European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Soldier wins Long suit Over housing by Ron Jensen Nimberg Bureau Furth Germany a a Soldier angry at How he was treated when he tried to recover Money for damage done to his Home while it was in a government lease program sued the army and won. Sgt. 1st class Warren Cromie was awarded 17,000 Marks about $11,100, by a German court ending a nearly three year Battle against the housing office in Forth. A in the Long run the system works a said Cromie a 17-year army Veteran with the 71st corps support in who was told this week of the Victory. The. Dispute grew from damage done to Cromier a Home in Feucht South of Nimberg while he was stationed in the United states from August 1989 to april 1992. During that time Cromie and his German wife Waltraud put their House in the government rental housing program or grip known As  when the cronies returned to Germany they discovered a lot of damage had been done to their Home by the tenants a an army officer his wife and two preschool children. The damage included a Hole drilled in a window Frame for a satellite to Cable Walls marked with Felt pens scratched floors and a broken garage door. A a a a. A. A a a a a a a a a housing officials said at the time that the damage was Normal. Central to the lawsuit was a Wall covered by the tenant with an unsightly Brown Oil based paint that could not be properly covered. The cronies and the housing office argued Over How Best to remove the paint. The cronies contended that the army a method would require use of a dangerous toxic chemical. Cromie was willing to Settle for 13,000 Marks at the time about $8,200 at the present Exchange rate but the army refused and offered Only 3,000 Marks about $2,000. The lawsuit was filed in october 1992, and the drawn out process toward Victory required 15 or More court appearances usually causing Cromie to miss work he said wednesday. A two or three times i was in the Field a he said. Cromie said his lawsuit grew out of his frustration with officials in a position to help him but who did not. He said one housing official even challenged Cromie to a sue us a which Cromie did although he sometimes almost wished he Hadnot because of the length of the Bat tie a a a a  a a a a a a Quot a a a. A it was the Way the army treated us that made us persist a he said. A they left me no option. If they do that to an e-7, what is happening to a Young pfc. Who does no to have the Money a i Wasny to getting any assistance from housing the Community commander the inspector general. I had to take it into my own hands. I was just trying to get somebody to look at these problems and see that these problems exist.�?�. A this weeks news is at Best a partial Victory for Cromie. He said the people who originally riled him have left because of the draw Down of the military Community. The Nimberg Community was an area support group when the suit was filed and is now an area support team slated for closure within a year. A a in a Happy to the Point where the costs to me Are covered a the said. A but did i do any Good or was it Worth it i done to know. A i wanted these people to know that they Arentt going to walk on me. If you re going to be a soldiers service Agency be a soldiers service  pupils have big hearts for Bosnia by . Allbright. Education writer schoolchildren from Darmstadt elementary in Germany Are donating clothes and Candy and sending messages to show their concern for children suffering in War torn Bosnia. About 800 children in grades one through six brought in about seven Van loads of clothing Over the last two weeks said Janie Stewart a first Grade teacher at the school. Stewart and the children presented the clothes and Handwritten messages to a member of red heart a humanitarian organization. A i think they understand More than we think a Stewart said of the children. A they see things on television being bombed and children being Hurt. They May not understand the political Imph cations but they see the  Many of the children wrote messages and Drew pictures on folded paper cards with a big red heart on the cover. Pencils and Candy were taped on the cards. A i Hope you enjoy the treats and writing a wrote one youngster. Another said a i wish the War was Over and All of you have a Nice Home and  the donations and messages were to be delivered to the children in Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Hamo Kadric Muhamed a native of the former Yugoslavia and a member of red heart. A fall children want peace and Harmony a Kadric Muhamed told the Darmstadt children in a presentation. We a it a w m ? 1 a v it. To f Fec. Ass. A v. A us a it it Sta a m. I a a a a t Quot a a a a a. Michael Abrams artist Hamo Kadric Muhamed presents an artwork to Darmstadt schoolchildren As a thank you gift for the clothes they collected for children in War torn Bosnia. The pupils brought in about seven Van loads of clothing Over the last two weeks. Kadric Muhamed an artist working in the Heidelberg Germany area thanked the pupils for their efforts on behalf of the children suffering in the War. Terri Hettinger a speech and language pathologist in Darmstadt said a i think of Beta Sigma Phi said the idea for the  at they Are helping donation of clothes spread from the in children in another country who Are less to emotional social and cultural sorority to fortunate than themselves. The school after children expressed inter Stewart president of the local chapter est in the project. Kazakhs learning from donated by Carlos Bongioanni staff writer. Almaty Kazakhstan a Snow fell steadily All Day wednesday in this Central asian City As american scr ice members who Are deployed Here on a humanitarian Mission packed their bags in anticipation of their departure. After two months of nonstop humanitarian work Many of the air Force army and Navy members will head Home Friday for the holidays. Quot they will leave behind an�?o800-bed fired Hospital for the people of this former soviet Republic. Some of the equipment valued at More than $12.5 million is so new to Hospital staff members that they re unsure How to use it. One nurse acknowledged that the Hospital his a room full of lab equipment that Hasni to been set up because staff members Are still waiting for training. Spec. Anthony Wright said some hospitals received equipment for which they have no apparent use. A we gave an ice machine to one Hospital and told them what it was a Wright said. A a Quot a the lady looked at us and said a so what do we do with it a i guess we take a lot of things for granted in our hospitals. Over Here they never used half the things we   _ 1 at Almaty a a prenatal Center one of eight hospitals in the City to receive equipment army sgt. Mike Clawson gave instructions to a Mirse on How to operate one of the donated sterilizing machines. A what we have donated will definitely help them a said Clawson. A it will supplement what they do have while providing things they never had  Valentina Petrovna a doctor at the prenatal Center beamed with Delight when she was asked which of the donated equipment was most useful. A a everything everything is helpful a she said with a. Smile. A Many of these things we never had  Petrovna showed off the. Hospitals new equipment in room after room adjustable Beds hat did no to Sag medical Supply cabinets monitoring machines test tubes and three operating tables two  were Bein  �?T7.a look in Here a she said As she pointed inside an of crating room where doctors worked on an Union Chou patient covered with blood soaked rags. A the table and everything they re using was donate to us a a there is no doubt that we Are really partners after they the . Military brought us this 800-bed Hosp ja7�?T said Gulsara or Kurzina Almaty a chief of c_i1 health administration. A besides improving the conditions in our existing hospitals these contributions allowed us to open a emergency care Center in another City last week.�?�. A ceremony marking the equipments Transfer will b held today in Almaty scentral Hospital. Most of the 43 american service members who hav worked on the project Are leaving Friday. Nine will remain until dec. 19 to give addition training on the equipment