European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday july 21,1994 the stars and stripes Page 3u.s. Jet hit by gunfire Over Sarajevo by Wayne v. Hall staff writer , Airlift operations to Sarajevo were suspended wednesday after a . Air Force plane was hit by a machine gun Bullet shortly after Takeoff from the besieged bosnian capital said a spokeswoman for the . Organization that oversees the humanitarian flights. A c-141 Star lifter temporarily based at Rhein main a Germany was struck by a Bullet from a heavy machine gun about 1 30 p.m., said Sylvana Foa a spokeswoman for the . High commissioner for refugees in Geneva. The Bullet put a Hole about one half to three fourths of an Inch through the Center of the plane s fuselage. A the plane had just taken off from the Sarajevo Airport headed Back to Rhein main a Foa said. A it was about two Miles out of the Airport at an Altitude of about 2,000  after being hit the Crew flew on to split Croatia where they determined that the aircraft was Safe to Fly Back to Rhein main a said air Force master sgt. Dale Warman a spokesman for the joint information Bureau. A there were no injuries and the plane was probably not carrying any passengers in addition to the Crew Foa said. Quot this is the first incident involving a . C-141  five c-141s from Charleston fab s.c., became part of operation provide Promise in Early May. Since their addition they have been Able to Airlift nearly three times the amount of supplies that c-130s used to Fly into Sarajevo daily. Humanitarian Airlift operations will be suspended until an investigation into the shooting is finished and by Wayne v. Hall. Staff writer. Rhein main a Germany porcelain figurines that commemorate the Berlin Airlift have been pulled from All cafes stores and Catalon sales Over copyright concerns officials said. But the German company that makes the popular expensive figurines known As hummels says it is unaware of any copyright problems related to its three piece commemorative set. The set is made up of figurines of two children a Small replica of the luf Brucke memorial erected at berlins Tempelhof Airport in 1951 and a wooden base with an engraved brass plaque. The decision to pull the item from the shelves apparently resulted from a May 31 letter to the army and air Force Exchange service from it. Col. Brenda j. Hollis former staff judge advocate at Rhein main. Hollis letter alleged that cafes Sale of the luf Brucke memorial replica appeared to be without the permission of the heirs to the copyrighted design. Enclosed with the letter was a list of six sections of German copyright Law that cafes allegedly was violating. Cafes stopped the Sale of the figurines in late june said the services spokeswoman Carrie Higley Krowka. Dieter Schneider a spokesman for w. Goebel Worzella Fabrik of Roden Tal said he was contacted before May 31 by Jurgen Zschiesche. Zschiesche serves As the German Legal adviser to the Rhein main office of the staff judge advocate. A a Zschiesche told me that their problem was that it is a copycat of the Rhein main Airlift memorial a Schneider said. A i contacted the cafes buying office and said that if there is any problem with the figurine the problem is our responsibility and not  a we done to want to create the impression that cafes pulled it the figurine from the shelves at Rhein Mains direction a said maj. Robert Tauchen the current staff judge advocate for the 435th Airlift so at Rhein main. A that was not the intent. It was meant As a a Heads up to a potential problem a he said. A the Airlift memorial is sitting out Here in our Back Yard and we Are. Is amps Wayne v. Hall copyright concerns have risen Over the Berlin Airlift commemorative hummels. Aware of previous copyright litigation involving the Airlift memorial a Tau Chen said. A so we Are in a Good position to identify a probable violation so that cafes can look at  Tauchen was referring to litigation Between the holders of the copyright and the Rhein main chapter of the Berlin Airlift memorial association Over the exact duplication of the Monument it erected in 1984. Gurdie Rausch an association spokeswoman would not specify the Dollar amount of the settlement and would not comment on the Case or the memorial. A copy of the copyright was requested from Rhein main by the stars and stripes. However the base Legal office did not have one and a base spokeswoman said it never had one. The Berlin Airlift memorial copyright holders Reinhart and Erna Kah Lert of Miihlhause were not available for comment. Questions were referred to their Berlin lawyer Kraft Lancelle who was on vacation. Currently the figurines Are still being sold in Willi Geek stores which operate on . Military installations As cafes concessions. Such concessions typically Are located outside the main Exchange store under the business own name. Higley Krowka said cafes has formally notified the Willi Geek stores to Stop Selling the product. Under the terms of their contract Willi Geek is obligated to abide by German Laws Higley Krowka said. 1 a there Are still Many people who would like to Purchase one of these figurines a said a Willi Geek employee. A we have not received anything informing us about a copyright problem and Hope that it does no to affect Selling  there is no Way to determine How Many of the 25,000 limited edition sets have been sold thus far in cafes stores and Cata logs because there Are no centralized records on each one sold Higley Krowka said. Retail stores Purchase the figurines directly from Goebel under an open order contract. A we estimate about 2,000 figurines Are currently in retail outlets a Higley Krowka said. A an additional 1,250 figurines Are in our Catalon sales  the Unher is reassured that whoever fired the shot will not do it again Foa said. These investigations usually take a minimum of 24 hours. The suspension Only extends to Unher flights. It does no to affect . Protection Force aircraft flying missions into Sarajevo she said. A the last time that flights were suspended was Between May 4 and 6,�?� Foa said. A a German c-160 Ransall cargo aircraft took five rounds of Small arms fire one mile outside the Airport. About 16 minutes later a British overseas development Agency Relief Agency Il-76 aircraft took one  the last time a . Air Force plane was involved in an incident was feb 1, when a c-130 aircraft was apparently hit Warman said. The Pilot noticed a Dent on the left Forward underside of the cockpit during the turnaround inspection in split. Flights resumed the next Day. Naples Given High Marks by women panel finds by sue Palumbo Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy a most military women assigned to Naples think it is a Good place to work with Quality health care and no significant sexual harassment problems according to the head of the defense advisory committee on women in the services. However jobs that allow women to use their full potential and to develop were a top priority for some women who met monday. In Naples with Wilma d. Powell and a nine member executive committee. Naples was one Stop on the groups tour of 11 bases in Europe to talk with women in the military about service related concerns. The committee was in in Ciurlik Turkey on tuesday before travelling to Simonella Sicily and then to naval station Rota Spain. A we had some very Good sessions in Naples and were Able to come up with about five or six real positives a Powell said. A we heard real Good things about the midwife and Boss better opportunities for single sailors. Women Are Happy with those  the midwife program run by the Navy Hospital in Naples sends a nurse out to visit pregnant women and new mothers. Issues brought up by women in Naples Are the same ones talked about by All women in the military Powell said. The military a downsizing causes a lot of stress which results in a Ripple effect Ori All personal and Quality of he issues  As health care she said. Naples women were also Happy with local Day care facilities and the summer Day care program though some thought it too expensive and difficult to get to Powell said. But women were concerned that their current jobs did not utilize them to their full potential Powell said. The committee which pushed to have the combat exclusion Law repealed by Congress is Adamant in its demand that women receive the training and experience needed to step into shipboard jobs. A we gave the commander forces air Mediterranean a perception of what women Felt about their opportunities and Hope to get some Relief for that a Powell said. During the groups visit to Germany last week women there told the panel that racial discrimination was a hot topic locally. Powell said some women of color in Germany perceived discrimination As a problem for them. A this is a realness Issue a Powell said. A the military is working in a global environment and we need to teach our people How to Deal with that