European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes Friday october 18,1991profitt takes reins of provide Comfort from Jamerson in Ciurlik a Turkey a air Force maj. Gen. James l. Jamerson relinquished command thursday of the operation provide Comfort it combined task Force to air Force Brig. Gen. Glenn a. Profitt ii during ceremonies at in Ciurlik a. Since april Jamerson has served at various times during the operation As both Deputy com Unander and commander of provide Comfort. From january to March. Jamerson commanded joint task Force proven Force which flew 4,600 tactical sorties from in Ciurlik during the Gulf War. He will return to his previous Post As Deputy chief of staff for operations at . Air forces in Europe Headquarters Ramstein a Germany. Profitt previously commanded the 65th air div at Lindsey air station in Wiesbaden Germany and was director of electronic combat for the Central air Force in saudi Arabia during desert shield and desert  s infant son Dies at Raf Lakenheath Hospital Raf Lakenheath England a the 6-month-old son of a sergeant stationed at Raf Lakenheath died late wednesday afternoon at the 48th fighter Wing Hospital a base spokesman said thursday. Dwan a. Hanshaw jr., was pronounced dead by air Force medical officials after attempts to revive him at the Hospital failed said spokesman staff sgt. Phil Guerrero. The infants father sgt. Dwan a. Hanshaw is a maintenance specialist with the 48th fighter Wing. Guerrero said he did not have the first name of Hanshaw a wife the child smother. The cause of death will be determined by an autopsy Guerrero said. Nato troops escaping xenophobia in Germany by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau a current wave of attacks on foreigners in Germany appears generally to be bypassing foreign nato troops in the country . And German officials say. German police registered 1,020 reports of politically motivated crimes against foreigners Between Jan. 1 and oct. 11. Police were not aware of any incidents involving nato personnel or dependents said Hartmuth Jaufmann spokesman for the Federal criminal office in Wiesbaden. The . Army cited one such Case however that took place in August. Soviet troops also apparently have suffered several attacks by skinheads and other right Wing radicals. An official at the soviet embassy a Berlin office confirmed thursday that his country is seeking German government Protection for soviet troops. German newspapers reported that soviet troops have fired warning shots and used Gas pistols to deter attackers. . Army Europe he referred to increasing violence in Germany m an oct. 4 memorandum to unit commanders saying the such attacks a Are of concern to Usa eur due to the Multi ethnic makeup of our society and our military forces and the danger that . Personnel could be  a group of skinheads knocked Down and kicked a . Soldier aug. 27 in Potsdam said army spokeswoman Millie Waters. The Soldier was treated for minor injuries and released and no arrests occurred. The army knows of no other incidents involving its soldiers. Waters said but it is advising troops to travel cautiously in Eastern Germany and to avoid crowds of skinheads or Drunken rowdies. The air Force warned of possible Radical violence at a sept. 28 National association for the advancement of coloured people March in Frankfurt. The March attracted few people and no trouble occurred. Aside from that the air Force has remained silent on the subject. A we done to feel at this Point that we re a target and that there a a need for a warning a said it. Col. . Crowley a . Air forces in Europe spokesman. Bombs planted by Neo nazi terrorists exploded in several .-plated cars in Germany in 1982 and 1983, but attacks against americans in Germany since then generally have come from left Wing terrorists. Most right Wing Radical attacks against foreigners this year have occurred in the states of Baden Wirt Temberg Niedersachsen nor Rhein westfalen and Sachsen Jaufmann said. Sachsen is the Only one in Eastern Germany a Region where rising unemployment has fuelled hatred of outsiders. Attacks on an Asylum seekers apartment building a few weeks ago in the Sachsen town of Hoye Swerda set off a string of similar outbursts around the country however. Applicants for political Asylum such As those from Africa and Asia Are the primary targets but radicals also have attacked immigrant Eastern europeans of German descent. Jaufmann said the 1,020 reported incidents this year included 208 arson cases a 149 in the West and 59 in the East. The numbers correspond roughly to the population ratio Between the two regions. Also the criminal office has recorded 90 injurious attacks against people 48 were in the West Ana 42 were in the East. Most other crimes involved Only property damage. The German parliament has agreed on a plan to place future Asylum applicants in Large refugee Camps and to process their applications within six weeks. Of the hardest hit Western states Only prosperous Baden Wiir Temberg has Large . Troop concentrations. Attacks there have become More frequent As the governments debate about Asylum rights