European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 25, 19bb the stars and stripes age 3 Rise in Dollar Means cola housing cuts Heidel Herc Sis the slight recovery of the Dollar in several european countries will be reflected in military and civilian paychecks through reductions in Rutt iriving allowances Usa eur officials said. Cola and oilmen housing allowance roles dropped feb. 16 for services numbers in Germany. Belgium. Denmark Lily and Luxembourg said re source management spokesman Sec. Michael Dona Hue the reductions will be reflected in february and of Moth paychecks. An is with sit years of service and three family members in a full support area will receive a Cost of living allowance Oft i fi4. The previous Rale in effect since dec. 16, was si84 per month. The same sol Dier in a partial support area will receive j20s, Down from s24&. In no support areas  will get $307, Down from $369. The previous rates in partial support and no support areas had been in effect since Jan 1. Donohuk said the reductions arc the first for sol Diers in full support areas since april 1986, cola in partial and no support areas has not been reduced since August. Post allowance most of living allowance Tor civilian employees was reduced feb. 14 for most posts in Germany Luxembourg and Rome Italy said Elizabeth Reid at the Usa eur civilian personnel division. Past allowance classification which determine the amount of Floc allowance dropped from is to 10 in Germany 25 to 20 in Luxembourg and from 20 to is in Rome she said. Civilian employees with one family member and an annual income Between 116,000 Anil 117,999 receive $920 a year at Post classification 10.11.380 at classification 15and ,840at Post classification 20. An employee with one family member and an annual income Between s28,000 and $29,999 receives 11 ,300 a year at Post classification 10, s1.950 at classification 15 and $2,600 at classification 20. Appropriated fund employees will see the reductions in their paychecks starting today and non appropriated fund employees on monday Reid said. World today ugandan Leader mus Eveni again reshuffles Cabinet Kampala Uganda Al l president Yow Eri Muse veni reshuffled his Cabinet for Chr second time since com ing to Power in Toft and created three new posts for Deputy prime ministers. Kadio Uganda reported tues  slate owned rat Lin gave no reason for the shake up in which mus Eveni kept on All 44 ministers Bui transferred 32 of them to new Jakis. Among Tomc receiving new portfolios was Stanislas Okuruz the former minister of culture sports and youth who has not been heard from Sirc his Kidnap Ping iwo months ago f rebels in Eastern Uganda. Kurut was named m Muter of labor. The new Deputy prime ministers Are former min ister of slate Erica Kaii Gaya former foreign affairs mini scr Paul  and Farmer minister of internal affair Abubakar Mayanja. Samson disc aka retained his Post As prime minister. Dec High court voids ban on hormone treated meat Luxembourg Al l the european court of Justice cd Nesdal in Idiola i9h5 european economic Community jaw Banning the marketing of hormone Ira Tod meal in ilk 12-milion Trade bloc. The dec High court said the common Market slates had not followed Correct procedures when they enacted the ban. Which was pain Day a written procedure that required  and Britain had opposed the ban. And the British took the Issue in  ban on the us of cattle of aligning hormones look effect Jan. 1 for meat produced in the dec. It was10 Lake effect in january in for imported beef. The United slates Lias called the ban an unfair Trade practice and has threatened retaliation. Whooping cough death toll reaches 12 in Argentina la Plata. Argentina api the dealt loll in a monthlong outbreak of whopping cough has reached 12 with the death of an infant girl health authorities said. The 2-year-old girl died Friday in Maria Ludovieo children s Hospital in Buenos Aires despite a Campaign by Public health authorities to inoculate children in the Buenos Aires la 1  have nok d that All of the 12 victims were malnourished came from Low income families Anil had not been inoculated against whooping cough. Bbl overseas service is Nobel prize nominee London api a group of legislators has nominated the overseas radio sen ice of the British Broad casting corp. For this year s Nobel peace prize. Bbl chairman marry nodule Hussy announced the nomination of the corporation s  sen ices on tuesday. The bbl said there Are at least 100 other Nomi nations from around the world for this year s Prijic. The Nobel peace Prie normally is awarded to individuals Bui the London based human rights group amnesty International received it in j977. The bbl s overseas radio services Are headed by the English language