on dec. 27 that killed 19 people. British police traditionally work unarmed but a few detectives at Heathrow have been known to carry concealed hand guns. The army had already been deployed at the Airport with heavier firepower follow ing the Rome and Vienna attacks. Security measures at Heathrow have been under constant review and following recent events in Rome and Vienna. It is Felt that we now need to further enhance our ability to protect the travelling Public from a terrorist attack said Geoffrey Mclean Scotland Yard s assistant commissioner. Marksmen from Scotland Yard s elite Del unit will carry West German heckler and Koch my sub machine guns restricted to tiring single shots from 3 Magazine hold ing 30 rounds. The heckler and Koch weapons Are a familiar sight at european airports particularly in Italy and spam. A Scotland Yard statement said the the carrying of these weapons will he subject to constant   
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