European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday november 19,1994 13 die As Plo police militants clash. _. A. _ ,., palestinian youths throw stones at police outside the Palestine mosque in Gaza City on Friday. Gaza City Gaza strip a Plo police opened fire on worshippers outside a mosque Friday possibly after an officer was hit by a Rock and touched off Daylong clashes with islamic militants that Shook Yasser Arafat s self Rule government. Thirteen people were killed and More than 150wounded. The  violence Between the Plo and the fundamentalist Hamas was the most serious since autonomy began in May and raised questions about the future of the peace process with Israel. Tensions have been fed by the oct. 19 bus bombing in Tel Aviv Israel and other recent fatal attacks on israelis by islamic militants that have threatened the expansion of autonomy throughout the West Bank. Arafat who risks a civil War by cracking Down on the militants ordered his police to respond severely no matter what the consequences to armed militants who oppose his peacemaking with Israel palestinian sources said. About 300 militants were detained and curfews were imposed on parts of Gaza City. The unrest began when 200 Plo police officers sur rounded the Palestine. Mosque Gaza s largest during noon prayers on the Muslim Sabbath. The move was designed to Stop islamic militants from marching to the Home of Hisham Hamad the suicide bomber who killed three israeli soldiers a week ago. Some witnesses said islamic militants began throwing stones after police seized loudspeakers from a minaret. According to some witnesses police fired into the crowd of about 6,000 worshippers after a police officer was seriously wounded by a Stone. A riot erupted and Hamas activists burned two police cars and a military truck. Police fired on the protes ters wounding dozens and fighting spread into streets near the mosque. A police statement said militants incited the worship ers to riot and opened fire suddenly at some of our forces and burned two  we warn these groups of thugs against attempts to harm the Public safety said a spokesman for Brig Gen. Gazi Jabali chief of the Gaza strip police. Three or four militants were seen carrying pistols but there was no Independent witness confirmation that islamic activists had fired on police. Hamas followers said the clash at the mosque began after a policeman took loudspeakers from a minaret and activists threw stones Hamas organizers then tried to March to the Home of the suicide bomber who killed three israeli soldiers a week ago. Stones were thrown and police responded with bullets. Unrest spread to Shifa Hospital and the rimal neighbourhood where police and islamic activists exchanged gunfire. Police opened fire on angry Stone throwing protes ters outside Gaza City s Central jail where seven truck loads of detainees were brought and at police head quarters where militants accused the Plo of collaborating with Israel. But Satah salade a Hamas Leader appealed at a pales Tine mosque rally for a halt to the stoning of police. We Don t want a massacre Here to continue he said. Outside Shifa Hospital three Hamas activists opened fire on a police Van carrying wounded Plo police. Police got out firing in the air and carrying an officer wounded atthe mosque. Hamas activists jumped on the Van smashed the win Dows and set it ablaze. Protest from Page after the meeting except to say that Heddin t want to subject himself coi. Les Ter Chang who ran wednesday s meet ing and child development care employees to further abuse. Moody met with parents afterwards to answer More questions and to listen to their  revenues Are needed to offset projected losses which in fiscal1994 amounted to More than $200,000, Moody said. The losses Are attributed in part to mandated accreditation process that re quires a higher training Standard for caregivers. Furthermore the air Force is requiring its child development centers to breakeven. The Bottom line is we have to match our expenses Chang said. _ the lifting of the four week exemption coupled with the weekly rate in crease Means parents will pay anywhere from $52 to $456 More in fiscal 1995, depending on salary and vacation  you Are going to take away my four weeks then give me a lower rate staff sgt. Brenda Dreifke told Chang at wednesday s  care centers at Ramstein and Vogel Weh which Are managed by Theair Force Are not the Only centers in Europe to raise their fees. Five other . Air forces in Europe communities have increased their rates since oct. 1, the Start of the fiscal  rate increases at Ramstein to Jelweh and elsewhere fall within the fee schedule set by the defense depart ment for fiscal 1995.communities can adjust their rates within the five corresponding ranges which Are set according to a family s in come. Child care rates for centers managed by the . Army Europe have not changed this fiscal year. Typically army child care centers permit parents to withdraw their children for up to two weeks a year without Cost. The tension at the Ramstein and to Jelweh meetings seems to underscore a common feeling throughout the military in Europe As expressed in Community meetings and letters to the editor that weekly child care rates Force run child care Cen Europe took place after oct 1. Category 5 70 children in 4ramu second Annex is due to v open in december increasing capacity by36to106. Raf Lakenheath Feltwell Mildenhall England was now category 1 $44 $45 category 2 $52 $55 category 3 $63 $66 category 4 $74 $75 category 5 $66 $87 192 children at Lakenheath Feltwell 90 at Mildenhall in Ciurlik a8. Turkey category 2 $50 no increase category $ $65 no increase catory4 $74 non Cream a ,65 children at facility. Ramstein a Germany category $44 $45 category 2 $51 category 3 $64 $66 category 4 $74 $76 category 5 $66 $86 575 children in program. Span Dahlem a Germany was now category 1 $42 $45 category 2 $49 $55 category 3 $63 $66 category 4 $74 $75 category 5 $66 $87 351 children at Brt Burgand Span Dahlem. Is service members Are overextended whether it s too Many deployments or too Little pay. I m getting a 2.6 percent pay raise but my child care rates Are going up 11 percent tech. Sgt. Forrest Smith said. Figure that one  parents who attended this week meetings were especially upset Over the loss of the four free weeks. Aviano a Italy continues to offer that Benefit while Span Dahlem a Germany has inflated its rates to compensate for the four weeks that people do not pay. However the inflated rates assessed for 48 weeks Are comparable to what other bases charge for 52 weeks. Muir and others maintain that the added costs might prevent some families from taking a vacation. A few spouses who work to supple ment their families incomes said the May quit their jobs and stay Home with their toddlers because the additional costs make working not affordable. Other people said there was enough of a notice Given on the in creased costs. One person in the audience thursday suggested that parents should get some financial Relief when Money filters Down to the bases As part of the recently announced Quality of life Aid package. The Pentagon wants to pump an extra$2.7 billion into military Quality of life programs. The whole Community is concerned about this said an air Force Captain who wanted to remain Anonymous even those who Don t use the  Avalanche kills it in Himalayas the associated press Katmandu Nepal an. Avalanche has killed 11 members of a German expedition that was attempting to climb a 20,100-foot High Himalayan Peak rescuer said Friday. Nine germans one Swiss an their nepalese Sherpa Mountain guide were attempting to climb mount Pisano on sunday when they were hit by an Avalanche and lost radio Contact. Rescue helicopters and teams of climbers had failed to locate them until Friday when their Frozen bodies were spotted from the air on the route to the Peak. Ferry door raised Helsinki Finland salvages raised the front cargo door of the sunken ferry Estonia on Friday hoping for More clues on Why the ship Sank in the Baltic sea with More than 1,000 people inboard. The 56-ton outer door was ripped off in a storm sept. 28, causing water to flood the vehicle deck. The ferry Sank in less than 30 minutes killing about 900 people. Whales die Kok Side Belgium four dead sperm whales All males washed ashore Friday on the Beach outside this North sea town drawing hundreds of spectators. Officials spotted More dead whales off Shore. They said the whales Teeth indicated the animals measuring about 14 Yards Long were no Tyoung