European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes wednesday february .13, 1991 soviet Union to maintain defense ties with its allies Moscow apr the military Structure of the. Warsaw pact will be scrapped by april 1, but the soviet Union plans to maintain bilateral defense treaties with its allies the presidential spokesman said tuesday. A we expect some reaction from the nato countries a Vitaly Ignatenko spokesman for soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev said without elaborating czechoslovakian officials said monday that president a Vaclav Havel had received a letter from Gorbachev. Agreeing to dissolve the Kremlin led pact. They said pact officials were to meet in Budapest Hungary on feb. 25 to formalize the blocks action. T soviet officials have been calling for the Transfer mation of the Warsaw pact and nato from military into political organizations since the collapse of communist regimes in Poland East Germany Hungary and Czechoslovakia in 1989. A your countries came to the conclusion to dismantle the military Structure of the Warsaw pact and to finish this process by april 1,�?� Ignatenko said. A we Hope this will reduce military confrontation a he said adding that the soviets expect to continue some form of defense treaties with the individual pact members. The Warsaw. Pact was formed in 1955 in response to the creation of n Ato. The original members were the soviet Union Poland East Germany Hungary Czechoslovakia Bulgaria Romania and Albania. Albania left the pact in 1962, hungarian prime minister Jozsef Antall earlier tuesday announced the meeting  the alliances military role would be held in Budapest. Czechoslovakia and. Hungary  invaded at one time by soviet red pact forces to crush Reform movements a have for months sought dissolution of the pacts military structures by june and abolition of they Alliance Early next year. Poland which led the 1989 democratic Reform movement that overturned four decades of communist party Rule throughout most of Eastern Europe also support dissolving the pact which was created a to counter nato. A a Romania and Bulgaria the other Warsaw pact members also want to dissolve its military role. Dissolving the 36-year-old pacts military role would officially end t in Era in which two opposing military structures faced each other across Europe. Under the pact a the Eastern european countries shared some weaponry and military command. The reported initiative surfaced four  of a Summit of Poland Czechoslovakia and Hungary. That meeting scheduled for Friday in the hungarian City of Vise Grad  with the future of the Warsaw pact. A a a a a a a. A. A a. A monday Havel suggested Czechoslovakia cooperate More closely with nato a the dramatic developments in the Baltic the persian Gulf War. The whole present situation strengthens the reasons for a closer cooperation with nato a Havel said a changes in the soviet Union Are of great concern to us. Instability in one part of the world exudes instability elsewhere. A. Quot a we Are in the direct neighbourhood of this colossus undergoing very dramatic changes a a he said. Amid Gulf worries Dodds trying to pursue Basic Mission by Jimi Jones education writer bad Kissinger Germany the department of defense dependents schools system has an obligation to run schools As normally As possible during the persian Gulf War its director  a it a therapeutic to work hard at Quot what you re supposed to be doing a John Stremple said in an interview monday. A a in a trying to emphasize that we work Chil Dren hard and to emphasize our Basic Mission. A a we re not psychologists so from our Point of View we need to provide a Normal school situation As much As possible recognizing that there will be some special counselling needs under these  ,. Stremple was in bad Kissinger for a five Day social studies workshop designed to help teachers incorporate into their curriculum the dramatic changes that have taken place in Central and Eastern Europe. A a we have this emphasis plus a heavy emphasis in training our teachers in mathematics a Stremple said. A a we be been gearing up for the same thing in science and we re doing a significant amount of work in the analysis of the Art of teaching itself and involving our teachers in it. Our focus has to be on teaching. That a the reason we  it. With War Foremost on the minds of Dodds students and their parents Stremple said the school system has worked hard a to provide counselling services above and beyond the Normal practice with  he commended Germany Region director Joe Blackstead for the efforts of teachers and school Counselor in Germany and noted that the school system had sent to Europe various psychologists to help in the counselling programs. About 16 professionals who Are adept in dealing with crisis situations Are working we Ith school and Community officials in the eight Germany school districts. A. Speaking of parents whose fears of War have prompted them to keep their children Home Stremple said he hoped it was a rare occurrence. A Normal children like to be around other kids a he said a the school environment is a wholesome one. They Are Busy and they Are not sitting in a secluded environment internalizing their problems and worries. A in Roost instances i think it Ould be a mis take to pull them out of  looking to Yard the fun Stremple _ Ture Stremple said a task Force continues to meet on the Impact of troop reductions in Europe on the