European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes thursday August 9,1990 news update apology to Sullivan Washington apr rep. Pete Stark apologized to health and human services Secretary Louis Sullivan for calling him Quot a disgrace to his race last week spokesmen said tuesday. Neither Sullivan nor Stark s office would release the text of the letter of apology delivered monday night. Stark a remark last week infuriated Sullivan the Only Black member of president Bush a Cabinet who called the statement a incomprehensibly  Stark who said the intended target of his criticism was Bush administration policies he by lives harm Blacks and the poor said on the House floor afterwards i blew  . Community pulls to to ease strike at Turkey bases 10th weapons Convoy successfully completed Enken Dach West Germany a amps a army trucks on wednesday completed the ,10th of an expected 30 convoys involved in the operation to remove . Chemical arms from West Germany. The Convoy which carried some of the 100,000 artillery shells being moved from Clausen army depot to a Railhead at Miessau travelled on autobahn 8 past Wei Brincken and Neinkirchen to autobahn. 6, and then East to the rail facility. Wednesday marked the first Lime that a Convoy had used that route said an army spokesman at the operation s press Center at Eckenbach. Once the Road convoys Are Complete the weapons will be moved by rail to the North sea port of no Denham. From there they will travel by . Navy ship to a Pacific atoll for incineration. Eagle scout Ansbach. West Germany a a member of troop 28 has been promoted to the rank of Eagle scout the highest Honor in boy scouting. Mark Risner Lias been involved in scouting for seven years for his Eagle project Risner coordinated a child identity program in the Ansbach military Community. He photographed and fingerprinted children in Ansbach Day care centers. The 15-year-old is the son of Robert Risner and Irmgard Risner. 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. Army identifies my found dead in room Augsburg West Germany a army officials on wednesday released tie name of a a urd my go Soldier who apparently killed horse it. Spec. Sharon e. Wheeler. 2\ was found m her on Post room Muir is morning. She is survived in her parents who Are names of . Calif Eom Inu my spokeswoman i i i. Sonia South said. A memorial service is planned Lor 2 . Aug. 1-1 at file Sheridan  Chapel. No other information was of .1 liable. The death is under , Smith said. By Ron Mckinney staff writer sgt. Scottie Simmons and his wife Cassandra saw their 30-Day leave come to an unpleasant end saturday night. The two climbed off the plane at in Ciurlik a Turkey and waded into the trouble generated by a turkish strike at . Bases in the country. The couples refrigerator was nearly Bare their 4-month-old daughter needed her formula and their knowledge of the local Economy was discouraging by Small Quot id never done any grocery shopping on the Economy so 1 had no idea where to go a Simmons said. Their immediate concern was finding the right formula for their daughter Ashley.  Picky. We tried switching formulas while we were at Home but she got sick a Simmons said. Fortunately for Simmons and others like him the base family support Center was prepared to offer assistance. Volunteer american and turkish  staff the two in Ciurlik centers including one in downtown Adana. An american Volunteer spent about two hours downtown with Simmons explaining How to shop for his various needs. And while Simmons was taking his Economy training at Adana his first sergeant at the 39th Supply so found the baby formula at the base Hospital. The problems for service members began last Friday when about 4,000turkish workers represented by the Harb is Union walked off the Job closing Many services at 26 installations around the country. Those services included base exchanges commissaries officer and no clubs military clothing stores shop Pettes dining facilities and Mars and stripes bookstores. The Union and the contractor Vinnel Brown and Root broke off talks this week after contractor negotiators presented a new pay proposal said capt. Marcella Adams a spokeswoman for Ankara air station. The new wage offer includes a 60 percent pay increase during the first year of the contract for employees hired before oct. 1, 1984. Newer employees were offered an hourly increase of400 turkish lire or about 15 cents. Union representatives want to Complete All administrative negotiations before discussing wage issues Adams said. The administrative issues include turks working overtime and being shifted to new work areas. Adams said they Are expected to meet again on monday. During the strike base officials Are helping families Cope with the lost services by preparing pamphlets offering local shopping and dining alternatives and by providing translators who can give tips for shopping on the Economy. Clinics also Are Selling limited supplies of baby formula and diapers at Izmir air Sta Tion said base spokesman capt. Bryan Holt. The family support Center is also i veg information to assist people in finding shopping centers and restaurants on the local Economy. Holt said the Community has initiated an Quot adopt a family program that expands the roles of sponsors. A