European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 1, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9plan would join Mannheim Worms by Ron Mckinney staff writer a study has recommended that the Mannheim and Worms military communities be consolidated a . Army Europe statement said Friday. Under the change a new military Community activity would be created at Mannheim that would incorporate Worms As an installation. Meierhof currently a Worms sub Community would become a sub Community in the new area. The study was conducted by the 21st theater army area come to determine ways to improve efficiency at the Mannheim and Worms communities which Are about 15 Miles apart. It is one of several studies requested recently by Usa eur in anticipation of budget cutbacks. A similar study is being conducted on the communities of Karlsruhe and Heidelberg. By consolidating the Mannheim and Worms communities 142 jobs would be eliminated a for 120 local National civilians 13 service members and nine department of the army civilians. Officials would rely on attrition As much As possible to achieve the Job cuts the statement said. Gen. Crosbie e. Saint Usa eur commander is expected to make a final decision on the consolidation in late september. Be fore deciding Saint will consider the comments on the study made by the head works Council which represents usage urn a local National work Force. If approved the consolidation would begin in january said col. Bob Flocke a spokesman for the 21st theater army area come. Flocke said officials weren to sure which services and activities at Worms would be moved to Mannheim. A the works Council now has the Opportunity to raise issues that May be significant a Flocke said. Federal state and local Host nation government officials and usage urn a works Council will be notified when a final decision is  rocket puts 2 satellites into orbit Kourou French Guiana up a an ariane 4 rocket blasted off with a ground shaking Roar thursday successfully boosting a pair of european communications satellites into orbit in the French rocket programs 38th flight. Equipped with four strap on boosters for extra Power the 192-foot three stage rocket flashed to life on time at 6 46 . And smoothly climbed away from its firing stand at the european space Agency a launch Complex in the Jungle on South americans Northern coast. Perched atop Europe a Premier rocket for its 38th flight were two communications satellites sky net 4c, a British military communications station and Eutel sat 2, first of a new generation of european relay satellites. About 20 minutes after liftoff sky net 4c was safely ejected into space. Eutel sat 2 followed suit four minutes later bringing the initial launch phase of the Mission to a successful conclusion. A so far it has been like clockwork a said a launch commentator in the ariane control Center. Small on Board rockets were scheduled to fire later to propel the satellites toward their final Altitude of 22,300 Miles Over the Equator. At that Altitude objects take 24 hours to Complete one orbit and thus appear stationary in the sky eliminating the need for Steerable ground antennae. Ariane missions Are conducted by the european space Agency and Anane space the 11-nation european consortium that markets ariane rockets and controls More than 50 percent of the worlds commercial launch Market. It was the second Mission for ariane space since feb. 22, when an ariane 4 veered out of control and exploded 101 seconds after liftoff. Lost along with the rocket were two japanese communications satellites insured for $ 189.4 million. The failure later was blamed on a piece of cloth that blocked a critical water Supply line needed by one of four Viking 5 strap on engines. Water is used by the engines to regulate the mixture of rocket fuel to control engine chamber pressure and to Cool gases used to pressurize the fuel tanks. It was the fifth failure in 36 launches for Arian space lowering the rockets Success rate to around 86 percent far lower than most . Rockets. But Arian space mounted a major investigation and openly reported on the Progress and results of the probe despite the embarrassing nature of the failure. Far from losing business the consortium signed several new launch contracts during the course of the investigation. Arian space plans to launch two More flights this year and nine in 1991 to carry 19 scientific and commercial satellites into orbit. The consortium holds contracts valued at $2.8 billion to launch 35 satellites. The ariane 4 is the most powerful rocket in the ariane family of rockets capable of boosting 10,000-Pound satellites into geosynchronous orbit and comparable to the american Titan class rockets used to launch heavy military spy satellites. Sky net 4c, built by British aerospace for the British ministry of defense is a 2,117-Pound solar powered satellite equipped