European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 16, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 9learning a with help from Mother natures amps Dave Casey students in Strasbourg France turn their backs on classrooms and let Golden of left sketch a Tower for their Art class a Lone student sits Neur a tree and blends in Tober add a Little sugar coating to their schoolwork. While the three Young people at with River scenery As he becomes absorbed in a  seek answers on troop draw Down by de Reavis staff writer Mainz Germany a the draw Down of . Military forces in Germany has the top politicians in Rheinland Pfalz asking if German american relations Are finished. A we Hope its not All Over a said min ister president Rudolf Scharping. A we cannot allow decades of working together and the ties that have developed to disintegrate just because we be reached the goal we worked for a German unification and  Rheinland Pfalz has the largest concentration of . Forces in Europe a 150,000, which makes it the third largest employer in the state following the state itself and the chemical giant base. Scharping who is scheduled to go to Washington d.c., with his Deputy Rainer Bruderle on oct. 27, said they plan to bring two messages to Washington where they will meet with members of Congress and the defense department. A the first is we believe american presence is important beyond nato considerations. We be built a trans Atlantic Bridge of understanding that should not collapse a Scharping said. A i also cannot imagine an effective european Security system without United states participation. A secondly the concentration of americans stationed has led to Strong personal relations and these relations should not cease but continue for example by american investments Here cooperation Between educational institutions and in other  Scharping said they also plan to inform Congress and the defense department of the problems the draw Down of . Forces has caused for them. A your main concern is to persuade the military to abandon bases and not just thin them out a he said. A if the americans must leave wed prefer they entirely evacuate a base rather than leaving it partly staffed. That would give us the Chance of offering it to civilian  a the military has been Good at informing us of its plans but we Are not consulted. I think we have to make our needs filipinos at Clark a receive notices Angeles City Philippines apr philippine workers at the Volcano dam aged . Clark a have been told they vill be let go next month a Union Leader Aid tuesday. Pepito Galang president of the Filipi to civilian employees association said he . Air forces 3rd Mission support it a gave termination notices to the bases remaining 1,200 workers on oct. 5. The notices said All unpaid leaves and he year end Bonus will be paid on nov. 26. The United states is closing Down Clark because it suffered severe damage in june a eruptions of mount Pinatubo. An agreement to continue operating another . Base Subic Bay naval facilities for 10 More years in Exchange for $203 million annual Aid was rejected last month by the philippine Senate. The government wants to give the United states three years to withdraw . Forces from Subic but the plan still does not have firm Senate support. Before the eruptions there had been 18,000 workers directly hired by the air Force and another 24,000 who worked at various jobs inside Clark. The government earlier announced that . Authorities will turn Over Clark on dec. 4. Galang said filipino workers had hoped that Washington would relocate some workers when it transfers the base facilities to the United states Japan or Guam but there has been no Assurance that this would be done. Known also a Scharping said. A for example Quot he said a we have a problem with agreeing on a settlement Tor the German employees who will lose their jobs. There Are 23,01 0 working Lor the americans. Our standpoint is that they should be treated As German employees who work for the German army. 1 think the . Army sees our  he also mentioned the problem of pollution on the american bases and the compensation the americans want for construction on the Sites. A fall this can he worked out As soon As we know to what purpose the property will be used a Scharping said. A we Hope to be a bit smarter when we get Hack from the United Stales around nov. 2."springtime Snow surprises Santiago Santiago Chile a with springtime already three weeks old in the Southern hemisphere this capital City was hit monday by a rare snowfall. Snow is rare in Santiago even in Winter and meteorological officials said mondays was the first october snowfall since 1935. It melted quickly though