European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes sunday March 29, 1992sigonella sets Standard for Security Petty officer designed program to curtail break ins around base for Sas Vietty Olfay 1 St Claas Anne Lewis Petty officer 1st class Richard Sanchez checks the Security around a House in Sicily. By Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Petty officer 1st class Richard Sanchez wanted to help put an end to Home break ins near Nas Simonella Sicily. And since late 1989, he has had his wish. A worrying about whether or not their Homes Are being broken into is something that can really distract people from their jobs keep them from giving work their Best Effort and ruin their Tours Here Quot said Sanchez who is assigned to the air stations Security department and Heads the installations Security program. He asked the base housing office to Stop adding new Homes to its quarters list until he had the dwellings checked out to determine whether they required additional Security features. A i decide How Many ways there were to break into a place then figure out How to make that More difficult a Sanchez said. A if you make it too hard for a thief hell just go someplace  Sanchez Speaks the sicilian dialect making it possible for him to talk directly to landlords about Security. A i make recommendations and if they done to go along with them they done to go on the housing  base Security police statistics indicate that Sanchez s program is working. The number of Home burglaries in 1989 was 110. That figure dropped to 66 in 1990 and 55 in 1991. During the first two months of this year there were two break ins compared with 15 during the same period last year Sanchez said. The base police departments at both san Vito and Naples perform Home Security surveys for command sponsored people Liv ing on the Economy who request it. What makes Sanchez a program different is that landlords not tenants Are compelled to assume the responsibility and expense for improving Security. A a Simonella took the Lead a it. . Tom Wickes said of the air stations program. Wickes the Fleet air Mediterranean regional Security officer held a conference in Early january for the Security officers of the Navy a six Southern european installations. A i held the conference in Simonella because the Standard there is what we need to go for a Wickes said. A at Simonella they be shown that the saying about an ounce of prevention is True. A a lot of people View crime prevention programs As a pain. Is Gonella a Security department however has spent a Little Money and invested a Little time on prevention programs and gained some Good results a French Mark anniversary of Auschwitz Convoy Paris apr with somber films and exhibitions France on Friday commemorated one of the most regretted dates in its history a the departure on March 27, 1942, of the first Convoy of jews bound for Auschwitz. Of the 1,112 men aboard All rounded up by French police Only 20 survived the nazi death Camp in Southern Poland. The others starved or perished in the Gas Chambers. A you know Why we survived we were Lucky that s Why a said Bernard Pressman who was 21 when French gendarmes dragged him out of his tiny upholstery studio in Paris. In All 75,000 jews including 11,000 children were deported from France to nazi concentration Camps Between 1942 and 1945, Only 2,500 returned. �?o1 knew i would survive a the thought kept me going from the Day we left Paris until the soviet soldiers liberated us in May 1945,�?� said the 71-old-Retiree. Hung from his neck was a Large jewish Star emblazoned with his Auschwitz identification number 27856. A one Day while i was hauling dead bodies to the crematorium i found my brother. I was already in a state of Shock but it was a terrible blow a Pressman said before a memorial service at the Center for contemporary jewish documentation. Paris mayor Jacques Chirac Nobel peace laureate Elie Wiesel government officials jewish leaders As Well As hundreds of survivors and relatives of deportees were on hand for the ceremonies. The events included inauguration of an exhibition about the Fate of jews in France during the War and a film festival at the vide Teque de Paris featuring the first Convoy. The documentary film features firsthand accounts by survivors returning to Auschwitz for the first time since their liberation. A i had never wanted to go Back. When i did i was shocked it was so pretty a said Natan Darty 70. A there was grass and Trees everywhere. I can Tell you there Wasny to any when i was there because if there had been i would have eaten  next weekend 750 jews from All Over the world will Board a 14-car rail Convoy re enacting Darty a three Day voyage from the French internment Camp at comping be to Auschwitz. The exhibition be Temps Des rifles the Days of the roundups at the hotel de Ville City Hall until april 18, is the work of nazi Hunter Serge Klarsfeld whose father died at Auschwitz. Photographs show such scenes As mothers surrounded by children bound for the Gas Chambers and Black banded French militia men saluted by Gestapo  in the exhibition is a letter from Georges Haltem 8, to his Mother. She survived but her son did not. The show dispels the myth that America did no to know what was happening. A new York times article dated nov. 25, 1942, describes atrocities against polish Jev a and tells of jews jammed into sealed cattle cars bound for  in a country uneasy about the role played by the collaborationist Vichy government during the War the movies debates and exhibitions Are extraordinary. A the holocaust is something the French still done to want to think about a said Jeanne list Pakin 81, a former resistance fighter whose Boyfriend was executed by the Gestapo. A most people say the past is the past its unpleasant its macabre and they prefer not to think about it.americans abroad plans medical care seminar by the stars and stripes an organization for americans living overseas will sponsor a conference near Heidelberg Germany on saturday to discuss government funded medical options for americans in Europe. The conference at the Holiday inn Waldorf Astoria in Walldorf is sponsored by the Paris based world federation of americans abroad. The opening lecture at 1 . Will address the medical care situation of retired military members whose benefits under the civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services end when members reach age 65. A subsequent lecture will review Laws covering . Citizenship of children who have one american and one non american Parent living overseas. The conferences last session will address congressional representation of americans overseas. A 10-Mark $6.25 entry fee will contribute toward refreshments that will be served Between meetings. Reservations Are not required. Cafes to hold sealed bid Sale at depot Giessen  a the  and air Force Exchange service s european distribution area is holding a sealed bid Sale at the Giessen general depot on april 9. The Sale items include forklifts tractor trailer cabs and trailers sold separately automotive and spare parts including nuts bolts brakes and water pumps and steel toed safety shoes. The items can be inspected from 8 . Until 2 . On the Day of the Sale. Bids will be accepted from 8 . Until 3 . Auction officials will notify High bidders and Reserve the right to reject any and All bids. Winning bidders must pay for their items in dollars by either Cash or certified Check. Purchases must be removed by april 17. The Sale will be held in building 238 at the distribution Center at Giessen general depot. The Entrance to the distribution area is the depots West Gate at Ober Lac Weg 3, furniture appliance sales set in Germany by the stars and stripes the defense Resuli Bizalion and marketing office has announced the following furniture and appliance sales this week in Germany a on wednesday a furniture Sale will be held from 10 . Until 1 . At Mcgraw Cavern in Munich. Signs indicating the Sale site will be posted on the Cavern. The Sale will be open to the Public. A on thursday washers dryers refrigerators and ranges will be on Sale at the same site from 10 . To 1 . The Sale will be open to the Public. Items must be paid for in Marks and removed by 1 . On the Day of the Sale. No dollars will be accepted. A on thursday washers dryers refrigerators ranges and unaccompanied housing furniture will be for Sale in building 541 at Taylor Barracks in Aschaffenbur. The Sale will be open to id card holders from 9 . To 10 ., and to the Public from 10 . Until noon. Purchases must be made in dollars and removed by noon on the Day of the Sale. Appliances at both sales Are 220 Volt