European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes monday August 5, 1991production details Community at War by Mary Neth staff writer Wiesbaden Germany a its their first video production and its a Winner. Welcome Home to Wiesbaden a 30-minute video on the persian Gulf crisis Impact on local residents was previewed at the military Community a Victory fest on May 3 and 4. It received raves. A we projected it onto a big screen and the audience went wild a said Anna Edmondson director of the Wiesbaden Community morale welfare and recreation fund marketing and advertising office who put the video together. A there were tears cheers and people practically fell out of their chairs hugging one another a she recalled. A neighbors saw neighbors. They saw themselves. We were immediately swamped with requests for  the video which opens to the accompaniment of the sentimental hit wind beneath my wings documents the role of the local military Community in the War against Iraq. A a it Sall there a Edmondson said. A the departure of the troops their time in the saudi desert the activities of their worried waiting families and then the victorious  Wiesbaden also was represented in Iraq Kuwait Turkey Israel Cyprus and Qatar. The videos production was the brainchild of Rob cart g. Pomeroy former head of the Wiesbaden directorate of personnel and Community activities. Pomeroy now with the directorate in Frankfurt was concerned that historic moments might be left unrecorded. A there is no Lack of footage on the . Role in saudi a Edmondson said. A we wanted something extra a a focus on our  the video is advertised As a a personal glimpse into the life of a Community bonded together by their Hopes cares and fears from the beginning of deserts amps photo Wiesbaden a video goes on Sale saturday for $6.95. Shield until the victorious return of their  a that tells it exactly a Edmondson said. The project Cost $65,000 in non appropriated funds. Pomeroy said he expects the videos sales at $6.95 apiece to recoup Only about half that investment but that Community officials wanted to keep the Sale Price affordable. Even that Price was established Edmondson said a Only to discourage individuals from taking stacks of  the video goes on Sale saturday. It will be available in Wiesbaden at the following locations army Community services video audio photo Mart eagles nest club video rental outlet Wiesbaden airbase club Camp Pieri recreation Center and the Wiesbaden sports Center. The 10-member marketing and advertising staff began working on the production in april. Determined to have a truly professional product a commercial film Crew was hired to shoot the Homecoming scenes and produce the final video. A i interviewed 17 German film companies a Edmondson said. A when i told them they might have to wait around at the Frankfurt Airport on Call from afternoon until Early morning All but two dropped  a Smyth productions a Young Frankfurt photo team that includes a cameraman director and producer a was Given the contract. A they really got into it a Edmondson said. A they were wonderfully enthusiastic.�?�. To fill out the report with footage from the Gulf Edmondson placed ads asking for Community Home videos. A we used about six minutes from a selection of 10 videos a she said. A we also received film a shots of the burning Oil Fields in Kuwait of tanks and planes in Battle a from an and Abc. We paid by the minute for the commercial Abc film a she said. A since we were on uncharted ground we had to learn about film production As we went along a said Edmondson noting that some copyright fees Are still not settled. Of the first 5,000, 100 of the videos will be kept for military archives. A there a she said a no matter How popular there is no worry of sales exceeding demand. When copies run out More will be  merger puts army jail under 42 and my group by Crystal Laureano a. Staff writer a the 42nd my group known throughout Europe As the army a customs authorities will become that services jailers oct. 1 when it takes charge of the army confinement facility in Mannheim Germany. The shift is part of a consolidation of army military police units in Europe that will bring the jails current caretakers the 97th my in under the 42nd�?Ts authority. This consolidation is a result of the troop draw Downs in Europe said a spokesman for the 42nd.aafes moving Check Section to Kaiserslautern Munich Germany a cafes Europe is relocating its customer Check Section from Munich to Kaiserslautern Germany an cafes spokesman announced Friday. The new office which helps answer customers questions about dishonoured checks will begin operating aug. 5. Customers who have questions concerning their account May Call military 483-6023 or civilian 06317102-130. The facility houses service members from units throughout Europe regardless of service Branch who Are placed in pretrial confinement or who have been found guilty of a crime and Are awaiting transportation to a Federal prison in the United states. The change at the jail also Means that the army a 1st personnel come which has its Headquarters in Schwet Zingen Germany will no longer have administrative responsibility for the confinement facility located at Coleman Barracks. A it is a Headquarters change a command Structure change a said maj. Rob Ert Loomis adjutant for the 42nd my group. A there will be no major Impact on the Way the confinement facility does its Mission or on the Way 42nd my group does its Mission. And it will not have any effect on the  obvious changes resulting from the Transfer will be Little More than new shoulder patches on the Battle dress uniforms of the 97th�?Ts soldiers Loomis said. Although 42nd my group soldiers deployed to Southwest Asia conducted Only customs operations the units primary Mission in wartime is escorting and guarding enemy prisoners of War. Loomis called this Mission a the common denominator of both units a referring to the 42nd and the 97th. A the persian Gulf War and other conflicts have shown How vital it is to have specialized units to effectively manage prisoners of War a Loomis said. The consolidated unit will be called the 42nd my group and the Headquarters will remain on Taylor Barracks in Mann Heim Sandhofer. Despite the change in authority the 97th my in As a subsidiary unit reporting to the 42nd, will retain its unit designation and the Headquarters will remain on Coleman Barracks. Ship hauling 4,592 cars sinks after collision in fog off Spain Ceuta Spain a a norwegian freighter carrying 4,592 automobiles collided with a liberian ship in dense tog sunday and Sank two hours later a government spokesman said. An officer from the freighter was reported missing after the crash in the Strait of Gibraltar. The collision Between the norwegian flagged Lane and the liberian flagged Container ship Auto coach occurred at 11.30 . Six Miles off the Spanish North african port of Ceuta said the spokesman for the Ceuta civil governors office. The spokesman also said the Lane was carrying 760 tons of fuel Oil and 150 tons of diesel fuel when it Sank in the narrow Strait that separates Europe from Africa and the Mediterranean sea from the Atlantic Ocean. He said the lanes engine room caught fire before the vessel Sank and the 21-member Crew abandoned ship. An officer reportedly fell overboard and has not been seen since. His nationality was not immediately known. Two Rescue tugs from nearby Gibraltar plucked the lanes other Crew members from the sea. They and the 21 Crew members from the Auto coach were taken to Ceuta. The spokesman said a Small fire that had broken out aboard the Auto coach was extinguished just before 3 . He said the vessel carrying 800 automobiles was listing badly with a Gash in one Side. He said it was believed that poor visibility in the dense fog led to the collision. The nationalities of Crews on both ships were Given As norwegian japanese and philippine