European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday november 11,1988 cafes to take Over liquor stores March 25 by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington army and air farce official shave cleared the Way for the Exchange service to As sume control of the services liquor a lords on March the plan signed nov. 3, will make cafes the sin Gle manager of worldwide class i retail operations according to Mai. Jim Heaberg a spokesman at inc Exchange service $ Dallas Headquarters. The agreement also makes the Exchange service the primary wholesaler to authorized morale welfare and recreation activities such As clubs where distilled spirits and wines arc sold Heaberg said. To win final approval for inc plan cafes agreed to guarantee that installation commanders would receive dividends at least As Large As those Given out by the two services in fiscal 1988, said Art Ryan the Exchange s chief negotiator. Additionally each installation will gel 50 percent ofal earnings on alcoholic beverage sales above the Gua Rantee. It will be treated As a special dividend Over and above Normal cafes dividend distributions Ryan said in a statement. The formula will be adjusted for the second year and again for subsequent Yean after review and  to sweeten the pot even further the Exchange serv ice said it would distribute a share of Exchange Beer and wine cooler earnings again based on profit Levels reached during fiscal year 19s8, Ryan said. The percentage of earnings that would go to installation commanders mar funds was one of the major issues holding up negotiations of the Transfer Eab ergs "said.agreement, Heab the big concern of the services was that installations did t get Hurt in any Way by the Transfer Hea Berg said. What we were trying to do was make sure that the military Consumers on each installation would maintain whatever level of mar support they were already receiving at some locations it will be difficult for the Exchange service to provide much in the Way of the special dividends he so percent share of earn Ings above he base line guarantee simply be cause those stores Are already running efficiently Heaberg said. Some stores Are healthy others Arent Haber said. If a store is already healthy it la be hard for us to do anything More for that installation commander. But at other locations where stores Art not running that Well commanders will find their share of earnings in creasing. Management employees such As those assigned to the army s class i Agency in Heidelberg will be offered employment with cafes on a Case by Cue basis Heaberg said. Installation level class i employees also will be offered jobs but not necessarily in the class i store Ryan said there will be no Advent Impact on the retirement funds of the mar or cafes systems nor on the employees he said. The Exchange service agreed to  the services to class i inventory Over a five year period. Thai amount will be determined after cafes lakes care of each installation s Bills for shelf inventory thai is less than 30 Days old and not yet paid for Heaberg said. Facilities and equipment will be turned Over to the Exchange service As is Ryan said. The Only repairs necessary will be to the extent of fixing what s broken the army and air Force will continue to fund cur rent class i projects in Progress through the comple Tion of their contractual obligations. Distilled spirit and wine bought by the mar clubs will continue to be sold at Cost. There will be no markup in Price for clubs Heaberg said. Brig. Gen. Jeffery d. Kahja cafes commander said in a statement released by the Exchange service that he expects the transition to go smoothly in it Friendly partnership Between the installations and our  news updates Connie Mack wins Miami a conservative Republican rep Connie Mack Iii won a Cliffhanger Senate race thursday Over rep. Kenneth buddy Mackay a moderate Democrat for the scat being relinquished by democratic sen. Law ton Chiles. Mack s narrow Victory base Don Absentee ballots still being counted decided the last of this year s 33 Senate races. It Means the democrats will have a $5-4$ majority a gain of one seat in the new . Senate. But while Mack claimed Victory Mackay did not immediately concede and his Campaign manager said there might be algal Chal Lenge because of what he called irregularities in some Vole totals. I think at this Point the num Bers Are conclusive Mack told the associated press by Telephone it s very exciting. I Don t know the exact word to use. There s been a great Deal of anxiety. It s been Long it s been Tough but i Felt All along that my message of More Freedom free markets Freedom from taxes Freedom As an objective of our foreign policy would come through clearly said Mack 48-year-old grandson of the baseball Hal of Fame manager. The a s latest tally showed Mack with 2,044,575 votes or 50 percent to Mackay s 2,014,924 votes also so percent. That gave Mack a margin of nearly 30,000 Voles More than enough to avoid the automatic recount that would be triggered if the difference wireless than about 20,000. Wei ulcer concedes Greenwich Conn. A sen. Lowell p. Wicker or. Bid an emotional Farewell to Public life conceding defeat in his att Mph to win a fourth term and vowing never to return to politics after his first loss in 26 years. I always said to myself when your time comes walk off