European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 18, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 27 High enjoyment the world chess championships Are going on in her Mountain Village but this woman of Baguio in the Philippines is unmoved As she smokes a local Cigar during a pause in marketing. Improve roads have made Baguio a mile High town 150 Miles North of Manila a play ground for the country s elite. A police also involved in dispute Wichita firefighters reject strike settlement Wichita Kan. A striking Wichita firefighters rejected a tentative con tract settlement on sunday and resubmitted their proposal to change penalties against City policemen who joined in the protest. Bill Cook president of local 666 of the International association of firefighters was to present the Union s counter propos Al to the City commission at a meeting later sunday. If the commission approved it the firemen would return to work. City policemen who joined the strike thursday night met after the firefighters meeting sunday to discuss the proposal and further action towards working out their agreement with the City. After nearly 21 hours of nonstop talks ended Early sunday the firefighters negotiating team recommended that their members accept the pact. But Union president Bill Cook said the membership rejected a clause that would allow the City to Dock the pay of police offi cers who supported the firefighters sus Pend them for up to 15 Days and place let ters about the Job action in their personnel files. Tion. Base pay for beginning firefighters is now $9,887 a year. Voters rejected a similar tax increase by a 2-1 margin in August but Cook said he thought the measure could pass this time. The strike by 260 of the City s 315 rank and file firemen began last monday night. On thursday National guard troops were mobilized and were ordered to stay until the firefighters returned to work. In another firefighters protest on Sun Day 36 firemen in Butte mont., left their jobs saying officials have delayed contract negotiations. Pickets were set up at various City build Ings. Global terrorism declined during 1977, Cia says Washington up the Cia says International terrorism declined some what in 1977 As governments increased Security measures and some countries be came increasingly reluctant to offer Safe Haven to terrorists. But the intelligence Agency warned in a new study that Tjie decline might be cyclical it might level off and even increase again As terrorists review their options and select alternate targets rather than re treat from the scene. In 1977, the Cia said there was a de Cline in the number of International Inci dents. This decline was probably in Large part due to increased Security Mea sures taken by previously victimized governments a wait and see attitude on the part of terrorists. And the denial of Safe Haven to terrorists by a growing number of  new causes possible the decline in the frequency of International terrorist attacks is expected to level off and May even be reversed. The Many issues that have motivated individual terrorists remain unsolved and new causes will  the Cia research paper with emphasis on 1977, also said kidnappings bombings arson and murders constitute the majority of acts by terrorists who continue to Dis play a Lack of inclination or perhaps ability to master and use sophisticated weapons and  for example West Germany s red army faction never carried out its threat made after the dramatic Mog disco res Cue operation in october 1976 to shoot Down Lufthansa air planes with heat seek ing missiles. But the study cautioned one or More groups May overcome their present Tacti Cal limitations and moral qualms to Mas Ter and employ such  the Cia study stressed despite a Tempo Rary Lull in Overall terrorist activities the targets and locations of terrorist acts Nave and will remain the same american Citi Zens and businesses in Western Europe latin America and the Middle East. The study said while the activities of palestinian Western european and asian Japan s red army in particular terrorists receive the most publicity and Atten Tion there Are also other violence prone groups such As various sects in India and  cuban and croatian exile organizations fighting against the communist governments in their former Home lands. . Utility Bills soared in 1977, study shows Washington up the electric and Gas Bills of american Consumers shot the clause also gave police chief Rich up a record $13.4 billion in 1977, according Ard Lamunyon authority to determine if to a Survey released saturday by Sens. John Glenn a Ohio and Edmund Muskie any of the policemen he fired would be re hired. In place of that clause the firemen suggested equal disciplinary action for fire men and policemen when they were rein stated and that a letter be placed m personnel files noting that they participated in a Job action but that no disciplinary action was  key part of the proposal ironed out by City and Union negotiators called for a pay increase of 9 percent and $40 a month for All City employees in 1979, contingent on passage by City voters of a one half cent  study said $11 billion was added automatically to the nation s Utility Bills through fuel adjustment clauses. The Survey found the $13.4 billion in crease Over 1976 was More than double the total Rise in Utility Bills from 1948 to 1973.the study was made by subcommittees chaired by the two senators and by the congressional research service of the Library of  an introduction to the report Muskie and Glenn noted that fuel adjustment sales tax in the november general elec clauses automatically Grant Price increases to utilities to cover higher fuel costs. Many Utility commissions permitted use of fuel adjustment clauses As an alter native to the difficult and time consuming task of considering rate increases in for Mal hearings where intervenor and commission staff Challenge question and counter Utility proposals the senators said. The 162-Page study reported some state commissions Are taking a harder look at the adjustment clauses and said 10 have either partially or totally prohibited their use for increasing rates. One Arizona based its decision on the premise that abolition of automatic de vices might encourage utilities to fight for lower fuel costs from suppliers the Sena tors said in releasing the report. Statistics included in the report showed that Between 1968 and 1977 there were 2,690 terrorist incidents around the Globe the largest number being in 1976 and nearly 80 percent of them occurring in Western Europe latin America and the Middle East. Polish Church demands end to censorship Warsaw up Poland s roman Catholic Church which claims As Mem Bers Over 70 percent of the 35 million popu lation ruled by the communist party Sun Day demanded the abolition of censorship and Freer Access of the Church to the mass Media. It is imperative to limit or even to Abol ish the intervention of censorship said a pastoral letter read out in All polish churches sunday. State censorship has always been and still is a weapon of totalitarian  while the minister of the state run office in charge of religious denominations Kazi Mierz Kaka assured foreign newsmen sept. 9 the Church has a sufficient number of publications the letter pointed out the situation has been just the opposite. According to the letter three major Catholic papers have a circulation of 190. 000 but Are needed by Many millions. It also said that Only 300,000 catechism books had been printed for 8 million school children in 1977. The letter pressed authorities to let the Church transmit holy mass Over radio and television every sunday for hospitalized people. Minister Kaka said last saturday the authorities were considering the request. 3 die in Small plane crash Hammondsport . Up three persons were killed and two others were injured when a twin engine aircraft crashed near the Airport sheriff s deputies said. The Small plane was trying to land at the Walter Taylor Airport when it went Down. Authorities said the Pilot and two Pas sengers were killed and two other Passen Gers were taken to Ira Davenport Hospital in Bath. Their conditions were not Imine i lately available authorities said. Conversion rate London a Friday s closing rates of the . Dollar to european currencies. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other local currencies to dollars sept. 14 British Pound 1.9565 German Mark 1.9870 French franc 4.3625 dutch Guilder 2.1565 belgian franc 32.385 italian lira 833.80 Swiss franc 1.6005 greek drachma 36.814 turkish lira 25.25 Spanish peseta 73.94 these Are commercial rates and can be related Only to the use of foreign currency by . Forces for official  of German Marks to . Personnel for personal use will be at the rate of 1.96 on monday which is based on Price fixing at midday and allows for Standard handling charge. Sept. 15 1.9618 1.9750 4.3625 2.1490 32.235 831.70 1.5920 36.771 25.25 74.00