European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes thursday March 1,1990mwr chief boxed in Over child care Ramstein a plans to expand service draw fire by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a. West Germany a Gerald Cardinal is faced with a dilemma that involves two of the most valued commodities and volatile issues at military bases today space and child care. Its a dilemma that has turned into a huge headache for Cardinal the base s acting morale Ana recreation chief. And Many Ramstein parents Are angry with each of the possible solutions. Space is tight at Ramstein. And 210 youngsters Ages 6 weeks to 5 years old. Arc on the waiting list at the bases child development Center for regular daily Day care. To ease the Strain on space and child care operations the bases morale welfare and recreation mar Agency under Cardinal has developed a three part plan. As proposed it would attempt to make the most out of the space available for a variety of children a activities. It also would create a total of 165 More slots in structured Day care programs for preschool and school age children. But the proposal has drawn fire from two sets of parents those whose children Ages 8 to 12, attend programs at the child development Center before and after school. And those whose school age youngsters rely on the american youth activities facility As a drop in Center after school. About 75 parents showed up at the Aya on Ramstein to protest during a heated two hour meeting Friday. Another meeting has been set for 6 30 pm March 9. A this is an emotional Issue. Not everyone of you is going to be Happy a Cardinal told the group. Under the plan the Aya would serve As a site for a supervised activity program for 90 children Ages 8 to 12 before and after school. The program which would Cost $10 to $45 per week would expand an existing offering for 30 children at the child development Center. By moving older children out of the Center the proposal would create 105 new slots there for younger children. But it would displace other children Ages 8 to 12 who drop in at the Aya after school and have Little  youngsters who pay an $18 annual membership fee would have to use another building As their base of after school activities unless they join the More structured program. Debbie Shick the child development Center director said her facility was never designed for a before and after school program. A the Aya is taking Over a program they should have already had a she said. Parents on both sides of the Issue dislike the plan because their children will he moved from one location to another. And others said the displaced children would have to make a longer Punsti Pervise walk along and across Busy streets to a new drop in Center. The new drop in Center would be the Midnight Star a teen Center that has seen Little use on weekdays. If it replaces the Aya As a drop in Center teens would Only be Able to use the Midnight Star on weekends. The revamped programs originally scheduled to Start March 5, have been put off to give the Community time to respond. The delay also will allow mar officials time to review their options. The plan was drawn up in response to complaints that youngsters received too Little supervision at the Aya after school said Ken Wierleski the Aya program director. A basically parents want accountability. Most of All they want to know that their kids Are in Safe hands a Wierleski said. A with the youth activities program its been harder and harder to meet these needs. A there Are a Large number of kids coming in at a time. Some stay for a minute some for an hour they re Over at the by housing. And we have no authority no right to say a you cannot leave the building or the  updated satanic verses London apr British moslem appealed to the High court on monday to overrule a lower court and bring author Salman Rushdie and the publishers of his novel Quot the satanic verses a to trial under Britain s blasphemy Law. The British moslem action front is seeking a judicial review of a March 1989 decision by the chief metropolitan magistrate sir David Hopkin. Hopkin had refused the plea on grounds that the blasphemy Laws applied Only to the Christian religion. Pay increases for child care workers should arrive within next 3 months product recall Munich West Germany a amps a cafes Europe recalled its picnic Brand of sliced pork shoulder lunch meat on wednesday. The recall is for 8-ounce packages with a Sale Dale of March 5 and 15-ounce packages with Sale Dales of March 7 and March 8. Exchange spokeswoman Barbara Kirsch said. The products tested positive for a microorganism called listeria Monocyte genes. She said. While healthy individuals would probably not be affected Kirsch said that the microorganism May cause illness in infants or elderly people if ingested in Large enough quantities. There is no known toxic level but the . Department of agriculture has recommended a Zero level for the microorganism s presence in food she said. Customers May return the lunch meat for a full refund Kirsch  heart attack kills no in Italy Vicenza Italy a a Soldier with the -8th trans platoon 22nd air support group died wednesday from an apparent heart attack. Staff sgt. Tommy l. Ray 38, collapsed while