European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 21, 19bb the stars and stripes Page 3 the sign Nurer tit Dixie k aug no in set bout the store hour of he cafes Shoppe the Al rams tin a. The Rouno the Stock policy a in Endri in Benefit customers. Convenience is goal of 24-hour shop Pette by Darvle. Green killer Shtern Bureau ramste1n a West Germany ii was Well after 1 1 . And set. An Thony Price fell a Little hungry Otter his shift. So he popped in to the Only 24 hour cafes Shoppelle in Europe. I think it 5 convenient Tor the peo ple who work the shift 1 do said Price n Security policeman. You can gel off and get som can ing to Munch  convenient it the word used most often to describe the Shoppelle s 24 hour operation. The store his l closed its doors since it began the Day and night operation nov. 7. We be got people in there stocking the Shelve All night Long anyway said Tom Minton. Ramstein Exchange manager. And while they re stocking the shelves. Come in an the people can com gel some of the Basic items that they need and it does t Cost us any More in personnel  the store takes in about $1,200 each Day Between 11 . And 7 ., said Minton. The Normal daily take Between 7  And m . Is s15.000 to j20.000. But profit is not a motive in keeping the store open. Purely convenience for the custom ers said minion. Nothing for  and the customers seem 10 appreciate the Effort. We re More or less night people any Way said Chuck Kantrowitz who along Ivich i wife stopped at the Shoppe Ltd close to Midnight to pick up a few things. We re just coming from a Friend s House and we live Way out so instead of coming by in the morning and hav ing to get up Early we came out Here before we went  there Are advantages and disadvantages to the customer said a Delta James cashier on the 4 . To mid night shift. Being Able 10 shop late at night is a definite advantage James said. But she s a bit surprised by the num Ben of people she sees coming through her checkout line because the Price of the purchases that you make Here Are not the same Ai what you make Al the commissary. The Cost 19 higher Al the Shoppe it. But shoppers Don t seem to mind the extra East. The Price does t matter Kalro will said. Not if we have to pick up just a few items some customers feel that with a few additions cafes could even get More nighttime business at the shop Pette. "1 wish you could gel sandwiches and stuff and stick them in the Micro wave and heal them up Price said. His wish also is shared by minion who already is looking into the possibility of adding a Chat and eat opera Tion to the Stort another addition to the operation being considered is to move the toy land and four seasons operation into the same building As the Shoppelle and open that for 24 noun As Well. We would consolidate those activities in there and people will have even More Access to merchandise any time that they wan to  convenience Minton said is the primary motive. The Best thing anybody can say about the Shopp tic is ii s convenient he said. 80s have seen major gains for military women from Page 1 Cully press Rcd the department of de sense to expand opportunities for women Davis who is just beginning her lust year of a five year term on the panel said "1 never looked at this committee As a Politi Cal partisan committee. I looked at it As a committee that was Wking Al non parti san Miles. We be been Able to look at issues in which there is a consensus Between democrats and  that bipartisanship also ii evident in Congress. Republicans such As rep. Wil Liam Dickinson of Alabama and sen. Wil Liam Cohen of Maine Are pushing the legis lation for an expanded military role for women. So the White Louw is gelling Republican pressure. This is Noi feminists this is their own party Becraft said. But the real value of the gains made by military women in the 80s will be measured by How listing the changes Are. Davis applauded the task forces fur their work but cautioned that the lest will come in How Well inc changes arc implemented. Ben. Willism Proxmire a wis. Who is working with Cohen and Dickinson on inc joint House Senate Effort id open More positions to military females Lold the stars and stripes that he too is concerned about what happens a Chi ear when a new administration and a new Secretary of de sense take office. Do these policies stay in place or Are they reversed la would be a disaster if these proposed changes arc enacted Only for a Short  legislation on the Issue would make the expanded role of women in the Mili tary nol just Pentagon policy but Federal Law. A spokesman for Dickinson said action on the Bill is expected this Spring. Pro Mirc said Secretary of defense Frank Carlucci deserves Praise for his positive action but Proxmire added thai his legislation would open up More combat support positions than the score Lary of defense s and inc Secretary of the Navy s proposals without undermining the existing combat exclusion policy. According to the services own estimates the Bill would open 140,000 positions to women in the army. 14,000 in the Navy and marines and 4,500 in the air Force. Other pending legislation proposes a test of women in combat support positions currently closed to them. Even liberals in Congress however re main shy about recommending direct com Bat roles for . Military women. Bycraft said some Radical changes of thinking May be necessary on the combat question. My position is you can t define com Bat she said disputing the idea that the military protects women through less risky assignments. The combat logistics support ships which the Navy has agreed to Lei women serve on for example arc vulnerable tar gels in wartime she said. Also he Craft said women were aboard the Arcadia the ship that repaired the Frig ate Stark when it was hit by an iraqi missile in the persian Gulf last year and there Are women in West Germany near the Border with East bloc countries. Dacow1ts, for its pan. Has for years listed the combat exclusion rules against women As a Point of concern. But it has not gone on record As favouring women in com Bat those 1 have worked with Over inc past four years have Pui the issues in perspective of National Security concerns and not just women s issues Divis said. On that basis this committee under this administration docs very  a variety of forces have combined to help woman make gains in the 80s, including a shrinking Pool of Young males for the military to draw from and eco nomic issues such As pay and benefits that May be making he armed services less attractive to Many men. As for the future sociologists Are hopeful for an expanded role for military women in nato nations but indicate the United stain May continue to lag behind in the utilization of females. Or. Mady Wechsler Segal a sociology professor Al the University of Maryland said the numbers or percentages of Mili tary women Are expected to be on the increase in nine nato nations Canada Denmark Greece Luxembourg the Netherlands Norway Turkey the United slates and France France is not a part of nato s military Structure. Several countries Are expanding women s military roles. Turkey has plans to train nurse cos. The United kingdom plans to belter integrate Navy women. Perhaps most importantly Segal said in Canada and Denmark. Cur rent initiatives involve employing women in positions from which they have been excluded including direct offensive combat  with Ilic addition of Canada and Den Mark. Segal concluded there Are now five nato nations that have gone beyond the United states in some ways in integrating women in their armed farces. While inc uti led slates has More Mil diary women than its nato allies said another sociologist or. Sandra Carson Stanley of to son slate University in Maryland women Are permit Neil a wider Range of Job opportunities in sever Al of inc other nations. The positions for american military women arc still limited by legislation passed in 1948, de spite the fact that relevant conditions have changed since