European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d cafes sports stores racking up record sales Page 2 o army holding briefing sessions on new Eer system Page 9 g to your health two pages of medical news daily Magazine the Smajs and stripes unofficial publication Al Tiff . Armijo Fol vol.46.no.267 tuesday. January 12, 1980 0 8693 a German police arrest sus in bombing of w. Berlin d dec Isco Berlin apr police monday or re std a West German woman suspected of planting to bomb in a West Berlin discotheque that killed two . Soldiers. Prompting the United states to attack Libya. The government said Christina a Bricle Endrie Occil 27, who allegedly was working Tor two palestinian terrorists in the Panl 9,1986. Bombing was arrested alone with an unidentified Man in the Northern port City of Lilback. The blast in the crowded la Belle club which was popular with american soldiers also killed a turkish woman and injured 229 people. Killed in the disco bombing were sgt. Kenneth Terrance Ford 21, of Detroit staff sgt. James e. Coins 26, of Ella rec . And a 27-year-old West German Norm inc Hanay. Ford and Hanay died immediately. Coins died of his wounds june 7, 1986, in West Berlin Hospital. Endrin kit disappeared after the bombing and was believed hiding Wither 3-year-old son. On sunday Volker continued on Back Page army prepared of Transfer class i stores by Chuck Vinch Washington Hur Cao Washington the army is poised to begin transferring its class i beverage stores to the army and air Force Exchange service As Early As the end of this month officials said monday. The army s Community and family program re View committee has agreed in principle to the Transfer As the first step in a Complete reorganization of the army s Revenue generating morale welfare and recreation activities said an official with the service s Community end family support Center. However a statement released by Usa eur men Day said no decision has been made on the Transfer of class i. An economic analysis is underway. Upon completion of the analysis he Usa eur will consider courses of action. The Lime Frame for a Usa eur final decision is the committee made up of representatives of the major army commands and staff agencies met monday in Washington to discuss the takeover by cafes. It an psis to have cleared a final hurdle a profit analysis requested by forces come inc training and doctrines a class i on Bat Page help for threatened Birds to men Rescue a bin hit has attn affected by All from spill that has fuhed of on the Dot lab coast. The spell whose origin Hii still not been determined u t Thoo Undt of blots. Set Story on Page 2. Army of will absorb All of by 88 officer cuts by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington the army and air Force will take the Bie hits in officer cuts while officer strength in the Navy and Marine corps will increase slightly in fiscal 1988 under a formula approved last week by Secretary of defense Frank Carlucci Carlucci in a Jan. 4 memo to the serv ices ordered the army to Cut 1,514 offi cers by sept. 30, while the air Force will have to trim 2,255 officers from ils Rolls by that Date. Both services wanted an across the Board Cut of 1 percent hut the final for Mula issued by Carlucci amounts to reductions of 1.5 percent for the army and i percent for inc air Force. The sea services arguing that their officer Levels can t be reduced if new ships coming on line Are Cipcic cd to be adequately manned apparently won the Bat the. The Navy will add 559 officers and the Marine corps will add 122 this fiscal year. Congress ordered a Cut of i percent in officer end strength this fiscal year As part of a four year extort to reduce wha lawmakers consider to be a bloated offi cer corps. But Congress left it up to the Pentagon to decide now 10 apportion the cuu. Last year was the first year of the offi cer cuts which were mandated by a pro vision in the fiscal 1986 defense authorization Art. Sen. John Olenn a Ohio was the driving Force behind the provi Sion. It originally called for cuts of t per cent in fiscal 1987, 2 percent in fiscal 1988 and 3 percent in fiscal 989. The i percent Cut for fiscal 1987 was so cuts on Back Page Carlucci French Leader Confer on disarmament Paris a detente Secretary Frank Carlucci monday discussed disarmament with president Francois Mitter Rand who emphasized his opposition Lonato s nuclear policy of graduated response to soviet aggression French officials said. Carlucci on his Way Home from a tour of inc persian Gulf also Mel with pre Mier Jacques Chirac and defense min ister Andre Giraud Carlucci said later at a news conference that he docs not expect major changes inthe size of the american naval Force in the Gulf where the 7-year-old Iran Iraq War has led to attacks on shipping. There is no policy shift Carducci said while noting that the question at the proper mix of ships is constantly under also said the United Stales Suppona increased defense cooperation Between France which is a member of nato but not of its integrated com Mand and West Germany which is part of nato s integrated command. He said he Doc not expect disarmament talks to Lead to substantial reductions in . Troop Turc nth in commitment to continued . Troop presence in Europe is in wrong As Ever he to Mitterrand speaking on con see Carlucci on Bach Page
