European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes monday december 23, 1991 at a glance Dawn Cavet a librarian from new zealand reads letters by author . Coppard at the Harry ran som humanities research Center at the University of Texas in Austin where people come from All Over the world to do research. See Story on pages 14-15.lockerbie memorial in a somber gathering in new York the relatives of those killed in the bombing of pan am right 103 marked the third year since the tragedy Over Lockerbie Scotland. A Page 4wanted sheep painters a Kentucky Man has a $500 Christmas gift for anyone who fingers the culprit who Spray painted two sheep posing in a live nativity scene on his Lawn. A Page 6bottling your own tired of hearing bottled water companies boast about the superiority of their products the new Haven conn., water authority is offering Consumers containers for its Humble and cheaper beverage. A Page 7avalanche kills two two people died when an Avalanche buried their chalet in the Region in France that will Host next months Winter olympics. A Page 8new life for old Post conversion of a former army Post into an education Center has moved a step Forward with the University of Maryland Scall for applications to a four year program it plans to Start in Stuttgart Germany next fall. A Page 9more than a name american corporations  using a front groups Quot with deceptive names or misleading goals to confuse the Public and win benefits through lobbying a consumer advocate group said. A Page 17 Index 1. �?~.to-. V is Abby Ann Landers. 20 comics. Commentary. Faces a places. Letters. Money matters. Sports. To listings. Weather. Georgia s parliament building under siege by rebel soldiers Moscow apr rebel militiamen firing Cannon and heavy machine guns twice tried to storm Georgia a parliament building sunday during a Battle with forces Loyal to the president of the caucasus mountains Republic news reports said. As Many As seven people were reported killed and 50 wounded in Tbilisi the capital in a resurgence of the political violence that has wracked Georgia throughout most of september and october. Opponents of president Oviad Gam Sak Hurdia have been demanding his ouster on grounds he has become dictatorial since his election in May. Georgia and other caucasus republics have a Long history of political violence Between rival ethnic groups and Iron listed governments. Georgia which is fiercely Independent is the Only one of the dozen former soviet republics not to join the new Commonwealth of Independent states. But the violence sunday did not appear to be linked to its stance. There were conflicting reports about who started the fighting. The Tass news Agency blamed the rebel troops but witnesses accused presidential guards of firing first. The russian information Agency said rebel National guardsmen who broke with Gamsa Hurdia in August twice tried to seize government House the huge terraced building that houses the georgian parliament and Gamsa Kurdi a a office. It said Gamsa Hurdia was working in his office when the fighting started. He did not Issue any statement but the government controlled georgian radio a Leader from Page 1 60-year-old Gorbachev said the president would make a televised address to the nation but did not say when. In an interview with lbs to Gorbachev was asked when he would step Down and replied a was soon As i receive official documents and see that the Commonwealth is a reality i will then within a few Days make my  the Commonwealth was formed dec. 8 by Yeltsin and the leaders of byelorussian and the Ukraine. It has now been joined by All former soviet republics except Georgia which is torn by internal conflict. The former Baltic republics of Lithuania Latvia and Estonia which gained their own Independence after the failed August coup have not expressed interest in joining the Commonwealth. A now that we  no longer forcibly bound by the chains of the Center when the Center has been destroyed and the totalitarian communist system has been destroyed the Field is open for forming a democratic Commonwealth a the kind civilized countries should be in a Yeltsin said. The Independent states were expected to win Quick International recognition. The United states nato and the european Community have said recognition could come within Days. Despite the new Structure Many of the problems of the old soviet Union remain a shattered Economy an aging and dilapidated infrastructure and bloody ethnic strife. Pealed for his supporters to help defend the building. Tass said the rebels fired artillery shells and automatic weapons throughout the Day. At least two cannons and six armoured personnel carriers were involved in the fighting on Rusta Veli Avenue Tbilisi a main Street. The six Lane tree lined Boulevard has been barricaded at either end by trucks and Concrete slabs since tensions Between the opposing groups began rising again last week Tass said a cease fire stopped the Battle sunday night to allow both sides to explore the possibility of negotiations. At a rally attended by about 6,000 people on Friday opposition leaders said they would Force out Gamsa Hurdia by Jan. 1. The president has ordered All weapons to be turned in by the same Day. Tass said Georgia s Deputy Interior minister Ramon event Sadie was among those injured while defending the parliament building. Irinda an Independent georgian news Agency said Tbilisi mayor Tamaz Vash adze and georgian lawmaker Avtandil Rtskhi adze one of Gamsa Kurdi a s most vocal supporters were taken hostage by the rebels. There was no confirmation. Dodds to split into 2 regions by Jimi Jones education writer Frankfurt Germany a the department of defense dependents schools will split into East and West regions reducing the number of regions from five to two. John Stremple the school systems director said that the massive draw Down of forces in Europe will Force an eventual reorganization. A ultimately we see probably a single Region in Europe a Stremple said. But for the Sake of logistics and personnel support Stremple said he Hopes to retain some a educational support groups out in the Atlantic and Mediterranean  Stremple said a final plan has yet to be decided on. That decision will depend on the nature of the draw Down and will be based on geographical locations and the ability to establish administrative units that can a prudently Monitor the school system a he said. Stremple expects it will be a two or three years from now before a final decision in made on the Dodds big picture. Meanwhile some restructuring already has started As student population continues to dwindle. In Germany where the greatest reductions  being made the system has lost about 7,000 students in the four months that school has been in session. Slots for 200 teachers will be Cut next month. Some District offices  being reduced and will continue to Cut Back Over the next two or three years Stremple said. The reductions will also affect the final decision on reorganized  visit to Raf Laken Heath Mil cent Woods the Deputy assistant Secretary of defense for personnel support families and education said that a she would support keep ing Dodds District offices open rather than regional offices. It just makes sense a since District of vices  generally located closer to a the classroom teaching a she told a group of about 30 parents and teachers attending an open forum at Lakenheath High school on dec. 10. The decision to reduce the number of regions is based on results from the same defense management report a which examined Dodds and other government agencies for ways to save Money a that called for parents with non command sponsored children overseas to pay tuition for their children to attend school. The defense department rescinded that order earlier this month. The five regions oversee 250 schools worldwide that educate about 125,000 children. The Atlantic Region headquartered in London covers schools in nine countries Belgium Bermuda Canada Cuba England Iceland Norway Scotland and the Netherlands. From its Headquarters at Torrejon a Spain the Mediterranean Region is responsible for schools in the azores Bahrain Greece Italy Spain and Turkey. The Pacific Region from its Headquarters in Okinawa monitors schools in Japan Korea and the Philippines. The Germany and Panama regions handle schools in those  from Page 1 Germany a civil aviation authority said there had been no radio Contact with the Crew before the crash indicating that the Accident probably happened unexpectedly he said the pilots were relying on visual sight at the time of the crash rather than instrument control. He would not speculate whether bad weather could have contributed to the crash. Radio reports said the Woody Hilly site was shrouded in dense fog. Ohl said the classic wings com Nav was founded and run by fool pil0?s of Lufthansa the German National airline. The company used experienced professional pilots in their sightseeing flights. To Lew firm aircraft frequently  Char nation buffs for so called a nos Talgia flights he said. It the _dc-3 propeller aircraft have been in service since just before world War ii. Nearly 11,000 had been built in the United states by the end of the War. Several Hundred of the aircraft  still flying around the world. The plane that crashed sunday was built in 1942, police said. It had been regularly serviced and had recently received a new engine. Contributing to this Story staff writer de of Savla