European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes wednesday april 18,1990news update Peoples police Cologne West Germany apr members of East Germany a Peoples police must learn that words rather than truncheons Are their Best weapon if they want police jobs in a United Germany a top official was quoted As saying monday. Hermann Lutz head of West Germany a police Union federation said members of the East German paramilitary police organization will have to be retrained the Cologne express newspaper reported. Quot they must above All learn that in a democratic state a police officer distinguishes himself through the strength of the word and not the strength of his Truncheon a the newspaper quoted him As saying. Members of the Peoples police used brute Force to try to quell massive demonstrations that led up to last Falls democratic revolution in East  Sale Hanau West Germany a a the defense re utilization and marketing office will hold a property auction thursday in building 636 at Gross nauheim Cavern. Bidder registration begins at 8 . And the auction is at 9 . The Sale is open to the Public. Items up for auction include cars trucks tractors forklifts photography equipment pianos televisions videocassette recorders and military clothing. Also available will be exercise benches punching bags and weights. Merchandise May be inspected today from 8 . To noon and l . To 3 . Customers must pay in dollars and All sales Are final. Property will be sold a a As is a and buyers have eight working Days to remove their purchases. Further information is available from ets 322-8281 or civilian 06181-55614.w. German worker for Dod group Dies Mannheim West Germany a amps a a West German employee of the combat equipment group Europe died sunday night of an apparent heart attack. Walter Magen 39, collapsed at his Home in Ludwigshafen and was pronounced dead on arrival at a local Hospital about 10 30 . Next month would have been Magens 22nd year at the organizations Headquarters office in Mannheim where he was a safety and occupational health specialist. He is survived by his wife Charlotte. Services will be at 2 30 . Thursday at Ludwigshafen Friedenheim cemetery on Kop Mikus  hits Exchange for $25,000 in goods Forth West Germany a amps a a thief who apparently crawled in through a skylight stole about $25,000 Worth of cameras and jewelry from the Post Exchange monday night or Early tuesday. A spokeswoman said the store which Dod lifts hiring freezers ban on workers internal transfers by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a the Pentagon has lifted the ban on internal transfers that had been part of the defense department civilian hiring freeze. Employees can be promoted and reassigned and temporary workers can be reappointed As Long As there is no break in service according to an april 12 memo signed by Deputy defense Secretary Donald Atwood. The memo also gives the military services authority to make exceptions to the hiring freeze for employees in medical safety or Security Fields. Previously the services had task the Pentagon manpower chief for permission to make those exceptions said Frank Cipolla director of civilian personnel policy. The changes were made to give managers flexibility to a put their people where they re needed most in order to do the Job a Cipolla said. Military officials had complained about the ban of in House moves because it could have resulted in imbalances in certain skills Over a period of time he said. Cheney initially ordered the Blanket freeze covering most types of civilian employees to remain in effect from Jan. 11 until sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year. Cheney quickly made an exception for teachers in the department of defense dependents schools system since a freeze on teacher hiring would have crippled staffing for the 1991-92 school year. Further exceptions were made As officials realized the full effect that the freeze would have. Commissaries were exempted because turnover among Cashiers can run As High As 150 percent a year which would have left some stores with few employees to ring up purchases. Hiring of child care workers who also have a High turnover rate also was permitted. On feb. 1, Cheney decided to exempt All non appropriated fund employees after service officials convinced him that the freeze would Hurt the military Quali. To of life programs that typically employ Naf workers. Cipolla said the main goal of the freeze is to reduce the civilian work Force through attrition this year in order to avoid a harsher actions such As reductions in Force and other Adverse separations later a when the defense department begins its expected draw Down and various bases Are closed. More than 9,000 jobs were vacant at mid March. Current figures were due sunday but had not been compiled As of tuesday. An average of 80,000 civilians leave the defense department each year. Former army Captain sentenced for role in steroid peddling ring by the stars and stripes a former army Captain from fort Bliss Texas who participated in bodybuilding competitions while stationed in West