European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a the stars and stripes tuesday March 13,1990 thanks to diner boy escaped family a Fate in restaurant fire by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Frankfurt West Germany a an american who was badly injured in a restaurant fire last week said he jumped out of a window carry ing a child whose parents were killed in the incident. The Many a Story explains How 4-year-old Brandon Atkins escaped the death trap that killed his parents grandmother brother and sister on March 7. The Man a 22-year-old civilian is being treated for a broken hip socket broken Elbow and multiple bruises a spokesman for the Frankfurt  regional medical Center said monday the Many a German Girlfriend also died in the Blaze which killed 11 people. Brandon was in satisfactory condition a with Burns at the  medical Center monday. His sister Kesha 8, was in critical condition and under sedation in Frankfurt University Hospital with head and internal injuries Burns and broken Bones. Kesha also was found on the Street outside the second floor koryo chinese korean restaurant. The Frankfurt  Hospital commander or. Col Ronald r. Blanck said Brandon remembered part of the fire and wanted to know about his family. In the presence of a family Friend he was told first that Kesha survived. Among the 11 who died in the fire were . Army sgt. Errol Atkins 33 Marva Atkins 34 Tanya Atkins 13 and Errol Atkins jr., who would have turned 2 on sunday. Also killed was Margaret Ramsey Marva Atkins Mother. The family was in the restaurant for a going away dinner for Ramsey who was to return to her Home in Belize the next Day. Army officials have yet to determine the Long term status of the two surviving children. In the interim an  staff news update worshippers barred Paris apr riot police barred about 100 roman Catholic conservatives from entering an empty Church sunday where they hoped to celebrate a traditional mass. The worshippers adherents of excommunicated French archbishop Marcel Lefebvre held their mass in the Street next to the Church in suburban Argenteuil. Brandon Atkins Center with his parents and his two Sisters from left sgt. Enrol and Marva Atkins Tanya and Kesha. Brandon a brother Errol jr., is not pictured. Brandon and Kesha were the Only ones to survive the March 7 fire in Frankfurt. Sergeant from Mainz who grew up with their father in Belize has been granted temporary custody. That will enable the children to avoid being placed in a Foster Home while their permanent Home is decided. Errol Atkins had 11 Brothers and Sisters Many of whom live in new York City or Belize. A brother is stationed at fort Ord Calif. The family of Atkins wife is in Belize. A everything is very preliminary a said maj. Michael Spradlin the Deputy chief of the hospitals social work service. Atkins had discussed the possibility of the children living with one of his Sisters in Belize in the event of an Accident his company commander said. A but we can to find a will a said capt. Patsy Renee Jones Lugo commander of co b at the Frankfurt Hospital where Atkins was the non commissioned officer in charge of the dermatology clinic. Marva Atkins worked in the operations division of v corps As a budget assistant. A memorial service for the family was to be held at 4 . Tuesday in the Frankfurt  regional medical Center Chapel. Army Captain pleads guilty to steroid offences Elpaso Texas a amps a an  Captain from fort Bliss who participated in bodybuilding competitions while stationed in West Germany has pleaded guilty to iwo felony counts of Possession of steroids with intent to distribute. Capt. Clint Medford faces sentencing on april 4 in Federal court in Elpaso according to . Postal inspector Bill Ross. Medford who previously was stationed in Darmstadt West Germany was arrested july 21 in Erlanger Kyd a in North americans largest confiscation of steroids intended for illicit use. Seized in the bust were 25,790 units of steroids from european countries Worth approximately $2.1 million in Street value. Medford who was an aide in Darmstadt to the Deputy commander of the 32nd  air defense come was charged along with the Driver of the truck hauling the steroids and officials from a Canadian pharmaceutical company. Medford originally was charged with Possession of steroids with intent to distribute conspiracy and giving false statements to a Federal Law officer before being allowed to plea bargain to the two counts. Safe cuts spending for intelligence by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a West Germany a . Air forces Europe is cutting spending for intelligence systems