European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday May 17,1994 by Mark Kinkade staff writer Frankfurt Germany a student at Frankfurt High school was suspended wednesday after the schools principal discovered an unloaded .22-caliber pistol in her  was the second time this year that a Frankfurt student has been caught with a firearm. Earlier this year officials expelled two students who carried a Gas powered pistol and a sawed off baseball Bat. Principal de Simaszko said the female student from the Darmstadt military Community carried the weapon to school because she believed fellow students were going to attack her. Apparently she had previous a conflicts with the other Young people Siemaszko said. The principal refused to identify the student or give her age. A there is no evidence that the weapon was brandished or used to threaten other students Siemaszko said in a statement monday. A after the weapon was confiscated the military police were  Simaszko discovered the weapon after a student broke what the print pal referred to As a the code of silence and told him about the weapon. A if it were not for this kind of Trust Between school officials and student the code of silence would not have been broken a Siemaszko said. He suspended the girl who faces a school hearing to determine if she should be expelled. The hearing Board of parents teachers and Community representatives will make recommendations to the principal. If Siemaszko recommends expulsion the decision will go to the department of defense dependents schools director for final approval Siemaszko said. He said both weapons incidents grew out of the students inability to a Deal with interpersonal  a teen agers need training that is reinforced by the school Siemaszko said. A on the schools part we have made it Clear that we will not tolerate weapons in  contributing to Iulg report staff writer. Craig Martin in Darmstadt Germany Sas j. King Cruger participants walk to raise Money for bosnian refugee children during a fund raising event at Vicenza elementary school in Italy Vicenza pupils step in to help by j. King Cruger Northern Italy Bureau Vicenza Italy a the Little feet of american youngsters at Vicenza Italy have pulled off a big feat by raising nearly $8,700 for bosnian refugee children. A a a a a the american kids 600 pupils at Vicenza elementary school in Northern Italy staged a Wal Kathon to raise Money fora school for bosnian refugee children in Croatia. The refugee school is attended by about 140 children nearly All Muslim who live in a squalid Camp. The american children solicited monetary pledges from members of the Vicenza Community for each Lap they completed during last months Walka Thon. A  a a Quot -. Quot the whole school walked. The kids ran or walked As Many times around the Quarter mile track As they could in 90 minutes a said event organizer Kay Vincent a physical education teacher at the school. The Wal Kathon was just one of several fund raising activities at Vicenza and. At Aviano a Italy on behalf of Bosnia refugee Relief said Mary Baker a founder of the Relief Effort. A other fund raising events including concerts put on at Aviano and Vicenza netted $3,000,�?� Baker said. The concerts featured 38 refugee children both bosnian and croats visiting Italy for a weekend respite from their drab refugee Center. The children stayed with american families in Vicenza and Aviano. At Vicenza the children were treated to ice Cream burgers and bowl my parties. A cookout was held for them at Aviano. At both installations the refugee children Sang and danced at concerts held at base chapels. A they the refugee children thoroughly enjoyed the visit. Many were in tears on the bus ride Back to Croatia a Baker said. Bosnia refugee Relief started off modestly last summer but has grown to involve Quot hundreds of. People most of them americans assigned to bases in Northern Italy. V Baker reports that conditions remain Bleak for the refugees and their morale is Low. A fall the healthy Young men nearly All of them War veterans from the Muslim refugee Camp at Pucka were forced against their will to go Back to fight in Bosnia. A lot of the children Only saw their fathers for a few weeks before they the fathers were taken away from the Camp on the mysterious a Midnight Bush that came to get them a Baker said. Financial donations May be sent to Bosnia refugee Relief acct. No. 819779, Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro . Military banking facility Box 1000, Apoate 09630.future of Aid missions still up in the air by Wayne v. Hall a. A a staff writer a a a 7&Quot. A. A a Rhein main a Germany a although Rhein main Vera Down is on the verge of moving at full steam the future of the air bases humanitarian Relief flights is still undecided. Discussions Are under Way to determine if the operation will continue at Rhein main or move to Ramstein a along with the rest of the 435th Airlift Wing later this year said col Edward f. Mcphillips or. In an interview before taking command of the base and the Wing monday. The decision depends mainly on the scale of the operation Mcphillips said. Quot if it stays like it is right now it will probably move in october a he said. However if the civil War in former Yugoslavia drags on through next Winter and results in an increase in humanitarian flights the operation probably will remain at Rhein main. In either Case he said the Home base for the 37th Airlift so of c-13g cargo aircraft will move to Ramstein. At Peak Tempo last Winter 16 aircraft flying out of Rhein main conducted nightly drops Oyer starving and besieged enclaves in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also about four planes flew humanitarian cargo missions into Sarajevo each aircraft making Between two and three landings per Day at the bosnian capital currently four or five planes from Rhein main Fly to Sarajevo Airport each Day according to the operation provide Promise joint information Bureau at the base Airdrop have been conducted Only twice since Early april when ground humanitarian convoys were Able to get through to needy areas. However the base is prepared to continue flying two Airdrop missions per month using three . And two Allied aircrews. A the fundamental concept for Rhein main is a contingency base and operation provide Promise is a contingency operation Quot Mcphillips said. Other base closings mean there Are fewer options left for air missions so it is critical to keep Rhein main As a contingency base he said. Mondays ceremony marked the last time the 435th Airlift Wing which is scheduled to move to Ramstein Abas part of an ongoing draw Down will change command at the base. Mcphillips took command of both the Wing and the base from Brig. Gen. Donald e. To Ranger jr., who is to become the vice commander of the 8th air Force at Barksdale fab la. A the Good news is in a already familiar with the base s operation the draw Down 17th air Force and the germans a Mcphillips said of his move from vice commander to commander. A fundamentally the train has left the station and its rolling already a Mcphillips said of the draw Down. A the Pace of activity is getting intense and already we have hundreds of people identified to leave in the  Mcphillips said he has been involved in a number of draw Down related issues since it was announced in december that the base would shrink drastically. A the first Issue is to move the Airlift Mission to Ramstein and keep it operational during the move Mcphillips said. A the 37th Airlift Squadron is unique a he said. A it in the Only prime nuclear c-130 Squadron in the world he said meaning the Squadron has specially trainee Crews who could be called upon to Airlift nuclear weapons from one air base to another. The Squadron is also set up to handle members of the on site inspection Agency who verify compliance with nuclear arms trea ties. 7 7 a a these Are All things that you just can to bring some one else in Here to do a Mcphillips said. The second Issue is a How to effectively draw the Basi Down to the new footprint by april 1,1995,�?� Mcphillip said a it involves lots of facilities and its kind of Holt Musi Cal chairs. It is a major operation in it although faced with a number of issues resulting from military cutbacks and a reduction of . Force throughout Europe Mcphillips said his primary focus is on his people. Quot a lot of people will still be living Here after the draw Down he said. A it is necessary to ensure that the a cities Are relative to the population. It must be scaled Down and still provide things such As child care schools and medical