European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d Frankfurt Auto show begins 10-Day run Page 3 d Stufflebeam acquitted of sex charges Page 5 d Pentagon disputes report of Mia in Laos. Page 28 the authorized Leno Friccius fat tub 111 med vol. 46, no. 147 saturday september 12, 1987 0 8693 a Pope begins 2nd . Tour Miami a Pope John Paul ii prepared for dissent but claiming the support of a silent majority of catholics bunched his second . Lour thursdays a Friend of America and All i come As a Friend a Friend of America and of All americans catholics orthodox Prole slants and jews people of every religion and All men and women of Good will the Pope said. I come As a Friend of the poor and she and dying those who Are juggling with the problems of each Day those who arc rising and falling and Stum bling on the journey of life those who arc seeking and discovering and those not yet finding the deep mean ing of life Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness " Many in inc exuberant welcoming crowd of 4,500held up yellow and White papal Flap. Security was Light and a 53-year-old construction worker was arrested after he was found carrying a gun and knife at Tamami Park where the Pope was Cele Brating mass on Friday. Crowds were unexpectedly Light. About 2,500 peo ple a thousand fewer than forecast came to St. Mary s Cathedral fora papal greeting. Police at first estimated there were 25,000 along the motorcade route then upped the estimate to 200,000.police spokeswoman Cory Zywotow said the crowd grew As people heard radio reports that traffic was Light and parking was available. But maj. Ken Forrester whose Florida notional guardsmen lined the Parade route said the initial count of 25,000 is a much More reliable president Reagan extending an extraordinary Ges Ture from one head of stale to another came to Miami Pope John Paul ii greets children in Miami a How wild mrs. Reagan to head the receiving line. The two men met again thursday evening at Viz Caya a lavish mansion owned by the City. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwalter said they talked privately for about 35 minutes. I assured his holiness that the United states is committed to the Extension of democracy throughout latin America Reagan said after the meeting. The Pope and i also discussed the prospects for improved relations Between the United states and inc soviet Union 1 told him that the United slates is unshakable committed to inc establishment of endur ing world peace and for the Extension of human free Dom around inc Globe. Indeed without Freedom there can be no peace the president his parting statement John Paul noted inc 200ih anniversary Celebration of the Constitution saying it is a time to recall the original american political Faith with its Appeal to sovereignly of god. To celebrate the origin of the United Stales is to stress those moral and spiritual principles those ethical concerns thai influenced our founding fathers and have been incorporated into inc experience of the Pope ended the Day with a private dinner with 19 Bishops from Florida and the Vatican at the Resi Dence of h is Host. Archbishop Edward a. Miami the Pope will Fly to Columbia s.c., then on to new Orleans san Antonio Texas Phoenix Ariz. Los Angeles Monterey Calif. San Francisco and Detroit. He is scheduled to visit fort Simpson in Canada s Northwest territories on sept. 20 before re turning to his a italia 747 headed to Miami the Pope said see Pope on Page 2b army lifts flight ban on Apache copters by Joe Mapother Bremerhaven Bureau osterholz Germany the Apache helicopters brought to Europe during reformer will Fly it. Cen. Crosbie Saint said thursday squelching doubt that the previously grounded helicopter would participate in certain strike Maneu vers. Saint commander of the i corps from fort Hood Texas spoke Ai a joint press conference with the Northern army group commander British Gen. Sir Martin Farndale. The army lifted the Apache grounding order thurs Day. A message from inc army aviation systems come in St. Louis said the attack helicopters could Fly when the Tail Retro Swash plate assemblies were re placed and when expanded emergency procedures Tell ing Crew members what to do in Case of a malfunction were devised and taught. Swash plates control the Pilch of the Rotor Blades. Saint said the Swash plates have been replaced on the three dozen apaches shipped Over in conjunction with nato Maneu vers. They will Fly in certain strike which begins monday. The apaches were grounded aug. 26 after a crash at fort Rucker Alston aug. 21. Investigators found thar the crash was caused by a. Mec Hankal Ait Are of a thrust bearing in the Tail Rotor . The Assem Bly provides thru sub pitch to the Tail Rote. Pentagon1 officials thursday said the entire Fleet Wood be flying in six weeks. The helicopters arc stationed at fort Ruck Rand fort Hood. Ill corps is the major unit deployed during the re turn of forces to Germany As part of the annual autumn forge exercises designed to demonstrate nato s ability to reinforce Central Europe. Of 78,300 troops participating in certain strike 35,000 came from the United states. Saint said the distribution of gear from repositioned equipment Sites in the Netherlands and Ger Many went Well. In fact it went so smoothly that we had people asking us if we were Usa eur units Saint said. Fam Dale said it was the first time the United Stales had sent a full corps and air Cavafy brigade to the exercise. It alsaii4he first Field Man Euver in which the United state Sis a major player but did not plan the exercise. There have actually been bigger exercises but they have been single nation Farndale said. Ill corps is a Reserve element for the nato Central Region. As it can be attached to either the North Enthat Central army group. If attached to his army group Iii corps would become a major Reserve element to at the right moment. There has. Been a Good deaf of misrepresentation part of the reason military analysts question inc ability of the Northern army group to off cited key North German Plain invasion routes is Beau not a/1of the i belgian corps and i Netherland corp Are stationed in Germany. Most of the dutch troops Are based in the nether lands and 20 percent of the belgian corps Are Sta see Apache on Page 26 outgoing chief of cafes talks about changes by Charlie Bowden Munich a change in shift Nofu toward sup pliers competitors and customer has a Canuhe key development in cafes Over the past several to Brig. Gen. . Leedy who stepped Down Friday after More than three Yean As commander of the Exchange service in Europe. As the army and air Force Exchange service s annual sales climbed past the s3 billion Mark officials tried not Only la keep he Exchange a major retailer but also to make it act like one. The change in attitude was necessary Leedy said for the Exchange to maintain its position to the highly competitive we have done that,1 Leedy said. Title Exchange is 1 Ullh in annual sales among . Retail organizations. Leedy said the change has resulted in a maturing of this organization into a major Force in the International while sales growth is the primary indicator of that sales position Leedy believes the Exchange has become smarter at doing business in ways not measured i dollars and cents the real heart of the matter is the try Mendouh development in very recent years of our savvy in the mate Miike the manner in which a spes buyers and our entire a chasing organi Vairon interface with the commercial people mite same the Exchange service Jcu Curty in Europe also has undergone an Era of something that the 50-year-old general believes go Suaad in hand with being a major retailer. From the Day 1 arrived in cafes Europe i he said that what a need 10 do our finl objective and it remains so is to project the cafes Leedy who has been nominated for his second Star and a Job with the army Materiel come readily admits that in the minds of some customers the image of the service oriented organization May but he feels strongly that and it image is solid it or blames the customers1 image of Safe sea breakdown in communication. Thoughts As Here we Are we re All you be got take it or leave it were simply perceptions on the pan of the customer base and it was caused because we were not communicating effectively what our real philosophy was and is Leedy said. Cafes has As Many images As it does customers one image the Indianapolis bom general discounted was the View of an Exchange service out to gobble up competitors As mar outlets and bring them under the cafes umbrella. Leedy described assertions that the Exchange was attempting to drive some mar outlets out of business As categorically not cafes is not trying to drive anyone out of business see cafes on Page 28
