European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday May 25,1994 by John Botimer Kaiserslautern Bureau Kaiserslautern Germany a those who like fresh baked bread local Deli goods and pizzas available at the commissary May get a Rise out of this some commissaries in Europe will be without Deli pizza and Bak cry services until Early june while others will lose these services entirely according to the defense commissary Agency in Europe. An Agency official attributed the void in service to a change in contractors operating in the commissaries now. Bonnie Kanitz chief of merchandising for deca Europe said there have been a some slowdowns in the contract process a and the contractor who was. Supposed to provide display cases and cabinets suffered fire damage and is no longer Able to make Good on a Promise to deliver. A due to so Many variable factors it is difficult for us to pinpoint the exact reopening Date for each of these services Kanitz said in a statement. There Are currently three different contractors a Hein and Horta Are each providing Deli services. A Deled is operating bakeries. A and trans european is responsible for the pizza business. Eventually Horta will be the sole contractor for All of these services with All equipment owned by the government. The results of these changes mean lower prices and better service to the consumer the deca statement said. A a / a a a. A a. A a a. A a under the current system for example German paprika Turkey breast Cost 3 German Marks about $1.86 per kilogram 2.2 pounds higher than it will be under the new system . Corned beef will be about 9 Marks $5.60 less per. Kilo and . Pastrami will be dropping about 11 Marks $6.83 per kilo. Deca also says it will offer a wider variety of american made Deli products. The contractors no longer servicing deca will have to remove their equipment based on an earlier agreement with the Agency. This Means some stores will be without Deli bakery and pizza operations until the reorganization takes effect. A we really Hope to have it All straightened out by the 6th of june a Kanitz said about the changes in the stores. Thus far. Baum older is the Only store to see the changes completed. The services in Wiesbaden Patch Barracks in Stuttgart and Heidelberg Are expected to reopen As Early As today. These stores will be without their Deli bakery and pizza services beginning on the following dates kit Zingen today Schweinfurt today Schinnen Netherlands thursday chevres Belgium thursday Vicenza Italy june 3 and Naples Italy june 6. These stores already Are without the services Mannheim Karlsruhe Grafe Wohr bad or Cugnach Mainz Darmstadt Giessen Hanau Firth Ansbach and Augsburg All in Germany. Robinson Barracks in Stuttgart will lose its hot food machine june 6. It will be replaced later but a Date for installation was not available. The machine is used to make grilled Chicken and ribs a deca spokeswoman said. A in addition some commissaries a All in Germany will permanently close their bakery pizza and Deli services of Yective june 6 because of the draw Down or lagging sales. They Are Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart Berlin entire store closing sept. 6a Cheim Worms and Aschaffenbur. A a a a a a is amp file some commissaries Are slicing their pizza services while others Are losing them Only  a Century to hit Beach again by Effie Bathen staff writer after half a Century the stars and stripes is again hanging its Shingle in Normandy France. Today a temporary news Bureau in the old schoolhouse near Omaha Beach boasts the crossed american Flag logo on a Large plastic plaque with the words a Xvi Orvilie so 1944-1994.�?�fifty years ago not far from Omaha Beach at car Tan the gis of the i newspaper had a wooden one that proclaimed the first a Continental  the sign Hung on the front of a print shop until a German Shell brought the building Down Days latest. The staff moved feb  and printed its first Page july 4. Later one of several editions was published in Paris until the mid-1960s, when american troops left France. But that was after the papers military journalists had already reported the Bat tie alongside the troops As they landed on june 6, 1944, stripes staff writer Philip Bucknell jumped with the 82nd airborne div near . . Hodenfield landed with the 2nd Ranger in and was pinned Down by German fire at Pointe do hoc. Bud Hutton held the Waist gunners position on a b-26 marauder bomber and was the first to get a report Back to London Headquarters. A a a. A a a a a a. A a a it was the Center of history for 24 hours and it. Will be again the Center of history for 24 hours Quot said stripes european editor Bill Walker starting today the newspaper continues More than 50 years of coverage of americans service people. Writing staffs in France the United kingdom and Italy will report on a Day 50th anniversary commemoration events. They will also cover some 2,000 sailors soldiers and airmen stationed in Europe who Are to participate in the ceremonies. Stripes Headquarters will be in the Small Normandy town of Wierville sur Mer. A / \ a a to serve the veterans and americans who will be visiting the area the paper will offer its special 64-page�?zd-Day edition throughout the Landing area. It will be available at Uso Mobile canteens and information centers. Plans Are also being finalized to make an estimated 20,000 regular editions of the stars and stripes available Over the next few weeks in local hotels and news stands. /. A the stars and stripes was there when it happened a said editor Bernard a. Zovistoski a and it is fitting to be there again when they  2 gis r sex in to minors Kaiserslautern Germany a amps two . Soldiers were recently sentenced to bad conduct discharges for sexual acts involving minors said a spokeswoman for the 21st theater army area come. Pvt. 2 Bryant a Champion and spec. Rick o. Gamble both of the 611th Ord co in Kaiserslautern were sentenced May 12 to a reduction to the lowest enlisted Grade and a bad conduct discharge said the spokeswoman master sgt. Carol Sobel. In addition Champion and Gamble were sentenced to four and nine months confinement respectively. Although the cases were related the trials were handled separately Sobyl said. The two minors involved were 13-year-old girls according to a source close to the cases. Champion 20, a Supply specialist pleaded guilty to carnal knowledge and to engaging in an indecent act with a child under 16, Sobel said. A rape charge was dropped by the army. Gamble 26, also a Supply specialist pleaded guilty to carnal knowledge and indecent acts with a child under 16 As Well As to engaging in sodomy with a child Sobel said. A. Gamble was found innocent of rape attempted rape and at tamped carnal knowledge. Another rape charge was dropped before the trial. Gets 18 months for attempted rape Elora suspect Polico photo German police in Darmstadt on tuesday released a photo of spec. Patrick Mcdonald Smith 22, who is accused in the killing last september of 2-Ycar-old Elora Mckemy. Smith assigned to Btry a 4th in 27th Field arty regt in Babenhausen is from Rex a. Frankfurt Germany a amps a a 3rd corps support come Soldier was sentenced to 18 months in confinement and a bad conduct discharge after he pleaded guilty to attempted rape during a general court martial May 9 in Hanau a v corps spokesman said tuesday. Spec. Bryant Butler of the support commands a co also was reduced to the lowest enlisted rank and ordered to pay $500 a month for 18 months said Mai Dave Richards. Butler was sentenced by a military judge. Butler met the woman he attacked at the Park in Wiesbaden on feb. 7, according to authorities. The attack occurred in the woman a apartment Butler who had Given the kenyan woman a ride to Home asked if he could use her bathroom Autho said. Butler will serve his term at the army confine facility in Mannheim Richards said