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   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. Sec 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 v -.-. A page6 new York in lotto fever even people who never play the lotto were standing in line for tickets to saturday night s drawing for new York s $70 million Jackpot. ". R.", Page coming Home in Haiti haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide made his first trip to his Home in three years As . Soldiers stood guard. Page 11 costly malady if the sickly Greenback continues to fall it could pull stocks with it an Alys Swarn. Page 12 Index Abby Ann Landers. 20 classifieds. 24-29 commentary. 23 faces n places 20 Horoscope. 26 letters. 22 Money matters. 12-13 Mutual. 1317 sports. 30-36 weather 21 . Clocks fall Back Washington a America is Buck on Standard time. The shift from Daylight saving time to Standard Tim occurred at 2 . Today moving an4iour of Daylight from evening to morning and providing an extra hour of sleep to replace to Fiat lost in the Spring. I. To i i h of k i i n t Iff gets $1.7 million by the new York times Las vegas concluding that the Las vegas Hilton hotel was negligent by failing to set up adequate Security during the Tail Hook association s Bawdy 1991 convention Here a jury Friday awarded $1.7 million to a former Navy lieutenant who was among several dozen women sexually assaulted at the gathering. The Victory by former it. Paula Coughlin seems certain to set the stage for at least a dozen other lawsuits against the Hilton. The hotel was the site of the Tail Hook convention where according to Navy and Pentagon investigations 83 women were assaulted or at least harassed by Drunken naval and Marine aviators. The decision to awant compensatory damages for Coughlin s emotional Dis Tress came on the second Day of deliberations by the four Man four woman jury. Couglin dabbed her face gently with a handkerchief As the jury read its verdict while her Mother sitting in the front Row of the Federal District courtroom wept silently. It was Only the fourth time that Coughlin has attended the seven week trial. I m very pleased that Justice has finally come to Paula Coughlin and her courage has been vindicated said Den Nis Schoville Coughlin s Lead lawyer. Ifs about time.? the jury is scheduled to return Mon Day to decide whether Hilton must pay punitive damages to Coughlin. Hilton s lawyer Eugene wait was told to bring financial statements from Hilton hotels corp. To court for the jury to evaluate. Coughlin a 32-year-old helicopter Pilot and former aide to rear . John w. Snyder jr., resigned from the service on May 31, saying she had endured unrelenting pressure because of her complaint. Her suit accused the Las vegas Hilton of failing to provide proper Security even though Many of the 19 previous Tail Hook conventions held at the hotel had turned into weekends of Drunken debauchery. Coughlin had also sued the Tail Hook association but settled for an undisclosed amount. ". Coughlin set off an earthquake in sex Ual etiquette in the military when she was the first to say publicly that she had been assaulted at the convention. From Page 1 from Colorado. Can described the Man As appearing to be Between 30and 35 years old. Lee Brooks 24, of Newark Ohio a customer service representative for the Cox Railroad said he was standing on the Side walk 10 or 12 feet from the suspect when the Man pulled out an a 47-type" assault weapon. He aimed it at the front Stepson 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 be fore they actually realized what was  he said that after emptying the weapon the gunman began to run. As he was running he was trying to reload trying to get a new clip into it Brooks said. He said that at that Point two men in the crowd tackled the shooter and knocked Down an then the cops showed  police blocked off the two Block stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House. Mar from Page 1 Delberg about generation a consumer trends and How they will affect the Mili tary s food beverage and entertainment marketplace through the Early 21st Cen Tury. 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 reconsidering 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 As an 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 Gour 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 fulfilling 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 during his two hour talk Kelly also urged the military mar audience not Tohang 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. Elora from Page 1 3 the crime. The commander of the. 32nd army air defense Corrod Brig. Gen. Joseph g. Garrett Iii who is the convening authority for the Darmstadt area referred therase As capital Friday. Smith who spent time in the states last summer for a psychiatric evaluation is jailed at the army confinement facility in Mannheim Germany a Usa eur spokesman said saturday. Officials did not specify a Date for Smith s court martial in the , 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 Holdi ing 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 acre Emont. Article 18a of the new supplement tothe 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 Germany. In the past the German government has expressed disapproval of . Mili tary courts handing Down death penalty judgments on its  spokesman for the German govern ment said Friday that As Long As the new supplement agreement has not been Rati fied 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 i after the signing but before ratification of the new agreement we d have to study that Here the spokesman  s1 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 also show if the life of an american Soldier is pot As valuable As that of other citizens Cohen said. If the germans allow the army to run i the trial with a potential death penalty Here or in the United states they Are just paying some kind of lip service to a Liber Al humanitarian  Cohen 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 guilty. 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. In 1961, pvt. John Arthur Bennett be came the last Man to die by military exe cution and the Only one Ever killed for rape during peacetime. He died for raping a girl in Austria a country that had no death penalty. In deed on the eve of his death even the victim and  urged the presi Dent to spare him. I if in 1  
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