European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page2 the stars and stripes wednesday. December 9,1987 Amelco says . Travel offices closing soon  ukr Bureau the 12 american express travel offices in England Are closing Deo Al  to a Lelir the company mailed to customers last week. Although no formal agreement tins been reached with inc air Force to terminate the company s Ravel contract car officials from both sides say one is in the works. The travel service contracted in 198.1 to operate until the end of this fiscal year has asked for an Early end to inc Deal Tor what the company says Are financial reasons. It is with regret we Musl advise you hat after meeting inc travel needs of base personnel for Over 30 years we will Cense operations from 1st january 1988," the idler stated however inc offices will provide some services until March 31, according id the Teller signed by Mal Colm Campbell manager of military travel in the United kingdom. The offices will cease Normal business dec 31, but. From Jan. I to Jan. 15. Will operate Riiho reduced Start on the bases to answer questions Issue tickets or accept payments on travel already honked. From Jan. 16 10 March 31. Someone from the travel service will visit each base once a week to handle any remaining business. American express travel is ending its stay on army and air Force bases in Europe thai has lasted More than 40 years. The company s travel troubles began in 1980 when inc . European come recommended to the Pentagon that inc informal arrangement Between travel offices and bases be ended and Hal concessionaires share some of inc profit with morale welfare and recreation activities. The travel offices were operating on the bases with out any contract Wilh the military in 1984, usar eur solicited bids for Ravel offices on army installations the air Force did inc same by june 1985, army and air Force installations had new travel concessionaires. American express kept Only its England offices open after that. The contract in signed for those offices in 193 was to expire in september 1988, according to a 3rd air Force spokeswoman. The offices in England started running into financial Lough limes when the bases began opening scheduled airline ticket offices in i9bs. The air Force said nine Sato offices throughout England handle is million in business a month. Neither the air Force nor the Raycle service would say officially hat the offices Are dosing. Rick Tyc nil the company s regional general manager for Louthern England said he expects the Fina agreement to Ermi Naie he contract to be signed near the end of the week the problem is that we have been asked by the military not to say anything outside of what we Are saying to our customers until the agreement is finalized he said. News updates radio Hodl ver a to while  rights Vio  talk show 50 years in Pris set in pcs for race .Dislriclj silenced Tierce 33, and serve Al least 50 before they arc cd a lilt san ten  the two were others on civil fatal shooting of e show to insult their beliefs Berg who a Down in from of june 1984. Jean Scutari 40, we res Davic Lane s slaying a judge has or prom Adels convicted ions in the slaying of t Alan Berg to serve on top of their earlier peering. Dec Richard p. Matsch or c 4b, and Bruce d they will have to ars of their sentences ale for parole Ifould not be Suffi Esaid. Cd along with two us violations in the a who used his radio the supremacists and Lewish was gunned Denver residence in lit 54, and Richard it cd. Open Oil glut Lagos Nigeria i Kjor of inc troop support a the tampons Noc identified by the inclusion of Kim Polyac Rylatt fiber in the list  on the package Cus Lorna arc advised la cease use of these or Pons and to return them to Al commissary. Playtex Ito use in tampons that Are Safe Rayon fiber in the list Tex super tampons Man fac _ with Polyac Ryale were associated with the increased incidence of toxic Shock syndrome and were voluntarily Thrawn from the Market by the fact scr to. A syndrome usually strikes women we .7 a having their menstrual period it is Csete its toxin from he staphylococcus a us acteria. Victims suffer a dra i i blood a s lure fever nausea Vona i Arron rash and flu like symphor tvs. As muscle aches to the severe fetes toxic Shock syndrome can Caus of each. Rules on shipping pets changed it is no longer possible to Iran pets to or through the unas checked baggage  in Pas cams airline officials inday. The Only Way to transport a pet to or l Ai through passengers who have Boot Cabin space or As excess baggage Are advised to Telephone their airline for information. Costa rican president urging Castro s support for peace plan new York a Costa rican presi Dent Oscar Arias Sancha said monday he is ready to visit Fidel Castro to seek the cuban president s Active support for the Central american peace process. If Fidel Castro does t help us on this in is going to be very difficult to comply with Ine Guatemala accords Arias said. Castro he said has the leadership to convince the guerrillas in q Salvador to accept a cease fire 10accept an amnesty Arias spoke Wilh reporters in route to Oslo Norway to accept the Nobel peace unclaimed baggage i la i itt hmm Germany Sis warehouse  trying to locale Servic members Ano  in Europe who have not claimed t Nied baggage a v corps spoke Saga Eft unclaimed after is subject to disposal. The following persons should Contact the Offenbach warehouse Ito Box Frankfurt military Community j 09710, or Call Frankfurt Miliff 320 5008 or 730. Prize awarded to him As the architect of the Central american peace plan. He said the momentum the Nobel has added to he peace process must Noi be squandered. We cannot waste this Opportunity. This is one of our last chances he said. Arias and four other Central american presidents signed the peace Accord in a gust in Hopes of ending guerrilla conflicts in it Salvador Nicaragua and Guatemala. Arias said the peace process cannot succeed without the support of Cuba inc soviet Union and the United stale. Join Sodd e Wini