European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday March 2,1w8 hews updates sentence commuted Bangui a neral african re. Cuhlic api president Andre Kolin gha Lias 1,-nmmuted former emperor Jean Bedel Bokassa s death sentence to life imprison ment in solitary confinement the National radio reported monday. The former. Self proclaimed emperor Hok, i Tad Lom his Appeal o the supreme court lost novem Ber. Bokassa a it convicted last Junt in of ordering he murder of at teat 20 political opponents. He aim Wai convicted of diverting huge sums from the slate Treasury. Vatican deficit Pittsburgh Law dec. 22 and gives the defense department 90 Days to draft regulations giving american win equitable treatment in class a stores overseas said a Pentagon manpower official the regulations win require package stores to work More aggressively with . Vintners and suppliers to provide is Broad a selection of . Wines so Possi  said Clare mock at the office of the Deputy assistant Secretary of defense for military manpower and personnel policy. Package stores also will be required to carry a representative number of . Wines in each category and Price level he said. That Means that if we have a French Champagne for Sale in it store we also will have a . Champagne in a similar Price Range stocked at that More he said that As far As the department of defense is concerned once the regulations Are in he Field the services must comply As soon As possible. Army and air Force class i store officials said monday the increase of wines imported from he United states would not raise the prices of wines a Flat percentage markup on All prod uces which went into effect with the february Price list will reduce the prices of some . Wines said Harold Simpson director of the Usa eur class i Agency this i nol 8 guarantee of no Price increases on local wines because prices could increase for such reasons As the falling Dollar said Many w. Halprin chief of operations for Safe class i stores. Usa eur stores will phase in the increase of american wines Simpson said and he experts to achieve a one to one ratio within six months or  Al the end of fiscal year int. 78 . Wines and i foreign wines were sold in the army class i system Simpson said. As of feb. 25, there were 148 . Wines and 234 foreign wines in the system. Under uie old policy Usa be class i earned 112 non-. Wines and 55 , wines. In july or by August at the latest we will have 86 american wines and 58 local notional German wines Halprin said. The mores also will carry wines from other countries including France and Italy. The american wines will be Given inc most prominent display Sites in class i stores and will be grouped together in compliance with the congressional directive Halprin and Simpson said. In stores where space limitations will mean cutting Back on some non-. Wines local More managers will make reductions based on consumer buying Hii Hilr Simpson said. The same method will be used in slicing the new wines so that nol All new brands will be in each store official said. Most of the wines come from califor Nia although some Are from new York Halprin said. Officials Aren t sure How customers will react to the program Only the tales figures will c t. They say Many people coming from the state prefer to stay with . Wines while Many want for eign wines. One German wine spokesman expects his company s wine to remain competitive with the american brands. The consumer makes the ultimate  said Peter Hacen sales director for the Sichel co. Of Alicy West Ger Many. The company sell blut nun sparkling Blue nun and Knel dry wines in the class v1 stores. We Don t think much about trying to Force products on people because it does t work Hagen said. American Here want to try things european and German wine is one of those things. In terms of wine Quality Helprin said the Best . Red wines compete favor ably with Good French red. Tie German while wines have the Edge he said but the . White wines Are almost is  Simpson noted that about 60 percent of sparkling wines such As Champagne sold in army class i stores Are from California. Some world class wines Are grown in California he said. They have some of the Best wines in the  hmm Oglw by Cut rust Tler cow Etc a meal  Vir port Senate warns against ending afghan rebel Aid Washington tap the Senate voted 77-0 on monday 10 warn the Rea Gan administration not to end . Mili tary Aid to anti soviet insurgents in Afghanistan before a Complete and final withdrawal of All soviet troops and advisers from the country. The Senate vote approved a strongly worded but non binding Resolution urging Hie while House not to Cut Otsus Pend it reduce military Aid to the afghan resistance until it is absolutely Clear that the soviets have terminated their military occupation and that they Tirc not redeploying their forces to be inserted  the Resolution also voiced Strong sup port for the formation of an interim government in Afghanistan acceptable to inc resistance forces to urged that a . Peacekeeping Force be formed to protect withdrawing soviet troops from attack and to keep inc peace in major cities while an interim government is being organized. Senate majority under Rubil a Hyrd of West Virginia said the Resolution is intended to Send a Clear message to the administration that the Senate wants no part of a .-Sovjel agreement in which . Aid to the afghan resistance is ended nol on inc actual withdrawal of soviet forces but merely on the soviet Union s Promise that those forces will be pulled Back to soviet soil. Tyrd said he would like to know what agreements the administration May have made with the soviets on the afghan Issue before committing himself la schedule b Vole on the pending treaty Banning u.5. And soviet medium Range nuclear weapons worldwide. Byng and Sens. Cordon Humphrey r n.h., and Steven Symms a Idaho took Strong exception to congressional Testi Mony lost week in which Robert a. Peck an assistant Deputy Secretary of slate said the United states would be pre pared if completely satisfied with the Overall agreement to prohibit . Mili tary assist acc to the afghan  Symms said Peck s testimony leads Many to fear that somehow we will make some superpower Deal. Thai will allow the soviets to gain politically what they could not gain an the  they arc literally having i hair Tail handed to them on a Platter Oul there Symms said. The Only reason they Are leaving is that they Are losing he war.1 Byrd also questioned Peck s testimony asking Are we just to Lake the word of he soviet Iradi ship How dumb How silly How stupid can we be it is just absolutely alien to my think ing that the United states would even contemplate much less Tun on the dolled line an agreement that would Cut off Aid to the afghan Freedom fight ers Ai Long As they need miliary Aid against the soviet invade a Byrd said. Humphrey said any agreement must guard against treachery or i double Cross by the soviet  arms control Agency appointment delayed Washington