European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 05, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday october 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 who s who in this switcheroo is Ken gorg9 it s Homecoming week at Frankfurt Germany High school and it s a time when Sil non Cente both sophomores and Shannon Edie a Junior dress in boys attire dullness and fun prevail. Sophomore Joe Monroe left finds time to Clown around in a ing a cosmetology class taught by Marie Davenport in background. On Friday dress at the door of the men s restroom tuesday before changing into his regular Frankfurt will face Ramstein a Germany for Frankfurt s final Homecoming game clothes and heading off to his next class. But the girls weren t to be outdone tuesday Frankfurt High is scheduled to close next year because of the draw Down of . Mill dubbed change of gender Day. Nitti Mittan left in photo at right and Corin ver tary forces in Germany. " t. I communities can vie for teen program Grants by Cindy Killion Washington Bureau Washington the defense department is of Fering military communities a financial Carrot to develop programs for teens. The competitive Cash awards ranging from $50,000 to $200,000 a year for three years will be Given to communities for the Start up and funding costs of new or revised teen programs. Air Force it. Col. Doug Hart a defense depart ment spokesman said monday that it was still unclear How Many be awarded if there will be a set number of Grants if they will be divided Between stateside and overseas communities or if they will be strictly budget Carolyn Becraft the senior Dod official for families and education said giving these Grants is a proactive Effort that reflects a nationwide concern for the up swing in youth violence and criminal behaviour. _ military parents like their civilian Peers Are concerned about the problems that face their children. They worry about the increasing influence of violence and peer pressures so this is part of our Overall Effort to provide a Strong Quality of life for All our family members she said in a press release. The release also said that installation commanders have wanted to Start More positive teen programs to combat increasing teen gang activity but Nave wanted any new programs to fit the needs of their installation. Commanders want fewer hop Down programs the release said. They want the resources and support to develop their own _ to be considered for a Grant Community leaders must write a detailed program proposal and describe How the program will meet the needs of military youth. In addition the proposal must be designed to meet a locally identified need involve the youth and their parents be available to families both on and off the installation and show that Success can be measured in areas such As academic improvements or decreases in Vandal ism or military police reports. Installations can apply for the awards to the office of the Secretary of defense with a copy furnished to their respective service Secretary. A panel of experts in youth programs and social serv ices will evaluate each application. Application forms Are available from the office of each service Secretary or from the office of the under Secretary of defense for personnel and readiness personnel support families and education 4000 defens Pentagon Washington . 20301-4000. _ applications must be received by . 30. Awards will be made by March 30. . Travellers to Turkey now need passport visa inc1rlik a turkeys Sall . Citizens travelling to Turkey except those assigned there or deployed on temporary duty each need a visa and a pass port under rules that took effect sat urday. Leave papers and an identification card no longer satisfy turkish entry requirements base officials at in Ciurlik a said. Visas Cost 520 per person and can be obtained from any turkish embassy or consulate or at Border Crossings into Turkey. _ the new requirement for visas to enter Turkey resulted from the United states recent requirement that turkish citizens have a . Visa to enter the states. This is the foreign ministry s new policy of reciprocity said Haldun Arma Gan of the american consulate in Ankara. Armagan said that the institution of the visa is in response to a $20 visa fee that turks must pay to enter the United states. Almost All of the european countries must also pay a visa fee he said. If their country requires a visa for turkish citizens to enter then they must have a visa to enter a representative from sat travel a company that contracts with the . Government for Tours and travel services said that the company does not have any Tours to Turkey planned before its con tract with the army expires oct. 28. Of course we will take care of any individual travellers who plan to go to Turkey in the meantime she said. Wolfgang Suchotzki operations manager for Carlson Wagon lit travel co., based in Eschborn Ger Many said american travellers using his firm to vacation in Turkey need not worry Abc the new requirement. It s a Standard that All Tours we offer Are inclusive of All service he said. If a visa is required then we will arrange Suchotzki said that the Cost of visas will be listed separately from the tour Price when Carlson Wagon lit uses other travel companies for its trips but that the company itself would not raise the Price for Tours taken under its own name. Terrorists get prison for Aviano a attack by j. King Cruger Northern Italy Bureau four red brigades members who took part in last year s terrorist attack on a dormitory at Aviano a Italy have been sentenced to a total of More than 43 years in prison italian news reports said. No one was injured in the late night attack sept. 2, 1993, although assailants fired a number of shots at the three Story dorm and cracked one of its windows with a Gre Nadeline explosive. The base in Northern Italy is the main facility for operation deny flight nato s enforcement of . S no Fly zone Over Bosnia and Herzegovina. A court in nearby Udine sentenced the four monday night for the dorm attack plus other criminal activities including the August 1993 robbery of a department store in the City of por Denone. The stiffest sentence meted out according to italian news reports was to Paolo Dorrigo who received 133/a years. Ario Pizzarelli received 12 years Francesco Aiosa a Well known red brigades figure who had previously served 10 years in prison for terrorist activities received a 10-year sentence and Maria Clara Clerici was sentenced to seven years and eight months. Angelo Dalla Longa who had been sentenced in april to four years and six months for his part in the por Denone robbery testified for the prosecution. Lawyers for the four terrorists sentenced monday said they will Appeal the sentences according to news reports. The red brigades an italian left Wing terrorist group Active in the 1970s and Early 1990s-, is largely considered defunct although some Mem Bers Are known to be at Large ,
