European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes Page 3 cola set to drop across most of Europe by Matt Millham stars and stripes a two Point drop in the costo living allowance across most of Europe today could leave troops pockets anywhere from to roughly lighter for the month of for troops in the de crease resulted from new Price data that indicated the Gap be tween prices in the and Ger Many is a12 percent to 14 percent drop in the allow known As was expected in Germany by Mili tary finance it was going to happen any the Only question was whether it would be offset by an Exchange rate said Steve director of finance operations for the Germa a based 266th finance com but because the Dollar has moved up slightly against the there was no Chance of get Ting an Exchange rate adjust Bridges the 12 percent to 14 percent drop was phased in Over two a weaker Dol Lar offset the first half of the drop last and resulted in cola remaining steady in in Italy and the United King the drop is due to an Exchange rate in the cola rates de creased based on new data and changes in the Exchange service members will see the latest decrease in their mid month in the Kaiserslautern military the daily cola Given an e6 with eight years of service and two dependents will drop from a Day to a which amounts to a decrease of for the first half of troops with a similar Back Mark and stripes a memorial for Catherine who died in a car Accident monday and Carolina who was sits in the senior hallway at Ansbach school in a ser vice for Kimmel is scheduled on Friday afternoon in the school Ansbach school copes with death of graduating senior by Mark stars and stripes Germany blonde and she was known As Barbie in the Halls of Ansbach on her friends will remember her As a 17yearold who died far too killed monday night in a sin Lecar Accident on Bunde Strasse 13 near Katherine Katie Kimmel was just a week away from graduating High the cause of the Acci Dent remains under when it first every one took it in their own you everyone handles things like this it made peo ple realize the things we take for Baraka one of Kimmell said in Ansbach highs senior Hall Way on this is a Small Here at things like this dont usually happen like they would at Normal Waweru in addition to the tragic loss of and the injuries sustained in the Accident monday by her Best Friend Carolina who is still in the at least 60 percent of the 38 seniors have Soldier parents deploying with the 12th combat aviation brigade to Iraq for 15 months right were hoping Shell be Able to walk during Waweru said of his prom Date adding that the majority of her classmates have been visiting her in the four of Kimmell including senior Kayla and sophomores Amber and Joshlyn have organized a memorial at Friday in the schools after a planning meeting for the the three talked about their Friend and Why they wanted to do this for she was a really Happy very she always tried to have a Good Mack learn added that Kimmel came from a Large with three Brothers and two Kimmel had been accepted to the University of and was planning on moving there june both to be with her Mother and to prepare for a Multi sport Kimmel participated in Basket soccer and cheer leading Dur ing her three years at Ansbach said who had got ten to know her Friend through were going to get up during the ceremony tomorrow and say we we want everyone to know what kind of person she Eidson we want to re member the Good times we had with the ceremony will begin seat ing at it will include a Slideshow put to anecdotes and quotes from Kimmell and releasing of balloons at the whoever Felt close to is her friends adding please keep Kimmel and Larmeu and their families in your email Mark  ground and family makeup stationed at Lakenheath will see their cola drop from per Day to per which amounts to a decrease of for the first half of the cola serves to close the Gap in what it costs to live overseas ver sus the Cost of living in the but that Gap is said Brian chief of the accounting and finance operations Branch for the air forces in Europe at Ramstein air that because prices in the Are going up faster than they Are in narrowing the difference Between the Cost of Liv ing in the states and the Cost of Liv ing in the Kehl is a drop in the cola for ser Vic members in the cola Doest carry far enough As it said Richard a member of the 66th military intelligence his wife a sergeant first has three and she can barely support her family on he adding it was even harder for Lowe ranking soldiers with families to get by in Germany with the Dollar so weak com pared to the email Matt Millham at  Brit faces second trial in b52 arson charges by Bryan Mitchell stars and stripes Raf England a British Man charged with at tempting to set fire to air Force b52 bombers temporarily stationed at Raf Fairford on the eve of the War in Iraq is facing his second Josh faces four charges in connection with his alleged attempt to break onto the base and set fire to the Long Range bombers on March according to the Bristol Crown Richards faces charges of at tempted having articles with an attempt to do damage to damaging property and cultivation of according to a court the Bristol Man was apprehended for allegedly trying to get into the base with cigarette lighters and containers of petrol mixed with according to a june 2004 article in the guardian its unclear if the cannabis charge is connected to the March the trial which is being at tended by an observer from the Raf Mildenhall based 3rd air Force is the second for Rich Ards after a hearing earlier in the year ended in a Hung there Are no air Force person Nel being called to testify in the current according to 3rd air Force spokesman John the proceeding comes less than a week after a jury cleared two Oxford peace activists of charges that they tried to Sabo Tage b52 bombers on the same night by lodging nuts and bolts in the planes Toby and Philip argued successfully they were acting to prevent the planes from continuing on with their Mission to according to a report in the the three Are part of an organized Campaign against forces in which also has Bro Ken onto a air Force installation in Eastern where the vast majority of americans Are last eight British campaigners were arrested for break ing onto Raf Lakenheath and chaining themselves to a the eight Are due to stand trial at Sudbury magistrates court next month on charges of Crimi Nal email Bryan Mitchell at  Gas prices to remain unchanged at most stations Gas prices will remain virtually unchanged at army and air Force Exchange stations throughout Europe when the pumps open for Busi Ness on a gallon of regular unleaded will Cost a gallon in Down nine tenths of a other grades of fuel super unleaded and super plus will go Down even diesel prices will increase cents a cafes prices Are set by using the department of Energy state Side plus the Cost of dispensing fuel in motorists in the Netherlands will get the biggest where super unleaded decreases cents a prices in the Netherlands Are set at the floor Selling at floor cafes Sells fuel at the Cost it pays plus its distribution for a full list of fuel see Page from staff reports