European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 b the stars and stripes Friday september 6, 1991romania prolongs ban on adoptions by Brent Stinski staff writer a romanian Law that has prevented the adoption of its children since july 17 has been extended until january an official with the . Embassy in Bucharest said. F the Law which was to be lifted in september has been extended to allow the romanian adoption commission More time to select the foreign agencies that will handle the adoptions said Patricia l. Hall the embassy a Consul general. The Law signed by president Ion Iliescu ended adoptions of romanian children by foreigners while the commission was formed to regulate what was essentially a free Market system of adoption. A my Best guess is that after Christmas the new agencies will be announced a Hall said. A right now we do not know which ones will be until then about 7,000 children Between Ages 1 and 3 and about 13,000 Between Ages 3 and 15 will await adoption in orphanages or family Homes approved by the romanian government Hall said. Romania has Long shouldered a surplus of children eligible for adoption partly because of a ban on abortion and birth control by former communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. Before adoptions were stopped prospective parents were allowed to adopt children from hospitals orphanages or parents. Hall said. The new commission will introduce tight regulations to Stop widespread Black Market sales of children which thrived under the old system Hall said. The new regulations will enforce use of official adoption agencies and who Call for imprisonment of up to five years for those connected with illegal adoptions. One of the agencies planning for the resumption of adoptions is the Dillion adoption Agency which has Headquarters in Tulsa okla. Larry Wanberg the Agency a Liaison in Europe said Dillion will help military families in Europe adopt children should his Agency be recognized by the romanian commission. His Agency is asking for funding from the combined Federal Campaign a military fund raising Campaign that donates to non profit agencies. He believes the funding will be there for Dillion which was created to help military families with adoption. A any funding is Tough to get a he said. A there Are so Many other issues going on in the world its hard to talk about adoptions and get much but the romanian children deserve immediate attention said Wanberg a child psychologist. A any time a child is in an institution it s a problem a he said. Life in an institution can cause children to be hyperactive reject affection from elders or even withdraw from others by crouching alone in a Corner for Long periods he said. A a in be seen a lot of institutional children a he said. A a the romanian children done to have the typical problems that you expect so i think they be been getting pretty Good care.�?�50,000 expected for Rock concert at Mainz Airfield by Ron Mckinney staff writer Mainz military Community officials will be closely watching an open air festival saturday at the Fin then army Airfield where a hard Rock lineup of musicians will take the stage before an expected crowd of 50,000. That festival featuring acc Metal Lica. Motley crime Queen Ryche and the Black crowds has the morale welfare and recreation Cash Register ringing but Community officials wont say to what tune. I he promotion company mama concerts and Lippmann and Rau gmbh., is paying a Flat fee to the Mainz mar to rent a fenced in area that does not have Access to the Airfield said Joan Williams special events coordinator for the Mainz Community. But Williams would not say How much the promoter is paying. A a it a a substantial sum a she said. Local Farmers and residents of a nearby military housing area have voiced concerns about the noise Williams said. A anytime you get that Many people together there a going to be some concern a Williams said. The promoter is employing a Security Force of 450. Local military policemen will also be at the concert to provide assistance but wont be circulating among the crowd Williams said. A Road Crew began constructing the stage and venue on tuesday. Two video screens about eight stories High Are being built alongside the stage. Fritz Rau one of the owners of the Munich based promoter said they wanted to use the open Field because it provided a better venue than a football stadium. A the hard Rock people prefer to be on a Field where they can move a Rau said. Rau said he was not surprised that the military agreed to allow the Rock concert to be held at the Airfield a because we Are presenting masters of Rock not monsters of Rock a he said. A Mac do to me is an intelligent form of Rock. They influence other groups. Its tickets Are 68 Marks $40 at German outlets or 65 Marks $38 at Uso offices. The Rock festival has already played at German venues in Munich and Hannover before a total of 100,000 people. Should the airfields open air festival play without incident Rau expects to be Back again. A a in a very positive after the experience in Munich and Hannover a Rau said. A the audience behaved very Well and it was a great Day in Williams said the Mainz Community would consider allowing More Rock concerts in the future. A a we re All watching this one to see How it goes a Williams said. �?o1 mind doing it again. I like it. Plus its really a lot of Money for mwr.�?�15-year-old daughter of Dodds teachers Dies Kaiserslautern Germany a amps the 15-year-old daughter of two Germany based Dodds teachers died last week at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center following a Short illness school officials said. Megan Gale Fine a Sophomore at Kaiserslautern High school died Friday at 1 25 . She had been under intensive care treatment at the Lan Stuhl facility since aug. 26, suffering from meningitis. She died from septic Shock caused by the meningitis said William Laclair principal at the school. Her father Del Fine teaches at Ramstein High school and her Mother Carmel is on the faculty at Kaiserslautern High school. Marie Shaw a spokeswoman at the Hospital said that meningitis is a reportable disease meaning the Case must be reported to German authorities. All types of meningitis Are to some degree transmittable she said. Youngsters who had close Contact with Fine shortly before she became ill already have been examined by area doctors and Given medication As a preventive measure Laclair said. In addition to her parents Megan Fine is survived by a sister and brother in Law Kirstin and Rich Davies of Seattle Wash. A brother pfc. Chad Fine . Army Giessen Germany and a grandmother mrs. Elmer Fine of Colville Wash. A memorial service was held at 4 15 . Tuesday at the Vogel Weh Chapel. Burial will be in Brunswick plan misfires an army bomb disposal expert examines the area around a trailer full of explosives which got stuck and was abandoned in a Field near the intended target the Border checkpoint of Annag Martin Northern Ireland. The explosives were thought to constitute the biggest bomb Ever assembled in the strife torn phones at Lindsey As to be out 6-8 . Tuesday Wiesbaden Germany a Lindsey air station will have a Complete european Telephone system ets outage from 6 . To 8 . Tuesday. All military phones at the air station will be dead but German civilian lines will remain functional. Military phones at the 7100th c combat support Wing medical Center will not be affected by the outage. Braun recalling two Coffee makers Munich Germany a Braun is recalling its White 220-Volt compact Coffee makers models kf22 and ke32, cafes said in a statement thursday. It has been determined that in a few cases even when switched off these Coffee makers could ignite and present a fire Hazard. The two models were sold in cafes exchanges Between late 1988 and Early 1989. The easiest Way to determine if your Coffee maker is affected is to look underneath the appliance and read the information on the Bottom plate. Only the four digit Quot Typ Quot codes 4083, 4084, 4085 and 4086 along with a three digit code in the Range of 822 through 912 Are subject to the recall. If there is no information on the Bottom plate the Coffee maker should also be included in this recall. Customers owning one of these Coffee makers should return it to their local Exchange for a refund the statement said
