European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday March 22, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 9berlin officials offer jobs benefits by Vince Crawley staff writer american government workers losing jobs in other parts of Germany can finish their european Tours in style by spending a few years in Berlin military officials suggest. The German capital is the Only exception to the army a Europe wide civilian hiring freeze announced in late february and plenty of Job openings exist in the once divided City officials say. There is a catch however All the troops Are scheduled to depart by the end of 1994, and the civilian jobs will Likely leave with them. A a we re trying to keep our operations going and give people from other communities a Chance to stay in Germany a said Russ Anderson chief of Public affairs for the Berlin command. Berlins civilian personnel director in some cases these will be Good transitional jobs for soldiers who Are getting out but want to stay in Europe Russ Thomas agreed. A this is an excellent Opportunity for employees in other military communities whose jobs May be Cut due to the Overall draw Down but who Are not necessarily ready to leave Germany a Russ Thomas said in a release. A we can offer them Good jobs and excellent benefits and working  the benefits include government housing for Many workers in a City plagued by housing shortages. The quarters usually stairwell apartments but sometimes single family Homes arc available to a fall civilians and military personnel who Are entitled to government support a Anderson said. Civilians hired overseas could also be offered government housing on a space available basis Anderson said. With Munich and Garmisch closing Berlin becomes the Only . Army Community in the world offering government housing to civilians Anderson said. Also gis getting european discharges might be Able to find work with the Berlin military Community Thomas said. A in some cases these will be Good transitional jobs for soldiers who arc getting out but want to stay in Europe a he said. Citing a funding realities Quot the army in Europe recently ordered a hiring freeze on All jobs funded by . Tax dollars. However most Berlin jobs Are funded by the German government making them immune to the hiring freeze the Public affairs office said. About 200 vacancies exist in the command ranging from Drivers Cooks and clerks to computer specialists part time teachers and child care workers Thomas said. Applicants can Contact local civilian personnel offices or Call the Berlin office at 030-819-6170 or 6227.Barge damages Carrier America Dubai United Arab emirates up a the . Aircraft Carrier America is undergoing repairs in the persian Gulf after a Barge Tore a Hole in the ships rear Hull shipping sources said saturday. The sources said ship repair engineers were flown to the Carrier anchored off the coast of Bahrain last weekend. The Hole had been patched temporarily by the carriers Crew after sections of the Stern took on water the sources said. The 1,046-foot Carrier is too Large to enter Gulf ports so repairs Are done offshore the sources said. A . Navy Central come spokesman confirmed the reports but said the damage did not affect operations. It. Rob Raine said a steel Barge tied to the ship had banged into the three Quarter Inch thick steel Hull plating during rough weather in Haifa Israel several weeks ago. The Hole was about 2 feet wide he said. A it obviously did not do major damage if the Carrier steamed Here from Haifa a Raine said by Telephone from Manama Bahrain. The America conducted its first flight exercises in the Region on March 14. The America is one of about�5 . Navy ships in the persian Gulf enforcing . Sanctions on Iraq. Missouri and . Change dates for primary elections Washington . A Missouri and South Carolina have changed the dates for state primaries the Federal voting assistance program office of the Secretary of defense announced. Missouri will hold its state primary aug. 4 rather than aug. 5. South Carolina will hold its state primary aug. 25 instead of june 9. If necessary a Runoff will be held sept. 8. Cancer questions phone line provides answers in Europe by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Frankfurt Germany a Diana Ryan believes one Way to Battle cancer is with education and the one Way of educating people about the disease is with information. Thanks to Ryan and others in Frankfurt americans in Europe have easier Access to information about the disease simply by calling a Frankfurt phone number. The information is in a software package called the cancer response system. It is stored in a computer inside the Frankfurt army regional medical Center. Callers seeking data can Call the office where a Community Volunteer accesses the computer providing callers with information concerning prevention treat _ ment and support for