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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, August 10, 1990

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 10, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 3 arc provides summer workers with new lodging by Steve Taylor Munich Bureau Chi Emsee West Germany a Moon base Alpha has closed. The base the nickname for eight temporary quarters set up by the armed forces recreation Center at Chi Emsee has been replaced by teased trailers that have residents breathing a sigh of Relief. A r the remaining eight residents of the Container like quarters also called the garbage bins because trash Man often mistook them for dumpsters moved out wednesday and thursday. While the new trailers Arentt exactly Taj mahals they re a a luxury compared with the old facilities said mat Sandoval 19, from  West Germany. The old living quarters were set up by the hotel Chain for employees Given jobs under its summer hire program. Measuring 8 by 20 feet the six boxes housed 24 people at the Start of the summer season although that number dropped to eight by late july. While the old quarters had electricity there was no running water. The four camping trailers arc leased to replace them have running water electricity and a Small Kitchen with stove and refrigerator. A a it a a definite improvement a said Chris Mcghee 19, from Ramstein West Germany who was also a resident of the Moon base quart ers. While the residents Are Happy with the improvement Rich Gorman arc chiefs Eek a general manager is not. A a in a like to have nicer accommodations a he said. Money however is a problem. So is the freeze on military construction. Gorman is also unsure How future arc construction budgets will fare in Congress. He has asked for a new 40-Pcrson dormitory to House the larger staff needed during summer operations and is hoping it will be funded As part of the Pentagon a fiscal 1993 spending plan. In the meantime he has arc engineers looking at prefab buildings that could be bought with non  funds should Congress withhold tax Money for the building. The housing crunch for employees is caused by a shortage of available employees within commuting distance of the resort Chain which operates hotels in the Southern West German towns of Chi Emsee Berchtesgaden and Gar Misch. That has forced arc to hire More people who live outside the area including for the first time this year some from the United states. Although the housing situation at Chi Emsee remains unsolved Gorman said he has spent $500,000 on other employee facilities during the last year. That Money went toward new locker rooms showers an employee dining room and restrooms. Citing the new work As a step in the right direction he said the old employee facilities were an a old beat up pile of  arc spokesman Harry Connors denied allegations from some employees that the $500,000 included funding for a new residence for Gorman on hotel grounds in Chi Emsee. Connors said the House which was begun by the previous arc director Anton Gotsche was funded separately. However he acknowledged that the House Gorman now occupies Cost nearly $400,000 and involved Quot atrocious criminal Cost overruns. A i did no to build it Quot Gorman said a a in a much prefer to be Able to pick my own  Neucom warns americans about Clanger of terrorism Stuttgart West Germany a current tensions in the Middle fast have raised the possibility of terrorism aimed at americans an official with the . European come warned thursday. Businesses frequented by americans outside military installations Are particularly vulnerable the official said. Military personnel were asked to report any suspicious or unusual events. Nato could step in if  by David Tarrant Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a nato could take military action in the Middle Eastern crisis if Turkey were menaced or attacked by Iraq a senior nato source said thursday. Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii was to Brief nato leaders Friday in Brussels on his talks with turkish authorities thursday. Baker also was Likely to meet with Nikolai Afanas  the soviet ambassador to Belgium and the first soviet representative to nato. During the july nato Summit in London Alliance Heads of state invited the soviet Union and other Eastern european countries to set up Liaison offices. Nato leaders who have been meeting daily since Iraq invaded Kuwait a week ago have shown a remarkable degree of Solidarity said William h. Taft in the . Ambassador to nato. A we appreciate the rapid response of our allies in responding to the crisis Quot Taft said in a news conference. So far natos integrated military command has not been directly involved in the crisis which is taking place outside of natos Borders. But Turkey which Borders Iraq is part of natos defense perimeter and nato could become involved in the crisis if Turkey were threatened the nato source said. A the Point Here is if there is a judgment by nato military authorities and by turkish authorities that Turkey is being threatened then that is a Case for nato a he said. If nato became involved militarily the Alliance would Likely Start by moving units from the Allied come Europe Mobile Force to reinforce Turkey. The Force is a Small multinational task Force that can be sent at Short notice to any threatened part of inc Alliance. A formed in 1960, the Force is composed of land and air forces from Belgium. Canada West Germany Italy Luxembourg the Netherlands Britain and the United states. The Force is meant to bolster the Alliance s treaty obligations which state that an attack against one nato member is an attack against Alf so far nato military authorities have not recommended sending the Force into Turkey Alliance officials said. Although natos integrated command is not directly involved every country in nato could respond individually to the saudi governments request to the United nations for military help the nato source said. The United states meanwhile has been conferring individually with its allies to gain support in Case it must take military action in the area sources said. But Taft emphasized that for now . Forces in the Gulf Are in a defensive position a to assist the saudi arabian government defend its  during the crisis the Alliance has become a setting for achieving consensus among the allies. A Over the past six Days the Atlantic Alliance has proven to be a particularly valuable forum for consulting and for coordinating Nal tonal positions Quot Taft said. Nato also has produced reports analysing the Oil supplies of Alliance members and  of the various scenarios of Western interests he effects of economic sanctions on Iraq and the effects on Oil supplies and prices Quot the nato source said. A journalist and a technician thursday walk through Adolf Hitler s underground Bunker in Berlin. Hitlers Bunker opened for Brief viewing Berlin apr workers on thursday opened up for Brief viewing part of nazi dictator Adolf hitlers underground Concrete Bunker revealing eerie rooms that May become part of an exhibition. Historians believe some of the rooms at the Edge of the once bustling potsdamer i a t z were once the dining facilities for Hillerts elite bodyguards. Taken on a tour of the rooms journalists saw1 doors marked a a toilet and "shower�?T1 As Well As a rusting steel door leading to the  t Hiller and his aides used the  a or radio station a to broadcast blistering propaganda messages to the German people during world War 11. A blown up Safe and what appeared to he a water tank were the Only objects Leti in the rooms which were dark and marked with occasional puddles of water. A All of the underground Hunker will remain strictly off limits to the pub he at least Lor now. Berlin officials Are faced with the Tricky problem of what to do with the labyrinth. A East Berlin City councilor Thomas Kruger said thursday the Hunker rooms May one Day become a Quot historic . German officials fear that keeping the rooms intact would make them into an unwanted Mecca for Neo nazis and other right Wing extremists. N addition some City officials Are unlikely to want the heart of nazi tyranny on display As they rebuild the potsdamer Platz to its former splendor. However German officials have made a commitment to turning relics of the third Reich into Stark memorials to i e vent a return of fascism vandals occasionally have slipped into the Bunker sometimes Leas ing pro nazi slogans on the Walls. The halt dozen rooms opened up for viewing on thursday do not include the one where j filler and Eva Braun his Long time mistress and wife of it me Day committed suicide on apr to to by parts of me banker were of a i up by the so Siels at the end Quitne War  
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