European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse At ways to Kitzinger Germany a amps a engineering and housing authorities will scrutinize further a shortage or hot water in government leased housing in Kitzinger building residents were told wednesday. The Lack of hot water stems from a combination of problems including pipes that have calcified Over the years and hot water tanks that Are too Small the 417th base support a no a directorate of engineering and housing officer said at a Community town Hall meeting at Larson Barracks. Residents of Mullenweg 5 and 7 have Little to no hot water during Peak hours in the Early morning and evening. Maj. John f. Jacobs told the audience that fixing the problem will have to be a joint Deh and German rental company landlord project. A we have some More examining to do until we can fix the entire problem a said Jacobs nato s co rps ready to act to u i wan says by de Reavis staff writer Rhei Dahlen Germany a Gen. George a. Joulwan the supreme Allied commander Europe said thursday that natos rapid reaction corps is prepared for action in Bosnia arid Herzegovina. A they Are ready a Joulwan a Aid during a news conference that followed the change of command ceremony at the corps Headquarters in Rhei Dahlen. A the rapid reaction corps is very Well suited for this kind of Mission because it has done the necessary planning and the multinational unit can be tailored for just about every y the makeup of the corps varies depending on the Mission. However one nation that almost certainly wont participate in any bosnian action is Germany which this week rejected a nato request for use of German fighter jets Over the Balkans. Joulwan refused to comment on the German governments decision except to say that German participation in Bosnia is an Issue that must be settled politically. Joulwan who is also commander of the . European come said it is wrong to ring the death Knell on nato. He rejected critics complaints that nato has failed to act decisively or effectively in the Balkan crisis. A Onato has done everything the North Atlantic Council has asked it to do Joulwan said citing operations deny flight and Sharp guard. In deny flight nato has flown 50,000 missions Over Bosnia. In Sharp guard ships from 10 nations joined to enforce the arms embargo boarding 3,300 ships in the process. In addition nato planes provided support for United nations forces when they asked of it. A Onato has done very Good in All these Joulwan praised departing British Gen. Jeremy Mackenzie for building the 14-nation rapid reaction corps from scratch within 26 months 7 Mackenzie who will become Joulwan a Deputy at nato said there is still much to do. Mackenzie was replaced by it. Gen Michael Walker of the British late Royal Anglian regiment. His previous assignment was As commandant of the army air has fun games Disney for russian kids by Wayne v. Hall staff writer Hanau Germany a housing no problem. Bowling trips easy. The trickiest part of planning a visit for 36 schoolchildren from Russia was arranging a special showing of a Disney children accompanied by five school officials arrived in Hanau on nov. 29 from Ivanovo a City about 155 Miles Northeast of Moscow. The group left Germany on thursday. Sports Field elementary school Hanau youth services and about 20 military families hosted the russian contingent from Ivanovo a school no. 21, whose students Range in age from 7 to 17. American school officials worked with the youth services director to provide a variety of activities for the children a a a a / a a a. A scheduling has been a Nightmare. We thought they were going to be Here a week but they re actually Here for nine Days a said Elizabeth Stevenson librarian at sports Field elementary. During their visit the children went to the theater swam bowled and attended a lock in a an All night supervised party a at the youth services Center said Faye Yarborough director of sports Field youth services. A the most difficult part was making arrangements for a special showing of the lion King during the lock in a Yarborough said. The children were selected to visit Hanau in part because of their familiarity with English. For the most part the parents those who could afford to a paid for their children strip said Tanya Fokina one of school no. 21s vice principals. Some Ivanovo businesses also helped out. 7 Ivanovo is Home to a number of universities and other higher institutions of learning. Its Economy is dominated by the textile business. This is not the first time that a group of students from school no. 21 has made Exchange visits outside Russia Fokina said. A group of 40 has visited Ramstein a Germany and another group visited North Carolina. 7 7 the school also has played Host to visits by american children from Ramstein and Heidelberg As part of the Exchange program Fokina said. A now we will be hosting a group of students from Hanau a she said. A student organization at the Hanau school a known As the russian connection a will Send about 25 american students to Ivanovo from May 21-28, Stevenson said. Currently nearly 40 students Are helping . Giving up. -7 to ,. Quot a amps l russian schoolchildren on an Exchange program to their skills at roller skating in Hanau Germany on tuesday. The group get ready. It. Students in the russian connection meet for elective classes to learn about the country. They also Are studying the russian language. The Kimball family was among those in the Community who opened their Homes to the visitors. The Kimballs who have three children of their own took in three russian youngsters. A a i just thought it would be easier on the russian kids if there was More than one child a said i Kimball the Mother. A that Way they feel homesick. A a it a not difficult a it s just a bit More food than in a used to and my kids had already planned out the sleeping _ a _ although there was a language Barrier the family fared Well Kimball said a if they did no to understand me then the kids would help a you believe How Many synonyms you can come up with when you have to a said 10-year-old Alicia Kimball a after a while a said Rachel Kimball 12, a you Start to pick up on the words that they say similarities in family life Between the russians and americans were stronger than the differences the youths found. 7 7 a a there a really no difference a they re just like a real russian family a said Gelena mis Chenkova 13. A even the brother and sister relations sometimes they re friends and sometimes they re Kimball 9, was interested in the toys available to the russians in their Homeland. A they know How to play the computer and Sega without any explanation a he said. A a a a ._.7 a we have things like Sega a said Nikita Volkova 11, who found the baseball game Bard. A the problem. Was that the baseball was hard to hit. I found hockey More suitable its easier because we play hockey not a t officials at both schools began preparing for the russian students visit in mid june said Stevenson. Originally the trip was scheduled for october but it was delayed by bureaucratic tie . Sites in Spain London a amps a Long Range navigation stations run by the United states in Italy and Spain wifi be turned Over to those countries this month officials announced wednesday. For 30 years the coast guard in Europe has operated the navigation Sites also known As Loran c Sites under leases a coast guard statement said. With the current leases ending dec. 31, the operations and facilities of two Loran a Sites in Lampedusa and Scalia Marina Italy and in Esta tit Spain will be turned Over to their respective governments the statement said. Fifteen people Are assigned to the Lampedusa operate foil yid 28 Are at sell a Marina. Esta tit has a Taff of 15. The Loran a stations provide navigation location and timing services for civilian and military air land and sea users. A ceremonies marking the end of the . Operation of the navigation Sites will be conducted at Sites in Lampedusa on monday in Sellia manna on thursday and at the Esta tit facility dec. 19. The department of defense will use the satellite based global positioning system for its navigation systems overseas
