European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday february 24,1990 Coler emissaries to have . Beef in Iune by Chuck Roberts stiff writer for  Germany a . Beef will hit the shelves at  in Central Europe on june 15. _ some 31 million pounds of beef  in May As ordered by a provision in the i scat to defense appropriations Bill said Brig. Gen. Charles St. Amaud. Commissaries stopped Selling . Beef in the mid-1970s, except for a test period in 1986 and during a meat surplus in 1987. Quot i think that s Good news for the people Here in Europe who arc entitled to use the commissary  said St. Amaud. Who commands the army a troop support Agency at fort Lee. A. He made Jet remarks in Frankfurt during a tour of his service s european food stores. Congress ordered the Sale of >be�r6vcrscas in Rotaj i Tje Effrom hoi lation Ibra european ban on i i hormone fed . Cattle. The american by cts More costly because it is Cut and boxed  sold As a carcass. The department of agriculture will subsidize the increased Price for three years. Subsidies will be $14 million the first year $9.4 million the second year and $4.6 million the third according to col. Paul Phil Jjo Quot who Heads the army s european commissary a initially How that should Avreet to it no Mars is that they should see no Changyin Row Price of beef Quot a Hillips said. A if any it  pennies. After the  be aft Grinc same Price As commissaries of thee it san amp Jug to nth United  a and stripes last fall showed fat prices on a a it Quot a Ltd he no of could Rupf Fuby More than Iso percent run r  subsidies run out. Other cuts however could i in Price by As much As 21 percent. A after three years i done to know what will happen whether the prices will go up or if there will be a major difference Quot Phillips said. Quot i think that s just too far for us to be Able to  although shoppers Likely will pay More for their beef they will be getting More for their Money he said.  in commissaries is from grass fed agr brought in Europe which would receive a c <0king from the department of agriculture. The imported . Beef will be Grade b. It is vacuum packed and deeply chilled to a temperature a few degrees above the freezing Point. This gives the beef a Darker color and different smell Phillips said. Because of the shipping time the beef also will have a Shorter shelf life in the refrigerator he said. But because it is aged it should be More tender and have More flavor. A a it a a very Good beef and i think our customers will be Happy a Phillips said. St. Amaud also said he is working to give european emissary shoppers the same Quality service As their  the United states. Currently that is not always Wen he said. Quot but there arc Mas a wins that we can be More innovative and creative and Whf will a St. Amaud said. He said services such As carryout chinese food and fresh Popcorn that have been added to  in the United states also should be available i news updates liberian rebels from wire reports Cienda. I Ory coast a libyan backed i icarian rebels led by Charles Taylor have retained control of key Bon or Crossings in the North of the c entry two months after an Attim i to overthrow the government of president Samuel Doc. Witnesses Laid tuesday. . And i Tyrian officials have blamed Libya air backing the rebels and providing them with  liberian civil a slate procure cd the country in As accused of pm of government Taylor a of servant who mint Agency. 1984 when he 1 Biz Ling $900. Funds. Redoubt Volcano Anchorage. Alaska a redoubt Volcano erupted again wednesday blowing off its lava dome top in an explosion that sent volcanic grit raining Down South of Anchorage and the coast guard said an Oil terminal near the Tom per Mcneal Mountain should be shut Down As a precaution. Ash Rose to 30.000 feel Afler the Early morning eruption and then fell Over Small towns cast of the Volcano turning Snow on the ground Gray. Ash passed Yust South of Anchorage. Dusting the Kenai Airport at the Southern Edge of Anchorage said geologist Cindy Stine of the Alaska Volcano Observatory. Molestation Case los Angeles a William Pounders the judge who presided for three years Over the Mcmartin preschool molestation trial will not Lake charge of the retrial of defendant Raymond Buckey a slate Superior court judge ruled wednesday. Judge Michael r. Hoff ruled that buckeyes retrial on 13 child molestation counts will be assigned to another judge to be identified later. A hearing on the matter was scheduled for monday. Pounders had scheduled a new trial for March 9. It was not immediately known How his removal would affect that Date. Defense attorneys moved for Pounders dismissal after he gave Media interviews following the first trial of Buckey and his Mother. Peggy Mcmartin Buckey. Mannheim looks to military areas Fok housing Relief if . Troop Sheave by Cretal Laureano Biff writer Mannheim a esl Germany a City officials anticipating major troop cuts arc looking at the Lilge parcels of land used by the . Army As a source of Relief for Mannheim s housing shortage. Quot we want to use All of Vur land More rationally a said Lothar quake mayor for engineering construction