European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 16, 1993 the stars and stripes Page 3probe leaves Elora s father frustrated agents won t yield facts or household goods he says by Craig Martin staff writer. The father of a 2-year-old girl slain in Germany in september said . Military investigators Are still keeping mum about the probe into his daughter s death. A i Don t know How the investigation is going because they wont Tell me anything said sgt. Brent Mckemy in a Telephone interview from fort Bragg n.c., on nov. 9. The army a criminal investigation come commonly called Cid is looking into this killing of Elora Mckemy who vanished from the family a apartment in the army a housing area at Babenhausen Cavern in Babenhausen Germany Early sept. 15. Her badly battered body was found several hours later about a Quarter mile away alongside a Rock Quay. Quot More than anything i want the person who did this caught so he wont do it to anybody else Quot Mckemy said. Quot but if they Haven to caught anyone yet what Are the chances Quot Mckemy said that he has tried to get police and medical reports from Cid agents in Darmstadt Germany and at fort Bragg where he now is stationed but that he has run into a Brick Wall. Quot they keep saying they can to give me information because or an ongoing investigation Quot he said. To add to his frustration he is unable to get his household goods because agents still consider his Babenhausen apartment a crime scene. Mckemy said he has not been told when he can have the family a belongings. Friends have told him that Darmstadt Cid agents a who Are working jointly on the investigation headed by German police detectives in Darmstadt a take items out of his Home Quot several times a week Quot Mckemy said. Quot no one has furnished me with information As to what was taken out of the apartment and Why Quot Mckemy said. Quot i understand these people have a Job to do but i want to get my  Mckemy said he was told by his former battalion commander it. Col. Randall Chase to Contact the i want to get on with my life. I told my Chain of command before i left that i would come Back and pack out. Before i can go on i need to put thle behind me.�?T. Sgt. Brant Mckemy Darmstadt Cid to find out what was taken from his apartment. Quot i  have to request what was taken out Quot he said. Quot that a my  Hilde Patton a v corps spokeswoman confirmed that Cid still remains in control of Mckemy a Babenhausen Home but she would not say if the command was removing items from the Home or keeping an inventory of the items citing Quot an ongoing  Quot i want to get on with my life Quot Mckemy said. Quot i told my Chain of command before i left that i would come Back and pack out. Before i can go on i need to put this behind me. Quot part of the Healing process is going Back Over there to Babenhausen and get my stuff. Its dragging out and dragging out. Nonetheless Mckemy said he and his wife Penny Are holding up Well under the circumstances. Rep. Bill Mccollum r-fla., sent a letter last month to the . European come requesting it release medical and police reports to him according to one of his aides. A Neucom official said Friday that the command has not received Mccollums request. Mckemy Only has a few portraits with him to remind him of his daughter. He said Cid let him into his apartment to pick up Only a few things. Quot All i have Are the professional portraits things like that Quot he said. Quot but i want to get the other photographs and other  Patton said that the Mckeys were afforded the Chance to get a few things from their apartment soon after their daughters death but would not elaborate on any restrictions again citing Quot an ongoing  Patton also said she did not know when the my Kemyss household goods would be released Quot because the investigation is  Cid has collected More than 1,500 blood samples for Dan testing at a German lab in Hopes of finding Elo rats killer. Dan detox ribonucleic acid is the genetic code for living things and is used in court to establish individual identity. Early in the investigation authorities said Dan tests had eliminated family friends and close acquaintances whom police identified As potential suspects. A Reward for information on Elora a killer remains at about $20,000. A we have received no Call ins or letters Here which probably Means nobody saw anything Quot a source close to the investigation said Friday. Mckemy would not discuss the night his daughter was killed saying Quot i done to want to jeopardize the  1 contributing to Thlu report staff writer de Reavis in Darmstadt soldiers of the year May get Disney treat by Mark Kinkade staff writer Wiesbaden Germany a being named the Soldier of the year May mean