European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday. October 3,1986 Sas Philo of Dan Dittli Jimmie and Hen Lac Pommard Rand Over a report their lawyer sent hem about their daughter s death. Nightmare of daughter s death prompts departure of family by tonn1e Dickey Start Wilder Erl Linske. Germany Henri Etc Pollard lakes special route Hong to avoid the spot where her a year old daughter drowned. But she can t avoid the Road Side ditch completely. On sleepless nights she find herself walking Down the country Road where she pulled belly Jean out As others watched. Henri Etc her husband Jimmie and their 19-year-old daughter Brenda arc moving to the United Stales Sun Day to escape the Nightmare they say they have lived since april  can i sleep Ai night . "1 keep thinking someone could have done something to help her. There i something wrong Here because no one would help a Little girl screaming Tor help. I Don t  Jimmie a retired Soldier who last year began work ing in he flip terhorst Deputy sub Community com Mander s office said no one understands anal the family has gone through."1 know we can never bring our daughter Back Jimmie said. Bui he told their Story in the Hope people would respond to others in need. The pollards who have lived in Erle see for nine years said belly Jean and her Friend Cynthia were Riding their bicycles after school when the Accident occurred the girls were on a Road Between open Fields when Betty fell Oil her Bike into a 6-fool-Decp ditch. Henri cite said there was High Waler i n the ditches and water lowing Over the Road. No one responded to screams from both girls eve though if boy spoke fluent German and yelled in Ger Man said Henrietta who is German. Cynthia then Rode to the Pollard House screaming Betty fell into the Waler Henrielle first thought her daughter had fallen into Amud puddle and was upset because Sili haled getting dirty. Only after she got in her Carlo follow Cynthia and rounded the Comer toward the Fields did she realize something was  was a crowd of people Al the enc1 of the Road staring toward the Fields then i knew Betly had no fallen into a mud puddle. I knew something was  she seeded up and stopped when she saw he daughter caught on a barbed wire Fence. Hermetic jumped in the ditch and grabbed her daughter bul had difficulty getting up the incline to her car. "1 shouted for help and no one came. No one would help. 1 finally got up and pushed Hetty into he car she drove up the Road to a House and screamed for someone to Call a doctor. The police and an ambulance arrived a Short while later but attempts to revive Betty were  pollards said two cily workers were standing a Short distance from the Accident bul did not Hel when either the Giris or Henrielle screamed for help. The pollards hired a lawyer to hear statements from witnesses to see if anyone could have been at fault in the Accident. They said the Case was closed without their being notified. S8s pts moby div Dujo a Cross Marks the spot where Betty Jena Pollard died. After the pollards talked to the City mayor without satisfaction they decided to have the Case reopened. The Bur Germeister could no Lell us Why the Road had not been blocked off even though the cily had to have known there would have been High Waler making in very dangerous there Henrielle said. She said when the dam is opened upriver every Spring and the Kinzig River overflows the Fields a Carlow flood. The City has to notify the Farmers so they can get their cattle out of there she said. When the Case was reopened a statement from one of the two workers who was near he Accident scene said they did respond to the girls scams. Anil went tothe place where Betty Jean had fallen in bul could not find her. The statement says the workers used a forklift on their tractor to search the  Case has been closed again. Jimmie said that is one reason they Are leaving. There in t anything else we can do. We have no other recourse bul to drop this it s the District attorney that has decided that nothing was  they arc leaving behind Flowers and a Cross in the Field where Betty Jean died. And they Hope the Nightmare. Military Roundup transportation awards announced by air Force Washington is overseas units and individuals grabbed four of the is air Force transportation awards for 1986, which Are presented each year to recognize units and person Nel for their contributions to the air Force transportation . Col. Charte Russell commander of the 48th trans so at  England was named outstanding air Force transportation officer. The Best air terminal unit award went to the 435th Aeri Al port so at Rhein main a Germany Michael Paice chief of transportation for the6200th tac fighter training so Al Clark a. Philippines was named outstanding air Force Junior transportation officer. Top honors for outstanding air Force transportation civilian employee in grades of 11-14 were won by Leonard Perkis traffic management officer for the 7240th air base so in Oslo Norway. Greek air Force Navy on Alert during exercises Athens Greece a the government announced wednesday it has placed the air Force and Navy on Alert to make certain greek air space will not be violated during nato Eer discs in the Aegean sea Over the next iwo weeks. We re obliged to Lake necessary measures forthe Sake of our National sovereignly said de sense minister Yiannis Haralampopoulos. Although Greece is a nato member it refuses to join Alliance exercises because of a quarrel with Turkey Over military control of the Aegean Region. Premier Andreas Papandreou s socialist 0v-Crnmcnt says Hanato member Turkey is a bigger threat to greek Security than the Warsaw pact nations. Haralampopoulos Saij turkish aircraft violated greek airspace three limes in the past week. The exercise of the North Atlantic treaty organization is held under the code name display determination. 1-year contract renewal granted to Amelco Washington is american expressway awarded a one year 18.5 million contract renewal sept. 25 to provide banking services for . Military personnel in Europe an official with the defense department s financial policy office said wednesday. The official said there Are 123 american express facilities in Germany 18 in the Leniu a kingdom three each in Greece and the nether lands and one in  said there Are no defense department contract banking facilities in Turkey Spain or Italy. Financial services in those countries arc provided through military finance offices or with local commercial Banks. The contract was awarded through competitive bidding the official said. Only one other company was involved in the bidding process. 2 new commissaries planned in Stuttgart Stuttgart is construction is set to begin this month on a $7.7 million commissary Al Robinson Barracks a commissary official said thursday. Trie 78,900-Square-Fooi commissary should be open in Early 1988, said James w. Bushholz manager of the so Ulgart commissary District. It will have almost 40 percent More sales area than the current 35-year-old facility and almost three times the amount of parking space. Workers broke ground tuesday for a 60.000 Square foot commissary at Patch Barracks Bushholz said. The $5.9 million store should be open in Early 1988.the Robinson Barracks design include a Ytem that reclaims heat from the refrigeration system and cold air spill from refrigerated Dis play cases to help heal and Cool the building. District officials Hope to install a fish Market in the Patch commissary making it the first commissary in Europe to offer the or vice. Both stores will include electronic Price scanning equipment