European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday february 23,198b the stars and stripes a Pagas Post s reputation does an about tace by Dkeidek Arrington Doke in Bureau , West Germany time was Wheir military orders assigning a Soldier to Dau bolder were nothing to cheer about to Puu mildly. If you got orders satan Baum older. You were ready to commit suicide re called 1st 5gi. Charles hem arson an Veteran of several Europe Tours who now is stationed at the Post. No More. The word is Oul Baum older is Over coming its poor reputation in a big Way. In 9b7. won distinction As usar limits installation of the year for a number of accomplishments that include maintaining a 2,000-Membcr Strong Volunteer corps operating usar eur Only drug and alcohol program for civilians and developing a number of recognised Cost saving programs. Now the Pom nicknamed Home of the champions is playing in the major league by vying with posts in the United Stales Ani South Korea for top honors in Lite commander in Chicks award fur installation excellence competing alb Baum older far the award arc tilt1 Youngsam military Community Nezir Seoul South Korea and fan Leonard Wood to. The Winner will be announced in May. An la member team from the United Stales headed by the chief of installation management in the office of the chief of staff visited of upholder for three Days last week to judge All aspects of life for soldiers units and families at the Post which houses the largest concentration of . Combat troops outside the United slates. On tuesday the emphasis of team Leader col. Don Barber s examination was on people the folks Barber called Baumhof Der i customers Joldic unit commanders and family member in a series of three meetings by Fer met with groups of about 20 Tulp Reiers unit commanders and Liliian Rives quizzing them on their Al Baum older from treatment at arrival and education opportune Dpi to housing and Job finding help for Pouss. Want you to to tic what makes Baum older told his Audi ence of soldiers the Comdr titles Are the places thai make Hinga happen for our soldiers our units and rur families. They make it pos sible fan him 10 prepare to be ready logo to bar. What they do in taking care of families and soldiers in inc whole Maze of things sometimes gels Tost in the v a Arnup of Bivin or family members meets with col Don Burl Sis paean by slav main Sot ii do Cusp the Community s Rood and Bud Point. Shuffle of Dustic of the More glamorous things we Jar in the Fri for the soldiers Baum older re Marks for its Allelic pro is. Us German american Urcla ins Library cleanliness and people. Particularly edited were Volunteer pro Grams and encouragement from com Manders to do Well. I was told even before 1 got Here that if you to Escel. This is the place to come said i it i. Joseph Fruch. Any race problems Barber asked. The biggest problem we have sir is cos against Ems enlisted members joked one Soldier to laughs from the All male group unit commanders praised he new Comer orientation program support net works for wives financial reimburse ment system the Post sports shop which draws customers from areas with larger exchanges and an improved Provost marshal operation. Tic last group to be interviewed up Daum proximately 15 wives Holder s family orientation. It s truly a Community a Judy Browne whose family has spent to other european posts. It s truly like ing in a Small town in the even a few leis than glowing opinions of specific Post facilities were aired at the meetings receiving the most criticism from soldiers and wives were Baum hold or s medical facilities and staffing. A Wail in the Post s emergency room can lost four or five hours they said. To feel so sorry for women who walk in with four kids and halve to one woman said. Soldiers also expressed frustration that they were Oul in the Field Loo frequently to take advantage of education pro Grams. If single soldiers had their druthers several said it would be Nice if a few More single members of the opposite sex lived in the area. And one Soldier added the somewhat isolated Post s Appeal would be enhanced Greally if we could put it up in the bavarian Alps or some where but a couple of negatives does t necessarily Hurt Baum older s shot Al the Gold. The team. Barber said after the ice Tings in t looking for a perfect Post i arc never will be such a thing he whal we re looking for is positive All Lufe. Positive changes and ideas that we make Able to apply throughout the . If Creale the climate for them to Excel Barber is no i the Leader of a French terrorism group and four alleged members of his if tit were arrested after a shootout with police. Philippe Bidaux. Leader of Parr Tarrak had been sought for More Trio six years. The former school teacher was in absent a once for the murder of two police offices and is suspected in two other slayings of policemen. Parr Tarrak which Means North in the Basque language is fighting for for the Basque country in southwestern franc card nor by pm Spain. Has been less Aci ivc than the Spanish a Roris movement Eta but has claimed Raj ans ability for do tvs of attacks. About 20 gendarmes Mamba Awta to Iee Force under direction of the French Jenny surrounded Bidan and his companions i Rrime on the outskirts of Bayonne the largest Clinn the French Basque re Gion Ras they Emu bout i a.m., they were confronted by the . Two of the suspects. Joseph Ethehe Vesle Aalst inc Aguirre were wounded by gunfire. Eich Evaste was described As Bidan s lop lieutenant. Bidart and Oil other two. Philippe us Caray and Jean Paul hire barn then surrender defense Minuter Andre Gnu finl a message of congratulations to the gun Demrie saying the arrests were the result of a loner fun accomplished in particularly delicate an Dipkin dangerous cond authorities Sam Only one Ether suspected Iran car Rak Fourcade remains at Large and they Issue in Appeal for her to surrender. Arm will be done to her. We know she never need 0 kill anyone the gendarmerie in Bayonne lid. She cannot stay on the run by herself Bidan. 35, had been sought since nov. 7, i9gl. When he was caught on camera during a Bank robbery in Saint Paul Les tax a Basque country town. Bidart was convicted in absent a of murder in the cd 19, 1982, slayings of two National policemen a Liefl Risi. Elienne de Bagarry. His Hometown. He sentence in that Case and another life term for a Cohu Clion in absent a for the Bank robbery. Authorities Saint Dart also is believed responsible for two other alack Toj hich gendarmes died one on aug. 7,1983, and the Oun Jast August. During his six Yean in i inn. Bidart gave one press conference in hiding and recording played at the funeral of an Parr Clanak member Lasi june. Washington to viewers get . Primary rerun Washington a the lbs affiliate in the Washington area. Susa to mistakenly began its face the nation Bro Deasi sunday with last week s preview of the non Hampshire primary. Commentator Lesley Stahl started the show with Welcome to face the nation this is Les Ley Stahl in new Hampshire and spoke of what would happen in last tuesday s primary. The error was not selected until More than five minutes into the show. At that Point. Republican presidential hopeful Pat Robertson was talking about prophecies concerning the forces of evil in the world und an embattled Israel. The tape was abruptly Cut and the show picked up with Stahl in the Middle of a sentence asking israeli prime minister Ziliak Rabin about israeli forces being out of control in the West Bank. Diane digit Susa publicity manager said that As soon As engineers realised they were mistakenly running last week s show they switched to a tape containing the Correct broadcast