that Field. No regrets no excuses no blaming no griping norcome Baekki. Walic off " Weicker 57, said wednesday tears in his eyes. The Liberal Republican lost his seat in a razor thin to Sci tuesday by attorney general Joseph i. Lie born Ian a conservative Democrat. Hamad $ claim of accomplice Only challenged by 2 witnesses testimony by de reams stiff writer Frankfurt West Germany two former Twa hostages testified thursday that confessed Hijacker Mohammed Ali Hamadi was equally in command during the air piracy and not merely an accomplice As he has claimed. Americans Robert trainman 40, a real estate Developer and Thomas Mur Ray 61, a test Engineer both described Hamadi As the Man who gave orders Dur ing the 17-Day ordeal in 198 j. Raulman called Hamadi at least an equal to Hie other  Murray said my impression is Hamadi gave the orders during the  Hamadi has admitted taking part in the hijacking but has claimed to have been Only an accomplice of a second Hijacker identified by authorities As has san Ezic dding. Hamadi a lebanese shiite moslem is on trial for air piracy and the murder . Navy diver Petty officer 2nd class Robert Dean sell hem. Hamadi denies any role in the murder of the 23-year-old Stethem who was shot and thrown from the plane As it Sal on a runway in Beirut Lebanon Ezze Dirie was described by Murray As the wild one who enjoyed dealing out karate chops to passengers. Trautma described him As very nervous and the one who ran up and Down Lite air plane aisle hitting people while Hamadi remained Calm. Of the original Iso hijacked Passen Gers and Crew women children old Menand non americans were released while the remaining 39 american men were split into groups taken from the plane and held in Beirut by Radical moslem. Trautman who was Raveling Wilb six family members was held by a group that identified itself As the Hezbollah or party of god. Murray said the men who kept his group of hostages called them selves part of the amal militia. While being held in Beirut Murray group was told by the amal military to adar Aquel Kami that they were i protective custody to keep other groups from injuring them. The release of the hostages eventually was negotiated in part by Nabih Bern the political head of the militia. For the second Day Hamadi s parents Ali Hassan and Fatima Hamadi sat in the front Row of the spectators Section looking directly at their son. Hamadi had turned his chair in the prisoner s Dock to face his parents. Plan Vyp uld improve German military life Bydal Tarrant. Staff writer legislation that for the first Lime would give individual service members in the West German armed forces time   for working overtime is aimed at making military service More attractive a spokesman for the West German de sense ministry said thursday. The proposed plan supported by. Sev eral West German political parties also would streamline duties to More accurately reflect a unit s Mission said army u col. Wolf Poulet. -. The aim is to raise the attractiveness of the armed forces Poull said. The average civilian workweek in West Ger Many is .38.5hours. V. There is no specified number of hours in the workweek for the armed , overtime  in the military is not awarded individually but on a unit basis Servic members in a unit receive overtime when the total number of hours worked by the unit exceeds an average of56 hours a week per person fouled said. Under the new proposal individuals could receive extra compensation when their workweek exceeds 46 hours. The new proposal would emphasize giving  of overtime  the proposal now is undergoing de Bale and revisions in the bundestag the lower House of West Germany s parliament and a vote is expected in de Cember. Of officer Dies of injuries from car crash san v1to Dei Normanna Italy an air Force officer died la a wednesday Toli owing a single car Acci Dent officials said thursday. First it Audrey r. Griffin account ing and finance officer for the 7275th air base group comptroller at san Vito Dei Normanna air station lost control of her car about two Miles from inc town of Ca Rovigno in the province of Brindisi said sgt. Ray Chastain the air base group spokesman. Griffin was 25, i her car left the Road nil a tree and a Brick Wall and then rolled Chastain said. Griffin was thrown from the Auto when it hit the Wall. She was alone when the Acci Dent occurred Aboul Midnight he  Griftin from Cressona pa., is survived by her parents Hubert h. And Irene , also of Cressona and a brother. The Accident is under investigation. Wafer pipes barred As drug related hems Mannheim West Germany Glass Metal and wooden water pipes Are now considered drug paraphernalia and Are banned from import into the United states according to military officials. The Orzinia pipes often purchased in Turkey and the Middle East also Are known As hookahs Nar Ghiles Chillum and bongs. They work by drawing smoke through Waier in a vase or bowl Cooling it before Iris inhaled through a flexible lube. The new restriction applies to All methods of transportation such As band baggage household goods shipments and the mail said Robert sos Lack a spokes Man for the 42nd military police group in Mannheim. The ban covered in Public Law 99 170, includes giving the pipes As gift officials said. Szmilek said people who have similar items or who have questions should Call their local customs office