prestige congratulations and possibly a trip to Disney world if a . Army Community and family support Center plan is approved. The Center wants to pay All the expenses to Fly soldiers selected As tops for i put an and in the paper to aaa if any hotels Ware interested in working a Deal to lease us hotel space in the Orlando area. We were surprised to see that Disney was interested a Peter Isaacs the year by their commands or units to the Reb. 14,1994, grand opening of a military Only hotel near the Orlando fla., Disney theme Park said Peter Isaacs the director of hospitality for the army recreation division. The plan is under review and details on who is eligible for the trip have not been completed Isaacs said but some specifics Are known. For example othe free trips will be Good Only for the grand opening. The sergeant major of the army Richard a. Kidd will dedicate the facility. A soldiers of the year and their immediate families including spouses and children will be flown to and from the recreation Center free of charge. A four Days of living expenses including food and Park entry fees will be paid by the support Center. A representatives of the other military services also will be awarded trips. In an interview monday in Wiesbaden Isaacs said tentative plans Call for the support Center to allocate a specific number of trips to each command for the grand opening based on army projections of How Many soldiers will win the annual title. The commanders then will allocate the trips he said. The army will pay for the hotels operation costs As Well As the trips out of no appropriated funds gathered from other armed forces recreation Center activities Slot machines and the army a morale welfare and recreation fund Isaacs said. The army announced in october that it would open the first .-based military recreation area in the former Disney inn at Disney world. The announcement followed nearly two years of secret negotiations with the Walt Disney co. After the entertainment giant responded to an and in an Orlando newspaper Isaacs said. Quot i put an and in the paper to Sec if any hotels were interested in working a Deal to lease us hotel space in the Orlando area Quot Isaacs said. A we were surprised to see that Disney was  the army selected the Orlando area As the location for its new recreation Center because Orlando is the no. 1 tourist destination in the United states Isaacs said. The former Disney inn used to rent rooms for up to $195 per evening Isaacs said. The rates will be considerably cheaper when the military has the hotel with room charges expected to run up to $92 a night for general officers and defense department civilians. Junior enlisted will pay about $49 per night while senior enlisted warrant officer and Junior Grade and Field Grade officers will pay Between $73 and $85 per night. Each room has two Queen sized Beds and a pullout Couch Isaacs  spot for Limbaugh to be discussed by arts by Craig Martin staff writer Rush Limbaugh fans May have Aiu other Chance at getting their favorite talk show Host on american forces network radio and television in Europe. The conservative talk show icon will be a discussion topic at an armed forces radio and television service programmers conference dec. 7-9 in Sun Valley Calif. Quot we re still looking at getting some Type of Rush Limbaugh s program Quot said Gerry Fry director of programming for arts. Quot Well discuss it at our meeting. Quot even if we offer it to our programmers. It does no to mean the peo pie overseas will Ever see  an an spokesman said the network is not yet committed to airing the show. Quot at this Point we Haven t taken a stand either Way Quot said capt. John stauter Afna a spokesman. Quot we have made no consideration As to when or How we will program  Limbaugh regularly bashes Quot Femi nazis a the homeless president Clinton and vice president Al Gore whom he Calls tax head and tree vis on his nationally broadcast radio and to talk shows. Members of the Rush Limbaugh fan club in Europe said last May that they wrote some 40 tetters to an asking for the network to get their show. However stauter said the network received Only about 10 letters. Talk show Host Rush Limbaugh Quot we got very few letters very Little response Quot on whether an should air Limbaugh a program if it s offered he said. The stars and stripes has received 85 letters on Limbaugh most of them from admirers. If Limbaugh a controversial program is offered Fry said Quot wed have to offer some National Liberal commentator to balance  attending the conference from an Headquarters in Frankfurt will be George Smith chief of radio and Larry Sichter chief of television. Attending from an South in Vicenza Italy will be sgt. 1st class Pete Burt