European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 r the stars and stripes i thursday november 17,1994 by the stars and stripes the impending closure of the Niernberg Germany military Community Means the european Headquarters of the army and air Force Exchange service will move to Mainz Kastel beginning next april an cafes spokeswoman said tuesday. It is the second time in three years that the draw Down of american forces in Europe has prompted cafes to find a new Headquarters site. In 1992, the pullout from Munich forced cafes to move to Pinder Barracks in Birndorf just outside Niernberg. The army announced late last month that the Niernberg Community will cease to exist by late 1995. A the move of the he  affect the customers at All a cafes spokeswoman Carrie Higley Krowka said in a statement. The move will occur in stages and should be com Gleed by August she said. The new location will be in building 4002a of the Mainz Kastel storage station. Higley Krowka said 157 people work at cafes Headquarters at Pinder Barracks. They oversee the operations of 17 businesses that include main exchanges Gas stations notion picture Heaters bookstores food court outlets and the school lunch programs for cafes Europe. Also at the Headquarters Are buyers for european products the general counsel attorney plans personnel contractors services the cafes veterinarian and several other miscellaneous jobs. Key intelligence worker Dies at 54 by Effie Bathen Heidelberg Bureau Stuttgart Germany a a senior executive serv ice employee for the defense intelligence Agency died of heart failure saturday while playing handball Joseph Quot  Quot Heller the Agency a Liaison to the . European Abmd held a civilian position equivalent to that of a general officer. He was 54. A memorial service was held wednesday for Heller who was the vice Deputy director for command support and plans. He also was the Agency a special assistant for nato intelligence support. The director of the intelligence Agency . Air Force it. Gen. James r. Clapper jr., described Heller a work As a significant and of lasting value to our a. Tion.�?�. A the served with great distinction in one of our most critical positions at a time of tremendous change a Clapper said in a statement from his offices at the Pentagon. A. A a a a a a a a a. A a a a a. Officials could not discuss specifics of Heller a work said Navy come. Ron Morse a spokesman for the european come in Stuttgart. The cause of death was evident and there was no reason to conduct an investigation Morse said. Heller a 33-year government employee began his career in the army chemical corps military intelligence and special forces. He  been with the intelligence Agency since 1967. He served As an analyst on the Middle East worked As a director of prisoner of War and missing in action intelligence collection and was a special projects officer for Middle East initiatives. He was appointed to his final position in 1988. Heller was a regular handball player said Tom Saunders a spokesman for the european come. Those who knew Heller remember him As a people oriented person and a Mentor. Quot if he heard of problems in the ranks he would Call them into the office and talk to them no matter How Busy his Calendar was a said his Friend of 20 years Sal Ferro a congressional Liaison for the Agency. 1 Heller would speak up for Junior officers Ferro said adding Quot he would stick his neck  Heller called Mclean va., Home. He is survived by his wife Stephanie and two daughters Amanda and Lindsay. A /. Y. A a a \. A in lieu of Flowers the family has requested that donations be made to the  Heller memorial fund in care of Saint Johns episcopal Church . Box 457, Mclean a. 22101-0457. From Page 1 the . Air forces in Europe to raise their weekly child care fees in the new fiscal year. Raf Lakenheath and Raf Mildenhall both in England raised their rates oct. 1, while Aviano a Italy increased its fees nov. 7. Rates at Sembach a Germany went up oct. 11. In Ciurlik a Turkey has not increased its fees. A it is under review a said capt Grant Sattler an in Ciurlik base spokesman. Depending on a family a income department of defense rates Are stratified into five categories. The Low end of the scale is $46 a week per child while the High is $88. Most of the increases in Europe have been from $2 to $4 a week per child. Of the seven bases Aviano is the Only one that still guarantees a vacationing child a spot at no Cost for up to four weeks a year. A the amount of free time they Are allowed is contingent upon when they the parents signed their contract a said tech. Sgt Dan Crai Tonio an Aviano spokesman. Parents who Register their child in the first Quarter of the fiscal year will not be charged for four weeks of vacation leave. A child signed up in the second Quarter can get three weeks of free leave and so on through each Quarter. At Sembach parents Are entitled to two weeks vacation at no Cost. Span Dahlem parents Are now charged at a higher rate for 48 weeks to offset the four vacation weeks when they do not pay Sellers said. The new rates Are inflated to cover a Benefit that Span Dahlem a could no to afford to provide anymore she added. However the inflated rates Are still within the defense department Price ranges. All fee Revenue a goes directly Back to the care givers a Sellers said. Lakenheath and