European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 of i v the stars and stripes tuesday january 30,1990 milk prices to jump in Turkey Greece by Chuck Robertssr it writer americans in Turkey and Greece face whopping increases in the Price of milk next month. A half gallon of milk could jump from about 70 cents to More than $1.70 in february and possibly Smuch As s2. According to military officials in Europe. The increase reflects the rising Cost of dry milk bought in the United states As Well As higher local labor costs said capt. Larry Davis chief of the subsistence division of the air Force commis sary service s european Headquarters at Ramstein a. West Germany. A huge Supply of dry milk Purchase Dat Rock Bottom prices a few years ago is running out and must be replaced at the current Market value. Moreover inflation has caused higher labor costs for converting dried milk into Dairy products stocked on commissary shelves Davis said. We re catching up from super Low he said. We bought tons an tons of it when it was cheaper and we arc just now getting rid of it. We were Way below the Market Price but now we re competing with the real milk had been cheap because the . Department of agriculture subsidize prices to reduce Dairy herds and make the milk Supply More equal to the de Mand. A huge surplus of milk was converted into dry milk and cheese and we bought All we could Davis said. The resulting smaller Dairy herds an higher feed prices caused by recent droughts have driven up prices. Dry milk is used in Turkey and Greece because it can be bought from the unite states shipped by boat and converted locally. The Navy has a converting Plantin Spain. Military facilities in Asia will be similarly affected Davis said. Fresh Mil docs not have a Long enough shelf life to be shipped to the far reaches of Turkey and Greece Davis said. Dry milk prices have increased from28 cents per Pound when prices Bot Tomed out about two years ago to s1.63per Pound under a new contract signed six months ago by the defense person Nel support Center in Philadelphia. The commissary in Ankara Turkey Hopes to partially counter rising costs by increasing orders for German made uht milk shipped from Ramstein Saidt. Col. Charles r. Benthom base commander at Ankara air station tur key. Uht milk costs about 90 cents for a half gallon. Thousands protest against Romania s inter Irh government Bucharest. Romani Amore than 15,000 people nop position Call sunday and gather Cost noisy show of discontent against the i installed provisional government an plans to participate in Romania s first free elections in More than 50 years. In the largest demonstration since camber s revolution toppled Dionor Nicolas Caus Csc the crowd Gagric Rudat Victory Square in front of the cad quarters of the Council of the National salvation front the interim govern ment. Several thousand no marched to the Square first but they quickly were surrounded by thousands More chanting resign resign and waving their fists at the Headquarters building. The anti government protest was sponsored by Jhc largest opposition group the National peasants party Aswell As Ihen National Liberal party and the social democratic party. All three organizations have called on the Council to give up its hold on Power. On sunday the leaders of All three partial went to the Headquarters build ing add a peasants party spokesman said Way were meeting interim president loaf Ali Csc to demand that his govern int give Way to a coalition government presenting a wider Range of the Popula , the pro government crowd muted Ali Csc. they were Kly drowned out by a chant of Ilies i Vern mint on tuesday reversed a proof Lac made immediately after Las month s Volution that toppled Ceausescu and announced it would Field Candi dates in thetty 20 election. The nation salvation front declared itself the int Elk government in the opening Days a the revolution last month and several Kph its leading Mem Bers were ranking Ceto munits until they fell out of favor with cetus Csc. Opposition parties Hale cited the fac that the front was not belted and its communist makeup in Cir taking its decision to contest the election even be fore sunday s demonstration to testers had gathered several times to object to planned participation by the interim government. News updates Reagan new orly or president. Legation by Ira Richard Secor avoiding a full Lenial ins up for Gan has denied Al Jontra middleman to accused him of Hunting of his Rolein the arms for hostages Deal to finance the nicaraguan . Who Vas sentenced to two years probation for lying to congressional a incl investigating the affair a Cusp Reagan of being cowardly and v hiding out to avoid telling the a visit Ito a Junior High school Reagan Aid he explained the secret arms Sac to Iran when i first came to Light three years ago. He has denied knowing the arms Sale Money was a be diverted to the contras. I or. Accord Doc in t know what he s talking about.? Reagan said i response to a reporter s question. And i think if you Check it. You will find that once pfc posed falsely i went on the ail and told the american people whal we had been doing and gathered the leadership of the Congress and told them what we a to arrests in p Panama City., two people have in the killing of the Nance director of canal commission bounced Joyce a intruder in his Home Joyce. 