European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday. August 26,1989 Gen. Franks takes Over at Vii corps Stuttgart. West Germany is it. Gen. Frederick m. Franks or. Assumed command of Vii corps Friday after a year As head of the i St army div. The departing commander it.  l. Watts who will become the army s inspector general passed the col ors to Franks in an afternoon ceremony under an overcast sky at the corps Kef Ley Barracks Headquarters. Franks is the 35th commander to Lead the corps since it was formed in August 1918. The new commander thanked Watt for his two years of leadership saying Vii corps continues to serve the great cause of peace and Freedom even As we arc Ever mindful of changing external  in addition to compliments from Sarteur commander Gen. Crosbie e. Saint Watts received a tribute from member of the 84th army band. Staff sgt. Craig a. Sikes who played the cym Bals composed the March that the band played while Franks and Watts inspected units on the Field. Sikhs said he composed the it.  March during the summer and dedicated it to the general after having played the piano several times for him and guests at Watts Home. Watts called the corps soldiers the Fin est in the world. Let no potential adversary mistake their Low profile actions for a Lack of preparedness to fight and win Watts  value our Freedom so much that we Are willing to fight to keep  news updates dispute Over Pool Manchester . A a$30,000 kidney shaped swimming Pool built partly on City property i about to go Down the Drain. City water commissioners have voted to order Developer David Brady to get rid of the Pool which is partly in his Back Yard and partly on land owned by the Manches Ter water works. Brady said he encroached on about 5,000 Square feet of City land by mistake but commission ers said they weren t convinced. The deciding Factor apparently was the difference Between Brady spool proposal on his application for a City building permit and the Pool that eventually was  permit showed a Lap Pool entirely on Brady s land but the finished product was much larger and extended More than so feet Over the property line. Two More schools delay opening Day Frankfurt High school and Darmstadt Junior High have joined the list of schools that will not open monday forthe beginning of the 1989-90 school year in West Germany. Classes will not begin at Frankfurt High school until wednesday to allow work to continue on the old Wing of the building according to school officials. The construction of a gymnasium at Darmstadt has delayed classes for about380 students until tuesday. Department of defense dependent schools officials previously announced a delay of classes for students  Middle school Frankfurt Middle school ludwigs Burg elementary and Hanau s Argonne elementary. Is l. Earn in life or. Tech. Sgt. Lionel p. Williams a Ramstein a Honor guard member stands at attention in front of the air show memorial. Let us Pray that we never forget1 rites Mark Ramstein anniversary by Deedee Arrington  Bureau Ramstein a West Germany top ranking Safe leaders and other .  observed the first anniversary of the Ramstein air show disaster with a 45-minute remembrance service Friday. On this Day. Our memories May be so painful that we cannot live with them air Force capt. Brett c. Oxman a jewish chaplain wrote in the program for the serv ice. Yet we must. They Are the living  us Pray that we never forget but always remember before god that in his sight each person is eternally  Oxman also spoke at the interfaith service held at the base s North Side Chapel. A base spokesman estimate that 500 people attended the afternoon service which was closed to the news Media and preceded the actual anniversary by three Days. Among the participants were Safe commander Gen. Michael j. Dugan vice commander it. Gen. Clifford h. Rfcs  army Brig. Gen. Johnnie e. Wilson of the 21 St theater army area come. Flags at Ramstein a flew at half staff for part of Friday. On sunday an International memorial service will be held at Saint Nikolaus Cath Olic Church in Ramstein Village. The 4p.m. Service is being sponsored by the West German state of Rheinland Pfalz. In a statement released this week Dugan said we must never lose sight of the human dimension of tragic event Sand must always act out our caring irresponsible ways. Sometimes the value of human life is forgotten in the debates and arguments surrounding unfortunate events. Let us not Overlook the Honor and dig nity of those who perished and the sorrow of those who remain behind. Nor should we forget those who heroically responded to help in the aftermath of the  a Large number of those attending were  in uniform including Many Security police and air Crews. Military buses and trucks transported some  to the ceremony. Accompanied by an Honor guard air Force Brig. Gen. Lawrence e. Bosc Kai ser Lautem military Community commander placed a Wreath of red and White carnations and baby s breath in front of a re Sandstone memorial before the service. The memorial stands behind the Chapel atthe Center of a Circle of Concrete and wooden benches ringed with Flowers and Bushes. The Sandstone was donated by the West German Community of Ramstein Misenbach. Abronze plaque affixed to the Sandstone was purchased with Money from the flu tag 88memorial fund. The disaster occurred on aug. 28,1988, when three italian air Force lets collided at the Climax of a stunt called the pierced heart. One of the planes plunged into the crowd in a Shower of smoke and flame. Seventy people including four americans were killed and450 people were injured. Dodds still charging Naf tuition Washington non appropriate fund employees who have been paying to enrol their children in the military s Over seas schools must do so again this fall. The House armed services committee has proposed that beginning in fiscal 1990, All dependents of adults employed by non appropriated fund activities be granted Tui Tion free status within the school  fiscal year begins oct. 1. The Senate did not adopt a similar provision and department of defens dependents schools officials said they would wait for the outcome of a Confer ence committee Between both houses of Congress before changing tuition policy. Non appropriated fund employee who arc eligible for housing allowances Are exempt from tuition payments soothe Bill would affect Only those not Eligi ble for the housing allowance. Schools officials will demand pay ments for the first semester of the 1989 90 school year before tuition paying Stu dents will be enrolled. Cost per student ranges from $1,339 for  to $2,949 for students in grades nine through 12. Tuition costs were raised about $300 per student from a year ago. School officials cautioned that no re funds for the payments would be Issue regardless of the outcome of the House sponsored  2,200 children in West Ger Many paid tuition in the 1988-89 school  information May be obtained by calling civilian 06121-88231 in West Germany or ets 339-2650. Search for pakistani plane halted Islamabad Pakistan a bad weather forced the suspension Friday of a search for a Pakistan International air lines plane with 54 people  disappeared Over the Himalaya and Karakoram mountains. Two pakistani air Force aircraft Heli copters and a Small Pakistan International airlines plane scanned the mountains for signs of the twin engine Fokker-27 until the Onset of darkness and ram forced them to wait until saturday said Azra Sultan an airline  airline said the twin engine plane had not been heard from since it took off Early Friday morning on what should have been a 45-minute flight from Giglitto Islamabad. Sultan said most of the 49 passengers aboard were pakistanis but the list included an american Paul Mcgorrian a free Lance journalist believed to be from St. Petersburg Fla. There were five Crew Mem  workers in planes searched the mountains Friday but their efforts were hampered by thunderstorms and heavy  it was not known if the missing plan had encountered bad weather