European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 a the stars and stripes sunday december 20,1992 nuts about Christmas Christiane Schulte Sells colourful nutcrackers at the Christmas Market in Gera Germany. More than 80 with local delicacies competing with foods from As i vendors Are taking part in Gera in Thi Ringen state. Away As Munich in Western Germany and even Asia. Erlin officials Ponder future f top secret espionage relic rl1n apr its the highest Point in Berlin a the . Army vacated Teu Felsberg in october of in Shii a Harp the . Military Huilt a ton Movine most of the eau intent during the night a plenty of food is also offered during the annual event with local delicacies competing with foods from As far away As Munich in Western Germany and even Asia. Berlin apr its the highest Point in Berlin a Mountain of rubble where the . Military built a top secret listening Post to Monitor Warsaw pact communications. Berlin authorities Are trying to figure out what to do with another leftover from the cold War a a weird assemblage of domes shredders antennas and empty buildings on the Teu Felsberg a German for devils Mountain. Quot it always was an excursion area for berliners and the Borough wants it to be a recreation area again a Volker Hassemer berlins minister of civic development and environment said during the first press tour of what once was the most secret military Post in West Berlin. Quot we be Only had it now for two months a he said. Quot we want to decide very quickly by Early next year and then either demolish it or demolish part of it or begin with new the former . Army dining Hall could be converted into a restaurant with Fine views Over the Flat Berlin Countryside. The windowless buildings could be used for an Archive. But what to do with a 372-foot Antenna Mast or three domes that hid top secret radar and receiving antennas or a pair of closet sized shredders a labelled Quot document disintegration system a that fuelled incinerators in the next room Quot hearing Protection required says the sign on the door leaving the imagination to Ponder the Roar As the machinery obliterated paper that emerged from technicians monitoring Warsaw pact radio translating it transmitting it to Washington and destroying the evidence. The . Army vacated Teu Felsberg in october removing most of the equipment during the night and still says Little about the installation other than the obvious a top secret listening Post. Britain had part of the site for its own intelligence work. For years the . Military had about 6,000 soldiers and airmen in West Berlin. Now the figure is about 3,000, and the foreign military presence in the United German capital is expected to end in 1994 when russian troops Complete their withdrawal from Eastern Germany. Military bases Are gradually being turned Over to German civilian use though the . Army still has three big compounds including housing that Are eyed hungrily in a City with a perpetual housing shortage. Teu Felsberg is in the Middle of the Grunewald 9,500 acres of Forest lakes and trails visited by hundreds of thousands of berliners annually. The 400-foot-High Hill was built in the 1950s, when West Berlin authorities realized there was too much rubble for existing dumps. It contains 875 million cubic feet of rubble and is overgrown with Birch Trees and scrub. The Forest rangers want the intelligence Post to be removed at a Cost of $12.7 million Hassemer said so the Hill can become part of the recreation area. Quot its the most Beautiful View in the City a said Karlheinz Strueve a Ranger in Grunewald for 14 years. Strueve said relations Between the rangers and the . Guards at Teu Felsberg had always been Quot Good and Correct a though Security was exceptionally tight. Strueve said guards could be Overly strict about rangers doing their work. A almost All of us were arrested at least once a he said. Michelle gives a 2nd Chance dear Santa Why did t you come to my House on dec. 6? i waited for you to bring my Candy. My mom told me not to worry but i did. Please come on dec. 25. I want a doll that laughs and cries and you can change her diaper. I want a Calendar. I love you Michelle edic editors note Santa wants to let Michelle know that he will not forget her on Christmas and he is very sorry about dec. 6 dear Santa what i want for Christmas is a crash Dummy tech. Center. Can you get my teacher something special Santa please get my mom dad brother and sister something special too. And i love this teacher this year. She taught me a lot this year and 1 am Happy about it. Can you get our cat named Midnight four Eagle balls and a cat Blanket i want a i Joe vehicle. You arc the Best Santa we Ever had. I Hope you have a merry . My teachers name is Dittmer. 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Jackson s kindergarten class with help from mra. Jackson s fifth Grade class from Kaiserslautern Germany . Ramos Chetana Fitzpatrick Dondre Pete Melody Jenkins Tare Sango Remata Thomas Vincent Jones re Ganard Brown tamasha Robinson Timmy Schwartz Hannah Snyder Regie Arceo coffin Woodward pollution forces sculptures from Parthenon Athens Greece a Athenas mounted worshippers survived War looters and earthquakes for nearly 2,500 years. But the figures that Parade across a frieze on the Parthenon Temple had no defense against air pollution. Restorers have begun removing a 72-foot Section of the Parthenon s Western frieze for Transfer to the acropolis museum. The frieze the most important set of sculptures remaining on the Parthenon will be replaced by a replica. A the frieze was being worn Down for years by various natural causes but mainly by Athens polluted atmosphere a the restoration committee said in a statement earlier this month. Quot its Marble surfaces Are Calci flying it is showing cracks flaking the effects of past restorations and a buildup of unsightly pollutants Quot it said. Quot unfortunately after Long study of the problem the committee concluded that the Only Way to save the procession was to separate it from the the columned Parthenon dedicated to Athena the City a protector was completed in 438 . After eight years work by Greece a finest architects Ai artists. Its Graceful design remains a Sta Dard of architectural Beauty. Each year 4 million people visit la Parthenon Erec theum and Mathei Nike temples on the acropolis. Its soul Tures can be seen museums All Over to world
