European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To Esfakis vol. 50, no. 346 350 thursday March 26,1992car firm report false sales manager says a amps series misleads customers by Luke Britt staff writer Chrysler and general motors cars Are not being sold in Europe at prices higher than allowed by military contracts the head of the company that Sells the cars said wednesday. A what you be got in the paper is not mis representative of something. Its just totally inaccurate. Its false a said Jeff Gardner general manager of military car sales a Kronberg Germany company that handles Chrysler and general motors on military installations in Europe. Gardner was reacting to the stars and stripes four part series a Wheeling and dealing published this week. He said his company insists that the paper retract several Points in the series. A Wheeling and dealing was the result of months of research by the newspaper into the army and air Force Exchange services new car sales program. The series highlighted customers complaints and included a Survey which showed a trend of overpricing by new car sales agents. A customers in the cafes program done to pay More than they should a Gardner said. A i done to care who writes what and who makes what kind of  Gardner said if overpricing occurred in the Survey samples some of which he said he doubted were authentic the errors would have been caught during computer Cross checks that occur at the Headquarters in Kronberg. Reporters for the stars and stripes asked sales agents for Price quotes on 21 cars. According to calculations by the stars and stripes 10 of the car prices exceeded a 7 percent ceiling a five were pm models four were Chrysler and one was a Ford. The results were nearly identical to a 33-car Survey of 1991 models done five months earlier. Gardner was highly critical of the pricing Survey challenging its methods and findings. Cafes officials who declined wednesday to comment on the series or see report on Page 2galvin pushes for building training funds by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a the top . Military commander in Europe warned lawmakers tuesday not to a pull the Rug out from under troops who will remain in Europe after the draw Down by not providing adequate funding for military construction and training. Gen. John r. Galvin chief of the european come told the House armed services committee that Congress must not forget about the service members who will stay in Europe As part of the Pentagon a planned european Force of 150,000 troops. A was we leave consolidate relocate units and close Down installations the need for operations and maintenance funds continues a he said. A and some military construction projects will need to be completed on bases we will  the normally reserved Galvin raised his voice when he talked about apparent congressional reluctance to continue supporting overseas base construction and maintenance. Congressionally mandated cuts last year in property maintenance accounts and base operations funding a reduced our ability to execute our Mission a Galvin said. A these cuts lowered support to our troops and their see Galvin on Page 2 a singular Victory democratic presidential candidate Jerry Brown Speaks tuesday night at the hotel trades Council in new York after beating rival Bill Clinton by one percentage Point in the Connecticut primary. Despite the upset Clinton won 22 delegates to Browne a 21 because of allocation rules. See stories and full results on Page 3.usafe tour offices put bus trips on fast track by Norm Zeigler travel outdoor writer most american bus travellers in Europe would agree the worst part of a bus tour is the waiting a from a few minutes to several hours a at a Transfer Point for another bus. But the information ticket and tour offices at . Air forces Europe bases in Germany have started a program designed to take some of the rough spots including the wait for Transfer buses out of bus Tours. Since january seven offices in Europe have been offering jointly organized bus trips set up and staffed by itt. The program called destinations unlimited exclusive Tours was completed in september after being in the planning stages for a a couple of years a said Safe recreation specialist Kim Slater the first trip was to Austria a Tirol Region. Slater and other itt officials said the purpose behind the program was twofold to eliminate some of the inconveniences of bus Tours and a to try and add some of the things that Are not usually  Martie Henderson itt travel specialist at Rhein main a said an unpopular aspect of most bus Tours is the practice of picking up passengers with several buses transporting them All to a Central Point and then transferring them to other buses. Henderson said it can add As much As two hours to a trip. A the biggest negative comment that people get Back to us with is the Transfer Point a Henderson said. Destinations unlimited exclusive Tours involve no transfers. One bus stops at All the pickup Points and continues on to the tour destination. The goal is to achieve a the least amount of time on the bus for people As possible a Sluter said. Slater said one reason it can set up no Transfer Tours is that it operates on a Small scale. Currently one trip a month is scheduled under destinations unlimited exclusive Tours. Bus tour companies routinely operate several Tours per weekend. The itt Tours Are set up on a rotating basis by the seven participating local it offices Ramstein Vogel Weh Rhein main Pitburg a Hahn a Lindsey air station Sembach a and Span Dah Lem a. Henderson said the program is More an expansion than a departure from tradition. A a we be always had Tours that orig see bus on Page 2 1 1992 stars and stripes All Europe basketball see pages 20 and 21