European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes monday november 9,1992 at a glance Regent Banks of a Little learners Quot in Lan Stuhl Germany plays with Khalfan Thompson left and Sandy Valentino. Banks preschool faces closure because of certification technicalities. Sec Story and photo on Page 8. Family found slain investigators searched saturday for a British Man whose wife and three children were found shot to death in their rental Home in an exclusive area of san Diego county. A Pago 4 . Judge charged sol Wachtler the chief judge of new York states highest court was arrested saturday and charged with threatening and trying to extort Money from a woman Friend who had broken off a Long relationship. A Page 5 message for Clinton the Rev. Jesse Jackson relatively silent during the presidential Campaign urged saturday that the Clinton administration make Good on the candidate s promises. A Page 7 voice of students High school senior Charles Ramsey carries a heavy Load As the Only Dodds student representative on the advisory Council on dependents education. A Page 9 Schwinn sets layoffs financially troubled Schwinn bicycle co. Announced that it will Lay off 160 employees half its . Work Force Between now and february. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers .20 comics. 1820 commentary. 13 crossword. .20 letters. .12 Money matters. 17 sports. 2128 to listings. .27 weather. .11 two weeks left to wrap up space available gift mailings by Crystal Laureano staff writer two weeks remain for Thrifty gift givers to save Money on postage costs for Holiday packages going to the United states. Nov. 24 is the mailing deadline for packages sent by space available mail or Sam to get Home in time for Christmas. Military postal patrons can save As much As 40 percent by mailing their packages Sam instead of priority mail. For example a 20-Pound package mailed to Chicago via Sam would Cost $8.01 compared with $14.75 if mailed priority according to military postal officials. Packages sent by Sam travel by air from Europe to the United states and continue on to their destinations by ground transportation. Packages can weigh up to 70 pounds and measure up to 100 inches in combined length and Girth. Recipients in the United states Are allowed to receive Only $50 in duty free foreign made merchandise each Day said officials from the 14th my brigade the executive agent in Europe for . Customs matters. Items valued above $50 can be assessed an import tax plus a $5 customs Ero cussing fee. Duty cannot be prepaid y the sender. To Send several gifts with a total value of More than $50 but less than $50 per person wrap and Label each present in the Container separately. State on the customs declaration that the gifts Are going to different people and the value of each gift. To keep the gifts a Surprise write a gifts for five people not exceeding $50 each description enclosed on the outside customs declaration and put a detailed declaration form inside the package in a sealed envelope customs officials advised. Items that Are not allowed entry in the country will be seized by the . Customs service and the sender can be fined officials say. Falsifying customs declaration forms in an attempt to sneak something into the country carries stiff penalties and fines As Well customs officials said. Some of the items not allowed to enter the United states Are 4ortoise shells Coral Crocodile Lizard Snake and sen Turtle skin Ivory and whale Teeth. Also forbidden Are skin or fur from the Puma Panther Jaguar Leopard Tiger ocelot margay Seal Polar Bear Chinchilla and Zebra. Officials recommend asking for a certificate of origin when buying furs and skins. Other prohibited items Are alcohol including alcohol filled Candy lottery tickets narcotics handguns switchblade knives fireworks flammables poisons and rationed items. Fruits vegetables meats soil or live plants also Are prohibited because they could contain foreign pests or diseases that threaten . Agriculture. Merchandise from several countries such As Iran Iraq and Libya cannot enter the states without a Treasury License. Iranian rugs and carpets Are examples of such items widely available on the european Economy customs officials say. If you have questions about your Holiday gift list Contact your local 14th my brigade customs office or Call the customs hot line at ets 380-7610. Pack properly to protect parcels by Crystal Laureano staff writer you can ensure that gifts for family and friends in the states arrive in one piece by following a few simple Steps when packing your parcels. Start with a sturdy Container. It can be paperboard corrugated or solid fibr Board draft Board Wood or Metal according to military postal officials. It should be Strong enough to protect the contents from the weight of other mail and Large enough to have extra space for cushioning material. If the Container has any writing on