European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes april 1985 cashing that refund Check can be a hassle by Bob Hoyer staff writer cashing that joint income tax refund Check can be quite a problem unless both parties named on the Check endorse and both signatures Are with the increasing volume of tax re funds now in the the familiar pattern of Check cashing hassles is evident at Mili tary banking it happens every year Bank clients show up with just one More with just one verifiable on a joint refund when tellers refuse to Cash some customers stomp out in a problems most often occur when a serv ice member or a spouse goes to the Bank alone with a joint refund the slowdown in Ira refunds this year has delayed Check cashing but they Are beginning to pick just this week we be seen quite a few refund said Wendy manager of the american express Bank ing facility in the Frankfurt shopping Cen and we refused to Cash some of these because they were not correctly some customers became quite Martha manager of Public affairs for military banking in Points out that both the irs and the Bank follow strict rules on military banking rules on endorsements Are the same As those applied by Commer Cial Banks in the United in All cases a Check made out to two people must be endorsed by even if such a Check is erroneously accepted by a it will be kicked Back by the where a joint Check is to be deposited into a joint it is not necessary that both signatures be but a joint Check for Deposit in a single account must contain two verifiable and a Check that is cashed for an a count Holder or a  must be endorsed by both and the Signa Tures must be signatures Are verified by comparing them with account Holder signatures on or with signatures on id cards or other official the joint Check is a continuing prob Lem because of the turnover of our Cli said Heinz Theobald of kaisers Lau manager of the american express District office in the shopping we need to get the word out to Alert our especially since the majority of refund checks have yet to show although Progress has been made Dur ing the past two the irs backlog on returns is still in excess of 36 with Many refund checks still officials you can save yourself Embarrass ment and a futile trip to the Bank by Mak ing sure your joint refund Check bears two verifiable Dod seek barring of 2 executives Washington a the Penta Gons inspector general will formally recommend that the two top executives of the general dynamics be barred from doing business with the defense depart a spokesman said Michael the defense depart ments chief said inspector general Joseph Sherick would present his formal recommendation for debarment to defense Secretary Caspar Weinberg or within the next few Sherick had disclosed to a congressional subcommittee on wednesday that he believes that the Pentagon should move against the David Lewis and Gorden Lewis is general dynamics chairman and chief executive Macdonald is vice president and chief financial officer of the which ranks As the nations third largest defense barring the two executives from working with defense contracts would effectively eliminate the company from such work As Long As the two officials remain in i talked to Joe Sherick this and he is going to make that a formal rec Burch he has not yet sent that to the i would expect that he would within a few Burch acknowledged that general dynamics is the sole source of some of the pentagons most important including Trident ballistic missile submarines and the f16 Jet but he refused to discuss what might happen if the executives were debarred from defense contracts but refused to Well Cross that Bridge when we get to Burch told Sherick appeared wednesday before the House Energy and Commerce committees oversight and investigations chaired by John the committee is conducting 82 separate investigations of 45 of the nations largest de sense it has focused on alleged abuses by general weapons cuts Gorbachev says Sven  search for missing boy Mannheim German police Are searching for a 6yearold boy missing since april 15 from the Ludwigshafen Pfingst Weide he was last seen at that  is 3v4 feet weighs 65 is slim and has Wavy hair and Brown he was wearing a Blue red Brown Corduroy pants and Blue two people reported seeing a boy who fits Svens description in the kaisers Lau tenpin nashes police the re ports said he was near a Road and appeared to be trying to get a anyone with information May Contact the German criminal investigation office in Ludwigshafen at 06215613433 or 315 or any other police music publisher Mills Dies Palm a publisher Irving Best known for his longtime collaboration with jazz great Duke has died at Moscow a soviet Leader Mik Hail addressing a Warsaw pact Summit in said Friday that the soviet Union is open to deep cuts in