European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 12, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3won by Kevin Dougherty staff writer , Germany a revisions to the nato status of forces agreement with Germany will have minimal Impact on everyday life for . Service Mem ers and their families the . Ambassador to Germany said monday. Discussions that began last fall to update the treaty a supplementary agreement pertain to issues related to the stationing and training of . Forces in Germany ambassador Robert m. Kimmitt said at the annual conference of the american women a activities Germany. The talks Are about a How and not whether . Forces will remain in Germany a he said. Under discussion Are criminal and civil jurisdiction customs rules civilian employees transportation insurance and Legal  a some adjustments in the agreement Are expected simply because the agreement dates to the 1950s, Kimmitt said. He told one questioner in the audience that revisions will not be significant. A life As you know it Here will not change dramatically other than the numbers of troops stationed in Germany Kimmitt said. Kimmitt was a age a featured speaker on the first Day of the groups 36th annual convention which runs through thursday. Awag is a Volunteer organization that trains and advises women a club representatives on their Day to Day group activities. Kimmitt outlined the role he envisions for voluntary organizations during the draw Down. Getting people involved not Only at the installation level but also within the German Community is important he said. Kimmitt also advocated programs that promote German Lan Guage instruction. In addition programs or exchanges with groups in Eastern Germany Are mutually beneficial he said. Kimmitt added that it is important for americans to dispel myths that some citizens in the former East Germany had that led them a to fear us and question our  Kimmitt also stressed the need for americans to reach out to younger germans. Asked what americans should say to younger germans who question the presence of . Forces in Germany Kimmitt cited the nato Alliance. Another reason he said is the instability and uncertainty in the former Warsaw pact countries and former soviet Union. The presence of . Forces in Europe has kept the continent at peace since world War ii and there is no reason to leave he said especially when the German government wants . Forces to remain. Beats pulling Teeth John Coby 42, zooms along at about cached a Model aircraft propeller and 35 Mph while showing off the device wears it like a Backpack. Coby is a he invented to Speed up roller blading dentist in Sydney Australia in his he mounted a motor to a Board at spare time. 4 die in Sarajevo City As fighting continues Sarajevo Bosnia Herzegovina apr heavy fighting ripped through Sarajevo Early monday killing at least four people As serb forces tightened their hold on this embattled City that once stood As a Symbol of ethnic Harmony. Belgrade a Independent daily newspaper Borba accused serb militiamen of systematically murdering Sarajevo by indiscriminately shelling the City Day and night. It said serbian authorities were forcing All serbs in serb held parts of the City to join the militia and terrorize Muslim and croat neighbors. More than 1,300 people have died in 45 Days ethnic warfare in Bosnia Herzegovina since its muslims and croats a who make up almost two thirds of the 4.3 million inhabitants a voted for Independence on feb. 29. Serbs who make up about a third of the population fiercely oppose any separation from serb dominated Yugoslavia. War has forced at least 700,000 people to flee their Homes. On sunday in Sarajevo about 100 children clinging to weeping parents until the last minute boarded european Community buses for Belgrade. Most of the children were to Fly on to Moscow others were with relatives in Britain. Going to stay doctors at Sarajevo a main Hospital reported 45 wounded had arrived Jevc _ idea had arrived since sunday. Shelling died Down by mid morning allowing residents to venture out and buy bread from trucks. But fighting was particularly heavy overnight around marshal Tito Barracks in Central Sarajevo where slavic muslims serbs and croats had lived in Harmony for centuries. Soldiers from the serb led Federal army which is gradually being transformed into a serbian Force were due to withdraw monday from the Tito Barracks to another Barracks just Southwest of the City under United nations escort. But serb paramilitary forces who advanced to about half a mile from the Tito Barracks seemed intent on preventing the departure of the soldiers whom they see As protectors. Bosnian forces control the streets immediately around the Barracks. Clashes also broke out near the Barracks to which the Federal troops were supposed to withdraw. Chevres commissary won t be ready by july army says chevres a Belgium a amps army officials Here have had to scrap original Hopes to have a new temporary commissary in place by july the nato shape support group commander said. The goal to move the store into a leased temporary building by july 6 was a your most optimistic prediction a col. Tom Tomlinson said Friday. A new target Date has not been set but shoppers More realistically can expect the facility to open sometime after this summer he said. The project will take longer than hoped because of plumbing and electricity requirements Tomlinson said. The chevres a commissary was closed april 26 after army engineers reported that the hangar containing the facility was structurally unsafe. Five Days later an and hoc commissary was opened in a quonset hut and fest tent. This facility will be used until the new temporary commissary building is built. The new facility will be similar to a climate controlled building currently being used As a Post Exchange while the regular Exchange building receives a new roof. Berlin ceremonies Honor 77 who died in Airlift by the stars and stripes ceremonies Are being held in Berlin today honouring the 77 men who gave their lives during the 15-month Berlin Airlift. Forty three years ago today the russian blockade of Berlin was officially lifted nearly 11 months after British and american aircraft began flying food Coal and other necessities of life into the City. After the blockade ended the Airlift continued until the last Day of september 1949 to ensure that enough supplies were on hand. In All More than 2.3 million tons of supplies were flown into the City. Participating in the annual ceremonies Are governing mayor of Berlin Eberhard Diepgen representatives of the Berlin Senate Michael Burton head of the British embassy in Berlin Francis Beaucha Taud head of the French embassy in Berlin and . Ambassador to Germany Robert m. Kimmitt. Ceremonies include a formal Wreath laying at the Airlift memorial. Kimmitt Burton and Beaucha Taud will present Airlift scholarship awards to four Berlin students in a ceremony at Tempelhof Central Airport. Tempel Hof was the Central Airport for the Berlin Side of the Airlift. Kimmitt was also scheduled to deliver the keynote address at a prayer breakfast at 8 30 . At the army a checkpoint sub