with three radio transponders. The satellite ultimately will be stationed Over the Equator off the West coast of Africa. Eutel sat 2, built by Aero spatial is a 2,500-Pound solar powered relay station that will be stationed Over the Equator above Central Africa. Equipped with 16 simultaneously operating transponders Eutel sat will provide television voice and data transmission services across Europe. Sato to refund Cost of travel plans cancelled by duty in desert shield Heidelberg West Germany a service members and their families forced to cancel trips because of duty commitments related to the persian Gulf crisis will receive full refunds for travel arrangements booked through Sato. A normally All Tours have cancellation penalties of 15 percent to 50 percent or More a Usa eur spokesman Rich Lane said. A these penalties will now be waived when leaves or passes Are cancelled to support desert  to receive a refund from the overseas scheduled airline ticket office soldiers must present a letter from their Chain of command saying they cannot take the tour because of a Mission essential  soldiers should notify the ticket office As soon As possible to cancel Tours because a no shows normally lose 109 percent of their Deposit or ticket Price Lane said. Officials with the . Army Europe a logistics Headquarters called the refund policy a an act of Good will on the part of the ticket office and associated tour companies. Woman held in stepdaughters death Mainz West Germany a amps a the wife of a staff sergeant convicted of abusing and murdering his daughter has been arrested in the Case a state prosecutor said. Christina Valdez was arrested tuesday night at her Home at Fin then army Airfield in Mainz prosecutor Gunter Muth said thursday. The woman will Likely be held for several weeks before a judge determines whether she must stand trial Muth said. Staff sgt. Ricardo Valdez was sentenced aug. 3 to life in prison for the maiming and unpremeditated murder of 8-year-old Michele who died of pneumonia March 27 or 28. Doctors said her death was seeded by bacteria that entered her bloodstream through abuse related injuries. During the trial civilian defense lawyer Joel Cohen said mrs. Valdez pressured her husband to get rid of Michele. Mrs. Valdez who was the child a Stepmother repeatedly told her husband to a get rid of your kid or in a leaving you a Cohen said. The couples three other children have been in Foster care since the military began its investigation in March. Because mrs. Valdez is a civilian family member the . Military has no jurisdiction in the  to be held for . Pilot Raf Honington England a amps a a memorial service will be held Friday for maj. Dennis g. Wise a . Air Force Exchange Pilot who was killed aug. 14 when the Royal air Force Jet he was flying crashed. The service will be held at 2 30 . At St. Edmund Bury Cathedral in Bury St. Edmunds. Instead of Flowers the family asks that donations be sent to the leukaemia society of America 11902 Elm St., suite 6c, Omaha neb. 68144. Donations should be mailed to the attention of Rosalie  service set for school Counselor Raf Alconbury England a amps a a memorial service will be held at 4 30 . Thursday for Matthew Moore a guidance Counselor at Upwood elementary school who died last month. Moore a 30-year employee of the military a overseas school system died aug. 21 of heart failure at his Home in St. Ives Northeast of Cambridge. The service will be held at the Alconbury base  to study realignment of units in . Heidelberg West Germany a army officials have been ordered to study the feasibility of realigning army units and facilities in the United kingdom a Usa eur spokeswoman said thursday. The study will look at the military Community the 47th area support group Ana All other army facilities in the United kingdom except those at Hythe. Officials from the 21st theater army area come the . Military Community and the air Force will conduct the study. The review should be completed by late january. Recommendations then will be sent to usage urn a commander Gen. Crosbie e. Saint for a final decision. The army has five Small Sites throughout Britain. Most of its approximately 180 soldiers Are stationed at other Mili tary bases and ports such As the military traffic management come terminal at Felixstowe. Army bases in the United kingdom and their units include a Raf Burtonwood near Liverpool Home to 47th area support group he and a general Supply Reserve site. A Raf Caerwent near Cardiff Wales location of a conventional ammunition storage facility. A Raf Chessington near London and Raf Kirknewton near Edinburgh Scotland both medical storage locations. The army also operates a Reserve storage activity and Marine Fleet from Hythe near Southampton that will not be reviewed for realignment. Small pockets of soldiers stationed at other ports and bases make up the . Military Community