European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday May 9, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 lives Roufine for Iceland Rescue unit Bidav Etehl staff writer Kef Lavik Nas Iceland air Force la. Col. George j. Crick Ali says his unit s Mission is to show up a a lot of people can be thankful for that since 1971, Mure than 200 people Hare been plucked from places like Glacier Anil rough Sens by his air Crews and paramedics. We she up a Crick null Cricelli commands one of the busiest aerospace Rescue and recovery units in he air Force. Mis three Hh-3e Hc-130 Hercules air plane and some 50 . However Del 14 of the 67th aerospace Rescue and recovery so has contributed to another no so obvious cause. Probably Public relations is our biggest Job he said. Fishing Iceland s biases Industry combined wih often rough water and same Bud weather has put the life savers in the Lime Light Marc than once. Of the 214 act cuts since 1971, virtually. Alt have been civilians said chief Petty officer John Peterson a Navy spokesman it Kcf Lavik. Among those rescued were 131 icelanders. 22 americans and 12 soviets. The detachment is responsible for an area including Iceland Greenland and sur rounding Waters extending to Norway said 1st u. Neil Ellon one of the Jolly Green giant helicopter pilots lie said they can 511 Unolt do Dan Din i tech sol Scott knit.1 checks equipment used by paramedics in their lire saving work. Cover such n Large area because they can refuel their Iifi-33 in flight from the ii 130,the detachment s latest Rescue came april 20, when it airlifted n soviet Fisher Man who suffered a stroke sonic Iso Miles off the South const if Iceland Peterson said. The Man was Laken to a Reykjavik Hospital by the air Force helicopter Crew. Elton said although conditions Are some limes touch Tor a Rescue unit Crews from other air Force Rescue units around the world regard the Iceland assignment As one of the Best. Cold weather glaciers and sets that arc often rough make the Kcf Lavik base a sought after assignment. Tech sgt. Szost Fales says there arc few better places to be for pjs Short for Par a jumpers the paramedics designation on aircraft Crew manifests Fales in t necessarily a miss schist. Just an air Force pm with what he says is the Universal desire of combat trained Para medics qualified to Parachute into varied terrains and situations. " a pm goal in life h to save somebody lie said. If you re stationed up Here you la get a most other units do search and recovery or Sar work on an us acc did he said the bulk of that Type of work has been taken Over by the . Coast guard. We re one of the few units with an Alert Mission Fales said. We do one thing baby accessory idea Doest fit usual pattern by Connie Dickey Slaff writer Sundhausen Germany want to be Able to have All those Matching accessories for a Nursery out find the prices outrageous if you can thread a Needle and know a Little about sewing it could be easier and cheaper than you storm has compiled a Book of Casy to read de tailed and illustrated patterns for ail kinds of baby who lives in Sundhausen with her husband army maj. John l. Storm and their three children decided to make accessories when she could t afford the ones the wanted for her first baby. But when the Bassinet liner and skirt she made from a commercial pattern did t fit after she finished it she began to make her own patterns. The idea to share her creations came at 2 . Five years ago during one of my baby s Early morning feedings i thought How Nice it would be for other women to have patterns of some of the things i had created so i decided to put them in a storm said. Commercial patterns assume the sewer knows to do certain things and May leave out Steps that a less knowledgeable sewer would t think of doing. Besides most of their illustrations Are not helpful which causes the Pat terns to be her second Book Cradle and All has ideas for Bassi nets cribs canopies and other Nursery creations. She also has ideas for books on car seat and High chair accessories diaper bag accessories and play panels. Storm 33, used knowledge from her degree in Elemen tary education to compile her Book which she compares to us photo by Lynda w. B Linda storm a detailed lesson plan. Each pattern is written with simple directions in a step by step listing and illustrated Wilh pictures. Even someone with Only a Basic knowledge of sewing can understand How to make the items. Creating and sewing Are not new to storm. She said she started making her own doll clothes Al age it then progressed to designing and making her own wardrobe. "1 had a great teacher in the eighth Grade who inspired me to really get involved in sewing that s when i started doing my own storm also has t degree in fashion buying and Merchan dising and has been Able to use that in her creations and in her Book. I explain in my Buok Lille tins to stretch the Dollar. For instance you can save by using sheets instead of buying fabric because several Small things can be made out of one Sheet. Sheet blankets can be used to make receiving blankets Scran material can be turned into ruffles and seam tape things like that also poly Cotton fabrics Are great to use because of their easy cac. Bright colors and interesting designs fit Well into Uny accessory Motif. The Only limitation is with one s own creativity and storm said she by has to make an item about three limes before getting it right but uses friends and neighbors As sounding boards and critics. Luckily wherever we happen to live i have found a network of Community women who can sew or who can read my patterns and see if i be explained the directions right or who give me ideas to work she also has received ideas for new items As Well As suggestions and advice on improvements to patterns Al ready published from women who have ordered her Book. My children though Are my inspiration she said of Josef 5 a Jacqueline 4 and Jesse i. I think about what would be easier in taking care of them and i come up with something. When i was working on the play panels i watched what they were doing and came up with educational ideas like learning to Button tic and snap working with primary colors recognizing different shapes things Tike for information on How to order the Bouk write to Linda storm pc Box 1473, a Pony 09063. Congressmen vow fight to restore military Colas by Clint Swift Washington Bureau Washington the fight to restore Cost of living adjustments retroactively for retired military personnel has Only just begun three congressmen declared. The fight is just about to Start Kip. Ronald Pavis r-mich., said. Davis rep. Ronald Colemand Texas and rep. Stan Parris. R-vu., made their pledges wednesday during a breakfast meeting sponsored Byth military con Ilion. The coalition is a group of 16 military associations that have banded together to fight the congressional deficit cutting decision to bar Colas for Federal retirees while permitting the adjustments for so Cial Security and Veteran administration recipients. Bach of the three congressmen has introduced a Bill to restore the military Colas retroactively to Jan i 1986. Their strategy is to gel one version attached toil related fast moving Bill Trie prime target is a Bill offered by rep. Mary Rose Oakar a Ohio that would guarantee col As for Federal Reti Rees in 1907. Dakar s Bill has More than a third of the House As co sponsors. The congressmen said their Bills have 150 co sponsors. The results that came from Gramm Rudman in this area Are basically unfair Parris said because they favor other Reti Rees Over Federal ones. The Miramm Rud Man deficit reduction act requires a balanced Federal budget by the Early 1990s. Parris said if no Colas arc approved before Jan. I i9s7, military retirees will have gone -1-1 months without an adjust ment. If inflation continues to grow Al 4 per cent fur the next Fth years and Congress permits no Colas a former service member receiving $10,000 a year in retirement pay today would lose tile equivalent of a year s retirement pay before Gramm Rudmin runs but he said. Wilh Colas. The Retiree would receive s75.861 during the period. Without Colas he would receive 565,000, a loss
