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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, January 13, 1994

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 13, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 1y we Ryburg May get eng i ish Lang Page Ca ble by Dave Melancon Wiir Burg Bureau Jtj Ryburg Germany military housing residents in Wiir Burg May receive English language Cable television this summer the Community commander told residents during a town Hall meeting tuesday night. Cable company representatives met with Community officials three months ago said it. Col. William r. Mansell jr., commander of the 417th base support in. The company which recently began service in Schweinfurt made a proposal that is now under review by Legal officials Manset said. He did not provide details about the company or what Chan Nels might be included. If the company is reputable and their financial backing continues to be Good Well enter into a contract with them he said. Based on the time lines they gave us we re hoping to Start in april or May and finish in  during the meeting army officials scolded residents for not following mandatory recycling regulations and for Slop complain now commander says Wurzburg Germany is Wiir Burg s Community commander told area residents tuesday that i they have complaints they should air them before inspectors for the army Community of excellence program arrive in March. Wurzburg is one of two european finalists the other is Heidelberg vying for $1 million in the program and inspectors will tour the Community March 21, said it. Col. Williamr. Mansell jr., 417th base support in commander at a town Hall meeting tuesday. We want to dazzle dazzle them he said i want to win a million Dol Lars. We can do a lot with that Money for the  residents with problems shouldering them to officials before the inspectors visit and not sabotage the Community s efforts Mansell said. If there Are some concerns out there that we have not answered to your satisfaction then 21 through 23 March is not the time to do that he said. Between now and 21 March if there Are any problems that you have out there you got to get them to us arid Well do the Best we can to fix  the program is designed to Reward excellence in support to soldiers families units and civilian employees. Piness with their trash and abandoned that the army could be fined for the vehicles. Heide Milander Wurzburg Community recycling coordinator said City officials had taken environmental office staffers to look at the problem and had warned overflowing containers. Residents complained that the containers Are too Small and that americans who live on the Economy and German Citi Zens Are dumping trash into containers. Residents should write Down and turn Over to military police License plate num Bers of germans and americans who Are illegally dumping trash into residential containers she said. They Are breaking the Law by bringing their trash on Post Milander said. Contributing to the refuse problem Are abandoned vehicles. There arc 60 in the impound Pound lot at Larson Barracks in Kitzinger and about 70 More on Community streets said capt. Donald e. Smith area support team commander owners of operable vehicles can do Nate them to the strip Yard for free. An inoperable vehicle will Cost $75 to get rid of he said. The Community s refuse problem extends beyond the trash containers said master sgt. Richard Adrian noncommissioned officer in charge of. The installation manager s office. Residents Are not cleaning around their quarters and trash from yellow bags put out too Early is blowing around the housing areas and Leighton Barracks he said. His and her agreement ants in line  Bureau Furth Germany the adjutant for the 2nd brigade 3rd inf div and the adjutant for the 416th base support ten have an agreement. When there is Mutual business to Dis cuss they won t do it Over dinner in front of the television or before falling asleep in bed. We found so much time was spent talking about business we did t Nave time to talk to our son said the Bri Gade adjutant. When we first started we did Dis cuss a lot of business at Home but we found we did t have a personal life said the battalion adjutant. The two you see Are married. Teach other. And for the past few months their individual duties have collided on a nearly daily basis. First it. Katherine Pederson the battalion adjutant and commander of the Headquarters company at  Cavern in Firth has been accepting soldiers released by capt. Stan urls meaning that for one reason or an other they cannot leave when the unit disbands. First it. Pederson makes every Effort to accept the soldiers and smooth their transition to a unit that is due to close in september. This Means she has had numerous reasons to talk to capt. Pederson. When one of these residual soldiers has a problem or a request 1st it. Pederson often needs an assist from the Captain. Shell Call me up and say what the real Story the  said. Once i get the other half of the Story i can work it out the lieutenant said. In Many ways the arrangement is convenient. They talk of the Trust fac Tor meaning each knows the other will come through following any request. And it is Nice to know the person on the other end of the Telephone. They both said their individual Bosse think the arrangement is great. His major says talk to your  her lieutenant colonel says ask the Bri non Pederson the brigade adjutant and Gade adjutant tonight commander of the Headquarters com and the lieutenant docs have the Lux Pany at Ferris Barracks in Erlanger Ury of asking a Captain to visit her offices a Ron Jensen capt. Stannon Pederson and fellow adjutant Katherine Pederson a first lieutenant. Which is closing. The brigade will Ca seits colors Friday. Because the brigade has been preparing for draw Down since summer Peder son the Captain has sent 72 soldiers to Pederson the lieutenant one third of her command. The soldiers Are referred to As Reid and having the higher ranking office show up. But there is that tendency to always talk about work an inclination they tried to put the Kibosh on Early. I said we re not going to talk about this anymore he went along with it 1st it. Pederson said. Rhein main planes double Airdrop flights to Bosnia by Wayne v. Hall staff writer Rhein main a Germany the . Air Force s 435th Airlift Wing doubled its humanitarian Airdrop Mission to Bosnia on wednesday increasing daily flights to 12. The dozen . Planes flew in three different sorties leaving Rhein main a during a two hour period. In addition one French and three German aircraft participated in the Airdrop. In All 208 bundles packed with 291,000 pounds of food were dropped Over Bosnia and Herzegovina. The increase stems from . Secretary of stat Warren Christopher s nov. 30 announcement that the United states was ready to double its Relief operations Airdrop missions and flights into the Sarajevo air port. Christopher also said the United states hoped to Start flights into Tula in Eastern Bosnia. Operation provide Promise s direct flights resume tuesday with four cargo aircraft flying humanitarian Relief supplies into the Sarajevo Airport. The flights had been suspended Jan. 5 after a . C-130 cargo aircraft was hit by shrapnel said tech. Sgt. Dave Crozier of the operation s joint information Bureau. The flights to Sarajevo which began in july 1992, have delivered More than 31,915 tons of food to about380,000 residents of the besieged bosnian capital. The flights Are the main source of Supply for the City s Resi dents. The operation has been stepped up gradually. . C-130 Hercules cargo planes were added to the Airdrop Mission dec. 17. Four Large tents were erected at Rhein main a earlier this month to give riggers More space to prepare supplies. A second Airlift Squadron Delta so was reactivated Jan. 4. Up to 42 c-130 cargo planes May ultimately be come part of the humanitarian operation said . Johnson an operations group commander  
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