European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                \ tuesday May 10, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3plan for standby Hospital reported to Safe by Mark Kinkade staff writer the army and air Force Are reviewing a plan that would Transfer the Andriy Hospital in Frankfurt Germany to the . Air forces in Europe for use As a standby medical facility army officials said. The air Force would not confirm interest in the facility monday. Quot As of right now we done to have anything to say about the Hospital Quot said Doug Moore spokesman for the air Force in Europe. A i done to know if we Ever  but a spokeswoman for the army a 7th medical come Barbara Slifer said the two services have discussed transferring the facility from army to air Force control. A \ v. A Way a . Also a team of air Force representatives toured the building in late March or Early april said Hospital spokeswoman Judith Williams German medical officials have also shown an interest in the facility she said. A a by y a a German City officials who have been anticipating return of the facility were not available for comment late monday but a City spokesman said he had heard nothing of the Transfer. Standby a or a a mothballed a a facilities Are buildings set aside for use during War or emergency that could require medical care for Large numbers of people. During the persian Gulf War for example the army and air Force activated and staffed several such facilities in Europe. Currently the army is in the process of closing the Hospital As the american military begins leaving Frankfurt Williams said. The air Force in october closed the 7100st combat support Wing Hospital in nearby Wiesbaden converting the facility into a 750-bed contingency Hospital with a staff of 20.the army facility in Frankfurt once known As 97th general Hospital and More recently renamed the 51st combat support Hospital had just finished a 10-year, multimillion Dollar renovation when it was announced for closure. The Hospital will shut Down its emergency room labor and delivery Section postpartum Ward and Mother baby unit saturday. But officials Haven to set a closing Date yet she said. A this place will disband when the americans leave Frankfurt a Williams said. A what we re being told is spring�?T95.�?� As the closing continues army doctors Are referring some patients to civilian hospitals in the area. The army Hospital becomes an outpatient clinic with limited services june 3, Williams said. The clinic will handle  care and treatment that does no to require a Hospital stay she said. Scaled Down versions of the Eye clinic family advocacy office and exceptional family member program arc also scheduled to remain in Frankfurt until the Dopa sure of v corps is Complete. Y much of the closing schedule depends on moving v corps from Frankfurt to the Heidelberg area Williams said. Although some americans will remain in the Central German City the clinic probably will shut Down completely when the corps moves. The closing leaves the army with four major medical facilities in Europe at Lan Stuhl Heidelberg and Wurzburg in Germany and Vicenza in Italy. By Mark Kinkade staff writer the . Army Europe has $1 million to pay youths to Rake lawns this summer. And the . Air Force wants about 1,200 Young people to fill in for vacationing staff. This summer the army and air Force will hire about 3,000 dependents Between the Ages of 14 and 23 to work in various jobs throughout military communities in Europe. Navy figures were not immediately available. The army and air Force will pay $3.50 an hour for work that varies from pushing brooms to working with computers. The Standard work period is five weeks. But the summer hire program goes beyond paying kids to Rake rocks so they wont hang out at the Post Exchange said Mike Vajda user eur a assistant civilian personnel director. The purpose he said is to help Young people prepare for life in the competitive Job Market. A a the summer hire program is a Good Opportunity to begin to learn and develop work habits and skills a Vajda said. A we want to give the teen agers the same Chance at getting a Job they would have in the United  for american dependents in Europe finding a summer Job can be a frustrating experience Vajda said. A these kids can to run Down to the mall and get a Job a Vajda said. A a it a Tough to get work Over  the program also helps the armed services. The air Force wants summer hires to fill the gaps left by people who Are on vacation or Are going Back to the United states said Safe civilian personnel director Ken Christensen. A the summer hire program occurs at a time when we have a Tot of holes in our Manning a Christensen said. A these kids Are a valuable source of Good labor arid it gives them a Chance to be employed a applications to work for the army Are made through civilian personnel offices in each Community he said. If the army receives More applications than Job