European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germans weighing Somalia pullout . Date in March used As by Joseph Owen staff writer Rhein main and Germany a Germany a defense minister said wednesday that his nation will probably withdraw its troops from Somalia when the americans leave the East african nation in March. Volker Rte he a comments came As he visited German troops at Rhein main a who Are part of operation provide Promise under Wincn humanitarian Airlift missions take off from the . Base for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Questioned by reporters at the close of his tour Rishe said the american departure from Somalia would make it too difficult for Germany to get supplies to its forces which Are stationed far Inland at Belet Huen. There Are 1,700 German soldiers in Somalia taking part in the . Humanitarian and peacekeeping deployment. The German government is expected to make a decision late this month on a timetable for withdrawal Rishe said. At Rhein main Rishe greeted German and French aircrew members in a cold late afternoon drizzle and toured two German cargo planes used for Relief flights. He also talked briefly with capt. Rich Rosenfeld a . Air Force presbyterian chaplain who was delivering Coffee and cookies to aircrews on the flight line. After some banter about Rosenfeld a origins in Little Rock ark., and the possibility that he knows president Clinton a he said he does no to Rosenfeld offered Rishe some refreshment. Rohe eventually accepted1 the offer for Coffee but said a we done to want to stand in the Way of the  As Many As nine aircraft a six american two German and one French a take part in the operation provide Promise Airdrop Over Bosnia said . Army chief warrant officer 3 Ken Studor of the 5th quartermaster det. The Airdrop have changed a bit this month. The Crews arc ejecting boxes containing in their top layers Christmas toys and children a clothes donated by local military communities. Each Box also contains the usual 1,200 pounds of flour Beans and cooking Oil. Each flight can carry 12 such boxes. A a we be done Over 400 of these ithe same Way Quot stud or said. Since late november the aircrews also have been dropping bags of Candy and pouches of ready to eat meals Over the predominantly Muslim Region. Each special flight for that purpose carries 6,720 Holiday packages. The planes including the one Rishe toured Are decorated with an a operation Santa logo. Each drop is calculated to occur within a prearranged 10-second window and in a specific place said German air Force it. Col. Hans Peter Heckner. So far All the cargo has landed Between 25 and 130 Yards of the targets Heckner  Michael a drama German defense minister Volker Rishe takes a cookie offered by  air Force chaplain capt Rich Rosen fold at Rhein main a Germany on wednesday listeners to hear first part of Limbaugh s show by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington the first hour of ultraconservative Rush Limbaugh a radio program is what overseas listeners will hear when the show begins airing on Mili Tail broadcasts in january officials said. A we went with the first hour on the recommendation of or. Limbaugh a representatives who consider that to be the Best part of the show a said col. Joe Cook chief of staff for the armed forces radio and television service. Left unresolved is the Issue of Limbaugh a daily half hour to show for which Many of his fans in Europe have clamoured. Limbaugh a radio broadcasts Are far More popular in the United states than his to show but Cook did not Rule out the possibility that arts would consider airing both at some Point. A we want to Deal with the radio show first a Cook said. A a arts reaches Many More people through radio than to so we want to see How far Limbaugh a radio show goes toward satisfying the desires of our  recent news reports have tried to play up the contentious nature of the standoff Between Limbaugh and the defense department. But Cook said the negotiations were a quite amicable and said All that remains to be done is finalize the usual written agreements arts requires for All its syndicated programs. Limbaugh a popular radio show airs every weekday. A i would expect that most arts outlets around the world would carry the show As often As it airs a Cook said. Abut it will be left up to local outlets such As the american forces network in Europe to decide whether to air the show live or on a tape delayed basis Cook said. If aired live it would be heard in Europe in the Early evening. Limbaugh a program is a two Way talk show with listeners calling in but Cook said the Call in portion usually takes place during the second and third hours of each Days show. The Limbaugh fracas has been at the forefront of several recent Pentagon briefings. 1 the controversy has been fuelled by irate letters from conservative lawmakers demanding to know Why the right Wing gadfly is not available to Servic members overseas. Rep. Robert k. Dornan r-calif., and 69 of his Republican House colleagues recently sent a letter to defense Secretary Les Aspin a As did sen. John w. Warnerr a. A protesting the absence of Limbaugh a shows from the arts airwaves. Pentagon officials said politics has nothing to do. With it. Aspin even called Limbaugh last week to reassure him on that count. Rather officials have painted the situation As one of demand a specifically that there Isnit much for Limbaugh among the arts audience. A random Survey of 50,000 arts viewers and listeners overseas this year showed that Only 0.2 percent mentioned wanting Limbaugh a daily half hour to show and just 3.9 percent expressed an interest in his daily three hour radio show. Pentagon officials also cited program. Ming restraints As another stumbling Block. They said they could not broadcast Limbaugh a entire three hour radio on arts because most areas overseas receive Only one signal and they could not devote such a Large Block of time to any single show. 1 a a Soldier s wife 2 sons missing More than year by Dave Melancon Wurzburg Bureau Wurzburg Germany a it has been More than a year since anyone has heard from or seen spec. Dale grogans 26-year-old wife Tina and their two Young sons. Neighbors living in the Skyline housing area at Wurzburg a Leighton Barracks reported to army investigators that they heard the Grogan children a Dale jr., 6, and Stephon Antonio 4 a on the morning of nov. 27,1992. Authorities suspect that the Grogan family members Are dead said it. Col. William r. Mansell jr., Wurzburg military Community commander. A we suspect foul play a he added. A until such time As the investigation is Complete we have some definitive answers All we can say is that we suspect foul  Dale Grogan 28, of he co 417th base support in did not report his family a disappearance to police Mansell said. On advice from his attorney Grogan declined to comment. The Soldier a native of Western Pennsylvania has worked in the installation managers office on Leighton Barracks since March 1992. He has been in Germany since late 1990, and his family arrived later officials said. Grogan currently lives in his company a Barracks. No one has been charged with a crime and military police aided by German police continue to investigate Mansel said. I Tina Grogan and the two boys Are listed in . National crime information Center and German missing person channels officials said. The Community also said the Federal Bureau of investigation has been contacted. Army investigators began their search for the family april 14, when the members were reported missing by army social work services in Wurzburg. Social work services apparently was contacted through a congressional inquiry from Tina Grogan s Mother Community officials said. A she was concerned that she had not heard from her daughter a Mansell said. After repeated unsuccessful attempts to Contact Tina Grogan her Mother called her congressman Community officials said. They did not identify the lawmaker. According to Mansell Tina Grogan last contacted her family nov 27, 1992, police Haye interviewed her family As a part of their investigation he said. A authorities have not been Able to discover any banking activity conducted by mrs. Grogan since that Date nov. 27 a he said. A checks with airlines Border police local officials in three states in the . Have yielded no evidence of the missing family  Tina Grogan is described As 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing about 130 pounds. At the time of their disappearance Dale jr., a first grader in the Wurzburg elementary school was about 53 inches tall and weighed about 45 pounds. His brother Stephon Antonio was about 48 inches tall and weighed about 37 pounds. He was enrolled in preschool. All three Are Black Wurzburg Community officials told the stars and stripes that they could not release Tina Grogan s Nirid in name or Hometown because it would violate the privacy act. Community officials have refused to answer specific questions about the Grogan family filed by the stars and stripes in May and september. In May authorities sought the Community s help in searching for grogans family by publicizing their disappearance through local Media and by circulating photographs around the Wurzburg Community As part of the search German police have used dogs to look for the family members. However Community officials said thy could not disclose the locations of the search areas. Wurzburg Community officials ask that anyone with information about the family Contact police