European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 25, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9 Community merger worries workers questions surround Mannheim Worms plan by Crystal Laureano staff writer Worms Germany a Janalyn Baldi went to work on wednesday worried and frustrated. A two years of hard work Here and for what a said Baldi a family member who is losing her Job As the Worms military Community photographer. Her frustrations were triggered by an announcement tuesday that the . Army Europe is merging the Mannheim and Worms military Community activities. The merger will eliminate 142 jobs bal Dies among them. Baldis concerns were shared by her German colleagues in the Community. A questions. Everyone has thousands of questions a said Beate Linkmann the acting director of resource management in Worms who is also losing her Job. On wednesday officials tried to answer some of those questions. But it will take time to answer them All. A the plan is there but a lot of things have been on hold pending the final decision a said Doris Scott a Mannheim Community spokeswoman. A now things have to be worked  the transition begins immediately. Some changes such As the realignment of the military police Force will take As Little As 14 Days. But others such As finding new positions for employees who lose their jobs will take longer. A the command position is that everything will be done to place individuals in new jobs a Scott said. Most of the Job cuts will come from the Worms Community. The total reduction will involve nine department of the army civilian positions 13 military slots and 120 local National positions. The cuts will eliminate All activity directors in Worms including plans training and mobilization personnel and Community activities and logistics. Their secretaries and division chiefs Are also losing their jobs. Other positions vary from social worker to Cook and electrician Linkmann said. Although the plan Calls for 142 jobs to be eliminated the merger will not necessarily throw 142 people out of work. Some will be Able to Transfer to new jobs. There Are 290 Job vacancies in Mannheim and Worms Scott said. And some of the positions targeted for elimination Are also vacant. These vacancies and other factors prevented the civilian personnel officials from providing an exact number wednesday of How Many people will need new jobs As a result of the merger Scott said. In their search to find jobs for the workers officials will compare the employees qualifications with skills needed to fill vacancies. The search will Start in Mannheim and expand to other areas if necessary. Tuesdays announcement climaxed four months of tense waiting for workers in Worms. A the frustration level has been very High a Linkmann said. Rates of sickness and absenteeism among local National employees Over the past months Are the highest that Linkmann can recall in years. A we germans Are not like americans a she said. A we like to live in one place and have one Job. They can offer a Job in a farther place but if the worker wants to commute or move a that a another  Linkmann probably faces a Long commute in a new position. And a Long drive also lies ahead for some soldiers who Are losing their jobs. Sgt. Michele Jackson go thurs is the he co Supply sergeant in Worms a for now. Her position dissolves when the company merges with the Mannheim Community a Headquarters company. She now has to find a military Job. The search for a new position within a comfortable distance from her quarters in Worms and her husbands assignment at Coleman Barracks in Mannheim has been unsuccessful so far. A i just have to keep looking Quot she said. A a in a sure something will work  Linkmann said the army also needs to do some looking ahead too. A for any future consolidations they should make the decision As soon As possible Quot she said. A for the Sake of the  Al. Apt warplane recovered after 47 years a divers watch As the dauntless a world War ii naval bomber is raised tuesday from the Bottom of Lake Michigan in Chicago. The plane crashed during train ing exercises in 1943. It was recovered by great lakes dredge amp Dock co. And will be housed in the National museum of naval aviation at Pensacola  agent depot found to be free of contamination Bonn Germany a amps a the depot where the . Military stored 400 tons of deadly nerve agents has been declared free of contamination and suitable for civilian use. Gerhard Stoltenberg the German minister of defense announced recently that a study found no traces of residual pollution at the Clausen army depot. Now that the area has been declared agent free procedures to return the area to the Federal Republic of Germany can begin. A similar investigation is being carried out at the Ger Bach depot in Rheinland Pfalz where chemical weapons were stored prior to 1967 and their Transfer to Clausen. Since 1967, Only conventional ammunition has been stored at Gerbach said col. John Schaufelberger who until recently headed the directorate of engineering and housing for the 21st theater army area come in Kaiserslautern. A .-German inspection team began evaluating the Gerbach site wednesday. Its findings will be released after a report is made to the . Army Europe and the German defense ministry. The chemical weapons were removed from Germany this year. Convoys of 70 vehicles transported the stockpile of 100,000 shells filled with the liquid nerve agents vex and Sarin from Clausen army depot to a Railhead at Miessau. From there the cargo was shipped by rail to the North sea port at nor Dunham and then by Navy ships to the Johnston atoll in the Pacific Ocean where it will be  mailing deadlines drawing closer by Crystal Laureano staff writer rheingau West Germany a if the sinking Exchange rate has sent you delving into mail order Cata logs for Holiday shopping now is the time to place your orders so that the gifts arrive in time for Christmas. By mailing stateside orders now Holiday shoppers can choose the less expensive shipping rates of parcel Airlift or pal or space available mail or Sam if such options Are available officials at army postal group Europe said. Now also is the time to Alert stateside family and friends of the Holiday mailing deadlines for packages destined for Europe. The deadlines Are Sam nov. 13 pal nov. 24 and priority parcels and letters dec. 1. And its never too Early for the Thrifty gift giver to prepare for sending packages to the states. There Are four ways to ship packages through the military postal system Sam pal priority mail and express mail. Mailing deadlines for packages going to the United states Are nov. 30 for Sam and dec. 7 for pal and priority mail. Letters and greeting cards should be mailed by dec. 10 to be reasonably sure of arrival by the holidays. Express mail is guaranteed to arrive in the United states in either two or three Days depending on the destination zip code. Unlike express mail the Cost of shipping Sam pal or priority mail varies depending upon the destination of the package. All mail travels from Europe to the United states by air but the Type of transportation within the United states causes the Price variations. After being flown to the United states Sam packages reach their destination by ground transportation. Pal and priority mail packages travel by air As close to their destination City As possible. One of the Best Holiday bargains is Intra theater delivery service. The service allows army air Force and Fleet Post office patrons to Send letters and packages of up to 70 pounds Between most �?o09�?� Apos and pos for free. Maps is the Best Deal for sending packages to service members participating in desert shield an official said. The mailing deadline for Apos in saudi Arabia is dec. 14