European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 / the stars and stripes sunday june 19,1994 diners will warm up then order hot sauce by Jon Connor staff writer Mainz Germany a if you re looking for a place to pump some Iron As Well As eat mexican food and swig a few margaritas a you la soon be Able to indulge in All three activities at one place in Mainz. According to Bob Pomeroy executive officer of the Wiesbaden based 221st base support in a spare room at Chi chips mexican restaurants has been set aside for 20 pieces of exercise equipment purchased by the battalion for Community members living in Mainz a Martin Luther King Village. The announcement came during a town Hall meeting in Mainz on wednesday but further information was not made available. A Community source familiar with the situation said the equipment would be transferred from storage in the Mainz Kastl depot beginning tuesday. It was not known when the fitness room will open. The idea for installing fitness equipment in the Village was based on a Community Survey on How to spend Money awarded under the army Community of excellence program Pomeroy said wednesday. On april 29, Chi Chi s resumed full service after a fire caused about $150,000 Worth of damage in december. Meanwhile Mainz residents can also look Forward to a Bike patrol to curb traffic problems in the military Community of 1,500. Brig. Gen. Thomas e. Swain commander of v corps arty in Frankfurt and recently appointed senior Tacti Al Examar Solzhenitsyn talks to siberian cossacks in Irkutsk on Friday. At the end of his stay in the siberian City the author said lie was disappointed that most by Dave d1dio . Bureau four service members from Raf Leuchars near St. Andrews Scotland will test their endurance and raise funds for Charity when they begin a we Klong bicycle ride today Down the length of the United kingdom. Capt. Louis Dimodugno a . Air Force officer on an Exchange tour with the Royal air Force at leu chars will pedal the 850 Miles with three Raf airmen from the Tornado aircraft servicing flight which Dimodugno commands. His British Bike mates Are Chi. Anthony Crombie Cpl. Sid Young and senior air craftsman Anthony Cross Icid. The bikers Are undertaking the feat to raise funds for the children Sliver disease foundation Dimodugno said. The Charity funds research into Britain s biggest killer of children under 4 years old. The ride passing through some of Britain silliest terrain will begin at John of groats at the Northern tip Cal commander of the 221st bib said he would try to get Money to a buy you military police new uniforms Tor a Bike patrol similar to one in Frankfurt that was halted last october. The idea for a Bike patrol arose when several residents complained of speeding motorists in the housing areas. A resident said greater visibility by the maps would provide a Strong deterrence to those driving too fast. In an interview after the meeting can get Philip Stanley Provost marshal said there was one report of an Accident involving a child being struck by a car in the housing area within the last year. The Breeding and behaviour of pet dogs living in family housing also aroused emotional exchanges during the meeting. Community officials promised to investigate. According to the 221st bib regulation governing pets sponsors a must ensure pets Are controlled in such a manner that they do not become a Public nuisance or menace. Pets May otherwise be removed from housing  the regulation also prohibits Breeding of pets. In other matters a in july the Martin Luther King Village commissary will go to a five Day a week schedule. It is currently open six Days a week. A a new organization to be run by the department of defense dependents schools will oversee the 221st�?Ts school bus system. Also a mandatory school bus Monitor system for the base support battalion is expected to be in place by the fall term. Russians Haven to read his books a i thought that i was returning to a Russia which had read me and it has turned out that Russia has not read me a he said. Of Scotland and finish saturday at lands end on the southwestern tip of England. To make their destination on time Dimodugno said the group will have to average 120 Miles each Day. He expects the most difficult part of the journey will be crossing the scottish Highlands. A we re going right across the Highlands Between Inverness and Edinburgh a Dimodugno said. A a it a going to be Kinda Tough. Every endurance article that we be read we find that its Between the second and fourth Day when everyone has their weakest moments and that just unfortunately coincides with crossing the  to guard against mechanical problems with their Road racing bicycles or other Roadside emergencies two support vehicles manned by flight personnel will follow the cyclists throughout the journey. A a we re praying for Good weather a Dimodugno said. A if we make it Down to Edinburgh i think its All downhill from  set to Honor inactivating Pitburg Wing from staff reports Pitburg a Germany a Gen. Robert c. Oaks the commander of . Air forces in Europe will Lead a delegation of dignitaries monday at a ceremonial inactivation for Pitburg Abs 36th fighter Wing a base spokesman said. Maj. Gen. Eugene d. Santarelli the 17th air Force commander and Brig. Gen. Roger e. Carleton the 36th fighter Wing commander also Are scheduled to attend the 10 . Ceremony in hangar 402. The ceremony is symbolic because the official inactivation Date is oct. 1, the same Day the base will be returned to Germany. The last fighter Jet left Pitburg on March 18, ending More than four decades of air Force operations at the base. Pitburg is located North of Trier in the Eifel Region of Western Germany. As recently As last summer 48 f15 eagles were assigned to Pitburg. The air Force announced last july that most of the base would be returned to the German government and that nearby Span Dahlem a would assume responsibility for the rest of the base primarily the support Side. Among the facilities to be retained Are the housing area three schools the Hospital the shopping Center the Post office and various offices and recreational facilities. When the inactivation becomes official at the end of fiscal 1994, the 36th Wing will be reactivated at Andersen fab Guam As the 36th air base Wing. The 36th medical group one of bit urge a primary units will formally inactivate monday morning and then reactivate later in the Day at Span Dahlem As the 52nd medical group. On monday the Wing also is scheduled to receive the air Force outstanding unit award for the period from june 30,1992, to july 1,1994.., German armies sign Deal on binational corps Frankfurt Germany a the american and German armies last week signed an agreement detailing How the two countries will Combine forces for nato emergencies and training missions. The agreement signed by the commanders of the . V corps and the German ii Korps outlines specific responsibilities of the two . And German binational corps in peace and wartime operations according to a statement released Friday by v corps officials. The plan Calls for the american 1st army div to fall under the command of ii Korps in a nato crisis. In Exchange the German 5th Panzer div will report to v corps. V corps is the Field Headquarters for most of the 65,000 american ground combat troops who Are expected to remain in Europe after the draw Down is completed next year. Officials last year said the creation of the two binational corps which were then called multinational corps would be largely transparent to most of the soldiers who might be called on to serve under a foreign commander. However the arrangement will allow shrinking armies to Pool resources in the Era of budget cuts and political uncertainty that has followed the end of the cold  held for former in fort Sill okla. A William h. Ott a former . Army Europe inspector general was buried june 3 at fort Sill according to the army a 26th area support group. Ott died after a Long illness May 28 at Brooke army medical Center in san Antonio. The 53-year-old retired colonel and native of Waco Texas received his officers commission in 1964, a year after joining the army. He had served most recently As Deputy chief of staff for training for the 6th army at the Presidio of san Francisco. Ott held the inspector general a Job in Heidelberg Germany in 1991 and 1992. He also served As commander of 17th Field arty brigade in Augsburg Germany from 1989 to 1990. Otto a Sundvor include his wife sue and three children. Contributions in his memory can be made to the american cancer society 1305 West Gore Lawton okla. 73501. Stopover in Siberia of officer joining Charity Bike tour