European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Holland urges european Community to decriminalize Quot soft Quot drug by Jon Henley the associated press to european Community partners who criticize their permissive attitude toward illicit drugs the dutch suggest that Allec nations legalize soft drugs together i legalization May seem unlikely at a time when removal of the Community s internal customs barriers has inspired fear of an explosion in drug traffic. But a senior dec official feels the arrival of the single Market ultimately will help the dutch approach gain acceptance. Although the 12-nation trading bloc has and formal mandate to develop a single drug policy it plans to establish a joint drug monitoring Center this year. Quot there la be a formal Structure for comparing strategies which there s never been before Quot said the dec official in Brussels who requested anonymity. Quot the weight of dutch evidence will be  the British who rank the Netherlands with Colombia Pakistan and Thailand As prime distributors of illegal drugs oppose legalization. Quot it s already completely. Incomprehensible to us that a country that boasts of being the Gateway to Europe should decide to make drugs freely available while the rest of the. World is doing its Best to eradicate them Quot said an unnamed British customs official. But the dutch government s main adviser on drugs Deputy health. Director Robert Samsom thinks his suggestion of limited legalization is realistic and is pushing the plan. Quot the International Community has to choose Between two alternatives Quot he said. Quot one is to continue on its present course and face failure. The other is to accommodate itself to the existing  dutch Law distinguishes Between users and traffickers and bet Yeen hard drugs and soft ones such As marijuana travel renewal uses am rates when we used renewal travel from the Philippines to our Home of record in the states i was Able to request a maximum Dollar amount possible to be reimbursed prior to making my travel arrangements. We will be using renewal travel this summer for the first time from Germany. I have been Given numerous numbers that i have called to get this information but i have been unable to find anyone who knows the answer. I have been told to fill out the forms when i return and see How much i get Back. As we Are a family of four i prefer to arrange travel that is within our budget rather than to blindly take a and hashish. Use of soft drugs is no longer criminal in the Netherlands and the Sale of Small quantities is tolerated. Addicts Are rarely prosecuted even for possessing Small amounts of heroin but dealing in larger quantities of any drug can bring a Long Krison sentence up to 12 years for Eroin trafficking. On the other hand marijuana Possession carries a two year prison sentence usually commuted to a heavy Fine in Britain and France makes no distinction Between soft and hard drugs in its penalties for Possession. In the legalized system Samsom suggests growers of narcotic plants would be licensed Given quotes and required to sell their crops to a use of marijuana and hashish Are not crimes in Holland. A action line trip and Hope it s within the budget. Could you please Tell me the maximum reimbursable amount authorized for renewal travel Between Frankfurt and san Diego Calif., for two adults and two kids where do other people go to locate this information Janet l Stone Friedberg Germany it a Fred Drath chief of executive services department of defense dependents schools Germany Region replies in response to the department of defense dependents schools teacher she is entitled to transportation to and from her Home of record for herself and her dependents. This includes airfare not to exceed the current air mobility come rate in effect at the government monopoly. The monopoly would control retail outlets prices and Quality. Soft drugs would be sold with health warnings and directions for Safe use. While Samsom former chairman of the . Commission on narcotic drugs acknowledged the plan would work Only if implemented jointly by several european countries he said it Quot could compete successfully with illicit suppliers reducing their Market share and increasing their operational  Many dec officials already worry about the lifting of internal customs controls that occurred Jan. 1, however and have Little enthusiasm for legalizing soft drugs. Quot there a no doubt More germans Are heading to Holland for drugs now that they be seen to pictures of unmanned customs posts Quot said a spokesman for the German Federal criminal office who asked not to be identified. Experience in the Netherlands seems to support the government s View that decriminalization does not necessarily mean an increase in drug use. Although marijuana and hashish Are freely available consumption is Low. An official Survey in 1990 indicated Only 2.7 percent of minors used the drugs compared with 6.1 percent in the United states reported two years earlier. The estimated number of heroin addicts in Amsterdam has declined nearly one third since the Early 1980s and the average age rises each year suggesting fewer people Are becoming addicted. Peter Cohen a teacher at Amsterdam University who is a consultant to the United nations and world health organization said the split Between the european countries is ideological and not based on facts. Quot we re talking about a clash of worlds Here Quot he said. Quot they Don t want to listen. Yet where do most people die of drug related illnesses certainly not  time of travel. She should Contact her Community installation transportation office for the rate. The teacher is also authorized per diem for one Day travel time for herself Only. The 208th finance office travel Branch customer service office can advise her on the per diem rates for san Diego Calif. Airfare and per diem rates change frequently so she should Contact the above offices closer to the time she plans to travel. Readers  which appears mondays and wednesdays strives to answer questions about life in a military environment. If you done to know where to turn for help write readers action line co the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Ail letters must be signed. Please include address and phone  out Bell Bottoms Are Back in style by Dana Kennedy the associated press get out your flared pants and platform shoes. The �?T70s a the most reviled period in fashion a Are Back. Hip Hugger crocheted vests peasant blouses chokers and other detritus of the Era were part of the hottest looks on runways this season. They be taken Over the covers of fashion magazines and Are heading Tor department stores in the heartland. Quot it looks nonconformist and slightly rebellious Quot said Michel Bot Bot 23, fashion marketing editor at women swear daily. Quot it goes along with the new administration. The Power suits of the Reagan Era Are history. People who lived through the 70s think this stuff is hideous but to kids its new and  designers from Anna sul to Anne Klein 11 which featured Tweed Maxi Coats at the recent fall collections have embraced the 70s look. Madonna wore a Sui ensemble of flares and a Midriff Blouse with mortician like sleeves during her recent appearance on saturday night live. Ivana Trump s personal shopper was recently spotted buying her client a pair of Betl Bottoms at Bergdorf s. Even the August House of Chanel renowned Tor its classic suits featured Bells with Gold buttons Down the sides in the recent collections. Not even hair $ Safe. Men Are sporting sideburns again. Even worse is what one fashion writer Calls the Quot mrs. Brady  Quot at the moment there s a big shag craze a admitted superstar hairstylist Oribe. Quot i try to make it As Modem As possible. But like Many of his contemporaries he draws the line at returning to the dress of the hippie Days. A i grew up in the 70s. You won t catch me in a pair of Bell Bot Tomshe said Quot its a fashion victim look and in a past the Point of being a fashion victim Quot said Lorin Cole a makeup artist and former Ford Model who is in her mid-30s. Quot it May be new to kids but in be done it i Don t want to do it  Camilla Sanford 36, of Kentfield Calif., said Quot by leaps and Bounds it was the worst Era of clothing Ever to come Down the Pike. I knew it was ugly even  How and Why did styles from an Era Long considered a fashion embarrassment become Cool again the credit a or blame a goes to the growing Power of the Twenty something generation. A we re in this repressive society where kids Are told they can t have sex and sow their Oats so they re desperate to re create the 70s, when you could do All that Quot said Village voice columnist Michael Musto. But Boomers like Sanford vow that hell will freeze Over before they reach into the Back of their closets for that old pair of Bel Bottoms. Zip zilch Jamais Nada no Way not a chances in nay a she said. Oscar de to Renta Model circa 1973 the stars and stripes a monday March 8, 1993