European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse World Page 0 b the stars and stripes Friday May 1, 1992 living allowance increase asked for area in Belgium by Rosemary Sawyer a mses Bare a Brussels Belgium a officials have asked that civilian and military Cost of living allowances be increased for personnel living near Mons Belgium where commissary service was interrupted this week. Although an emergency facility will open saturday on chevres a it could be several months before residents of the supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Community receive full commissary service again. In a message to Usa eur Headquarters wednesday col. Tom Tomlinson nato shape support group commander asked that the Community be assigned a partial support status until commissary service can be restored. Currently the area is classified As a full support because of the availability of military shopping facilities. Residents of the Brussels Community about 60 Miles North of shape already receive the higher Cost of living allowance and therefore would not be affected. The commissary and Post Exchange were closed sunday after engineers determined the hangars that housed them were structurally unsafe. The Exchange opened in a temporary building on tuesday. Tomlinson a request must of approved by several higher Headquarters before it is ultimately oked by Pentagon and state department officials. Military Cost of living allowance is calculated based on the difference of living costs Between overseas posts and an average stateside military base. The civilian Cost of living allowance called Post allowance is based on a comparison of the Cost of living overseas with that in Washington . If the request is approved a Community statement said Quot this will not happen right however the message asked that the change be effective april 27, the Day after the store was closed. In the meantime Community officials Are working to set up an emergency facility in a fest tent and quonset hut behind a hangar that until recently housed the Post Exchange. This makeshift commissary which opens saturday will be used until a leased semipermanent building can be erected in a few months. The Metal 15,000-Squarc-foot building which would be like one currently being used for the Post Exchange while the pm a a roof is replaced would serve commissary customers until a new commissary is built. When shopping in the emergency facility commissary officer John Williams said shoppers can expect to find a Good selection of top brands of every commodity. A a there a not going to be a lot of frills a Williams Jerusalem apr at the sound of a Siren thursday israelis stood at attention for two minutes to Honor the memory of the 6 million jews who perished in the nazi holocaust. For israelis this years holocaust martyrs and heroes remembrance Day was particularly moving since it marked 50 years since the beginning of the mass extermination of jews in six concentration Camps in nazi occupied Poland. Survivors of those Camps lighted six torches a one for each million jews killed by the nazis a at an opening ceremony wednesday night at had Washem israelis memorial to the victims of the holocaust. A we will never forget the silence of the world As it watched without offering its hand to help a prime min said a but it la be a Good selection. Nobody will dry goods will be displayed on pallets or in their shopping cases in warehouse fashion rather than on regular grocery store shelves. The store will receive deliveries twice a week from a commissary warehouse in Sermersheim Germany Williams said. A a there a really no need to Hoard a Williams said adding that the commissary has no plans to limit Purchase quantities. The store also is hoping to expand its special order program to accommodate customers who must travel Long distances to shop Siuch As those coming from Luxembourg and Paris Williams said. Patrons who need Large quantities of items especially meat produce or fresh breads Are encouraged to Call in Advance with their orders. Someone who needs say five roasts or 20 steaks should Call first because the emergency facility does not have space for a lot of cuts of meat said Anna a Mech commissary control supervisor. Likewise someone who absolutely needs fresh produce such As strawberries or asparagus should pick up the phone. Orders can be placed by calling ets 361-5510 or civilian 068-27-5510 for meat or ets 361-5344 or civilian 068-27-5344 for produce. In addition Williams said commissary personnel Hope to provide customers who Call in Advance specific items that might not be on display in the store such As a Brand of hair Spray. However he said a if we see it developing into a personalized shopping service we re not going to be Able to do that he also warned that workers Likely wont be Able to fill such special requests on opening weekend especially if customers want the item that Day. On opening weekend the store will stay open five hours longer than Normal with the store operating from 10 . To 7 . Both saturday and sunday. Community officials Are also exploring the possibility of running buses to the Schinnen commissary located almost two hours away in the Netherlands. Ister Yitzhak Shamir who lost his entire family during the holocaust said at the ceremony. With the sounding of sirens at 10 ., Drivers brought their vehicles to a halt in the Middle of streets workers