Koolstra cancer victims and their families. A your goal is to help people out overseas who need somewhere to turn to get information relating to cancer a said Carol Kooistra health promotion coordinator for the Frankfurt base support battalion. A often its easier to face up to something if you Are fully armed with the information a Kooistra said. A a lot of questions do not come to you until the initial Shock wears  Ryan is Long past that stage. Her initial Shock came in december 1988, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent a modified Radical Mastectomy a few months later. Chemotherapy and reconstructive surgery followed. The disease prompted Ryan to learn More about cancer and she attended the american cancer society a National convention in Atlanta in May 1991. There she Learned of a computer program that provides information regarding cancer detection treatment and research. A i saw it As an outreach possibility a Ryan said. A i talked with american cancer society officials about the viability of using it in  when she returned to Germany she told Frankfurt military Community health officials that the system a needs to  Community officials agreed. The system contains the equivalent of 2,000 pages of information and is updated quarterly. Kooistra said the american cancer society program is the first of its kind in Europe. The system is based on a similar stateside american cancer society system accessible by calling a toll free number. The stateside system receives about 200,000 queries annually according to an american cancer society statement. Answers that appear on the computer screen can be read to callers or printouts of those answers can be mailed to those seeking help. A Range of data is stored in the computer. Survival rates of different forms of cancer locations of Stop smoking classes trends and statistics Are available. For example Belgium and Scotland rank the highest for lung cancer among men and women respectively. Kooistra cautioned that Only one Volunteer is currently on duty to handle the computer which came on line March 1. Turnaround time for requests can take up to two Days. The Volunteer works wednesdays Between 10 . And 4 ., she said. Callers at other times Are asked to give a name and phone number to an electronic answering machine. The number to the cancer response system is Frankfurt civilian 069-1541-7500 or ets 325-7500. Volunteers May Call 069-1541-7561 or ets 3257561, Kooistra  announces sales in Germany and England by the stars and stripes the defense re utilization and marketing office has announced upcoming furniture and appliance sales in Germany and England. A Bobingen maintenance facility near Stuttgart Germany. Washers dryers refrigerators ranges and family housing and Barracks furniture will be for Sale in building 2812 on monday and tuesday. The Sale opens monday at 8 . To id card holders Only. Local National employees can attend from 9 . Until noon. On tuesday the Public can attend the Sale which runs from 8 . Until noon. A Wurzburg kist storage area Wurzburg Germany. Washers dryers refrigerators and ranges will be sold tuesday. The Sale will be open to id card holders Only from 9 . To 10 . And to the Public from 10 . Until noon. To reach the storage area take the Wiir Burg kist exit from autobahn 3, then follow b-27 toward Wurzburg for about a half mile. After turning right at the Eisinger intersection motorists should look for signs pointing to the storage area. A Giessen depot Giessen Germany. Electric and Gas ranges washers dryers refrigerators dishwashers and assorted family housing furniture will be on Sale Friday in building 250. Only id card holders May attend from 9 . To 10 . The Public is invited from 10 . Until noon. A Bremerhaven Germany. Washers dryers refrigerators ranges and Wood and upholstered furniture will be sold saturday at the centralized furnishings management office warehouse located at Grawall ring 32 in Bremerhaven. The Sale will begin at 9 . For id card holders Only and at 10 . For local National employees. The Public is Welcome from 11 . Until noon. Dollars and Marks will be accepted at All sales in Germany except Giessen which will accept dollars Only. All purchases must be made in Cash and removed by the close of the Sale. A Raf Molesworth England. Chairs tables chests of drawers dishwashers washing machines and refrigerators Are among items for Sale saturday. The Sale will be held in building 114. Doors will be open from 9 . Until 2  In addition to this Sale the demo in Molesworth holds Cash and carry furniture and appliance sales every Friday in building 51 outside the bases c Gate from 9 . To 11 . The types of items vary and purchases must be removed by 3  On the Day of the Sale. All Molesworth sales Are open Only to id card holders. Only dollars will be accepted. For additional information about the Molesworth sales Call civilian 0480842635