European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 29, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 military Roundup unit in Germany named Best army rocket launch system team Bali Holder Germany Btry 3rd in 16th Field any has been named the lop multiple launch rocket system unit in the army. The firing Battery received the holier a Toftoy award presented by he . Army missile come Redstone a . The 8th inf div unit earned the award by maintaining a Superior missile Materiel readiness rating from october 1984 to August 985.we have the highest readiness rating of any Mars unit in the army said Cape. John a Bon self Battery commander. 1 of 4 of leadership awards presented to Safe major maj Well fab. Ala. A Safe major is one of four students attending the air University s professional military education schools to receive air Force leadership awards for the 1985-86 academic year. Mai. Patrick k. Garvey Raf Bent Waters England. Attends the air command and staff College. Army culinary arts team wins 2 top prizes in Competition Washington the . Army culinary arts team headed by a Usa eur service member look two top prizes including the grand prize during Competition in the National restaurant association s 1986 culinary Competition. Chief warrant officer Larry Waldron of he co div support come 3rd inf div in kit Zingen Germany had three weeks to prepare his 1i-member team for the com petition in Chicago. The team s entry in the grand Buffet category look first place and won the grand prize trophy for the Best exhibit in he show. Air Force opens commissary at Florenne a 2 /2 years Early Florenne a Belgium the is. Air Force opened a new commissary m Florenne a 2w years ahead of schedule. The new commissary will serve Flor Ennes a until a larger permanent store opens in fiscal 1989. The two cashier 1,900-Square-Foat facility which opened May 20, saves Lime for people in Florenne who had to take Daylong bus trips to the commissary at .  and Skripil hah from nubile Wilri twi product recall Dallas certain models of the Safet shield car teat some of which were carried in army and air Force Exchange service stores have been recalled by he manufacturer. The children s safely seals manufactured by Cosco be tween october 1980 and june 1983, use a Metal pull pin to secure the shield in place said a news release from the Exchange system s Headquarters in Dallas. Cosco changed the design from a Metal Bullon on the pull pin to a plastic mechanism after the Metal pin broke in some instances the release said Cosco is recalling he earlier models using the Metal pull pin mooch being recalled Are numbers 02-081 a 02 08b,q2-lelaand02-18b. While the Exchange system sold the seals during the time period included in the recall none of the items affected is currently on store shelves the release said. People who own the seats can Contact the company to make arrangements for replacement. For information write Cosco venite products group 2525 state Street Columbus ind. 41201, world toe inflation rate for Belgium drops to 1.12 percent in May Brussels Belgium a Belgium s year to year inflation rate dropped to 1.12 percent in May the my Isery of economic affairs reported wednesday. It was 1.45 percent in april that was the lowest inflation rate in More than 14 years. The consumer Price Index which uses 19s l to a base year equating 100, amounted 10 a provisional 13l,2bm May Down o2 percent from 131.58 in april the ministry said. Use on by Chuck Vonch Washington Bureau Washington some time this fall the army sex peels to launch a program thai will allow troops 0 use diner s club credit cards while travelling on official government business. The army completed a four month test of the program involving about 9.000 card holders in january. The results Hove been sent id Michael . Stone. Assistant Secretary of the army for financial management said capt. Charles Kacsur army project manager for the credit card lest at the army finance and accounting Center fort Benjamin Harrison ind. Kacsur said he expects Stone to approve the program concept. But some questions still need to be resolved such As whether All pay grades should be authorized to receive the card and whether a frequency of travel requirement should be built into the program he said. The program will be voluntary Kacsur said. Each installation will have n program director who can offer application information to eligible personnel he said. The card will be in he name of the authorized travel or Kacsur said. There Wil be no membership fees and no interest fees. The idea is for people to use the card to pay Bills while travelling. Then they would submit their travel vouchers get reimbursed by the army and pay off their charge card  under the plan submitted to Stone card holders would be authorized a maximum 40 percent travel Advance rather than the usual limit of 80 percent Kacsur said. He explained that the card could be used for major expenses such As lodging and rental cars while the lower Advance would be used for lesser expenses such As incidentals and  army has programmed safeguards into the plan o prevent people from using the card for personal reasons. On the applications you acknowledge that the card is to be used for official purposes Only he said. The pro Gram director at each installation gets a monthly printout of All charges made on cards issued to people under his jurisdiction. So he can Tell whether the card has been  because the curd is for official use Only no credit Check will be performed on people who apply. The card will not affect an individual s credit rating in any Way he said. The program offers advantages to the individual is Well As the government Kacsur Saint Many people now use their own credit cards when travelling on toy he raid. With the diner s club card you Don i have to use your own credit.