European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 19, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 9navy 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 programs 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. A Congress has told us to Start acting like a business. In a 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 Ana Bowling alleys 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 among 400 in a restaurant Institute Magazine Survey with a business Gross of $643.3 million. Mcdonald a was first 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. 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 la vol 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 Quot he said. Kelly said there is Little demand for on base Quot 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  abuse of mar funds to end aide says by Randy Pruitt staff writer Garmisch Germany a a professional staff member of the House armed services committee predicted wednesday that a Law will be passed next year to prevent military base commanders from exerting influence Over How morale welfare and recreation funds Are spent. A scandal at Ramstein a that involved mismanagement of some $20 million from 1984 to 1987 is partly responsible for the legislation said will Cofer the staff member. Cofer made the remarks in a Telephone address from Washington to managers of mar programs who Are attending a four Day workshop and Trade show. The fifth annual event is sponsored by the International military Community executives association. The mismanagement at Ramstein involved club operations and construction. A report concluded that the command indirectly encouraged the mismanagement. A there Are a lot of Little ram steins throughout the world a Cofer said. A the army is not clean. We be seen scandals in the army. A in terms of Ramstein in terms of mar there a a great frustration on the part of the  Cofer read a paragraph from a congressional report Quot the air Force at virtually All Levels of command has consistently and blatantly disregarded rules and procedures for the management of appropriated and non appropriated funds for  the abuses were reported in a 50-base review he said. Specifically the air Force was cited for abuse in construction repair inefficiency and Lack of internal control. �?o1 think the commission believes that the senior management of the air Force has to be responsible a he said. A we have not seen that taking place. There Are things that have taken place i done to want to talk about  the new Law if passed he said would carry criminal liability. Gov. Mabus wins primary in 3-Man Mississippi race Jackson miss. A gov. Ray Mabus gained the democratic nomination and a Chance to become the Only Mississippi governor this Century to serve Back to Back terms. But he awaits the states first Republican Runoff for an opponent. Neither political newcomer Kirk for Dice nor state auditor Pete Johnson won a majority in tuesdays three Ryan gop primary forcing the oct. 8 Runoff. A four years ago we started our work for a better tomorrow and we be made a lot of Progress a Mabus said at a Victory party wednesday. With 99 percent of precincts reporting Mabus had 356,886 votes or 51 percent to former . Rep. Wayne dowdy a 292,184 votes or 41 percent. Newcomer George a Wagon wheel Blair got 57,706 votes or 8 percent. On the Republican Side with 89 percent of precincts reporting a Fordice had 27,691 votes or 45 percent. A Johnson had 26,840, or 43 percent. A Bobby Clanton had 7,485 votes or 12 percent. A we started with nothing and now we re looking at the governors mansion a said Fordice a Vicksburg construction executive. A the people of Mississippi Are going to take charge of their government  Mabus however is favored to win the nov. 5 general election. Mississippi has not elected a Republican governor since the 1870s, although both its . Senators Are republicans. Democrats outnumber republicans about 20-to-l in the state but there is no registration by party. The state amended its Constitution in 1986 to permit consecutive terms. The Constitution had barred Back to Back terms for about a Century before that. Mabus who was elected in 1987, spent $2.1 million on his primary race. Dowdy blamed his loss on Mabuse a negative and Campaign and his 6-to-l spending  the 42-year-old governor painted dowdy As a member of the old guard that has held Mississippi Back and As a big spender who would raise taxes. Dowdy 48, accused Mabus of running a smear Campaign Mabus and characterized the Harvard educated governor As aloof and unable to work with the legislature. Johnson 43, a former Democrat whose Grandfather and Uncle were Mississippi governors led the reelection polls on the gop Side but Fordice 57, gained ground with a platform that included term limits no new taxes and a More Businesslike approach to state government. Johnson was elected to the auditors office vacated by Mabus in 1987, and two years later jumped to the gop. He stressed education Reform and improving the states economic climate. Voters also chose candidates for most of the 122 House and 52 Senate seats in the legislature. Legislative candidates ran in districts drawn in 1982. In july the . Justice department rejected the Legislatures initial attempt to redraw District lines to reflect the 1990 census saying the plan discriminated against Blacks. The new legislature will try again and new elections probably will be held in the fall of 1992. From Iraq to Czechoslovakia army band keeps on playing by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Frankfurt Germany the 3rd army div spearhead band the first . Military band to play the Star spangled Banner in Iraq will perform four concerts in Czechoslovakia Between sept. 30 and oct. 4. The band also credited with concert appearances in saudi Arabia and Kuwait this year will visit at the request of the czechoslovak government. The visit was arranged by the . Military attache in Prague and will reciprocate for a visit to Frankfurt by a czechoslovak army band in july a division spokesman said. A we Are musical ambassadors and we Are going to be attending to our ambassadorial duties a said 1st sgt. J. Louis Hortobagyi. The 37 members of the band and its four member support staff will make the 300-mile trek from Drake Cavern to Prague by bus. They will sleep in czechoslovak army Barracks. The bands Agenda is not Complete but All performances will be in or near Prague. One concert will be a joint performance with the Prague Garrison brass band Hortobagyi said. A a we will try to entertain american style a he said. Among foreign audiences the big band sound particularly Glenn Millers in the mood is a a big seller a he said. Otherwise american pop and show tunes Are top foreign favourites. Hortobagyi formerly assigned to the . Army Europe Headquarters band said that the eight army bands in Europe Are accustomed to taking trips of three to six Days to various nato countries. But performing in former Warsaw pact nations is not yet commonplace. The 8th inf div band from bad Kreuz Nach performed in Czechoslovakia last year he said. A with the relationships improving Between East and West hopefully this is a forerunner of things to come he said. A we Hope that we May get invited by other former satellite countries because music of course is the International  Bush honors . Soldiers killed in persian Gulf War Washington a president Bush on tuesday expressed condolences to relatives of British soldiers who died in the War against Iraq including nine soldiers inadvertently killed by american warplanes in the last hours of the fighting. A the Allied soldiers killed and wounded during the Gulf War made the ultimate contribution to defeating aggression and supporting the cause of peace a Bush said. A their sacrifices will never be  nearly 90 relatives of British troops met privately with Bush in the state dining room. A text of the president s remarks was released by the White House. A total of 47 British soldiers died in the persian Gulf. American a-10 warplanes killed the nine British soldiers on feb. 27 in an attack that blew apart their armoured personnel carriers behind iraqi lines. The British soldiers were on a scouting Mission and were passing through hidden iraqi artillery when they were hit by the . Planes. The War ended hours later with a cease fire agreement