European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday january 17,1994 Ramstein to keep Lemon lot open by Kevin Dougherty  Bureau Ramstein a Germany air Force officials at Ramstein a have decided not to close a popular lot that service members and civilians depend on to buy and sell used cars. The so called Lemon lot is staying put because there is no other available location said col. Ray Yoh 86th support group commander. The lot is located on the South Side of Kisling memorial drive West of Wilson   just no places at Ramstein that we could put aside and let that happen Yoh said. There just Aren  base officials began looking for another site last  Mer following complaints they received about people who in an Effort to stake out a prime parking spot dropped off their cars Early Friday. The recommended time is from 4 . Friday to 5 . Sunday Yoh said. The lot is usually reserved for personnel assigned to the 7450th tac intelligence so or . Air forces in Europe Headquarters. While use of the parking lot for Selling cars is against regulations officials Nave allowed the practice for several years. Another problem was overflow. The lot can accommodate about 80 cars but the number of vehicles on display typically exceeded 100 in the summer. Cars either parked illegally or across the Street from the main lot on a Road leading to Ramstein North billeting. Buses transporting people to and from billeting often had trouble negotiating Theira past the cars and people. In addition officials had problems with some people who sold multiple cars on the lot or who did not have Mili tary plates. German tax authorities  investigating Sev eral people who fall into the first category. The lot is not intended to be used for a business Yoh said. ,. It s not uncommon for people to drive to Ramstein from As far away As Span Dahlem a or Darmstadt to shop for a car. The lot Yon said is useful for people who  in the Market for a car or who  new to the comm. Nity. V. The base really wants to support the people in this Case Yoh said. It helps the people leaving and the people coming  officials looked at some alternative locations but Yoh said parking spots at Ramstein  at such a Premium that sex marines sought to join detachment in Bobingen Bobingen Germany is former marines living in Europe who  considering re joining the corps May want to sign on with Headquarters Fleet Marine Force. The detachment is seeking former marines of All ranks enlisted and officer and from All military occupational specialities said maj. Leon pappa detachment sponsor. The unit an individual mobilized augmented detachment is located at Panzer Cavern in Bob Lingen near Stuttgart. For More information or to sign up Call pappa at Dan 431-2515/2409, civilian 07031-15-515 or write to he Fleet Marine Force Europe Panzer Cavern Apo a 09046. T.,. For 1 Mark furniture is yours Erlanger Germany is furniture remain ing at Ferris Barracks in Erlanger will be sold at a de sense re utilization and marketing office Sale for 1 Mark per item. The Sale will be from 9 .  noon Friday in build ing 4079 at Ferris Barracks. Beds desks chairs and wardrobes will All be sold for a Price equal to about 58 cents. The base is closing in the Spring. If there is anything left another Sale Sis planned for feb. 28. Russian bites off husband s nose Moscow up an enraged woman bit off the nose of her husband following a heated Domestic argument in the Central russian City of Saransk the daily Komsomol Skaya pravda said. The incident took place just after russian orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7. Neither the Man nor his wife was identified by the paper nor was the cause of the argument reported. The severed nose disappeared after the incident and doctors could do Little for the Man but sew up the wound. Is file Kevin Dougherty during warmer Days last june cars and people crowded the used car lot along Ramstein a s Kisling memorial drive no other site would work As Well. Besides the lot on Kisling is highly visible because it is along a main Road. In anticipation of further problems this summer Yoh said the base will promote a second lot that is used to sell cars but is largely unknown. The lot is located Northeast of the Kisling lot next to the 86th comm group building off memorial drive. The lot is where memorial curves and turns into California Avenue. The parking area is also used As a holding lot for recreational vehicles such As dozens of cars pile up killing 2 in California fog Selma Calif. A Drivers speeding on a foggy Highway caused three Chain reaction crashes saturday involving about 60 vehicles police said. Two people were killed and More than 50 were injured. The first collision was reported Early saturday morn ing and vehicles continued to slam into each other for 90 minutes said California Highway. Patrol officer Julio Alaniz. Two of the accidents occurred in the southbound lanes of state Highway 99 near Selma about 190 Miles Southeast of san Francisco. They involved a total of 48 vehicles 15 at one site and 33 at another about a half a mile to the South. The third Accident was reported 90 Miles to the North in northbound lanes near Livingston. Motorist Mary Larson swerved into a ditch to avoid a truck but found it occupied by another car. We were just heading Down the Highway. There was no flares or anything. All of a sudden there was a big huge Semi right in our face Larson told lbs radio. We stopped we found a Hole we took the ditch and we slammed into some Guy that already found the Hole and took the ditch she said. The southbound lanes of Highway 99, a major route connecting the los Angeles and san Francisco areas was closed for 15 hours. Two people were killed in the 15-vehicle collision when their Volkswagen was crushed under two trucks Highway patrol sgt. Ted Eichman said. Forty nine people were Jaken to area hospitals and one was in critical condition said Bill Musso spokes Man for Valley medical Center in Fresno. Several dozen More people were treated at the scene and released he said. Motor Homes. People use that lot not extensively but they do use it Yoh said. Even that lot however has limited spaces Yoh added. He estimates that 45 to 50 cars could Park there on the weekend. Authorities considered registering the cars that  on Sale but Yoh said the paperwork involved would be More trouble than it s Worth. There also  no plans to charge people a fee for Selling cars. . Pov list editor s note listed below  the names of service members assigned to the United kingdom who need to pick up their privately owned vehicles at 1320tn medium port come  compound on Cliff Road in Ipswich. Hours  8 .  4 . Weekdays. Numbers indicated after names  the last four of social Security numbers. Bechamel . 1245 Collins w. 41 65 . 8640 falkenbury.a.d.4353 Gettle j a 0524 halam..0434 Hernandez. D. 1696 levette.j.l5199 Mackleberg . 4433 rastas . 7272. Sauls.s.k.6101 Towner. . 7666 valles.v.7810 Clarke . 3977 Coon . 4690 , 1471 Fleming . 3074 Hanson . 9978 Hattan c. 1341 Leitch a. 5133 Machedo. G. 3579 o Rourke . 1770 Reyes j. 9974 sirilla.w.v.9859 Tyler . 8279 Wingate . 81533 Camp Darby  list editor s note listed below  the names of service members whose privately owned vehicles  available for pickup at the 1321st medium port come s vehicle processing Center at Camp Darby army depot Italy. Numbers indicated  the last four of social Security numbers. Conner . 4368 Dye . 4368 Ellerbe . 5495 Glenn . 3059 Griffin . 7458 Grimmett . 8870 Mensing . 6120 Miles . 7026 . 1908 Ortiz . 5577 Riley . 6256 Rivera . 0149 Ryan . 7259 Veron . 2997 Contact or. Saporito at Dan 633-705989 or7066. At least 24 killed in fire Rabat Morocco a a fire at a Public Shower killed at least 24 people and injured 15, authorities announced sunday. Most of the dead were killed by smoke inhalation. The fire broke out saturday night at the Public show ers m Etouan in Northern Morocco. No other detail were available