European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 17, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 9vicenza bus Stop symbolizes tragedy the stars and stripes by Gary Miller med item near Bureau Vicenza Italy a for Jenny Jones the damage done to a bus Stop near her office made an unhappy mid november anniversary even worse. A year earlier her 27-year-old son Kevin died As the result of a car crash at that Stop. He had accepted a ride from a Soldier who in later tests proved to be intoxicated Jones said. The Stop in the Northern italian Community of Vicenza is about 300 feet from the Entrance of Caserma Ederle where the Southern european task Force has its Headquarters the Stop was rebuilt after the Accident on nov. 14, 1990, but a few Days after the crashes first anniversary friends told Jones that the bus Stop was wrecked again. A is no to that ironic the same bus Stop is damaged a year later a said Jones a programs analyst for the assistant chief of staff for logistics. Jones also finds it ironic that her son died just before he was about to return to the United states. After being discharged from the  he moved to Vicenza where he hoped to attend College but found studying and working full time too difficult. He planned to return to the states for the holidays and stay there to continue his studies. A i had bought airline tickets for dec. 20,�?� she said. A i almost got him  the car in which Kevin died was wrapped around the bus Stop from the Impact of hitting the Structure at More than 50 Mph Jones said. The Force of the crash pushed Kevin through his seat Belt through the cards convertible top and into the Middle of the Street. Although he survived the crash Kevin never regained consciousness. Doctors told Jones several Days after the Accident that her son was brain dead. He died nov. 25. The Driver spec. Todd Williams survived but suffered debilitating injuries to his left Side. Williams since has been discharged from the  and according to the latest information Jones has heard is in a stateside rehabilitative Center. A the had borrowed the car from a Friend because his cards water pump was broken. Maybe he Wasny to used to the car. A there Are a lot of a what ifs to a situation like this a Jones said. A for a while i blamed myself for taking a Job in  a grief support group for civilians that began meet bh�wln8jhe�on s1� a to Mobile Accident a Italy in 1990. The photo taken in 1988, also shorn daughter so Cyl and her son Chris. Ing last april has helped Jones Deal with Many of the a what ifs of her songs death. The groups monthly gatherings helped her realize that searching for blame like anger and denial is a stage in the process of grief. A grief is not just for death its for everything. People done to understand that if they get fired or get divorced or move or buy a new House or Many other things that military people do they go through the same stages of grief. A i think that s so important for people to know. If they know that they can accept it a Jones said. Kevin a death has also made Jones More aware of How Many american service members die on european roads. She gave the examples of recent accidents in Germany and England. Newspaper reports of the accidents had caught her attention because of their similarity to Kevin a crash single car accidents Drunken Drivers and Young lives Cut Short. The stateside organization mothers against drunk driven has sent her literature and with a year left in Vicenza she feels that it May be her calling to organize some sort of anti Drunken driving Campaign. First however she has other Matten to which she must devote her time such As recouping expenses she incurred because of Kevin a death including the Cost of shipping her songs body to Virginia for burial. She also is attempting to have a memorial plaque attached to an electrical pole next to the bus Stop a process that has taken months because permission must be obtained from the owner of the property from the electric company and from the government. A so far we be gotten to the Point that we can place a Small one but anything is better than nothing a said Jones who Hopes it will be As meaningful a reminder to bypasses As a damaged bus Stop is to her. If talks fail . Has one year for Subic pullout Aquino says Manila Luino said Aquia Subic a philippic id monday lines up a president Corazon by the United states must leave Bay t naval facilities within one year if no agreement is reached this month for a three year pull out from its last philippine base. Aquino has set a deadline at the end of this month for both sides to reach an agreement following the philippine Senate a rejection on sept. 16 of a treaty extending the lease on Subic for 10 More years. If no Compromise is reached by dec. 31, the Philippines has the option of serving a notice of termination asking the americans to leave within one year Aquino said. She said she has instructed her chief aide executive Secretary Franklin Drilon a to exert every Effort to come up with a mutually acceptable agreement. A the United states government is aware of our constitutional limitation that their forces cannot stay beyond december 31 1992 unless they sign the withdrawal agreement Quot Aquino said in a statement. A both panels appreciate that if no agreement is reached the Philippines is prepared to serve a one year notice of withdrawal As we Are also prepared to receive the same from the United states a Aquino said. The president urged Congress which she convened monday for a one week special session to pass a Bill creating the bases conversion authority. Drilon who also Heads the philippine panel said saturday that the negotiations were stalled Over disagreements on a very Basic  . Ambassador Frank Wisner chief of the american negotiating team is in Washington for consultations and was expected Back in Manila late this week. The United states turned Over Clark a former Home of the 13th air Force to Manila on nov. 26 after Washington decided not to renew its lease because of damage from the eruption of mount Pinatubo in june. Rampant looting has been reported at the facility since the . Turnover. Gang steals Over million during Post office Holdup Athens Greece apr five armed men held up a suburban Post office monday and stole 287 million drachmas si.6 million intended for pensions and Christmas bonuses police said. The gang struck the Regalio Post office shortly before 8 a.m., an officer said speaking on condition of anonymity. The Money had just arrived at the Branch. One of the robbers was dressed As a police officer and carried an automatic weapon. He and three others armed with automatic weapons and handguns held up 25 postal workers and about 10 customers stealing bags filled with Money witnesses told reporters. A fifth member stood watch outside. The robbers escaped in a Van shooting and injuring a passing traffic police officer in the leg police said. Police later found the vehicle abandoned in the neighbouring suburb of Peristere. Nobel peace prize Winner expelled from burmese party Rangoon Burma up Nobel peace prize Winner Aung san Suu Kyi has been expelled from her political party which won an overwhelming election Victory last year the military appointed election commission announced. Exiled party members in Thailand however said the expulsion was illegal and made at gunpoint. Official Rangoon radio in a broadcast sunday night quoted an election commission announcement saying that Suu Kyin a party the National league for democracy old had formally expelled her from the party in a meeting on dec. 11. The announcement quoted a statement signed by Aung shwe the acting Leader of the party since Suu Kyin a arrest in 1989, saying there was evidence that the Winner of the Nobel peace prize for 1991 had met with representatives of insurgent organizations. The commission itself cited frequent reports about the opposition Leader by foreign radio stations such As the British broadcasting corp. And the voice of America. A thus the elections commission assumes that Suu Kyi is indirectly receiving support from an organization from a foreign country a the announcement said. Burmese observers noted he announcement pointedly omitted the opposition leaders full name Aung san Auu Kyi because Aung san refers to her father Gen. Aung san the founder of the burmese