European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes sunday september 15, 1991 . Seeks danish plans on Bridge Over Baltic route Copenhagen Denmark a the United states has asked Denmark for details about a Bridge project that could keep warships of the future from entering or leaving the Baltic sea officials and news reports said. Finland has already sued Denmark in the International court of Justice Over the Bridge. The soviet Union which has its Large naval base of Kaliningrad on the Baltic coast has also complained. The finns say the planned suspension Bridge 215 feet at its highest Point would Block movement of finnish built Oil rigs and platforms from Baltic sea ports into International Waters. The Bridge being built across the store balt Strait connects two danish islands and crosses danish Waters. But it is the Only passage Between the Baltic sea and the North sea. The state department is concerned that the Bridge might not be High enough for some . Warships to pass under danish press reports said. They quoted the american journal oceans policy news As saying that the state department believes International conventions on free passage through danish Waters prohibit Denmark from building a Bridge across the Only passage Between the two seas. A the . Has not yet reached any conclusion with regard to this specific project but the . Maintains a worldwide interest in the right of transit passage through International Waterways Quot said a state department comment made available by the . Embassy. A we have sought information from Denmark on the details of the project a it said. The state department holds that the right of free passage should also apply to future vessels that could be taller than existing ships the journal was quoted As saying. Tyge Lehmann head of the danish foreign ministry Slegal department said the United states raised questions about whether the Bridge project was in keeping with International Law. A to this we can say Only that this is precisely what the present dispute with Finland. Is about a Lehmann was quoted As saying. Denmark and the United states Are Allied in the North Atlantic treaty organization. Nato ships can now pass through danish Waters into the Baltic sea which is bordered by the soviet Union Poland Germany Lithuania Latvia Estonia Sweden Finland and Denmark. Missouri jail fire kills 5 inmates pig out of place a 45-foot tall 10-ton Pink pig stands on a dry Lake bed about 35 Miles Northeast of Edwards fab in the California desert. The pig which has captured the attention of military test pilots who use the area for training was built for Honda motor co. To be used in an advertisement. It will be disassembled this week according to a spokesman for the special effects company that worked on the Honda and. Forsyth to. A a fire that shut off Power at a county jail Early saturday trapped 28 prisoners in their cells killing five of them and injuring the others authorities said. The fire at the Taney county jail in southwestern Missouri about 35 Miles South of Springfield was believed to have been caused by an auxiliary Power Generator said sheriff Chuck Keithley. A jail dispatcher and at least five firefighters also were Hurt. Four prisoners who died were jailed in cells near the Generator said Forsyth fire chief Ron Correll. A fifth inmate also was killed said an official on the scene. Hospitals in the area reported receiving 24 injured inmates eight of them in serious condition. Firefighter Kevin Clayton said that when he arrived at the jail a the Generator was on fire the roof was on fire the jail was full of  the inmates were shouting a help help a and a hollering to get out a he said. Firefighters instructed the inmates to cover their faces with water soaked towels and lie on the floor until they could be freed Clayton said. A it was real hard going cell by cell a he said. The fire was confined to the backup Generator situated just outside the one Story Concrete jail and never spread into the jail the fire chief said. After nearly three hours the Blaze was brought under control about 6 30  tries to save youth Christian ministry by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer Frankfurt Germany Frankfurt military Community officials have agreed to pay $40,000 for a Christian ministry to local youth in the next fiscal year. But the Promise has not sealed the future of the club beyond program. Frankfurt a club beyond fell $25,000 into debt during fiscal year 1991 when the Community failed to come through with promised funding. Contributions and fund raising efforts by parents and Community members reduced that deficit to $18,000. But local supporters must assure that the debt will be erased before next years contract will be signed by military Community youth ministries the organization that administers club beyond said its president Gary Mccusker. A Community spokeswoman contacted tuesday could not provide information by Friday on Why the funding fell through last year or the amount that had been promised. Club beyond provides weekly meetings for High school and Middle school youth As Well As special activities such As Camps and trips. It has also sponsored service projects in Hungary and Kenya the past two years. Club beyond programs in nine other army communities in Germany have had no funding problems locally. But several new staff members Are arriving late because of difficulties they have experienced in raising financial support in the United states Mccusker said. The Frankfurt youth ministry has come into jeopardy at a time when the Community is launching an ambitious Campaign to crack Down on youth violence. The a Stop the violence program is mainly aimed at curbing fighting among German turkish and american youth a problem the Community a youth services manager has called  club beyond strained youth workers Are certainly willing to help the Community with these problems said it. Col. Bill Moore president of the clubs Parent support group. A they have the same audience Are looking at the same kind of problems and have the same kind of concerns As people involved in a Stop the violence a Moore said. Moore said club beyond is unique from Chapel youth programs in that it has a an outreach program that addresses kids that done to go to  club beyond workers help staff a Community youth Center located next door to the High school where students can go to relax after school or during Breaks Between classes. A a it a important for kids to have trusted adults outside of the family a said Moore whose two teen age sons Are Active in the club. A when you have club beyond or similar organizations that provide that service they re provided a kind of an Island of Security in a real transient sort of  Jamie Davis a freshman at the University of Maryland who was Active in Frankfurt a club beyond last school year said she hoped the program would continue. A the club staff members were always there for us kind of like Counselor and friends a Davis said. A a they be been a support group for the  Davis said she especially welcomed the support during the persian Gulf crisis saying it was a a strength for me for a whole Bunch of kids to get together and be there for each  weekly meetings that ceased in August Drew an average of 50 High school and 30 Middle school youths. Holding meetings is one of Many service required by the Community contract. Fulfilling its terms requires the services of at least one Par time staff member and a full time staff member Mccusker said. Historically the Cost of providing these services has exceeded funds paid for the contract. Persons joining the military youth ministries team must raise $25,000 in pledges and support from friends family and churches in the United states before coming to Europe. Frankfurt workers Are asked to generate an extra $3,000 to compensate for the City a High housing costs said Mccusker who led the Frankfurt group for two years. So far in its Effort to pay off last years debt Frankfurt a club beyond Parent support group has appealed to chapels and private organizations for help and has begun planning fund raising activities. The groups next meeting is set for 7 . Sept. 23 at the eagles  issued for dynasty water chestnuts Heidelberg Germany a the seventh medical come veterinary service has issued a medical recall for All 8-ounce cans of dynasty Brand water chestnuts. The recall includes both whole and sliced chestnuts. The action follows Field inspection and preliminary Laboratory testing that confirmed defective cans. Some cans contained pinholes that could allow bacteria to enter according to col. Jack Barck chief of the 7th me com veterinary service. Other cans showed signs of enamel flaking from the Interior making the chestnuts unsuitable for consumption. A the bacteria we have identified in our tests so far is not disease causing and probably poses no actual health risk a Barck said. Additional Laboratory testing is being conducted. Veterinary food inspectors placed the chestnuts on medical hold which Means the product has been removed from commissary shelves pending additional testing. Customers who have purchased the product May return it for a full refund