European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 29. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 army provides subsidy to child care move aimed at slowing fee increases   staff writers the army has sent nearly $880,000 in non appropriated funds 10 overseas com mands in an attempt in hold Down rising child care fees at Iti overseas facilities this fiscal year. Most of the Money meant to subsidize child care food services programs. Was sent id Usa Keur. Hut command child care officials said the s797,000 probably won l make much of a Dent in child care fees at overseas locations. The army hoped the Money would promote comparability in food services operations and fee with stateside child development services programs said maj. Gen. Thomas shame commander of the army s Community and family support Center. Rhame briefed about 200 army family program managers at an annual family action planning conference this week i Washington. Child care fees average about 10 per cent less in the United states parity be cause stateside facilities can take Adan Lac of the child care food program run by the department of agriculture. But the program which provides for reimbursements of food costs is barred by Law from operating overseas. The military also is barred from using appropriated funds o pay for the food programs at child care centers Rhame said soldiers have had to pay those costs As pan of their Overall fees accounting for the difference in prices. But patrons arc not going to see an appreciable change in the Overall Bill in the course of a month As a result of the army initiative said Bonnie storm child development services program manager for Usa eur. Budget trimming for child care largely has been responsible for rising fees. In fiscal 1987, More than $2 million less was available in appropriated funds than in the previous year storm said. That trend is expected to continue when the final budget figures Are tallied for fiscal 1988, storm said Thoice figures should be available in mid november. For full time care in fiscal 1987, the average Cost was s182 a child per month. Storm said she expected the fiscal 1988 figures to be j200 per month for the same care a Csc official acknowledged that the Quick infusion of non appropriated funds to subsidize child care food service programs overseas May not result in a Cut in fees but at inc very least it will keep those fees from rising As fast As the would  she said. To reduce the trend of increasing childcare costs. Storm said Usa eur officials Are pursuing initiatives now await ing approval from top command officials. She declined to discuss details of those initiatives. To handle food services program subsidies in fiscal 1990 and beyond the army received approval from Congress recently to have the army and air Force tax change service handle procurement of food for overseas child care centers using non appropriated funds. In the meantime the army will continue submitting legislative proposals to Congress requesting that the department of agriculture reimbursement program be expanded to include overseas child care centers Rhame said. Robert Mays Center is involved in a dispute in which he will Light to i he ends of the  the dispute involves the custody of Kimberly slays right. A Pennsylvania couple says thai Kim Btry is their battling for child daughter und that she was swapped just after Iirth fur another child who died in August of a heart defect. Mays of a Rasulis us disputes the claim by Kertnar and Ernest to egg of i in Horne a. I k says Kinberly was born lit him and his late wife Barbara left. On wednesday Mays rejected he Twiggs demand fur Kimberly in undergo genetic bit Dkl tests til Jeter mint who her parents arc. French direct broadcast to satellite launched , French Guiana a an ariane rocket blasted off from inc Edge of a South american Jungle thursday carrying a television satellite that promises to change the French broadcasting landscape. The ariane 2 lifted off into Clear skies above the european space Agency site which is on the Northern coast of South America. The satellite a five Channel High Power Bird will beam television shows directly to the Home. Previously satellite signals were nicked up by Large dishes owned by Cable companies and networks that relayed programming to viewers. It was designed by the French Broad casting authority to bring an increased number of television channels to 66 Mil lion French speaking viewers in France Belgium Switzerland. Luxembourg Monaco and a potential audience of -100 million others in North Africa. Its signal will reach viewers from por Tugal to inc ural mountains and from Britain to North Africa bringing viewers with receiving equipment a belter to picture and stereo sound. Tufi is the first step for Europe toward the new technology of High definition television. It also was designed to increase the options for French viewers who had Only three stations to choose from until the Early 1980s. Then deregulation opened up european airwaves doubling the number of French channels available. The French government will be watch ing the new venture with particular con Cern since it has a second $1130 million satellite scheduled for launch next year As a backup to this one. Thursday s was the i Jyh successful launch in 13 months for Arian space responsible for the european space Agency s commercial launches. About 16 minutes after liftoff the rocket reached orbit and three minutes later the 1dfi direct broadcast satellite separated from the rocket without a hitch. The solar panels opened on the satellite about 25 minutes after liftoff a stage in the launch Ilia concerned technicians most after the failure last year Ofa West German to sat 1 satellite. For a reason thai has not yet been determined the panels failed to open on a West German satellite sister to the French satellite under the joint French German agreement that was the origin of the project in 1977. Officials at the european lip acc Agency space Center declared the launch a Complete  the new French satellite which Wil be operational by the end of december has a lifespan of eight years and will sit in geostationary orbit 22,000 Miles above the Atlantic Ocean