European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. November 29, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 airlines to Check new workers backgrounds Washington api the Federal aviation administration in an added safeguard against terrorism or dered . Airlines and airports wednesday to begin Mak ing Security background checks on All newly hired employees with Access to restricted areas. The background checks will apply to any employees of an airline or Airport including contract employees provid ing passenger screening and other services who have been hired since nov. I such employees could have a critical Impact on the safety of the travelling Public the Faa said. The require ment for background checks docs not apply to people on the Job before nov i Faa spokesman Fred i Attar said the directive applies Only to . Airports not foreign airports Over which the Faa has no direct jurisdiction. He said it does apply however to . Airlines thai Fly to foreign airports. A spokesman for the air transport association which represents the major . Airlines said it had not received the directive and would have no comment on it. It recent congressional report on Airport Security suggested background checks on airline and Airport personnel including those working under special contract. At most airports the airlines hire an outside contractor to provide passenger screening at Security checkpoints for example. Faa officials said while the directive in Large part was in response to the congressional report the recent Hijack ing of an egyptian Airliner also was a Factor in pushing its implementation these officials pm phase cd. However that authorities still do not know How or where the weapons used by the hijackers were smuggled aboard the egyptian plane. Nevertheless authorities have not ruled out inc possibility that Airport or airline workers at either Athens or Cairo might have been involved. The hijacking Cost 59 lives. Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole said that be cause it has not been  How the weapons were brought aboard the plane no Assumption can be made whether any particular Airport had a Security  Dole said thai Faa Security experts were taking another look at airports in the Middle East to determine whether they meet International Security standards even though reports As recently As nov. 13 showed no Security prob lems. In a related matter. Dole renewed her Call for the inter National civil aviation authority to establish an International team to evaluate compliance with the group s Secu Rity standards by member nations. She made a similar Appeal after last summer s hijacking of a Tram world airlines Jet. Am to discontinue production of jeep cd Toledo. Ohio a i the jeep inc Workhorse vehicle that came Home from world War ii a hero nil go out of production in january american motors corp. Announced wednesday. The Little four wheel drive jeep cd is being phased out to make Way for belter Selling station Wagon Type models at am factories in Toledo. The cd Short for civilian jeep is the direct descendant of inc world War ii jeep which array chief of staff George c. Marshall immortalized As America s greatest contribution to warfare cd production will end Jan. 31, 1986," said am spokeswoman Jan Skunda. The change w ill affect about 700 hourly and salaried workers. Am does t know whether they will lose their jobs or be absorbed in production of other jeep models Skunda said. Jeep has about 8,300 hourly workers in Toledo am had said earlier this year that it would move production of the Cj-7 Model from Toledo to Brampton Ontario at the end of november then phase it out sometime next year. But they decided to keep it Here and we re going to end in Here Skunda said. The first prototype jeep a nickname for of or general purpose vehicle car off the Assembly line in Toledo in novem Ber 1940. It was sent to the army for test ing by Willys Overland co the predecessor of am s jeep corp subsidiary. More than 585.000 jeeps were built to carry soldiers supplies the wounded and weapons. They towed trailers parked air Craft and served As command vehicles. I Don t think we could continue the War without the  correspondent Ernie Pyle wrote during the War. It docs every thing. It goes everywhere. It s faithful As a dog. As Strong As a mule and As agile As a  by the end of the War both the govern ment and Willys Overland foresaw the jeep s future As a civilian vehicle. The department of agriculture trying to sell government surplus jeeps advertised the 1986 Cj-7 will be the last jeep Model denied from be world War ii vehicle As am makes a for better Selling models. That it could plow Harrow and disc Plant Corn or Cotlon All on one gallon of gasoline per acre. A popular Magazine listed 1,001 possible peacetime uses. Development of the cd begun in 1944, produced the first Model in August 1945. The Price $1,090. Later models were Given softer seals longer Springs and better Shock absorbers the shape changed from squat to sleek. The military began phasing out the jeep in 1981 in favor of larger vehicles and in october announced its replacement a Gen eral purpose vehicle known As inc Hummer. When production ends More than 1.5 million civilian jeep models will have been sold. Its most popular year was 1978, when am sold 79,296 cos said Lloyd North Ard am spokesman in Detroit. Am sold 30.628 cos through october of this year. Announce Mcnol of a possible cd replace ment May be made in Early 1986. Skunda said. The line is being discontinued to make room for Assembly of larger jeep a a mod Els including the Wagon car and co Manchu she said. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Nov 29,1945 . Military officials in Frankfurt issued a far reaching new directive thai gives German political parties permission to organize and hold mass me clings it was reported. 30 years ago today. Nov 29 1955 British governor general sir John Harding in Nicosia Cyprus ordered 12,000 commando trained troops into wartime Alert to meet the Challenge of terrorists fighting for Union with Greece. 20 years ago today. Nov 29 1965 top  military men in South Vietnam have asked for More troops from Secretary of defense Robert s. Mcnamara said Saigon press reports. 10 years ago today. Nov 29 1975 the last serious threat to victorious moderate line military leaders in Lisbon ended when rebellious paratroops who took Refuge in their base in Tancos voted to end their resistance to the portuguese government. No one gripes about Coffee when the waitress is topless fort Lauderdale Fla. Up1 the South s first topless doughnut shop opened at Dawn wednesday Wilh to cover age a police guard and cold Coffee. No one complained about the Coffee. A dozen topless waitresses wearing hip Hugger shorts hulled to keep inc customers supplied Wilh is doughnuts and is cups of Coffee. The service was Good and so were the doughnuts said cab Driver Mark Johnson the first customer at the r donuts shop. Before noon More than 500 customers packed the former fast food restaurant such a heavy Load that inc new j600 Coffee machine broke Down. Michelle a Friend who helped out owner Andy Emery with inc first Day crowds. Asked thai her last name not be used. Business is brisk she said Between or Ders. But the Coffee machine is broken. It s not making it hot. People Are not thrilled with that but they understand. Nobody s real  the store opened to live to coverage and Many of the Early Bird customers were Jour Nalis is. One Miami to station a san said it would carry live reports throughout the  there were All sort of people there. Old ladies Young ladies All kinds of men but no kids said Melanie Bell a freelance photographer who attended the opening. A Gaggle of protesters carrying signs picketed the opening but left As soon As the to camera lights were turned off