European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse A Mother comforts her child during a Welcome Home ceremony in Erlanger Germany for Gulf War veterans of the 1st army div. Continued from in Tige 61 based units have packed up and headed Home. Sales at stripes bookstores have also slumped from a High of almost $53 million in 1991 to a projected $47 million this year. Bookstore revenues Are especially important to the organization since they offset losses posted by the daily newspaper. Currently the stars and stripes Sells for 35 cents but costs More than 50 cents a copy to produce. In response the stars and stripes launched a program of budget cuts and other Belt tightening that Cut 100 positions in 1991, including 25 from the newspaper staff. In addition Chris Eddings a Boston area newspaper executive was hired As the Ken George a kurdish girl gathers firewood. Organization s general manager last summer. He has launched an ambitious restructuring of stripes business operations an Effort he believes will trim costs while improving service. A we May have fewer customers in the future a he said a but if we do a better Job Eddings changes follow a postwar shakeup of the editorial department conducted by Bern Zovistoski the papers top editor. Armed with a new personnel system that allows stripes to function More like a business Zovistoski made sweeping changes in the papers news and City desk operations. In the process he arranged a few Early retirements and shuffled several reporters and editors to new positions. Backed by the . European come Zovistoski also issued new operating guidelines and principles that Are designed to bolster stripes role As a first amendment newspaper for the troops. Those principles will be codified in a new department of defense operating instruction which is now being staffed at the Pentagon. For All the change the papers Mission remains unaltered. So Long As military men and women remain in Europe the stars and stripes will be there to provide them with news and information from around the world. The Success of the i newspaper however hinges solely on How Well its readers Are served. As Blackjack Pershing noted in the first edition of the world War i stars and stripes a it is your paper. Good Luck to Jim Derti Eim a 2nd army div Soldier gets welcomed Home. A 50th anniversary special edition saturday april 18, 1992
