European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday november 4,1968 . Doctors disappoint germans by putting off air show discussion by Janet d Agostino medical writer Lan Stuhl West Germany some German doctors attending a meeting of he German american medical society expressed disappointment that Ihei american colleagues postponed a discussion or Emer gency medical care Given id victims of the rams Einair show disaster or. Omar Trenti of the surgical clinic at the University or Saarland said the alternate topics were inter Esting Bui he would have preferred to learn How the injures at the air show were handled. My question is should that Issue be discussed today or of some other Point he asked the 60 health care professionals attending the wednesday night. Meeting. Truntz old the stars and stripes he was interest Din learning about the emergency care Given to the injured immediately after he August crash because 47 of the victims were brought to the Saarland clinic. Four of Hose patients eventually died he said. Discussion of the Ramstein disaster initially was on the Agenda for the meeting at the Lan Stuhl army r3gionaj medical Center s Community Center. But the Agenda was changed to a More general discussion of Burn tre intent and mass casualty planning because of political sensitivities still surrounding the crash according to or. Col Franklin k. Smith Deputy com Mander for clinical services at Lan Stuhl. Seventy people died and hundreds were injured As result of the disaster which occurred when three jets from an italian stunt flying team collided. After the catastrophe some German health professionals criticized the emergency care provided by the americans. However a preliminary report prepared Bya department of defense team praised the care Given by germans and americans. A German study de scribed the emergency medical procedures As rated but adequate. Smith told the group it had been hoped More of the political and Legal issues surrounding the Accident would have been resolved so that we As physician Sand other health care providers would be Able to have a Frank and open discussion. Without looking Over our shoulders to see what the politicians would say about our commentary  but since other issues still were a concern Smith said rather than have people discuss the disaster in very carefully chosen terms with Many things left in said. We concluded it would be better to discuss some fundamentals of disaster Medicine and save Amore direct discussion of the Flug lag disaster for sometime hopefully Early next year after the politicians and the lawyers have had their  however Truntz responded that discussion at later Date May be too Laic because memories of the medical personnel involved with the crash will  politicians and the Media would arrive at their own conclusions about medical care without an statement from medical professionals he said next year Many of the facts May be forgotten Trentz said adding it would be belter to talk now about the Good and bad Points of the emergency car provided at Kamsian. German army or. Col Helmut Coeterier chief surgeon for the military District in the states of Rhein land flak Hussen and Saarland said he had Hope for a discussion of the disaster but understood Why tha americans wanted to postpone the . Peter Kruger of the Evangeli Sches Kranke Haua protestant Hospital in  told fellow Doc tors he wanted to discuss ways to improve coordination Between he military and civilian health care sys tems. There is Little coordination even Between the German military and German health care facilities he. Said after the discussion he said West German civilian health care workers Are not familiar with Tome Ameri can miliary terran such As triage. The German american medical society brings to Gether West German and american medical professionals to discuss common health care issues. News update Palau election kor or Palau a incumbent Thomas 0. Rom Engelau and three other men appeared to havea Chance to become Palau s third elected president according to re sults thursday from National elections. With 13.5 percent of wednes Day s vote counted two state governors roman to Metschl and Ngi Ratel Etpison held slim leads Over traditional High chief Yutaka m. Gibbons and rom Engelau three other candidates in the held of seven the largest number to seek the office since constitutional government was adopted eight years ago appeared out of Contention. Traffic flow at Rhein main redirected Rhein main a West Germany Sas much of the traffic flow at Rhein main a has been redirected a alleviate congestion and safety problems caused by heavy traffic Between the base hotel and base Exchange the new traffic pattern which was introduced to base Drivers in stages Marks the Start of a comprehensive Reorg cola lion of the base base commander col. O. Thomas Hansen said thursday in ceremony marking the formal opening of the four Lane entry and Exil Road. Phase one of the plan was designed not Only to better accommodate routine base traffic but to allow for a better Flo of traffic m contingency or reinforce ment situations he