European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday May 14,1988 cafes taking applications for summer hire by Charlie Bowden Munich Bureau Munich while the budget a has killed most summer hire programs in Europe Exchange service officials said Friday that cafes Europe will continue its program. Doug Olien nil is ranches Ai Wui Octia have resumed to 1 lie United states ouch said. In another area armed forces recreation Center officials arc trying to fill about 50 temporary positions a inc Chicks be recreation area As part of the plan � open the facility Tor the summer. Those jobs open june is and run through sept 30, and Range from custodial work to Cashiers to food i Ervilee. Because of in isolated location arc offers Low rent housing to workers averaging about $30 a month for a shared room. Worker also can Purchase food coupons at a reduced Rale. Individuals interested in the Chick Sec positions must be at least 18 verus old. Hie cafes jobs cover a wide Range depending on the needs of the local Exchange system. Ottun said. About a third of the vacant positions during inc summer Are tilted by summer workers. Last year he said cafes Europe hired 216students for the summer work program and another 400 who tilled regular positions which pay More. The summer hire positions pay $2,90 an hour. This year often estimated thai the exchanges prob ably will employ approximately 1,000 youths about 300 of those on the summer work program. If there is a Large number of applicants in one area the program will run in two five week sessions he said. The ses Sions Art scheduled for june 10 to july 12, and july 25 to aug. 26. While the program is open to youths 14 years old and up olten said they Wen trying to give preference to students Between the Ages of 16 and 21. The rationale is that the Job is More important to them than loft 14 or is year old  he mid for some of the jobs that Don t fall into the summer work program such As with Burger King students must be at least 16 years old. For information on vacancies and application procedures Contact the local Exchange personnel office individuals interested in the Chic Sec positions should Contact the personnel office in  at ets 441-5742 or civilian 08652-58742. New updates mass firm Layoff Natick mass. Up prime computer has announced that twill Lay off 700 workers a direct result of its merger Wilh comp to vision earlier this year officials said. The cuts Wil affect employees of both firms mostly in manufacturing and support operations. The two High technology companies have 13,000 employees. The layoffs will Start in a few weeks and continue through the year. Officials would not say How Many employees from each com Pany would do Cut but most of the jobs to be eliminated Are in Massachusetts prime officials said. Flip decides election , Iii. A Mary Williamson has finally won the april 7 Pana City Council elec Tion. April 7, 1987, that is. A hip of a Kennedy half Dollar in a Christian county courtroom decided a 129-vote tie Between her and Alderman Ray Paulcyn. Williamson lost to faulty in the democratic primary but waged a write in Campaign in inc general election. The initial results were a i29-10-109 Victory for Pauley. Bui Williamson took those re sults to court and 20 write in Voles which had been disallowed were counted in her favor. A judge ordered the Coin nip. Nursing shortage Chicago a the nation s nursing shortage worsened last year causing delays in admissions surgery and temporary Clos Ings of emergency rooms the american Hospital association  tuning shortage continues to be a problem for most hospitals and although fewer hospitals re port a severe shortage we still have the same situation not enough nurses Joan Moss director 01 the association s Center for nursing said thursday. Of 2,000 randomly surveyed hospitals 78.6 percent reported nursing shortage in april of 1987, up 2.4 percent from a year earlier the association said Large hospitals in urbans reason both coasts were More acutely affected than smaller Rural institutions in the nation s midst Elton. Eca pts urges Dodds to establish comprehensive preschool program by Dave Wallczak education writer a Lungen West Germany the european Congress of parents teachers and students this week urged the Mili tary s overseas school system to implement a comprehensive preschool pro Gram beginning in the j989-90 school year and to raise the Entrance age for kindergarten cars. The proposal ended two Days of de Bate on the Issue by convention delegates who turned out in record num Bers Eca pts organizers said. The More than 400 delegates posted 11 proposals in tour Days of meeting. The group s executive committee concluded the convention with an All Day meeting Friday department of defense