European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday october 30,1994 at a glance Chris Longo of Somerville nj., models his tattoos Friday at the second annual Ink credible Tattoo convention in Newark. See Story on Page 10. Thinking Remote Dodds should review its plans for educating pupils living in Remote areas of Europe an advisory Council says. Page 4 mom slips in plea a grammatical slip by the Mother was among the inconsistencies investigators found in the death of a Florida girl. Page 6 Tail Hook Victory concluding that the Las vegas Hil ton hotel was negligent by failing to set up adequate Security during the Tail Hook association s 1991 Conven Tion a jury awarded $1.7 million to a former Navy lieutenant sexually assaulted at the gathering. Pago 9 coming Home in Haiti haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide made his first trip to his Home in three years As . Soldiers stood guard i Page 11 Index Abby Ann Landers. 20 classifieds. 24-29 commentary ?., 23 faces n places. 20 Horoscope .26 letters. 22 Money matters. 12-13 Mutual. 13-17 sports. 30-36 weather. 21 . Clocks foil Back Washington a America is Back on Standard time. The shift from Daylight saving time to Standard time occurred at 2 . Today moving an hour of Daylight from evening to morning and providing an extra hour of sleep to replace that lost in the Spring. A Esmar pros told by Deedee Doke staff writer Heidelberg Germany they drink less than their baby Boomer counterparts want to spend More time with their children and feel As though they live 99 lives each Day. That s generation a the upstart 18 to 29-year-Olds who according to october 1993 statistics make up most of the . Active duty Force As Well As the serv ices most influential consumer Force. They Are today our Market and will continue to be through the turn of the Century said Larry Kelly president of a Maryland consulting company. We Are not exactly a reflection of our society Kelly added referring to generation a ers dominance in the military marketplace. In the military the aver age age is less than in society in the Mili tary there is More concern about what generation x  Kelly spoke to More than 50 morale welfare and recreation professionals last week at a conference in Heidelberg about generation a consumer trends and How they will affect the military s food beverage and entertainment marketplace through the Early 21st Century. Lifestyle trends in american society Al ready show that the vigilante Consumers of today and tomorrow will be a harder sell than in years past. They want convenience fantasy and adventure and recognition As special individuals Kelly said referring to some of the patterns outlined in the trend defining Popcorn report by Faith Popcorn. They want Many of those needs met within the confines of their own Homes where they Are Safe comfortable at Lei sure and with their families. As products of recession Era Homes in which Many grew up with Only one biological Parent they want guarantees and value for their Money. They re also environmentally and technologically aware. In addition Kelly said More and More people Are considering alternatives to the stress of their lives or in today s jargon Are cashing out to improve the. Quality of their lives. The implication then for military mar professionals is to improve their life in the military Kelly said. Business people who Hope to Appeal to this Picky group of Consumers must learn to meet those overlapping needs while pushing for greater professionalism in their staffs and bringing their operations into the computer age. Appealing to the a ers food and beverage demands will take a multifaceted approach combining convenience with the a ers taste for gourmet ethnic and health conscious wares. Offering food takeout and delivery service and allowing customers to order meals by fax Are ways to win Back business Kelly said. Noting that Salsa outsells Ketchup in the United states today Kelly pointed out that feasting on ethnic foods meets dual needs Basic eating requirements As Well Asah exotic adventure without hav ing to go anywhere. Generation x May drink less than other generations but its members want the experience to be As exotic or As Golf met As whatever else they consume. If they re going to drink less they want to drink better Kelly said. Wine and liquor coolers and Beer from microbreweries Are examples of convenient exotic and gourmet indulgences that represent a gentle pampering of oneself while fulfil King other needs As Well. Providing child care at mar operations discount packages affordable luxuries and personalized service will Appeal to customers looking for ways to spend their time and Money Kelly said. In the Navy mar specialists Are adopting a one Stop mar approach by putting a variety of different activities ranging from food to fitness under one roof. R " during his two hour talk Kelly also urged the military mar audience not to hang up pictures of commanders and other local officials in places where patrons Are supposed to have fun and to vary activities As much As possible. Fired from Page 1 Vised reporters to keep Down. Panetta rushed to the press area to see what had happened. Witnesses told can the Man claimed he was from Colorado Lee Brooks 24, of Newark Ohio a customer service representative for the Cox Railroad said he was standing on the sidewalk 10 or 12 feet from the suspect when the Man pulled out his weapon. He aimed it at the front Steps of the White House and started shooting Brooks said. He said that the Normal crowd of tourists was on the sidewalk but that it took about five shots before they actually realized what was happening he said that after emptying the weapon the alleged assailant began to run. As he was running he was trying to re Load trying to get a new clip into it Brooks  said that at that Point two men in the crowd tackled the shooter and knocked him to the ground and then the cops showed  secret service investigators sealed off the White House briefing room. A suspect As shown on this can video footage is led away in Washington after firing saturday afternoon at the White House with a semiautomatic weapon. From Page 1 Niento facility in Mannheim Germany a Usa eur spokesman said saturday. Officials did not specify a Date for Smith s court martial in the statement. However they did say that portions of the Case May be held in the United states possibly indicating that there is a difference of opinion Between German and american authorities about the legality of military courts handing Down death penalties in Germany. Reasons cited in the release for hold Ings portions of the trial stateside were because some witnesses Are there As Well As because of language contained in the still a ratified supplementary status of forces agreement. Article Isa of the new supplement to the status of forces agreement requires the. Signatories including the United states to notify German authorities of a prosecution that May Lead to the death penalty. It also prohibits the imposition of the death penalty or carrying through a prosecution that May Lead to the imposition of such a sentence in  spokesman for the German govern ment said Friday that As Long As the new supplement agreement has not been Rati died the old one is still in effect. Lawyers May argue that the crime somehow does come under the new Rul ing because it was committed after the signing but before ratification of the new agreement we d have to study that Here the spokesman said. Smith s civilian lawyer Joel Cohen said that the Case will show How serious the German government is about abolish ing the death penalty on its soil. It will Ulso show if the life of an american Soldier is not As valuable As that. Of. Other citizens Cohen said. If the germans allow the army to run the trial Wirf a potential death penalty Here or in the United states they Are just paying some kind of lip service to a Liber Al humanitarian  said that his understanding of the old agreement Between Germany and the United states on the death penalty was that Only the execution could not take place on German soil. ,. The last Soldier to receive a death pen Alty from a military court in Germany was sgt. James t. Murphy in december 1987. Murphy 23 years old at the time of the crime was found guilty of killing his estranged wife and her two sons in Hanau. Pfc. Todd a. Dock was found  and Given a death sentence for killing a taxi Driver in Butzbach in 1984. Both men Are still on death Row at fort leaven Worth Kan