said. The changes also will allow for tighter base  visitors to the base the most noticeable changes lie around the base Exchange now alongside the original two Lane Road from the main Gate past the base Exchange Are two outbound lanes. These outbound lanes now provide the Only mule out of the main Gale. The Street that runs Between the base Exchange and hotel is now a dead end and for use by hotel patrons  shoppers must enter the parking lot from Sheelar Circle drive the Street that runs Between the Exchange Complex and commissary. Drivers turn ing left into the parking lot from this Road Are being cautioned that this Road Isnow two Way. A base spokesman said there have been no on base accidents related to the traffic flow changes to Dale. . Army engineers from cob 94lhengr in in Darmstadt with the help of the he support co 293rd engr in Inbau Holder completed the project in about eight months at a Cost to the air Force of approximately $200,000. The project s second phase will begin in about two years and extend the four Lane Entrance Road. Traffic flow plans also were drawn up with an Eye toward a new Community Center which eventually will link the commissary and the base Exchange shopping area with a pedestrian zone. School fight not gang related police say Bamberg Ngo fined for writing bad checks Bamberg West Germany is a Bainberg first sergeant who wrote s 5,000 Worth of bad checks has been fined and reduced one Stripe a Community spokeswoman said thursday. First set. Anthony Steppe jr., assigned to the Bamberg military Community Headquarters detachment was tried an convicted by a general court martial on sept. 20. He was a diced to the rank of sergeant tint class and sentenced to forfeit 1300per month for five months go sentenced 6 months for stolen Bank card use Bamberg West Germany Sis a 72nd Field arty brigade Soldier has been convicted of using a stolen bankcard in the theft of 3,000 Marks or about 11,700, according to. A Bamber spokeswoman. Pvt. 2 Bryan 1c Davis of service buy,4th in 14th Field arty was fined ,262, sentenced to six months confinement and reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade at a general court martial held oct. 26, the spokeswoman said. Thursday. Frankfurt West Germany is military police have determined thai tuesday morning s Brawl outside Frank Furt High school was instigated by three students and apparently was Noi gang re lated a Community spokeswoman said thursday.,six students were taken to Frankfurt army regional medical Center following the fight which erupted just before classes  students were treated for cuts and bruises and released. A seventh teen Ager involved in the fight was uninjured police said. Police said a stick or piece of pipe was used during the fight which involved students from he Frankfurt and Darm Stadt communities the spokeswoman said. School principal Dan Basarich an two teachers broke up the fight she said. Although investigators uncovered no Concrete evidence that gang activity prompted the confrontation the spokeswoman said Normal police proce dures will be followed if the current investigation reveals that specific groups of students arc causing problems among themselves or with the rest of studentbody.". ,. She said Community officials Are Tak ing every precaution to ensure that a similar incident docs not occur. The officials have promised Swift administrative or disciplinary actions following completion of the investigation Basarich has referred All question about the incident la the Frankfurt Mili tary Community. . Vets returning to Vietnam to build clinic Eureka Calif. A a dozen Vietnam War veterans will return to Vietnam to build a health clinic on a 14-acre former military compound near to Chi mirth City says the Leader of a Veter ans group. A lot of people didst think we were serious but we re going Fred Cham pagne Leader of the veterans Vietnam restoration project said wednesday in this Northern California City. Champagne said he and Ross von a returned 10 Days ago from a series of meet Ings with vietnamese officials and that a formal seller of approval soon followed the letter from vietnamese foreign minister Nguyen co thab gives the group permission to Send a 12-Membcr team of veterans to build the  Call for the first learn to arrive in Vietnam the second week of january. Mannheim student hit by Streetcar injured Mannheim West Germany a13-year-old Mannheim Middle school student was in stable condition after being hit by a Streetcar thursday in Ben Jamin Franklin Village a Community spokeswoman said. Jeffrey Chrissey was attempting  the tracks that run parallel to sir a Chaucer Strasse Between the Middle school and High school shortly after 10 . When the Accident occurred Sai Christine Gebhard. The Streetcar Driver stopped the train immediately with emergency brakes she said Chrissey was treated by an emergency doctor at the scene and later flown by helicopter to the Lan Stuhl army. Regional medical Center where he was treated for a fracture of Bis lower right leg Gebhard said. He is the Ion of it col. Jama , commander of the 202nd sup port in in Mannheim