Germany has been sentenced to an eight month prison term for his part in an illicit steroid distribution ring. Clint Medford was also sentenced on april 5 to three years of supervised probation said Bill Ross a . Postal investigator involved in the Case. Medford will begin serving his sentence at the Federal correctional institution in fort Worth Texas on Friday. Medford who was an aide in Darmstadt West Germany to the Deputy commander of the 32nd army air get defense come pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to import anabolic steroids into the United states from Canada. A conspiracy to receive conceal sell and facilitate the transportation of anabolic steroids. A Possession with intent to distribute steroids. A charge of making false statements to a Law enforcement officer was dropped in Exchange for Medford a guilty pleas Ross said. Fort Bliss spokesman Brad Rose said Medford left the army in december. A the resigned his commission in Good standing As of dec. 31,�?� Rose said. A the civil authorities had not yet brought their Case by then and there was no proof of his innocence or guilt at that  Medford was arrested july 21 in Erlanger ky., in North americans largest confiscation of steroids intended for illicit use. Officers seized 25,790 units of steroids from european countries Worth about $2.1 million in Street value. Tibor Reiter who was driving the truck loaded with the steroids when investigators made their arrests was sentenced in february to eight months in prison on the same charges As Medford said Bob Cortesi of the . Customs office in fort Mitchell by. Canadian authorities have indicted Graem Mcrae president of the London Ontario pharmaceutical company Vetre Pham inc., on the same charges but Mcrae remains a fugitive Cortesi said. Bodybuilders and other athletes use anabolic steroids to help build muscle the drugs have been linked to a variety of Side effects from aggressiveness to liver tutors. But scientists have yet to determine How harmful Long term use of the drugs can be. 4 ninja Turtle videos to be offered Sale at some cafes Burger Kings is the main Exchange in the Numberg military Community was closed until noon tuesday while american and Ger Man authorities investigated. The store normally opens at 10 . Anyone with information about the crime is asked to Contact the Nii Mbere criminal investigation come at ets 460-6708 or civilian 0911-700-6708. By Dave Walczak staff writer army and air Force Exchange service officials in Europe plan to offer an extra helping for fans of the teenage mutant ninja turtles. Beginning april 30, cafes Burger King outlets at 10 locations in West Germany will begin Selling four previously unreleased Turtle animated videos. Each will Cost $3.49 along with the Purchase Price of any item. More than 5,000 Burger King restaurants in the United states began offering a similar Deal two weeks ago. Burger King officials report booming sales. Each video lasts 28 minutes including six minutes of commercials. Burger Kings teenage mutant ninja turtles video menu consists of a april foolish a a the great Boldini a a invasion of the Turtle snatchers Quot and a sky  an cafes official in Munich said tuesday that Only 10 of the organization s 32 a reasonably petted to meet the  customers will be offered a rain Check to Purchase any of the videos should demand exceed available Supply he said. Offering the videos will be cafes Burger King franchises in Augsburg As Schaffenburg bad Kreuz Nach Hahn Hanau Heidelberg Munich Nellinger Pir Masens and Schweinfurt. A Burger King official said tuesday that the company has no plans to sell the videos at its restaurants on the German Economy. A some things Arentt As popular in Germany As they Are in the United states and this video Isnit very popular in Germany a he said. But a Burger King marketing official in England said the company is looking seriously into the idea of offering the Turtle videos in England and Denmark. The official said that a decision on whether to proceed with the video sales is expected in about three weeks. The animated film a teenage mutant ninja turtles has grossed More than $50 million since it opened about two weeks ago in . Heaters. The movie s Success Nas spawned what has been described As Turtle mania a merchandising phenomenon that a bordering on last Summers Batman  Becker the marketing vice president for Ive which sold the video sales rights to Burger King said the Turtle videos in the Burger King promotion will be offered at traditional video Owlet but not until 1991 at the earliest. Ive shipped 7 million copies of the videos to Burger King As part of the a. The Turtle videos offered by Burger King were previously shown on the m ties syndicated to series. The Burger King Chain has previous used teenage mutant ninja turtles v promote its products. In february Jer said More than 14 million tee 8 mutant ninja Turtle badges were do sensed As part of Burger Kings club  kids already associated Burger n with the turtles which makes Selling videos there much easier a Becker Saio. To enhance the association a Var serb same and Campaign