dependents schools began a limited preschool pro Gram Al four site in 1�b4, but because of budgetary concerns the program has never expanded beyond those areas. Preschool has resurfaced As an Issue within military communities partly in response to the school system s decision to raise the Entrance age for kindergarten beginning in 1990. Children who arc not 5 years old by nov. To will not be enrolled. The Eui Alt birth Date will change to oct. 31 inc following school year. Presently children who turn 5 by dec. I can be enrolled in Dodds kindergartens. The Eca pts Resolution Calls on the school system to bar children from kindergarten beginning in school year 1989 90 unless they Are 5 Yean old As of sept. Budgetary concerns formed the Core of the preschool debate. A number of teach ers questioned whether Dodds should expand into a new area when the system already is suffering from classroom shortages. The convention also urged Dodds officials to appoint full time Early childhood coordinators at each of the school sys tem s five regions. Such specialists currently share other Duilcy. Double the number of specialists who Deal with talented and gifted Chil Dren fall Ages. Establish a maximum number of students per special education class. Provide More special education teachers or clerical personnel to better meet the needs of those children. Coordinate with Eca pts officials in developing and providing a More comprehensive aids education program for students. Two student sponsored Resolution also passed. The first urged Congress to provide funds for More classroom computers. The second called for Dodds to expand the number of Counselor in the system s 269  resolutions entered on Eca pts. The group was urged to pro Duce comprehensive guidelines regarding funding and to provide copies Fiti an Nual convention minutes to local Chap ters. Go gets 25 years for rape 6 other offences by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Stuttgart a military judge sentenced a Soldier convicted of rape and in other charges to 25 years in prison Friday a More severe penalty than Ven the prosecution recommended. In a two Day court martial spec. 4 Kevin d. Thomas a Supply clerk As signed to he Del 30th medial group was found guilty of raping a woman sol Dier in 1987 at coffej1 Barracks in Lud Wissburg. Thomas 25, of Minneapolis also was convicted of assault and Batten inde cent assault two counts of burglary and two counts of unlawful entry on charges that involved four other women soldiers at the same Post. He Wal found innocent of a third charge of unlawful entry. The judge la. Col. Robert d. Newberry also sentenced Thomas to a dish Ono Rable discharge reduction in rank to Pri vate one and forfeiture of All pay and allowances. The prosecutor capt. Paul d. Kenan had recommended a 20-year jail term the defense counsel maj. Lyle Jelier had suggested five years. The evidence has shown the accused has cold blood edly calculated these of lenses Newberry said during sentencing adding that Thomas methods be came increasingly Brazen with each crime. The canc against Thomas started when one victim told police Tomai had Bro Ken into her room and assaulted her in december. That report led the other four victims to reveal the crimes that  committed against them Ibe pre Vious Spring including the rape. Kenan said Thomas staked out ban to Walch for newly arrived Young single female told ices who would gel drunk. He would then enter inc women s rooms at the Barracks some time after Midnight All five victims also were assigned 10 the 30th medical group and All testified at the trial. Diplomacy smoother Way for sailors cookies Tokyo a five Van loads of girl scout cookies finally got past Japa Nese customs inspectors and into the hands of the . Navy Friday after a persistent Brownie troop resorted to diplomacy to get their shipment delivered. The cookies arrived Al the new Tokyo International Airport at Narita and were taken by vans to the naval air facility Al Al Sugi to be forwarded to sailors aboard the Carrier Midway. Brownie troop no. 807 in Beeville Texas sold 402 boxes of cookies to the Crew of the Midway with free shipment provided by american airlines. However the plan crumbled when Japa Nese customs officials said the 1 would Hare to Levy a 12,000 duly on the cookies. The cookies were returned to Tenas sen. Lloyd bends in. A Texas stepped in and went through diplomatic Chann Cli to Clear up the matter and the japanese agreed to let the cookies into the country As Long they were not sold locally. Correction a v corps spokesman was incorrectly identified in an article yesterday Aboul restriction being lifted for 105 i Ith Cav regt soldiers the spokesman was it. Col. Jake Dye Japan to pay . Base workers1 benefits Tokyo