European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 22, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9 Over Here a amps Ken George spec. Daniel Walton first inspects the outside and then the undercarriage of his newly arrived Mazda. Heidelberg pos in test plan push through military red tape by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer Heidelberg West Germany a Rickey wide Mon did a double take when he saw a trailer truck carrying his car pull into Patton Barracks. Widemon who was at the Cavern to take his Drivers License test did no to expect to see his car with its Indiana plates for another week or two. Just the Day before a woman in Bremerhaven told the army major that his car had just arrived in the Northern West Germany port but  be ready for shipping for a couple Days. But there it was waiting for him to drive away a after he got his License of course. The operations officer from Usa eur logistics was the beneficiary of a test program designed to Speed cars through the bureaucratic tangle that carries them from Bremerhaven to their owners duty stations. At the request of usage urn a Deputy commander it. Gen. John Shalikashvil the program is being tested for six months in Heidelberg after which it May be introduced at army and air Force bases throughout West Germany. Push As it is called is one of those simple ideas that often wins big suggestion award dollars. Under the regular system a car owner first must Call Bremerhaven to find out whether his car has arrived m port. Then he must ask the local transportation office to Send the car in the next scheduled shipment to the Community. Heidelberg for example received car shipments just once a week so if a car owner missed the weekly ordering deadline by even an hour the one week wait doubled. Under push a loaded truck hits the Road As soon As eight Heidelberg bound cars arrive in port. Sometimes the cars even beat their owners to the University town 50 Miles South of Frankfurt. During the test Heidelberg personnel Check in with the transportation office when they arrive. That Way transportation workers can reunite car and Driver As soon As possible. About 70 cars have been a a pushed to Heidelberg since the test began feb. 20. The program provides a nothing but benefits for the Soldier a said it. Col. Felix Rivera Heidelberg a director of logistics. A a there a nothing More unpleasant than having to wait two weeks when you know your car is already Here a said Rivera adding that he a received a nothing but compliments about push. Master sgt. John Mattheu of he co 1st personnel come for example said he was impressed by the programs efficiency. A Bremerhaven worker had told him to expect a one to two week wait for his car he said. However that afternoon the Heidelberg transportation folks called to say his car was ready for pickup. A i was astonished a Mattheu  gives Royal family 9% pay raise London up a the government gave 1 1 members of the British Royal family a 9 percent pay raise tuesday allocating in the budget 6.762,000 pounds $10,950,000 for the annual Upkeep of High ranking members of the House of Windsor. Queen Elizabeth ii the worlds richest woman and its fourth wealthiest person received an increase to $8.24 million up from $7.54 million. The annuities announced As part of the new National budget for the financial year beginning in april were above Britain a 7.7 inflation rate and marked a larger share than the 4 percent increase of 1989. The civil list is provided in return for each Monarch ceding income from the Crown estates a a precedent set by George Iii in 1760 a and meets the operating expenses of the official part of the Royal household. Harold Brooks Baker of burkes peerage said the Queen annually receives from her land Revenue of about $81 million which she gives to the exchequer in Exchange for her stipend. About 75 percent of the $10.95 million will be spent to provide staff members but other expenses estimated at $45.3 million per year Are met by various government departments. These costs of around $160,000 a Day include Security maintaining the Royal yacht Britannia Upkeep on residences and travel on official duties. The civil list Money goes to the Queen and her 10 closest relatives. At the beginning of each reign the Monarch must decide Between the civil list or keeping the Revenue from Crown lands. Prince Charles the heir to the throne and his wife. Princess Diana do not receive a civil list payment because they collect half the net Revenue from the duchy of Cornwall an estate of land and buildings in South London and the West country. Charles gives the remainder to the Treasury in lieu of income tax. In 1990, the Queen s second son. Prince Andrew will receive $273,000, up from $25 1.750. The Prince who is the Duke of York also receives $34,200 a year As a Navy lieutenant. He took a Large increase in 1989 after marrying the Duchess of York the former Sarah Ferguson. The Queens daughter Princess Anne was paid $250,000, a 10 percent increase from $227,000. Prince Edward the Queens youngest child will still receive $32,400. The Queens husband Prince Philip received $396,000, against $365,000 in 1989. The Queen Mother received $712,000, compared with $654,000. A total of $227,000 went to Princess Margaret the Queens sister who last year received $221,500. Four other members of the Royal family also receive civil list payments. Despite appearances recruiting a no game to Roth re vi1v/t Pat it r7 1____�?�_____ i. I _ cd _ ii i 1 11 r. I. Ii. A i n. By Kim Foltz new York times it it Casl 8 Ance the new advertising for . Army a Roth recruitment Campaign could be mistaken for a Nintendo video game. Firt \ t1wo minute teaser before the Al Nam a in , which is on a san ii a pm Ted Back on a per a computer a Small group of teen l5 Arac ters negotiate a treacherous obstacle course. Son Fuld ing choices of the per be Elim Ini 0ard�?T the characters May Bridox thai i from the Competition by a that turn collapses or a Mountain Cave monster la the Mouth of a giant ,111?16 Rhey reach the fish line survived characters will have t is All in Good fun but it is serious business for the army. Beginning in april the army plans to Send the floppy disk advertisement to 25,000 College bound High school seniors it considers Good prospects to enlist in the Reserve officers training corps program. A we want to get the message out that there Are a lot of career advantages to becoming an army officer without having to make a career out of the army a said capt. Tom Gargiulo a spokesman for the Roth Cadet come. A we want students to realize that the army is not As bad As they thought it  Gargiulo said the advertisement Cost about $100,000. The army spends about $ 100 million a year on All of its advertising which is handled by the Young amp Rubicam Agency. The army is using computer disk advertising for the first time Gargiulo said because it is viewed As the Best Way to attract students into the program. Roth offers College scholarships and allowances of As much As $50,000 a student in Exchange for a pledge to serve at least three years of Active duty in the army or army Reserve. A your research has shown that the More information students get about the Roth the More interested they Are in the program a Gargiulo said. Studies have shown that people retain More information from an interactive presentation in which they Are involved. Along with the Short video game the army a Diskette offers an interactive quiz about career Fields like science and business and advantages offered by the army. The disk which was created by Einstein amp Sandom a new York Agency that specializes in interactive advertising also has an option that calculates How much of each years tuition the army will pay. For students enrolled in the officer training program the army will pay 80 percent of each years tuition or $7,000, whichever is greater. In addition the army gives the students an allowance of up to $ 1,000 a year. The army began the computer advertising in part because enrolment in the program has been steadily declining. In the last five years the number of College freshmen enrolling has dropped 31 percent to 21,532 last year from 31,030 in 1985. The army is also counting on the disk advertising to Appeal to a better Quality recruits who seek degrees in technical Fields like engineering said it. Col. John Calvin Blake Public affairs officer for the Roth. In a separate Campaign the army is using a new 12-minute video to try to recruit High school and College students who plan to become nurses. There is a shortage of nurses in the army Blake said