European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes us. Tuesday july 12,1994450 kids Tough it out As marines by the los Angeles times Camp Pendleton Calif. They have the rest of their vacations to relax and work on their tans. But for one grueling week in july 450 youngsters from As far away As Washington ., have abandoned Summers traditional pursuits to find out How they might like life As . Marines. From Wake up time at 5 15 . Until lights out at 10  these few proud youngsters Ages 8 to 18, have spent their time on training runs crawling under barbed wire and learning How to capture a City without injuring civilians. Dressed in camouflage hats jeans and a variety of coloured to shirts denoting their units they have even acted the part of marines a standing at attention when spoken to saluting officers and following orders throughout the we Klong Young marines National Encampment which began last tuesday a i have always wanted to be a. Marine a Garden Grove Calif., resident Heather Heuer said As she listened to shots being fired from a Hill above her where real marines were taking infantry training. A never since i was Little i have always had that  Heuer 17, who has been a member of a Southern California Branch of Young marines since the seventh Grade was promoted to first sergeant at the Start of the Encampment becoming the first female in California to hold that rank. She plans to enlist in the corps after she graduates from Marina High school in Huntington Beach next year a that is my plan a she said. A like i said every kid has their dream and this is mine. I guess i like it fast paced. It just gets in your blood.�?�. Not All the youngsters participating in the program see their futures in the Marine corps. Some View the Camp As an Opportunity to have fun and meet other youngsters. Osei Kirby of los Angeles said he became involved in the program after his two cousins joined though he does no to see himself As a future Marine. A i Tike it because it teaches me a lot of different things and most of All it challenges me a the 13-year-old said. A the Oral exams and promotion tests Are the hardest parts.�?�. A during their week at the 125,000-acre Marine base the youngsters have taken turns learning to Rappel off a 60-foot Tower running the Standard obstacle and assault courses and watching combat demonstrations. The Camp is the closest that 16-year-old Luel Bucago a the highest ranking Young marines officer in the United states a will come to living the life of a Marine. Although his dream was to follow his father into the corps Luel has severe asthma and was recently told he could not join up. ,. But Luel said that Hasni to stopped him from remaining in the Young marines. A being a Marine was something brought on by my father and i did want to follow in his footsteps a he said a but so far in a just doing my hardest to show kids that their dreams can come True even though mine  Young people from California Virginia Michigan new Mexico and Washington ., All members of their local Young marines chapters participated in the Camp. The Njg animation was founded in 1958 to teach. Young people self discipline and teamwork. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago july 12,1984 a the red army faction planned new terrorist attacks on . Military bases and High ranking officers in Germany Federal prosecutor Kurt Rebmann warned. 20 years ago july 12,1974 a the House judiciary committee published impeachment inquiry evidence that said president Nixon expressed concern in the Early stages of the watergate investigation that his own involvement would be exposed. 30 years ago july 12,1964 a a Black educator from Washington ., was killed by a Shotgun blast As he was returning from fort Benning ga., to his Home in Colbert ga., with two other Black reservist officers. 40 year Sago july 12,1954 a a Senate committees proposal to halt All Aid to France and Italy on 31 unless the two nations joined the european defense Community was under intensive study at the highest diplomatic lev . 50years ago july 12,1944 a president Roosevelt planned to run for a fourth term in office both the associated press and United press reported from Washington  World warm 50 years ago today july 1219 a 4 american bombers begin attack my Bridges Over Trie o River in Northern Italy seeking to Binder German reinforcements and Supply farther South . Soldiers capture la Jatico and Castiglio cello american troops push to within two Miles of  in Normandy before their attack bogs Down. In northeastern Burma japanese forces repulse Allied attacks on my Itkina and Sung Shan. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War it. Bison books corp., 1981. Animal control officer Anthony Thuman hands Over to volunteers a red Fox that was rescued from floodwaters near Albany a. Ba1nbridge, a. Apr a devastating flood that already has killed 28 people surged toward Georgia a Southwest Corner monday threatening a fertilizer Plant loaded with toxic chemicals and forcing nearly a third of the City a residents from their Homes. A i never thought Bainbridge would look like this a said Shareen Davis 16, among dozens of residents who watched Brown water Bury a Riverside Park sunday evening. A live seen this on to but always somewhere  _ National guardsmen worked sunday night to shield a fertilizer Plant housing 9 million pounds of toxic ammonia. City officials and a spokesman for Vig Oro industries said they were confident the 10-foot Dike being built around the plants 200-foot-tall ammonia tank would prevent a catastrophe. A we can be 100 percent certain because nobody has Ever encountered this before a Vigoro spokesman David Prichard said. Mayor . Reynolds declared a City wide state of emergency and ordered a 9 Pim. To 6 . Curfew that started sunday night. Public safety department spokeswoman Charlene White said about 3,000 of the City a 10,000 residents were evacuating two bodies were discovered sunday both in Americus about 95 Miles to the North a Man whose tractor trailer was washed off a Road and a 3-year-old boy who was in a car with his Mother that was swept into a Creek. The mothers body was found saturday. The flood also soaked at least 400,000 acres of Rich cropland stunting Peanut plants and leaving peaches to turn White with Mold and rot on Trees because pickers and trucks can to get to them. The Flint River swelled from 25 feet Friday to an estimated 35 feet monday and was expected to Crest wednesday at 45 feet. That would be 20 feet above flood stage and nearly 5 feet higher than the record set in a 1925 flood. Riverside Homes just outside the City that Bills itself As a a Georgia a first Inland port were swamped sunday and the area on the River a West Bank was expected to be covered monday. Sporadic showers sunday evening raised concerns about potential sewer backups and officials advised residents in neighbourhoods outside City limits to boil their water. The flooding began last tuesday after tropical storm Alberto brought heavy downpours. Torrents also surged South through the Florida Panhandle where 3,200 people were evacuated. Florida gov. Lawton Chiles asked president Clinton on sunday to declare four More counties Federal disaster areas. In Alabama at least one person was killed and two More reported missing. In Americus Flash floods killed 15 pc pie ripped highways in two and ruined drinking water. I