European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page z the stars and stripes wednesday october 8.1986 Sale of stations los Angeles up a fed eral judge monday affirmed her decision to allow the Sale of five Spanish language stations to Hall Mark cards corp. Tor $310 Mil lion despite claims thai a higher bid by hispanic investors was torpedoed by the card company and station management. Attorney for he hispanic bid Der Tel corp., said the $320 Mil lion offer failed because station management told hallmark of the higher bid. The tip reportedly prompted the Kansas City mo., greeting card company to Pul a deadline on its offer before Tel could finalize in financing. The Deal includes mex to in los Angeles a Ftp in Fresno calif., a Ltd in Miami a Xiv in Patterson n.j., and Kex in san Antonio Texas. . District judge Mariana Pfalzer listened to Tel attorneys then said her july 18 decision to permit the Sale would stand. 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Charles Kacsur project officer in the army finance and accounting Center at fort Benjamin Harri son ind. It s not a problem in Large cities but it is in some smaller owns and hamlets. The other Issue is currency rate due Tuat ions he said. It lakes Lime to pro Cess Bills incurred on the card. During that time Exchange rates go up and Down meaning the card Holder can maker lose Money. We feel there s just too much risk to the overseas traveler As it stands now he said. It la be Tome time next year at the earliest before we get the program going  those eligible to participate in the program include engsted personnel in grades e-7 and above civilians in the grades of os-11 and up and officers personnel below those grades who must travel frequently As part of heir official duties May also apply for the card Kaur said. Because the card is for official use Only no credit Check u performed when people apply for it through program directors at each installation lie said. The card will not affect an individual s credit rating in any Way. There Are no membership fees or in Terest charges. Personnel can charge reimbursable travel costs anywhere the diners club card is honoured. Travellers using the card can draw an Advance of up to w percent of allowed expenses. The usual limit is 80 percent. Kacsur said the reason behind i Elower Advance is that the card ii Lup posed to be used for major expenses Suchias lodging and rental ears. The idea is to use the card to pay major Bills while travelling he said. The army has programmed safeguards into the plan to prevent people train using the card for personal reasons. The program Dirc Clori gel monthly printouts of All charges made on cards Sothey can Tell whether the cards have been misused he said. The Navy s diners club program has no pay Grade limitations and no travel frequency requirement. An air Force spokesman Aid All aspects of that service s program ire Hill being tested through december the army tested its program for tin months with about 10,000 Soldier at stateside and overseas locations Kacsur said. The program should be fully implemented stateside by the end of novem Ber he  u Siano now Usua limn our no Hisiu. Sembach a preparing for addition of communications jamming units by Daryl e. Green Kaiserslautern Bartan Sembach a Germany six Hun dred people will be added to Sembach a during the next id months As the base prepares for the arrival of communications Jammer aircraft. Ever since last year we have Bee planning and working toward bringing Compass Call to Europe said Cor Frederick a. Zohrer Iii commander of the 66th electronic combat Wing. Basically we re starting both units from scratch. Everything from finding waste baskets to ordering publications. Compass Call he project name for the specially modified ec-130h aircraft is an electronic combat weapons system. Its classified Mission is to serve As a communications Jammer Zehrer said. The two units Zehrer referred to were activated last week in preparation for the air crafts arrival. The new squadrons Ore the 43rd elec tronic combat so commanded by it col. Robert f. Linger and the 6919th electronic Security so commanded by it. Col. Ronald p. Duncan. His Unger s people Fly the airplay and his Duncan i people control the Mission end Zehrer said. The plane carries a flight Crew of five and a Mission Crew of eight to operate the jamming equipment Duncan said. The Wing expects to receive five of the modified cd 30s by the end of 1987,Duncan said. The first Chr aircraft Are to arrive in  dec Boh planes coning $22 Mil lion each uses a classified jamming Tyi ten to counter hostile electronic War fighting capabilities. Ii is to be med i concert with the ef-111a, a divination Jammer Down by the 66th electronic combat Wing at Raf upper the Ford England and he f-4 win Reaidi nil rile seeker and Destro vets operated by the 52nd tac fighter Wing at Span Dan Tern a Germany Zehrer said. Each of these aircraft counter a Spe ofic threat he said. One Type of weapon i Stem cant do it All.1toe Only other base to have the dec 130h is Davis Mont Harf fab Ariz. Afghan rebels propose Row Swap new Delhi India up afghan rebels captured 40 soviet soldiers who had taken a wrong turn and then tried unsuccessfully o Swap each soviet for 10 captured rebels Western diplomats said tuesday. The diplomats said the Kabul govern ment demanded a one to one Exchange following last month s incident and they said negotiations with the rebels Are continuing. The diplomats also reported the death of a japanese civilian and the wounding of an italian photojournalist in the Logar Region in Eastern Afghanistan and they said rebels inflicted some Iso casualties in recent heavy fighting in he nearby Gardez area. Their reports could not be independently confirmed Ai Western journalist have rarely been allowed into Afghani Stan since soviet troops invaded the country in december 1979 to support communist government. Some 115,000 soviet troops Are currently in Afghanistan backing the army against moslem rebels who Are supported by the United states China and  diplomats said that in mid sep. Ember a soviet Ruck column moving with through the Raghman area about 20 mile Northwest of Kabul took wrong torn and was Ard binned by afghan  rebels captured mine 40 soviet troops then promo cd  each russian prisoner Tor 10 rebels. One of the diplomats quoted reliable sources in Kabul As saying negotiation Are continuing for the release of Tea so Viet captives. Midwest lobbying for Federal flood Relief by the associated pres thousands of Midwest men remained out of their water ravaged Home tuesday As officials lobbied Lor Federal assistance to help pay for damage fro More than a week of rain and flooding that lulled at least eight  be looked Down the barrel of a water Cannon end we be been shot said Missouri gov. John d. Ashcroft. The floods have forced up to 50,000people from their "frnr1 at one time or another 30,000 in Oklahoma noon innit not 2.000 in Misouri and 1.500 to 2,000 in  flooding was blamed for five deaths in Dinois two in Oklahoma and one in Missouri in addition 13 deaths Are blamed on storms and hooding since sept. 10 in Michigan. Other floods were blamed for one death in Neiot one in Montana and one in  said he planned to meet with the White House chief of staff Dona Dregan tuesday to Brief him on the dam  gov. James Blanchard on monday com a two Day visit to Washington to lobby for an. Amendment pasted Friday by the Senate that would Mote than s250 minion for have estimated agricultural Davajo a Blanchard was to meet with members of Congress tuesday. Michigan officials gov. John Carlin of Kansas on  Day requested a Federal disaster Deann Tion for 13 counties it s very very severe said Gary Kofl Gore Extension service crops for Southeast Kansas. Illinois gov. James r. Thompson declared five new counties disaster areas monday for a total of  Missouri River Rose to 36.6 fact monday at so Charlesmo nine hath feet Over the find stay the Mississippi River was enacted Trout  Louis &ov41 feet about Lofeeta Over flood St Ajajj