the sides Mark it out or cover it to prevent confusion about who is the sender and its ultimate destination. Plastic foam plastic Bubble wrap cloth Popcorn and shredded paper Are Good for cushioning. Tissue paper used by most stores to wrap gifts is too thin unless in Large amounts. If mailing Glass or other fragile items a combination of cushioning materials might work Best. Put 2 to 3 inches of Loose filler material in the Bottom of the Box and leave room for filler on All sides. Individually wrap and Cushion each item. Leave enough space Between pieces to avoid Strain or damage and pack heavy and Light items in separate containers. Have 2 or 3 inches of cushioning around each gift. When All items Are in the package overfill it with Loose cushioning material a but not so much As to change the shape of the Container. Close the top and shake. If you can hear the contents move add More cushioning. Military postal Berlin from Page 1 Schmid 48, wearing a picture of famed holocaust victim Anne Frank pinned to her jacket. A i think it is too late for  a a firebomb must not become the Symbol of our land Quot said Martin Stein Brecher 56, a Laid off chemist who took a bus from the depressed East German Baltic port City of Wismar to attend the rally the rally was held one Day before the 54th anniversary of Kristall Nasht the nov. 9, 1938, pogrom that left streets littered with the Glass of jewish shops it also came on the eve of the third anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall which led to German Unity and a surge in nationalist violence mostly by Neo nazi groups. The rally was boycotted by Kohls arc conservative bavarian coalition partner the Christian social Union which derided the demonstration As a weak and meaningless gesture. The party instead demanded that the government tighten the nations Asylum Laws to Stem a record tide of foreign refugees who have born the Brunt of the More than 1,600 right Wing attacks on foreigners this year. Eleven people have been killed in the attacks. Kohl also is seeking to toughen the country a Liberal Asylum Law but the opposition social democrats have refused to give their support to the constitutional change that would be required. Many of the marchers a and von Weizsacker himself a blamed the fevered tone of the political debate for encouraging the violence against foreigners. Quot i want the government to help save my life a said due to Dao 37, a vietnamese guest worker from East Berlin who says he has been beaten and cursed by Young Neo nazis. A we Are foreigners and we Only want to be Safe a he said As he listened to the disrupted speeches with his wife and two children. Von Weizsacker Germany a ceremonial head of state and considered a bipartisan voice of reason and conscience spoke against a chorus of Boos and whistles from mostly Young left Wing extremists. Riot police swinging clubs repeatedly pushed the protesters Back. Von Weizsacker departed from his remarks to condemn a left Radical screamers and a right Radical agitators  Ignatz Bubis the Leader of Germany a jewish Community took the microphone after von Weizsacker spoke and said a a in a ashamed at what is going on. Violence Only Breeds  clerks cannot accept parcels if the items shift when the package is shaken officials said. A a outer wrapping paper should be As Strong As grocery bag paper because thin paper is easily torn and lost. Even with Strong wrapping paper include a Complete address and return address inside and outside the Box. Use Strong tape preferably . Postal service approved or filament tape. Packages wrapped with cellophane or masking tape will not be accepted at military Post offices. Address the parcel on one Side using a pen or Marker with indelible Ink. Done to Forest the return address. Military Post offices have zip code directories. Lastly stick on the customs declaration a a requirement for All parcels. Sarajevo Airport closed again by heavy fighting a Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr heavy fighting in Sarajevo s Western suburbs forced the United nations on sunday to close the nearby Airport to All flights officials said. Elsewhere the bosnian capital was relatively quiet with Only occasional Small arms or mortar fire echoing off the surrounding Hills however government radio said there was continued heavy fighting in Central Bosnia and renewed fighting in the Western part of the country. Heavy artillery barrages erupted around 5  in Sarajevo a Western suburbs and raged for about two hours . Officials said. Although the fighting subsided somewhat later in the morning the United nations cancelled Alt of sundays scheduled flights at the Airport also in sarajevo�?T5 Western Section said a French . Soldier speaking on condition of anonymity. The Airport Sarajevo a lifeline for desperately needed Aid supplies from the outside world has been closed repeatedly because of fighting in the area