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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, July 24, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thursday. July 24,1986 news u sex coed s lawsuit Princeton no. Up a former Princeton coed who sue the University and its All male eat in clubs scored a Victory tuesday with the Ivy league school consenting to an out of court settlement of the 7-Ycar-old Case. The University agreed to pays27.soo in Legal tech to Sally Frank whose lawsuit against thereon Campus dining clubs that in eluded women As members has Al ready forced one of the clubs to become coeducational. The University also agreed to disassociate itself from the two remaining All male clubs and to Halsall support of the clubs. Tiger inn and Ivy club. Claim renounced site Plains . Upyt Munawer Jean Harris tues of renounce her to $220,00 left to her m the Man she Szalc die doctor Herma Fearnow or and a written a it of to gov. Marior Harris 8%. Manael Kennedy said the liner noted out that Harris has Date ipod work i prism with to Evaren of Febrow prisoners. Licenses fended Chirac  Foi  to Yea Runken Dri state rep. Dan this Driver spreading charges said Vays and Means i Xifu Ilov and paid j. Month after he fed by police near Burlin and he refused to i test for blood alcohol i u Type Ratut a 77 9067 69 of Wuwer 73 69 London. Hir 61 76 Munch. P91 64 pm. P 67 69 Dora p 13,7nwhim  High Low " 72 Mowll. I _ 64 m04co. I73 91 oho. D 99 69 Toronto. I a Man. I 72 64 Vincon a �  of Tir. Cd outer a partly Toucy  ran. M 99 91 fes Europe retail stoics Start accepting credit cards by Haftle Bowden mum Bureau Munich avs Europe retail out lets begin accenting a and Mastercard credit cards today con Viking an Exchange service plan to provide additional service to customers and stimuli Asals. Cafes began accepting credit card Jan. 6 at stateside exch note after con Gress in december approved Cir use. Acceptance of credit card sell not affect prices said Jerry just Deputy comptroller for cafes Europe the plan is that through the. Tance of credit cards we will be Alle to increase sales which will offset the % to cafes Justus said the fee the exch service pays in Europe 1.79 percent l the United states 1.98 percent is comp. Actively Tow said George dem co who. Overseeing the Stan of credit card use Foa Afes Headquarters in Dallas. The lower fees Are primarily because of the estimated average credit Purchase one of the primary factors used in deter mining the fee. We estimated a $40 average ticket for the states and overseas we re Esti mating an $80 average Derrico said. Cafes officials had predicted that the introduction of credit cards would in crease sales by about 6 percent. But since Startup in january the figure has been Only about 2 percent to 4 percent Derrico said. It s hard to measure because we started All stores in the United Stales on the same Day. So we Don t have a base or a control group for comparison he said. Another Factor is thai the stores began accepting the cards immediately after the Peak Christmas Holiday shopping period. Since january Derrico said cafes has had about 2 million credit trans actions Worth about $96 million or 10. Percent of retail  need one year s growth to Sec actual Impact of credit on Busi isaid. Although a floor limit has listed for credit card sales it can led with authorization from cd Nevin the failed slates Justus said Jle phones Ive been installed so cashier pm Call Theu ionization Center in the a fluted states up sales that exceed the Rel mum. Thei imm at exchanges in Lunf is $ i so for visa and $200 for master on gals do not anti late any prob lems Khz the author upon Calls Justus said Sie Only Abri up percent of cred it sales Are expand to exceed the  sped pie there will be less use of the cred bards in Europe Derric said primary because the cafes Europe Custon can still use App  Rymunt plan for Large Pur chases. A fifes customers overseas an null Wejby about $90 million Worth of  through App Derrico said Are some exclusions to using cards with cafes Justus saidt3it cards cannot be used to buy 9ncy orders or travellers checks where Ere to make Good on bad checks to acc App payments or to make Gaso line purchases. Acceptance at Auto parts stores and garages will be phased  that have been accepting credit cards will continue to do  is just a starting Point Derrico  Are to expand the number of credit