European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July to the Sta Sand emphasis on Europe wares in Canadian pcs by Grace Blancett Suffy Riff Germany were nol Here to try to compete with but rather to complement said the marketing philosophy of the Canadian forces Exchange Europe retail marketing manager of canes in said the Exchange tries to offer items not available in Ameri can military that one reason Why most of our merchandise is european rather than american or Canad the predominance of european wares seems to be a Strong drawing card for american Bowlby he Esti mated that 20 per cent of Trie customers at the Only other canes in located at Are such items As English tweeds and Cash English and French French liqueurs from England and French Brandy and carpets ram Czechoslovakia and bavarian Wood Japa and audio and photo boots and bindings from Austria and Italy woo the Ameri can customer looking for something Dif concessionaires operating at canes Are Rosenthal Bacos Siberg scan Dana Ian furniture and Myers Bowlby said that although canes offers european wares at Good its american and Canadian goods Are a bit out of line with since we use military ships or planes to trans port or our prices reflect Trana por Alioa costs that cafes Doest have to worry he but then we Arent restricted by having to buy a certain percentage of products from Canada Ike who must buy mostly american Bowlby said that canes buyers keep moving from one country to another to take advantage of the Best Money Exchange he said that buyers attend All major european Trade go to Japan to buy audio and photo and make about four trips a year to the As in the american photo and audio equipment Are High volume sell but grocery sales Are by far the larg Bowlby although the counterparts of american Are part of the they arc accounted for separate he Sali the Gro Ceteria looking very much like a modern stateside car Ries Many British and european brands not stocked in other military commissar a plus that manager Tom Leforte scottish and Irish biscuits in packages and u types of special English English and scottish Jel lies and gourmet foods such As pales and soup from France and the plus a targe selection at Indian foods Are among the most popular he Saldi thu one item my customers  let me even if i wanted Leforte said As he picked up a bag of oven warm Leforte said the Small local bakery which supplies his store with baked delivers fresh items sometimes four limes a Leforte is pleased with customers responses to his year old addition to the Gro a Delicatessen featuring cheeses and meats from the Black Herman a Butcher and meat manager brought to the Lahr store from has a lot of Pride in the meat department which offers a variety of fresh cuts of meat from were very competitive with the local but our prices Are higher than at american commissaries because we Are strictly a retail operation and dont receive any government Bowlby added that because no govern ment subsidies Are involved in the canes All entitled British and French forces Are Welcome to shop at the canes the Ameri can customer needs Only to show a valid military or dependent id card to gain in trance Al any canes although prices Are in Ameri cans can change we now offer layaway service with a percent Down Bowlby added Canadian facility hours operating hours for the Lahr and Fadenso Ellbogen Canadian change facilities Are identical main Exchange saturday 9 4 closed sunday and monday Ciao Peteru to closed sunday retrace parts of 1944 invasion route 11 8th div soldiers pull a super by Rick Maze staff writer Germany Sis rougher than is what 11 sol die there Call their Way trip from nor Mandys Utah Beach to the All members of the 8th inf tvs 1st 3jlh walked More than 300 Miles across Luxem Bourg and parts of Germany on parti of the route which their unit took after the Allied invasion of world War 1l the unit was Theta remanded by Paddy Flint and the in planning for almost four was the soldiers actually walked it travelling from Utah Beach to Paris follow us route Whlon Lher unit toot More than 30 years and after going by train from France to they walked through Belgium and Divis Tao officials said Luxem to Baum Holuby the offi five Days of the trip were used or rest ing o7were take up in attending parties and activities hosted by town officials the shortest walk in one Day was just Over 10 and the longest just Over he each Soldier carried a Rucksack weighing about 55 a medic on the 4 Leonard car ried about 10 pounds More in medical including vitamins and ascorbic acid they think the Nijm Egen March is but it Doest compare to oter our packs were heavier and the distance a lot when we got bade from we told our commander also like to take part in but he didst look favourably on As we bad been away Loo Long already said Ernesto the officer who planned and directed the averaging about is Miles a walking about 3vf mites an the soldiers studied their unit Vil Traenor everywhere we in Little villages alone the people were Happy to we they didst know in Advance we were but when they found out who we were and what we were they loved in almost every Village they were greeted by elderly men who knew of the units activities during the we teamed a Tot about ourselves that one of the soldiers vat Lagenor said that from his first few Days in the four years he thought an adventure training trip along the units invasion path would be u was All a matter of getting approval from the right he the trip had been planned for last but two Days before the soldiers left Burn they were told the French govern ment had not approved their entry into the officials teams participating in a Semeges train before they but the Only training we got was walking to the commissary and Bank the Day before we Villasenor adding he got a Blister on that Short walk our Niji Negen teams get More training than the whole trip didst run when the soldiers stopped in to see flints it want we stopped where we thought the grave to but instead of a found a soccer we thought we were but checked the maps again and found this was the that was quite a Villasenor he later Learned the Graves of More than 100 americans bad been moved to a larger me said that in the group had planned to slay at the but the embassy haunt been properly in was late and we were tired when we got we looked Tor the but  find u at when we the Uso was we headed for the the first Soldier standing in his fatigues with a Rucksack on his knocked on the window and asked the Marine can 1 come in the guard apparently had to idea what the single sol Dier in Battle dress had in and want about to let the sold Lei but after a bit of explaining and the arrival the other 10 sol the Marine let them Hie enlisted men slept in the embassy the trip was really something and everyone who went came Back with great Sto we cant wait to go Eulas nor Aid