European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 19, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 3navy s mar shifts to fast food track by Randy Pruitt staff writer Garmisch Germany a with the military budget a hovering overhead leaders of the Navy a morale welfare and recreation have borrowed a recipe for Success from the civilian business world a fast food and glitzy Chain restaurants. A we want to create in House franchises a said Larry Kelly head of the club Branch of the Bureau of naval personnel in Arlington a. He was speaking to mar leaders at the fifth annual european mar workshop and Trade show. Over the past two years the Navy has developed four parched zip a pizza pasta plus restaurants in the United states along with a Mobile unit in Bahrain in the persian Gulf. Cactus Cantina a Chain of family style mexican restaurants is the next concept that will be put into operation. Plans Are to follow it with Odds totally outrageous Deli delights. The whole idea is to create trendy restaurants with Catchy names that will rival eating places on the Economy Kelly said. Congress has told us to Start acting like a business. I m amazed we had to be told that a he said. The government has ordered an end to All appropriated funding of mar projects such As clubs and Bowling alleys on sept. 30. The result is More self support. Pam Crespi mar director for the . Naval forces Europe said appropriated funds make up about 15 percent of the Navy a fiscal 1991 mar budget. Kelly said the . Military ranks 41st worldwide see related stories on Page 9 among 400 in a restaurant Institute Magazine Survey with a business Gross of $643.3 million. Mcdonald a was number one with $18,78 billion in Gross income. Most of the other top restaurants were also fast food chains. A a that a big business. That a serious business a Kelly said. 1 Kelly said the decision to focus on pizza mexican food and delis came from a research and development team the Navy created two years ago. The Navy hired five corporate level experts from the private sector to get mar programs More in sync with commercial operations he said. A we wanted to come up with something Well thought out and specific so we could just hand Over a Complete package to the manager a he said. Commanders who participate in the program must sign a hands off document agreeing that they will not tamper with the recipes or theme concepts. A so far its worked Well a Kelly said. Kelly said a Navy Survey found that 86 percent of customers Are 18 to 25 years old and arc enlisted. A we need to pay More attention to the enlisted a he said. Kelly said there is Little demand for on base a a Tablecloth dining yet clubs continue to promote it. A the problem is what demand there is would really rather do it off base a he said. 3 Baltic states 4 others seated in the . A it Var United nations a the general Assembly its influence enhanced by tumultuous change from Moscow to the Middle East convened its 46th session on tuesday. It picked saudi arabians palestinian born envoy As its president and welcomed seven nations earlier barred by cold War politics. The Assembly accepted the three newly Independent Baltic states of Estonia Latvia and Lithuania As Well As North Korea South Korea the Marshall islands and Micronesia. With their membership the world body a size increased to 166 members. The Baltic Active members of the old league of nations were seated with applause to signify their rejoining the family of nations after 51 years of domination by the soviet Union. All seven new members were seated by acclamation. The Assembly elected the saudi . Envoy Samir s. Shihabi 66, As its president. The Post is largely ceremonial but the president can arrange the Agenda and schedule or postpone debates sometimes defusing acrimonious issues. Addressing the Assembly Shihabi raised one of those issues referring to a the tragedy of  a the United nations is committed to full realization of palestinian rights in accordance with . Resolutions the . Charter and desire of the International Community a said Shihabi born in Jerusalem into a palestinian family. But he touched on broader themes As Well including the collapse of soviet communism and the new Era in East West ties. Wearing a Black Gold bordered Arab Robe and a White Arab headdress Shihabi said sweeping political changes around the world had increased the effectiveness of the United nations in mediating disputes. Shihabi saudi arabians . Envoy for eight years won 83 votes to 47 for Papua new guineas foreign minister Michael sombre and 20 for ambassador Abdalla the soviet ambassador to the United nations Yuliy Vorontsov left shakes hands with lithuanian president vytautas Landsbergis. Saleh at Ash Al of Yemen. . Ambassador Thomas r. Pickering addressing the general Assembly welcomed the seven new member nations and called admission of the Baltic a a momentous occasion in the history of the United  a we in the . Never lost Hope that the Peoples of Estonia Latvia and Lithuania would succed in rejoining the Community of free  the Baltic states in 1940 were forcibly annexed by the soviet Union under a secret protocol with Germany to carve Europe into spheres of influence. The West never recognized their annexation and the soviet Union As its communist Empire collapsed finally recognized their Independence this month. For years North Korea and South Korea were . Observers without voting rights because of cold War hostilities. As the cold War waned and the soviet Union and China warmed to Seoul they dropped their opposition to South korean membership and supported its Call for a seat for each nation. The North sought a single joint seat but had to apply separately after South Korea did so. The general Assembly meets throughout the year but Active business goes on from the third tuesday in september until mid december. Monday Marks the Start of the annual three week Parade of world leaders who will address the Assembly and hold meetings. President Bush Speaks monday. Ex-8th inf div no pleads guilty to espionage Tampa Fla. Apr a former army sergeant once assigned to the 8th inf div pleaded guilty tuesday to espionage for Selling military secrets while serving at the divisions Headquarters in bad Kreuz Nach Germany. Roderick James Ramsay whose Job was to safeguard sensitive military plans pleaded guilty to one count of spying for passing documents to agents of the Hungar an and czechoslovakian intelligence services in 1985. Ramsay worked in the divisions plans Section As the assistant document custodian under Clyde Lee Conrad 43, a former army sergeant first class convicted of treason by a West German court in june 1990 and sentenced to life in prison. Ramsay was paid an estimated $20,000. While serving in Germany in november and december 1985, Ramsay sold classified army plans for the defense of Central Europe classified documents on the use of nuclear weapons by the United states and its allies in the North Atlantic treaty organization and papers concerning military communications the indictment said. Under a plea bargain Ramsay agreed to cooperate with Federal prosecutors. No Date was set for sentencing. The espionage charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $250,000 Fine