European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 a a the stars and stripes Friday june 15, 1990gray skies expected to continue Offenbach West Germany a amps a the gloomy weather in Central West Germany will persist until sunday a spokesman for the West German weather Bureau said thursday. A on sunday we should see some Sun and temperatures in the 80s All Over the country the spokesman said. _ a on monday the sunny and relatively warm weather should persist but on tuesday it will Cloud up but not rain. On wednesday Well see plenty of rain All Over the country. Summer officially begins thursday. The spokesman said he was going out on a limb in trying to predict the weather beyond a three Day period but a new computer gives the office the capability of making better Long Range predictions. School family programs crucial during cuts Dod official says a of a tamic. Quot Amy Geiszler Jones . Bureau High Wycombe England a overseas education and family support programs need to remain Strong during base closures and troop reductions a top Pentagon official says. Millicent Woods said one of her Short term goals is to ensure that the total family is considered during troop reduction discussions in the defense department. A a its very important that the family programs continue to provide steady support and Quality service a said the Deputy assistant Secretary of defense for family support education and safety. A a we re dealing with More than just the soldiers Woods said wednesday that she believes it is important to maintain the same level of service to give people maximum stability during a a time that is very Uncertain for a i want to make it Clear that our Overall approach at my level is to have the schools provide the same course offerings and the same Quality of education and to make it Clear that our intent is to make the changes in the schools take place As the enrolment drops a she said in an interview after giving the commencement address for London Central High school. Her office intends to keep family advocacy programs involving Domestic abuse a going As strongly As a a it a something that has come up As i talk to Community commanders a she said. A a they re concerned that during the transition with people having added stress be dealing with Domestic violence issues increasingly. I think there is a general belief that these programs have been beneficial and they done to want it to Woods who was appointed in March said she has been i Morejo with the education offered in the do a Muntu a fun defense dependents schools but she would like to see i nation activities and advanced Ian Guage courses beefed up. A u7\e g0als in education that we talk about As a nation Are to help the . Students become competitive in a global Economy a the North Carolina native said. A i think Dodds has a particularly unique Opportunity to help make that happen. A or would like to see that kind of emphasis. We re also intent on increasing math and science in the schools and increasing students performances in those before her appointment the 44-year-old Woods was vice president of corporate planning and evaluation for the National american red update Kirghizia strife Moscow apr ethnic violence killed 148 people and wounded 885 this month in the Central asian Republic of Kirghizia the official soviet news Agency Tass said wednesday. Tass said 748 of the injured had to be hospitalized and said a search was continuing for a police officer who vanished june 7. No new outbreaks were reported in the Region near the Border City of Osh in Western Kirghizia where clashes arising from a land dispute began on june 2 Between ethnic kirghiz and uzbeks both sunni moslem. The argument involves allocation of land in a densely populated Region where housing is scarce. It was the latest in a series of bloody civil conflicts to trouble president Mikhail s. Gorbachev a found dead 4 soldiers sentenced to prison for theft of audio video goods Heidelberg West Germany a amps a four privates have been sentenced to prison for using stolen sales stickers to shoplift More than $7,000 Worth of audio and video equipment from an cafes store a spokeswoman said thursday. Pfc. Ronald e. White 21, and pfc. John m. Jeffery 20, were sentenced each to 24 months confinement said Mickie Eichmeier a spokeswoman for the 21st theater army area come. Pfc. Eric l. Anderson 20, and pfc. Stacy a. Massengill 21, were sentenced to 14 months each Eichmeier said. The soldiers All truck Drivers for the 503rd trans co in Heidelberg also received bad conduct discharges during their individual general courts martial held last week. Each Soldier was convicted of several counts of larceny and false swearing. The false swearing charges were filed after the soldiers initially lied to investigators about their part in the scheme the spokeswoman said. The four were apprehended in february after military police investigators received an Anonymous tip. Eichmeier gave the following account of the Case in september or october of last year White stole a stack of red