Mildenhall give parents the option of paying higher rates for 48 weeks or lower rates for the entire year. The inflated rates for 48 weeks exceed the defense department fee Range by $2.75 to $6.25 per child depending on which of the five categories a family comes under. Quot die air Force portion of the Kaiserslautern Community which has 575 children in eight child care facilities at Ramstein and Vogel Weh offers Only one payment plan. Under the new plan parents Are charged for 52 weeks instead of 48, said capt. James Law a Ramstein spokesman. Army child care facilities in Kaiserslautern Are not affected. A a in the past children were guaranteed their spaces at no charge for up to four weeks. Ramstein a lifting of the four week exemption coupled with the weekly rate increase Means parents will pay anywhere from $52 to $456 per child More in fiscal 1995, depending on salary and vacation time Ramstein a increases Are needed to maintain the High standards required As an accredited program by the National Academy of Early childhood programs col Lester Chang the 86th services so commander said in a news release. ,. A a a a a the rate increase and the loss of the four week exemption were enough to draw scores of concerned and boisterous parents to a special meeting wednesday night at Ramstein a main child development Center. Some in the crowd a visibly agitated by the situation said lifting the four week exemption would cause enough of a financial hardship to jeopardize future vacations. Several spouses who work to supplement the family a income talked bout possibly quitting their civilian jobs because the additional costs May make working no longer feasible. Others in the crowd wondered How the army can avoid raising fees when the air Force cannot. There were also rumblings of financial mismanagement. Quot this is a poorly managed situation for a a total Quality air Force a a said senior airman Todd Barrett invoking a popular service theme. A i thin parents should have More of a say because there Are a lot of hardship Case staff sgt. Lome d. Muir said As he left the  All we Are a Community Here we Are an air Force  col Dave Moody the 86th Wing support group commander promised that he would have his staff review the matter. A a a we will retook the Issue a Moody said. A a that a a Given. There s no promises that things will change but i owe it to these people to retook  a second Community hearing is scheduled for 5 30 p m today at the Vogel Weh child development Center. Letters # to Santa w dear Santa going to argue u Wouita mane me very Happy if you could bring me some new crayons a pair of Mickey mouse sunglasses and some books. Thank you Michael Corcoran Stikkel dear Santa we done to have a Chimney in our House so Mommy said to please wipe your feet when you come through the front door. Thank you love Ashley amp Kayleigh Canady . Well leave you Beer amp cookies amp carrots for the Reindeer dear Santa i have been a Good boy most of the time this year and even when in a not quite so Good always say sorry to my Mommy and daddy. My dad is helping me write this because i am still too Small to write myself and he says because we live in Iceland we Are one of the first places you come to at Christmas because we Are so close to the North pole is that right i Hope so. We have got lots of Snow Here already so you can land your Sleigh Here real easy. A a love a a a a. A a. /. A a Douglas Kay Santa received a Nice letter from Ysabel but unfortunately there was no return address so he  write Back. Santa also received Nice letters and Christmas lists from the following Ronnie Snider Aurora pm Nathan Schurtz. Joanne Torres Kasey Long angst Negron Adown Jones Jessica Voder David Lin Ooin Briann Campbel Jasmine Barton Scott Odonne Sarah Carpenter Travis Kem Hughes Cabiac Roxiey. Amanda Cootie Heidi Owens Kristin pen Max Kent Brandon Schurtz Janis Torres Quentin Long or. Jenny few Knowles Andy Yoder. Alex Yoder Cameron Osborne Mohammed Blanton Ashley Blanton v Melanie Peterson Taia Chhav Vicine Tiffany Smith Tiffany Collie Tyler Mattorano Italy Pov list listed below Are the names of service members whose privately owned vehicles Are available for pickup at the 1321st medium port Comdr a vehicle processing Center at leghorn army depot Italy. Numbers indicated Are the last four social Security numbers. Boyle . 7875 Craig la. 7226 . 7083 heisec.w.8043 Maloy . 3764 Peterson . 8825 schreiberg.n.8570 Smith m a 8375 Todd . 2752 Brantner m.4788 Edwards . 3045 grown . 4291 Kune . 8358 Nadeau . 8902 Petty . 0095 Sears re 72sfl Steebe . 3961 Tyler v. 4866 Buchanan . 8572 fawj.p.2811 Greene m.0.8207 Lee c. 0960 Neal ox5834 Robles Machin p. 4473 shouts . 2662 Sullivan s e. 1954 . Pov list listed below Are the names of service members whose privately owned vehicles Are available for pickup at 1320th medium port command Pov compound in Ipswich England. Numbers indicated Are the last four social Security numbers. Batsdeyla.9350 Brandenburg a 9438 Warsaw a. 3013 roue Ujj. 1988 Esposito s j. 0562 Hughes . 7524 Nelson . 6074 she . 6154 Thompson to 7811 Webb . 5567 Beil . 1162 Bucher . 7045 0enk3er . 6812 Dye la. 7178 Getchell j.k.4670 Hunter . 4796 . 0876 Sowa . 3311 Trollope . 9299 Wiley . 9977 Slack 2201 Burton . 2599 Doan . 5588 Ecker  3308 Hill . 7048 Johnston t.0.5071 Roberts r.e.6316 Spengler . 7561 Tucker . 1066