European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Day. March 4,1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 . Policy on Plo role unchanged peace quest undermined Shultz says by Mark Walsh stiff will a Brussels Sec Clary of state George Shultz thursday accused the part Tinc liberation organi action of undermining i efforts 10 win peace in the Middle East and ruled out future talks with the Plo until change has taken place. The current . Policy toward he 1 to is the same As it has been for years Shulli said in a press con Terence following inc close of nato s two Day Summit in Brussels. We Don i talk m the Plo or Deal with them. As Long As they Don i basically state Lar air readiness to Deal with the stale of Israel As o fad of life. And As Long hey Don t re nuance terrorism and violence pc said. However it s very important ase Sec in la be in touch with the palestini ans. Obviously their problem arc extremely significant in All this thai s said by everybody no exceptions Shulli icel Brussels thursday afternoon for another round of shuttle negotiation according to United press International according to inc schedule put out by ame ican officials Shutlz will retrace his route earlier in the week first flying to London to talk to Jordan s King Hus Sein who is undergoing dental surgery in Britain. Shultz then was to Fly Back to Israel late thursday in preparation for talks Wilh prime minister Yitzhak Shamir and foreign minister Shimon Peres a shuttle within the City since the two is Zarli politicians differ on everything in the . Initiative including the Basic negotiating conditions. The Secretary of state was to then i Ravel on to Damascus for another talk with syrian president Hafez Assad and to Cairo for a meeting with egyptian president Hysni Mubarak before Velum ing to Washington Early saturday Shultz expressed concern for the palestinian people s rights and said they must be considered in any settlement. He said he has talked with palestinian officials in the past and wants 10 a broader and belter dialogue Wilh them. Shutlz said in was unlikely that talks with palestinian leaders could be worked into his upcoming trip bul said he wants to see it happen As soon As possible. Shull. Flew to Brussels tuesday Fol lowing meetings with israeli syrian and egyptian leaders in inc Mideast and Hus Sein in London after conferring Wilh the president on the details of his five Day trip wednes Day Shutti was directed to return to inc Region to continue Selling the . Peace proposal. At a press conference wednesday in Brussels White House press Secretary Marlin fit water said the president expressed optimism toward Shutlz s mis Sion and quoted Reagan As saying. Secretary Shutlz has done Yeoman s work in his diplomacy in recent  Fitzwalter added that Mideast leaders were receptive enough to justify continuing the talks. Joint military units outside nato Benefit Alliance . Envoy says by Mark Walsh staff writer Brussels nato can Only Benefit from euro Pean defense councils and joint military units being formed outside the Western Alliance the outgoing . Ambassador to Belgium said. "1 would say a Halver they do would probably wind up being in support of what s going on in nato Geoffrey swathe said in an interview wednesday. Germany and France originated the concept of join military units last year when they announced the for mation of a Franco German unit. The two countries also have a defense Council on the drawing Board that would operate outside the nato military framework. More recently Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg announced plans for a 4, bin Cut brigade to bolster the defense of the Tow countries. Some defense analysis fear such i Jucs could be the first cracks in the european pillar of nato noting thai Unity has been the Alliance s Strong card in the years following world War m. I Don t Sec in inc Alliance becoming a weak organi Mannheim. West Germany a Heidelberg High school student has attained the rank of Eagle scout the highest rank in boy scouting and will be honoured in ceremonies March 23. For his service project John Price assisted the pro vast marshal and army Community service by fingerprinting photographing and completing personal data cards for children in the Heidelberg child development centers. He originated the idea obtained a 7alion. Probably a stronger one because in the final analysis europeans will Sec what they have to do 10 keep nato Strong Swaebe said. Swaeby submitted his resignation to president Rea Gan in february and when he Steps Down in june he will have been America s