European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday december 21, 1985 dec Emu. I of aids study compared to a bomb project Washington a president Reagan was told thursday that the Federal government s aids research pro Gram May produce so much information for scientists that it May one Day be viewed As the health equivalent of the Man Hattan project which produced the atomic  White House official said the assessment was offered by or. Donald Macdonald the acting assistant Secretary of health in the department of health and human services in a meeting at which Reagan received an update on aids or acquired immune deficiency syndrome and a summary of what government agencies arc doing about the  official who attended the meeting but asked not to be named said no recommendations or new policy and no new Money requests were presented to Reagan. The new York times quoting budget documents and unidentified government officials reported sunday that draft of the Reagan administrations fiscal 1987 budget proposes to cancel s48 million of the $238 million con or Csc already has appropriated for aids treatment and research in the current fiscal year which ends Rcpt  budget also would hold All Federal spending on aids programs to $190 million in fiscal 1987, the times " the newspaper said the spending cuts would primarily affect treatment of aids victims rather than research into the causes and possible treatment or cure for the affliction in which the body s immune system becomes unable to resist  official who briefed reporters about Reagan a meet ing said or William Roper a special assistant to the president for health affairs reported that the government is conducting an unprecedented research Effort into the Macdonald. The official said was very optimistic about the research now being done and said Scie Tuu have Learned a great Deal about aids and May some Day look upon this research As the health equivalent of the manual Tan  Manhattan project was the secret government pro cram that led to the production of the first atomic bomb during world War ii. It also yielded much of the scientific information later used to develop peaceful uses of atomic he official said Reagan also was told that Icie Noliti have been encouraged that the number of new aids cases while now up to 15,000 in the United state u not Iuit doubling each year As medical scientists had pre Lic cd it  disease remains largely confined to male homosexuals and intravenous drug users with no evidence that it can be spread by casual Contact the doctors said. A some Heaters to drop week night showings by Charlie Bov Den Munich Bureau Munich cafes officials arc Dis continuing week night showings at some Heaters on army and air Force installations worldwide because of significant drops in attendance Exchange system officials said. Attendance Al cafes Europe Heaters has declined 55 percent during the past five years maj. Pete Ryan said. Currently 65 percent of movie attendance is on weekends. Cafes Europe operates 425 Heaters 152 paid admission and 273 free admission in Remote locations. Paid Atten dance during the past year dropped 15 percent and attendance at free Heaters was Down 27 percent Ryan said. Income from theater operations also is Down significantly he said. In fiscal 1978, cafes Europe received $12 million in paid attendance income compared with $4.8 million in fiscal 1984. This year it s expected to Cost cafes Europe $500,000 More than the income from Heaters to pay operating expenses he said. The decline has caused cafes to cease weekday showings at 21 Heaters on Small installations worldwide according to an army news release. Statistics show that per Capi a attendance is Down from 5.8 times a year in 1974 to 2.5 in 1984. Only two Heaters in Europe arc scheduled to Start showing movies on weekends Only Ryan said. Those Heaters Are located at bad sibling Germany and Brus Sels Belgium. The decision to close other Heaters on week nights will be made Only after a Thor Ough analysis of attendance figures and then Only if approved by the local com Mander Ryan said. No drastic cutbacks Are planned he said. Officials attribute the poor turnout at Heaters in Europe to the increased Avail ability of an television and Vid cocas so tics. In the past we saw theater attendance significantly decline in each area where an to started up Ryan said. In addition movies often Are available on video before they show at cafes the aters he said. Despite the Low turnout at theater and the Overall expense cafes Europe has committed $2 million to an equipment improvement program Ryan said. Included in this program is the installation of dolby sound systems. Fifty Heaters have been renovated or Are scheduled for varying degrees of Reno vation. Ryan said that in larger communities where the programs have been completed and dolby installed attendance hat increased about 4 percent. Knifing victim credit Union told to Stop distributing satisfactory Reward offered membership forms in rivals7 territory by Don Tate stiff writer bad Hersfeldt Germany a 47 year old German woman who suffered severe Stab wounds when attacked by a knife wielding Man in a camouflage uni form was in satisfactory condition Friday in bad Hersfeldt Hospital. The woman and a 1 5-year-old girl were attacked in separate incidents by an unknown assailant near Mcpheters bar Racks in bad Hersfeldt a . Army Public affairs spokeswoman said. The girl suffered slight