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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes q study recommends Dod cu�7,300joba Page 5 d deaf to return 17 pos called a scam Page 9 d tensions in Israel keeping tourists away Page 16 d Detroit whips Boston in Aba playoffs sports Page 21 unofficial iutm1n of Thi . Jiu mid focal vol. 47, no 40 Friday May 27, 1988 Good morning d 8693 a nato will ask Italy to accept Al 6s ordered out of Spain Badavi Tarrant and Mark Walsh staff writer j Brussels nato defense ministers thursday agreed to ask Italy 10 accept a Wing of . F-l6 Jet fighters from Torr Jun a near Madrid and said the Cost of the move estimated at $500 million would be paid far from Alliance fund. The 72 Jet fight cars comprising the 401st tac fighter Wing Are to be removed from Torrejon within three years under a january agreement Between Spain and the United staffs. The agreement followed Spanish government insistence that the . Military presence in Spain be reduced. In announcing the plan the ministers said Alliance funding for the move was an important step toward preserving nato s common defense and to sharing the burdens of doing so equitably among the Alliance As a  Congress has prohibited using . Money for the move citing inc failure of other european nations to contribute a More equitable share to nato s common defense. In a thursday news conference German army Gen. Wolfgang Altenburg the Alliance s senior military adviser said nato officials Are looking mainly at the operational needs of re establishing the Wing hinting Ilia the Alliance May balk at paying for some support and Leisure facilities. There May not be a need for a Golf course close to the air base talc Nibarg said. However he said. The military committee is of the a photo defense Secretary Frank cd Luck talks with adm. Wil Liam j. Crowe before Start of nato dueling. Definite opinion that we should not lose that Wing in Europe we furthermore have said that we need it in the Southern  the stationing Issue had been Given added emphasis wednesday when . Defense Secretary Frank car Lucei announced thai the Wing would be removed from Active service if the Issue were not resolved by August. Italy is expected to announce soon that it would accept the Wing. Where the unit would be relation cd has not been disclosed although possible Sites mentioned include comic a As in Sicily Aviano a in Northern Italy and Gioia Del Colic a Small italian air base in Southeastern Italy. Still to be decided i whether the air Force will retain any presence a Torr Jon once the Wing is re moved. Maj. Gen. W.5. Harp the i6lh air Force commander said in an interview earlier this week with the stars and stripes that it May not be economically feasible to leave a . Presence including 16th air Force he at Torr Jon. He said officials also will be considering whether the Headquarters should be More centrally located As Torr Jon is 16th air Force s westernmost cite. Altenburg s announcement did nothing to change the mind of Texas congressman Ralph Hall who along with fellow Democrat pal Schroeder of Colorado has become one of the leaders of a growing congressional Effort to make America s allies spend More for their own defense. While la news out of nato Headquarters pleased him Hall said "1 guess. My real anxiety is Over see nato on Back Page Reagan s Summit schedule hits a Snag Helsinki Finland a the so Viet Union thursday abruptly cancelled one of president Reagan s meetings with general Secretary Mikhail s. Gorbachev and questioned the compose lion of a religious group scheduled to meet with Rea Gan in Moscow. But a White House spokesman said the session at the Danilov monastery was going to proceed As  the spokesman roman i Owadiuk said the decision to scrub one it Cagan s meet Ings with Gorbachev was  however on the president s flight wednesday from Washington chief spokesman Martin Fitzwater put the cancellation differently. He said the soviets had suggested dropping a meeting and the u.57 Side was trying to clarify the reason. Despite White House efforts to smooth Over any differences inc sched ule change and rumours that the soviets were attempting to restrict Access Lorea Gan contributed a measure of uncertainty to his fourth Summit meeting with the general Secretary. Reagan meanwhile passed the Day relaxing and keeping his distance from the hundreds of reporters following in his footsteps a Brief press notice said Reagan and his wife Nancy strolled along a Lake near their guest House. During the 30 minute walk the president skipped stones along the water the press release said. The session called off because of what the soviets cited As some internal function was one of five that Reagan had scheduled Over four Days with Gorba Chev Overall inc president still will spend six hours with the soviet Leader because the remaining sessions will be expanded Fitzwater said. I regard Ilas  Fili Waitr said As Reagan spent the Day in seclusion. The Summit encountered another glitch when word reached the presiden due to meet with Reagan at a monastery see Summit on Back Page Mcdonald s fast Pace Low pay a Senc Hanf Yugo Belgrade Yugoslavia a the first Mcdonald s 10 open in a communist country has run into an unexpected problem trained employees arc quilling because they find they have id work like westerners and get paid like East europeans. Since the american fast food Chain opened its outlet in Belgrade in March. 40 employees about one third of its workers have voluntarily left their jobs despite a High unemployment rate in Yugoslavia. Prod neg Dostanic managing director of the Rei Uram blames illusions about the West gleaned from american movies shown on yugoslav to for the dropout rate. Thai is All a result of a drastically incorrect concept about International businesses implanted in people s minds by such american to series As dynasty " Dostanic said those who have rift us thought they would earn High wages Only by virtue of working for an Ameri can Enterprise said Visna Milosevic an official of go Ntxo inc yugoslav state Enterprise that entered i nto a joint venture agreement wild Mcdonald s. Those Young people who quit probably also expected they could do their jobs the yugoslav Way relax at work but still Eccl ivc wages Dostanic added. According to a recent Domestic Survey average yugoslavs work efficiently for Only half of their eight hour workday. The rest of the time is spent Reading newspapers conducting private business or having interminable private chats with colleagues Over co fee. The fast food outlet located on a downtown Square has drawn huge crowds since it opened March 23. Ii posted a european record for Mcdon Ald s restaurants by Selling an average of 6,000 meals daily for the first month of operation. The Only other european Branch approximately Matching the Belgrade record is the Mcdonald s in Budapest Hungary which opened a month after the yugoslav outlet. With demand growing fast in is serving about 6.000 people a Day. Employees Are so overworked that store manager Agnes Rapalis decided the Only Way to Cope was to close at s p.m., three hours Early. Her decision swiftly prompted moans from Hun prions including a sour Reader who wrote to inc Magyar Hirlan newspaper asking does every won Der Only last three Days when he Mcdonald s restaurant opened in Bel Grade police were called in 10 keep Witch on the lines of customers snaking around the Block and to limit the number of people entering the premises to see Mcdonald s on Back Page  
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