a Eulogy and town planning. Quot therefore we want to look at military areas that May pot be used to their full  \ the need for housing is acute. About 4,000 Mannheim citizens need Dwelli by will need a Home soon Quast said. Immediately and an additional Quast has taken Laden his concerns to Baden Wiir Temberg state officials. Usa eur representatives Are being invited to meet with state and City officials March 12 in Stuttgart to discuss possible uses of the land if some . Soldiers or units leave Mannheim under sweeping troop cuts being negotiated. The . Army occupies 260 acres in Mannheim. Of the six caverns in the City Porta tial network quire  outside  Brig. Gift Chi ild therefore re parcels of land Jones the Mann Heim Cota funnily commander said Quast Vii fed a casual interest in spinal i Barranco about a year ago but added that to official requests have been Masip Cavern a Home for a transport battalion and preposition cd equip int storage a could easily appear to a spacious parking lot filled with military trucks and trailers Jones said. Most of the vehicles at Spinelli belong to either the 70th trans in or the combat equipment group Europe. The group maintains nato storage Sites for equipment that is issued to units that Are sent to West Germany. Quast said his inquiries Aren t an indication that he would like for the americans to leave Mannheim. A by no Means do i want to underestimate the support of our american friends Quot Quast said. A there Are so Many new developments we must discuss Many questions. A the . Forces Are Welcome Here. But if there is a possibility of reducing their numbers Here we must discuss  Cheney tells Japan a combat troops will stay Tokyo apr defense Secretary Dick Cheney assured japanese officials thursday that no . Combat troops would be removed from Japan if reductions in american military forces Here arc ordered a Pentagon spokesman said. The pledge came As Cheney met for More than two hours with his japanese counterpart. Defense minister Juro Matsumoto. According to Cheney spokesman Pete Williams. Cheney also met with prime minister Toshiki Kaifu. Congratulating him on hts conservative party a re election Victory in sunday s election. He met separately with foreign minister Taro a Kayara. Cheney was in Japan on the final leg of his two week asian tour in Lywch he has been consulting with Allied nations about pent Jan Prog pals to reduce the 120,000 Lia. Troops stationed in the Pacific ring by 10 per Cento 12 percent. Abri 30,000 marines sailors soldiers god air Force Persi Mcnel Are based in Jagun and Okinawa. Up fancy a did discuss Nuri Feerst about a possible troop withdrawal with Matsu Muto Williams said but he prodded no details. The Pentagon chief told his Jaf Cutche counterpart that Quot if we do Raduc it our forces in the Region it will be done it out affecting our combat capabilities Williams said. Pc assuring Matsumoto the United slates remains committed to helping maintain peace in the Pacific Cheney said America a will continue to modern ize and upgrade Quot the forces and military hardware based in the Region. Cheney is due to report to Congress by april i with a reassessment of the . Military role in the Pacific. Cheney told the japanese that no final decision has been made on manpower cuts nor which units in Japan might be affected. Such decisions will be made by adm. Huntington Hardisty. The . Affected. Such decisions i adm. Huntington Hardis. Commander in chief of the Pacific and . Military commanders in Japan in consultation with the allies Williams said. Williams said the two officials had a very Broad discussion Quot about a possible crease in japanese financial support americans based Here but a no Fig a Ftak no specifics were mentioned. Pacific is editor says report a unfair Tokyo apr a i Silian editor at the Pacific stars and sip pcs is angry at the Way he was depict jew in the newspaper ombudsman s report about the publication s management a Quot i am in the process of preparing a letter to or. Phi a Fisic to either retract what he says or prove it or stay away from Mere because i think he has been unfair a Slid Dewey Brackett who has been a vocal critic to Congress about the Tokyo based paper. Foisie a 30-Page report concentrated mostly on air Force col. Edwin j. Montgomery jr., who resigned last week As commander and editor after Reading the report. But it also said Many journalists thought that a the newsroom controversy has degenerated into a personal feud and that Many disapprove of the methods of the principal  Brackett said the report confirmed most of his complaints but he was surprised to learn that some in the newsroom thought he was Quot part of the problem As Well As part of the Solu  the repose pitch instances in which Brackett All ettely permitted military Public affairs onners to a read and approve Bureau copy before it was  Quot he a Flat Profita i did t do it a Brackett said. Quot who Jan t he come and talk to me about this Quot Fisic a former executive editor of the International Herald Tribune left West Germany on thursday after a two week visit to the european edition of the stars and stripes