European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Well dig Subic Bay naval facilities Philippines up the . Navy com. Mander in the Philippines said wednes Day that he expects to rebuild his country s two largest overseas bases damaged by the eruptions from mount Pinatubo. Our Mission is to put everything Back to what it used to be before the Pinatubo eruption a rear adm. Thomas a. Mercer told reporters during a tour of Subic Bay naval facilities a repair and logistics Center for the 7th Fleet. A Mercer also said he hoped to bring Back in a month or two the 17,700 military dependents and troops evacuated to the United states from Subic and the air forces shut Down Clark a. He said an assessment of the damage at Subic and Clark is still being made. No estimate was provided to reporters. Subic officials said 400 Navy Seabee part of a Force of 700 from Guam and Hawaii had arrived at the Navy facility to join in the reconstruction Effort. In Washington officials said the Volca a  affect the yearlong be. Got nations Over the future of the facilities whose leases expire in september. As of wednesday the official death toll from eruptions of mount Pinatubo which began june 9, stood at 289. With the discovery of eight More bodies buried in collapsed houses the military office of civil defense reported. News agencies list the toll at More than 350. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila resumed Normal operations for the first time since it was shut Down june 15 by Ash and Sand blown by a passing typhoon while the Volcano was at the height of its fury. Its corruptions followed a 600-Ycar slumber. A. Meanwhile in the capital some 50 leftist protesters picketed the Energy Board offices at the Start of a series of protests. They demanded a Rollback of Petrole uni prices sparked by the persian Gulf War. President Corazon Aquino flew by helicopter to the nearby devastated town of san Antonio to oversee distribution of Relief goods. Accompanied by two representatives of the  development program Aquino announced her debt strapped government is seeking new military  to hold open House at Berlin s Mcnair Barracks Berlin a the . Army will hold an open House at Mcnair Barracks in Lichterfeld on saturday and sunday special events will include rappelling from helicopters and a Static display of equipment like that used during the persian Gulf War. Live entertainment and sports activities Are also planned. At 4 45 . Saturday it. Gem Jorg Schonbohm commander of the bund Estehr ground forces will review troops at Mcnair Barracks. It will be the first time that an officer of the bund Estehr will be the reviewing officer at such a ceremony in Berlin y a he s tops in i 7th air Force Span Dahlem a Germany a maj. Raymond Parent the 52nd tac fighter wings electronic combat Branch chief has been named 17th air forces top aviator for 1990. Capt. Michael rein a base spokesman said Parent was honoured primarily for his work in planning deployment of forces to Turkey during operation desert storm. 7. Parent was on the ground floor of planning the opera i Ion from iraqis aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait until the 23rd tac fighter so with a wild weasel radar suppression Mission deployed to Turkey from Span Dahlem on Jan. 17. Parent an electronic warfare officer on f-4g phantom ii aircraft updated tactical aircrews and electronic combat support agencies on tactics they would later use during the persian Gulf War. He has been stationed at Span Dahlem since september .1989. A a thursday june 27, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 9 i a a Sailor takes a break from scooping tip Ash on rooftops at Subic Bay Nava facilities. Behind him is the aircraft Carrier Midway. Loans to rehabilitate damaged cities and farms. A a a a a a a a a a a a a a a. Ash fallout prevented Aquino from visiting other damaged  philippine volcanology Institute recorded 80 volcanic quakes Over the past a 24 hours. The strongest at 3 49 a.m., measured 3.3 on the Richter scale and was Felt at a monitoring station at Clark. The Institute said the Volcano belched Ash As Higl Vas six Miles showering debris on areas to the Northeast and Northwest including Clark in the past five Days the Institute said the daily Ash fall is about a third of an Inch. A we Are literally digging ourselves out of the Sand a said cmdr. John j. Sullivan jr., executive officer of the Public works Center at Subic pointing to the 6 to 8, inches of Ash covering the facility. Sullivan said the Center had restored its water Supply and he hoped he base would have full Power again in the next 24 hours. A a a a a a a a a a. A officials said Subic Bay had housed As Nel. And -1,001 airmen evacuated from Clark. A. A. A a ���.��. The officer said some 200 buildings caved in under the weight of rain Sodden Ash at Subic. Workers could be seen repairing the a roofed machine shop and covering it with a huge canvass. Capt. John . Hamilton head of Subico a ship repair facility reported repairs for 7th Fleet ships would be handled in the interim at Guam Yokosuka in Japan and Singapore. Hamilton said his command is Many As 6,500 marines and Navy person Only �?o20 to 25 percent  critics say overseas schools severely neglected by . By Chuck Vinci Washington Bureau Washington a Federal support for the 388 american schools overseas not controlled by the  is so scant that one critic accuses the . Government of a almost totally neglecting the tens of thousands of students attending them. A officials representing americans overseas who done to work for the government told lawmakers tuesday that current policies not Only Hurt the students but May cause the United states to slip further in International markets by discouraging parents from working for and helping to expand . Businesses  these Young people represent a valuable present and future resource for the United states Quot said Kathleen a Carbuccia of the federation of american worn ends clubs overseas. A Why Are they almost totally neglected by their government a. A total of 177 schools overseas with american Purric a Ula get some financial support from the state department a Carbuccia told the House foreign affairs International operations subcommittee. Those schools receive state department funding because they Ira j i tonally have been involved in educating tic children of local embassy and consulate  that support amounts to less than .2 percent of the total $300 million combined budget for those schools which enrol 92,000 students in 109 countries she said. A. A -. The remaining 211 american schools abroad gel no Federal funds a unlike their germ i French and japanese counterparts. 1 most tuition fees Are paid by the parents or in some cases covered by the businesses for which they Woik. A your major trading competitors recognize that such n in n in uni it .1 i a no a .1 a i c. .11 in. A i f14 schools Are essential and provide full governmental financial support for schools for the Hildro Zens abroad a she said. A a a r a a a a a a a Carbuccia said educational Quality is suffering in other ways particularly in support services state department posts Are cutting Back on their past policy of allowing the schools to use diplomatic pouches to avoid customs delays and High duty fees on supplies and equipment she said. Ken Vogel director of the International school of Ouagadougou in the african nation of Turkina faso said school planning can be undermined because such support often depends solely on the attitude of the pm a whether or not an embassy bigwig has children in the school can affect the amount of support supplied a he said a a it a impossible to plan for the future since one never knows who will replace the officer in charge of handing out the goodies.�?�. A Carbuccia urged lawmakers to formalize a policy to assure diplomatic Pouch Access to All 177 schools now receiving state department support or at least those in designated hardship areas. 1