European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars  stripes monday. February 5.1990ihel orders Exchange merger plan by  Washington Washington a a House co nth itt Elias ordered the defense department to present by _ plan to consolidate the three military Exchange systems. The House armed services morale welfare  recreation panel has directed military officials to draw up the plan under the Assumption that the Exchange consolidation will be completed by fiscal 1992. In a Jan. 22 letter. Rep. Marvin Leath a Texas who chairs the mar panel said the Pentagon should Quot immediately undertake a feasibility review of consolidation . By oct. I. Provide the committee wit plan to implement this consolidation by the begin Muff organizations of fiscal 1992.&Quot each of the three exchanges has its own manage a committee staffer said Leath meet Tkocs not acc mint  distribution systems. The House committee Frame if in fact. Congress decided to have you do  the staffer said Friday. Even so. The letter took Pentagon officials by Surprise. A i normally we re asked to look at things  do Fcasibmty-.,studies first before making recommendations said to a Jim Sass of the personnel admin traction  service Bivi Ion under the ass tax litre tary of defense for Force  u personnel. How to make it tary Quot in this Case they Only warn  military  on army posts  Altukh fac Bascue Ilton trolled by a joint service Organiza Tii wife Navy  Marine stores operate under separate a scarily mean the exchanges . Quot All we re saying am tvs Point is Here is the Lime Frame we habit it find. And we want you to give us a  factors involved  a plan for now you Wou accomplish the consolidation within that time is convinced that now is the time to Combine the operations. Quot military forces arc about to undergo major reductions  shifts due to strategic considerations  base realignment   Leath said in his letter to it. Gen. Donald Jones Deputy assistant Secretary of defense for military manpower  pc Kotmel policy. A this demographic shirt  effect upon the Market basest it teasing Power of these systems.&Quot-w.,i�?~ Sag Fra 1nc Pentagon was Likely to have major Twefi fms in finding a Way to consolidate three totally Dilt Crint systems. The army  air Force Exchange service is a centralized organization Sass said. The Navy Exchange is run in conjunction with their commissary system  the Marine corps Exchange became a part of that services moral welfare  recreation program two years a. He  arc run primarily with non appropriated fun heft Teul taxpayer Money is used for shipping costs  Over Sra to Juny Bills. A a it a very hard to a Hila now How much would be saved by consolidation of to a changes Quot Sass said. A also its too Early to Tell How flabby jobs would be affected. We Haven to even started Loo Fem at How All this could be put together. We Don t know much at this  turks order hundreds of e. German soldiers to join w. German military greek Consul out of country Ankara. Turkey it apr the government. Acting in retaliation for Athens expulsion of a turkish Consul. Saturday declared the greek Consul general in Istanbul Quot Persona non grata  asked him to leave the country. The turkish Consul ordered to leave was in Kom Otini. A town in the greek Region of Western Thrace troubled by ethnic unrest by the 120.000-Strong moslem minority there. Both countries set a deadline of one week for departure of the respective consuls. Kemal Gur of Turkey  Elias Klis of Greece. Quot the reprisal for Kom Otini is  turkish foreign minister Mesut Yilmaz was quoted As saying saturday. Greece said Friday that the turkish Consul was Quot Persona non grata Quot for referring to the moslem minority As a fellow  Turkey had said earlier that Gur s phrase was misunderstood because of a translation difficulty. A foreign ministry announcement on the Issue said Greece s decision to expel Gur was Quot unjust  without any sound basis  impossible to find  Quot the entire responsibility rests with Greece for our decision which we took reluctantly  with regret Quot it said. Quot racist attacks against the turkish minority in Kom Otini will not be  it added. Turkey insists the minority in Western Thrace is moslem  of turkish origin. Greece recognizes them Only As a religious minority under the i923 Lausanne treaty ending a four year turkish greek War. The recent troubles began when a Kom Otini court sentenced two local moslem politicians. Ahmet Sadik  Ibrahim Sharif. To 18 months in prison each for using the forbidden turkish reference in their latest election Campaign. Moslem protesting the sentences clashed with christians in Kom Otini monday. Scores of shops belonging to moslem were damaged. Two years ago Greece  Turkey Long feuding neighbors started a period of rapprochement when former premiers Turgut Ozal of Turkey  Andreas Papandreou of Greece agreed to try to negotiate their disputes. The differences Center on deciding the future of the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus. The Island is now divided into greek  turkish sectors. Turkish papers claimed saturday that the reconciliation had