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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 23, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 is c4x� by Cut Schuol Llor puppets help kids learn to understand disabilities student Al Mark Twain elementary school in Heidelberg watch spel Boundas life size puppets teach them about physical handicaps. The kids on the Block inc. Was created in 1977 by a Spe Cial education teacher who Sun the Recd of disabled children to have their fellow students understand and accept them. The performance will be repeated wednesday at a Kanun elementary school in Wiesbaden and Babenhausen elementary school. Handling the Pup pets monday were Ann Durant right Phon and Susan Cramer not pictured. Scout news 3 teen agers in Europe earn Eagle scout Honor Eagle scout awards have been presented to three teen agers in Europe Michael Sawyer. 14, earned his Eagle scout Honor by collecting food and Cash for the army Community services food locker in osterholz sch Armbeck in Northern Germany. The son of Sec. Frank Sawyer of he 1st army div support come Al Mon Kiln Barracks Suonh and sue Sawyer has been in scouting for six years. The Sawyer family recently moved to the Nuernberg area. Maui cd Nolan s Community service project involved the construction of a Cement basketball court for the Northwestern part of the Royal Oaks housing area at Torr Jon a Spain where he lives. Maui cd 15, is he son of Mike and Beth Nolan. Kevin Larose 15, coordinated and supervised the constriction of two picnic tables and benches and the cleanup of an area Al the women support Center in Hanau Germany. Larose a student at Hanau High school is the son of capt Ronald and Connie Larose. Capt. Larose is assigned to he Bury 1st in 40th Field arty. Shaping tomorrow expo 86 to be oct. 1 1 -12 in Munich Munich expo 86, one of Europe s largest inter National scouting expositions will take place in olym Pic stadium oct. 11-12. More than 3,500 souls from sin nations arc expected to attend the 186 International scouting exposition. Thal Kirchen Campground in the heart of Munich will be the site of expo City and the Olympia Park will be the temporary Home for souls from 150 units. Expo 86, with the theme shaping tomorrow will include demonstrations and displays of he Best scout ing skill by each unit. Each action display will be judged and ribbons will be awarded to the firs Sec Ond third and fourth place winners. Included in the program will be German and Ameri can military bands a Parachute drop Rappel log lower Western Rodeo show and Folk dances. Ticket Gates open Al 10  oct. Ii. Admission costs is or 5 Marks. Advance tickets can be obtained from local cub packs scout troops or explorer posts. Your unaccompanied baggage could end up on auction Block by Betty Bell staff write Offenbach Germany failure to Check in at the local transportation office once you be arrived i Europe could bring Down the auctioneer s Gavel on your unaccompanied baggage. The Gavel said Melvin Merrill chief supervisor shipment assistant is the conclusion to month of try ing to locate soldiers who fail to claim baggage shipped from their last duty nation. Europe May be a Soldier s firs permanent duty station and the first time he shipped anything any where Merrill said. Young soldiers sometimes Don l Check into their transportation office and some Don l till out a locator  Merrill said soldiers arriving at the 21st replacement ten at Rhein main a Germany after Long hours of Irav Al sometimes Are overwhelmed by the procedure thai processes them out of the Center so quickly. Some Don t know where they la be assigned and Are moved to their new units before they realize it he said. Some people Jusi gel missed for some reason and manage to slip through the system thai enables us to locale  soldiers should Contact their local transportation offices to schedule a delivery Date for their baggage Merrill said. Otherwise his office will Send letters to the Soldier s unit if it s known the names of owners of baggage unclaimed after 60 Days Are listed in the stars Anc  said shipments Are held in the warehouse for 110 Days while clerks follow up locator listings provided by the replacement Center and baggage listings from commercial carriers. It s a possibility the individual was diverted before getting Here Merrill said. If we know that we can gel the shipment delivered. Bui on Day 121 we Call in the disinterested duly officer assigned by v corps to perform an inspection and inventory of the unclaimed  the shipment is opened and an estimated Dollar value for each item is determined. The pricing is recorded documented and signed by the officer and the inventory is secured in the warehouse for up to 120 More Days. Mean while the search for the individual continues Well Send a message to the personnel Center a fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana to find the service member s last unit Merritt said. We backtrack through the 21 is replacement All the transportation offices and the Point of origin. Sad to say some transportation offices Tail to initiate tracer action he said. Trying to find a j20 radio May seem too much rouble for anyone to worry 5ss Pittia by Titiana fun some of the items in Lanau nailing to be sold. About or a Soldier May not go to the transportation office and make a settlement claim  the location efforts arc usually successful. Merrill said Only six to eight shipments a year fall 10 the Gavel and those Are Worth Sgro to 1700 each. After 240 Days the shipment is turned Over to the property disposal office in Hanau where it s auctioned to the highest bidder. When the property arrives Here we inventory and sell it in one lot said Jeffery e. Castro property management chief. A shipment might include clothing housewares or stereo equipment. Even after the property is sold and he proceeds turned Over to the department of the Treasury the individual Stilt has five years to collect that   
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