European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday september 23,1986 copters from Page 1 Den a from Illesh Cim West Germany sept. 2 for use by senior Insl Nilor pilots. The battalion s first soldiers and their families began arriving at the base aug. 29.scholz told Usa eur and 7th army commander Gen. Crosbie a Saint aug. 24 that he found no ground son which d oppose the  september. However inc Wiesbaden court decided sept. 1 that the Federal government used illegal tactics in allowing the stationing of the battalion which includes 20 ah-64 Apache attack helicopters 13 oh-58 Kiowa scout helicopter and three uh-60a Black Hawk Utility  contended no permit was required to bring the 36 aircraft and soldiers to the base while the court ruled  West be Man . The defense ministry countered that the addition ofic 36 helicopters would not change the use or Quality of the base and therefore did not violate traffic Laws. Opponent to the stationing have accused the de sense ministry of using illegal Salami tactics by d i i c a looking at the smaller Issue of stationing the initial 36 n 1j Raj helicopters instead of the larger army plan to eventually have 181 aircraft at the base. The Hesson stale parliament also spoke out again tic stationing with its unanimous Vole on aug. Id. Icen Taikang � Felt port shh wow Echo m Timi Oij prices for gasoline diesel in Holland Germany to fall Munich West Germany is prices for Gaso line and diesel fuel will drop As much As 7 cents per gallon in West Germany and the Netherlands starting saturday. The decrease is the result of a drop in product Cost sin Europe combined with a slight strengthening of me Dollar against foreign currencies this year cafes Europe spokesman it. Col. Charlie White said thursday. It is the second Lime this year thai the Exchange service has lowered prices on Gas and diesel fuel. Prices dropped a similar amount in february after a year of stable prices. There was an average increase of 21 cents per gallon in january 1987. In West Germany Gas prices will be $ 1.08 per gallon for unleaded Normal Down 7 cents $ 1. 13 for unleaded super Down 6 cents  for leaded super Down 4 cents and si.i4 for diesel Down 7 cents. A 100-Litercoupon Book will sell for s2b. for unleaded Normal 129.90 for unleaded super $29.10 for leaded super and $30,10 for diesel. In the Netherlands unleaded Normal will sell for$1.13, Down 7 cents while unleaded super is Down 6 cents to of to. Leaded super is dropping 4 cents Tosi 15 per gallon and diesel is Down 7 cents to 11.15. A 160-liter Book will Cost $47.76 for unleaded Normal$49.88 for unleaded super and $48.61 for leaded super. A 100-liter Book of diesel coupons will Cost$30.38, Coupon books also Are available in other quantities. From Page 1 Benefit from Page 1 he said. Those soldiers still will receive the free  an additional 796 pending requests were resumed to soldiers Wilh an explanation of , if soldiers want to slay in Europe we encourage them to submit St foreign service tour Extension requests Asiello said. We Are not saying we Don t want Good soldiers to stay we absolutely do want them to stay and the Opportunity to slay in Europe still  Usa eur Leaden anguished Over the decision Asiello said. In making this difficult decision you can be sure that uppermost in their minds was training in the year of training he said. Usa eur could not afford to take the Money out of the Mission and training funds. States could be  vice president s staff confirmed Bush met with Panama s then president Ricardo de la Espriella and Lher officials including Noriega briefly in Panama in 1983.Fuller said Bush had complained of alleged Laun Dering of drug Money in Panama but he denied that the discussion had been with Noriega. Speaking with reporters at Andrews fab As bus prepared to leave for a Campaign event in Boston Fuller said inc vice president aired his concerns to Espriella and other officials. This Story is something we be discussed before Fuller said. It s not something we be attempted 10  said a review of Stilt classified briefing papers showed that the 45-Minule meeting occurred during Are fueling Stopover in Panama on dec. Ii 1983, at the Panama City Airport not on dec. 10 As reported by British television. Fuller said there was no indication that Noriega spoke during the session on the drug Money laundering problem or on anything else of substance. The notion that vice president Bush would sit Down with the president of Panama and discuss drug Money laundering should be a plus Fuller  said that at the meeting Espriella told Bush that his government would step up efforts to try to curtail this  on the separate allegation that Onega had information on alleged training of Nicaragua Contra sol Diers in Panama with which he planned to blackmail the vice president. Fuller said that s a Foolhardy notion. We Don t believe he s blackmailing  Baker chairman of Bush s presidential Campaign responded to questions about the matter Oncas this morning thursday. You re going to hear a Tot of rumours and speculation As this Campaign moves through its last 47 Days he said. From october 19 84 to october 1986, . Law prohibited any . Government Aid to the Contra in their fight to topple Nicaragua s leftist sandinista government. The documentary did not say when the Pic Tures were taken nor when the tape recordings we remade. We have Learned that As Early As 1983george Bush sat Down with general Noriega to complain about the laundering of drug Money in Panama re Porter Julian Manyon said on inc thames television program which was screened for reporters wednes Day. Testing from Page 1 Gray Market cars vehicles with foreign specifications that Are later modified to meet . Stan Dards. But until now neither the military nor the Epa hashed a system to ensure that .