cards accepted at Exchange retail stores probably by february and to Start an elec tronic authorization process. Cafes also is soliciting bids so it can put Mastercard and visa application forms in store around the world Derrico said. If the pro Cess goes according to plan application should be available in cafes exchanges within 90 Days be said. Tall ships fear during sail 86  Bureau Bremerhaven masts from gathering Host of tall ships have temporarily replaced this port City s traditional Bea con a 19th Century Lighthouse As the lure for an expected half million visitors tothe sail 86 Celebration this weekend. The expected throng which include German Federal president Richard von Weizsaecker will quadruple Bremerhaven s 138,000 inhabitants. Hotel space has been booked Foj months and a . Military spokesman advised travellers to Bremerhaven on essential business to delay travel until after the festival. Inexpensive bed and breakfasting private Homes Are available weekend said a spokeswoman of the City of Bremerhaven. However bust of the available rooms Are Ava Ibbe Only for All three weekend nights be said. Prices Are around 30 Marks flp4 rang per night she said. M seven tall ships include tribe world longest sailing vessel pro it one of the main draws in a weekend highlighted by music fireworks and a Day afternoon Parade expected to Diot hundreds of boats. Off leading the parades Jun be the Gorchock a three Maste Sark that serves As training ship for the German Navy. The in Bremerhaven Tefend Celebration Sis photo by to. Miro Law the stats Nad Lehman a from Norway arrived monday in Brane Haven. Ship is depicted on the 10-Mark note. A 65-year-old, four masted bark fro the soviet Union the 385-foot-Long Sedov is the world s longest sailing vessel to allow Competition among vastly Dif Ferent sailing ships a computer has Bee developed that assigns each ship a time correction Factor. According to Cap Manfred Hoevener head of the sail train ing association Germany factors Bice total sail area and the Type of Hull Are taken into account however the Competition takes second place to the Opportunity afforded Youn people to Sharpen their sailing skills Hoe Vener said. Sail training association Ca dets Between the Ages of 16-25 provide half the Crew aboard participating  Cutty Sark trophy is voted by participating captains to the ship that most contributed to International understanding and Friendship not necessarily to the Winner of the  those on Shore the Bremerhaven transit authority has developed a Park and Ide plan using about 30 parking lots and Thour bus tickets. The tickets Are color 1 for each Day of sail 86 and Cost 2 95 cents. Commuter buses will passengers every 30 minutes at Thel Nde lots which can be located by i the Large White signs with sail 86"onlkm. The a town area near the maritime museum Amhe focal Point of Shore Side activities. Milk than a mile of stands have been erected iring the past week. Some of i highlights Friday 7 . Jazz port 86 of air jazz festival saturday 11 30 . Works along the we Wriver sunday 5%. Tall ships Parade. Nuke train delayed by governor Lincol Natieb. A a train carrying damage radioactive fuel from the three mile Mland nuclear Plant was Al Lowed to Foll into Nebraska Early wednes Dulf vhf hours after gov. Bob Kerrey overed it halted in Kansas. On tuesday ordered the be ate patrol to Stop the train say ing to Bart . Department of Energy offi id not notified him or the patrol the fuel would be coming through units Way to Idaho. The train was stopped at Marysville,kan., about 9 ., and was Given Clear Ance to Cross the Bonier about 10 Miles away at 12 30 a.m., said Union Pacific Railroad spokesman John Bromley. The train stopped at Marysville to avoid any state Border confrontation said w. Don Nelson Kerrey s chief of staff who flew with state patrol col Bob Tagg to talk with Federal officials Riding the train. Kerrey said Nelson and Tagg had the authority to allow the train to enter Nebraska without consult him. He ordered the train sloped because there had been no Priol notification about the shipment Nelso said. The train is carrying the radio amp fuel to the National engineering lab Etory i Idaho Falls Idaho. We negotiated with the Federm government so that the state has a Rolfe in these shipments Kerrey said. The serious breach of Faith on the part of Federal   
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