European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday August 4, 1090 the stars and stripes 4t k k Pago 3 Kas Jim of Thiim we of dust Billows As troops from the 97th signal in Mannheim train in the Lamper theim Forest area. At right Forest overseer Joachim Lohrbach discusses the dry spell s effects Trees like people bewildered by the heat by Dave Walczak staff writer. Lamper theim West Germany a the change of seasons has come Early to the Lamper theim Forest. Too Early says Joachim Lohrbach. Lohrbach the West German governments overseer of the Forest noticed the Onset of autumn like conditions in mid july. The leaves of the forests Beech Trees have turned Brown Pine Trees which cover about two thirds of the 240-Square-Milc area have exchanged Many of their Bright Blue Green Needles for those of sickly yellow. Lohrbach could look skyward Friday to see the reason for the Early autumn conditions. The cloudless Blue indicated another Day without rain. In addition afternoon temperatures climbed into the 90s. Related Story Page 13. Quot the weather Here is like Northern Spain at the moment a Lohrbach said. The Forest is used extensively As a Small unit training area by the estimated 8,800 army troops stationed in and around the neighbouring Mannheim Community. The army has banned the use of flammable materials by the troops because Ofair Force no Dies in Naples Hospital Naples Italy a an air Force stall sergeant assigned to natos Southern forces Headquarters died wednesday evening in the Naples Navy Hospital an air Force spokesman said Friday staff sgt. Tracy a Reid be Hel 31, assigned to the air Force element at natos Allied forces Southern Europe died of cardiopulmonary arrest. Sgt. Richard Tatum said kid Bethel was admitted to the Hospital july 28 after suffering an asthma attack he said. The Philadelphia resident who was a computer systems operator is survived by her husband Alfred Bethel her Daugthers Crystal Swint and Andrea Bethel and her parents Clayton and Julia Reid of West Cape May . The arid conditions. Until the ban is lifted troops in the Forest will have to do without Lares smoke grenades artillery simulator rounds and explosive Booby traps Lohrbach said the drought has withered up to 30 percent of the Pine sprouts that forestry officials planted in the Spring. He said irrigation is not possible because the Forest contains neither lakes nor  the three week drought that has stricken the Lamper theim Forest in the lower Rhine Valley extends to the Southwest encompassing the West German states of Rheinland Pfalz and Saarland Harold Strauss a climatologist for the air forces 2nd weather so at Kapaun air station near Kaiserslautern said the last drought of similar duration occurred in 1976, when the area went without rainfall from june 5 to july 9. The Kaiserslautern area received 0.92 Inch of rain during july making it the third driest july in the area since the 2nd weather so began compiling statistics in 1952, about 1.78 inches of rain fell in the area during july 1989. A record 6.03 inches fell during july 1980.a a it a unusual not to have rain in this area for such a Long time Quot Strauss said. A dry weather Here is usually interrupted by thunderstorms but that Hasni to occurred this  the army is not the Only organization withering in the dry heat. West German officials in the town Flam Wertheim Forest  4 n Vern Helm Mannheim autobahn 6 w m Wesr gain Many Eva  Kisiday Frankenstein about 120 Miles cast of Ramstein a have banned car washes because of the drought Strauss said. The heat also prompted merchants Bank officials to curtail hours at two of its Branch offices in the Kaiserslautern area Friday. The Vogel web and Ramstein South Side branches will be open from 8 . Until noon during the week instead of until late afternoon As Long As inc unusually hot weather persists. No specific temperature guideline has been set to determine when the Banks will return to Normal hours. A it was just getting to be a steam oven up there a a merchants spokeswoman Avo Nice Wise said of the to Gelwich Branch. On Friday afternoon engineers sprayed water on the roof of the merchants office in to Gelwich to try to lower the temperature inside. A training exercise at Gralen Wuhr involving my tanks went on As scheduled Friday despite the weather. Col. Steve Robinette commander of the 2nd Arr i Cav regt a command and control so said he Quot can to remember a Lime that its been this dry in Germany Quot but insisted that the conditions a were nothing we can to Deal  Robinette has been stationed in the Gralen Wuhr area on and off since 1969. A West German meteorologist said Friday that the hot dry weather will continue through the weekend. Uwe West of the West German weather service in Frankfurt predicted that temperatures will begin to fall by monday and that thundershowers will develop Over most of Germany by late monday or Early tuesday. Airman gets jail term for fatal crash bit Burg a West Germany a amps a a 23-year-old airman w to caused a car Accident that killed a first Grade teacher has been sentenced to 30 months in jail. A airman 1st class John Riveles of the 3fith Supply so at Pitburg was found guilty in a general court martial of one count each of involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving. A second count of reckless driving was dismissed. The court martial was held july 16 through 20. Terrie Roberts 34, died of a broken neck at the scene of the Accident at 10 40 . On oct. 22. The Oregon City ore., native taught at Enburg elementary school. Her passenger Michael Zimmer of Dud Eldorf West Germany is paralysed from the Waist Down As a result of the Accident. Reveles bruised his left shoulder in the crash. Testimony during the four Day court martial revealed that Reveles had been at a parly on the night of the Accident. His wife had taken him Home but the id paso Texas native later left again in the car experts testified that Reveles car was travelling at about 60 Miles per hour when he lost control of the vehicle and collided with Roberts Van at a major curve on Skudrin Strasse near the base. In add Tioff to the jail term the six member panel of officers and enlisted personnel gave Reveles a bad conduct discharge ordered hint in unfed $150 a month for 30 months and demoted him to the lowest enlisted  workers at . Bases walk off Job Ankara. Turkey a j a turkish workers pm loved at . Military installations walked off the Job fridas because of a deadlock in contract talks. Kenan Dur Kan. The head of hard is Union a Shell represents 4.t 4t. Lurk ssh workers employed at 26  installations in Turkey said the 3 month Lone bargaining sessions with the he s. Contracting Coin puny a incl. Brown and Root did not produce any results. The company has the maintenance and catering contract for the . Facilities. Dur Kan said they have asked for a 1 m percent increase Over salaries currently paid for the first year of a new two year contract. He added that they sought an additional increase of id percent plus the inflation rate for the second year of the Toni act. Dur Kan said the monthly average wage Tor i Urko ish workers at the bases a about $ 70 / the  company offered to increase wages in. 5b Peice it Tor the Hirst Vear. He said. Die Union is seeking a major or reuse for the new contras l because of Turkey s inflation rate huh runs at 7 5 percent annually. Andrew Cooley the director for the contracting company s i urk Issi division said Lukish workers Ai the .  Are already pud above the As i rage a 4e.-s of lurks employ d in or Milr Fields turkish a a it i a i rues or the a of a Merit it Woolcy said of a a co jul he an agreement if the Union Romes up v. 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