European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday july 24, 1967 Toshiba Exchange sales ban pushed by William j. Bartman Washington Bureau Washington the Hojic armed services committee unmoved by Toshiba corp s Public apology for Selling sensitive submarine technology o the soviet Union voted unanimously to prohibit the Sale of the company s elec tronic products in military Exchange stores. The House armed services readiness subcommittee had voted 10-0 tuesday for the ban. But As the full committee s 31-0 Vole indicated Congress continuing outrage Over the Security infraction there was no evidence of service members boycotting Toshiba s tvs stereos tape recorders and other electronics warn that Gener ated nearly $22 million in sales at the Exchange last year. The Vole late wednesday was the lat est in a series of angry congressional responses to Toshiba and Norway s stale owned arms manufacturer Kongsberg Taape Fabrik. Subsidiaries of Toshiba and Kongsberg sold computerized pro peller milling machines to the soviets enabling them to make their submarines quieter and More difficult to track. The Senate already has voted to bar imports of Toshiba products for up to five years and similar legislation spending in the House. Most Exchange stores have stepped or Dering additional Toshiba products pending congressional or Pentagon action. Exchange officials want to keep the stores from being overstocked with Una Lable merchandise if a ban is ordered. Kotenberg docs not make consumer product. There s not really any feedback from our stores on service members boycotting Toshiba products a spokeswoman for the Navy Exchange system said. We had been anticipating that but we Haven t gotten any complaints about to Shiba at this Lime. A spokesman Tor the army and air Force Exchange service in Dallas said it s still too soon to establish a firm trend concerning any boycotting of to Shiba products. With 14 billion in sales at stake in the . Market Toshiba recently ran a full Page advertisement in major . News papers apologizing for the Trade Viola lion. . Companies Are warning the government that they would be Hurt by action against Toshiba since it is a major electronics manufacturer. Cafes reports si9 million per year in sales of Toshiba products with two thirds of it overseas. Naturally we Don t want to Ose that kind of sales volume the Exchange spokesman said. We have got a longstanding relationship with Toshiba. There Are contracts that present Legal the Navy system had More than $2.6 million in Toshiba product mid last year 11.1 million of that in the Pacific Region. At this time we arc not initiating an new orders with Toshiba the Navy spokeswoman said. We still have Toshiba products in our exchanges and will continue to sell them until told not cafes issued a statement discontinuing to Monitor the Toshiba Situa Tion and will comply with whatever guidance comes from the department of defense regarding the Selling of Toshiba products in cafes Blu availability later than expected cafes says Washington sa5 the army and air Forte Exchange service said it won t have supplies of Battle dress uni forms at in air Force clothing stores by september. An article in yesterday s stars and stripes quoted air Force officials As say ing the uniforms would be in overseas exchanges As Early As september. But temperatures cafes officials said Only about 200,000 Bot weather versions of the uniforms Are available and they will be distributed on a geographic Cycle beginning with the warmer climates. The uniforms should Start appearing in selected stores by tale fall or Early win Ter. Other stores in the system should not be getting the camouflage fatigues until january officials said. Not All stores will have the uniforms available an cafes spokesman said. And when they Are available Only the hot weather version and temperate re Gion version will be the Field jacket will not be available except through general unit Issue. What will be available Are the temperate Region coat trousers and Cap and the hot weather coat and trousers. Air Force members cannot buy bus at army Clu Lhing sales store until the Sale is approved by the department of the army said cafes Europe spokes Man it. Col. Charlie White. He said store managers were notified of that policy by message july 16. 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May gel out of the Over seas military banking business if the company docs not win a new contract for banking services in Germany Bank officials said thursday. We have told the defense depart ment that it would not make economic sense either for us or the government to continue running the Small siring of overseas Banks outside of Germany John Saverino senior vice president and general manager at american express Headquarters in new York said by phone thursday. The Dod comptroller s office is taking bids for contracts to cover All overseas coun tries in which it has military banking serv ices with the exception of Japan Okinawa and Guam the National Bank of fort Sam Houston won a three year contract for those locations last year. American express holds the contracts in every other country in which Dod allows banking facilities to operate on military bases with 175 locations in Germany Pic Netherlands Greece the Philippines South Korea the United kingdom and Panama. I want to make it Clear that we do not want to give up that business Saverino said. But the Cost Structure for running the other Banks without Germany would be so High that it would be almost unworkable. The Banks outside of Germany represent Only 30 percent of the Market it would just be too expensive for Siverino Laid american express Noti fied Dod that if the contract for Ger Many was pot renewed the company would submit a transition plan for trans Ferring control of the military Banks in the other countries. Dod official said american express has made it Clear that the Germany operation is keeping the company in the Mili tary banking business. The German Trade insurance and Hank workers Union told the Frankfurter Mundschau newspaper that 500 of the Bank s 1,700 employees ill German could lose their jobs if american express lost the contract american express employees at the Frankfurt Headquarters said they had been told a decision on the contract was to have been announced last week. But spokeswoman Betsy Robinson said the decision won t becoming until mid August two bids for a package contract cover claims on Sun Tours total 2 million Marks Mannheim Germany is claims against us bankrupt Santour travel Agency amount to about 2 million Marks ii. 1 million according to the lawyer handling the Case. The largest claims Are by pan Ameri can world airways Lufthansa and Sev eral travel agents who worked with Sun hours Uwe h. Gasper said. The next step in the bankruptcy proceedings will be in september when the claims figures Are verified in court. Sun Loun Wai the on base travel agent or the air Force in Germany until the firm closed its offices in january. Sports Center inventory Mainz Kastel the shopping Center sport Center ii Odiol for inventory through tuesday. The video audio photo Man will be closed monday tuesday Tad for inventory. Ing Germany Greece and the nether lands have been submitted one from american express and the other from the merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. American express is the sole bidder for the other countries. Decisions on the contracts arc expected within the next few weeks. Defense officials said. To allay employees fears american express officials circulated a memo stat ing that the merchants National Bank Ita very Strong competitor. The memo also said employees would be protected by German labor Laws Dod officials said the contract bid solicitation is taking place out of the nor Mal three year contract award Cycle be cause american express insisted on Aone year contract last year. Saverino said the company wanted a one year contract because of several administrative and policy matter relating to the Way Dod structures its overseas banking operations. Separately they re not very significant but when taken together those is sues affect the operation of the Banks Saverino said we just Felt it would be Good idea to like a one year breather so to speak to see if we could t wort pm some of those concerns with Sun Unkn Juki Konnyu wed Wmk oonnnmd10 a 4001.1 dead woman identified we Bruecken a Germany the woman fount dead in an on Bic pert men was 32-year-old Herminia Thornton. Thornton was found monday Momine by her husband. Staff sgt Danny w. Thorton of the 26th equipment maim so at Zewri Bruecken. A base Public Affrun to Tetrau said thursday. Of trials ii the fwd Brucick in Clink said the woman died of Comulka Lioon suffered from an asthma and details on Page ii of advertising insert
