European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                ?ago2 a a a the stars and stripes wednesday thursday july 4/5,1990 Raf Wethersfield England a amps -3.the Pentagon on top Day deactivate the first of 12 overseas bases marked for ensure earlier this year. Raf Weth Tofield the Home of the 819th civil end amp so will be turned Over to the British ministry of defense later this year said 3rc$air Force spokesman capt. Raymond Mai poll. The ministry has a jux plans yet for the base which is near Blu tree Essex 30 Miles North of London % disbanding the unit Wilt save the  government about $12 million Over the next two years air Force officials said. The departure of 500 military and 18 . Civilians from the 819th Over the next two months will Mark the end of a Long american presence at the base. The Airfield was used by us. Units during world War ii and later was the Home of the 20th tac fighter Wing now at Raf upper  is one of three american bases in Britain that will be ceasing operations under the plan announced in january by defense Secretary Dick Cheney some people at Raf Fairford in Southwest England have begun the Ntxo dus from that facility. Fairford Mich was used by 13 Kc-li5 Stra Tothaker refuelling aircraft from the european Tanker task Force will remain under . Control As a standby Airfield the planes and some of the personnel Are being transferred to Raf Milde Mihalk Raf Greenham common Home of. X demo sales Wiesbaden West Gernell by a of facials at the defense Recti Livion and marketing office have announced retail sales for Friday. \ the Hanau demo will Haw its monthly property Sale in building 636 at Gross nauheim Cavern. % items available include bicycles Clit tronic equipment curtain panels dream Sers Kitchen cabinets sofas and chairs. Only dollars will be accepted and Alt sales Are final. The Sale is open from 9 . To 10 . To . Identification card holders Only and from 10 . To noon to the general Public. All purchases must be removed following the Sale. Further information is available from the Hanau demo at ets 322-8281 or German civilian 06181-55614. A the Meckenheim demo will hold a retail Sale from 9 . To 11 . In building 1040 at the Friedrich old service Center. Only . Identification card holders May participate. Office and household furniture will be available and customers May pay in dollars or Marks. Items will be sold a was  customers arc responsible for removing their property immediately after the Sale. Additional information is available from the demo at ets 380-6022 or German civilian 0621-473231. Gold Star will replace incorrect voltage units Munich West Germany a amps a Gold Star co. Refrigerators and freezers sold at cafes Between March and May were equipped with the wrong voltage regulators according to an cafes statement. The appliances were sent with 100/220 Volt regulators instead of 110/220 Volt regulators. They will not operate efficiently on 110 volts a to cafes spokeswoman said. If customers think they May have6ne of the refrigerators or freezers they should Contact the cafes store \ 4icre it was purchased for further assistance. Gold Star co. Will Send technicians to replace the voltage units. / a amps Dave Didio Day for canadians fireworks helped troops and family in our West Germany celebrate members at the Canadian forces base their a final Holiday sunday. A. Quot in. A a a  a. Heroism award for Rescue by Steve Taylor Munich Bureau a member of the army a special forces has received the soldiers medal for pulling a fellow service member from a smoke and flame filled apartment. Sgt. 1st Clasi Gary Bedzyk received the medal at g ceremony monday at Flint Cavern in bad Tolz West Germany. The award is the army a highest peacetime Honor for heroism involving voluntary risk of life. The Rescue took place Early dec. 31, 1988, just 30 Days after Bedzyk arrived for duty with co a 1st in 10th special forces group. He was awakened shortly before 4 . By the screams of his wife Nancy. Mrs. Bedzyk suffering from Jet lag since her recent arrival from the states was watching television when she saw the smoke from the apartment below. Dressed in Only a pair of jeans Bedzyk ran downstairs to the second floor apartment of sgt. 1st class John Mchugh and banged on the door. Bedzyk called out hoping to locate his Friend from the sound of Nis voice. He faintly heard a voice from the apartment. A fortunately the door was unlocked a Bedzyk said. Hugging the floor Bedzyk worked his to through the apartment and found Mchugh Quot lying on the floor in front of the living room window Quot he said. The flames were growing engulfing the dining room and Kitchen. Heat and smoke were choking the men. Bedzyk said he grabbed Mchughs arms and pulled him through the apartment and out the door. They collapsed momentarily gasping for breath. Bedzyk then helped Mchugh Down the Steps and out of the building. A witness sgt. 1st class Paul Ford later reported that despite the pleas of his wife Bedzyk returned to the stairwell which by then was filled with smoke. He tried urgent of the third floor where people were trapped but the barefooted and Bare chested Bedzyk was driven Back by the of thick smoke into the 28-degree night. Ford and Bedzyk then threw the residents a rope providing the Only Means of escape from the fire roaring from the second floor. The fire caused $200,000 damage gutting Mchughs apartment and causing extensive smoke damage to the apartments above. Officials said the cause was unattended cooking. Bedzyk a 14-year Veteran from cold water mich., disdains the hero Label. Quot i was just reacting to a situation that i m trained to do Quot he said. The 501st tac missile Wing is closing As part of the intermediate Range nuclear orces treaty. The treaty requires removal of All ground launched cruise missiles at the base by june 1991. Tuesday s deactivation ceremony at Wethersfield wont be official until aug. 31. When most of the base population will be gone. I wanted to hold the ceremony while the majority of the members of the unit were still Here to allow them to participate a said col. John t. High the 819th commander. News updates Israel Rele bbses poet Haifa Israel map a an israeli Arab poet charged with identifying with a terrorist organization  been released from a net court judge. 49-year-old account poetical poetry was arrest in mid june s poems could incite n of Habiby a poems House arrest by a Shafik Habib Tant known for placed under to after police said violence. Publica1 was also banned the move space legislators and tace writers Union. Amp Asylum denied 1 protests by Arab palestinian israeli Helsinki Fin announced mom ind apr Finland that it has denied political Asylum to a 20-year-old soviet hijacking suspect Junio forced a Domestic flight to land at Helsinki. The decision c Interior ministry Justice ministry lot be appealed the id in a statement officials will now con Sider the soviet unions request for the extradition of statement said. Leg Kozlov the Kozlov was detained by finnish authorities on june in after he allegedly threatened to blow up a twin Jet Tupoljev 134 jetliner with 59 other passengers and Crew members if it did not land outside the soviet Union. Scouts Munich West Germany a after a decade in boy scouting Christian fail Mezger of troop 703 has reached the rank of Eagle scout. A for his Eagle project the 1990 Munich High school graduate conducted a Christmas toy drive to Benefit the children of non German refugees americans and retarded German children. He and his volunteers logged 191 hours of work. Failmezger is the son of cmdr. Victor and Pat Failmezger. To earn the Eagle scout award a boy scout must fulfil requirements in leadership service and outdoor skills. As part of these requirements he must earn at least 21 Merit badges and Complete a Community service project. Elections Washington a Minnesota new York Vermont and Utah will hold primaries on sept. 1l the winners of these primaries will compete in the Noy. 6 general elections. A completed Federal postcard application should be mailed Early to ensure timely receipt of a ballot officials said. Service members government employees and their family members who Are residents of these states should Contact their unit voting officers for details on How to Register and obtain Absentee ballots. Correction a Story in yesterdays editions incorrectly reported the rape and Home base for Paul Burnley. Burnley is a senior airman assigned to the 608th Aerial port so at Ramstein a West Germany