European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 30, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 9 girl scout Berlin Freedom program is 4 years old by Bob Cullen staff writer berlins a the girl scouts Berlin Freedom recognition program celebrated its fourth birthday Here this month. The birthday month began with the scouts wondering if their program would see another year. But at month s end the program s future appeared brighter than Ever. Sponsored by the local chapter of the girl scouts the Berlin Freedom recognition program was established to acquaint our girls with exactly what Berlin stands for according to Diane Price Trainer for the program leaders. During the past four years 1,966 scout visitors have come Here because of the pro Gram she said. Before travelling Here visiting girl scouts write their expectations of this walled and divided City. Some come expecting the place to still be bombed out not realizing the War was Over a Long time ago Price said. Once Here they Are Given Tours of the City and a slide briefing on its history. When they return to their Homes Back in the zone As berliners refer to West Ger Many the scouts write follow up reports comparing their impressions to their expectations. The local troop is headquartered in a Large three Story House which Karen Babineau neighbourhood troop committee chairman said was originally used by the German Luftwaffe. Until recently the girl scouts shared the House with the army Community services acs organization. When acs moved to new quarters the command told the girl scouts they might have to vacate the House. The House is important according to Babineau not Only because it s where the local girl scout troop meets but because it also doubles As a hotel for visiting scouts. The girls Are charged $1 per night to stay in the House and Babineau and Price believe the program would be seriously handicapped if visiting scouts were forced to find More expensive housing in the City. Their fears vanished when the command the local handicapped children s Organiza decided they could remain. Tion and the Berlin american women s the command recognized we were club growing Babineau said. It s great. Now we know we can Contin the girl scouts will share the House with be the program Babineau said. Cafes sales slips now will be for More than $ 75 Dallas written sales slips will now be Given Only for cafes Merchan Dise sales of More than $75 rather than the previous amount of $25, according to maj. Gen. Bobby w. Presley cafes commander. The change is based on a recent House armed services committee ruling that raised the minimum from $25, a spokesman said. Inflationary trends in recent years have substantially increased the number of individual items of Merchan Dise stocked by cafes that sell for $25 or More Presley said. The change is expected to relieve those situations in which higher sales slip volume particularly during holi Day periods has slowed customer checkouts and increased the administrative Burden to cafes of record keeping Presley said. Riding High it has no of Power but a bicycle that costs about $800 almost floats Nyji Colonna staff writer Oesterberg Netherlands is Kendall Olson says bikes Are not toys. When someone spends $800 on one you have to nod in agreement. That s what Olson an air Force airman stationed Here is in the process of doing. I be ordered parts from various parts of Europe and i m building my own Bike said the 20-year-old Stacy minn., native. I m building a touring Bike that will be fitted just right for  most people get shoes that fit somehow a Bike is Narder to picture. But Olson who works in the transportation office Here a logical place for the Long distance Fedaler wants a Bike that is just right. For $800 it should fit like a Glove. Olson is receiving a lot of help from fellow biker sgt. Bruce Phillips who has his own custom made Bike for which he shelled out More than $700. I did t know anything about real Bike Riding when i got Here said the 24-year old Phillips who now has 2va years of Riding under his Belt. But the Oesterberg Bike club was going on a tour to Norway and i really got  Phillips recently toured Southern eng land Wales and Scotland by Bike Riding 45 to 50 Miles a Day. I carried about 30 pounds of goods with me including a sleeping bag Camp stove tent an extra Riding suit and change of clothes and about five Days Worth of dried food. The trip Cost me about $400 for a full month. That included ferry Crossings one train trip and repairs for about 10 Flat tires. I did t expect to have that much trouble with the tires but i  Olson who has been biking for about eight years because i could t afford motorcycle plans to set up his own Mara Thon tour in the . When he leaves the service in 1980. I want to travel Cross country. But Here i want to get All Over Europe. Holland has great Bike trails so it is really Nice  he said he is spending nearly $200 for the Frame on his Bike alone. I try to do As much Riding As possible. I guess the most i be Ever Ridden is about 7,000 Miles in one year. I be gone through four bikes since i began so i know what i want now and this one will last me  he said his Bike will weigh Between 20 and 22 pounds. It s a Little heavier than racing bikes but by the same Token it should be a Little sturdier. It s designed for a different Type of Riding last May 30, Olson Phillips and a hand Ful of other american biking enthusiasts in Europe entered Holland s i cities tour in which More than 10,000 bikers peddled about 140 Miles. It s a super Bike tour they have Here every year Olson said. You get a Nice medal when you finish and they Don t just give it away. You have to have your card stamped at All sorts of checkpoints to insure that the people ride the entire Dis  Phillips from Dover Del. Who is in aerospace ground equipment gets out of the service soon and is taking a european discharge with the intention of biking through Italy Greece Crete and Israel. The two bikers said they enjoy the tour ing Side of biking Over racing because you Don t require As much conditioning and training. You Don t have to work quite As hard on developing your leg Muscles Phillips said. You develop your endur Ance in wind and legs by continual Riding but you Don t have to work As hard As a racer  both men Are members of the Soester Berg biking club which has about 200 Mem Bers in it 25 or 30 very Active Phillips said. We go on City Tours and things just about every weekend. We try to set up enjoyable family rides of from 25 to 50 Miles most of the time so All the members conjoin  but he said that the hard Core riders still get out now and then to make one of their Long distance jaunts for a  said the problem a lot of beginning bikers face is themselves. They feel they have to have a 10-Speed Bike. You Don t always need that much. I think a person who just wants to enjoy biking and is not that serious about it should get a three Speed. That will satisfy most any need the rider has and also there Are less things to go wrong. I be seen bikes that Cost More than new cars he said. I know what i want and i know that my Bike will be right. It will be precision made. It should last me a life time. The thing about a Bike this expensive is that it rides so Well. It almost  for $800 it should Fly. 2 wheelers Are biking addicts airman Kendall Olson right gets afew pointers on buying a Bike from sgt. Bruce Phillips who owns this $700 motor less two Wheeler creation. Olson s bicycle is expected to Cost him a Mere $800. Is by Jim Cole