European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 a a the stars and stripes sunday july 15,1990 what to do with base by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer German readers of a Wiesbaden newspaper can cast votes this week on what they a like to see happen to Wiesbaden a if its . Army tenants move out. The newspaper is Basing its Straw vote on pro spec top withdrawals in Europe that could result in >41 a Tori n Nln. Milf i. T i. Live troop Vonu Awais in Europe that could result in the airfields closure. Wic Badener Ochenblatt readers were invited to submit their own ideas or choose from several proposals from local residents and politicians. Choices listed on the clip out ballot include convert tag the Airfield into an Industrial area civilian Airfield Park and open air concert Arena Racetrack trash dump or Tram station. The ballot also asks readers to explain their choices. Almost 100 responses were received by the newspaper the Day after the front Page editorial and ballot were published editor Hartmut Geislor said Friday. The 16-Page shopper gets stuffed in the mailboxes of about 134,000 Wiesbaden area residents each week. Geislor said the newspaper May run the ballot a second time before tabulating the results. Along with . Temperatures july 13 Hilo printing the tally the staff plans to Send the readers opinions to local politicians. Geisler doubted whether the poll would greatly influence the future of the Airfield but he said officials might keep the citizens wishes Quot in the Back of their Airfield has sparked controversy in Wiesbaden since the army announced nearly five years ago that it planned to station Apache attack helicopters there. An opposition Campaign by local residents and politicians forced the army to postpone the stationing indefinitely. Residents of the Hessen capital say the aircraft cause noise and unnecessary safety risks to the heavily populated Rhein main Region. Wiesbaden military Community spokesman George Polich said it would be inappropriate to comment on the newspapers front Page query. Quot we truly truly done to know Here in Wiesbaden what the army or the air Force is going to decide As to the future military use of Wiesbaden a a Polich said. Furthermore the Community would never Quot presume to say what might be the use of Wiesbaden a should it Ever be returned to German Polich added that if the base is Given up the property will go to the Federal government anyway. Even though there Are no moving vans in sight Wiesbaden politicians and citizens Are already hotly debating the Issue the Ochenblatt editorial said cite Hall officials Are pondering possible Industrial uses for the 600-acre installation. Frankfurt residents Are eyeing the base for use As an Annex to Frankfurt International Airport. A then instead of attack helicopters there will be jumbo jets Over Erlenheim. Nordenstedt and Bier Stadt a the editorial said. A the noise and smell would surely be As bad As the editorial noted the proposal from a Young socialist group for a nature Park and concert Arena. And it said nostalgic residents would like to see the base made into a Racetrack As it was in the 1920s. Others have suggested building a train station for a planned High Speed train that is expected to run to Wiesbaden since the bases location provides easy Access to autobahn 66. The editorial Pooh poohed the idea of the Airfield being made into a train dump calling it Quot wildest and most unrealistic suggestion. Sailau City administrator Lothar Manker had said he envisioned the air base being converted into a huge garbage dump for the entire main Taurus Region. Abilino Texas a Akron Canton cd Albany, a Albuquerque a. Amarillo a Anchorage a allanic Austin a Baltimore of Baton . . 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The communist regime is an animal Avni Azizi a 23-year-old albanian tailor said shortly after leaving the train. Quot there was no Way to a we All think that at the most in one year the whole albanian people will be free a he added. The group of 125 albanians arrived in the Southern West German City of Heidelberg on saturday following a 26-hour train journey from Italy via Basel Switzerland. About 4,500 albanian refugees who had fled to foreign embassies in the capital of Tirana were evacuated in a sea lift across the Adriatic sea to Brindisi Italy on Friday. The refugees began crowding into foreign embassies two weeks ago seeking flee their hard line country which resisted the kinds of sweeping reforms that have radically altered other East european countries. Of Refuge to As Vajmir Faro i among the group yes in Heidelberg said be saw two albanian guards fired on would be refugees As they fled to the embassies. Two of those under West German Protection were shot and wounded West German foreign ministry officials said earlier in Bonn. Venkeo Halili a 24-year-old Mechanic said we Are leaving our country because we Don t want these communists we Are Young. We Are poor. We be never even seen a discotheque. He said a first Well stay Here and then some May want to go to the United mates or to other european nations. We chose the German embassy not because we wanted to stay there but at least we could get in three West German trains went to la pick up the approximately 3,200 albanians who had sought Refuge in the West German embassy. In Basel they boarded smaller trains that took them throughout the Day saturday to 14 towns in West Germany where they were to be housed in temporary shelters. Commissaries test sales of Flowers Zweir Cicen West Germany a the army commissary system has begun Selling fresh Cut Flowers at several test stores in order to gauge customer demand for the service. Commissaries at Stuttgart a Patch Barracks Giessen and Schweinfurt All in West Germany and at Vicenza and Livorno Italy will sell the Flowers through september. If sales Are Good the service will be expanded to other commissaries said Denise Gomes an army commissary spokeswoman. Four different size Flower arrangements and individual roses will be offered for Sale thursdays through saturdays at the test locations. Record wheat crop Washington apr the . Wheat crop this year is a whopper despite floods in some areas and drought in others the agriculture department says. All told the crop May be about 2.7 billion bushels a six year High and 33 percent More than last year s Harvest the department said
