European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse The Orlens express see stripes Magazine q Randy Barnett s car Corner Page 13 q cells lop rockets Lor 3-1 Lead Page 17 q today s Dollar buys 2.25 Marks Pago 23 Ujj the stars an stripes fees by a vol. As. No. 49 thursday. June 5, 1986 0 0693 a budget cutters should Tell it to marines Reagan says Parris islands a. To a Tel in 10 Ilie the president -,.iid Reagan flew to Parris Island by Helicon ice from the Marine corps air Slation at Beai Forl s.c., after a flight from Washington on air Force one Dur ing the flight lie made phone Calls to senators urging Hal his proposed arms Sale to saudi Arabia be upheld. In remarks prepared fur a fund raising event later for rep James t. Prov Hill k n.c., who is running for the Senate Rea Gan campaigned for to revision and his see marines on Page 24 Darth Vader lets pilots use their Heads Al right la. Charge karmic no models helmet at Wriggl paltry son fab in Day Pilot to aim weapons simply by turning Udo and audio display As Al left Day or tit revolutionary Darlh Vader Pilot s ton Ohio. The helmet which allows a his head provides a three dime Gjonai right. Commissary shoppers putting dollars on european meat by Clint Swift Washington Bureau Washington commissary shoppers in Europe Are voting with heir dollars for european red meal de sense officials say. The assessment comes it the Halfway Point of a con ordered test of shipping . Beef to military commissaries in Europe. After three months european beef was outselling . Beef 475,000 pounds to 105,000 pounds inventories hawed. European Park As preferred to . Pork 57,000 pounds to about 10,000 pounds a Survey of 1,500 shoppers who returned cards showed Price was the overwhelming reason. An official said the ii Lovey indicated there was a ass than Favorale response id the chilled meats from the United Stales. . Rib roast sold for 13.99 a Pound in the commissaries compared to si.27 a Pound for rib roast from Europe the officials said. Even Stew beef from the United states cosi 47 menu 8 Pound More than that from Europe. The american beef was priced to cover Llie Cost of buying it preparing it and shipping in overseas a commissary official in the slates said. A Pentagon official said shipping beef overseas for a full year could Cost s40 million. But officials with air Force commissaries Europe and the army s troop support Agency said the Cost of Shin Ping and processing tie meat was covered from appropriated funds and was nol part of the Sale Price. The test was ordered in this year s defense authorization Bill and began feb. I. It is to run through july 31, the test has two goals. One is to find out How american shoppers react when they find american beef Side by Side with european beef in he cooler. The other is to find out whether . Beef and pork can be shipped and stored at the constant temperature needed to ensure Quality and an adequate shelf life. I be seen enough to convince me that we can get it there with enough shelf Lime left said an officer Monitor Injo the test. But the customers Ore having their say Al the Cash in has been taking about 24 Days from he time the beef is slaughtered to the Day it arrives Al the commissaries. The . Beef has been lasting 60 Days and the pork More than 40 Days without deterioration officials said. No problems have been found in shipping or storing the meat. The meat is being shipped to commissaries i Augsburg bit burp Gie Sun Karlsruhe and void sch in Germany and to Raf Ben Waters in England. In the Survey shoppers also indicated they preferred the Quality of the european meat but not As overwhelmingly As they preferred the Price. In december Congress directed the Secretary of Agri see shoppers on Page 2-4
