European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. November 1987 the stars and stripes Paga 9 Roundup beautification project begins in 2 communities Frankfurt Germany Sas the v corp military communities in Frankfurt and Babenhausen will Plant Trees today As part of beautification projects. The government of Rheinland Pfalz is providing the Money for the 3 Trees and 1,000 Rinall shrubs for Frankfurt and the 20 Trees and 1.820 shrubs for Bacn Taisen. The Coil for the plants soil preparation and protective fencing is about $28,000. The project will begin at 11 . When the fins tree is planted in the planic Strasse housing area in Frank fort boy and girl scouts the civil defense Organiza Tion the organization of the Protection of forestry and Community residents will participate in the Plant ing. Bid deadline extended for travel service contract Heidelberg the dosing Date for firms to submit proposals to provide travel services to the army in Germany has been extended beyond nov. 13. A notification of the Extension was sent out by the Usa eur contracting Center. The notification did not set a new deadline but said final changes based on technical queries May be available within four to six weeks. Vendors will be Given at least six weeks from the Date of the changes to submit offers for travel services. New proposals for travel services Are being taken following the army s decision not to renew the con tract for Barbarossa travel service s on past travel Agency. Turnbach War cemetery to hold memorial service Munich a multinational veterans Day memo rial service a scheduled sunday morning at the Durn Bach War cemetery 30 Miles Southeast of Munich overlooking the Teger see the memorial service starts at 10 45 . And will include Honor guards from British Canadian and . Forces with music provided by a band from the Ger Man army. Although established and maintained by the British the Turnbach cemetery represents Many nations in eluding Canada Australia new zealand South Africa East Africa India Norway and Poland. Also among the dead Are a Frenchman a russian and four . Fliers. The a emetic y is just off the intersection of roads 318 and 472, about to Miles East of bad Stoelz. Stuttgart fair on health features expert testing Stuttgart is one of Sarteur s largest health fairs will take inventory of visitors strength and health today at the Robinson Barracks gymnasium. Health expo 87, open from 9 . To 3 p.m., Fea Tures the services of More than 45 american Community and health organizations about a third of which operate at the nearby army Hospital in Stuttgart s bad Cannstatt District according to maj. Kristin King the Hospital s chief of nutritional care. Visitors will be Able to test their blood pressure body flexibility lung capacity grip strength and cardiovascular endurance. Those who Don t eat Between Midnight and the Start of the health fair can test blood glucose and blood cholesterol Levels. The Hospital pharmacy will be on hand to collect old Medicine for disposal and to distribute free bottles of an emergency anti Poison mediation for children. Other fair participant will give cardiopulmonary resuscitation demonstrations test visitors hearing and fingerprint military dependents for emergency identification. King said visitors who wish to undergo the tests should bring embossed medical cards if possible and should Wear lose filling clothes. The free event is in the gymnasium building 109. The gym win be marked for the occasion with a special Banner. Gao set to begin review of protest by Amelco by Chuck Vinch Washington Bantu Washington the general accounting office will begin its review next week of a proft i lodged by the american express corp. Over the loss of a major military banking contract in Europe. The Pentagon comptroller awarded the contract for banking services in Germany Greece and the nether lands to merchants National Bank of Indianapolis on aug. 21. American express lodged its protest aug. 31. We re now in the final round of rebuttals to rebut tals said John Barber director of financial services policy for the Pentagon comptroller s office. As i understand it at the documents will be on Board by monday and the Gao will then begin its deliberations. The Gao has 90 working Days from the Date the protest was filed to Render a decision Barber said. We expect some kind of ruling around mid Jan uary he said. He would not comment further on the Case. American express is confident about its prospects said spokesman William Russo. As 1 understand it if we win the whole bidding process for the contract is reopened he said. We re pleased with the Way the process is moving along and we hint we have a very Strong Case. We stand by our  the protest focuses on what Ruso called deficiencies in the comptroller s bidding process that were not revealed until american express representative met with military officials to find out Why they had lost the contract. It arose at that meeting that while our service was considered excellent the bidding process focused on retail banking in the United states he said. We never knew that was to be a  while american express does not operate Banks in the United states it has Many other financial operations that could have been highlighted during the bid Ding process such As its worldwide charge card service and it operation of the Shearson Lehman Brothers inc. Investment firm Russo said. Merchants official had hoped to begin operating Early next year in the three countries covered by the contract but the matter is on hold until the Gao makes its decision. American express listed More than 1100 billion in assets in 1986, while merchant has $3.9 billion in assets. What to Call the battalion the mild confusion is ending by Joe Owen Stuttgart Bureau Nellinger Germany the answer is yes. The question is whether a unit at Nellinger bar Racks near Stuttgart is called the 394th trans in Maint. The 394th aviation in Maint or the 394th Maint in av1m. For the past few years mild confusion about what to Call the battalion has plagued other units doing business with it. In conversation at least they Alt agreed on one thing it was just the 394th. But now even that is changing. The 657-Soldier battalion which belongs to the 2nd support come and services helicopters at Nel Lingen and Hillesheim is scheduled nov. 16 to be come the 7th in ii9th aviation regt As part of the army s shift to the regimental system. And As an unintended Side effect of that change the rest of the army finally might Stop debating who these soldiers arc. Legally on paper we re the 394lh transportation battalion said capt. John Grider the Battal Ion adjutant. But we took it upon ourselves some time ago because we re not involved in transportation to Call ourselves 394th aviation  and to make mailers worse 2nd support come he started referring to it on paper As the 394th Maint in. Soldiers working on the jobber the 2nd support come biweekly newspaper said Al most every time they run a Story about the 394th, they get a Call from somebody who tells them they have identified the unit incorrectly. Grider said the name confusion has t caused any problems with battalion mail although the Way it is addressed depends on who is doing the paper  study finds infections May trigger latent aids cases into killer disease Washington