European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 18, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 Ryvicher Nelson crash course on parenting in . . Bureau Raf Mildenhall England the school Beu is ringing for a one Day Parent University in the Raf Mildenhall and Raf Lakenheath communities and several Hundred parents already have signed up air Force officials  in the 1990s is tougher than Par enting has Ever been said Linda Ryvicher Cine of programs for the Mildenhall family support Center especially when you consider the Dan Gers that our children face. You be got aids teen age pregnancy on the Rise violence crime and gangs the crash course on modern parenting is sat urday from 9 . To 3 30 . At the Lakenheath High school Annex. When Linda and i first started talking about it Parent University last Spring we based our projections on what had already been done in the states said Todd Nelson outreach manager for the 48th medical group s family advocacy pro Gram. So we were estimating somewhere be tween 150 to 200 people. We have More than300 parents registered for the class  parents will be Able to attend up to four classes covering a wide spectrum of parental is sues and concerns. Experts from the military an local British communities will give speeches. The topics include talking to your children about sex. Drug proofing your  your daughter to say no. Eating disorders in teen agers. Children with special needs. Strengthening step families. Dealing with hyperactive children. Ryvicher said about 170 parents have signed up for the class building healthy kids enhancing self esteem. It will be offered in two Sepa rate sessions. The program is co sponsored by the Raf Mildenhall and Raf Lakenheath family support centers and the family advocacy office. The combined military Community has contributed an most $10,000 to the Parent University project collecting much of the Money from the air Force Aid society and organizational donations. These funds also Are used for providing free child care for More than 200  and Nelson after seeing the parental classes in the United states thought the program was Ideal for overseas parents who Don t Benefit from stateside government agencies they  need the same kinds of skills parents have always needed Nelson said. They still need to know How to Deal with discipline still need to know How to get their kids to do their Homework and All the other issues that come up. Every Day. A there Are not As Many programs overseas and the British Community does not offer nearly what s offered in the states he added. So it s an overwhelming need and we Are trying to meet that  for the parenting classes Are still Avail Able. However there is no More free child  More information Call Ryvicher at 0638 542-3515 or Nelson at 0638 523-686, or just arrive at the Lakenheath High school Annex by 8 15 . For late registration. Page win Dod by Cindy Killio Washington Bureau Washington a . Federal judge has Rule that the defense department must pay two former russian language teachers what could total More than$288,000 in compensation for their dismissal from a Germany based Institute in 1991. Irene and lev Yudovich who reside in Garmisch Germany won a wrongful dismissal lawsuit based on ethnic discrimination nearly a year ago in a . District court based in Alexandria a. Judge James Cacheris ruled in december that the couple were fired from their positions because of bigotry among administrators of the foreign area office language and training Institute a department of the George c. Marshall european Center for Security studies at Sheridan Cavern in Garmisch. Earlier this week Cacheris released his decision that the Yudovishes should each get two years Back pay and allow ances $50,000 each in compensatory damages and full court and attorneys fees. The couple estimates that the two years pay will be Worth about $188,000.when the married couple was fired from what was then known As the . Army russian Institute the facility s management said that both teaching positions were considered temporary and that the management had decided not to extend their contracts because both were incompetent  couple who had taught at the Institute since 1978, asserted that they were fired because several army officers who were then managing the school Dis liked russians and  Yudovishes both russian born jews subsequently sued the Institute for three years Back pay an allowances full court and attorney costs damages for emotional distress and Job reinstatement. In december Cacheris ruled in the couple s  26-Page decision stated that the evidence showed the school was permeated with an anti semite andante russian  Cacheris also wrote that the dismissals were in part reprisals for the Yudovishes complaints to lawmakers the inspector general and equal employment Opportunity officials about their working atmosphere. At the time of the ruling Cacheris agreed to delay his decision on the couple