European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday. April 1,1988 shoppers use Coupon cents at commissaries by Deedee Arrington Doke  Bureau military shoppers More than Dou bled their use of discount coupons at army and air Force commissaries in Europe last year a statistic commissary officials relate directly to the Dollar s poor performance overseas. Al air Force commissaries custom ers traded in j1.5 million Worth of Clinous during fiscal 1987, up for j738.376 the previous fiscal y army customers redeemed s2.6 Mil Worth of coupons in 1987, a 1291 cell increase Over 986,  turned in  million Jan Taid officials Al the army Toop support Octan can unitary Regie Hing Points to the a value of pfc Tallar for he in Seand i Chinn Bat has by caul concerted Effort by Bolia Ai up Rand the army comr Itwaria to  Pons More Tea Fly available sat Bias regional comptroller for air Juc Coati traries in Europe through special  Baler commissary sys lems cml Jhk coupons of to by m i let their expiration Date since or Nessary Good often take As Long As six months to reach shelves overseas officials said. Often products and coupons have arrived too late for customers to take advantage of promotional programs established in the United stain said Denise comes spokeswoman Fig. Troop support Agency. In the Fiji  1988, their Raj uni in lilt dlr Force comm Hwy in Europe already Havein $522,350 Worth indicating Kkt a ii probably reach about coup this year Diaz y commissaries in eni  use Worth j994.i96 n the of fiscal 1988, a figure comes flu a 53.5 percent increase $647,329 in coupons used during the same period last fiscal year. The  117 Mil i ii in cot Al Flonni fees usually about i its front manufacturers for each Coupon redeemed in their respective systems. Both army and air  Lyt tems use handling fee 1o offset worldwide operating costs. The air Force commissary system in Europe earned j 268,338 last year in handling fees up from $168,772 in1986. The army s troop support Agency earned s3.2 million in onion Handline fees worldwide. A breakdown of handling fees contributed by the army s european commissaries a not available. Briton plans 2nd try to find abominable snowman London a a British Moun Tain climber set off for the Himalayas wednesday on his second attempt to Dis cover whether the legendary abominable snowman or Ucli exists. Chris Bonington will return to the 23.237-Fooi Minglun Gusc where last year he found footprints of an unidentified creature on a failed attempt to climb the news updates death penalty Bill London a six conservative lawmakers launched another attempt x""0 to risk in death Penally that was abolished in Britain Neady 20 year ago. Seven previous attempts to re introduce  have failed most Ciftci Floc in april of 1987, when fac House of commons voted 342 to 230 against hanging for particularly heinous murders. Taiwan secret report Talp Jei Taiwan a a secret Gourn mint report released wednesday said a former top Gen eral did  it  1955 military  mulled in his House if Crest fu�53 years. Sun i Jiing in at least in villages and refugee Camps leaving four arabs dead and at least 55 injured 14 wounded by army gunfire. It was one of the worst Days of blood shed since the palestinian uprising began almost four months ago. Navy no sentenced on narcotics charges Simonella Sicily is a Navy Petty officer pleaded guilty to eight charges including Possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and the use of heroin and Wai sentenced wedge Sony to four mini Ltd confinement at hard labor. Petty officer . Richard l Galbraith 30, Anit Ned to the Quarterdeck atthe naval air station in Sigon la. Abo Wai reduced to Al and was ordered to forfeit two monthly for four month. He we film a bad conduct dist hate. Galb Raro bom in Frankfurt Abo pleaded guilty to the wrongful appropriation Oft motor vehicle failure to report w co Unadine session and breaking re Striction. Highly angered strike hits . Installations in Italy Naples Italy Sas italian work in staged he latest in a series of strikes Al american military installations in Italy wednesday briefly halting morning traffic and delaying  and Don Union employed on their Way to work Al a handful of locations however the tour hour strikes at Mili tary installations in Naples Aviano and Vicenza Italy and Sigo Nelu Sicily were largely peaceful. Similar strike action took place wednes Day afternoon at cot Niso As Sicily. Luciano Mafe in italian Union representative in Naples said the strike was conducted to protest a supposed plan to Lay off italian workers Al . Installation and to protest what he termed repeated violations by the american government of the workers current labor contract Mtelep alleged that during a mid March meeting with american person Nel official in Vicenza Union representatives were handed a document outlining worldwide cuts of 40,000 to Lirums held by . And foreign civilian workers. Miele said that figure meant that As Many As 1,000 italian workers could be affected by the Cost culling actions. He said that although wednesday s strikes were conducted in an orderly manner the Union is worried whether future strike actions wiil Reculin peaceful because tension is mounting Snoug workers especially those for whom employment is not Guann kind Ihmud their current jobs be eliminated