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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 16, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3police focus body Hunt on  by Craig Martin staff writer German police dog teams will search Gie Belstadt  Airfield on thursday for the bodies of a . Soldiers wife and their two Young children who have been missing since november 1992. A they police have a Good suspicion to look there a said Gabby Drake spokeswoman for the 417th base support in the local command authority in Wurzburg. Investigators from the Wurzburg office of the  a criminal investigation come and German police have been searching for Tina Grogan wife of spec. Dale Grogan and their two children a Dale jr., 6, and Ste Phon Antonio 4 a since the family was reported missing in april. The grogans lived in the Skyline housing area at Leighton Barracks. The German police dog cadaver unit specializes in looking for people who have been lost in avalanches or buried under Earth or nibble. This will be the second search by dogs and handlers for the three grogans. A German official who asked that his name not be used said the dogs were used to search the Leighton Barracks area in Wiir Burg a sometime last  authorities earlier said they suspected that the grogans were dead but would not elaborate. Drake refused to say if Dale Grogan was a suspect. However the German official said one reason police Are searching Gie Belstadt is that Dale Grogan a had Access to  a a. V a ,. A a Dale Grogan 28, of he co 417th bib did not report his family missing according to Community officials. They were reported missing last april by  social work services in Wiir Burg after Tina grogans Mother filed a congressional inquiry into her daughters whereabouts. The last time Tina Grogan was in Contact with her Mother whose name was not released was nov. 27, 1992, and police officials said there has been no banking activity by Tina Grogan since then. Drake refused to say where Tina Grogan was from or where the congressional inquiry came from. Military officials have reported the grogans missing to German Federal state local and customs police and to . Authorities Drake said. Dale Grogan has worked in the installation managers office at Leighton Barracks since March 1992. Attempts to reach him by phone were unsuccessful. Contributing to this report staff writers Cindy kill Lon in Washington dc., and de Rosavis in Darmstadt Germany gun and games at Budinger Sis Dova Casey besieged americans stationed at Budinger Germany had to admit it a their martial Strong Cavern where the attack was immediately followed by a truce. The carnival spirit just  Cope with the invaders tanked up on the spirit of Fasching on tucs club Leader right photo quickly persuaded the american commander to let his forces Day. The local carnival clubs version of an my had no trouble taking Over at join in the traditional Fasching fun a As they have done for the past seven years. Snow some schools in . By Nancy l. Torner . Bureau snowstorms moved across the United kingdom on tuesday making driving treacherous and delaying classes at some american schools and cancelling others. . Military bases in Southern England were hit the hardest tuesday morning although the storm was heading North and was expected to reach bases in Scotland later in the Day according to the British weather information service. Accumulations of up to 4 inches of Snow were reported at several bases in Southern England while other parts of the country received up to 6 inches. The Brunt of the storm hit just before the morning Rush hour. Although the storm front moved quickly and most major roads were cleared before lunchtime British weather forecasters were predicting More bad weather through this morning. Temperatures were expected to drop below freezing by tuesday afternoon accompanied by dense fog and Mist that Ipi a a would make driving Slippery and dangerous British weather forecasters said. The intensity of tuesdays snowstorm caused Raf Lakenheath and Raf Felt Well officials initially to delay school starting times for two hours. Classes were cancelled altogether about 8 30 a.m., a spokesman for the two bases said. The bases about 10 Miles apart had Snow accumulations of 3 to 4 inches. Other bases in England including Raf Mildenhall Raf Alconbury and Raf Chicksands maintained regular work hours although Chicksands delayed the Start of school for two hours. The  school at Raf Croughton heating problem chills Darmstadt housing area by Mark Kinkade Staft writer Darmstadt Germany a for hundreds of families in a Darmstadt housing area tuesdays Sunshine was a reprieve from a weekend of plummeting temperatures made worse by lukewarm water and Heaters that barely warmed the fingertips. A Community statement said tuesday that aging hot water pumps in the Lincoln Village housing area  keep up with demand brought about by last weekends frigid weather. During the cold spell temperatures in the Darmstadt area fell As Low As 25 on sunday afternoon. A the water circulation pumps. Are not As Strong As they used to be a the statement said. A was a result. Not enough water is circulating at a sufficient rate to draw heat from the Central heating Plant to heat the entire  in the cafes service station garage on tuesday the temperature peaked at 38 while mechanics worked on cars said manager Kenneth gloudemans. Also tuesday officials closed the Darmstadt Middle school in the Village because Heaters weren to keeping the school warm. Both the water and heating system work through the same boiler system the statement said. A we decided to close the school today because we did not believe that the heal would reach that portion of the Village Quot the statement said. At the Darmstadt elementary school some children have stayed bundled in Coats and mittens. A a we be been keeping an Eye on the children and on the temperature a said principal Sherry Templeton. A thank goodness for the Sun  while three massive 7,400-gallon boilers provide some hot water to the Community most of the heated water is gone by Early afternoon residents said. Community officials said they done to know when the problem will be fixed. Last Winter the Community replaced one of boilers after residents complained for several months. Currently the Community is using emergency contracting procedures to obtain new pumps. In the meantime Ava Kearney is trying to get by with space Heaters. A a it a so cold without them Quot Kari key said As the children for whom she pro Vidics Day care played in her living room. A a it a too cold for the kids without the  officials said each family should be ready for such emergencies. A every family and resident should be prepared for situations such As these a the statement said. They Are advising families to make sure they have sufficient blankets sleeping bags and warm clothes. Cancelled classes for the Day said a base spokeswoman at Raf upper Heyford which has jurisdiction Over Croughton. Upper Heyford which reported about 4 inches of Snow and its associated bases also extended by two hours the times for reporting to work. The London Headquarters of the . Naval forces Europe reported Between 2 and 4 inches of Snow with greater accumulations outside the City Center. Most schools in the London area remained open a Nav eur spokesman said. Brawdy a . Naval facility in Wales reported Only a Light dusting of Snow. However freezing temperatures turned the Snow to ice and numerous accidents were reported in that part of Wales. The Snow had not yet reached Scotland by Early tuesday afternoon but Raf Edzell and Raf Machrihanish reported the same gusting winds and below freezing temperatures that Southern England had experienced monday  
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