European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                -. A .,--.inside stripes d Federal workers leave Bank proposed Page 5 d shopping in Europe s indoor outdoor markets daily Magazine d today s Dollar buys 2.08 Marks rates Page 27 the stars and tripes author Tio unofficial publication of the . Armed Force vol. 45, no. 110 wednesday augusts 1986 of. So 0 8693 a alcohol no. 1 evil Pentagon says by Cunt swim tit Ashin Juton Bureau Washington of the three evils of smoking. Drinking and the abuse of drugs alcohol abuse should draw most of the military s fire a Pentagon study concludes. Although the Impact of alcohol and drug use on the productivity health and social relationships of Mili tary personnel declined Between 1982 and i98s, sub stance use continues to have negative effects for Mili tary personnel the study said. The negative effects arc substantially More wide spread for alcohol use than for drug use and arc particularly prevalent for Ei-e3  negative effects measured included non judicial punishment loss of three or More working Days Low ered work performance or an alcohol related fight with a spouse. The findings Are from the 1985 worldwide Survey of alcohol and non medical drug use among military personnel. The Survey was done by research Triangle Institute of research Triangle Park . Or. William Mayer assistant Secretary of defense for health affairs said the Pentagon will standardize substance abuse programs across the services using what it has Learned about one kind of addiction to help Battle another. We shortly will Convene a worldwide conference of our alcohol and drug abuse treatment people to exam Ine the Best aspects of the various programs of the separate services he said. The study found what it called pervasive use of alcohol substantial use of tobacco and Little non medi Cal use of drugs among military personnel. Alcohol and drug use was concentrated among younger unmarried and Junior enlisted personnel i said. Having a spouse present appears to deter sub stance use it said. The study credited the decline in drug use to the substantial investments the military has made in programs including urinalysis to deter drug abuse. Mayer said military drug testing May be so Good it shaving unexpected Side effects. We May be seeing a shift from drugs to alcohol he said. The statistics showed that use of alcohol drugs and cigarettes was Down in All categories from 1982, the last time the Survey was done. The Only figure that Rose on one Chart up 5.2 percent was the number of troops who said they Don t smoke. About 87 percent of . Military personnel drink see alcohol on Page 28 Shultz ready to take drug test aide says Washington a Secretary of state George p. Shultz who objected to taking a polygraph test will submit to the drug testing president Reagan has ordered for All Federal employees in National Security and other sensitive posts. He will take it the department sup ports the president s initiative against drugs spokesman Charles e. Redman said tuesday. Shultz had registered vigorous objections to the lie Detector procedure but has a different View of drug testing the . Official said in response to questions. Drug testing is a much More reliable scientific tool Redman said. It s a definitive lest. It s relatively non intrusive. It s extremely  Reagan in announcing the program monday said he and members of his Cabinet would willingly submit to drug testing. He said it would not be required of All Federal employees but most Federal agencies arc expected to establish Volunteer testing programs. The president called for a sustained National Effort to rid America of this Scourge by mobilizing every segment of our society against drug  the lie detection tests were ordered by the White House for thousands of officials last year to combat espionage leaks of information that . Officials want to keep secret. Defying the directive Shultz said he would resign first. The minute in this government that i m told that i m not trusted is the Day that 1 leave Shultz said last december. He told state department reporters personally i have grave reservations about so called lie Detector tests. From see Shultz on Page 28 cafes credit card sales Topping expectations by Charlie Bowden Munich Bureau Munich cafes Europe custom in greeted the introduction of credit card shopping overseas by charging More than $1 million of merchandise in the first week Exchange officials said. Customers made nearly 14,000 credit transactions totalling $1.2 million in the week beginning july 24, according to Jerry Justus Deputy comptroller for the Exchange service in Europe. The brisk clip represented about 7.9 percent of tales in the 400 facilities that now accept credit cards. The average transaction was for $86,slightly More than Exchange projections that customers would charge an average $80 per visit. It s about where we want it Justus said monday. We expect that the percentage of sales figure will go up some Over the Long  cafes Europe officials Are monitoring the credit sales to spot trends and head Oft any problems that might develop. We want to make sure that we re staying close to that $80 average he said. Internally we want to track it to ensure that sales Are being reported on timely basis and to see where most of the business is being  the average per transaction is significant because the figure is used to com Pute the fee cafes pays the two credit companies Justus said. A floor limit was set for cafes Europe stores of $ 150 for visa and $200 for see cafes on Page 28 tee picnic panic a frightened horse bolts and strikes Spectator during a show at a Toronto picnic honouring the Canadian City s founder gov. John Soracoe. In the Saddle is Canadian broadcasting co. Announcer Joe cola who played therole of Simcoe in a pageant. The unidentified woman escaped unhurt. Usel scraps 1986 season sports Page 21