representative in Belgium for 4vi Yean he served in a Lime that saw the arrival of . Cruise missiles on belgian soil As part of nato s dual track decision simultaneously deploying nuclear missile in Europe and negotiating their withdrawal. Although those weapons Are due to leave Belgium following ratification of the intermediate Range nuclear forces Accord signed by the leaders of the United slates and soviet Union in december Swaebe said he Hopes nato can find some future use for the new missile base at Flora ones which has provided a boost to the local Economy. If Belgium or America does t do something to fill up that base the Public out there will be absolutely in despair the ambassador said. Swaebe said the Bel Gian government is looking at ways to keep the base open after the ratification of the missile Accord. Trials and organized other scouts to help in the project Price 18, has been in scouting for 10 years. He is the son of master sol. Verle and Yasuko Price. To earn the Eagle scout award a boy scout must fulfil requirements in the areas of leadership serv ice and outdoor skills. Price earned 37 Merit badges and logged almost Lio hours in the identification project. Flag Day Britain s Duchnik of York sport Chr flags in her hair one stun Mil stripes did two Union jacks us she it airs Lai Angeles wednesday army of commissary surcharge revenues up by Deedee Arrington Doke Kalsem Lautif m Bureau surcharges on purchases at army and air Force commissaries in Europe Gener ated $17.3 million and sf.4 million respectively in fiscal 19? 7 for new construction and supplies. The surcharge is a i percent fee added to a customer s total Purchase before Coupon discounts have been deducted from the Bill. The air Force s j�.4 million surcharge Revenue was based on european commis sary sales of s226.5 million an increase from surcharge revenues of 18.4 million and sales of j200.7 million in fiscal 19g6. In fiscal 1987, the army s european commissaries sold 1361.1 million Worth of goods to generate the $17. Million surcharge revenues also reflecting in creases from 1986 figures of 516.1 Mil lion in surcharge revenues based on s322.i million in sales. Worldwide both service branches re ported increased surcharge revenues and sales in 1987. The surcharge. Benefits All shop pers because it pays for new construction and improvements to existing commissaries in Europe said Denise Gomes spokeswoman for the army european commissary Region which has stores in West Germany West Berlin Belgium the Netherlands saudi Arabia Egypt and Italy. New army commissaries will open this year in Fonh and at Patch Barracks and Robinson Barracks in Stull an. Gomes said Money is anticipated through fiscal 1992 for new stores in Vil seek will Birg Whaff Coburg Dex Heim Erlanger Augsburg Baum older Darmstadt Garls Edt we Brucken Ansbach bad Kissinger Mannheim Khz Cinberg trails him  bad hers old bad nauheim Parma sons and wild Flucken in West Germany. Gomes said 52 percent of the sur charge collected worldwide by the army went into construction with 62 percent of the army commissary building projects scheduled to be Buill in Europe. Because we be got such a heavy construction program going on we re getting Back a Large share of the surcharge Dol Lar Gomes said. Other items paid for with surcharge funds include automated data processing equipment electronic Cash registers scanning systems forklifts display cases shopping cans equipment repair and costs from damaged and stolen Merchan Dise. In inc Continental United Slattin army surcharge revenues also pay for commissary utilities an air Force commissary opened in february at in Kirlik a Turkey and at least two others arc scheduled to open during the 193b fiscal year at Hill Nikon a Greece and Ira Clion Greece tentatively planned for the Neil fiscal year Are stores for Pitburg a West Ger Many and Raf upper Helford and Raf Mcneil a Hill in inc United King Dom said Mike Hawkins chief of Media for the air Force commissaries at Kelly fab Texas. The air Force european commissary Region serves West Germany the United kingdom the Netherlands Belgium Norway the azores Spain Italy Greece and Turkey. In 1987, air Force commissaries around the world generated jii6.b Mil lion in surcharge revenues based on sales of j2.2 billion. In 1986, air Force commissary sales reached 12. T billion result ing in surcharge revenues of $ 111.8 Mil lion. Worldwide the army commissaries experienced Gross sales of ,73 billion in fiscal 1987, an increase of j84 million Over 1936 sales. Surcharges collected worldwide in 1987 amounted to roughly $86.5 million