European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 27, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3. I ,. Posted  official gets Aawar Post army employee named to Job offer suspension in ethics Case by Mark Kinkade staff writer Hanau Germany a top Hanau Community offi Cial who lost his Job amid allegations of ethics violations is now the director for one of the . Army Europe s largest morale welfare and recreation programs. Robert Schloesser took Over As director of personnel and Community activities for the 104th area support group in december after army investigators found evidence that he accepted favors from potential contractors while he was the support group s chief of  104th ask includes military comr unities in Hanau Giessen Fulda Kirch Gons Darmstadt and Frankfurt. The nine month investigation determined that Schloesser violated ethics standards in three instances. As a result support group officials ordered Schloesser suspended from his duties for seven Days without pay beginning nov. 18. Schloesser would not discuss the investigation or its findings with the stars and stripes. The allegations entered on charges that Schloesser accepted gifts from contractors in return for preferential treatment. According to a statement last week from the support group the army found evidence to support claims that Schloesser accepted football game tickets from a civilian Ven Dor in Exchange for preferential treatment in Community business dealings. Accepted a free meal at a Frankfurt restaurant from vendors in Exchange for preferential treatment in contract awards. Accepted 4,000 Marks about $2,350 from a Ger Man construction company to store pipes on . Government property near the Hanau Rod and gun climb. Although Schloesser immediately deposited the Money in the Community s morale fund the investigation found that he exceeded the scope of his authority in making the Deal with the German company to use . Government land. Army investigators could not substantiate two other allegations involving products purchased from vendors. Schloesser admitted that he accepted the football tickets and the meal the statement said. However he received the tickets from an unidentified official in the former 103rd area support group which included Frankfurt and Darmstadt before reorganization the statement said. Or. Schloesser May have been unaware of any in school fills needs at Ramstein Bojoh Bohmer Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany National children s dental health month is still about a week away but Ramstein a officials celebrated Early by opening a new dental clinic at Ramstein elementary school on monday. The clinic which will be staffed by two dental technicians will be used exclusively by Active duty family members both adults and children. Now the number of preventive care appointments available to family members will be doubled because of the additional clinic said it. Col. Byron m. Wade base dental health officer. The new clinic will offer about 4,000 additional appointments annually. Patti Crow of Ramstein brought her 3-Yearrold to the dentist for the first time and she used the new clinic. It s More Friendly for the kids to go to the school dental clinic. The kids feel More comfortable. It makes me want to come Here Crow said. Wade said the decision to move two dental chairs into the school was based on both convenience for the patients and the main clinic s limited space. With the new clinic in the school children can just walk Over from their classes Wade said. The clinic will provide Basic preventive dental treatment to family members during the sponsor s birth month. However patients still will have to go to the main clinic for referrals before being seen by the school clinic Wade said. The clinic is on the second floor of building 902 and is open from 7 . To 4 . Mondays through fridays. Is John Bohmer student representatives from left Sarah Aston Hector Dictz and Katie Marone watches col. Steven a. Caine commander of the 86th Wing at Ramstein a Germany signs a declaration monday stating the air base s commitment to dental health. Hector Dietz gets his Teeth cleaned monday by staff sgt. William Ray at the new two chair dental clinic at Ramstein elementary school. Agreements made Between the 103rd ask official and the Vendor the statement said. The dinner was considered by or. Schloesser to be purely social in nature implying no agreement on his part for preferential  a Hanau military Community spokeswoman said she could not identify the 103rd ask official. A 103rd ask representative was not available to answer questions wednesday. During the investigation Schloesser was removed As the chief of staff and temporarily assigned duties at the. Army career and alumni program. He was assigned to his new duties shortly after he completed his us spin Sion. -. As chief of staff Schloesser was the senior ranking civilian in the support group and served As a commander s adviser on Community issues said 104th ask spokesman Frank Shirar. Schloesser s new Job essentially is a step Down from his former role but his new position gives him control of All mar and Community support functions in the 104th ask a spokesman said. Schloesser is responsible for a $34 million annual operating budget for morale support. The budget is administered by a business director who works under Schloesser. Recycle now or pay Price military says by Dave Melancon Wiir Burg Bureau Kitzinger Germany effective immediately Kitzinger arca military housing residents ignoring the Community s Recy cling program face Community service or eviction from their quarters possibly even from Germany. Army master sgt. Joseph d. Cyprian the Community s senior noncommissioned offi cer told building coordinators unit first sergeants and sergeants major that the Community will put pressure on them to turn in scofflaws. It is not going to go away and the pres sure is going to continue to come Down on you he said. Fork Over those  violators will receive warning letters Fol Lowed by eviction notices Cyprian said. In addition to having coordinators turn in violators names inspectors will continue to rip open unsorted garbage bags to seek names of non recycling residents he said. We cannot afford to continue to pay the germans to sort our garbage he said. . Facilities arc charged More by Ger Man trash haulers when their workers must sort the bags the local German newspaper is publishing photographs of yellow Recy cling bags lying on the Hill Between the Marshall Heights housing area and route b-8, Cyprian said. The translations of the German Arti cles do not make us look Good As Ameri cans he said. Community officials and building coordinators Are through with educating Resi dents about the recycling regulations he said and it is time to enforce the rules. In order to make paper recycling easier a paper crushing machine has been in stalled behind the Marshall Heights shop Pette said maj. Kenneth Mallonee. Containers also Are available to hold yellow bags. The Community spends about $2,1 million annually to get rid of its garbage he said. Recycling could save Money that could be used for other Community serv  Community command will stand be Hind its building coordinators when it comes time to discipline violators Mallo Nee said. First time violators or their Spon sors will receive warning letters he said. Further violations will bring on mandatory Community service followed by eviction from quarters. In extreme cases offenders could be sent Back to the United states. Is John Bomhof