exercises and other programs under the command s 1990 operations and maintenance budget of $ 1.0579 billion. A Safe a fiscal 1990 share of the defense budget is $86.7 million less than it received in 1989. A a we be Cut a lot of. Programs that have less priority in terms of maintaining. Our Mission readiness a said col. . Prokuski the commands comptroller. A the things that we have done should be transparent. The airman on the line should not really see the consequences of the draw Down in the  Safe decision makers tried to soften the Impact on the commands bases but fell a a couple of million dollars Short of maintaining 1989 Levels of financial support Prokuski said. A but we might be Able to restore or build that Back up As the year goes along a he said. The command usually learns in september about end of year Money that will be available. The budget cuts also Call for holding six fewer exercises involving stateside units than were planned for 1990. Safe provides operation and maintenance funding support for units from the United states that deploy to Europe. Twenty one deployments were held in 1989 with a budget of $4.5 million. The 1990 budget of $3 million will support 19 instead of the 25 deployments originally planned. Not affected Are Safe deployments to such locations As Deci mom Annu a Sardinia Torrejon a Spain and in Ciurlik a Turkey. Other cuts include a the contract air program which trained tactical air controllers and was used to calibrate new radar. The 1989 funding was $2.5 million and there is no funding this year. A funding for leased Long line circuits such As Telephone lines was Cut from $13.6 million in 1989 to $9.1 million in 1990. A the budgets for War Reserve ammunition and equipment were sliced from $14.6 million in 1989 to $13 million in 1990.ns test March 21 Heidelberg West Germany the City of Heidelberg will be testing its air raid sirens wednesday March 21, Between 10 . And 10 30 ., according to Usa eur officials. The test will begin with a one minute continuous Monotone signal at 10 05 . It will be followed by other sirens at Bow ., 10 13 . And again at 10 17 . The sirens do not indicate any danger and they should not be cause for alarm Usa eur officials  an article in a faces a no places column this week incorrectly described Georg c. Wallace As a the later governor of Alabama. Wallace 70, is still living. Go cuts not expected to Force teacher layoffs by Jimi Jones education writer bad kiss1ngen, West Germany a the director of the overseas school system said monday that troop reductions in Central Europe should not cause forced layoffs among teachers. John Stromple said that of the troops Are drawn Down there will be a natural reduction in the number of teachers because 36 percent of them Are wives or husbands of military members. Additionally the school system hires about 1,800 new teachers each year. A we can put the brakes on hiring if we have to a Stromple said in an interview. Quot we should not have a significant Impact if we re allowed to maintain our Pupil Tea Char ratio and 1 have every reason to believe we  Stromple was in West Germany to open a we Klong conference for More than 200 administrators attending a workshop. Stromple said Congress is studying requests for school renovations and additions in the fiscal 1991 defense budget. However defense Secretary Dick Cheney has imposed a moratorium on military construction until april 30. A you can see the Wisdom of the Congress and the department of defense because until they know precisely How they Are going to station troops it does no to make much sense to Start renovating or building schools where there wont be any  once the stationing is settled Viand if troops Are retained in Central Europe 1 believe Well be authorized to go ahead with renovations Stremple said. Quot if we stay i believe facilities will be brought up to  in remarks to the administrators Stremple referred to president Bush a Challenge to make american l Dren competitive in math and science by inc j 200�. A a a i a we can do it. We be done it in the past 2 a we have the raw material for it. We have the p Tise to do it. Its a matter of focus.�?�. He stressed that schools must do a better to teaching math science and foreign languages a americans interest in Public education is being by the Economy. _. Jalc a a there a a concern about our competitiveness i world. We need people who understand cite a a who understand the communications Movi said of future students. On he told the educators their meeting Agenda  the workshop includes Sest Lon or found character development education in the year restructuring american education