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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, June 19, 1988

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday june 19. 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 9 Izmir duty hoping for changes from Page 1 toward funding  in and Engi Neering plans n nem us s budget a spokesman said. Hut neither a contractor nor a building site h.,s been selected. We Are Iipp ii Ini the Ruji a with a positive Outlook Hiil a program of this shirt involves several Propf Uil. Funding and re View phases in . Col. Edward Neun Chrz a usar  a Kam Stcin a Weil  liven if everything works Well it could Lake several years by forc actual construction would  which dues l Surprise anyone in the Community. We be Hern  about new build Ings for a Lonn  said Gerald Hoyan a courses or Ai i Init s High school for the past four Yea sit will he great hut. Meanwhile we re dealing wish very limited  the High school has Heen located for More than 3 1 cirs in a live Story renovated thai warehouse. The school for seventh through Ilia graders has 14 classrooms1 and 135 students. In the past year there have Heen four fires linked to the electrical system hut All were contained quickly and there were no injuries. Oyan said. "1 always Lake  Home especially Over the weekend Hei Ause i m never sure the building will be in re in the morning he said. Electrical outages in the building and elsewhere in the City arc common and frustrating. This morning the electricity went olt three  Aid business teacher David g. Simpkins that Means the kids have to stari ill Over if Thev re work ing on a computer. We be had five of stir eight by Petriu i blow because of Power  Well gel new a reeling and they Are supposed to upgrade the wiring system this summer said John  Taylor an English and humanities teacher. But there Are bars on the windows pillars placed in the worst places in classrooms and Little ventilation in hot Days. It s All kind of depressing for the kids and difficult to be Cicila about any future plans. We re dealing with these realities on a Day by Day  As bad As the h go school building is Oyan feels the situation is worse for the elementary school. We May be the Only Dodds department of defense dependents schools school without a playground he said. The elementary school a City Block away from inc High school has a Gyro but buses children once a week to a leased outdoor recreation facility 30 minutes away. Making do with outdated facilities has become second nature for inc Community the base Exchange was named recently by the army and air Force Exchange service As the Best facility in an outlying area but Security is a problem. Unit cd guards Check id cards at the entrances of All the buildings which also Are blocked with Concrete barriers. The threat is always there and being a non Standard Baw Are vulnerable said Cape Richard a. Zyvoloski chief of the Izmir Community Security police. We be had several documented in stances where libyans or iranians were trying to Enier our facilities. We never knew if it was a test of the system or the fact that years ago inc United states had been in their country favourably so they might have still frit that kinship. In fact one iranian came Over to inc Kordon hotel inc Community s contract hotel with american Lix press checks and wondered if he could Cash them in inc hotel Zyvoloski said. When those sit yol boy Una this new office building is an important part of the move id Conw Limuli military offices in he ii mar Millary Community. Uati uns occur we just Contact the Turk ish National police to identify those individuals and determine if they Are significant persons. Whal happens to i hem after that we Don t  Zyvoloski said the continuing Protection provided by the turkish police is the major reason there is Little terrorist activity directed toward inc american Community. Still under construction is an Highl Story building to House All the Headquarters facilities under one roof. The build ing has Large windows on each floor and Zyvoloski said he will have barriers put up around the first floor and Security police at every Entrance. With so Many checkpoints id cards arc essential for Community residents even children Security police use a Spe Cial program for those Loo Young to be issued a card and the special ids do More than get them into base facilities. The program is called keep your de Pendents Safe or kids. Children nine and under gel a picture id listing their names special medical conditions and Home addresses in English and turkish. If parents choose not to give their addresses on inc cards the cards direct people to the Security police building where More detailed tiles Are kept. Seven lost american children have been found in inc past year and returned Home because of the cards. These cards speak for the child who sometimes can t make himself under stood said sgt. Lorri Spoonemore crime prevention no. Over 200 Chil Dren Are on file with inc kids program which is the majority of those Here living in the unique Community May not be easy but according to Ferris plenty of his airmen request to slay in the area another year or More. The Dollar is Strong Here he said Wilh n smile. And although the Price of leasing buildings is going up and apart ment rents Are rising Izmir is still a place where people can save Money and experience a fascinating  tumor american Ern burrs in 1/mir, Ruji in bpm a k so but Ujj Zofy i ask to Dis �3bfe, j., ii the i fish school in a Mir is in a building formerly us a As n tobacco warehouse  
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