European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday. November 9,19943 die 6 injured in Sarajevo War a child Hurt in shelling tuesday gets help at Kosovo Hospital in Sarajevo. Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr sniper bullets and shrapnel killed three people and wounded six tuesday in this City unsettled by shifting front lines and an impending serbian declaration of unlimited War. Pools of blood stained the pavement in front of Sarajevo s main Kosovo Hospital As staff members rushed to attend wounded. A a can to anybody help us a said Sandra Kuburas a teen age neighbor of 11-year-old Nermina Omerovic who was killed by a sniper Bullet in Central Sarajevo. A a they be been shooting constantly for the last two the girl shot in her apartment died in the Hospital As did 15-year-old Lejla Hodzic who was among five people wounded in a mortar blast. A third person a woman about 30 years old also was killed a five children were among the wounded. Escalating tension in the capital which has been besieged by bosnian serbs since april 1992, was a reflection of uncertainty following Battlefield gains by Muslim led government forces in recent weeks. Government advances in Northwestern and Central Bosnia and Herzegovina As Well As North of Sarajevo have been the biggest setbacks the serbs have faced since the War began. A bosnian serbian Assembly that convenes today is expected to declare a state of War. That would be the first such format declaration by the serbs since hostilities began with their rebellion against a mus Lim croatian decision to secede from serbian dominated Yugoslavia. Of Many months the front lines had been relatively stable As the two sides wrangled Over details of a peace plan. For now negotiations have taken a Back seat to level at Rhein main Falls to 2.400 by Wayne v. Hall Quot staff writer Rhein main a Germany a the draw Down of Rhein main a is roughly Naif Complete a base spokesman says. When the cutbacks were announced nearly a year ago the base had a work Force of almost 5,000 people including 3,000 service members since then the Force has dropped to around 2,400 a a about 1,550 military and 850 civilians said senior master sgt. Basil Kuzyszyn of the base Public affairs office. When the draw Down is Complete by april 1, the base should have about 1,000 workers 650 of them military. Kuzyszyn also noted that parts of the original plan have changed including the final base boundaries. As previously announced the air Force will hold on to the new medical clinic. When completed in March the facility will be shared with the Frankfurt Airport authority base officials said. Rhein Mains portion of the clinic will be staffed by four doctors two dentists and nearly 30 technicians. However services will be limited Kuzyszyn said. All medical assistance needs that cannot be met at the clinic will be handled at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center. V. Quot the base will also retain the rocket sports lounge and the recreation Center he Saif additionally Rhein main will continue the child development Center and fitness Center until new facilities Are completed in the bases Gateway gardens housing area. The child development Center is scheduled to move in mid-1996 and the fitness Center in 1997. The closure schedule includes a building 345, which is used As transient housing by Jan. 1. A a a cafes garage and parts store on Jan. 22. A the cafes Gas station in february. A the no and officers club on March 1. The Galaxy club will convert the same Day As an All ranks club. A the base hotel on March 15. Not All facilities on the main part of the base will close. Some including the Community activities Center the Library and merchants Bank will be moved to the Gateway gardens housing area Kuzyszyn said. T temporary lodging will be provided in budding 600 in Gateway gardens which has a capacity of 146 Beds after the 364-bed hotel closes he said. Temporary Long in no for 12 families will be established in building 634. Also All single airmen will move from their current dormitories into apartments in Gateway gardens. Some functions will share the present commissary building. These include the Post office and the main Exchange. A a ��.����. A a the 469th air base so Wilt become Rhein Mains new Host unit when the draw Down is Complete. The base will also be Home to other units including the onsite inspection Agency Europe 21st replacement in 626th air mobility support so air Force office of special investigations and defense commissary Agency bad Kreuz Nach gnaws away at rats roaming Community by Jon Connor staff writer bad Kreuz Nach Germany the Good Guys appear to be winning a Battle in bad Kreuz Nach a for the time being anyway. It what an employee at the Rose Barracks Burger King described As a an intense ongoing very serious problem with rats for the last four to six months has recently improved. The most recent sighting occurred last week when a woman identified by a Burger King employee As an officers wife spotted a dead rat while she was eating. However the last official report of rat activity Given to de Crane who Heads the directorate of engineering and housing for the 410th base support in in bad Kreuz Nach was at the end of september the Battle still rages on a smaller scale As the Community tries to withdraw the Welcome mat from areas that have attracted the fury nuisances. A where there a food there a potential. Its a constant Battle a said Crane who also said he believes the rat population is in Check although Steps have been taken in the past few months to control the rats presence a Burger King employee who requested anonymity said its still a prob it Lem. He described them As a a smaller Breed of rats about 6 inches in length excluding the Tail. Despite the troubles the bad Kreuz Nach Burger King franchise which is operated by the army and air Force Exchange service Europe received a 98 rating out of a possible 100 on its last monthly preventive Medicine inspection in october said cafes spokeswoman Carrie Higley Krowka. Burger King was not the rats Only haunt. A nest of baby rats was found a few months ago in a bathroom closet near the Library which is housed in the same building As the Burger King a Library Patron said. Preventive measures were taken after Burger King manager Stephen Lee reported the problem to local pest control authorities in september. The rats a were everywhere a the Burger King source said. A Crane said the actions include a adding rat traps and Poison bait stations. A carrying out an intense Interior cleaning Effort. A keeping the outside free of food and other debris. A using Cement to Seal holes and cracks in the building that houses Burger King and other nearby offices. A 1 a a Jon co to the dismay of the military Community in bad Kreuz Nach Germany this Bur King has been Home to a rat pack in recent months. A getting rid of nearby shrubbery. A a it a a great place for rats to hang out a Crane said of the divided shrubbery that was about 15 feet Long 20 feet wide and 2 feet High. Crane said no outside help was needed because of the experience gained in curbing rat problems that outraged residents earlier this year in the bedroom Community of Dex Heimz Sanderson Barracks. Anderson Barracks is 22 Miles East of bad Kreuz Nach
