European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Hillary Clinton Showa aha can Taka tha heat a aha hand Taa Braad in a naw York  Clinton strives for a gentler imagery Jill Lawrence a political writer h Illary Rodham Clinton wants to set a few things straight she does t want a Cabinet Post. She has nothing but respect for homemakers. And she s baked dozens of chocolate Chip cookies in her time. Mrs. Clinton an influential corporate lawyer annoyed some women with remarks about Tea cookies and standing by her Man. But now As the primary approaches there s a different Hillary Clinton on display Mother wife child advocate education reformer. On a recent Campaign swing in new York she patted Heads signed autographs and read aloud to a group of preschoolers gave a stump speech for her husbands democratic presidential drive and stood smiling beside him at a huge Wall Street rally applauding his Best lines and embracing him at the end. She also disavowed any plans to join a Clinton Cabinet an appointment Bill Clinton hinted earlier in the week he would like to make. Quot i have no interest and i done to think that a realistic a a she said later. Mrs. Clinton s Campaign work sometimes seems like an ongoing Experiment to determine what is politically realistic for a two career couple on the presidential Trail. At Home in Arkansas More than a decade ago mrs. Clinton found that people weren to ready to accept a governor s wife who kept her Maiden name. She a already been criticized this season for up staging her husband and making Sharp remarks some women found offensive Quot i suppose i could have stayed Home and baked cookies and had teas a she said last month after her husband s Lone remaining rival a Jerry Brown a had accused Bill Clinton of funnelling state business to her Law a firm. Speaking recently to a group of about 200 at a Queens synagogue mrs. Clinton called that remark Quot the Only real regret i have in the Campaign so far i was talking about the ceremonial role of the first lady which i Felt Jerry Brown was saying that s All i should have  she maintained she had been misunderstood and added Quot much of my life both personally and publicly has been committed to making it possible for every woman not Only to exercise responsible choices but to get the respect she a due for those responsible  so far mrs. Clinton has received about 100 letters reacting to her Tea and cookies comment both pro and con. She s been responding with her own letter. Quot like most american women a it says Al have Many roles in my life. I m a wife. In a a Mother. I m a lawyer. In a a  furthermore the letter continues Quot in be got nothing against baking. In fact our daughter Chelsea and i make pretty Good chocolate Chip cookies but if you were offended by the words i Hope you now understand what i was trying to  it the multiple roles of women Are a recurring theme in Hillary Clinton a Campaign forays. Quot everybody carries around so much insecurity and guilt because the decisions Are so hard a she said to several parents and teachers at the preschool she was visiting. Her own daughter is in Junior High school cared for by friends grandmothers or a Young woman who helps out the family when her parents Are not around Quot its worked out As Well As it could Quot mrs. Clinton said. Quot but that s been the hardest part of the  on the whole mrs. Clinton said she s gotten support regarding her choices in life and her role in the Campaign. Quot most people know that we Are at the Brink of a generational change Quot she said. So what Are they telling her Quot that it would be wonderful to have a couple in the White House who understand How hard it is today to work and raise children who understand the pressures modern families Are under who realize How difficult it is for working women to do All that they believe they should do a without stress  action Lin documents needed to Gas up rental cars it a i would like clarification of the policy regarding the use of cafes Gas stations while operating a rental car from an cafes concessionaire. I recently rented a car from sixt budget rent a car at the Robinson Barracks Exchange. My problem began when we wanted to Lill up the Gas tank of our rental car. I was told at the cafes Gas station in Munich that i had to have written authorization from their Community commander or adjutant in order to refuel our German plated budget cafes rental car. Because it was on weekend there was no one who could help us at Community Headquarters. I stopped at another cafes Gas station in Augsburg and was told i needed my commanders written authorization to get Gas Why should i need anyone s written authorization to get fuel from cafes since i am Active duty and i had the cafes car rental agreement with us As proof that i Wasny to just filling up a local nationals car if this is in fact cafes policy Why done to budget rental offices inform people of it when they pick up their car and who should we really get written authorization from because gasoline is so expensive on the Economy All any service member should need is his or her id card and the cafes concessionaire rental agreement. Capt. Glenn Anderson a Deblinger Germany Mike Kinnaman cafes Toalson officer Usa eur Headquarters replies the matter of tax free motor fuel purchases is often misunderstood especially for those newly assigned to Europe. Ideally As a convenience individuals would be Able to Purchase tax free motor fuel based on their identification card. However we Are unable to implement such a procedure because under International agreement tax free motor fuel must be rationed on per month per individual basis. Vehicle registrations Are the documents used to accomplish the rationing and control of motor fuel sales to eligible . Forces personnel with registered vehicles. For rental vehicles the written letter of authorization Loa is used to verify that the individual and the vehicle Are eligible for tax free motor fuel. The Loa also serves to establish the amount of rationed motor fuel which May be purchased. Cafes Europe encourages the car rental concessionaire to explain to customers the policies and procedures concerning use of rented vehicles apparently there was an oversight in your Case which we regret. At the cafes Europe Gas stations you did receive the Correct information concerning the Loa requirement. In a november 1991 republication of the regulation on motor fuel rationing and sales we did revise policies to permit company commanders and equivalent civilian supervisors to Issue Loa. Also the revision requires installation commanders to designate other approving authorities who Are conveniently available and from whom personnel can obtain Loa on weekends holidays and other times when supervisors Are not available. The writer is Correct in that the procedures seem unduly restrictive when one is unaware of the reason. A to write us headers action Une 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 headers action line co the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. 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 april 7, 1992