European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 19, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 is gets set for bookstores Transfer Pentagon cafes officials to join in negotiating handover by Chuck Vinch and Vince Crawley staff writers defense department officials will meet in Germany this week to develop strategy for transferring stars and stripes bookstores to the military Exchange sys tem. Exchange officials Are scheduled to visit the european edition s Headquarters in Darmstadt Germany at the end of the month to begin negotiating the Transfer. To. I he editorial staffs May not change much but the management and business operations staff such As personnel and accounting and finance will probably go through drastic changes.1 Jordan Rizer director american forces information service Congress in november ordered euro take what s compensate what s not although the stars and stripes  Given the exchanges a list of concerns about the pending Transfer we have yet Pean and Pacific editions of the new spa what do they want to do with the existing pers to Transfer their Bookstore opera inventory tons to the exchanges by oct. 1,1994. Another major question Mark is the fun traditionally newspaper printing and Ture of Bookstore employees. Rizer said delivery costs have been partially offset the newspaper s management will comeby Bookstore revenues thus ensuring that up with a proposal on that Issue at the few . Tax dollars were spent on the thursday meeting and present it to thesis overseas papers Exchange services to be negotiated fur however managers of the european ther. Edition say the military draw Down Gener the Board of directors who include of Ted huge operating losses that totalled facials from the . European come More than $6 million last year alone. The will also meet thursday with representatives from the army Community an family support Center a Washington based Agency that has agreed to Len funds to the european edition of the newspaper. Such Loans will be needed within the negotiating positions and to develop i next three months if the newspaper is ton Ancial projections and requirements � Rio it pm on