European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 b the stars and stripes tuesday july 23,1991 no erupts Over store being built at sex nazi site Berlin up a holocaust survivors got into a fistfight with residents of a nearby Eastern German town Over the construction of a supermarket on the site of a nazi death Camp. The scuffle sunday Between those who survived a stay at the Raven Briick concentration Camp and local residents who want the jobs the store would create capped a we Klong controversy Over the buildings construction. German news reports said the fighting began after demonstrators and residents from the neighbouring town of Firstenberg gathered sunday at the site to discuss the matter with Brandenburg states visiting Leader a this ground is Only one big cemetery a a spokeswoman for a group of Camp survivors said of the site where a German firm has nearly completed a building designed to House a huge supermarket. It. A the Firstenberg people have always been our enemies a she added. A a then after the War and even today they done to Camp survivors citizen groups and political organizations launched a Strong protest last week when documents revealed the supermarket building was located on the grounds where from 50,000 to 90,000 women were murdered by the nazis Between 1938 and 1945. The protesters want the building turned into a memorial site where people of different cultures can meet and learn about racism anti semitism and discrimination. But Many local residents defended the plan to open the store arguing it would create jobs for economically Strug gling Eastern Germany. A i done to give a Damn about culture i want work a one Firstenberg resident shouted at the demonstrators. Another local resident said a this whole thing is Only about commercial services. Its being portrayed As if the Rolls would be baked in the fighting broke out Between several Firstenberg residents and protesting Camp survivors including a 68-year-old female resistance fighter from Bulgaria a a Raven Briick prisoner from 1942 to 1945 a who almost collapsed in the details on the fighting and who started it were not available. Manfred Stolpe head of the Eastern Brandenburg state where the site is located failed to resolve the controversy in talks with regional politicians sunday but said government officials supporters and opponents would gather monday to find a solution. He said it was important to consider the interests of both parties a to preserve and document history and to allow Eastern germans to experience the free Market system. The controversy erupted last week when the authorities first ordered to Stop construction of the building because documents showed it was on the site of the death Camp but then allowed work to continue out of fear the retail company would demand millions of dollars in compensation. A spokesman for the retail Chain Sengelmann said the company was willing to forgo opening the supermarket if the investor agreed. Fatal commuter crash firefighters search the wreckage sunday night of two commuter trains that collided head on in the outskirts of Glasgow Scotland killing four people and injuring 22, British rail officials said. The twin three car electric trains were on the same track. British rail announced an investigation into the Accident which occurred on a Section of track that had recently undergone $8.4 million in improvements to the signalling facilities. Military Streater taking command of Wing at Rhein main from staff and wire reports col. Thomas r. Mikolajcik relinquishes command of the 435th tac Airlift Wing at Rhein main a Germany to col. Donald a. Streater at 10 . Today. Mikolajcik 44, has commanded the Wing since May 1990. He will assume command of the 437th military Airlift Wing at Charleston fab s.c., from his predecessor at Rhein main a col. John w. Handy. A Streater 44, was the commander of the 834th air base Wing at Hurlburt Field Fla. The command of the 36th tac fighter Wing at Pitburg a Germany changed hands earlier this month. Col. John a. Judd 48, had been in charge of the Wing since october 1989. He turned the command Over july til to col. Ronald e. Keys 46. Who ipad been the wings vice commander for a year. Judd is now assigned to the air Force operational test and evaluation Center at Kirtland fab n.m., where he is the chief of the tactical systems division. In another shift earlier this month col. Howard a Fry assumed command of the 52nd tac fighter Wing at Span Dahlem a Germany from then col. Rudolf . Peksens 46, had been the 52nd�?Ts Wing commander since july 1989, he has been promoted to brigadier general and is now the assistant Deputy commander for operations at the Headquarters of the . Air forces in Europe. Fry 45, most recently served As 16th air Force vice commander at Torrejon a Spain. Lakenheath staff honoured Raf Lakenheath England the social actions office at Raf Lakenheath has won the air forces outstanding social actions of the year award for 1990, for bases with fewer than 5,000 airmen. The seven member staff at Lakenheath trains and counsels Active duty civilian and family members on matters of substance abuse and human relations As sexual harassment and discrimination. Last year the staff also was involved in briefing More than 750 Lakenheath High school students on the dangers of butane sniffing. Navy officer sentenced Manila Philippines a a . Navy officer has been sentenced by a general court martial to .18 years in prison for carrying out sodomy and indecent acts against children of american personnel the Navy said monday. It. Cmdr. George a. Seaver 43, of Pensacola Fla., pleaded guilty thursday to charges of seven counts of sodomy and nine counts of indecent acts. Mohringer phones out the european military Telephone system will be out of service in the Mohringer military Community from 11 . Today to 1 . Wednesday allowing technicians to upgrade Telephone switching software. During that period the following civilian numbers can be used for emergency purposes military police 0711-819-114 fire 0711-819-117 and ambulance 0711-819-116. Mohringer is a suburb of Stuttgart and its ets prefix is 321.Aquino seeks support for new . Base pact Manila Philippines up president Corazon Aquino appealed to filipinos to support her fight for ratification of a new .-philippine bases agreement that would allow the United Stales continued use of a key naval installation for the next 10 years. �?o1 am still hopeful it will be ratified a Aquino said in her weekly radio talk show sunday of the Basing rights pact signed by . And philippine negotiators last week. The Accord faces an Uphill struggle in the philippine Senate where a majority of the 23 senators have expressed opposition to any treaty that would allow . Forces to remain in the Philippines after the current Basing rights pact expires in september. Aquino said she is contacting each of the 23 senators personally to urge ratification of the Accord and added a i am asking the people to help me in lobbying the Aquino who said she will not seek reelection in May is expected to make another pitch for ratification during her final state of the Nali Dif address its week. Manila Security police have been placed on maximum Alert for the opening of Congress monday following threats by militants to stage massive demonstrations. One militant group the leftist May first movement is seeking a Rollback of Petroleum prices which Rose substantially in december As a result of the persian Gulf conflict. The group also is demanding that the philippine Senate reject the bases pact. Philippine and . Negotiators reached an agreement on future Basing rights wednesday after 14 months of intense negotiations. The pact Calls Tor Washington to Abaft Don one of two major military installations in the Philippines Clark a by sept. 16, 1992, while retaining the other Subic Bay naval facilities for 10 More years. Both bases sustained substantial damage during last months eruption by mount Pinatubo. In compensation for the use of the base the Philippines would receive $203 million annually a an amount far smaller that the Manila government had sought. Also sunday authorities warned residents of towns surrounding mount Pinatubo 60 Miles North of Manila to prepare to evacuate their Homes after a tropical storm threatened t6 trigger potentially deadly mudflows. Military authorities said some 400 houses had been buried by avalanches of Ash Sand and Rock during heavy rain in the past two Days