positions the applications go into a lottery for the different jobs. In some army communities hiring will begin before july 11. The 104th area support group which includes Hanau Giessen Darmstadt and Frankfurt will hire students when school Breaks for the summer in mid june according to a support group statement. Each air Force base has its own hiring procedure. In some cases the civilian personnel office is recruiting to fill the jobs. In others the teens have to go to the co to file applications. Each base will Start hiring when school Breaks for the summer Christensen said. Both the air Force and the army have split the jobs into two categories manual labor and clerical work. A they can work outdoors or work with computers. It really depends on the organization a Vajda said. The air Force wants to match the students to school interests Christensen said. For example a student interested in Law could find a Job in the Legal Center if a position is available he said. The chief difference Between the army and air Force programs is funding. Safe allocated each bases Overall budget earlier this year. In turn each base commander allocates a share toward summer hires Christensen said. Usa eur funds summer hires for the army until 1993, each military Community paid for the Job positions. Then Community budgets began shrinking with the draw Down now Usa eur is helping with a command controlled $1 million Job fund. Vajda said the command holds the purse strings for two  the Scarcity of Money and Gen. David Maddox a desire for fairness drive this program a Vajda said a each Community will have about the same amount of Money for hiring Young adults so it keeps the Market in  Maddox is the Usa eur commander. By Mark Kinkade staff writer Hanau Germany a maybe its today a youth but something Odd is going on in Hanau. The teen agers there want to work. Forget cruising the main drag or hanging out at the Post Exchange. Teen agers in Hanau Are telling officials they re bored and they want to make some Money. And officials Are listening. After a series of Tesuji town Hall meetings with students front Yahau High school 414th base support 0n commander it. Col. Andrew r. Stilly approved a plan to hire 10 teen agers for part time work at outdoor recreation facilities in the Community a the teens said they needed More things to do a Stilley said. A they were especially interested in finding employment to earn extra Money and develop Job  the Community will pay the teens $3.25 an hour for 10 hours work each week said Richard Lane Community activities director in Hanau. A the work will be done mostly on weekends a Lane said. Quot we re developing Job descriptions now. Their tasks will change such As answering phones one Day and cutting grass the  unlike summer hire programs that place students in temporary jobs for five weeks the Hanau program offers permanent positions for the teen agers according to 414th bib spokeswoman Robin Campbell. A these Are year round jobs designed to help the Community and the teenager at the same time a Campbell said. Hanau officials Are limiting the jobs to teens 15 or older. Each applicant must have a letter of approval from the school and parental  damages building with army offices Leiden Germany a amps a mid dle of the night fire of suspicious origin sunday damaged the outside of a building where the army leases offices but barely affected the offices themselves an army spokesman said monday police discovered the fire at 1 40 . Sunday at the Kur Faiz centrum in Lei men a suburb of Heidelberg and summoned firefighters who quickly put out the Blaze a local news report said. The building which houses offices medical practices a group of Small shops and t a supermarket sustained about 75,000 Marks $47,000 Worth of damage according to 26th area support group spokesman Pete dressier. An arsonist apparently ignited some of the supermarkets rubbish containers during the night and the flames spread to the outside Wall of the building dressier said. The civilian personnel offices processing Center for no appropriated fund and local non american workers located on the third floor sustained a few broken windowpanes damaged shutters and. Minor smoke damage dressier  get . Hospital Heidelberg Germany a amps a a 13-member 7th medical come team is in Moldova a Small Eastern european country preparing for the arrival of a donated . Military Hospital. The team left Germany for the sex soviet Republic on saturday and plans to spend a week assessing medical facilities in Kishinev the capital. The donation of excess equipment and supplies from a 500-bed War Reserve Hospital in the United kingdom is. Part of the . Governments humanitarian assistance program. Delivery and installation of the Hospital Are scheduled for july. Since 1992, the command has delivered donated hospitals to the capitals of four other nations that once were soviet republics Bishkek Kyrgyzstan Minsk Belarus Moscow and Tbilisi Georgia