European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 4 r the stars and stripes wednesday june 29, 1994new chief of staff gets full authority Washington a president Clinton a new chief of staff said tuesday that he has the authority to make White House changes needed to Advance administration priorities such As health care and welfare Reform. Leon Panetta the budget director named monday to replace Thomas a a Mack Mclarty said he would work to give Clinton a room so he can be president and not have to worry about being manager at the White  Panetta said he will be settling into a Job that he Calls the toughest in town by mid july. At the same time Mclarty among the last of the arkansans whom Clinton brought to his inner Circle will take on his new role As Counselor to his boyhood Friend. The gradual transition which concludes july 14, began in tuesdays White House senior staff meeting when Panetta moved from his usual seat across from Mclarty and sat next to the departing chief of staff. A Mack and Leon sort of shared responsibility for chairing the meeting and Mack essentially turned it Over to Leon at the end of the meeting a press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said. Both men received separate rounds of applause from the staff after the meeting. Many of the employees particularly those on the communications team Are worried about their jobs. In discussions with the president Panetta said a the first item of business was to make sure i have full authority to make changes that need to be made in the White  he said it was too Early to discuss specific changes Mclarty and Panetta made the rounds of morning to talk shows tuesday to discuss the changes which Mclarty said a a done to necessarily connote that something was wrong. It says the circumstances Are  Panetta attributed the timing to the a very Large legislative agendas looming in the next few months. A i have that kind of experience. I know the players. I know the Arena a the former California congressman said monday night on in no a Larry King live with Mclarty sitting beside him Panetta added a the feeling was this is the Best time that Mack become what he really is which is a close adviser of the  the shifts Are part of the biggest personnel shake up of Clinton a presidency. David Gergen brought in As Counselor last year to Aid a White House reeling from image problems will become a special adviser at the state department which is having similar problems. Panetta a like minded Deputy at the office of management and budget Alice Rivlin moves up to become the Agency a first female director. Mclarty had Long been criticized in some quarters As a weak link in the White House operation a a poor administrator who was Nice to a fault resulting in undisciplined troops and mixed messages to Congress. Clinton said monday that his childhood Friend had a run an open White House treating others and their ideas with unfailing Courtesy. He praised mylar Tyr so decency integrity and Good  but his description of Panetta made Clear what Clinton is after. He said his budget director had been a a pillar of strength and a skillful manager of his 500 bomb employees in the past 18 months. Panetta was chairman of the House budget committee before joining the administration. He is described As warm and funny the kind of person who is always either making a joke or laughing at  expect Panetta to bring clarity to a White House often accused of being fuzzy indecisive and Overly accommodating. A a there a not going to be any mistaking what he thinks after he tells you a said sen. John Breaux d-la., a moderate Clinton associate with a key vote on the Senate finance committee. A a it a going to be pretty Clear where he a coming from and what he wants  . Troops plan Bash in Berlin berlins amps the american forces in Berlin will celebrate their boat Independence Day in the City with a nourish this weekend including a final Holiday Parade on 4th of july Petatz it Mcnair Barracks. The United states Britain France and Russia have ail maintained a military presence in the City since the final Days of world War if with the fall of the Berlin Wall the end of the cold War and the reunification of Germany their missions ended and the former allies agreed to leave this year. The american Parade each year on july 4 came to symbolise the . Presence in a divided City an Island of capitalism in a communist land. This years Parade will be the last. In attendance will be Eberhard Diepgen the governing mayor of Berlin Gen. David m. Maddox commander of the . Array Europe and Richard Holbrooke the . Ambassador to Germany who has been nominated to head the state departments european Bureau. A several former commanders of the Berlin brigade Are also expected to attend. The festivities begin at 1 . Sunday when the Gates of Mcnair Barracks open to the Public for food and entertainment the Parade highlights activities monday. Members of the . Amyl a Berlin brigade will Parade before a crowd expected to number in he thousands As the City and soldiers