European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 11, 1936 the stars and strikes Page 9 spa Pool talents to help handicapped kids by Wendy Bourland Stair writer Rhein main a Germany the director of the special education Cen Ter far handicapped children Couzijn t quite believe ii when 1st it Al Kurzawski walked through her door at the beginning of the school year. Minnie Mccain and her staff wanted to gel a weekly swim at a local Pool in the kids schedule nearly a year and a half ago. But in could t be done without extra people to provide the supervision needed by 40 menial by and physically handicapped Young sters. Then this Man walked in one Day. He wanted to know if he could Volunteer just what i needed she said. Kurzawski a shift commander with the 435th Security police so then asked patrolmen if they were interested in joining him. Mow 35 Security police Lake turns reserving Friday mornings for the trip to the Rebstock swimming Pool in Frankfurt. Some arc just com ing off shift at 6 . Others Are going on shift at 1 30 . Some have the Day off. Still six or seven of them Are there every Friday. Is it because the Boss has volunteered them no Way says . S43 photo to Lyt liw. Spirig air Force 1 is . Al kor Zasu enjoys Chilly swim with Anthony Russell 11 left and Jamie on Drill 10. Lester Jackson Waist deep in water children on either Side of him. I have a Ball he said. They get attention they re not used to and they love it. I work swing Shin but it s of he said. " i Don t mind working after  the weekly swimming trip funded by department of defense dependent schools is fun for the kids but serves a purpose. For Many kids with impaired motor skills the Pool is a place of free Dom said occupational therapist Carol Harpold. It gives them stimulation a sense of their body. Some of these kids have a poor sense of body image of  Harpold said the water improves muscle Lone and reduces spastic move ments. There s a lot of movements they can make in the water she said warm water is also  but no one was relaxing. Belly Flop Ping yes. Splashing yes. Diving climb ing on each other shouting yes. Some of them their parents Don t take them out much Kurzawski said. They really appreciate  he feels he and the airmen Benefit from Volunteer work. The Guys need to Deal with the Community in a positive Way not just pulling people Over and giving them a ticket or pulling Over a its wife for a dui he said. Before we were just Anonymous people with  the Squadron also has hosted the kids at their Headquarters for Hallow Een trick or treating taken them on a tour of the armory and let them inspect their patrol can. La j important that they have con tact with people other than their parents and teachers Kurzawski said. They can see us in the pm or at the Gate when they come with their parents on the weekend and we know them by name. For them it s like seeing a movie  Japan promises Philippines More financial Aid Tokyo a philippine president Corazon Aquino won promises of in creased financial Aid shortly after arriving in Japan monday. She also got word that All was secure Back Home where re mors persisted of a coup plot. Prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone told her Japan would help her govern ment with a $252.5 Milto loan to build i Coal fired Power Plant in the Batangas province japanese and philippine officials said. Nakasone also said Japan is ready to consider making a commitment exceed ing the loan package of 1309.38 million Japan pledged to the Philippines last year philippine presidential spokesman Teodoro Benigno told reporters. Japan is second Only to the United states in Aid to the Philippines which is struggling to revitalize an Economy burdened with a $26 billion foreign debt Aquino is Here for a four Day slate visit seeking financial Aid and invest ment. Before leaving Manila the philippine capital on her third overseas trip she warned any self appointed pcs Sis lib against trying to stage a coup in her absence. The president received a message monday afternoon from Gen. Fidel v. Ramos her armed forces chief that the peace and order situation is very secure and stable Benigno said. Benigno said Aquino and Nakasone discussed the political situation in the Philippines but he could give no details. Rumours of a planned coup have been rampant in Manila. Referring to the rumours. Aquino said at a departure ceremony the credibility of the Philippines As a country with a future a country in which one could safely invest and in whose recovery and development one could profitably participate has been rather  philippine troops were put on Alert for her visit to Japan As they were during her trips to Singapore and Indonesia in August and to the u Mcd states in september. Ramos said in Manila monday he will pursue efforts to ease dissent in the ranks and sources said he banned unauthorized troop movements in the capital. Defense minister Juan Ponce Enrile described the situation in the Philippines As stable and  officers Loyal to Enrile have reportedly been planning to move against the Aquino government ostensibly to re move ministers and other officials they View As leftist or inept. Enrile has criticized Aquino s peace overtures to communist rebels and also has suggested she Call new presidential elections to validate her mandate. Enrile helped Lead the military rebel lion that triggered the people Power revolution that ousted president Ferdi nand e. Marcos and brought Aquino to Power in february. Aquino said on National television sunday she would Call people into the streets to counter any coup attempt. Earlier monday Aquino met privately with 85-year-old emperor Hirohito who kept apologizing for what the japanese Cost the Philippines during world War ii Benigno said. Aquino was expected to ask japanese official to open their Market wider to philippine goods increase Grants and approve Loans of More than double the amount of last year. The meetings have taken on added urgency since talks in new York to re schedule $8 billion in debt to . Creditors broke Down last week. Confab naked Rhine water flows into Netherlands the Hague Netherlands a Rhine River water poisoned by the oct. I nov 1 fire Al a Swiss chemical Plant Lowed into the Netherlands Over a weekend with much of the pollution diluted or de composed the dutch transport and waterworks ministry said sunday. Since the contaminated water entered the Netherlands around 8 . Saturday or Pelton by herbicides and Mercury had caused some death among microorganisms in the dutch Rhine but had killed no fish according to ministry spokesman Hans Ratsma. German authorities last week reported massive fish kills As the polluted water began its course to the North sea from the Sandoz Plant in the Swiss City of Basel. Samples taken by the dutch authorities sunday showed chemical pollution Levels six times higher than Normal and three limes the usual Mercury Content Walsma said. He added that much of the pollution had either been diluted or bad biologically decomposed into harmless substances. Only the Mercury a toxic heavy Metal which settles onto the River s Muddy Bot Tom could pose problems later the spokesman said adding that no further details Wen yet known. Several Public Utility companies in the densely populated Rhine Delta sus Pended the intake of drinking water front the River at least until Early next week when the pollution was expected to have cleared the Netherlands Ratsma said. Drinking water supplies Are adequate for Al least several weeks he said. Measures were also taken to reduce the spread of the polluted water Over other dutch Waterways and to ensure it reached the sea As soon As possible he added