Strate Gic weapons if the United states Abandons its space weapons research speaking at a reception in Warsaw after the seven nation East euro Pean Alliance was extended 20 also said nato allies should not join in the so called Star wars program launched by president we have already suggested in the Geneva arms control talks that both sides reduce strategic offensive arms by on Quarter by Way of an opening Gorbachev according to the text of his address by the official soviet news Agency but we would have no objections to making deeper Mutual All this is pos sible if the arms race does not begin in it is he he said the development of Star wars weapons systems is just but it is already making the present Day world develop a fever and leading to the destabilization of the entire system of International to even sharper political and Mili tary he this should not be forgotten both by the initiators of the above provocative undertaking and by those who Are being invited to share in it Gorbachev said if preparations for Star wars1 go we will Nave no other Choice but to take response including of course a buildup and improvement of offensive nuclear the 54yearold soviet Leader spoke at a reception after his comrades from East Czechoslovakia and Hungary signed an Extension of the Warsaw treaty for another 20 the sum Mit is Gorbachev first trip to a foreign Capi Tal since he became communist party general Secretary on March Gorbachev also rebutted Western arguments that his six month moratorium on me Diu Range nuclear missile announced april just freezes a soviet he said the soviet Union has repeatedly provided figures showing there was rough parity before nato started deploying medium Range weapons in december he who said that we want to Stop at a freeze on the con we insist that a drastic reduction in nuclear arms follow after Gorbachev praised the Warsaw treaty but said the members would be ready to dismantle it if nato is history has not known another Alliance like ours where relations Are based on the full Equality and comradery Mutual assist Ance of Sovereign he it is not the soviet Union and other socialist states that have initiated the split of Europe and the postwar that has been done by the creators of while our Alliance was formed Only six years since then we have expressed readiness More than once to dissolve the Warsaw treaty if nato agrees to respond in cafes fuel prices to increase May 1 Munich worldwide trends will Force gasoline prices up in Europe for the first time in eleven an cafes eur rope spokesman said the Price for motor fuels will Rise by 5 cents it gallon beginning May greater demand and reduced supplies have driven up costs Dur ing the past he in regular will Cost a Premium a gallon and diesel 8 a 200liter Book of Fermi inn will wll for a 200liter Book of regular for and a 100liter Book of diesel for for motorists in regular will Cost 98 cents a Premium a gallon and diesel per a 160 liter Book of Premium will Cost a 160liter Book of regular and a 120 liter Book of diesel for motorists in prices will remain the mogas is per Premium gallon and Campana coupons per the 100liter Coupon Sheet is these prices were in effect As of april in Premium increases to 91 cents a gasoline will sell for 94 cents a these prices were also effective in the United Premium in to 92 cents a gallon and diesel will increase to a gallon As of May prices in Greece and the United King Dom May change at any time because of local Market currency he said this Call has Only been met with new aggressive doctrines and a buildup of nuclear and conventional weapons by the and this makes us think now of fur ther enhancing the Warsaw treaty Organiza he property disposal sales scheduled by the stars and stripes stereo sleeping entrenching clothing and jew Elry Are among items being offered for Sale by three defense property disposal offices in Europe during Augsburg the Augsburg office will hold an auction May 11 at 9 in building 121 at Sheridan registration will begin at 8 property for Sale May be inspected weekdays beginning May 3 from 8 to noon and from 1 to 3 for More Call Erwin Bayerlein at the disposal office at Augsburg military 25817209 or civilian Nuernberg the Nuernberg office will hold an auction May 18 at 9 in building 946 at Johnson registration will begin at 8 property for Sale May be inspected weekdays beginning May 13 from 8 to noon and from 1 to 3 for More Call Howard Kerr or Horst Winkler at the disposal office at Nuernberg military 26217039 or civilian Meckenheim the Meckenheim office will hold a re Tail Sale May 24 in building 1040 from 10 to 1 All items will be sold As is and must be removed during the Day and hours of the the Sale is open to id cardholders pay ment must be in for More Call Walter Nitz at Mann Heim military 21316022 or civilian 0621