European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday february 10.1987 pan a hikes Security Sis photo by Tracy b an unidentified Man Waits while his Lul searched by pan american world airways Wolfgang or Seel at Frankfurt Inlet Llomport. A new Security measure by the airline it pass Geis to go through Security guards before no the Check in counter. The Luggage of those trying valid gemini or american passports is Itney subject to search. A tvs briefs a bomb in Beirut kills 15, funds 80, starts Blaze Beirut Lebanon a police said car bomb1 at least 5 people monday wound so others sparked an inferno Ai a Gas  a shill i neighbourhood of Beirut. It Ither people were killed and \2yttt wounded and rocket duels Between Pau Linian guerrillas and file militiamen Tor control refugee Cam Snear Ilie most scene. Of police Aid the bomb went off2 4s , in White Meldes Beni parked Carlf filling station in the Roucis District on the South ten outskirts or the capital. T / the cd Plodwi set the gasoline Ujj Bation afire and dam aged about 10%arkcd can. F police said wic Cor was ribbed with about 165pounds of expletives attached spa timing device. There was Nown mediate Clem of responsibility forthe bombing. German p\lice4le? convicts who fled whys finsom Money by a German police a vices hours after they look ice and drove away with $176,340 in Ransom Money. Cola from Page 1 that it s not even Worth calculating the trigger lev because it s highly unlikely that it will Ever Napp Curtis said. Military members in England Italy the a Chi re feds and Belgium have been receiving cola since or december 1985. By March 1986, All  in Germany were receiving cola military off Bercin Spain also receive Cost of living allo Wanup but those in Greece and Turkey do not. X although exact comparisons of military Alf civilian allowances Are difficult Curtis said the Mil try allow Ance is generally higher because civilians raving Over seas become eligible to use less  Nuli iary facilities which causes their living costs Ujj drop by As much As 20 percent. $ that s also Why the Dollar must fall Mother for civil ians to receive a Cost of living at Howadr compared to  who see no such Jbv anlage when moving overseas because they arc Vej Juble to use Mili tary facilities both stateside and Abba. The state department Calculi ask Post allowance using a Bureau of labor  Survey of prices in the Washington area. A Hington was designated the comparison City univ the 1946 Law that established Post allowance Forf Dacrai civilians Over teas Curtis said. Jef the Bureau checks prices on dds and services such a supermarket items furniture  clothing medical services Auto repay and transportation. Each time a Survey is done the set department adjusts the Cost of iving level far Wosh Klon i necessary. The stale department a juices 150 major overseas posts to do their own an fatal surveys. Based upon the results the Cost of living Tiase locations is calculated Washington is assign a Cost of ii Vonjj Index rating of 100, and the ratings by Oversea be Lions Are measured against that f if the cos of livid in Frankfurt is 8 percent less than in Washington Frankfurt is Eiven a rating of 92,if the Cost of jiving 0 percent higher than in Washington the rating Isio. The rating Musk at least 103 for Post allowance to kick in. M the percent army which living costs at a major Post exceeds costs ii Ashington is applied Only to spen Dable income Jed Etenne the Post allowance. Spendable come is that part of a salary remain ing after , life insurance housing costs Sav Ings and Sharable contributions Are deducted. The slate dip aim gets average spendable income Fig ures from a Hart listing a Brood Range of salary level Sand family Zes. The Chart is compiled using statistics provided by the Bureau. Based 0n fluctuations in Exchange rates and the pricing information provided by the surveys the state. Department adjusts the Cost of living Index ratings for All major posts during the first tuesday of each two week pay period throughout the year to take effect in k the following pay  example adjustments to the Index ratings made in tuesday Jan. 20, would take effect sunday feb. 1 the Start of the next pay period. For the allowance to begin the Dollar Exchange Ratett average at or below the trigger level for the three walking Days before the tuesday on which adjust Mew arc made Curtis said. Of example let s use Frankfurt Germany where the curent tagger level is 1.66 Marks he said. If the exc Halke Rale was 1.66 on thursday Jan. 15, 1.68 Onfri Daywan. 