European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A a a a a it. A a a a a. A a a saturday june 22, 1991 the stars and stripes 7&v Page 9 a a a a a a. A a. Is amps l Emmott Loufa or. At left is one of the army a dental clinics on wheels which Are equipped for virtually every procedure. Inside the a toot Mobile a or. Capt Julio Gonzales and his assistant staff sgt. Exc line Butts demonstrate equipment. They Are with the 89th medical act in Heidelberg. The a a patients is maj. Mary Baldwin of Liq 7th medical come army tooth mobiles to keep soldiers smiling by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer a Heidelberg Germany a two dental clinics on wheels will take to the Road next week to fill army dem Tal care gaps in Europe. A a these units Are coming at just the right time now that we re going through a draw Down period in Europe a a said or. Col William p. Cruse assistant chief of staff for dental service at 7th medical come. A whereas the numbers of troops Are going to shrink dramatically the area in which we have to provide service Isnit going to shrink that much if any at All. So we re going to be scattered and there a going to be a lot of sizable groups of soldiers and their families who Are 30, 40, 50 Miles from a facility. Its Nice to be Able to take something like this out to  the a tooth mobiles also will be important to wartime readiness Cruse said noting the recent deploy mint to the persian Gulf required dental examinations for thousands of Usa eur soldiers. A a it a a big exercise and a lot of times you done to have but a couple three Days to get Large battalion and Bri Gade size groups of soldiers through some kind of a process, said. A a now we re going to have the Opportunity to Send the clinics right to the  the idea of bringing dentistry to the Teeth Isnit new however. A the concept goes Back to the first world War where they put things in vans and moved them around a said Brig. Gen. John j. Cuddy the medical commands Deputy commander. A we just successfully continued to build that concept and now you have this today which is obviously the state of the  the vans Are  virtually every dental procedure available in fixed army clinics Cruse said. The services will be limited Only by the Type of practitioners working in the vans and the number of appointments needed to Complete certain procedures. Orthodontics for example wont be offered because treatment takes a period of years. Each Yan will be staffed with a dental assistant and hygienist with dentists assigned to the vans from clinics near the Sites being  vans will go wherever they re invited Cruse said. When dental commanders or dental activities need units  request a vehicle for a fixed period. Heidelberg a 89th medical det will schedule the visits. Cruse said he expected the vans to provide More flexibility than regular clinics which Are limited to nor Mal duty hours because of their civilian employees. A certainly w Ere going to be available weekends and evenings a Cruse said. It will be tip to the local dental detachment to set the hours. A the idea is to get into that Community do As much As you can to cure that Community arid then move on to somewhere else a said Cuddy who served As the commands assistant chief of staff for dental service until january. Each Van Cost about $250,000, Cuddy said. The shiny new Mercedes buses arc emblazoned with the medical professions Symbol of two serpents and a winged staff. They have been equipped by Siemens co. With High tech dental tools. Along with two dental treatment areas and an a Ray room each bus has a. Patient waiting area with color television. Its Interior is a combination of Bright Whites creamy mauve and Gray. A. A they thought of everything when they put this together a said staff sgt. Exc line Butts dental hygienist and non commissioned officer in charge of the two a buses a c a a. A /. A Quot Quot  Quot in a jealous a said or. Capt Julio Gonzales a i Lei Delberg Hospital dentist who Mcmo nitrated the vans dental services. Bash to Mark base s closure Neu Ulm Germany a All seven former a Neu Ulm military Community commanders Are expected to be at a Farewell party wednesday for the whole Community scheduled to formally close sept. 30. Lord mayor Peter Biebl plans to award. .. Ambassador Vernon Walters honorary Neu Ulm citizenship at the event beginning at 4 . At the Terrace recreation Center at Wiley Barracks. All military identification card or a installation pass holders Are eligible to attend. Neu Ulm was one of three Sites in Germany where 56th Field arty come units were stationed to maintain Pershing ii missiles. The United states finished destroying the mis Siles this Spring in accordance with a 1987.-soviet treaty and disbanded the command last month. Community spokesman Rick abrantes said most of the Community a remaining residents should be gone by late August. Go arrested in polish girl s slaying by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau a 1st inf div fwd Soldier has been jailed in connection with the Hammer slaying of a 17-year-old polish girl and other attacks on women in the German state of Baden Wiir Temberg. ,. A German court in Gap Pingon issued an arrest warrant tuesday for the 22-year-old Soldier on charges of murder attempted murder and rape stemming from four incidents Between november and May in the Eastern part of the state. Division spokesman maj. Lane Van de Steeg said the Soldier is stationed at Cooke Barracks in Goppinger the site of division Headquarters in Germany but he referred requests for other information to German authorities. Neither he nor the germans would disclose the suspects name. The Soldier who was in. Custody Friday is suspected of attacking the polish girl with a Hammer and raping her on dec. .24 near Hardt Cavern in sch Libisch Amund said Harald Stephan a District attorney in nearby Ellwanger. The girl died of head injuries Jan. 5, Stephan said. A the Soldier also is the suspect in the attempted rape of a 28-year-old woman nov. 25 in sen Sabisch a mind As Well As the rapes and attempted murders of a 21-year-old woman on May 5 in Don Dorb Winzinger and a 28-year-old nurse who was Riding a bicycle Home from work May 8 in Bobingen. ,. The Soldier deployed with his unit to saudi Arabia in Early january returning to Goppinger in late april Stephan said. German authorities have not decided whether they or. Military officials will prosecute the Case. The Gravity of the crimes suggests the suspect could face the death penalty if convicted at a court martial Stephan said. Evidence against the Soldier includes witnesses who said they saw a dark Bow 318e Sedan like his at the scene of the two incidents in May one witness identification of him As the assailant in the Winzinger Case and scientific tests of blood and sperm samples Stephan said. Police also found a Hammer and Are conducting tests to find out whether it could have been the murder weapon. Longtime a amps employee Dies of cancer Frankfurt Germany a Donald l. Kimmel the stars and stripes Central Region sales manager died june 8 after a Long bout with lung cancer. Kimmel came to the stars and stripes nearly 25 years ago As a distribution clerk for the Stuttgart District office. While in Stuttgart he also played in a country Western band called Jack s out Laws. He served in several different locations for the stars and stripes before taking his most recent position at Rhein main a in june 1987. He is survived by his wife Sigrid and daughter Janis. His body will be cremated at a funeral parlor in Frankfurt and his remains will kor Westheim Ger set for memorial be transferred to Many for burial. No Date has been services. Condolences gifts or donations for Kimmel May be directed to Richard Strawder at the stars and stripes Central Region Rhein main a Apo 09097-5000