European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse The Stesan dts tripes vol. 53, no. 24 500 wednesday May 11,1994 d 8693 Ausa eur chops at deficit by Joseph Owen Heidelberg Bureau Heidelberg Germany a . Army Europe Headquarters trying to erase a budget deficit has told local commanders to Lay off some temporary workers postpone hiring actions and restrict Cash awards and overtime. The command also directed the postponement of renewal agreement travel for civilians until after oct. 1, and encouraged commanders to approve worker re quests for leave without actions apply Only to employees working in appropriated fund activities a a agencies financed primarily by Federal tax revenues the command said. Temporary appropriated fund workers in food service child development centers and 7th medical come medical facilities Are exempt from the Layoff action. Commanders Are supposed to release about 25 percent of those in other areas however. The decision would affect about 165 of the nonexempt employees from the commands 920 temporary appropriated fund positions. The commands operating budget for fiscal 1994 is see deficit on Page 2 a let Freedom reign a Nelson Mandela Iii Ipi South african president Nelson Mandela right dances Tor Joy As former president . De Klerk watches in amusement after Mandela a inauguration As the nations first Black president tuesday in Pretoria. Ina in Pretoria South Africa a Nelson Mandela was sworn in As South africans first Black president tuesday in a joyous Celebration ending the agony of apartheid and marking the country a return to the world Community. A let Freedom reign a he proclaimed. Completing his transformation from political prisoner to president of africans richest country Mandela eagerly began his oath of office even before the chief Justice asked him. A i do hereby swear to be faithful to the Republic of South Africa a he declared standing on an outdoor podium enclosed in seven tons of bulletproof Glass. Shouts of a Viva a rang out from the crowd which included Heads of state and heroes of the liberation struggle. Mandela took Over from . De see Mandela on Page 2 world War ii bomb unearthed at Rhein main a a see Page 3 inside today Navy stands ready to keep tabs on haitians t a to a see Page 4 greenbacks May be in for change Washington a counterfeiters Are getting More sophisticated so the government May make the first major overhaul of . Currency in 65 years. The Treasury department is studying a new look for its $20, $50 and $100 Bills to make the Bills harder to duplicate. Officials Are tight lipped about the Likely changes but experts think the greenbacks could be More colourful in a years. One possibility is using two different colors that would be difficult to copy without running them together. Another forgery fighting device could be moving the entered portraits to one Side to make room for a hard to duplicate Watermark. A exactly what any new currency might or might not look like is not something we can talk about at this time a Treasury department spokeswoman Rebecca Lowenthal said tuesday. The first person who might be moved to one Side is Ben Franklin whose portrait graces the Middle of the $100 Bill. The largest denomination Bill Likely would be the first to undergo remodelling because it is the favorite of counterfeiters. A Vav a v. Ideas to make life tougher for forgers have been circulating for years but the government has Only tinkered with it since the existing Bills were put in circulation in 1929. Its not certain when any new Bills might be printed but the department expects to have a proposal ready by the end of this year she said. The government made some changes in the currency three years ago for Security reasons adding a nearly invisible thread and a microscopic line of Type. It is unlikely existing currency would be recalled with issuance of new Bills she said. A we done to want to give anyone the impression that there a any impending hedged bets Las vegas plays it Safe by diversifying a see pages 18-19
