European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 17. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 9 his Day is measured in deeds not hours Stuttgart mayor Manfred Rommel s Day starts late. It is 9 30 . On Ash wednesday and the City is operating with a Skeleton Crew. Rommel greets everyone in and near his City Hall office slops fora Chat with a janitor then jumps into the building s Paternoster an elevator with continuously moving open cars. On inc lop floor he enters a Large chamber that offers a splendid View of downtown Stuttgart. How Ever a committee of regional mayors seems oblivious to the scenery. The Board heatedly debates planned housing project for refugees and germanic immigrants in suburban Sconberg. Some Board members say the plan May alienate native German seeking Homes others say foreigners should be spread out More evenly. Rommel noting the immigrants Are already at our Doorstep backs the plan and Calls for a Vole. The proposal passes. The meet ing adjourns. In a Shipwreck the germans spend so much Lime deciding who should be saved that everybody drowns he says afterwards. 11 Lin. In his spacious second floor office overlooking the Mark Platz Rommel takes a Call from die Zeit a National weekly newspaper. Rom Mel s View of East european immigrants and his efforts to improve relations with Poland through close ties with Stuttgart s partner City of Lodz Are discussed. When you think about All the things we did tothe poles and the czechs in world War i you Don t need o talk any further Rommel told the  the phone Rommer recalls his own family diverse roots and branches. His father was the famed Field marshal Erwin Rommel. His Mother is of polish descent his wife has a turkish Back ground. A great great Uncle moved to the United states and made dentures and one of his father s cousins died in California last year at 89. Hitler s is troops shot two of his Mother s cousins and third died in a communist prison in Poland. .11 05 a to. Maj. Gen James b. Allen jr., the Stuttgart military Community commander arrives Wilh other army officials for a private briefing Over lunch in Rommel s office., 2 10 . Allen and his entourage depart.  Rund Funk to Crew invades inc office for an interview Rommel a microphone attached his Lapel sits in the Middle of the room across from inc reporter who questions him about voting rights for food Accra. Then for o change of  Rommel sits behind his desk and answers More quest ions -2 55 pm. Rommel meets with two officials from a publicly operated regional Bank where he is chairman of the administrative Board. 3 45 , Rommel withdraws to attend to paperwork and dictation. The Day s chores arc lighter than Normal. An ornate end table a gift from an other partner City Cairo Egypt stands near a win Dow. The mayor notices one of the legs is Askew and summons a Secretary Heidi lib scr to gel it fixed. _. One of several big Square windows is ajar. Out Side the Click of heels on the Mark Platz and the occasional shouts of children reverberate dream like off the Walls of the adjacent boxy buildings. 6 30 . City Hall is nearly vacant As the mayor leaves his office and gels into the front  Senger scat of his Mercedes 420 Sel Sedan. His Driver nudges the car through late Rush hour traffic while Rommel uses a pen Ligpit to review notes for a speech he is to give in nearby Bobingen. 7 10 . Rommel arrives at the bubbling he sport Halle. . Soldiers from the bib Lingen maintenance facility and West German soldiers from nearby Wildermuth Cavern Rush about waiting on tables. The mayor sits Wilh organizers of the Charity event. On stage a Kiblingen mayor Alexander Vogel Sang a social Democrat kids Rommel about newspaper photograph of two pretty women in car Nival costumes kissing Rommel on the Cheek. Sev eral photographers take Rommel s picture As he begins to eat. A Man dashes up to briefly shake his hand., i -. Ash wednesday Marks the somber Start of Lent but the gathering smacks of Fasching the carnival season just ended. Rommel referring o Fasching poems in his speech says such odes often place More emphasis on rhyme ulan on reason. That m Plains lot about German literature he  his speech he stays to Wilch a skit the gets up to leave. A . Soldier near the door asks for an autograph adding that he is trying to learn German. Rommel praises his efforts and provides the signature. 1. 8 50 . On the return trip to Stuttgart rom Mel said he attends Only about five nights of Fasch ing events annually while mayors in North West German cities attend carnival events every nigh for weeks. But he said he does t mind missing the liveliest show in Northern West Germany Federal politics. " the Federal government is Over organized. Eve. Grything is in the hands of the leadership of the party factions he said before bidding his Daylong guest goodbye. I Don t have any regrets. In Bonn you have no Freedom a politician there always has to do things he does t want to do few people would say that about the Man who then Rode off in the dark headed for Home. Decades  suggests offering double citizenship to the Many , turks yugoslavian and others who answered West Germany s Call for labourers years ago and have lived in the country Ever since it is a simple fact that one can t contest the residential rights of foreign residents who have been Here a decade or longer Rommel said in a recent television interview. And of cup Bially can t say to foreigners of the second or third generation foreigners who m most cases were born Here that they