intensified. Most have occurred in Freiburg and in the area Between Karlsruhe and Mannheim said Claus Kilgus a state criminal office supervisor in charge of tracking right Wing extremists. Arson attacks against foreigners dwellings in Freiburg prompted the founding of a special investigating commission there. Recently the state ordered round the clock patrols at Asylum seekers apartment buildings. Police watching such a building in Mannheim arrested a Man carrying a Molotov cocktail at 2 . Sunday Kilgus said and other suspects have been arrested in connection with attacks already carried  Ford Dies at 72 from liver disease Reston a. Apr Tennessee Ernie Ford whose Bass voice boomed out on the million Selling record sixteen tons and on his to variety show spanning two decades died wednesday after a Long illness. He was 72. Ford died at 6 15 . At Cha Reston Hospital where he had been admitted on sept. 28. A Amis. Ford was at his Side As she has been throughout his illness a said Hospital spokeswoman Claudia Smith. Smith said Ford had suffered from a lengthy liver disease. She would not disclose the nature of the ailment. Ford became ill at Washington a Dulles International Airport As he was about to Fly. Witt Fly Home to san Francisco following his attendance at a White House dinner. Ford known affectionately As a the old pea picker and a a old Ern a was Host of to shows in the 1950s and 1960s. He was Host of a nighttime variety show on Abc from 1956 to 1961, then had another program from 1962 to 1965, this one on Abc in the daytime. Ford recorded More than 80 albums during a singing career of More than 40 years. He was especially known for his gospel music. The mustachioed performer with a mischievous Grin and Homespun humor said in a 1990 associated press interview that he believes he came across the to screen As a Loving member of the family. A they Felt like when the time came for my show they did no to have to change clothes or put Sterling on the table a Ford said. He said it was exciting breaking into television in the mid-1950s when most of the country was getting acquainted with the relatively new household fixture. Ford at last count he said his big hit sixteen tons had sold 20 million copies worldwide after becoming a sensation in 1955. It was a tribute to Blue Collar workers especially Coal miners with lines like a i owe my soul to the company store and a another Day older and deeper in  a every artist dreams of a song like this a Ford said. A a it san everlasting hit. A a. Its still a must on my act even though it was done in 1955, it seems that Young marrieds and even High school kids know it. It caught on to every working Man in the world i  he did a concert tour of the soviet Union in 1974 and recalled that soviets were aware of the song. A they did no to know me but they knew the song and recognized my voice when i did it on stage a Ford said. Ford was born Ernest Jennings Ford in Bristol Tenn. After playing trombone in his High school band he began his career As a radio announcer for $10 a week in Bristol in 1937.bus group gets free tour of Paris after Accident by Peggy Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau Kaiserslautern Germany a a bus full of americans got a free tour of Paris after the first bus they were on rear ended a slow moving truck earlier this month. Only four members of a tour group were injured enough to miss the tour of Paris said a top Tours spokeswoman while the rest of the group transferred to another bus and spent two Days sightseeing in the City of Light. The tour visited Paris on oct. 4 through 6. The bus from top Tours is the fourth tour bus involved in a traffic Accident since july the top Tours spokeswoman said. On july 6, an enjoy Tours bus on its Way to Paris went off the Road near Metz France. Several of the passengers on that bus were hospitalized due to injuries they suffered in that Accident. She would not give information on the other mishaps. A fall the people were taken care of a the spokeswoman said of this months Accident Quot they were compensated. They All got a free tour of  the Accident occurred on a foggy night on a downhill stretch As the bus rounded a curve the spokeswoman said. The bus hit a slow moving Crane truck. The tour guide was knocked unconscious and two american couples suffered minor cuts she added. The itt offices at Ramstein a and Vogel Weh schedule an average of 500 buses a month on various Tours said Gisela Haugen manager of the joint itt offices. Each bus averages 40 people she added. The Only other incident involving a bus tour occurred when a bus heading to the oktoberfest in Munich experienced mechanical problems Haugen said. She was unaware of any other incidents. In Case of accidents caused by mechanical malfunctions Haugen said the tour companies generally offer the passengers some sort of compensation and pay for All medical costs incurred. She added that individuals or units who make their own tour arrangements without the Benefit of a tour company Are liable under German Law in the event of an Accident. The individual or unit is in effect operating an illegal tour business she Sid