-. He said the government benefits by not having to pay out As much Money in travel advances. The army will not pay diner s club for the service Kacsur said. Diner s club will make its profits from fees thai credit card companies routinely charge businesses that accept their cards. The army also plans to allow installation transportation officials to use centralized diner s club accounts to pay for airline tickets for personnel on temporary duly. The Navy has authorized use of the diner s club card for individuals on temporary duty since september officials said. The Navy program has no pay Grade limitations and no travel frequency requirement. The Navy program to authorize transportation officials to buy airline tickets for try personnel using diner s club accounts is in its final test a personnel official said. The air Force is testing a Simitar program through december a spokesman said. 2-Day euro american Auto fest to feature More than just cars by Joe Mapother Brcic Haien Bureau. Verl Germany a car crushing pickup truck named the super monster and a 1939 Hudson classic Are among More than 200 ear show entries in what organizers Are Billing As two Days of homage to Rock v Roll and american Gas guzzler of the past. Scheduled for this weekend the first euro american Auto festival also will include an immaculate 1950 Buick that show organizer Heinz Alfonz Wieken Bush bought from an Illinois car dealer. He purchased the car for 11,600 after being assured the former owner was a school teacher who had driven the car easy for 32 years. It was in pretty Good shape and did t need ail an the drive to new York from where the Buick was shipped to Germany. The Long Hood of the Buick clicking out of Eicken Busch s garage brought English car enthusiast Tony Hill to a screeching Stop of his bicycle one Day and after introductions a partnership was born that led to the car show venture. But the Story of the Buick and the car show has its roots with Eickenbush s father Alton who was captured while serving with the afrika corps during world War ii and sent to a prison Camp in Illinois. At the Camp Ellis  Camp the senior Eickenbush met Harold Cain. The prisoner and prison guard renewed their Friendship 30 years later and their sons were the ones who went Down to Payne Pontiac Buick in Virden. Iii., to Purchase the old Buick. The car registering slightly More than 36,000 original Miles an the odometer introduced the younger Eicken Busch to the Joys of owning classics. The benefits included Long hours in Chilly garages tracking Dawn scarce spare parts and bankrolling an in vestment that has lopped 110,000, Eickenbush said. Owning a classic Breeds a certain fanaticism. Hill admitted. If it s running Well he said it s no  but Hill s attitude changed when he talked about the car show. Entries have come from As far away As Sweden and England. One Soldier with the Canadian forces in Lahr. Germany dropped off his customized 1971 Dodge Charger on the Way to Maneu vers in Northern Germany and arranged for a three Day pass to attend the show Hill said. There Are also american owned entries he said. The  Kaunitz in Verl will be the site of the show. It will include a number of music acts a Bull Riding contest and helicopter rides. Prizes will be awarded in 22 categories. The Hall will be open Between. 10 . And 6 . Saturday and sunday. Hard to find spare parts will be available at stands out Side and inside the Hall. Welcke Husch Hopes the array will include a water pump for a 1950 Buick. Verl is South of the a-2 autobahn near Bielefeld for further information Call 05246-1626 or 05246-3837. U of m awards honors scholarships Munich is eight half tuition honors program scholarships have been awarded by the University of Maryland s Munich Campus and three other students have been accepted into the program on a non scholarship basis. Applications will be accepted for the program through the summer and the final two scholarships probably will be awarded by Midsummer program coordinator David pets said tuesday. Receiving scholarships in Germany Are Cynthia Laurie Stuttgart Ivy Rose Aguon Hanau Scott Mitchell Karls Ruhe John Ryan  and Brian Wacter. Dar Lene Ennis Julie Carllon and Mark Kavanagh All of ramble lab. The three students accepted without scholarships arc Renee Sperling of Lomas Peterson High school in mexi co Boronda Kearns of Hahn Germany and Shelley pics cod of Lucr Obure Germany. They Are competing for the final two scholarships. The Munich Campus honors program is a selective study program designed for students with proven Success in High school Potts said. Applicants must have a minimum Grade Point average of 3.6 for academic subjects during the last two years of High school and a combined score on the Scholastic aptitude test of at least 1,100. Students who Complete the program receive a citation in general honors. Seniors interested in applying for the honors program should Contact their High school Counselor or Call pelts at the Munich Campus military 2521-6530, ets 4jo 6930 or civilian 089-690-0093