European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d Yeltsin s supporters stage Moscow protest March Page 2 Apache breakdowns cited in officer s memo. Page 5 d Dodds to drop 7-period Day in fall. Page 8 d the Heartbreak military Romance daily Magazine the stars and stripes author Alzeo unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 47, no. 333 monday March 20, 1989 a o.,Good morning d 8693 a at least 10 die in Al Salvador election strife san Salvador Al Salvador a salvadoran voted for a new president sunday As leftist revolution Aries opposed to inc election attacked military posts. Army troops retaliated with rockets and Rifle fire. A least five guerrillas and two soldiers were killed during the fighting in nine provincial towns said military officials and witnesses. Two salvadoran journalists and a dutch television cameraman also were reported killed. Early voter turnout appeared tight because the fighting and a rebel imposed ban Public transportation and private vehicular traffic. But roman Catholic churches were crowded with Palm sunday worshippers some whom said they planned to vote later. By midday there were Long lines at the downtown polling stations. Sec related Story Page 6. With these problems it s better to stay Home said Jose Carlos Ortiz 23. He spoke in front his Home in the capital As guerrillas retreated from an assault military Post three blocks away. Sporadic Rifle fire echoed North the capital fro the slope the Gua Zapa Volcano a guerrilla Strong hold As troops from the army s elite Bracamonte a pursued rebels. Two air Force helicopters raced toward continued Back Page White House s new residents first lady Barbara Bush takes granddaughter Marshall Lloyd Bush for a peek at first dog Millie s new family six new White mouse residents were born Friday with mrs. Bush in attendance. Libyan professor bombed plane paper says London a the pan am flight 103 bombers a libyan known to International Security forces As the professor the sunday express has reported. The weekly newspaper s report attributed to unidentified detectives did not identify the bomb maker by name he is a libyan known As the professor by anti terrorist detectives around the world because his Genius with explosives the report said. It added that in Washington,d.c., the Fri confirmed that the professor was being hunted in connection with the bombing. Meanwhile Britain is tightening Security at it major airports according to a spokesman for Man Chester Airport. For Security reasons he would not give details. News reports said passengers would be required to pack All electric and electronic equipment in hand bag Gage to be examined at boarding Gates. The sunday express report said the Man flew Tohonn West Germany from Greece dec. 13, eight Days before pan am flight 103 from Frankfurt West Germany and London was blown up Over Lockerbie Scotland. The blast caused the deaths All 259 people aboard and ii persons the ground. It said a lebanese student 20-year-old Khalid Jaa far who was flying to visit his businessman father in Detroit probably carried the bomb onto the Airliner a Frankfurt unwittingly hidden in a radio cassette player Given him As a gift. The report said the professor trained As a member an elite squad in the libyan army in the 1960s and besides being an expert in electronics and explosives he is a master forger who also had military training in Moscow that made him an expert in weaponry. It said he trained recruits for two years at the Syria Headquarters the Abu Nidal organization which has been blamed for attacks Rome and Vienna. Austria airports in 1985 and other terrorist incidents and he has visited Ireland and trained Irish Republican army guerrillas in Libya the sunday express said the professor arrived inset plane Back Page what s your pleasure most popular brands. At military class i stores. In Europe. Overall soles alcohol decreased in 88, military liquor stores report 10.3% american whiskey 16.6% 18,4% White wine 11,8% 13.0% wine coolers 103% 7.6% rum 10.2%6.4% Champagne 10.1%. Sparkling wines percentages Are shares total sales source army and air Force t class i agencies by Randy Mcclain financial writer although the army still likes its Whis key and the air Force retains its taste for wine Overall alcohol sales dipped at Mil itary liquor stores in Europe last year according to reports issued by the serv ices class i agencies. The reports which cover the fiscal year that ended sept. 25, will be the last issued by each Agency. All class i stores arc being taken Over by the army and air Force Exchange service saturday and will be referred to As class six stores from then . See related Story 3, future sales and earnings reports will be issued by cafes. According to the reports wine coolers Are a popular item with members both services totalling 13 percent sales by volume at air Force stores and 10.3 per cent sales at army outlets. The coolers arc the second biggest Sellers at air Force Lioio behind White wine and the third most popular Choice at army stores. When wine coolers came out the took off like a skyrocket said George elder director Safe class i store for the past 26 years. "1 can t understand the popularity. I guess people like the he also thinks Many health conscious customers arc looking for products with lower alcohol Content than hard liquor and wine coolers fit that Bill Here s a look at some other fact culled from the 1988 sales reports Usa eur and Safe class i operations hard liquor makes up 55 percent sales by volume at army stores but only45 percent the sales at air Force out lets. The hard liquor category includes such items As whiskey the army s top Selling item scotch rum Vodka Gin Brandy Cognac and tequila. Overall consumption alcohol no counting Beer dropped in 1988. Service members in Europe drank 10.35 million liners liquor purchased at class i stores last year Down from roughly 10.5million liners in fiscal 1987. Price increases during the Yea brought in More sales Revenue for both the army and air Force but class a profits were Down due to declines in the value the Dollar overseas and highe labor costs in some countries. Total sales for the air Force and army stores combined topped s54 million last year. I fiscal 1987, combined Gross sales were roughly j51,3 million. Contributions to Community mor ale welfare and recreation funds by air continued Page 3