Don i belong Here but instead in n country that some of them know Only from vacation  he opposes Miti ister pc Sidcot Lothar up sch s Call fora reduction in financial help o applicants for Polit ical Asylum saying that would Lead to civil disturbances Romed offous his Liberal islands with several decidedly conservative ones such As favouring nuclear Power and supporting the nato Alliance. He told one group of visitors that nato has forced the soviet Union to malic concessions in dealing with the West and added thanks to the United slates we can Hope to have peace for Many  among americans rom net is Rock owned for hav ing forced local tavern owners to Stop barring ols �15 customers years ago. The mayor said he counts Many americans among his closest friends. One of them was he late Robert Larson who . Forces Liaison officer in Badin we Ottemberg. At City Hall he passes out Larson s Book your swabian neighbors to americans the mayor joked that to distributes a Book by an american because when inc germans Emu a Book they do it with the intention not to be  . Signals shut garage doors Livermore Calif. A radio signals bit amid by. A government Agency arc jamming hundreds of automatic garage door openers in the san Francisco Bay area. The Jovern Nikuni says homeowners will just have to Tough it out and lift their garage doors themselves through May 2 garage door companies have been swamped with complaints since Friday when residents discovered nothing happened when they tried to use the re Mot . It s the worst problem i be seen in my. 11 years inthe business said Roger Brotherson owner of Walnut Creek overhead door co. Tom Hora a spokesman with the Federal communications commission in Livermore on tuesday declined to identify the Agency that has been transmitting radio Sig nals from atop mount Diablo but he warned thai residents who can t turn the open ers to another frequency can expect the problem to persist through May 2. Military Roundup female service members urged to Register for memorial Washington is the women in military service for America memorial foundation is looking for All women who have served or Are serving in the armed forces to enter their names in the computer registry of the future memorial. A toll free number in the United states i-800-222 2294 has been set up Tor the 1.2 million living Femali vets and the 400.000 women now on Active duty to Contact the foundation. The computer registry a permanent record for Visi tors to View will be housed in the memorial at the main Gates of Arlington cemetery. It will have names place and Dales of birth pertinent service information highest rank or rate achieved and decorations and career highlights. For More information on the memorial project Cal the toll free number or 703 533-1155. Service members serving abroad can write to the Fol lowing address to have their names recorded women in military service Tor America memorial foundation Deal. 560 Washington . 20042-0560 Galvin names new head of 2nd Allied tac air Force Casteau Belgium Gen. John r. Galvin the supreme Allied commander Europe has named the new commander for 2nd Allied tac air Force at main Che Gladbach West Germany. Air marshal Roger Palin in who now serves As air officer for group 11 at Raf Ben Ilcy. England will assume his duties april 17. He succeeds air chief marshal sir Anthony Skingsley who will become Al lied forces Central Europe Deputy commander. The 2nd Allied tac air Force defends the airspace Over Belgium the Netherlands the Northern half of West Germany and pans of the North and Baltic seas. 2 presbyterian leaders set to speak at Retreat Berchtesgaden West Germany the mod Crealor of the presbyterian Church Usa and a former Seminary president Are scheduled to speak next month at the presbyterian reformed Retreat in  Rev. Ken Hall Moderator of the presbyterian Church .a general Assembly and pastor of Hill United presbyterian Church in Butler pa., and there. James Glassc author and former president of Lancaster a theological Seminary will speak on inc Retreat theme Faith for our time.". Some of Glassc s books include pulling it together in the  ish and profession  the Retreat for singles and families will be held april 28 to May 1 at the armed forces recreation Center s Berchtesgaden or Hof programs will be provided for children said Retreat coordinator chaplain la col Roger Sobin. The registration deadline is april i. To Register or obtain More information. Call ets 421-6379, 330 6228,458-6650 or 427-6645. 1988 comptroller awards Given to 3 in of in Europe Washington three people assigned to .air forces in Europe have been awarded comptroller of the air Force awards for 1988. Annem  a West Germany Isth major command special operating Agency comp Trouc ship civilian of inc year. Judy o Barr of Kapaun air station West Germany is the major command budget resource adviser of the year. _ master sol. Harold r. Hertford of Kapaun air Sll Ion is the Cost analysis airman of the year. Speed limits increased for some army vehicles Heidelberg West Germany is Speed limits for two types of army non tactical vehicles Nave been increased 10.65 Mph on aut Bahns and60 Mph on primary roads in West Germany officials with the . Army in Europe said. Sedans and station wagons Are the Only vehicles affected by the change said Shirley Devries a usar eur transportation specialist. Previously such vehicles were restricted to n to Speed of 50 Mph. Air Force officials also arc considering raising Speed limits for some Safe vehicles a spokesman said