European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse You re not Only going to have a lot of angry local people but a Tot of discontented military personnel in Bangor he defense department provided More than �50 million in support funds Lor he Trident base there Rauner Sard. And studies Are currently under Way Lor economic assistance in new Vork where the army s new infantry base will draw an additional 20,000 people to Forl drum near Waler Lown. In addition to economic and planning assistance the Mavy has also been working closely with environmental groups in Georgia worried about he effect Iha base might have on fragile tidal wetlands along the coast including the Cumberland Island National seashore which lies directly opposite the submarine Channel. Over All i d have to give he Navy excellent Marks said Hans n. Neuhauser. The coastal director of the Georgia conservancy the state s largest environmental group. Among other things Neuhauser said the Navy has taken special measures during construction to protect manatees the Large aquatic mammals that live along the Southeastern coast and Are on the endangered species list. We do it Tor a selfish Rauner said. We teamed same powerful lessons from the litigation of Trie 1970s ii you Don t work with them you la end up in although tha nation s military buildup has translated into an economic Bonanza for Many states and communities it has also provoked opposition. The most dramatic example came in Utah and Nevada where critics including the mormon Church forced the administration to withdraw a plan to deploy my missiles in underground silos hidden Over hundreds of Square Miles. Unlike the my a 96-ton intercontinental missile that can carry 10 highly accurate warheads the Trident has had Broad support in Congress where Georgia s two senators Sam Nunn the ranking Democrat on the armed service committee and Mack Mallin Gly a Republican have been Strong proponents of the Kings Bay project. The base was proposed under the administration of former president Carter in Rural coastal Georgia there has been almost no Public opposition to the base. The loudest outcry came when local fishermen complained that they had been buzzed by Navy helicopters in a Security exercise in the Waters near the base. King Bay will a the main East coast base for the Trident submarines each of which is to Cost $12 billion and be capable of carrying 24 trtdent-2 nuclear lipped missiles. When it becomes fully operational in 1990, the base is to have 7,500 military personnel and 4,200 civilian workers. The base is now Home to the Navy s submarine Squadron sixteen a Heel Oft 0 smaller Poseidon class submarines that was relocated Here in 1979 alter the Navy had to close its submarine facilities in Rota Spain As part of a new treaty arrangement with Madrid. C. Jones Hooks who is coordinator for the King s Bay Impact coordinating office the local Agency working with the Navy said that As a result of the base the communities serving King s Bay will need to add 6,600 new housing units by 1999, and at least three new schools in addition to the two that already have been built. Hooks says he Navy is now spending nearly $ 1 million a Day on construction at the Bass. Despite the Advance planning. The communities near the submarine base have already been overrun by armies of construction workers real estate speculators and businesses drawn by the project. Traffic counts along local highways have doubled since 1931. And communities that once got by Wilh three police officers now say they need twice that number. Although the Mavy has already built one Junior High school and is finishing construction of a new elementary school enrolment this year has outstripped the existing facilities in the county since 1978. The number of students enrolled there has grown to 4,000 irom 2,700. In another live years enrolment is expected to reach 7.000. A Woitt a l�1olocal Woelfl a Jona a foot by town wring King Bay will Neef 6,600 new to Mung Unitt by 1398. worker on Concrete pilings being used in bunding King Bay submarine Bato at St tryt of. Erma Bombeck the and said if i bought an 11 piece coordinated vacation wardrobe 1 could make135 clothes combinations and exist for three weeks living out of one suitcase. The coordinated ensemble incl Dada Basic dress reversible skill Slacks Blouse jacket shorts to shirt Vest two scarves and a Cap Wilh a my. I will not bore you with All 135 combinations Only the interesting ones. Three Days out i outgrew my Slacks four Days out i ripped the breast pocket on the jacket and could Wear it Only when my arms were folded or if i used one of the scarves As a Sling and pretended i had a broken Arm. Five Days out the Blouse did not dry and the Scarf faded Over it forcing me to Wear it with the darts facing backwards. The to Shirl shrunk on the Solh Day and i found that by buying another Cap with a Bill and joining the two Caps with a Scarf that i had an interesting Bra in which to play Tennis. The skirt was getting on everyone s nerves and one nigh As it stood in the Corner of my room i noticed it still had my body folded in it. Tha next Day i turned it around put my Blouse on the outside and told everyone i was expecting in Lour months. Mercifully on the 11th Day Itie hem dropped out of the dress giving me a new look for evenings the ugly Oil spot on the reversible skin penetrated both sides on the 141h Day giving me a Choice of wearing my handbag on my left Side or my right. The Vest was Iha Only clean thing in my suitcase by saturday july 19, 1966 the 17th Day but i did t know what to do Wilh it. When my Blouse was ordered Oft the sightseeing bus by a vote of 43-0,1 wore it sleeveless Wilh pins holding it together. By the 20lh Day nothing mattered anymore. I wore the Scarf Wilh the Oil stained skirt the Slacks Wilh the broken Zipper with the to Caps with a Bill the dress with the torn jacket the to shirt Wilh the shorts. On the last night there was a masquerade parly i went As myself and won first prize. When i arrived Home there was one Scarf that had been soaked in perfume that leaked. The fashion coordinator had thought of everything. All i had to do was to Light a match ignite it and in time forget All 11 pieces lit 1989. Uang a 7T. Syndic in the stars and stripes Page 17