bbl world sen ice and broadcast in 37languages loan estimated 120 million  22 House of commons legislators said in their idler to the Oslo based Nobel peace prize committee thai the nomination is in recognition of the bbl s 55 years of International broadcasting. Reorganization put Uso Back in the Black its president says by Connie Dickey staff writer Frankfurt the United sen ice organization began 1988 $400.000 in the Black Afler climbing out of a 1 million Hole and going through a major reorganization the Uso president Charlest. Hagel said wednesday. Our reorganization in the management Structure of staff and responsibility is  Hancl said. I think that has had a direct bearing on How we. Have been Able to climb out of our financial  Afler a three Day stay in Germany Hancl left for Paris to help organize this summer s Uso fund raising gala. He had been in Germany visiting Council Mem Bers Uso centers and volunteers. Last year the Uso eliminated some jobs Cut Back on funding for operations and closed the re Cinberg Ger Many. Uso Center. Hancl had said then that the changes were designed to solve personnel and morale problems and to put the Uso Back on its feet financially. The Uso ended 1986 $1.3 million in the red. Hancl took Over As president in March 1987, and the reorganization Loo i place in May 1987. We have to approach the running of the Organiza Tion As a business As far As fund raising and accountability but we cannot lose sight of our Tiuman Ricks As far As the services and programs we provide Hancl said. The reorganization was designed to get local Uso councils More involved in the running of the Centera nit establishing programming Hancl Laid. The directors have actively solicited experts to sit on the councils and it is paying  there arc financial experts Public relations and business members sitting on the councils which in the past was not necessarily so. Hagel  Council was different then Hancl said. They arc More equal now. They Are volunteers but we get the Benefit of heir experience and  said the s1,7 million netted during the Uso Germany fund raising gala last fall Wilt slay in Germany. We will be Starling new out reach programs and improve our services to the communities. There might be some new physical structures appearing but we Are still discussing that. We won t be closing any More centers Hagel  hag i has been pleased with the changing image of the us since the reorganization. One of his goals has been to Tell the Uso Story without having people think of Fth organizations. Bob Hope show Sand dollies and  our Hook is of course the celebrities but that affords us the Opportunity to inform people of what we really  he said thai in the last year the Uso has had television Lime on All the National networks and garnered a cover Story in Usa  a result our Quality of shows and the entertain ers arc at the highest level since the Vietnam Days an that is encouraging Kagel said. He said the Uso hosted 10 it Iowa throughout the world this past year the largest number since Vietnam. Kentucky ceremony honors Higgins Louisville by. A Velio ribbons were presented to the Sisters of Marine it. Col. William  during a Brief ceremony on the county court House Steps tuesday to Honor the Kentucky native kidnapped in Lebanon last week. The troubles of the Middle East were a world away until last wednesday said Jefferson county judge Etc Cutic Harvey Sloane who presided Over the Cere Mony. That was when one of our own sons was taken hostage. That was when the tragedy of the War in Lebanon came Home to Jefferson county Sloane said. Higgins spent his boyhood in Central Kentucky s Carrara county and went to Kigh school in Louisville. County officials joined abut 50 onlookers. Tor the ceremony. Higgins suit cars. Mary i slice of Okolona and Linda Miller of Memphis tinn., thanked the Community for its support and prayers. We Are hopeful our brother will Weium and we just need your prayers desperately. Thank you Miller said her voice breaking. A Lamppost in front of the courthouse was draped with yellow ribbons which Sloane said would remain until Higgins was released. Higgins 43, a decorated Vietnam Veteran an former aide to the . Defense Secretary was kid napped feb. 17 near Tyre about so Miles Josih of Beirut. He was in Lebanon Ai commander of a 76-Mcmbcr . Of waver group involving officers from 16 nations that monitors violations of a 1949 lebanese israeli armistice agreement. . Let Ggles a group Catling itself the organization of the oppressed on Earth which has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping released a videotape of Higgins on monday. After she saw the tape monday Fisher said she had a Mesuse for her brother s abductors please let him come Home. Please r lease