bid each other a formal Farewell. The Parade begins at 11 . Entertainment resumes at 3 . Monday with a variety of music by the 298th army band and the bands Petticoat the Cool cats and the Pointer Sisters. The annual fireworks display will be held at  to party on Long weekend Vicenza Italy a amps the . Military Community in Vicenza will hold a three Day carnival Over the fourth of july  event called Festa americana will take place from 3 . Until 1 . On saturday and sunday and from 3 . Until Midnight monday. The carnival to be held at Caserma Ederle is open to . Id card holders and italian guests. Highlights of the carnival include a three Day invitational softball tournament 5 and 10-Kilometer Road races starting at 9 . Monday a Flea Market saturday from 10 . Until 3 . A pet show at 1 . Monday and a fireworks display at 10 30 .  of Maryland sets Mannheim open House by the stars and stripes the University of Maryland will hold its summer open House saturday at its new Campus in Mannheim Germany. The University is moving its european Campus from Augsburg to Mannheim Sturley Barracks. Classes arc scheduled to begin at Turley in August. The move was announced earlier this year in connection with the closure of some facilities in Augsburg. The Campus the Only in residence american University serving the . Military in Europe moved from Munich to Augsburg in 1992 when the . Military pulled out of that City. It serves some 500 students about 300 of whom Are in residence. The Mannheim open House begins at 9 30 . In the colonial Manor officers club at Sullivan Barracks next to Benja min Franklin Village. Prospective students and their families will have the Opportunity to meet with faculty staff and students of the Mannheim Campus and to have questions answered. The University also will offer a tour of the Mannheim Campus and the City. However Only the exteriors of buildings at Turley Barracks will be shown be cause Many still Are partially occupied school officials said. Visitors Wilt be Able to View the buildings interiors aug. 13 and 14 from 9 30 . To 5 . Tours will leave from the administrative offices in building 485 at Turley Barracks. Reservations can be made and further information obtained by calling the Mannheim Campus office of admissions at Dan 434-6264 or civilian 0821-443359. Lakenheath to Register pupils july 1-aug. 25 Raf Lakenheath England a amps Pupil registration for the Lakenheath elementary school will be held from july 1 to aug. 25. Registration will be conducted from 8 30 to 11 30 . And from 1 to 3 . Each weekday. Parents should bring a copy of assignment orders and a defense department certificate of immunization for each child. A defense department immunization certificate can be obtained from the Lakenheath immunization clinic upon presentation of a child a immunization records. Parents also should bring children a records from previous schools and social Security numbers. Youngsters entering kindergarten and first Grade must present either a birth certificate or passport. To qualify for kindergarten a child must be 5 before oct. 31. Two orientation programs will be held aug. 25 for parents of children entering kindergarten in the fall. A session at 9 . Is for parents whose youngsters will ride the bus to school and will attend morning classes. A 10 . Session is for parents whose youngsters will walk to school and will attend afternoon classes. Poland to Pioneer nato exercises in september Warsaw Poland a Poland will play Host to the first military exercises under natos partnership for peace program to be held outside Alliance territory the defense ministry said monday. The exercises planned for sept. 9-17, will be held near the City of Zagan 2s0 Miles Southwest of Warsaw according to a communique from the defense ministry a press department. Besides polish troops american soldiers and other nato members Are expected to participate in the exercises seen As training for future joint in. Peacekeeping missions. Poland a Deputy defense minister Jerzy Milowski quoted by the Zee Pospolita daily monday said soldiers from other East european countries that have signed Access to the partnership program will also take Par Fiaviana airmen Dies after Bike Accident Aviano a Italy a amps a an airman died from injuries received when he was struck by a car while Riding his bicycle to work tuesday at Aviano a. The airman whose name is being withheld pending notification of relatives was pronounced dead at the scene by an italian physician said staff sgt. Sandy Elijah a base spokeswoman. The Accident occurred during a rainstorm As the airman was Riding in a file with another military member about 7 . On the outskirts of Aviano Elijah said. The car travelling in the same direction As the cyclists and operated by an italian struck the victim s Bike pinning the victim Between the car and a tree she said. The victim s companion was not injured in the Accident. There was no information available from italian authorities regarding an investigation of possible wrongdoing by the Driver