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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 19, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 cafes boutique caters strictly to teens we were losing so Many customers of Fife German Marker. By Dan Wollam Stuttgart cafes Europe Hopes to capital ize on something that most adults with teen age Chil Dren have probably known a Long Lime teens Are going to Wear what they re going to Wear. Don Headrick general manager of Stuttgart area exchanges discovered that Strong headed but big spending teens weren t buying his stateside fashions so he opened a boutique of european styles for them. The teen boutique the first of its kind in cafes opened Friday at the Robinson Barracks Exchange. Plans to build More Are indefinite and depend on the availability of space in stores and the Success of the Stuttgart store Exchange official said. Our business has been declining Headrick said. I went looking for Why what we re not offering to keep customers on  when he asked Young people How much they were spending on clothing they told him Between 300 and 600 Marks Between $128 and $247 and nothing in the Exchange. We were losing so Many customers to the German Market because All we really had to offer were state Side goods he said. Promote the european fashions. Teen Board members modelled the fashions for promotional posters that cafes  expects big things from the boutique. He figures the Stuttgart area has about 4,000 students who could spend As much As $100 a month on euro Pean clothing. I m expecting about $100,000 a month from this he  said the boutiques will offer better prices than German stores. These places on the Economy work on a 70 to 75 percent markup he said. Take fashion pantyhose for example. We ii have them for so percent of what they go for in stores on the Economy. I m looking to be is to 40 percent below their regular prices he said. Most of the teen Board members Felt the prices would keep them in the cafes store. Leslie Larson a Junior at the Patch school said the boutique prices Are is to 20 percent less than those at the German stores. Tremaine Nuqui. 18, and Kim Redmond 16, both figure they spend the equivalent of $150 a month in German clothing shops. Both think they la be sinking that Money into the boutique now. These arc real popular fashions these Days red mond said. It s just like what they have downtown Only better Aid Nuqui. They have a better selection  the 1,700-Square-foot Stuttgart store opened with about $250,000 Worth of locally purchased Merchan Dise Headrick said. Customers can choose from sever Al european designs including German italian British and French looks. We did t have the look the styling the color we did t have the fashions Headrick said. These cuts Are different Many american Don t like them the layering and oversized sweaters and oversized shirts. But the kids like  Spanish Leader again says nato pullout possible Felipe Gonzalez Madrid Spain a prime min ister Felipe Gonzalez repeated tuesday that Spain would pull out of nato if a majority of his countrymen vote Down March 12 referendum on continued membership in the Atlantic Alliance. Replying to listeners questions on morning radio program Gonzalez said he would renounce our presence in the Alli Ance if the vote were negative. Gonzalez said the outcome of the referendum was very important because it would determine whether we continue in the at lactic Alliance with our european allies or leave nato and continue with our bilateral military cooperation agreement with the United  hundreds of thousands of demonstrators throughout Spain protested nato membership feb. 16, and another big Demon stration is planned for sunday. Under a 1953 agreement signed with the government of Gen. Francisco Franco and subject to approval every five years the United states maintains some 12,000 military personnel at four bases leased from Spain. Gonzalez said it would be stupid to leave nato and continue linked to the Western defensive system through the United slates. Gonzalez who answered More than 24 questions from listeners during an hour and a half said Spain s pulling out of nato could create a Lack of Trust on the part of the other is nato members As Well As theother 11 members of the european eco nomic Community Over socialist opposition Spain became the 16th member of nato in May 1982 under a centrist government. It has not integrated its armed forces into the nato military command Structure. During their successful Campaign for parliamentary elections in october 1982, the socialists and Gonzalez promised a referendum on whether Spain should with draw from nato. The referendum they have drawn up asks whether voters support the government s decision to remain in nato based on three premises that Spain remain in nato but not integrate its armed forces into the Alliance s military command Struc Ture that Spain remain a nuclear free area and that negotiations continue on the reduction of . Troop presence in Spain. Soviet bombing kills injures 200 afghans Western envoys say Islamabad Pakistan a about 200 civil ians were killed or wounded in heavy soviet bombing near Herat in Western Afghanistan Western Diplo Matic sources said tuesday. The sources speaking on condition they not be identified further said the bombing took place on feb. 7 and 8. After the bombing 170 afghan government troops were captured or surrendered to islamic guerrillas in ground fighting in the area they said. In late january soviet planes bombed and strafed the Karta Section of Herat itself and the air Force action levelled a Large portion of the locality the diplomats  said the january attack also caused a Large number of civilian casualties. The soviet action followed guerrilla strikes on Jan. 29 a Imit eight military posts in the area. About 90 too Here killed in the attacks. Most of the dead were  but a few soviets died too the  Mats added. Herat is near the iranian Border. Ca cold courage Young swimmers from sports clubs in East Germany and Czechoslovakia get together at in icy Lake in Pink Popitz near Dresden East Germany to show How Tough they. Are. More than 250 trained club members one of them Only 5 years old took part in the shivery Winter swimming  
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