died after the recent developments. A Reavis Semff writer East German Soki tors Are looking for careers in the West German army a spokesman for the do fans ministry in Bonn said Friday. A never since the Border oper isl we be had several Hundred officers  Ehatt std men of the East German National Ripples army inquire by phone  letter1 they could continue their careers in out armed forces a said it. Col. Wolf Poult spokesman for the West German defense ministry. The East German army has 180,000 soldiers. About a third of them arc being used to fill gaps in the civilian work Force. West German defense minister Gerhard Stoltenberg has stated that in principle. East germans who take West German citizenship May join the forces Poult said. A it is certainly possible for younger men who after close examination Are willing to serve in the forces in accordance with the principles of the West German Constitution Quot Poult said. A but i hink it would be extremely difficult Fps of cheers  Long serving noncom Silt a personnel to serve in our Force Poult said the inquiries were a sur prising Quot surely to has something a do with the feeling that their allegiance  loyalty to the Eafin German army was abused by thoe ormer leaders Quot he said. A there arc of Lopic suffering from a genuine conflict if  he no a de that the Rise of democracy in the country has t halted at the Cavern Gate ast German Soldier councils have a Yong say in the Day to Day decisions jut military exercises length of service  treatment of personnel. Poulet said Many West German institutions such As the postal service Railroad system  other Public offices also Are receiving similar inquiries from East germans. The West German defense ministry is convening a committee this week to study the Issue he said. Masked Robbe tie up guards at roman ruins steal treasures Naples Italy apr four bandits bound  gagged guards at Hercula neum a roman City destroyed by the Volcano Vesuvius in . 79, i Copper he said. _  stole hundreds of treasures including Bronze statues vases  jewelry news reports said saturday. Baldassare Colic cello the superintend Bronze statue of Cichus four robbers Are believe to i the grounds shortly before Agency said. After a few hours one of the guards was Able to free himself  sounded an alarm Agi said. Colic cello said Sale of the stolen goods Friday although investigator _ by can to Rule out the possibility would be difficult since they were Cata time at dusk. Behind somehow after Clos Dent of the archaeological areas of her i then investigators said in the Early Cula neum  nearby Pompeii said the morning hours of saturday the armed a Stim bandits wearing ski masks surprised four night watchmen in their station. At gunpoint the custodians were inventory of the stolen goods was incomplete the italian news Agency t reported. But the missing items incl Sci orc 200 Gold bracelets  earrings first Century Bronze vase in the Fri m of a woman a head  a 32-Inch Silver  forced to turn Over the keys to a building that houses hundreds of artefacts. Agi said. The custodians were tied up  their Mouths taped with bandages the jogged. But he said it was possible some Elje had commissioned the Holdup to in rid a personal collection. Hwu Lanscum along the Bay of Naples  Wei the Volcano at its Back included the Villas of wealthy ancient romans. Its ruins>4iscovcrcd in 1709, Are considered  than those at the More Etc Regec Complex at Pompeii which also we destroyed by mount Vesuvius Cru Tioli albanians in Yugoslavia seek talks f. _. K4n.n it inn inf film in Gnu or Pristina Yugoslavia apr five ethnic albanian Independent groups on saturday appealed to yugoslav leaders to open dialogue with the opposition in  Southern province of Kosov o. Twenty five ethnic albanians have died in Days of unrest the official Tan Jug news Agency said saturday. The Agency did not give an explanation Bur the increase in the official death loll from 21 on thursday. Moreover 75 demonstrators  45 riot police officers were injured in the riots the Agency said citing official sources. A massive police presence backed by tanks  planes maintained a tense Calm in the volatile province saturday with Only few Small demonstrations reported. About 300 ethnic albanians chanted Quot democracy democracy in pod Jevto 20 Miles North of Pristina  a smaller group was dispersed by riot police in the provincial capital of Pristina. A there arc visible signs of a calming Down Quot of the Security situation in the province said a government statement quoted byte Jug. More than 100,00 1 people have signed a petition Callin Wor an end to Kosovo a state of emergency imposed last year said Veton Sun Dpi head of the regional chapter of the yugoslav Union for democratic initiative. He said the we Klong collation of signatures which also Calls for an end to the violence was Quot going soil cell it was exceeding our expectations. In a statement saturday the five ethnic albanian groups said they supported the Federal government s position which they saw As a sincere Eft Orl to resolve the violence in Kosova while instituting Reform in the government