European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes saturday june 20,1992aschaffenburg to scale Back services or by Kevin Robinson staff writer Aschaffenbur Germany a when Aschaffenbur shrinks from a military Community of 10,000 people to a commuter Village of 1,500 the government expects to spend $5 million less per year on housing. But those soldiers who remain will be spending More time away from Home to obtain goods and services because some major services will no longer be located in Aschaffenbur. Residents seeking . Medical services or pm shop Wili have to visit Babenhausen Hanau Darmstadt Frankfurt said it. Col. Richard Benjamin commander of the Aschaffenbur base support in. A fall the services will be available for Aschaffenbur residents where they work Quot Benjamin said. A not necessarily where they  Aschaffenbur s shift to a commuter Village is prompted by the closing of its military Community. Benjamin said that by the end of 1992, the Aschaffenbur military Community will be a memory. The three government housing areas that remain a Travis Park pc Start Manor and Allen Park a will officially fall under 103rd area support group headquartered in Frankfurt and the Darmstadt base support in. Curtis Clark chief of staff for the Frankfurt area support group said the 103rd May assume control of some areas in the smaller Aschaffenbur Community before oct. 1. Clark said Aschaffenbur will retain the services of a Chapel a merchants Bank automated Teller machine commissary sports Complex youth Center combination shop Pette beverage store video rental outdoor recreation area stars and stripes Bookstore and an american forces network television Tower. He said the commuter Village is trying to keep other services but these Are services not yet confirmed. Those include a replacement child care Center at a projected Cost of $300,000, and a minimal room both targeted to occupy empty space in the same building As Aschaffenbur Middle school an my station and the possibility of veterinary services and a Library. Services set to leave Aschaffenbur during 1992 include the 9th general medical dispensary the Community a dental clinic army Community service Gas station garage the main pm and about 12 other army and air Force Exchange service concessions. The army is scheduled to return Fiori Graves and Taylor Barracks to German control by sept. 30. Smith and reach Barracks and a amp Ger Cavern will be returned by dec. 31. The remaining commuter Village will House 583 families. Dark said soldiers residing in leased or Economy quarters Are not being forced to move into Schaffen Burg s government housing areas. Soldiers whose rotation dates and lease contracts present a hardship if they move Are allowed to remain where they Are. However starting this summer new soldiers and their families assigned to Babenhausen will be Quot phased into the Aschaffenbur quarters instead of moving them into leased and Economy housing in Babenhausen. This Clark estimated will save the . Government $5 million a year once everyone in the Babenhausen Community is moved into government housing. It. Col. George Hazel a Schaffenburg a director of engineering and housing said families have moved out of Aschaffenbur As the Community draws Down. At the same time the americans Are returning leased Economy and excess government quarters to the germans. With the scheduled departure of the dental clinic on sept. 4 and the medical dispensary sept. 1, the Aschaffenbur Community has signed a contract with local German doctors and hospitals to treat american patients in emergencies during off duty hours including weekends and holidays. Federal Job recruiters scarce at Black colleges report finds by the Washington Post Washington a Federal Job recruiters tend to bypass the nations 117 historically Black colleges and universities according to a government report. And Many students on those campuses say they can to find information about government lob opportunities in a offices. Do their schools career development offices. The office of personnel management study. A scribed the finding As a Quot tremendous void in the Federal recruiting  pm director Constance Berry Newman said the pattern has emerged because Federal recruiters tend to focus on Large campuses rather than Small ones and historically Black schools Are relatively Small. But Wesley c. Mcclure president of Virginia state University attributed the problem to a a general Lack of awareness of the resources that Are available at our institutions and Quot an ingrained View that students at our institutions May not have been prepared for responsible positions in the Federal  this week in response to a 1989 presidential order intended to encourage the development of historically Black colleges and universities Newman presented Opma a plan to increase the number of students recruited from such schools. The plan Calls for Federal and school officials to work together to ensure school curricula include a the development of knowledge skills and abilities which will be needed for jobs in the  historically Black colleges and universities traditionally have received less funding and technical support from the government than other schools of higher learning. In Many cases they do not offer the variety of courses found at Small predominantly White institutions. According to the american Council on education 25 percent of Black College students Are enrolled at historically Black colleges and universities. Mcclure who also is a member of the executive committee of College representatives and Federal officials who Are overseeing the recruitment Effort praised the new recruiting Effort. Five to 10 percent of Virginia states 4,500 students were recruited for Federal jobs last year said Mcclure who would like to see that proportion doubled. Virginia states student body is 13 percent White. Pm based its strategy in part on the results of a Survey conducted last year of 5,262 students at historically Black colleges and universities. Nearly 70 percent of students a and 55 percent of seniors a said Federal recruiters had not visited their schools or they were unaware of any visits. About 75 percent said they had never seen Federal recruitment literature. Leonard Klein associate director of Opma a career entry group said that of the 11,000 graduates hired into professional positions throughout the government last year 25 percent were minorities. He could not say what proportion came from historically Black colleges and universities. Three years ago minorities constituted less than 10 percent of College hires he said. Blacks in 1990 made up about 17 percent of the Federal work Force up from 14.5 percent in 1976, Accord ing to a general accounting office study. Blacks his panics and other minorities together comprised 27 percent up from 21.5 percent in 1976.aschaffenburg and neighbouring military comm Mattes Frankfurt of Hanau fe42l  Sas map Benjamin said the contract known As the Neucom european come demonstration project Calls for the . Government to pay 100 percent of the Bill if an Active duty Soldier or family member visits German medical facilities during off duty hours for emergency care. The Money will be paid under the civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services. When the clinics close shuttle buses will take Village residents to health and dental clinics in Babenhausen. The Aschaffenbur Middle school will  left of Home Steve Dinkleman of Chandler minn., stands wednesday in what was the basement of his Home until a Tornado struck the night before. Dinkleman took Rettige in his basement when the Tornado hit residents were cleaning up Friday after three Days of storms that brought 160 tornadoes to the Midwest for More on the weather see Page 11.good deed turns deadly in storm Arcadia Fla. Apr a Man who helped two women push their stalled car off a Highway during a thunderstorm was killed by lightning minutes later. Wayne Kenneth Blackmon a 50-year-old husband and father of four was struck As he talked to the women afterwards. The women were treated at a Hospital and released. Nicotine Patch users suffer heart attacks new York a the food and drug administration is investigating reports that people wearing nicotine latches while smoking have suffered heart attacks a newspaper reported Friday. Sturdy memorial Hospital in Attleboro mass., told the Fra that five such heart attacks occurred Between april and mid june the Wall Street journal reported. The patches worn like adhesive bandages contain nicotine that is absorbed into the skin. They Are often prescribed by doctors to help people quit smoking and carry warning labels that caution against smoking while wearing them. Sales of the patches have surpassed $400 million. They Are made by three pharmaceutical companies american Cyan amid  Lederle laboratories division Ciba Geigey Ltd. And Marion Mer Rell Dow inc. A spokesman for american Cyan amid said his company knew of a person who suffered a heart attack while smoking and using the company a pro step Patch. All three companies told the journal that they were looking into the problem. They said they had not investigated the possible consequences of smoking while wearing a Patch because the products warn against it. Two doctors quoted by the journal said nicotine overdosing was not known to cause heart attacks. Richard Hurt director of the nicotine dependence Center at the Mavo clinic in Rochester minn., speculated that Many Patch users Are longtime smokers who already Are at High risk of heart attacks. An Fra spokesman said the Agency was investigating the reports