quit what they were doing to stand at attention and pedestrians stopped in their tracks on sidewalks. At parliament the names of thousands of child victims were read continuously in a ceremony throughout the Day. One and a half million jewish children were killed by the nazis. Israeli schoolchildren were Given special lessons on the holocaust and documentary films of the nazi Era were broadcast on National visiting Australia for Coral sea anniversary from wire reports Sydney Australia defense Secretary Dick Cheney arrived in Sydney on thursday As president Bush a representative to celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral sea. During his five Day tour Cheney is scheduled to visit Sydney Canberra and Melbourne. Gala celebrations were planned throughout Australia for a week to Marie the anniversary of the Pivotal world War ii Battle Between american and australian forces against the japanese. Historians claim the Battle possibly saved Australia from japanese invasion and helped turn the War tide in the Battle helped weaken the japanese Navy Only one month before . Adm. Chester w. Nimitz s decisive defeat of their Fleet at the Battle of blast toll now 26 new Delhi India a rescuers found seven bodies thursday under tons of nibble raising to 26 the number of people killed in a series of explosions in the capital police said. Chemical Drums in a pickup truck exploded wednesday in a narrow Lane flanked by multistory buildings some As old As 70 years in Naya Bazaar a thickly populated commercial and residential buildings emptied by telephoned bomb threat Kaiserslautern Germany a amps a nearly 30 military buildings in Kaiserslautern and Lan Stuhl were evacuated late wednesday afternoon following a bomb threat from an Anonymous caller. A search by members of the 569th . Forces police flight and dogs from the 377th Security police flight uncovered no bomb or suspicious device said air Force staff sol Gina Kravitz a Kaiserslautern military Community spokeswoman. A person called the 564th civil engr so which operates the Vogel Weh fire department at 3 37 . And said that a bomb had been planted Kravitz said. Authorities believe the caller was male but the persons voice was muffled and difficult to understand. He indicated where the bomb was but his voice was so inaudible that fire officials know Only that the four digit building number ended in �?o61,�?� Kravitz said. Officials searched buildings at the Vogel Weh Community Complex Kapaun air station dinner and Kleber caverns Pulaski and Rhine ordnance Barracks and the Lan Stuhl regional medical Center. Among the buildings searched were the Vogel Weh officers and civilians club the Vogel Weh gym the Vogel Weh Burger King and do Nutland restaurants and a dining facility at Rhine ordnance Barracks according to senior airman Charles Ramey a Community spokesman. The bomb search was suspended at 5 11 . After about 30 buildings had been covered Kravitz said. Authorities Are following up several leads said air Force maj. Bruce Lewis a Community held in stabbing of Gie Belstadt Soldier by the stars and stripes a Soldier stationed in Gie Belstadt near Wurzburg was stabbed to death at off Post quarters Early wednesday a v corps spokeswoman said. Spec. Lawrence Scott 26, was pronounced dead at a fellow soldiers government leased quarters in ingols Tadt near Gie Belstadt the spokeswoman said. An american suspect was taken into custody by american authorities. German authorities have Given authorities jurisdiction of the Case a spokeswoman said. Scott a Detroit native was a fuel handler with the 12th aviation brigades he co 2nd in 3rd aviation regt. He is survived by his father Lawrence Scott and a sister Debra Dean both of Detroit the spokeswoman said. A memorial service for Scott is scheduled monday at 2 ., at the Gie Belstadt Community Chapel. Stay in Europe Weizsacker tells . Washington apr president Richard von Weizsacker of Germany on thursday urged Congress to resist the temptation to disengage the United states from Europe now that the cold War is Over. A we May no longer find agreement on everything As easily As we used to during the cold War Quot Weizsacker said in a speech to a sparsely attended joint meeting of the House and Senate. He said Germany is a Well aware of . Budget constraints that Are fueling talk among lawmakers of drastic cuts in the american military presence in Europe. Similar pressures Are Felt by those who govern his country he said. But Weizsacker said Germany the United states and other developed countries have a Strong common interest in dealing with nuclear proliferation problems and with social and political instability. A the United states must remain the team Leader in coping with both a liberating and chaotic situation following the dissolution of the soviet Empire a he said. . Involvement is vital to both of having accomplished political unification 18 months ago Germany now must a accomplish economic social and mental Unity a Weizsacker said. A there is a Long Way to go. It will take More time and Money than was realized or admitted delivering the first address to Congress by the head of state of United Germany Weizsacker received a standing ovation As he entered the House of representatives chamber. But fewer than three dozen of Congress 535 members attended and most seats were filled by staff members and pages. Israelis Honor victims of holocaust so a
