European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Jerry Brown holds up his presidential campaigns phone number during a news  image haunts Brown s Effort by Cathleen Decker los Angeles times times Are Tough for the provocateur Prince of politics just last month Jerry Brown was marooned on a Snow bound interstate in Eastern Iowa when a bearded bundled up Man from a few cars Back leaned in the window to offer a traffic report. Quot of. To Quot the Man said his eyes bulging slightly at the passenger before him. Quot or. Biden1&Quot  said the former California governor Well aware Thal he is not the senator from Delaware "brown1&Quot said the traveler reddening perhaps i hat was still nagging at Brown a few Days later in new Hampshire As he paced outside the auditorium of a Tony private school Barking about the dearth of National publicity attending his third bid for the presidency Quot Why do i not get the attention is Thal because they Are viewed As More serious Quot he asked referring to his better publicized democratic competitors. Quot they Tell More jokes 7 they have More Money maybe its the money1&Quot maybe a bystander offered it s a Matler of the Avant Garde eccentric Moonbeam image left Over from two gubernatorial terms and two previous tries at the presidency a no Quot Brown declared his head wagging Side to Side. Quot it s the money1ii you Don t have Money you re not serious and the Only Way you can get the Money is to take it trom the same corrupt sources so therefore nothing changes Quot so it goes this often contentious business of commanding what Brown Calls an insurgent Campaign to reclaim democracy a and he Hopes the White House a trom tire corrupted grasp of political financiers and incumbents his is no upbeat morning in America candidacy but an in your face fever pitch assault on conventional modern politics to a Large degree Brown is running against himself the Money raising telegenic politician he has been for decades those who seek the deeper meanings could have a Field Day with this but Brown now Silver haired and 53, says there is no one like an insider to attack the system. Of the six major democratic presidential candidates crossing the nation he is certainly the most angry seeming at any instant ready to spiral into orbit on the Power of his moral outrage in a cavernous convention Center in Moline Iii. Brown brims with suppressed pique. Quot you be probably heard a lot of things about me Quot he said his voice arching into the upper registers. Quot governor Moonbeam the Man who went to Africa with Linda readers action Lin merchants explains 10-Day hold on checks it Why does Iho Delonso department allow merchants National Bank to put a 10-business-Day hold on chocks deposited this amounts to 14 Calendar Days and is too Long in this age of electronic banking How Long does it actually Lake merchants to Clear the Check trom a  based Mutual fund9 the truth please Jutta h. Ross Walldorf Germany Mark Scheidler financial management specialist comptroller office he . European come replies placing holds on deposited checks is a common banking practice. The Bank s 10-Day period is intended primarily to avoid losses trom returned items because despite the electronic age checks Are resumed bused on the movement of paper holds up to ? i Days Are not Ronstadt the Man who drove a Plymouth who did t live in the governor s mansion slept on the floor. I done to know what images you have of me. But i la Tell you this a i have been around politics since the Day i was born. Quot and i can Tell you this we Are in a crisis the very idea of America is being killed Quot he Waves a paper illustrating the disparity Between Rich and poor hollering As an audience of senior citizens stares dumbfounded. Brown announced for the presidency in october at the ancestral Home of american democracy Independence Hall in Philadelphia and the symbolism of the revolutionary Effort to form this nation resonates through his Campaign. He contends that democracy is a captive of hostile interests the Rich finance campaigns to Benefit the political incumbents who in turn protect the interests of their Large contributors instead of solving America s problems. The nations wounds will Only be saved he says by wrenching Back control of the nation in a massive popular movement fronted by Brown himself. For its symbolic value and to cultivate grassroots support Brown is limiting donations to his Campaign to $100 per person putting him at a financial disadvantage to the other democrats who Are collecting up to the Federal limit of $1,000 per individual so far Brown emphasizes crisis Over specifics he favors Universal health care cuts in military spending jobs programs and increased spending for education but he has offered few details. He castigates incumbents for the nation s floundering Economy but has yet to say How he would boost it other than investing in Domestic programs As he did in his governorship he also emphasizes environmental health and mass transit systems. Brown s Campaign is a shoestring Effort a consisting so far of offices in Santa Monica calif., and san Francisco and one Thal just opened Over the aptly named unusual at other financial institutions serving the forces Here in Europe. Here s an example of the process. A stateside Check deposited Here is routed through the Bank s Indianapolis Headquarters the next Day and then to the Federal Reserve. Ii the Check clears in Good order mob Frankfurt receives credit in a total of three to five Days depending on the location of the stateside Bank. Ii the Check is dishonoured the Check itself must physically pass Back through the Federal Reserve to Indianapolis and then Back to Frankfurt the return process can take five Days or More if the Check is sent for second presentation As Many checks Are total time trom the Deposit until a returned Check arrives in Frankfurt can easily Range irom eight to 10 business Days sometimes More it delayed along the Way ii the funds from a returned item Are already released collecting the Check can be unpleasant time consuming and costly ii ail or part of the returned Check is eventually written off Dod appropriated funds Are charged As a result the Dod contract details conditions for accepting checks such As Mutual fund checks their is no charge to Deposit checks to an account with a 10-Day Renaissance restaurant in Manchester. . Last month Brown qualified for $289,000 in Federal funds to match what his Campaign has collected independently. Most of his Campaign Money has arrived via the the nerve Center of his of Ort a nationwide 800-number on his frequent visits to new Hampshire in whose feb. 18 primary Brown must do Well to build any momentum for his candidacy the former governor Hawks his 800-number several times a Day on radio stations that provide him free and ample airtime hands gripping his chair in a crowded radio studio in Dover n.h., Brown could be an adrenaline pumping Host of the Home shopping network instead of a candidate trying to convince people he is fit for the presidency. Quot the people themselves have got to become Active and i believe they have to join this insurgent movement to Challenge the corrupt grip that is bringing this country Down Quot Brown said into the microphone barely pausing to breathe Quot and that s my invitation and that s Why i ask you to Call 1-800-426-1112 give us a Call make your pledge offer your name As a Volunteer. We be got to take the country Back before it s too late Quot no candidate running for president is forced to Knock Down so Many impressions of himself or defend his record so vehemently As Brown. Still he continues to walk the Edge in his speeches eloquent references to the patriotism of bedraggled revolutionary War soldiers compete jarringly with new age psycho jargon. He compares the american political system to a dysfunctional family in search of 12-step program of recovery. Quot and As we step Forward and we Tell the truth we a conceal the dysfunctional Quality of american politics Quot he said Quot we begin to create a healthier politics hold. Branch managers May Cash checks or release part of the funds depending on the amounts of the checks and the total balances you have on Deposit a a Small service charge May apply. A different set of procedures apply to official cashier and certified checks. The european banking coordinating committee reviews these types of procedures periodically. The 10-Day hold period for other checks remains reasonable and prudent Given the current banking situation to write us readers action line is the readers Quot court of last resort Quot striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available if you have a question and Don t know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars and stripes Apo a 0921 l All letters must be signed and preference Wilt be Given to those seeking information of general interest to our readers Page 16 a the stars and stripes tuesday january 7, 1992