European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 23, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 3 Bonn set for debate on responsibility for catastrophe at Ramstein air show by de Reavis staff writer Bonn West Germany the West German parliament prepared for heated debate thursday As it began hearings on who should take responsibility for the Ramstein air show catastrophe. The aug. 28 collision of three italian jets at Ramstein a s annual air show so far has claimed 67 lives. Eighty four people remained hospitalized. In the Wake of the disaster. West German defense minister Rupert Scholz is facing heavy criticism for having allowed toe show. Of course there will probably be a lot of polemics during the debate said a spokesman for the defense commit tee of the parliament. The defense minister is under fire even from Mem Bers of his own government. That s something politicians have to live  so far two German air Force officers have lost their jobs after allowing a Ball to proceed As planned at a Firmenich a near Cologne on the Day of the Accident. On sept. 11, after the it Trenich Celebration became Public base com Mander Gen. Klaus Wilhelm rimmed offered his resignation and Scholz accepted. On sept. 13,  Divi Sion commander. Col. Joachim hop pc who was directly responsible for the Ball proceeding As planned was re assigned. On thursday it. Col. Peter Tritter Mann a German air Force spokesman said other officers still May resign or be reassigned As a result of the dance party. The disciplinary boards have not finished their work trip Hermann said. Thursday s debate was designed to give members of the German political panics represented in the government a Chance to voice their feelings about the air disaster a member of the parliamentary defense committee said thursday. Germany s ruling coalition is com posed of he Christian democrats the Christian social Union and the free democrats with the social democrats and the greens in opposition. Ideas aired during the debate will be used to help a just formed defense investigation commission make recommendations on How air disasters such As that at Ramstein can be avoided in he future the spokesman said. The commission is due to begin work oct. 1. In addition the defense ministry has started its own internal investigation of the Ramstein and no Venich affairs the air Force s trip Hermann said. Minister Scholz appointed former air Force inspector Genera Johannes Steinhoff to set up his own investigation committee to define acrobatic lying military flight demonstrations Normal training flights and to examine the regulations he said. All this information will be used to help the minister and the parliament develop a coherent and logical policy for the  Dodds to push for More minority teachers Stremple wants hiring to reflect makeup of kids by Dave Walczak education writer Heidelberg West Germany the military s overseas school system is starting a recruitment drive for More minority teachers and expanding opportunities for High school students to earn College credits the system s director said thursday in an interview department of defense dependents schools director John so Remple said the school system would embark on a pro Active Campaign to entice minority teachers into overseas employment. We re not just going to Send out brochures Anil interview people Stremple said. We re going to go into the universities and begin explaining what Dodds is to the kids who Are nearing a leaching  Strum pc did not provide specific quotas for minority hiring but said the school system would attempt to reflect the makeup of the kids in terms of its teach ers and administrators some individual schools in Germany have reported minority enrolments of More than than 50 percent but Strum pc said Dodds in self has no Way to track the minority population of its students who number about 152,000. We need a belter statistical gathering system. 1 find a number of people who should know Don t know what the statistics Are Strum pc said he has ordered a group to study ways to expand advanced placement opportunities through out the school system. Us Tunit Stan Only a handful of Large Dodds High schools now offer the courses. Stremple said an expansion of the program could mean shifting teachers from Large High schools to Small ones a robbing Peter to pay Paul kind of  we re not just going to Send out brochures and interview  director John Stremple he also said he trying to find ways to hire More teachers for Germany Region schools a need brought on by unexpectedly High enrolments throughout the Region. A defense department limit on end strengths or slots has led to larger classes beyond the the 1-Io-28 ratio of students to teachers the school system typically uses. Strum pc said lower enrolments in Panama enabled him to shift 10 slots to Germany and that another 60 teachers could be hired if the defense department changes the Way it counts end strengths. But he cautioned that such a change was at least a month away. Stremple met with a group of Heidelberg High school students late thursday morning and was scheduled to meet with Usa eur commander Gen. Cros Bic e. Saint later in the Day. In response to student questions Stremple stood by his decision to ban student smoking in schools saying the medical evidence is Over Nelm i no that smoking is dangerous. Endorsed inc decision to provide school letters to students who engage in non Dodds sport activities saying it enables students More opportunities for recognition Stremple cautioned however that such sports would have to meet strict guidelines in terms of participation and achievement. Approved in principle stricter measures for teach ers and administrators to Deal with tardiness by Stu dents because you re inconveniencing the entire  he said frequent tardiness could result in sus pension but should not cause a teacher to lower grades. Stremple began his three week european trip last week at the opening of arc Cham common High school at Raf Grenham common England. He met with top military officials earlier this week. He plans to meet with Germany Region administrators in bad kissing in and with Atlantic Region administrators in Nieuwpoort Belgium next week. Boys linked to arson army sending . Family Home source says by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer Wiesbaden West Germany Wiesbaden Mili tary officials Are sending to the United slates the family of a boy apprehended monday in connection with the arson of a Wiesbaden Garden House an american source said thursday. The boy was one of two Ages 12 and 14, picked up by German police about 5 30 . Monday after a fire destroyed an unoccupied Garden hut near the Aukamp military housing area. Wiesbaden police commissioner Hans Josef ram Burger said he was told the father of one of the boys has offered to pay for the damage to the Garden House which a tire department spokesman estimated to be 3,000 Marks or 11,600. It was unclear which of the boys was being sent to the United states and which of the fathers offered to pay for the damage. The German Case against the boys has nol yet been forwarded to the prosecutor s office because it is still under investigation Ramberger said. Although Only the 14-year-old is old enough to appear in juvenile court charges were filed against both boys in the name of the Garden House owner he said. The German prosecutor s office can decide to prosecute the older boy or pass jurisdiction to . Authorities. By German Law if the prosecutor s office chooses to retain jurisdiction in the younger boy s Case the parents could be charged with neglect. However the terms of the status of forces agreement prevent a German court in such a Case from prosecuting a . Service member Parent Ramberger said. If the parents decide to leave inc country with the boys there is nol much that we can do to keep them Here especially with the 12-year-old," Ramberger said. Ramberger also said charges have been filed against a girl who allegedly killed a Kitten aug. I in another incident in inc Garden Pool area. The Kitten s owner Lydia Weber said the girl threw the animal to its death when she was caught stealing it. Weber who operates an animal shelter for sick old and unwanted animals in the Garden Pool area lost 11 pets in a series of killings last month. The girl s Case also is still under investigation ram Berger said