European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 2, 1990 the stars and stripes. Page 3are no in from Page 1 pics that Cater to the . Military Market in Europe often told customers to bring along an empty suitcase and gave advice on where to get local currency at the Best rates. Now armed with Export regulations that went into effect in March the country is striking Back in economic self defense. A the measures arc for the Protection of the local retail Market in Czechoslovakia a said Jindrich Lacko a spokesman for the country s ministry of foreign Trade in Prague. A they Are meant to Stop speculative  the Export taxes arc largely aimed at stopping profiteers from neighbouring Eastern european countries from buying czech goods and Selling them later in their own lands at several times their  valued at More than 3,000 Koruna now Are generally considered a a precious goods he said and Are better bought in official hard currency shops called Tuzes stores where customs duties Are in eluded at a lesser rate. A list of prohibited and High tax items is available at the Border to those who ask for it Lacko said. Prohibited items include everything from slowed fruit to plumbing fixtures including Kitchen sinks. Such traditional treasures As Down comforters leather goods and those beloved Bohemian chandeliers now carry the maximum 300 percent Export tax. The tax list also includes wooden barrels beekeeping appliances and cider density meters. Using the powerful Western currencies such items can be bought not for a song but half a verse. Namit however is singing the blues. A coming Back after they took my lamp i Felt like somebody dropped a bomb on my head a said Namit who was stopped at the Border at about 9�?~nawtt r i p sgt. 1st class Edilito Namit was asked to pay a duty of 300 percent on the Cost of two czech chandeliers. . Head already survived a three hour trek Back to his car from the chandelier store. It Wasny to easy trying to ask for directions either carrying an armful of boxed Lead Crystal he said. A i will never go to another country without finding out the facts of the country a Namit said. A and i will never drive alone  Namit is being transferred Back to the United states. To finally get the chandelier head promised his wife he went to a Lead Crystal factory in Northern Bavaria. We arc he spent another $615. Buying it meant cancelling a visit to his relatives in Italy. After talking with american customs officers in West Germany Namit said he never expects to recover the two chandeliers he. Left at the Border. But he still has the receipt and if he can find a Way hell donate them to a czech Charity. A then a he said a i can Tell the irs i la take it As a tax  unsafe because of crime Prague Czechoslovakia a Prague a chief prosecutor has declared the City unsafe because of a crime wave sweeping the czechoslovak capital. In an interview with the Mlada Fronta daily Tomas Sokol also called for registration of Prague prostitutes along with Basic health and safety measures. A we have to realize that there Are 20,000 prostitutes in Prague a he said. Prague a population is 1.2 million. Asked whether he was afraid of walking around Prague at night the newspaper quoted Sokol As saying a i am not afraid. But i must admit that. Prague is not a Safe City at the  prostitution however is not the Only problem that plagues crime Ridden Prague. A a Large number of violent criminal acts Are committed by gypsies a he said. Quot in an attempt not to look like racists we Are playing a hide and seek  he complained of a ethnic barriers Quot that have prevented investigations leading to effective crime solving As gypsies usually refuse to talk about crimes committed by fellow gypsies. Some 600,000 gypsies live in Czechoslovakia. He appeared pessimistic that the Law enforcement organizations would be Able to Stop prostitution. A prostitution is supposedly the oldest profession and we will hardly be Able to liquidate it altogether a the official told Mlada Fronta. A for me the Issue is not whether prostitution is Legal or illegal. It just exists and by registering i he prostitutes making them take necessary safety measures and pay a registration fee we publicly acknowledge that it exists. Quot this was not admitted under the old regime a Sokol told the associated press. Asked whether he would be opposed to the idea of a Quot red Light District in Prague Sokol said Quot my main interest is that designated zones of the City would be reserved for prostitutes activities and that they should not be allowed to practice their profession just  europeans getting o message no Job offer no Riding the Range Cheyenne Wyo. Apr would be european cowboys Are flooding state organizations with requests for help in achieving their dream of Riding the Range in Wyoming As cowboys. But officials by Law can offer Little help for those who simply come to Wyoming looking for ranch work. They urge those thinking of taking on the life of r Cowboy to stay Home unless they already have a Gua East German Steffen Petry has reportedly left Wyoming after abandoning his dream of being a Cowboy. Rantee of employment. A they have to have a specific Job they Are coming to a said Oralia Mercado executive director for Mountain Plains in Casper which helps ranchers Ltd experienced ranch hands. A it is a  an article about a shortage of cowboys in Wyoming published in a West German newspaper earlier this year attracted the attention of a number of would be cowboys such As East Jerman Steffen Petry who came to Wyoming in Early july. However w Ith Only a dream of becoming a cow boy and no ranching experience Petry was unable to find a Job in Wyoming and left the state according to Linda Sauer a spokeswoman for the Wyoming division of tourism. A subsequent Story about Petry attracted the attention of another East German who arrived at Mercado a office tuesday. _ ,. Others who saw both articles including people from Czechoslovakia Britain Ami Australia have contacted Mercado s Oil ice and the division of tourism Lor Merly the Wyoming travel commission by phone. Quot in be been getting a lot of Calls a Mercado said. A not As Many As i did a month ago. Initially it was five to 10 Calls every half hour. One whole Day that Sall 1 did. Just recently the czechs arc starting to  however Mercado and the state can do Little largely because non citizens need work visas for employment in the United states that they cannot obtain without sponsorship and a Job guarantee from an american. A the sponsor has to request this person specifically. This Isnit making it into the articles. They come not realizing the paperwork can to be done once they Are in this country Quot Sauer said. Wyoming ranchers occasionally sponsor mexican and peruvian workers to obtain the ranch hands they need but the Only people hired Are those with experience in such wort Mercado said such As people who have to have worked for the ranchers in the past. A the very number one thing is they experience a she said. The chances of a rancher hiring an East or Yvo est German Are slim Merodi said because a Nim Toun try has the Type of ranching operation inh.  one of the things 1 feel Saddest an stranded Here without any Money so  see n m whom us is said tins kid is Quot i be May