European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d fewer students visiting fort Lauderdale this year Page 5 d Brabham team wins Miami sports Page 21 d Fasching hits Climax in Germany. Page 28 Hon Ilco unofficial i the . Mcd Pouch vol.45, no. 317 tuesday March 3, 1987 0 6693 a Gates dropped for Cia Post Washington a president Reagan on monday withdrew his nomination of acting Cia do. Rector Robert m. Gates 10 be director of the Agency saying confirmation hearings at this time would not be in the interest of he Cia or of the Nal Ion in a statement read to reporters by new chief of staff Howard Baker Reagan said he withdrew the Nomi nation at Gates request. Baker also read a letter from gales to the president laying it is apparent that there is Strong sentiment in the Senate to await completion at minimum of the work of he Senate select committee on Iran before acting on my nomination i believe a prolonged period or uncertainly would be harmful to inc Central intelligence Agency the intelligence Community and potentially to our National said Gates met with Reagan monday afternoon the president s statement said he accepted Gules request with great regret,""1 have asked Bob to continue serving As Deputy director of intelligence under a new director he gales 20-year record of service to the Cia Reagan said i have been impressed with the class he hat shown under pressures weeks. At any other Lime i am certain that he would easily Hilvy been confirmed without Baker said selection of a new nominee would be a urgent item on the president s Agenda and some names already have been met with Baker and Reagan s new National Security adviser Frank c. Carlucci for about 30 min utes earlier monday. Monday was Baker s first Day As chief of staff. Hesse Gates on Page 28 . Gets soviet offer on missiles Geneva Switzerland up the soviet Union monday formally presented . Negotiators with its latest proposal to eliminate medium Range nuclear missiles in Europe without any link1o president Reagan s space defense pro arms delegation Leader Yuli m. Vorontsov invited the Media to record the event when he passed the pro pot v across the conference table 10 . Chief negotiator Max m. Kampelman. . And other Western officials said the soviet Union had made a positive and constructive move by offering separate Deal on medium Range missiles but also warned that difficult negotiations toy ahead. When the Geneva arms talks first began two years ago the United slates above All demanded solid verification including on Sile monitoring to guarantee missile elimination and prevent any sub sequent Clandestine redeployment. In Moscow officials told a news con Ference that the soviet Union also wants efficient verification including on Sil inspections by both the United Stales however further wants restraints on Short Range missiles see missiles on Page 26 military medals insignia give buffs Chance to collect dramatic memories by Janet d Darmstadt Germany Louis Boeckel s passion for collect ing military Memorabilia began when he was 12, he now has 35,000 medals an shoulder patches. But to Tekei measures the Worth of his collection in memories not dollars my father was a Soldier during world War it and he brought Back a lot of old uniforms an medals from Germany said Boeckel a food service instructor for City colleges of Chicago in As Chat Funburg Are the original special forces wings of world War ii Boeckel said pointing to a pair of Silver cloth wings with a round recenter and the initials of in Silver in the Middle. This is a Merrill marauders Pateh a Ranger unit in Burma during world War 11."bocckel, european president of the american society of military insignia collectors in t the Only collector who started gave me a Patch when i was 10, and it started from continued on Paga 9 Michael Epin son of maj. Eric and Arndi Egan of Heidelberg inspects medals. Forget visas econ Mats bring France to you by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Baden Baden Germany you crave a freshly baked Baguette a wedge of roquefort and bottle of Good French wine. But you have no French visa and the value of i Holiday in France unlikely. So you visit your i local com Ioir Dei i Economy de i a i me pcs forces franc discs in ally i Magne. The Al i Chantine name is i a fancy Way of say ing that if you liven Germany tax free French goodies May be Only a crop Isaul s throw fro your door at a French army econ the Dollar Drew 6.06 francs on Friday,42.9 percent less than the Peak of 10.61 francs two years ago. Econ mat customers pay in francs or Marks with visa cards or eur checks and Don t have to pay the taxes normally included in prices in France. The Domestic liquor tax for example is 33 per cent. And econ Ornat prices arc even cheaper on some Roods because the French forces buy in bulk. Everything you would find in France you la find Here beamed Lucien Schlur manager of the Baden Paris commercial enter in Baden Baden the largest econ Omat in businessmen arc no less fond of hyperbole than your average Madiso Avenue Type. But the Baden Baden Cen Ter does offer a lot of food and other products which form the backdrop of the French mystique. Wine cheese and per fume Are Only the obvious examples. The Baden Baden food store stocks 116kinds of cheese. Roquefort and or Uycic sell in the greatest Quantity even though roquefort is the most expensive variety. The two account for 10 percent of Al cheese sales store officials said. The meat counter features fresh Grain fed poultry fresh fish Rabbit and Duck fit cts. Oriental specialities and dietetic foods Are available in the Large econ Mats Schlur said. And no gourmet Cook will want to slip through the Check out counter without a pickled Duck aspirin wine or Goose Pate. On the liquid Side of the Fence you could sacrifice As Little As 8.25 francs Aboul $1.36 for a bottle of Ordinary table wine. Or for a special evening Why not Spring 450 francs about fora 1979 Bordeaux called grand Vin de chateau labour the same Money could buy two bottles of Dom Crignon Cham pagne or enough other Fine wines Poslock your private cellar until the next grape wine aisle carries Only French wines except during the Christmas sea son. An extensive selection of Cognac and liqueurs also is available including i card. Which Schlur called the National aperitif of adjoining audiovisual impart men offers the Standard array of electronic gadgets found in most american military put lets and Schlur said the prices Don l differ greatly. The store docs have a Good Selec Tion of French musicians records cassette Sand compact disks novt Cir Baden Paris also features a perfume department an optical shop altering porsche. A ban lug Al i and other designer eyeglass frames andean appliance Section. Despite the Cornucopia of gastronomic pleasures Trie Novice american shopper will find that the Lii Mials display a few rough edges As Well. The by Dan of Jris food More requires continued on Page 3