16, and 1.64 on monday Jan. 19, that would a averaged out to 1.66 when we did our adjust ments Onue Day Jan. 20. That Good enough to give Frankfurt an Index rating of re which Means that the minimum level of Post allowance 5 percent of spendable income would Kickle effective for the pay period beginning feb. T. And would Only kick in for that two weekday  % it the Dolla Aad averaged above 1.66 far the three working Days Ompre the next adjustment on tuesday feb. 3, the Allonce would have been stopped effective with the us of the feb. Is pay period. If the Dollar stayed Belom 1.66, Post allowance would continue for Tull pay Pef cd. On tuesday feb. 17, the pro Cess would Start All ver again. In addition to talk mandatory annual surveys required by the state apartment from the major Over seas posts Curtis Saif the civilian personnel office at any location can Vot warily submit its own Cost of living Survey to the Sti department. If enough people contain about the Cost of living to their civilian personnel office that could be enough to gel the co to do a Suay Curtis said. Index ratings also can wend upon the availability of Exchange and  Curtis said. Be cause prices in military families Are generally Low compared to local Economy forces the Cost of living for civilians who have Access such facilities is Lowe than for those who Don t. A Index ratings Are higher for lotions that Don t have such support so Post allowance micks in sooner Tor personnel at Hose locations. % that s Why civilians in places so As Dusseldorf and Hamburg Germany Are Rimini Post allowance already when civilians in Frankfurt re not Curtis said. Editor s note the stars and stripes its to help readers stretch their paychecks in these ibis of the weakened Dollar. If you have Money Savinn Deas sen them to consumer editor Stan and strikes Apo 09211, please include your name address am phone number. Well snare the Best ideas in future c Duisburg Gem onday captured the a prison employee700,000 Marks a authorities said. A police spoke Smtth a Pollwo of the convicts were caught curly in  police in Herzogenrath about 45 Mil from incl Duisburg Ham born Pris on near the Duim Border. A third convict was arrested on dutch or Mitory two our later the official said. F \ the hostage f 25-year-Otd a on guard was found bound to a sea Jan the  car in Herzogenrath the pokes Man said a guard was uninjured afghan ebels Down killing to least 30 Abc islam ago Pakistan a a Soviel mad plane crafted monday Alf is hit by Brocket near a Milburm Wintrip in Eastern a �.\.inistan, rambo report Sand soil pcs said. At least 30 people whim reported killed. / \ aug Sci guerrillas fighting the soviet Bate Vivern mint Slid their forces hit the plane with a miss As twas Aaro Achig an Airstrip in the City of Khoste of the min government military base in afghanis Psi Paglia province. O Kabul and the official soviet news Tav identified the plane As an Antonov an-26, a to _ engine propeller passenger plane used both for military transports and As a civilian Airliner. Israel from Page 1 ers outside the Knesset the israeli parliament asked if Israel would release the palestinian prison ers Peres said no. Israel has no been approached on this  an israeli government official who asked not to be identified said the americans did not approach us the american administration did not ask us to release he palestinians. Prime minister Yitzhak Shamir was even less Talka Tive. He told reporters he would not speculate on a possible prisoner Exchange Israel radio said. Israel repeatedly has rejected the demand for the release of 400 prisoners saying it would not give in to ultimatums. At the same time five More warships with the u.s.6th Fleet joined the aircraft Carrier John f. Kennedy in the Northern israeli port of Haifa near the lebanese order As the expiration of the deadline reared. Three of the ships had been scheduled to Stop Over in Haifa but the two others were not due until later ibis week. The 6th Fleet has been cruising the Eastern Mediterranean for the past week As speculation mounted that the United states would launch a Rescue Mission for Hie hostages or attack guerrilla bases in Lebanon if the hostages were killed. The dockings monday were seen As an Effort by the Reagan administration to ease the tension in Lebanon where Hie Arab kidnappers had threatened to kill the hostages if Washington attacked them or attempted a Rescue Mission