European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 01, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 1, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 n it plans upset residents. "  ". ,. By Wayne v. Hall staff writer i Frankfurt Germany proposed revisions to the plan to close the Frankfurt military Community by june 15 May Force Many families ton move to new apart ments for their final a months there and dose a school Early. " aspects of the plan Drew fire tuesday from Community residents who attended a town Hall meeting. The proposal is said to include the Early closure of von , platen Hugel and Edwards housing areas. A ,. A a. -. Elementary school. Additionally families now living in the housing areas slated for Early closure could be forced to move into the Gibbs Betts and Atterberry housing areas. Chil Dren who now attend the Frankfurt school would trans Fer to Atterberry elementary school. The average occupancy rate for All . Housing areas in Frankfurt now is about 34 percent said it col. Steven v. Henry 4 Isth base support Bri com Ander. By March occupancy is projected to drop to out one family per building. Citing Security As a primary reason Henry hinted at a proposal to consolidate families into fewer housing areas. Several Hundred families will be moving out before Christmas and there will be less than 500, military families before the end of january. There will be less than 200 by Mardi he said. L spokesman Glen Pitts of the 104th area support group said the base support battalion will propose a contingency plan for the consolidation and Early return of some Frankfurt housing areas. This plan designed to save Money by turning Back unused quarters to the German government will require the approval of higher  j it would not be appropriate to announce details of the Planit is not known whether the plan will be approved in its original form Pitts said. Karen Flipse the Mother of two school age children and president of the Edwards housing area is upset bythe thought of being forced to move in March and again in May. "  moving for Only a few months does t make an sense to me Flipse said. They re not being fair and not taking into consideration the families. They just want to turn Over the buildings to the  a number of parents Are upset by the proposed Clos ing of the school citing the Community s Promise at the Start of the school year to keep the schools open for the entire period. Ramstein school starts aids awareness drive. Students Send grim message to their Peers others said they simply want  from the Community about what is going to happen when. We were expecting it Charles Brown the father of a third grader at Frankfurt elementary said about the school s possible Early closure. Brown is a department 6f defense employee in the Frankfurt diplomatic Community who will remain there after the us. Military leaves ". -. We want to know when it s going to happen and we Hope they la let us know soon so we can make a constructive plan As to where the kids Are going to go to school next Yean other parents said they believe a decision on the proposal should be reached before the Christmas school break. But the earliest Henry said he might know is the first week of january. I Don t want to wait until january to Tell my kids that they re not going to school at Frankfurt but that they be got to get on a bus and go to a different school said tech. Sgt. Tom Schwind an air Force air cargo specialist in the diplomatic Community. Schwind has a 7-year-old son in the second Grade at the school. I understand there s a lot of stuff going on with the draw Down Schwind said but there s a lot for them to consider a things just Don t happen  x v by . Allbright education writer beginning today students at Ramstein High school near Kaiserslautern Ger Many Are launching a Campaign to in crease aids awareness among their Peers. World aids Day dec. 1 will be marked at the school with students passing out information cards wearing red ribbons and putting up posters. His is considered to be related to be Havior and we want to encourage ithe be Havious that will protect them from get Ting the virus said Ellie Connick Ramstein school nurse. Those Behaviours Connick said include abstaining from sex or not having unprotected sex. I. _ we really encourage abstinence Connick said. But the National statistics on teen age sex jell us Many of them Are sexually  makes the Ramstein program unique is that the awareness Campaign is to continue throughout the month said senior Jamie Hunt one of the school s 17 peer Counselor. We want to make a Strong Point with this Hunt said. Students Are More Likely to listen to their Peers. We want to help educate our Peers and hopefully make them aware the situation is real. Right Here. Right  on Friday sin Assembly program will include stories of people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus which causes aids. A dramatic presen tation written by drama teacher Dan Nukala will also be Given.  Hunt said students have developed a plan to drive Home the message that his strikes some Ojie new every 17 minutes. On one Day next week every 17 minutes a different student will get up and leave a classroom Only to return dressed in Black with his or her face painted White. It my symbolize a memorial and pro Voke students to become aware of the situation Hunt said if people have White faces and Are dressed in Black you can ignore it. It s very visual and very strik  other plans include making an aids quilt Square and putting on a dra Matic performance for the Community. Parents really want their kids to know about aids and his because of the growing epidemic Connick said. Hunt said that even in a sheltered environment such As a military Community aids can still be a problem. T we grow up feeling protected and we like to think we Don t have to face the problem Hunt said but More anymore we re having to face the same prob _ lems that stateside schools Are  the situation scares Many students Ihunt said and her goal is to help other j students face the fear with facts about the disease. R the peer Counselor have organized. The activities in conjunction with the Al Cohol and substance abuse counselling. Service and the local chapter of the american red Cross. Not All depart ment of defense dependents schools in Europe have special aids awareness activities scheduled for today. One that does is Niernberg High school where Stu dents will be infecting each other  Day school nurse Barbara. Urra said. Six set dents will Start out with x s marked on their hands and they will spread the virus during the Day. _ Rhen Man Wing to change hands Rhein main a germ any is the final change of com Mand for Rhein main a s 435th air lift Wing will be held at 10 . Friday in hangar 484, commonly known As the was i  the Wing s vice commander col. Donald a. Philpitt will assume com Mand from col. Edward f. Mcphil lips. Philpitt will command the Wing and base through its draw Down. By next april 1, the installation known As the Gateway to Europe will become a contingency base.1 the 469th air base so will become the Host unit after the 435th is inactivated. Mcphillips leaves Rhein main a to become the vice commander of the 17th air Force which has its head quarters at Sembach a. Bookworms have their Days a Dav Casey might As Well Call master sgt Frank Harris or.  the air Force noncommissioned officer from Ramstein a Germany had his face hidden be Hind a big Box of books As a five Day clearance Sale got under Way wednesday at the european stars and stripes Headquarters in Griesheim Germany. The unprecedented Sale offering 80 percent off attracted Large crowds of buyers who called it truly one for the  -. Ime Naples Italy is a Sailor As sighed to the naval support activity Naples died tuesday of an apparent heart attack a co worker said wednes Day. Senior chief Petty officer Timothy Joyner a 39-Ye a old radioman was declared dead at 10 59 . Tuesday at the . Navy Hospital in Naples said senior chief Petty officer de Keller a co worker of Joyner s at the naval computer and  area master station. Emergency medical technicians had responded to a Call at Joyner s Home in the Naples suburb of Fusaro on tues Day morning Keller said. He was brought by ambulance to the military Hospital emergency room where medical personnel were unable to revive him. Joyner a native of Minette a a., is in survived by his wife Carolyn and two Young daughters and by his father Jesse Joyner of Monroeville Ala. The 19-year Navy Veteran arrived in Naples in March he was Active in the chief Petty officer association and he helped solve Telephone and computer problems in the Community Keller said. A memorial service ant two Bechere Mony for Joyner Are planned at the. Naval support activity Chapel at 2 . Today. S the two Bell ceremony historically signalled the end of a shipboard work Day.-. The ceremony now pays tribute to fallen shipmates. Joyner s widow and children plan to return to the United states on Friday. His body will be transported to the states for burial