European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes hot bikes on ice stripes Magazine d Security clearance cutbacks Page 7 d Randy Barnett s car Corner Page 13 d today s Dollar buys 1.80 Marks Page 23 Leo unofficial Putli Canon of Tut . New d Fok ii vol. 45, no. 298 thursday february 12. 19b7 08693 a new of policy allows some to reject moves  Kames Mautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany Amajor shift in air Force personnel policy will allow airmen and officers with 1987 departure Dales from Europe to my Down unwanted stateside assignments. The new program is designed to encourage overseas extensions. For at least inc remainder of this Yea looking at the conus assignment and timing thai Back in for an Extension or a cot consecutive overseas tour said col. Ronald Smith Safe personnel director of assign Haits. This is a giant change cot personnel he said wednesday. The Only option people had in the past when they got an assignment they wanted to turn Down was to separate from he air  those wanting to to Floc advantage of inc option must notify personnel within seven Days of receiving notice of their new assignment. Smith said. The service member s decision is subject to com Mander approval and must not conf lick with the requirements of inc air Force but Smith foresaw few instances where someone wanting to slay in Europe could not Well be doing everything we can to fit people where they re needed and where they Wanno be he said. While anyone wanting to take Adan sea policy in Page 24 . Planning Rescue of hostages group says Beirut Lebanon a a moslem  group that holds two americans claimed the United states is planning Rescue Effort in collaboration with Israel and vowed very cruel retaliation. The statement signed by the revolutionary Justice organization claimed that units of Lebanon s Christian led army also would participate in what it said would be an air and sea Landing in Beirut. We warn America against any foolish action because the Reia listion will be very cruel said the Stai Mcm delivered tuesday o the Beirut office of a Western news Agency. We have declared a state of maximum Alert to reply to any attack against our comrades in  the extremists citing documents in our Possession detailed a meeting it said was held feb. 2 at the lebanese de sense ministry it claimed that lebanese and . Intelligence officers and Alt israeli Security officer debated a lightning military operation in Beirut with euro Pean participation. An israeli newspaper wednesday re ported thai Israel and the United Siales arc negotiating a Multi nation Deal to Freeall captives held in Lebanon by pro sri an and pro iranian groups. The Deal would involve Israel s being asked to re lease 400 Arab prisoners according to the daily newspaper Davar. Is quoted unidentified american and israeli sources in the United states. Revolutionary Justice claims to hold americans Joseph James Cicippio 56, of the Norristown fa., area who was acting comptroller at the american University of Beirut and Edward Austin Tracy a s6-War-old writer formerly of Burlington i. It also holds a French television Crew Man and claims to have killed a Kidnap Ped British journalist although no body has been found altogether 26 foreigners including eight americans arc miss info and believed kidnapped in Lebanon. Anglican Church envoy Terry Wail resumed efforts Las month to negotiate the release of hostages but disappeared Jan. 10. Unconfirmed reports have said he is being held by the kidnappers. Happy to be Home Philip Enos raises is arms to Cele brate his arrival at Pearson International Airport in Toronto tuesday. The 29-year-old Canadian Engineer was recently released after be info imprisoned in inn for 69 Days on espionage charges. I m not a spy ehrs saw i Hope you know  Dollar s plunge has a or Impact on arc budget by Kimhue Bou de Munich Bureau Carmich Germany despite a 10 percent in crease in both income and the use of recreation pro Grams last year the Dollar s plunge against foreign currencies Eft arc s balance Sheet Short. The Dollar has had a major Impact on our opera Lions said maj. John Jeff ens Garmisch Genera manager. We have difficulty reacting to that the Dollar s fluctuations Quick although Gross income was up by More than is million in fiscal 1986, the armed forces recreation Center lost Aboul  Mil lion because of the Dollar s fall against the German Mark pc file is Sard. Basically arc faces a Tash flow problem. Its income is in dollars but a significant Puri on of its expenses arc in German  percent of our work Force is paid in Marks so that s the real Impact that the Exchange Rale a on  Jefter the 1986 deficit could be repealed in fiscal 1987 oct. I 1986, through sept. To if the Dollar does t recover he said. We be got a budget for 1987 that we did at 2-15 Marks to the Dollar Sefleris Sard we established our operational goals our staffing requirements and projected a profit of 1239,000 based upon that  sit related Story Page 3, officials have since taken a second look at that Bud get using a rate of .80 to the Dollar he said. It appears that we re at about a $1.5 million toss without taking some operational  the Dollar s Impact already is taking ils toil on arc s fiscal i97 balance Sheet said spokesman Harry  first Quarter cos us $230,000 More than what we were budgeted for Ai 2.15 Marks to the Dollar Connors said. Because of the losses jct fris said army officials Aie considering action to assist arc and other non appropriated fund agencies in responding to the cur Rency fluctuations similar to what is done for appropriated fund budgets overseas. There a some Hope thai us Arjil Wil to Able to find some funding so thai at the  level you re responsible for your budget Anu making adjust ments necessary to meet thai budget pc Floris said. But from some other source we fund that Deutsche Mart fluctuation  such a system exists on the appropriated fund Side he said. They Peg a rate at the first of the year and then there is an account that is used to fund the differences when they actually make payment he said. It does not exist on the Nan appropriated fund Side and that is what Usa eur is looking  meanwhile arc is proposing inca Asch prices on selected items offered by the Center. We do have the authority and must react so those items that we do Purchase in Marks Jefferis said. The increase if adopted would equal the drop in the Dollar s value and would fall primarily afrc1 tour programs and ski lift ticket sales he said. We Are proposing an increase equivalent to thai drop in the Dollar he said. However the increase is still just a proposal and docs not include arc room rates which were raised 20 percent last april. There is in proposal now nor Are there any plans to raise the rules this year at our hotels and Rilau ranks Connors Baiyi