European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 4, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 military Roundup family members get break under new space a rules Rhein main a Germany family members travelling space available Tram Over seas May now continue i hair travel in the United Stales even though the plane makes a stateside  the old rules family member on air Craft owned or controlled by the department of defense had to continue their trips by Commer Cial transportation once the plane stopped in the United , for example family members May Fly from Rhein main to Travis fab calif., even though the Plant stops at Dover fab in Dela Ware. However there must be no change in air Craft or Mission number. The intent of this change is to provide Point to Point International air transportation when no change of aircraft or Mission number is involved said master sol Carl Taylor no in charge of Rhein main passenger service. Taylor said now is not a Good time for space a travellers to Fly military Airlift corny because of a reduction in flying hours that has significantly Cut space a opportunities to and from Europe. Many of the routes served by c-5s and c-141 s Are being replaced by commercial contract air Craft for cargo Only. Space a opportunities Silil edit at gateways such As Rhein main but travel ers should expect Long Waits at other Points. V corps Engineer Ball nov. 20 in Frankfurt Frankfurt the v corps Engineer Ball will be held nov. 20 at the Terrace club on uie Abrams Complex in Frankfurt for e-8s and above. For reservations and ticket information Call maj. Danny k. Ewart Al 322-8605 or 8892. Sex Lahr commanders join 20th anniversary events Lahr Germany All eight living former commander of Canadian forces base 1 Uhr Are participating in a we Klong series of events marking the forces 20th year in Lahr. The highlight of the week ii thursday when the Force will stage a Parade and unveil a Monu ment to the pm 04 Star fighter the jets re placed by of ass in the past few  Parade is scheduled to url at 7 0 . At the Cavern on the East Lide of town a Canad an forces spokeswoman said. Marchers will proceed to the later City Hall for ceremonies then to the air base on the West Side of town for the Monument dedication. The Parade route is the reverse of the one used when the canadians withdrew from France and arrived in Lahr in1967. Amberg Center gives wives comfortable place to go  Bureau Amberg Germany the Label on an earthen Jar that k. Wesley Pulton keeps on a full Bookcase in the Corner of his office reads grandiose  paiton runs the army Community service spouse Center at Pond bar Racks. He is a Largo Man who occasionally wears a wide Maroon tie with american flags and the Date 1776 peppered into the fabric. The uplifting laugh and wide Grin that go with that tic speak More of grand gestures than grandiose a prics. Spouse Center. What an awful word he said. We re going to change it to something else maybe family room Pat Van a ally who helped put the Center together agrees. Americans in Europe have heard so much about spouse abuse they think a spouse Center is for battered wives she said. One year ago the Amberg spouse Center opened in the recreation Center to give wives a place Togo when they travel from outlying towns to use the clinic and to keep other appointments. It has since moved to its own quarters above the Small commis sary before thai the Only place you could go was the snack bar Vanraalte said. The cafes snack bar is a Formica a la vending machine environment. It s not the kind of place where a Mother would want to Wail a whole Day for her Hus band to finish work before he could take her Home. Fond Barracks supports the army s Border Mission. The 3rd six 2nd aim Cav regt soldiers in Amberg can be a Vay from their wives up to 250 Days out of year is pro Ling the Border firing their tanks at gunnery practice in Grafe Woehr and taking the Field for a Nevers. You can Tell when the Guys Are gone Van Patton said. The volume of Yelling at the kids in  women Are not assigned to the Squadron so there Aren t any husbands left behind when Vanraalte was a Young army wife 16 Yean ago in Berlin she had an infant and a toddler keeping her on the Ron. You know thai an commercial with the woman recording a taped letter to her family and she slops to yell St the baby if i would have seen that when i was that Young if 1 would have Only known that others were just As frustrated As was i could have done much better. That commercial i so Rue Raulte said. Her husband Victor was a Cook. U3 photo by Tony Nirom Diane men Center and her daughter. Amber enjoy Jacb with Miry Harmin at the Amberg spouse Center. "1 was Lucky. I was Able to sit in the mess Hall at Day the said. L but the women whose husbands worked in the motor Pool could t do  Vanraalte has five children from Ages 6 to 17.today the frustrations Roll off her Back because she understands Why the army does those strange things to families. But grandiose schemes defined by terms As Mission essential and National Security Don t impress the newcomer especially the cavalry wife barely out of her teens. I have a Friend who just arrived Vanraalte said her eyes Welling with tears of empathy. She s 20 years old her Fust baby is due at Christmas her husband is going to gunnery before thanksgiving and then he s going to the  a Border tour is usually about 45 Days. If it were my first tour she said i d say the army had deserted me. Don t get me wrong i think the facilities Here Are really Nice for its Pond bar Racks size. But that s not the Way a 20-year-old looks i things. She can feel trapped to the Point where she s grumbling griping and talking to the  Patton said part of his Job is to get newcomers comfortable with the idea of coming to the spouse Cente before they spend too much time sitting at Home grow ing bitter about an army that takes their men away from  he pointed out that the Young wife does not Dis Criminate Between the army thai sends her husband away and the army that s offering her a comfortable rallying Point Asne Calls it. She needs to see tangible remits Patton said. And we can t just say we care she needs to see he Peers enjoying results. If we Don t gel to them when they re newcomers Well never reach  Van Charles Diana visit Cologne on 3rd Day of trip Cologne Germany a Prin Echarles and Princess Diana smiling and chatting with school children visited the City of Cologne tuesday on the third Day of their visit to West Germany. Caries and Diana spent about 40 minutes touring Cologne s gothic Cathe dral and both smiled and waved to the crowd on their arrival. Later during a visit to the Cologne City Hall the British Royal couple stopped to talk to children from the Brit ish embassy school. Charles and Diana United jul they spoke with the children some of them waving Small Union jacks the 30-Vear-cld Prince and his 26-year-old wife also attended luncheon Given by the Cologne chamber of com Merce and visited an exhibition entitled Belo Britain at the City s Fairgrounds. On monday Charles and Diana visited Bonn the capita where they received a rousing Welcome More than 2,000 people jammed into the tiny cily Hall Square monday to Greel the Royal couple. Inside the i bin Century City hell building Charles impressed invited officials by delivering portions of his speech in German. The Beir to the British throne also tried out a joke while speaking in Ger Man and won polite laughter after a moment s hesitation. Charles told the Small crowd gathered in the baroque Hall thai be approved of the twin cities agreement Between Bonn and Oxford. But he added As a Cambridge Grad uate i would have to say you chose the wrong British University  the Exchange was broadcast nation wide by German television on it nightly news show. Later Charles and Dian attended a dinner Al the Home of president Richard von Weizsaecker and by wife Marianne in the Bonn suburb of bad go desc a. Charles dressed in Black Tuxedo and White shirt and Diana in a Long Black dress with Diamond necklace stood alongside the Weizsaecker 10 receive More than 150 guests. The Prince and his wife Are on a week Long visit to West Germany aimed at underscoring Friendship Between the two nations. Stu irber rash to Abate Princess Diana s Hind daring her rail to Cologne