European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Vol. 53, no. 15 50c monday May 2,1994 d 8693 clubs musical chairs striking note of discord by Effie Bathen staff writer Frankfurt Germany a switch in entertainment at two military clubs in Frankfurt that takes effect this weekend is going to make for a saturday night change. Some people Call it peace and quiet. Others Call it segregation. Frankot Irtz a Community comm and or it. Col. Steven Henry is calling it the Best Way to balance the needs of the people in his Community. The change in tune approved by Henry presumably will draw a predominantly Black disco audience away from the Plantation club located in the Center of a . Housing area to the Topper club at the Frankfort Exchange Complex. The switch in theme nights at the clubs effective saturday essentially will make the Plantation place for country and Western fans to hang their Cowboy hats. The change comes in response to More than a year of complaints from residents of Betts housing area Home to 74 families with 90 children about the disco fans rowdiness and noise. The apartments Are about 100 Yards from the club Entrance. A a there a no constitutional right for noisy and obnoxious people a Henry said at 4 . Sunday above music booming from cars of departing disco night patrons As he stood Halfway Between the housing and the club. The Plantation crowd starts to warm up around Midnight and the Chib stays packed until closing at 5 . It among the complaints Are noisy crowds that linger in the Street Hal opened bottles of alcohol littering the area and the Din of car alarms triggered accidentally. One neighbor said he found a used see discord on Page 2 Fife v v it v / \ of. W ? a a j % in c s f. A a if murder of Rise in . Overall crime rate declines Fol says Washington a the number of murders increased 3 percent last year but violent crimes Overall edged lower the Fri reported sunday reflecting what one criminologist called the a Lull before the crime preliminary findings of the of big a uniform crime reports which compile information on crimes reported to Law enforcement agencies nationwide found violent incidents Overall declined 1 percent in 1993. That would mean about 1,91 million violent crimes occurred or roughly the same number As in 1991. There were 1,93 million violent crimes reported in 1992. _ Fri director Louis Freeh issued a pessimistic statement saying a crime problems Are so grave that few americans will find much Comfort in a Small reduction in the Overall amount of reported crime. The see murder on rage 2 level commutes whirl up costs at Pentagon safety at last a River of refugees fleeing the Bloodbath in Rwanda streams across the Border saturday to a . Relief Camp at Ngara about 10 Miles inside Tanzania. Stunned at the enormity of the exodus . Workers were struggling to Cope with a Quarter of a million rain soaked refugees seeking Sanctuary. See Story on Page 8/ by John Lancaster the Washington Post Washington the 14-mile drive from the Pentagon to Andrews fab in suburban Maryland takes about 25 minutes if traffic is Light and costs $22 if you go by cab. But for a handful of High ranking officers and senior civilians there is a faster Way to get there a by helicopter at $1,000 to $3,000 per trip. A a Quot iws3de today a horrific crash kills world Champion racer Ayrton Senna a see sports during 1993, according to records examined by the Washington Post Pentagon officials took 238 helicopter trips Between the Pentagon and Andrews where the military maintains fleets of executive style aircraft for Washington officialdom. Pentagon officials also can request helicopters for travel Between the Pentagon and other military facilities in the Washington area although Andrews is. By far the most popular local destination. The helicopter service appears to be unique to the defense department which has its own control Tower and helipad. A a a a a the airborne taxi service has persisted moreover in the face of Sharp cuts in defense spending and Clinton administration vows to curb needless use of government aircraft. Pentagon officials say their executive travel policy is under review although no changes have been announced. Last years Pentagon record for local helicopter travel goes to Gen. Gordon Sullivan the army chief of staff who made 62 trips Between the Pentagon and Andrews three times As Many As his closest competitor. Runners up were army Gen. Wayne a. Downing chief of the see commutes on Page 3 a. A the Anc and Nelson Mandela Clinch the election in South Africa a see Page 4 historic Battle what was Learned at Dien Bien Phu a see pages 20-22 r i
