European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Crisis in Tbs related stories and photos pages 2, 3 and 24 the Sims Amoc scripts authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Zzz vol. 49, no. 229 thursday november 29, 1990 a a 25 Oahu and sunday Good Morrin d 8693 a military banking fee hiked by Randy Mcclain financial writer the Cost of changing dollars into for Ign currency at military Banks in Germany the United kingdom Greece and the Netherlands is headed up by 25 per cent. I a department of defense directive announced wednesday Means that in England americans will have to pay one a More Penny for every British Pound they buy. In Germany americans will get one a fewer pfennig when they change dollars Linto Marks. The fee increase took effect in England on wednesday. It will take effect next tuesday in Germany Greece and the Netherlands. It is the second increase since Jan. 1. The fee has More than tripled since july 1988. Mark Scheidler banking Liaison officer with the . European come in Stuttgart Germany acknowledged the fee increase is a bitter Pill for . Servicemen Bers and their families in Light of the weak Dollar and the massive deployment of troops to operation desert shield. But he said military banking worldwide is losing millions of dollars per year and something had to be done to prevent the operation from closing its doors. A what options do we have would you rather run the Banks until april and then shut it Down a he asked. Congress handed the military banking system worldwide a harsh blow this fall when it appropriated Only $15 million to fund the program for fiscal 1991, which began oct. 1. Dod officials in Washington have said that represents 50 percent of the amount the program needs to break even. Dod officials said the program has lost As much As a the Low $30 millions in recent years and the congressional budget Cut made fee increases unavoidable. A when it became Clear the budget was going to be that Short Dod folks immediately asked what could be done to raise Revenue a Scheidler said. The new schedule requires the military Bank to keep 2.5 percent of every transaction. The old fee which had been in see Bank on Back Page hard times for red army troops soviet soldiers go scavenging for household items at a poorly paid service members living in former East Ger garbage dump near Berlin on wednesday. Many of the Many Are in serious financial key lawmaker says . Should stick to sanctions by the associated press one Day before the United nations votes on a .-sponsored Resolution demanding Iraq withdraw from Kuwait by Jan. 15 or face possible attack House majority Leader Richard Gephardt said wednesday he opposes using Force against Iraq now. In Baghdad meanwhile iraqis Deputy foreign minister wednesday urged president Bush to open talks on restoring peace in the persian Gulf although he did not offer concessions regarding Kuwait. Iraq has called for dialogue with the United states previously but . Officials have said there is nothing to discuss As Long Iraq refuses to free All foreign hostages and withdraw unconditionally from Kuwait. Another iraqi official denied wednesday that Baghdad was preventing soviet citizens from leaving the country. On monday the soviet foreign ministry accused Baghdad of breaking a Promise to allow soviets in Iraq to leave and threatened a a tougher attitude if they were not granted Freedom. China a foreign minister Qian Lichen said in Beijing on wednesday that his country would not vote for the . Use of Force Resolution. But he refused to say whether China would veto the measure which it could do As one of five permanent members of the . Secu see sanctions on Back Page new British chief shakes up Thatcher Cabinet London up Britain a new prime minister John major made extensive changes to the administration he inherited from Margaret Thatcher on wednesday cobbling together a a Cabinet of All talents and asking former rival Michael Heseltine to sort out the controversial poll tax. Heseltine 57, was made environment Secretary which will put him in charge of reviewing the Levy that he bitterly criticized in his Campaign to bring Down the longest ruling prime minister of this Century. Norman Lamont 48, was named Chancellor of the exchequer being promoted from his no. 2 spot at the Treasury to fill the Post vacated by major 47. The prime ministers Campaign manager must get the Domestic Economy in shape before a general election is called within 2u months. The urgent task of restoring Faith in the conservative party after a bruising month of political warfare was handed to former environment Secretary Chris Patten. As chairman of the conservative party he is to Lead the tories into a fourth consecutive general election Victory. Signalling a desire for continuity in the face of an escalating persian Gulf crisis major said he would keep Douglas Hurd 60, As foreign Secretary and Tom King 57, As defense Secretary. Hurd had opposed major for the party leadership Post. Eight changes were made among about 20 Cabinet level positions a the figure is flexible in Britain a and additional shifts were expected. Heseltine a appointment was aimed at mending the rift m the party and followed through on majors Promise to appoint a a Cabinet of All majors selection of Heseltine to Craft changes to the poll tax indicated that he was willing to consider a major overhaul of the plan he has defended in the past. Some detractors took perverse pleasure in Heseltine a assignment. A the wages of sin May not be death but they could be the Reform of the poll tax a one bitter Thatcher supporter said suggesting that Heseltine deserved the Job of resolving one of the party a ugliest problems. The tax a Flat rate imposed to cover the Cost of providing local services has been condemned As regressive. More than a million scots have refused to pay it and violent demonstrations have been staged against it in England. The appointment Marks a return to government for Heseltine. He resigned four years ago alleging that Thatcher had tried to undermine her Cabinet during an see Thatcher on Back Page
