European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 military the stars and stripes wednesday april 24,1991army emergency Relief seeking donations Heidelberg Germany a although  emergency Relief converted Many of its Loans to Grants recently that does no to mean the fund no longer needs donations program managers say there a a perception among some who usually support  emergency Relief that the fund does no to heed the Money this year because $11.7 million in Loans was converted to Grants a . Army Europe statement said. Army emergency Relief managers say the need for assistance will continue at High Levels during the redeployment from the persian Gulf and reductions in the . A fund raising Campaign for  emergency Relief runs through May 31.children s Art sought Heidelberg Germany a budding artists can compete for prizes in a youth Friendship Art contest sponsored by coca cola Germany. The contest is open to children of Usa eur soldiers and  civilian employees. Artists will compete in. Two divisions grades one to three and grades four to six. The winners will be so Lect cd based on creativity craftsmanship and interpretation of the Friendship theme. Grand prize winners will receive bicycles televisions and sport bags. The 20 entrants chosen for honorable mentions will also receive awards. Art projects should be done on paper in any Art medium except Oil. They must include at least two colors and measure no larger than 12-by-18 inches. Chalk or pastel drawings should have plastic covers. Entries must be received at local Community youth services offices by May 10. Winners will be announced in Early june in Heidelberg for information not available through local youth services offices Contact Sam Sakorafis or Karen Ellis at ets 370-8330 or civilian 06221-578330.surplus sales the defense re utilization and marketing office has announced two auctions and a furniture Sale during the next two weeks in Germany. An auction will be held thursday in building 1040 at Fric Richfeld service Center located near sicken him Between Heidelberg and Mannheim. Registration begins at 7 30 . Property May be inspected during registration until the auction begins at.9 30 .items for Sale include televisions furniture household goods military and civilian clothing electronic equipment and vehicles. The Sale is open to the general Public. Dollars and Marks will be accepted but no personal checks. Purchases must be removed by May 8. A furniture Sale open to All id card holders will be held tuesday at the Central furniture management office warehouse in Wurzburg. Nearly 1,000 items will be offered for Sale including bedsteads bookcases buffets and hutches chests of drawers China cabinets dressers dining tables and chairs easy and occasional chairs Kitchen chairs and stools Kitchen cabinets mirrors rugs nightstands and wardrobes. Terms Are Cash and carry. No checks of any kind will be cashed. All sales Are final. No delivery service is available and there will be limited assistance to help move purchases out of the sales area to the customers vehicle. Entry numbers will be Given out starting at 8 . On the Day of the Sale. It runs from 10 . Until 1 . The warehouse is located three blocks from fallen Berg Cavern behind the Siemens Plant in the Wurzburg Industrial area at ohm Strasse 4. An auction open to the general Public will be held May 6 in building 195 at Wiley Barracks in Neu Ulm. Registration begins at 7 30 ., and property May be inspected during registration until the auction begins at 9 30 . Property May also be inspected on april 30 and May 2 from 8 . Until noon and 1 to 3 ., and on May 3 from 8 . To noon hems for Sale include televisions furniture household goods military and civilian clothing and electronic equipment. Payment May be made in dollars or Marks but no personal checks will be accepted. Purchases must be removed by May 17. By Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a the air Force plans to eliminate 15 of its 19 air divisions Over the next three years in a move designed to simplify the Chain of command and save Money. The air divisions make up a management layer Between two or More air wings and their major commands a layer that the air Force has targeted for removal in its efforts to draw Down its Force Structure Over the next few years a it a a move that a being driven by the shrinking budget a a an air Force official said. A the decision has been made that the air divisions Are a bit  wings will now report directly to their major commands. Quot this change will streamline operational command lines and reduce overhead staff functions by eliminating one layer from the organization Quot the official said. Two of the four air divisions that will remain Are at Ramstein a Germany Headquarters for . Air forces Europe. They Are the 7th air div a strategic air come operation and the 322nd air div which handles the military Airlift come s european operations. The other two Are the strategic air Comdr a 3rd air div and the military Airlift Comdr a 834th Airlift div both based at Hickam a Hawaii the Headquarters for the . Pacific air forces. The four Are being retained so that their .-based Parent commands can retain management entities in Europe and the Pacific to serve As liaisons with the overseas theater commanders the air Force official a said a / v a. Doing away with most of its air divisions is one of several organizational actions the air Force will take Over the next few years. Management restructuring of the Headquarters and Headquarters support staffs of major commands numbered air forces and associated units will Lead to the reduction of 5,400 military and civilian positions by the end of fiscal 1993. Numbered air forces will assume a strictly operational and War fighting role in the new air Force organizational Structure a your numbered air forces will no longer be management Headquarters but will be dedicated to operational employment of our forces a the official said. 9 so i it a it  a it truckers protest in Canada Canadian truck Drivers stand by their rigs monday in Windsor Ontario while protesting what they say Are tax fuel and insurance costs that favor . Competitors. The Independent truckers parked bumper to bumper for nearly a mile blocking commercial traffic from crossing a Bridge Between Windsor and Detroit. The Drivers said they hoped for a repeat of blockades last May which choked off truck traffic at various . Canadian Border Crossings and forced some Auto plants to Cut  t Berlin apr Germany a highest court refused tuesday to return nearly one third of the land in Eastern Germany to former owners freeing up agricultural and Industrial properties for badly needed private investment. The properties were confiscated by the soviets during their 1945-49 occupation in most cases for War crimes or membership in the nazi party. The land at Issue is either owned by the government or has been parcelled out to Farmers or refugees from Eastern Europe who settled in former communist East Germany. The Federal constitutional court ruled that although the government is not obliged to pay full compensation for the property the former owners have the right to some monetary damages. The amount was not specified. Included in the land in question were enormous in to sex owners dust rial plants that were also seized by the soviets. The Justice ministry said about 12,880 Square Miles of land were in dispute a an area equal to 10 times the size of Rhode Island. Despite the ruling from the court in Karlsruhe tens of thousands of claims arc still pending for the return of other property nationalized by the East German communists starting in the fall of 1949. These claims Are not affected by the decision. Uncertainty Over property claims has been one of the major stumbling blocks to economic investment in former East Germany which was unified with West Germany last fall. German officials agreed last year that the land seized by the soviets would be exempt from a return to the original owners As part of the International agreements leading to German unification