European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 11, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9flap May stall shipments of car firm s demise creating tangle for customers by Steve Taylor Munich Bureau Munich Germany a some customers of the now defunct overseas express car shipping company May not be getting their autos Back any time soon cafes officials and shipping experts say. Overseas express which had a contract with the  and air Force Exchange service for car shipping and conversion went out of business late last month citing a fest a a incompetence and its a a inaccurate bookkeeping. Overseas express had 28 offices at cafes outlets in Germany. But the firm also operated an undetermined number of off Post offices that essentially offered the same services said Jochen Schweizer who was overseas express general manager. The company had handled the shipment of vehicles to and from the United states and the conversion of vehicles from european specifications to those required for import to the United states. Bonn Germany up a the soviet Union has agreed to drastically reduce military Maneu vers in former East Germany Over the next four years until All 380,000 troops withdraw from the former communist state Germany s defense minister said wednesday. Gerhard Stoltenberg said soviet authorities had agreed to several restrictions which also cover transportation and training flights. The minister told the Sud Deutsche Zeitung daily that soviet military aircraft will Fly at a minimum height of 2,000 feet and will not Fly at night or on weekends. He said troop exercises will not involve More than 13,000 troops. He said soviet troops will need authorization cafes has taken Steps to ensure that customers who had contracts through Exchange outlets will receive their vehicles As quickly As possible officials said. Those contracts Are now being handled by trans car which signed an agreement with cafes earlier this week. But vehicles shipped by overseas express off Post offices could be held by the steamship agents until payment is received said Kay Lester the operations manager at trans car. A a in a telling people not to panic to take it one step at a time a she said. Trans car is trying to help off Post customers locate their vehicles. But the Only Way to get a car released under a non cafes contract May be to pay the shipping charge a second time she said. Such charges Start at about $600 and increase based on a vehicles destination. After paying the charge again a Legal claim could be filed against overseas express. Cafes officials Are urging off Post customers to take their shipping contracts to their local Legal offices for advice. However a from the German authorities to carry out any Man Euver transport operation or training flight Over the territory of what until the oct. 3 unification was East Germany under a treaty covering the external aspects of German unification the 380,000 soviet troops stationed in former East Germany Are due to withdraw within the next four years. Although Germany is a member of nato no nato troops will be deployed in Eastern Germany until All soviet troops have been pulled Back. The German and the soviet governments tuesday signed an agreement reached last month under which Germany will contribute 12 billion Marks $7.6 billion toward the Cost of withdrawing and resettling the soviet troops. German lawyer would Likely have to handle such claims against overseas express. Cafes officials said there arc fewer than 200 vehicles in the overseas express system under cafes contract. It was not Clear How Many other vehicles belonging to americans could be stuck in shipment that had been arranged off Post. When he declared bankruptcy last week Schweizer said he planned to hold up customers cars until cafes paid nearly $100,000 that he said the Exchange service owed him in Back fees. The Exchange service Hopes to thwart that plan by having trans car pay the steamship lines for any shipping done under an cafes contract. Cafes said it owes Schweizer less than $10,000. Trans car has reopened All but five of the previous overseas express on Post locations and expects to open the remainder within the next week. Trans car has also opened a new office in Berlin Lester said. Schweizer did not return Calls placed to his office and Home wednesday. Surplus sales thousands of bargain priced furniture items will be up for grabs in Southern Germany As defense re utilization and marketing office officials attempt to Clear out their warehouses. A household furniture Sale will be held Friday from 9 . To noon for . Identification card holders Only. The retail Sale will be held at the Schmid and Kahlert warehouse on Wiesen Strasse in Schwabach Bayern. Some of the items available include dressers night stands Coffee and end tables sofas and easy chairs assorted rugs and carpets buffets servers and China hutches. At the last such warehouse event 180 bargain Hunters arrived Well before the starting time and a everything was sold by 11 .,�?� demo officials said. Kitzinger will be the site of a three Day a Omega Sale a As assorted household furniture is put on Sale from oct. 17-19. The retail sales will take place in building 134 at Harvey Barracks. Featured items Are 400 dining chairs and 400 wooden nightstands. Other items include bookcases table and floor lamps writing tables desks sofas and easy chairs dressers twin Beds dining and Kitchen tables and buffets. On oct. 17, the Sale is from noon to 4 . And Only those in pay grades e-5 and below plus their family members May participate. The retail Sale on oct. 18 is from noon to 4 . For those in pay grades e-6 and below As Well As their family members then from 4 to 7 . For All . Identification card holders. On oct. 19 those with installation passes May also attend. This Sale will be held from 8 . To noon. The events Are being sponsored by the Nurnberg demo. Officials plan several other sales and auctions in Bavaria in the next weeks As additional government property is received. European Region defense re utilization and marketing office employees and their family members Are not permitted to make purchases at these events. Air Canada to Lay off 2,900 of its 23,000 employees Montreal apr air Canada will Lay off 2,900 of its 23,000 employees and Cut routes to Europe and the far East because of rising fuel costs and the recession the airline announced tuesday. Customer service workers a which include baggage handlers mechanics and ramp workers a will be hardest hit losing about 1,390 people across Canada. The Montreal based Carrier also said cuts will include 220 pilots 440 flight attendants 425 ticket agents 265 members of the management and clerical staff and various personnel from other departments. Earlier tuesday Union officials estimated 2,800 workers would be Laid off. Most of the cuts would be made by Jan. 31, said Claude Taylor air Canada chairman. The layoffs in management would Likely be completed by mid-1991. A the passenger Market is Well Down this year and fuel costs Are driving us to raise our prices a he said. Canada with 25 million residents has been hit in recent months by rising interest rates As Well As increased costs for fuel in the aftermath of iraqis aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait. Germans seize ton of cocaine an unidentified German Federal investigator displays into Germany by a colombian posing As a government on wednesday a 1-ton cargo of cocaine that was seized official. The colombian and six other people were a in Frankfurt Germany. The cocaine was smuggled rested in connection with the  to Cut Maneu vers in Germany