Courtesy stickers from the army and air Force Exchange service store in Mannheim. The stickers Are used by store employees to Mark Large items that have been paid for. White took the stickers to Heidelberg and shared them with the other three soldiers. Between november and february White used his stickers to steal a television an amplifier and a videocassette recorder from the Heidelberg sight and sound Center. The merchandise was Worth $920. Jeffery began stealing items from the Center in october. Over the next three months he walked out with a television three Vars two audio equalizers and a cassette deck player. The total was $3,049. Between october and december Anderson stole two Vars a cassette deck and an amplifier Worth $1,135. Massengill whose thefts began in october walked out with $1,910 Worth of Vars before being caught in february. In dormitory room 5 dead 277 injured As vigilantes Span Dahlem a West Ger a a Many a amps a a non commissioned officer was found dead in his dormitory room on base at 11 . Thursday. The cause of death was unknown. Co workers went to the a co a room when he did not show up for work said staff sgt. Paula Rogers a base spokeswoman. The dead Many a name was being withheld pending notification of his scout Stuttgart West Germany a a Junior at Patch High school has attained the rank of Eagle scout the highest Honor in boy scouting. Christopher t. Hancock has earned 33 Merit badges during his eight years in scouting. For his Eagle scout project he coordinated a bicycle safety Rodeo at Kelley Barracks. Participants had the Chance to have their bicycles inspected take a written safety quiz and ride through a performance course. The 16-year-old is the son of Ben and Rosie Graham and is a member of troop 154. To earn the Eagle scout award a boy scout must fulfil requirements in the areas of leadership service and outdoor skills. This includes earning at least 21 Merit badges and completing a Community service project. Turn against romanian protesters Bucharest Romania apr tens of thousands of workers responded to a Call for help in putting Down anti government protests by streaming into Bucharest thursday clubbing people and ransacking opposition party offices. Health ministry officials said five people were killed and 277 injured in two Days of violence the country a worst since the december revolution that toppled and executed dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. There were unconfirmed reports of More than a dozen deaths. Deputy health minister Radu Dop said 80 people were hospitalized. The clashes began before Dawn wednesday when club wielding police broke up a nearly two month anti government protest in Central University Square. Later police opened fire on demonstrators who attacked state television the Interior ministry and the Headquarters of the new intelligence service. Early thursday soldiers fired at demonstrators who threw firebombs at police Headquarters. Sporadic gunfire echoed across Bucharest. In Washington the Bush administration condemned a in the strongest possible terms what it called a government inspired vigilante White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said the violence a departs from the commonly accepted norms of democracy and the Rule of the pro gov emment workers who streamed into Bucharest thursday heeded a Call from president elect Ion Iliescu in a televised speech to put Down what he termed an attempt by a a fascists to overthrow the government. He repeated the Call thursday in a speech to supporters outside government Headquarters. Thousands of miners packed University Square clubbing reporters and people they thought were opposition sympathizers. After the clash state to said Interior minister Mihai Chirac had been replaced. Chirac a general was criticized for alleged involvement in the suppression of the pro democracy revolution last year and for the Way police put Down protests wednesday. But no reason was Given for his dismissal. Chirac was replaced by Dora Viorel Ursu chief judge of the three Man panel in Sabiu presiding Over the trial of Nicu Ceausescu the son of the former dictator. He is charged with complicity to genocide. Anti government demonstrators on wednesday ransacked and set fire to police Headquarters set a smaller government building ablaze and forced their Way into television Headquarters halting All broadcasting for an hour. Along the Way they overturned and set fire to cars and other vehicles. Soldiers and police defending government buildings or moving to retake them periodically fired on demonstrators. Rompers the romanian press Agency reported a a Many arrests. The demonstrators who held a round the clock Vigil in University Square for 53 Days claim Iliescu does no to want a free Market and Westem style democracy which they advocate. They also demanded a 10-year ban on sex communists holding Public office and an Independent television station. The pro government demonstrators mostly workers from the capitals factories and mines chanted a Iliescu the workers Are with