s financial compensation until the . Supreme court ruled on a separate Case that would decide if government employees were entitled to payments for emotional distress in cases that happened before the 1991civil rights act was signed into Law. The High court ruled several months later that such payments in discrimination lawsuits cannot be retroactive. ,.". X a. V lev Yudovich said he does t have a complaint about the amount rendered but wishes the judge would have required the Institute to give the couple their jobs Back. It s never been about the Money he said for us it s always been about working i want to work i am Able to work. I wanted the judge to reinstate Usas Yudovich understands it he said he and his wife have 10 Days to Appeal the judges decision. We Don know yet it we will he said. Irene is sick and we Are both exhausted. We Don t know if we have any Energy left to Appeal and try to get our jobs  by press time neither the spokesman for the Gar Misch Institute nor european come Headquarters could be reached for comment. Defense department officials at the Pentagon said they could not comment because the Case had Bee handled by Justice department attorneys. A Justice spokesman said it is department policy notto comment on cases that could be appealed. By Kevin Doughert Kaiserslautern Bureau Sembach a Germany an attorney represent ing it. Col. Randy w. May the f-15 Pilot facing homicide charges for Downing a . Helicopter Over Iraq said thursday that she is pleased by an air Force colonel s reported recommendation on whether the Pilot should stand trial. Capt. Barbara Shestko would not disclose col. Edward m. Starr s recommendation explaining she Haslet to review the article 32 hearing report which was completed Early this week. But Shestko said she mayan capt. Earl Martin the Jet Pilot s Lead defense at Torney Are very pleased about what they have Bee told of Starr s report and recommendation. We Are very Happy if the information is right Shestko said in a Telephone interview from Scott fab i. In a news Media advisory the . Air forces in Europe acknowledged that May s hearing has been  however it concluded by stating there will be no release of the investigating officer s recommendations until after general Santarelli has completed his review and reached his decision in regard to further action in the  maj. Gen. Eugene d. Santarelli the convening authority faces no deadline in making his decision. The Point about Santarelli was not lost on  17th air Force commander is also not bound by Starr s recommendation. Santarelli is the one who will make a decision Shestko said. This is just a  the Safe announcement comes eight Days after May s article 32 hearing concluded. The military Legal proceeding which stretched Over three Days is similar in some respects to a grand jury hearing. But unlike a similar one at tinker fab okla., the hearing at sem Bach a Germany was closed to the Public and Media. V v .--.rv. May an f-15 Pilot stationed with the 53rd fighter sat Span Dahlem a Germany is accused of negligent homicide and dereliction of duty for his role in the april 14 Downing of two Black Hawk helicopters Over the no Fly zone in Northern Iraq. Twenty six people including 15 americans died in the Friendly fire incident. Capt. Eric a. Wickson and May were flying in a two aircraft formation Over the no Fly zone when they mistakenly shot Down the two helicopters believing they were two iraqi Hinds. Although Wickson was the Lead Pilot and the first to fire his missile the air Force granted him testimonial immunity so that he could testify at May s hearing and at last month s hearing at tinker. Wickson who is also stationed at Span Dahlem May face charges at a later Datev. On wednesday an air Force investigator recommended that a radar plane officer at tinker be court Martiale for his role in the Downing. Capt. Jim Wang the senior director of the Mission Crew on Board the airborne warning and control system plane faces five counts of dereliction of duty. It was recommended that another a acs office receive an administrative punishment and that charges against three other officers be dismissed. Service held for longtime army worker by the stars and Stripe memorial services were held thursday for Arno Gross a longtime employee of the army s directorate of engineering and housing in bad Kreuz Nach Ger Many who died saturday. Gross 66, resided in Fei Bingert near bad  died of a heart attack at a Kaiserslautern Hospital said de Crane the Deh director in bad  said Gross worked 35 years for the army in the family housing Section in bad Kreuz Nach. He had retired in 1992 As the assistant housing manager. Gross was instrumental in arranging the first government rental housing program housing unit in the . Army Europe As Well As other build to lease As sets now in use by soldiers and their families Crane said. The native of Scarbr Flucken Germany is survived by his wife Gisela and three children