European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes q some of officers facing involuntary retirement. Page 2 q Many teen agers condone rape study says Page 7 d what s new in the world of fashion daily Magazine q reds Robinson misses no hitter by one strike sports Page 21 Ift Lpes Tiok Fly the . Ammo for if vol. 47, no. 17 Good morning wednesday May 4, 1988 to i d 8693 a military Banks to hike charges revamp ordered by Pentagon to offset losses by Rosemary Sawyer suit writer Frankfurt service charge at military Banks overseas will increase july i to offset Spir iting operating losses and bring the Hanks into the 20lh Century a Pentagon bonking official said tuesday. The increases arc the result of an 18-month study commissioned by the defense department to find ways to improve service while reducing annual losses trial have grown 10 j35 million n year. We needed badly to take Steps Forward with our program and bring it More on line and into the 20th Century John Barber the director of financial serv ices policy for the assistant Secretary of defense said in an interview tuesday. The reason Why the study came about is because we could see that technology was moving Way ahead of us in the slates and we wanted to bring our systems Over Here up to increases in service charges will include increased foreign currency sales rates. Begin Mij july 1, the Banks will sell foreign currencies for t.25 percent above the daily currency close up from the current Rale of 0.15 percent. Aii Check cashing charge for non account hold ers on personal and cashier s checks Money orders up to s500 and . Treasury checks in any amount. Non see Banks on Back Page Solidarity with strikers the Vuurman of Solidarity Uch Walesa gives the it com sign tuesday after runs song striking workers at the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk Poland. Walesa Bald thai he support inc strike but be is stepping aside As Leader of inc Independent Union because he is tired and ail tag. Story on Page 3. Stagon won t Send cd St guard ships to Guif at this time Washington a defense Secretary Frank c. Carlucci if decided against having . Coast Gud ships help the Navy patrol the Pef syk Gulf at this time the Pentagon Saint Day. The announcement came amid strip congressional opposition to the idea of grounds that the coast guard is needed at Home to tight drug smuggling and it confirmed a disclosure made hours ear Lier by sen. John Warnerr a. Warner ranking Republican on the Senate armed services committee and a former Navy Secretary said he spoke with Carlucci last week and urged that the proposal be dropped. He Carlucci said ii was his current thinking that the guard is not Wamer said in a Telephone interview from Norfolk a. The Secretary of defense reached his decision on his own initiative but he did listen carefully to those of us in con Gress including myself and the leadership who suggested that this would not be the right Lime to take coast guard vessels from the United he said Carlucci is now of a mind to pull Back from that proposal because these vessels Ore needed to interdict the drug late monday the Pentagon issued a statement agreeing that the idea of deploying coast guard vessels was no longer under consideration at this the statement said after a thorough Reagan denies astrology influences his decisions assessment during the past week it has been decided that the current strength and Force mis of our task Force in the Gulf is sufficient to protect u.5. Interests in the Region and to defend against threats to the rights of .-Flamcd ships As Well As Neutral ships in distress re questing the Iden of sending coast guard its had been raised by Pentagon offi in the past two weeks As part of a of . Policy in the Gulf. That Idamc in the woke of the april 18 clash us can the Navy and Iran when Navy silk a and planes Sank or damaged six iranian hips. A lmini1� officials announced Friday Iha tvs. Policy in inc War torn waterway wan changing from the pre Vious 10-momTd plan of Only having the Navy prot flt i kuwaiti owned tankers carrying . Flag. Navy warships Wikow have authority to respond to Calmer Aid from any Neutral merchant ship wit come under attack assuming the Alf Crinan vessels arc close enough to help. A officially the United Stamis Neutral in the Iran Iraq War but mks of the . Policy say the Reagan a b lion is tilling too far toward Iraq Warner praised the policy Chal believe this new policy May disc. Iranian attacks on Neutral shipping cause it will inject an element of u Dainty As to their attacks on Neutral Shi he explained. Or Washington a no Pokey or decision he s made has been influenced by astrology. President Reagan said in tuesday although published reports said his wife relics on it to help determine his schedule. One newspaper said that after consulting an astrologer mrs. Reagan had insisted on the Date and time for the signing of the .Sovicl treaty eliminating inter mediate Range nuclear missiles. Meanwhile a los Angeles astrologer asserted in an interview thai Reagan has used astrology throughout his career using astrology to pick his inauguration and other big the astrologer Joyce Jillson also claimed she helped Reagan s first presidential Campaign choose George Bush As his running male she did not provide specific evidence to Back her claim. In a new Book former while House chief of staff Donald t. Regan claims mrs. Reagan turns to astrologers to help determine the president s schedule. Reagan asked about the reports while signing a proclamation in the Roosevelt room said he is Mak ing it a policy not to comment on books by Tor mar White House staffers. However he added no policy or decision in my mind has Ever been influenced by astrology. Asked if astrology played a a shaping his schedule Reagan said with a smile you know 1m still looking for the fellas that Tell me every Day what House speaker Jim Wright was Sao Reagan on Back Page
