European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 20, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 class i soon to become class six cafes pledges better assortment by Charlie Bowden Munich Bureau army and air Force liquor outlets will change from class i to class six at the end of this week As the military package stores move under the Market ing and sales umbrella of the army and air Force Exchange service. That cosmetic change Falls in line with an Overall Exchange service attempt to keep the controversial Transfer transparent to the customers. Aside from different signs for the stores customers probably will notice very Little difference when the stores first open saturday As a part of the Exchange service said Charles  director of the food and serv ices division at cafes european Headquarters in Munich. The stores will be closed Friday for a close out inventory. We re going to keep the same stores we re going in with the same Stock assortment and we re going in with the same prices Poffen Bargor said. In mos cases the stores also will be run by the same employees. Other than noticing the signs change and a better assortment of merchandise the customer won t necessarily Sec the  the better assortment refers to plans for crossing Over some products Between the liquor stores and Exchange Shoppe tics. Beer chips and dips and other party oriented products for example will be stocked in the liquor stores while shopper pcs will begin carry ing a varied selection of wines. The idea he said is to increase convenience for shoppers. Transfer of the liquor stores to cafes manage ment was directed by Congress in 1988 after nearly two years of negotiations among the three parties involved primarily concerning distribution of prof its. A final Transfer agreement was signed in novem Ber that included guaranteed income Levels to local morale support funds using fiscal 1988 earnings As a base. The agreement makes cafes the sole manager for All army and air Force liquor operations worldwide. The Exchange service following an in House study of six army liquor stores had predicted that total revenues would increase about 20 percent through a combination of lower overhead and increased sales. Officials Are still working with that goal in mind Poffinbarger said while remaining very sensitive to the military s stance on Degl amortizing the use of Al Cohol. We re not looking to increase the amount of alcohol that is consumed he said adding that it was unlikely anyway based on an eight year downward trend in alcohol consumption. We have no desire to change  planners instead Hope to capture that segment of the Market that has been shopping downtown and to do so by making convenience a key ingredient. Use of three credit cards accepted at other Exchange fact Litas also has been approved for the Pur Chase of alcoholic beverages at the Exchange class six stores Poffen Bargor said. However customers cannot use the Exchange s deferred payment plan or layaway for alcohol purchases. Plans also Call for extending the operating hours of the liquor stores and the number of Days they arc open he said. Building improvements May also be evident once the class six operation is included in the Overall Exchange service capital improvement program of fun Bargor said. A smaller locations particularly those that have been operating at a loss liquor Salesman be consolidated with local Shoppe tics to Cut Down overhead. But no major changes would be made without approval of local commanders he said and Shoppe Etc liquor store consolidations will require a redesign of the floor plans to keep liquor stocks separate from other merchandise. We re not going to put liquor next to Candy bars he said. Overall go sales of alcohol declined in 88 drinking trends ,. The Rise and Allol military i liquor sales in Europe source army and air Force class i agencies  continued from Page 1 Force and army stores went up last year. Army stores contributed $12.7 million to communities an increase of almost 40 percent when compared with 1987. The air Force stores contributed More than $5.96 million an increase of 32.5 percent. The increases were so Steep because of the shift of class i stores to cafes control. Some retained earnings that had been held in Reserve for capital improvements were added to the morale and welfare contributions As a one time Bonus. The retained earn Ings were not among class i assets to be shifted to cafes. A push by Congress to require a greater emphasis on Selling american wines to Scricc members in Europe met with mixed results. The Sale of . Wines in army liquor stores increased by 2 percent Overall in 1988, but the consumption of red and Rose american Here we Are in one of the wine capitals of the world and Congress tells us we have to have equal representation George elder wines fell by 33.5 percent and 61.4 per cent respectively. . White wine fared much better. A total of 51,000 More liners were sold in 1988 than in 1987 for an increase of 32 percent. The air Force could not provide sales Fig its . Wines As opposed to foreign wines. But elder said american wines fared poorly in his opinion. Here we arc in one of the wine Capi tals of the world and Congress tells us we have to have equal representation for american wines. I m Here to Tell Youit s a Little ridiculous he said. The promotion of american wines in Europe was ordered by Congress in 1987 at the request of the . Wine Industry. Last year army and air Force class i stores responded with a variety of Market ing efforts for the products. The army held a California wine exposition in Sci Del Borg. West Germany and the air Force held wine probes in Many of its stores for example. Both services increased the number of american wines kept in Stock and Cut Back on european ones. But elder of the air Force said Many of the new american wines proved to be slow Sellers. . Come rejects protest of joint exercise in s. Korea Korea up the american led United nations come rejected a North korean protest saturday that team Spir it 89, a joint omit inc .-Southkorea annual military Drill was disguised preparation for aggression. The North korean proles was made at the 447th meeting of the korean Mili tary armistice commission held at the truce Village of Panmunjom 35 Miles North of Seoul. The commission was set up in 1953 to oversee a truce that ended the three year korean War. This year s team spirit exercise went into full swing on tuesday and will end March 24. North korean army maj. Gen. Choc i Woong chief communist Delegate to the meeting told the unc that the War game conflicted with a trend of relaxation and dialogue Between South and North Korea but . Navy rear adm. Larry g. Vogl chief unc spokesman told Choc the exercise is not offensive and docs not threaten your  group rallies against . Ship Cork in Jand a protesters from the environmental group Green peace chained themselves sunday to a pier near Cork in an attempt to prevent the . Cruiser Yorktown from Docking. Police in Southern Ireland said that about a dozen demonstrators were involved in the protest and that after some scuffled with police they were removed. The demonstrators continued their protest on the wharf chanting slogans and singing peace songs As the guided missile Cruiser docked. Greenpeace said the Yorktown is a nuclear warship but Robert White defens attache at the . Embassy in Dublin told Rte Ireland s National radio network that it Wai not carrying nuclear weapons. The Yorktown arrived for a three Day Courtesy visit to Cork. Spirited protest about 70 people demonstrated in Japan sunday against team spirit 89, the joint .-South korean military exercises under Way in South Korea no violence was reported at the Lively protest which took place outside the is. Air Force base at Yolita. The base is about 24 Miles from downtown Tokyo