injuries about 7 . Dec. 9 when a Man she described As tall slim and dark skinned suddenly turned after walking past and slashed her several times in the neck the spokeswoman said. When the girl and a female companion screamed the Man who had muttered a few words of English fled. The girl was treated at bad Hersfeldt Hospital and released. Twenty minutes later about a half mile away the older woman was grabbed in her Yard As she emptied trash. A Man of Simi Lar description jumped out of Bushes then stabbed her in the neck and  and bleeding badly the victim staggered to her House for help As the at Tacker fled the spokeswoman said. Shews hospitalized initially in critical Condi Tion. No motive for the knifing was known according to German investigators. A 3,000-Mark $1,200 Reward has been offered by the state prosecutor in fut a for information leading to the arrest of the assailant. Sex Leader of Mauritius Dies port Louis Mauritius a sir Seawoo Sager Ramgoolam prime minister of Mauritius from Independence from Brit Ain in 1968 until 1982, has died after a Long illness. He was 85. By Bob Hoyer stuff writer the defense department has directed Pentagon Federal credit Union to refrain from distributing membership applications in the overseas territory of rival cred it unions. C. Victor Toulme Dod director of military banking told Pentagon it must limit distributions to the Bremerhaven area where it operates its main overseas office. Toulme s order was contained in a letter to the credit Union. A Dod spokesman said pfc has agreed to comply with the letter. Toulme also said the same restrictions apply to loan applications but he suggested that a change of the policy be considered after a discussion by the principal parties. He said he will recommend that the defense credit Union Council Call a meet ing of the concerned credit unions to Dis cuss loan applications. It is recognized that the availability of loan applications forms a convenience to members of an off base credit Union and that a change in policy should be considered he said. But this would require full consultation with All parties  army faces 86 shortage in Small sizes of Blu Munich Small sizes of the army Battle dress uniform will be in Short Supply Well into 1986, an cafes Europe he spokesman said. Delays in scheduled delivery dates by . Trouser manufacturers Are causing the shortage the spokesman said. We anticipate having ample stocks of the Small size Blu trousers in our 47army military clothing sales stores by May 1986," said Richard Hamilton Merchan dising division director. Toulme also said plans by pfc to open a Frankfurt office to serve its Mem Bers throughout Germany would be a Vio lation of military regulations. His letter is the result of complaints filed earlier this year by the three credit unions serving the most populous troop areas of Germany. In separate actions Andrews Federal credit Union in Frankfurt service Feder Al credit Union in Kaiserslautern and finance Center Federal credit Union in Augsburg claimed pfc was violating military regulations by distributing Litera Ture in their territories. Managers of the three protesting credit unions said they were required to open full scale offices to service specific Geo graphic areas As a condition of operating in Europe. Pfc officials had held the View that their charter gives them the right to oper ate everywhere. Toulme s rulings have implications for All credit unions serving military client overseas. Seven Federal credit unions provide most of the credit needs for military communities in Europe. While it is our intent that Low Cort credit be conveniently available to person Nel stationed overseas Toulme wrote we want to guard against any appearance of High pressure salesmanship in offering  italian Admiral becomes chief of identifies 2 airmen of Nav South killed in 3-car Accident Pitburg a Germany is two airmen who died in a three car Acci Dent thursday have been identified As . Scott Darrell Griffiths and sat Bruce w. Loob both 23. Also killed was 4-year-old Melanie Nick Els of Arz fold. The German girl s 32-year old Mother whose name was not released was seriously injured in the crash Accord ing to a spokesman for German police witnesses to the crash on Highway b51 Between Pitburg and Trier Are asked to Cal the police at 06561-5011. The airmen were assigned to the 36thcomponent repair so. Of w1ehruvle ""i,0/ Daric Griffiths Syz a p Yund Guise Griffiths of pot town a. Loob was the son of Cleve Tond Loob of North Las vegas Nev and Eleanor Beer of Campbell Calif a memorial service will be held monday at 3 . Monday at the Pitburg Naples Italy is adm. Coat Pullini of the italian Navy Friday a Munro command of Allied naval Force soul bpm Europe from adm. Giasone Piccioni aloof the italian Navy. The change of command ceremony took place on the Island of Nisida. Piccioni Nav South commander Itaev october 1984, was promoted to chief of naval operations for the italian Mill try of defense. Pellini has More than 40 Yean of no a experience and most recently served m commander of the Northern tyrrhenian italian naval District at Marid part spezia. There is no single area More event him defense of the Mediterranean and by Ltd seas than the responsibility of the Nav South said adm. Arthur More a Jub. Naval commander Allied forces Soutter Europe. It links three continents com mands five nations navies and i can to is of no Sailor belter suited for the Job ism Admiral