the Community is pulling together to get through the strike Holt said. Families have opened their Homes to incoming and outgoing families for dinner fun and  at Ankara air station the stake closed the base dining facility and gave a taste of reality to a Field feeding exercise which had been in the works for four months. A what we have is a miniature deployment Quot within the base itself said capt. Wade of Neil who holds a dual role As the base services and staff officer and the 7217th air base group Section commander. About 20 volunteers constructed the Field Kitchen which serves hot meals at breakfast and dinner to about 80 customers a Day. The facility is open to people who normally go to the dining facility of Neil said. Airman 1st class Brian Williams who works at the base military personnel office enjoyed a dinner of Steak and potatoes tuesday night. A the food is real tasty a Williams said. A a it a a lot better than what i expected from a Field  Williams did offer one suggestion a they do need to work on the potatoes a Little  Kef Lavik goes All out to pay Bill for daughters leukaemia care by Amy Geiszler Jones . Bureau what started a month ago As a Small Effort to help a fellow service member has snowballed into a Campaign of compassion that has raised almost $6,000. Through events such As a rain plagued softball showdown Between 16 teams members of the 57th fighter interceptor so and others assigned to the Iceland defense Force have come to the Aid of tech. Sgt Mark Dufrey. His 12-year-old daughter Julie received experimental treatment for leukaemia at a civilian Hospital in Texas while her father served a one year tour at Iceland a Nas Kef Lavik. The treatment left the sergeant facing medical Bills of $36,000 because the Pentagon a medical insurance plan would not cover the experimental care said chief Petty officer Terry Barnthouse an if spokeswoman. Duffy recently transferred to Kirt land fab ., where his daughter will receive chemotherapy at a nearby Hospital said senior master sgt. Michael Gavin who helped organic the fundraising efforts at Kef Lavik. Fellow workers at the Squadron did t find out about Duffey a financial Strug Gles until july a few weeks before the sergeant was due to leave. Led by chief master sgt. Milton Helms Duffey a coworkers began organizing a few events. When the rest of the base heard about the cause service members from other units and countries began to help. A a in be never seen a response like this like wildfire a Gavin said. A we know we can give to cancer funds or other areas but you Don t know who you re  most of the Money has come from sport challenges or a dirty details in which service members agree to do Odd jobs in Exchange for a donation. An additional $800 or so came from collection cans posted around the base said Gavin who serves As the campaigns treasurer. Fund raising efforts Are continuing with a bake Sale car Wash and a Bowling Challenge planned for the next few weeks. Service members also plan to sell Novelty items at the base air show on sept. 2 to round out their Campaign. Donations can be sent to Julie care of her Grandfather at the following address Julie c. Duffey co George Patterson . Box 24, Clovis  88101. Fire destroys military Bowling Center bad kiss1ngen, West Germany a amps a the daily Barracks Bowling Center was destroyed late tuesday in a Blaze that engaged hundreds of firefighters for 10 hours a Community spokeswoman said. There were no injuries. The fire which caused an estimated $1.5 million damage was the second Blae at the Bowling facility tuesday night. The first occurred about 5 . When a deep Fryer in the Kitchen caught fire. Firefighters extinguished that Blaze and the Bowling Center and its Kitchen reopened about 6 30 . However about 30 people were evacuated about 9 ., when someone noticed smoke coming from the ceiling the spokeswoman said. About 300 firefight ers were called in to Battle the second Blaze which was brought under control about i . Wednesday. Repeated flare  however kept firefighters at the scene until about 7 . The Cavern a a gymnasium adjoining the Lio Wlms Center suffered water damage the spokeswoman said. Both fires arc under investigation she said. Anti War protester who lost legs settles suit san Francisco apr an Antiwar demonstrator whose legs were severed by a Navy munitions train has agreed to Settle his lawsuit against the to Ernie no and the train Crew Lor ,1 00, lawyer Sav s. The settlement is subject to approval to the Justice depart Merit a Jid attorney 1 Homas steel. Bilan a Linon. A Mied ii Pei i i \ u i u e a a and v t s a i lights v i o i a 11 o 11 s his legs were Cut off below the knee a sat on naval thic tracks outside the t nr., Capone station m fix it others were s in. Protesting against .  011s shipments to Central America. �?o1 Hope this settlement at just ,-4m that the government   tote to strip , Saul m w edit  s nip 1 1 pvt a a a. I 0 t alter s Rome. 1. Iva a s 11 . 1 a Monck a element a for l steel i. Assis who i government the three member Crew and two supervisors at the d base a agreed to the set steel said. The lawsuit had been rial sept. 10 in Federal court. Said that under the agreement none Bendanis admitted any wrongdoing. Taut . Attorney John Penrose Ted the government said he