European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday August 31,1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 hassle taken out of Clearing quarters by Connie Dickey staff writer Hanau Sarah Ingram has Bee going through the Jour caring quarters for 11 years. This week was the did t get headache. I be always hired cleaning teams than be expensive the wife of 1st sgt. Ingram said. None of them Cost less than $3 this time the inspector just walked through and looked for damages not to see if the place was spot less. It was so Nice. I loved Ingram s Relief at Clearing quarters without expense hassle or stress is thanks to a suggestion implemented under the Model installation november a German company began cleaning All family quarters when they Are vacated. The Community picks up the Cost. It is one of our most popular mip suggestions said col. Bruce Wilson acting Community com Mander. This is definitely something that most a the soldiers Here arc interested in and results c seen its first five Man this the Suggs a saved the government about $52,000 in tem weary lodging allowance payments and saved soldiers about $22,000 in cleaning team fee join the past whether fall apr decided to clean their quarters themselves curved a cleaning team the had to stay in Houll Veek to 10 Days waiting for the quarters of Slaff sergeant s pay a family of four could Tyg a 6sq temporary lodging allowance for10 Daj too families spend about three Days in hotels so you can see How much is being saved Wilson said. If a family decided to clean their quarters them selves it was usually stressful because of the require ments taking the stove apart scrubbing the Toi lets cleaning the windows. Families deciding to hire i cleaning team could spend from $300 to j400. Families now Only have to Broom clean vib forc Clearing. They Only have Tosum. In ear bag empty the like that Mcdon t have to worry apart about clean ing Wilso did. Of sgt. David Guluma said Friday it was a Relief not to hav a Penis quarters time a before i Felt the inspectors Wal through a raft Atti Ludo of this Isa while a to inspection this Witso a Plaff sgt. James Fox the gave Vic a break. I be been in the army 10 years and we Leclear quarters before but my wife always did to the cleaning helped a Little but i can Tell you this is a lot better for the soldiers. We went ahead and cleaned pretty Good though just because 1 would be embarrassed to leave things dirty. But i think this Sugges Tion ought to be Hanau is one of two Usa eur installations participating in mip. Other european Model installation communities Are Neu Ulm Germany Raf Lakenheath England and Rota naval station spam. The program sponsored by the defense depart ment allows commanders to improve their installations by cutting red tape eliminating Halimi. Sar paperwork or regulations benefits and improving quince Hanau Becam up pop installation in octo Ber 1984, it Hau of fated 233 proposals. Almost half i by the level corps . Dod or Congress where Theoni Natch. Right now we need More proposals and we arc not getting As Many submitted As we did when we began he said Only about i percent of Dod installations arc in the test m All for mip. It is a smarter Way of doing things. A common sense approach he a suggestion is found to be Good at one mip installation the other installations within the pro Gram can choose to try it Wilson said. Eventually the suggestion could result in regulation changes an be implemented army wide. He said Hanau was selected for the program by cause of the variety of units within the Community l to Large geographic it will be expanded. We would love Utvik Fornic of our ideas that have worked Sowell elsewhere he said. Other implemented in Hana include setting up but employment contract for teachers aides who a apr Marly dismissed each june and rehired when so Fol resumed Selling old Library books waiving the Sinh a Rule for hiring military retirees and eliminating Driver s Orien tation for people who arc renewing s License. July Trade deficit soars to record $ 18 billion washing. Foreign Trade deficit surging worst year Ever zoomed to a monthly record of $18 billion in july the govern ment reported Friday. Even agriculture Long a Bright spot Inan otherwise dreary Trade picture so feed its third straight month " imports of Manu a a goods were up in alms so i category measured " line in the value of the Dollar which had been expected touring Trade. Theof the year now stands at a Pace thatwaajbiiffnet986 total to sol butt Rabove last year s re 8.48 billion. Imports in july totalled $35.7 billion up $3.5 billion from june while exports were $17.7 billion Down $1.4 billion. Trade in agricultural goods showed a deficit of $248 million following $348.7 Millio to facials said that before May there Ujj farm deficit in the current Jjack 20 years. August 1986 Trade in Manu Fatui goods showed a $16.1 billion deficit injury far above the $ 12.7 billion in june. Heavy contributors included imports of $4.3 billion in foreign cars including Fillion in Wear and $2 billion in electrical Oil prices still relatively Low Trade in Petroleum and related product showed a $2.8 billion deficit a bit better 1 june s $3. 1 $5.5 billion 1 in june $4.2 billion with Whrena Crope up from $3.8 billion and 2.3 billion dollars with Canada up from $1.9 billion. Lunt Brothers seek bankruptcy court Protection a the billionaire a major company Nion in a Hunt by under , signalling what com. The dismantling of one of the Nat legendary fortunes. The chapter 11petition was de signed to prevent Banks from seizing assets. Thet Yini Selson Hunt Banks Areto recover $1.5 billion in de faulted Loans the Hunts oiling could ave begun a Early As tuesday on Texas asset used As collateral for the Loans but the filing protects the Hunts Bunker Hunt William Herbert Hunt and Lamar Hunt allege the Bank Sare trying to Corner the offshore drilling " putting the two companies out they have filed lawsuits seeking lion from Banks. The Hunts Fil ing Friday in new Orleans Only court but family spokesman Keith Burton in Dallas said other action to protect Penrod was Possi ble. Burton said the action was forced on the Hunts by lunar Hunt the 23 Banks seeking assets to pay offloads. Placid a $1 billion Oil company Andone of the country s largest private held firms filed its chapter in new Orleans Becaj a Mystic assets Briana or in Therton said. 5ng the assets the Banks were try Ivas the Hunts downtown scheduled to be auctioned to courthouse said Placid s assets its liabilities and the company of continue to operate under court super Hunts have fallen on hard times since the worldwide plunge in Oil prices. Assets such As drilling rigs and leases once valued at $2 billion or More now Are said to be basically the financial woes of the Brothers heirs to legendary Wildcat Ter . Hunt began surfacing years Aeo Jyh Fnelson Bunker Hunu Jip ppm Karl Hunt up inf Ion in what some _ an attempt to Comer the Silver Market. Analysts said that the Hunts lawsuit against the Banks was most Likely a Stal Ling tactic. On wednesday is. District williambare1 in Dallas finn n cause alternative Fra approved drugs were inspector general s office suggested the a keep an up to Date list of drugs the Fra had declared ineffective or has not yet declared effective and rewrite its regulations to ensure the drugs Are not purchased the newspaper said. John w. Ditzler who was chief a medical office when the report was issued last june agreed with the recommendation and took the necessary corrective Steps the times quoted the report As saying
