European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse February pages the stars and stripes february class i stores using metric system Byrlea Larkin staff writer More metric madness is in store Tor americans living in Especial y americans who or More precisely those who patronize the class i if youve been to your local liquor store you May have noticed there Aren t As Many of those fat half gallon bottles on the in a few years the half gallon booze bottle May be a hot item in antique like the rare Small sized coca cola bottle which has been a collectors item now for several the reason is the government has required distillers to switch to the metric the changes Are but by Alt booze will be sold in metric size the Law applies to liquor sold in the As Well As that sold in stores outside of the specifically class i the half gallon is being replaced by a at first 11 looks about the same size As the half but the halt gallon contains m ounces of Alco hol and the new metric bottle contains Bott pc will too the not aware bottle that contains the site differences arc not thai and the Price of the contents will largely Are charging the same Price for the metric specifically the liter ounces As they did for the Liaf Ballon others average costs out so you pay the same per ounce when you buy metric As you did when you bought bottles measured in whats the problem in the class it s when you buy a half gallon of you gel two punches on your ration buy a bottle and you Only gel one which Means if you buy you can buy almost twice As much liquor per month As you have been allowed to Ruthc new metric bottle began arriving in class i stores last Bonnie who works at the class i in Darm said most customers Are the ration at Christmas they said they heard we were having a special Hull Gallons for one Many who bought bottles thought they were buying half Gal Jerry a program and budget staff officer in the Nona propel funds Branch of the programs and budget division of the office of the Deputy chief of staff personnel which supervises Usa eur class i said thought has been Given to the ration system and the new the two punch system for half gallon bottles has always been he since the new bottle contains less than a halt gallon of it seemed simpler to make it a on punch item along with the other Edwards we Are not trying to promote alcohol he pointing out hat Disper is also responsible for drug and alcohol abuse he said officials have also considered the Black Market potential now being Able to buy More liquor if there is a we exp cafe customs people will bring it to our we work closely with Hertz Edwards mentioned the find inn at i Usa eur committee Wuchi Tum Black marketing after stars and ass ran a series of articles on the pub Leah the tall of we concluded that in the Lati Vlf Mack marketing is going its not Tern most Black marketing is Probach the form of but we always a tips Eye on if something take according to a Safe class i the change should not affect Ketling it will not do we expect the change to 1 marketing we revalue Mil have Access to slightly More but likewise we expect them to responsibility in an adult Fash this under the Assumption that Are honest and Are not going to participate in Black Market Doil pan american latino club at Camp new Amsterdam their hot Faco stand provided a dutch Freak by de re a vis staff writer the Netherlands i the pan american latino club at i new Amsterdam has Only to Active in but the emphasis Here is on the word around the base is that there is activity worthy of the name if the pan rican club Doest Job chairman is Rudy a i sales clerk at the base audio Showa that for a typical Lalin Ameri name Richardson Rudy Richardson foreign assets in National Banks nearly triple Washington up foreign assets in National Banks have nearly tripled during the past five years and now com prise nearly 19 percent of total con Gress has been comptroller of the currency John Hel testifying on his regulatory Agen cys million budget said the 679 National Banks under his control had billion in assets at the end of of that 145 or was in foreign by at the end of 1972 foreign assets in National Banks amounted to about sea or 11 percent of total he since foreign assets of National Banks have grown at More than three times the Rale of Domestic Hei Mann he explained that the main purpose of the club is to promote pan american Cul Ture and the Best Way to do that is to be As positively visible As Richardson said one amazing thing was he Success of the clubs Laco stand with the dutch during the bases Welcome America they were real hot tacos but the Way the dutch were eating them you would have thought they had been eating them ail their they were getting red in the face but you keep hem we sold thousands of Richardson said Spanish week was the biggest thing in the clubs oneyear Histo its Success was made possible by the cooperation of everyone on base from the commander on Down to the Noo club Man he the club Sells burritos once a month in the hallway at Woodland and during the summer at baseball a of the Money goes to a Church or some other worthy we found out needed a copy ing machine and were Able to raise the for it and present them with he Richardson said the clubs women were toe biggest Factor to they really do All the hard they make most of the food fresh because they say it tastes better than the remade without the women enthusiasm and hard wed be hard the club receives requests to brighten up other activities on base but there Active on their in they will hold their Cinco de Mayo and in april another club Bowling for latinos and guests is a big favorite with Richardson because of the food and the general Good atmosphere of the Richardson said he was Happy to report the commissary that a Tortilla factory is opening in Amsler reviewing the effect of the club he said the federation of latin Ard Soti said he believed it has join is hoping and lobbying people in have the Factor fresh tortillas get into would s army seeking qualified Heidelberg Stis the recruiters Are being a Fourman team in Europe combing the ranks of army cos searching for qualified cos inter ested in stateside recruiting special duty assignment stabilized Tours and last promotions Are some of the incentives offered to cos grades e5 through e7 who meet the we Are looking for the John Yowler were looking for sol Diers who Are who like to work with people and make recruiters x hut it Hal Rovai i pan is Tahr Star m Patch of the pan american latino club at Camp new the in fur fetal criteria for acceptance includes be an no Grade e5 through it Dale of rank for e7 not earlier than january 197si High school graduate or equivalent it score of 110 May be hold valid military and stateside motor vehicle License have 12 months or less remaining on overseas and have less than it years Active service upon Deros soldiers Are told at uie of their interview if they have been accepted for assignment to the recruiting command acceptance will not curtail their overseas Bunch selecting recruiters is not dried thing Bunch b looking for soldiers who Are Are if the he or she will have a being a interested soldiers Are asked to their career Counselor for dates t recruiting team will be i their i they May Call Heidelberg military i 8667 or toe 9 i
