European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                R wednesday october 30, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 9u.s. Countering High tech counterfeiters by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a slightly different $100 Bills Are now circulating and the Treasury department is confident they will cause would be counterfeiters to pull their hair out. The Bureau of engraving and printing is now producing series 1990 $100 Bills which include two Security measures that Are almost invisible to the human Eye and also impossible to duplicate Treasury officials said. A Security thread or polyester strip is embedded in the paper Between the Bill a Border and the Federal Reserve Seal. The letters a us a and �?o100�?� printed on the strip Are visible when held to a Light but cannot be reproduced in the reflected Light of copiers officials said. Also the words a the United states of american Are Micro printed repeatedly at six to seven thousandths of an Inch along the sides of the Bill a portrait appearing like a thin line to the naked Eye. Micro printing can Only be read with a magnifier and cannot be distinctly reproduced by advanced copiers. Advanced color copiers graphic computers color laser scanners and printers that permit High Quality reproduction Are expected to be widely used within a few years in offices copy centers and printing operations. The currency change will deter the use of the advanced technology that accounted for a Mere $2 million of the $66 million Worth of counterfeit Bills seized during fiscal 1990, officials said. Only $14 million of those bogus Bills had been passed to the Public. Counterfeiting of american currency accounted for less than one tenth of 1 percent of the total $77 billion in genuine notes produced during that time so officials contend it is not a serious problem. However the four nation group an organization made up of the United states Britain Canada and Australia recommended that further Security measures were needed to protect . Currency since it is the most widely held in the world. According to a Treasury department report approximately $268 billion in . Currency was circulating throughout the world As of last March 31. Over the next five years other counterfeit proof Bills will be printed. New $50 Bills will go to print by years end and $20 Bills should Start being produced by Early 1993, officials said. The higher denomination Bills Are being introduced first because they pose the greatest counterfeit loss risk. Officials don4 expect the Security measures to be used on $1 Bills because they Are Seldom copied. The new Bills Are being introduced As replacement notes in the Normal circulation process officials said. The Federal Reserve estimates $100 Bills take 8w years to Wear out $50 Bills last five years and $20 Bills have a two year life Span. Bills Worth $1, $5 and $10 last about a year and a half officials said. American currency was last changed in 1957, when the words a in god we Trust were added. First a 7 0s leave Alconbury As part of withdrawal plan by Meridith Winder . Bureau Raf Alconbury England the first wave of a-10 Thunderbolt is to leave Raf Alconbury departed tuesday heading for their new Home at Shaw fab . The six aircraft the first to leave England under recently announced withdrawal plans Are from the 10th tac fighter wings 509th tac fighter so. About 40 a-10s Are due to leave Alconbury Over the next few months. The final Alconbury a los belonging to the 511th tac fighter so Are scheduled to leave in March. The Alconbury aircraft Are Clearing out to make Way for the 39th special operations Wing now based at Rhein main a Germany. The 39th also has two squadrons at Raf Woodbridge. They operate the Hc-130 Hercules aircraft and the Mh-53j pave Low helicopter and will also make the switch to Alconbury. A i have mixed feelings about their departure a said col. Wally Moorhouse Deputy commander for operations with the 10th. A was we Start to close Down a-10 operations its a sad occasion. But we re also kind of excited about moving on to new  the a loss Tail letters and colors were repainted to reflect their new unit at Shaw. According to Moorhouse the a los will be used for Forward air control or spotting enemy positions in hard to detect locations and summoning air strikes. A the aircraft wont have to be changed to reflect this new Mission a Moorhouse added. A but the pilots will have to go through training for this new  Many of the pilots will go on to train As Forward air controllers while others will head for other assignments. A a in be really enjoyed my stay Here a said 1st it. Joel Booth a Pilot with the 509th. A this was my first operational assignment and i thought we had Good training and flying  Booth will undergo Forward air control training and be stationed at Davis Monthan fab Ariz. However he does no to agree with pulling the a los out of England. A i think its realistic to move them out due to budget cuts a Booth said. A but i think the european theater a combat capability will suffer. We wont offer As much of an in place air deterrent although our deployment capability is Good. The rapid deployment Force will just have to depend on other forces from the states to Shore it  posts at Heidelberg Amberg win Usa eur Energy awards Heidelberg Germany a the Heidelberg military Community has been named the Winner of usar euros 1991 Energy efficiency award in the Large Community category and Amberg military Community topped the Small communities. Both communities were cited by Gen. Crosbie e. Saint commander of the . Army in Europe for their a aggressive Energy management  the Usa eur Energy efficiency award program was established in 1979 to Reward army communities in Europe that have outstanding Energy management programs. Cash awards were eliminated last year but through fiscal 1990, More than $19 million was awarded to 33 communities for their programs to improve efficiency and reduce Energy waste. Bremerhaven and Wiesbaden military communities took first and second runner up honors respectively in the Large Community category. An honorable mention went to the Giessen military Community. The Belgium military Community of the nato shape support group was named first runner up in the Small Community category. Honorable mentions went to the military communities of Vilseck and Wei Brincken in Germany and to Burtonwood army depot in the United kingdom. Usa eur commander Energy Impact awards went to the Mannheim and Wurzburg military communities and the 7th army training come in Grafe Wohr All in Germany. Impact awards Are based on specific Energy conservation projects. 486 probed in attacks on foreigners Bonn Germany apr prosecutors Are investigating 486 germans some As Young As 12, who Are suspected of participating in attacks on foreigners a Security official says. A Hans Neusel the top Security aide at the Federal Interior ministry said More than 1,000 xenophobic acts have been reported this year a ranging from the fire bombing of Asylum shelters to threats against foreigners. A according to police reports up to today there Are a total of 486 suspects a Neusel said monday. He said arrest warrants have been issued in 29 of the most serious cases mainly those in which foreigners were injured. Neusel said that since the Start of the year there have been 271 arson attacks on Asylum Homes in Germany and 134 attacks against individual foreigners. Most of the violence has occurred in former West Germany Neusel said. More than 1,000 lesser xenophobic acts such As making threats and distributing illegal propaganda have been reported Neusel said. He said that 75 percent of the 486 suspects Are younger than 20 and that 62 of the suspects Are known to belong to militant far right groups. The German embassy has raised a Hiss Over this Beer Hall called Hitler near Seoul South  pub draws protest from germans Seoul South Korea apr the German embassy is asking the government to Force a popular new Beer Nail called Hitler to change its name and get rid of its blinking name signs and Hitler matchbooks and pictures. The embassy also wants the Beer Hall to get rid of a Federal Republic of Germany Flag that has a nazi Swastika stitched onto it. The embassy said the Beer Hall is defaming a National Emblem. A we consider the use of nazi pictures and symbols As hurting. German feelings and detrimental to our reputation a embassy spokeswoman Martina nibbling writs sing said tuesday. The use of nazi symbols is illegal in Germany which has sought to repudiate dictator Adolf Hitler who ruled from 1933 until near the end of world War ii in 1945. The Swastika was used As a nazi Emblem. In 1987, a bar called Gestapo in taewon near a sprawling . Army base changed its name after complaints by the German embassy. The Gestapo was hitlers secret police. His namesake Beer Hall which seats 100 customers opened about two months ago in Kwan Myong City an Industrial area about 12 Miles Southwest of Seoul. The embassy said it Only recently discovered it