school system. The group made up of educators financial and logistical personnel and others meets regularly to plan for possible school closures and smaller student bodies. A a in a reasonably sure that at some Point the draw Down will continue a Stremple said. A a we re going ahead with our planning As if its going to  to Date Only Hess Isch Oldendorf elementary has been named to close a a a a a a unclaimed baggage Offenbach Germany. A warehouse personnel Are trying to match up service members and civilians in Europe with their unclaimed baggage a v corps spokesman said. A baggage left unclaimed after 300 Days is subject to disposal. No further storage is authorized. The following persons should Contact the Offenbach warehouse Ito Box 44, Frankfurt military Community Apo 09710, or Call ets so Soos or 7309 the German civilian numbers afe 069-1515008 or 069-1517309. Baggage unclaimed after 60 Days Abela. Carmel Allen. Daniel. A Baiamonte Christoph Banks Steven a a Beathea Christian a Bingham. Marinda. Betkey. Edward Blaunt Clarence a Bradford. B. Braxton Edward Britton Dinah Burkholder Bryan Butler Kenneth. Carr Brian Potter Terotta pout Roseland. Pure ton Alan Richardson Dereck. Rickey Timothy Roberts. Lester Roseman Edward. Ruby Peter Ruffin Launda -. Sanders. Alonzo. Shattan Joel ,. Smith Steve Spencer Curlee Swarts Cartis Thayer Theodore Thomas Berry Torrey Timothy Van Fossen Michael Wheeler Eddie a Wheeler. Phillip. A ,. White Robert. Leffler Debbie. A Mayers. Leonard. Mcbee Bruce. Mcgee Robert baggage unclaimed after Andrew Darryl Bankston John l. J Brewer George camera. Richard John. Cornelison John Cullington Earl Evans Danny Goodman Dennis Hudson Clitton a Selfe carry Smith. If intr a Tanner Larry Wilson Thomas. Zarate Isaza Jair Medley Gregg Miller Mark James. Mingo Corey a. Morgan Harvey Morris Monte Moses Kevin master Norman. Nelson Willie Nobles. Jacob Nobles Jacob Onan Jonathan paran Andrew Pelletter. Norman Pidone Todd Carter Robert Christian Reginald. Corbin sue Davis Lafranzo. Downing John Ebel Walter a Elizardo Ricardo Flores Domingo Gilles Andrew. Gleasom William Gorshe Steven Gromaski Sharon a Hamson Anette Holley terran. A Isaac c. Johnson Kenneth. Johnson Wanda Jones Donny Kerrish Stepnen Kopf Roger. Whitefield e. Wicks James a Wieder Michael Wilson t. A Winchester Joseph 120 Days Mardis Gregory Mathis Hubert. Burleson Gene c. Olmo Novoa Phillips Michael Pollock Isiah. Redford Lynn Rodriguez Louis Johnson Andrew Johnson Robert Jones Zashawn Kebbel a. Levely Brett bibs Washington a amps a a limited number of b-1b bombers have been returned to flight status after the completion of engine repairs for problems that caused mishaps in october and december. The first planes were returned to flight feb. 6, and More than 20 Are now cleared to Fly said capt. Don Planalp a spokesman for the strategic air come at Offutt fab neb. = the air Force is in the midst of an $8.8 million Effort to repair the retaining rings that connect the fan Blades to the planes engines. Each aircraft will be cleared to Fly As it is repaired Planalp said. The grounding of the 97-plane Fleet was ordered dec. 20, the Day after an Accident at Dyess fab Texas in which a b-1b practising a touch and go landings had an engine catch fire and Corrie apart spraying shrapnel Over another engine As Well As the fuselage and Wing. In october another b-1b dropped an engine during a training flight Over Southeastern Colorado. Investigators traced the problem in both accidents to the faulty retaining  air Force Hopes to have All the bibs repaired by mid april Planalp said. Eagle scouts by the stars and stripes the following boy scouts have joined the ranks of the , the highest award in boy scouting. 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 complying a Community service project. The new Eagle scouts and their projects Are a a James j. Hicks 18, a 1990 graduate of Kaiserslautern High school. The son of master sgt. John and Beth Hicks he has been involved in scouting for seven years and is a member of troop 69. For his Eagle scout project James taught safety classes to the first Grade classes of Vogel Weh elementary school and sponsored a safety poster contest for nine classes. He and several volunteers were involved in teaching classes judging posters making certificates and hanging the posters in the Vogel Weh Community. S a Stephen Claggett 16, a Junior at Ramstein High school. The son of Alan and Linda Claggett he has been involved in scouting for three years and is a member of troop 12. For his Eagle project Alan renovated Walls and sanded painted and cleaned five rooms and a hallway for use by the child development Center at Ramstein. _ \ a Keith h. Snook jr., 14, a freshman at Heidelberg High school. The son of Keith and Annette Snook he has been in scouting for nine years and is a member of troop 26. For his Eagle project he renovated  youth activities main ballroom at Patrick Henry Village last year. A quake shakes Istanbul area Istanbul Turkey apr a Strong earthquake Shook Istanbul tuesday morning prompting panicked residents to Rush outdoors. There was no immediate report of damage or casualties from the earthquake which was also Felt in the Western provinces of Bursa Kut Ahya and Bielcik. Istanbul a Kari Dilli Observatory the Only Otticia turkish authority on earthquakes said the tremor had measured 4.8 on the Richter scale. Its epicentre was in the Marmara sea about 16 Miles from Istanbul