European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday january 31, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 psychiatric unit to reopen at Lan Stuhl program s comeback attributed to draw Down by Steve Bureau Lan Stuhl Germany an inpatient psychiatric unit at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center is re opening less than two years after it unit scheduled to open april 4, will accommodate up to 18 Lan Stuhl psychiatric program replaces a similar program at the 51st combat support Hospital i Frankfurt that is scheduled to close because of the army draw Down in s inpatient psychiatric unit closed in july 1992 because of the scheduled army draw Down said Laroc spokeswoman Marie Shaw at the time the future of the army s medical facilities in Europe was unknown. With the other closures taking place and Laroc becoming the army s Only european regional medical Center the move Back to Lan Stuhl made sense she Lan Stuhl unit which will be the Only army facility of its kind in Europe will be mainly for Active duty patients but will admit family members and other authorized users on a space available basis said or. Ron Campbell chief of inpatient psychiatry at Laroc. Peres Arafat nearing Deal on territories Davos Switzerland a israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres and pal Estine liberation organization chairman Yasser Arafat on sunday moved tantalizingly close to finalizing an agreement on israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories. On a Day of Seesaw Hopes palestinian and Arab negotiators consistently talked up the Prospect of an imminent Accord while the israeli delegation played it Down. The most stubborn problems included the size of the area around the West Bank town of Jericho to come under palestinian control and Security at Borde Crossings in the Gaza strip. We Are on our Way to bypass All the obstacles which had been raised in the last weeks. To have very soon very soon the final agreement Arafat told a conference organized by the world eco nomic forum a private Swiss based organization. Egyptian foreign minister Amr Moussa who helped mediate the talks said All that remained to Clear up was finessing some this really is the final stage he told journalists. He said he expected a final agreement to be signed in Cairo in Early february. Peres refused to commit himself to a time Frame for concluding the final a chord. But he told the conference that Israel space available users May be required to pay to use the facility. The program will focus on Short term treat ment and assessment. The average stay in the pro Gram will be seven Days Campbell said. Campbell said that each patient s length of stay will be based on the illness with some stays Shorter than seven Day Sand some longer. The psychiatric pro Campbell Gram s Structure has not been set but All patients will begin with a Complete physical examination to be sure psychiatric problems were not being caused by underlying physical causes. In addition to individual and group psychotherapy most patients will Likely participate in recreational another therapy he said. The staff at the psychiatric unit will include about 12 nurses 20 mental health technicians a social worker and several doctors Campbell said. The Lan Stuhl program will be better staffed than the Frankfurt facility Campbell said. Some of the staff he added will be transferred from israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres left chats with egyptian foreign minister am Moussa Center and Plo chairman Yasser Arafat in Davos Switzerland on sunday. Was committed to making a Success of the peace process in a debate that was remarkable for the evident warmth Between the two for Mer enemies Peres said Arafat himself personalizes the great suffering of the palestinian people. Arafat took Peres by the hand to Lead him up the stairs to the platform and the two men sat next to each other through out the debate. We on our Side want to make the palestinian Story a Story of Success of Good neighbourhood a Story of peace a Story of Hope for the coming generations Peres said. A key Issue in the negotiations continued to be the size of the Jericho area to be ceded to the palestinians under the self Rule plan. Another stumbling Block was control of the Border Crossings Between the new autonomous palestinian regions in the Gaza strip and Jordan and in particular Egypt. The two men were due to hold More late night talks to try to narrow the differences. Peres was scheduled to leave Early today for Washington while Arafat was expected in the Swiss capital Bern. The army Hospital in Frankfurt to the Lan Stuhl facility. One of the biggest fallacies about psychiatric units the doctor said is that people Are locked away for years. That won t be the Case Here he said. The doctor said he expects Many of the people seen at the unit will suffer from adjustment problems de pression and alcohol abuse. Those suffering psychiatric problems stemming from alcohol abuse he said will be stabilized and probably transferred to an inpatient alcohol which opened at Lan Stuhl s medical Center in december. Twenty five to 50 percent of admissions will Proba Bly be based on alcohol or substance abuse he said. The program s goal is to return the military person to the workplace but Campbell said people suffering psychiatric illnesses that require extensive treatment will be evacuated to military hospitals stateside that Are better equipped for longer term care. People using the Lan Stuhl program probably will be seen first on an outpatient basis at their Home will come to Lan Stuhl Only if their situation War rants it. The air Force runs a similar program at Raf Lakenheath England. The Navy has an inpatient psychiatric facility at naval station Rota Spain. Jordan town buries official slain in Beirut Amman Jordan a a Jordani an Diplomat assassinated in Beirut was buried in his Southern Jordan Hometown on sunday and mourners demanded retribution. Nayeb Imran Maaytah 42, a first Secretary at the jordanian embassy in the lebanese capital was shot and killed Early saturday As he drove out of his garage on his Way to work. The Assassin fled and no group claimed responsibility for the killing. Jor Danian officials say it could have been linked to Jordan s participation in the Arab israeli peace process. Extremist groups and Muslim Funda mentalists reject the peace negotiations and demand the elimination of the state of Israel. Thousands of jordanians gathered for Maaytah s state funeral in Batir 75 Miles South of Amman. May grief and distress befall the treacherous and cowardly assassins they shouted during the state funeral which was attended by Prince Abdullah eldest son of King Hussein and senior govern ment officials. The King who was visiting Austria sent a message to his brother Crown Prince Hassan vengeance for our mar Tyr is a task for All of us As one United family against the villains and murder arson allegedly suspected in Darmstadt storage site fire by Wayne v. Viall and staff writers a fire sunday caused an As yet undetermined amount of damage at a . Military storage Bunker that was used to store housing supplies Community officials in Darmstadt Germany said. We Don t know if it was completely destroyed yet said Teri Viedt a Community spokeswoman. We Don t have the results of the arson is suspected said a directorate of Engi Neering and housing employee who requested Anonym Ity. The fire was spotted from a police helicopter and was initially believed to be a Brush fire near the Community Archery Range. But officials believe that the fire began underground in one of two bunkers either late Friday or Early saturday and that it went undetected until sunday morning the source said. The engineering and housing department used the Bunker near Kelley Barracks to store about 300 new carpets Between 50 and 75 new bunk Beds with draw ers lightweight curtains and a forklift the source said. The items were to be used in a Barracks renovation project to increase Quality of life for soldiers assigned to the Darmstadt military Community. The Bunker which previously had been broken into has Concrete Walls about 2 or 3 feet thick the source said. The roof collapsed and the fire burned inside through sunday evening. The forklift stored inside warped because of the extreme temperatures the source said. The source said arson is suspected because the bunk or had no electricity and no electrical outlets and Noth ing else was stored there that could have caused a fire. Viedt said the blazing Bunker was found locked. The department source predicted the losses will be very a Deh team was to begin totalling up the damage today