56. Was Tak Iama Anama a can arrested american Fite Panama police an shot by Anit tuesday to the . Military s Gorgas hos rimal where hedged Early Wenc Udif. The two hooded burglars look Money an jewelry from Joyce s pm. Police said they had recovered in was the fount lightest offi Cial of the nine member commission which runs the Panama anal. Leslie Loaiza. The j Ilice director told reporters on sturday that 19-year-old Rafael Pama Ricaurte and an unidentified minor had been arrested in connection with the Case. Christian moslem tanks Trade fire / a6 in Green line dividing beep it Beirut it anon a Christian forces and moslem militias exchanged fierce Tan fire across Beirut s Iii cil anon. Dividing Green line us mixed with Thunder claps from a store i when the fighting out overnight in the Central sector of the three mile Lin dividing the lebanese capital. Police said no casualties were re ported from the three hour flare up that violated a cease fire brokered bythe Arab league in september to halt the latest clashes in Lebanon s 14-year old civil War. At least four people were killed and 12 wounded by police count in similar violations along the Green line in the first two weeks of 1990. The sept. 22 truce halted six months of murderous shelling duels Between Christian troops of Maverick Gen. Michel Aoun and the syrian army. Police said 929 people were killed and 2.744 wounded in the shelling. The new hostilities came As Percsi Dent Elias Herawi s new government was readying a Security plan to ban militias and combat terrorism in West Beirut in Hopes of encouraging foreign diplomats to return to the City s mos Lem sector. The new outbreak of violence also reflected the deepening political crisis resulting from Aoun s Defiance of Era unil nil or or in i flu a in twi s syrian backed government which port City of Sidon is cementing the do Facto partition of Lebanon into sectarian parliament elected Herawi a Waro a nit Catholic As president of nub. 24. He promptly fired Aoun als of a Maro no from his Post As Arpy commander and interim prime minister. Bup Oun rcfuse4-fb hand Over the Palace to Herawi and or give up control Jevc r troops holding the Christian pm Lac Northeast of Beirut. Meanwhile Jhc mainstream shiite moslem Mav militia said in a statement that forces observed a cease fire with the Jival pro iranian her Atollah or party god As of 2 pin. Saturday in South Canon. The statement said the move was a result of a Wick Long mediation by vis iting algerian government envoy Mohammed tahe he held separate talks in Beirut a n leaders of the two factions. He Zefo llah s press office also said its militiamen were holding fire in the canal led i slim Al Tuffaha or Apple province in the Highlands above the reporters in Sidon the provincial capital of South Lebanon 25 Miles South of Beirut said the amal Hezbollah skirmishes had dwindled into sporadic sniping after the latest truce was proclaimed. At least 98 people have been killed and 286 wounded in the latest round of amal Hezbollah clashes that broke out in the Apple province dec. 23. The two factions have been fighting each other intermittently since May 1987 for Mastery of the 1.2 million shiites the country s largest sect. By police count More than 930 peo ple have been killed and 2,753 wounded in the 2-year-old confrontation. 17 Westen hostage fit and Well seventh West care of ourselves said a Hezbah Casio Nally bring them old magazines an member who told journalist Hala Jack newspapers. That he has had the privilege of guard. The following Day Jaber said she ing Mccarthy and Sutherland since Jan Sci cd the Story with a Man who sever univ .xk., or a Viiu Eiff fan firm a waft a London up hostages in Lebanon a Palive and Well sources in the shiite Muslim Hezbollah organization told a British news paper in a Story published sunday. The sunday quoted Hezbollah sources at saying that British journalist John Mccarthy and american Thomas Sutherland were being held inthe basement opa House in the West Bei rut suburbs., their captors Are under strict orders tomake surf the two men arc fit and Well Hezbollah sources said. We take care of them like we Lake uary. There Are 15 other Western hostages including Terry Waite 50, an envoy for the archbishop of Canterbury. The newspaper reported that efforts arc made to be sure that neither Mccar thy nor Sutherland Falls ill. We provide them with Light by using strip lighting and rechargeable batteries because of frequent Power failures Jabur wrote quoting the guard. We of Aff courses have since confirmed was As Eifler member of the pro iranian Hez Boll acc Security network. The Ware in the same cell the Kez Bol a of tibial told Jaber referring to Mccarl a and Sutherland. All the other hostage Are alive and Well. They arc not held in in same place for Secu Rity reasons. The have been split int Small groups in serious parts of the \