-Spcdficaiion cars overseas with catalytic converters attached had t Bee driven on leaded fuel which renders the converters inoperable. Although unleaded fuel is widely available in Europe an Epa official said the new army testing pro Gram will not help those people with cars More than year old because of limitations in the Plum Lesmo test. The lest involves applying a chemically treated strip of paper to the inside of the tailpipe and one spark plug the paper changes colors if leaded fuel particles represent. But the results arc acceptable Only if the tests redone at least once a year because Long term pollutant buildup can throw the test off the official said. So the Only people among those driving Oversea with catalytic converters on prior to this coming oct. I who can be covered by the army testing program willbe those who have had the car overseas for less than one year which is the limit of the test interval in official said. Usa eur transportation officials have directed military communities to implement the program by oct. 1. And in addition to the tailpipe test fuel Lan openings will be inspected to ensure the neck re Stricler has not been tampered with. While the tests will be administered during annual inspections failure to meet the Epa regulations will not prevent a car from obtaining a Usa eur registration. Delays in implementing the program could been countered officials said As a result of year end Money shortages and year end close outs in procurement an purchasing agencies. Also required forms have not been received yet. An implement Ion Date is not known for the nether lands where inspections Are done on the Economy. Negotiations Musl be conducted with the dutch government before the program can begin there. Army and military traffic management come officials in Washington d.c., have slated that the policy prior to implementation of the testing program has been to recommend that owners have their catalytic converters removed and stored in i hair trunks for the duration of their overseas Tours. But a spot Check last week by the stars and stripes of the Bayonne n j., military port the largest in the United states showed that some vehicle processor apparently have been unaware of the problems the new Epa rules have caused. One official at the port simply noted that unleaded Gas was becoming widely available in Europe and that it s really up to you whether Oleave the converter on or not the shipper did not recommend removing the converter which Mili tary officials said has been the policy in the absence of an approved testing program. Under the Epa rules when vehicles that have Bee driven overseas with the converters on Velum to state Side ports owners Musl Post a Bond equal to three times the value of the car which can Cost several Hun dred dollars and then prove that the car meets .emission control standards. Once that is done the Bond Money is returned to the owners. But the Only Way to prove that the vehicles . Standards is for the owners to have new convert ers installed which together with the Price of the Bondman Cost As much As $800 to 11,000. For people who Don t ship their can through the military system the Epa official said the Agency is working on a policy that would allow for testing of converters at stateside ports the same Plum Lesmo test that the army will do. Tentatively the new Epa policy would require own ers to obtain a Bond for the car and then have a local Mechanic do the Plum Lesmo. But again the official said the test Only will be valid for care that have been driven overseas for less than a year because of the lest limitations. I for new cars purchased through cafes in Europe customers can have the catalytic converter removed i although All new cars Are delivered with the emission equipment on according to cafes Europe officials. I taking the converter off will nol void the car s War Ranty. If the converter is removed there will be a Small charge but the converter can be reinstalled before shipment Back to the states. Outside the military system the Epa has granted tentative approval to three major West German ship i Ping firms . Harms g. Albrechl and k. Gross a to allow them to do their own Plum Lesmo testing i for cars being shipped to the states. The Epa official said that policy would probably require the firms to do their testing within hours of driving the cars aboard ships and then provide the proper documentation to the Epa there would then be no need to have the car bonded or inspected once it reached the Stales. Initially the firms will be allowed to test cars More than a year old. But once  testing program is i launched vehicle owners will be Able to Combine the documentation from annual military inspections with the contractors Plum Lesmo tests to Clear vehicles through . Customs. \ the Epa official said the Agency would Welcome inquiries from other commercial shipping firms inter 1 ested in signing on to the policy. The Bottom line the official said is that owners driving vehicles outside the United states with calmly tic converters on for More than one year prior to the Start of the army testing program will face the extra costs for bonding the vehicle and replacing the catalytic system when the vehicle reaches a stateside Pott. We realize this will cause a hardship for Man people and we re taking some of the backlash for that Ibe official said. But there s really nothing that can be done without some Way to lest the vehicles at least once a year while they re outside the  s the whole Point of the army  t i von Hill Tuil Chute Bokman i Munich 1m