walking along a Street at Caserma de Croc. He was taken by ambulance to the 45th Field Hospital where he died. Ray. A native of Raleigh n.c., is survived by his wife and three children. A memorial service will be held at ii . Friday at the Post Chapel. By Rosemary Sawyer staff writer non appropriated fund workers at military child care facilities worldwide should receive promised pay raises within the next three months defense department officials say. A two year test program developed by the Pentagon a family support education and safety office will mean More Money for the workers who earn an average of $4.50 an hour. The plan divides workers according to their experience and training into two a pay bands called child care i and ii said Carl Burghardt director of the defense department non appropriated fund policy office. A entry level wages for someone with Little or no experience will be Between $5.70 and $8.09 per hour. Employees moving up the progression ladder will see wages of $6.98 to $10.16 per hour a Burghardt said. Along with the wage increases the test program will allow management More flexibility in promoting employees for performance and completion of training requirements. In addition an exemption from the defense department hiring freeze opens the Way for the hiring of 1,000 appropriated fund child care workers this year. The pay increases resulted from november a military child care act that directed the Pentagon to increase compensation of workers directly involved in child care. The act requires the defense department to pay for the wage increases and it prohibits centers from raising fees to cover the pay hikes. A the purpose of the wage increase is to decrease the turnover of care giving employees in our child development centers which in turn will improve the Quality of services offered a said Linda Smith a specialist in the defense department child development program in Washington. Turnover rates that sometimes run As High As 300 percent a have negative effects on children a development a she said. . Air forces Europe spokesman capt. De Worley said wednesday that Safe is awaiting implementation instructions from the air Force and department of defense. But the raises could take effect in april or May Worley said. Army and Navy officials in Europe could provide no details wednesday on when workers would receive raises. Smith stressed however that the wage increase is not a a Giveaway program and training and Job performance requirements will be strict. Smithy said people who do not meet the requirements will be let go. A we expect to attract More qualified and motivated personnel and require training As a condition of  contributing to this report staff writer Janet Howells Tierney in Washington. 5-year-old forced to drink Bourbon Dies fort Worth Texas apr a 5-year-old boy who drank 10 ounces of Bourbon after an adult allegedly told him to do so a like a Many died wednesday morning after his removal from life sup port systems authorities said Everman police sgt. Mark Bigler said Thomas Griffin died at Cook fort Worth children a medical Center at about 8 45 . The Respirator supporting the youngsters breathing was disconnected at about 10 . Tuesday but the child had continued to breathe on his own. The Hospital was not releasing any further details on the child. Police in suburban Everman said the boy was Given the alcohol at a party Friday night and a told to drink it like a  Anthony Jimerson 21, of Forest Hills was being held in the Tarrant county jail in lieu of $100,000 bail after being charged with injury to a child officials said. There was no immediate word on whether the charges would be changed in Light of the boys death. The boy was taken to the Hospital saturday afternoon after he went into convulsions Everman police sgt. Mark Bigler said. At one Point the boys blood alcohol level was about .55 percent Bigler said. The minimum level to be considered legally intoxicated in most states is less than one fifth that. Doctors said he would probably have suffered irreversible brain damage the officer said. T at the time the boy drank the liquor Jimerson was visiting the fort Worth area apartment of Raymond smother Patricia Griffin 31, police said. It was not Clear wednesday whether Griffin knew that the boy was being Given the alcohol or whether she found out about the drinking after the boy began having convulsions. Red Cross refund offer draws Little interest Stuttgart West Germany a amps a no donors have asked the american red Cross european Headquarters to return Money they gave to the organizations California earthquake Relief fund a spokeswoman said wednesday. Last week the Headquarters offered to return donations to people who did no to like the Way the Money was being used. One donor requested half of her $50 contribution Back but changed her mind after being told of red Cross plans for the remaining $40 million in donations spokeswoman Joanne Jones said. The red Cross is reserving that amount for the additional earthquake Bills for continuing Aid to earthquake victims and for earthquake preparedness programs. A a in a surprised we even had one request a Jones said. The european Headquarters raised More than $100,000 for the earthquake Relief she said