European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday september 28, 1978 Marshall Haig Apel Hail strength of nato at highest Levels vows of actin rail strike Washington a the Carter administration wednesday vowed to step in and Start the trains running again by noon thursday if the railroads and a strik ing Union fail to Settle a dispute that has crippled much of the nation s rail system for two Days. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall ordered officials from the striking brotherhood of railway and airline clerks and the nor Folk & Western railway to begin a Mara Thon 24-hour bargaining session with the help of a Federal mediator at the labor department. The parties began meeting at noon and Marshall said he would keep them meeting around the clock in an Effort to reach a settlement. Otherwise Marshall warned Well take action at noon tomorrow to Start the trains running 300,000 idled the clerks Union which struck the Vir Ginia based new 81 Days ago escalated the strike to 40 other carriers tuesday by throwing up picket lines that idled More than 300,000 Railroad employees. The expanded strike left thousands of commuters stranded and brought to a halt millions of tons of freight shipments including half of All rail shipments of food. After the first Day of the shutdown the two biggest . Auto makers. General motors corp. And Ford motor co., announced Lay offs due to parts shortages. There were some signs wednesday that the strike was abating. At least six rail roads hit by picketing tuesday said the pickets had been removed. Union officials however gave no Indica Tion they would Call for an end to All the picketing despite temporary court injunctions issued by Federal judges in More than 10 cities. Pickets removed Union spokesman Henry Fleischer said pickets were being removed wherever the Union had been served with court orders. However Industry officials were complaining they were having great difficulty locating Union officials to serve court papers. Marshall said the Union had told him it was reluctant to end its picketing until it had a settlement with new. Some 4,600 clerks struck new on july 10 because of a dispute Over Job Protection benefits the Union wants for workers who May lose their jobs to automation. Union president Fred Kroll said the Union picketed the other carriers so the Industry which has been subsidizing the strip rebound new with about $800,000 a Day under a Mutual Aid pact would pressure then a to Settle with the Union. The Industry estimated on tuesday the picketing had affected two thirds of the nation s railroads in 42 states. There were no immediate estimates of the extent of wednesday s picketing. Marshall told a news conference the administration feared the strike could have a devastating effect on the Economy if it continues much longer. He said he was giving the bar gainers a last Chance to Settle by noon thursday. But if this deadline passes without an agreement both sides can expect with certainty that the administration will take fur ther action Marshall said. Korchnoy accepts draw offer Baguio Philippines up world Champion Anatoly Karpov unable to crack the defences of his chess challenger offered to draw their 26th game tuesday after Only 27 moves. Stateless challenger Viktor Korchnoy who was approaching time trouble in any Case accepted the offer. The two men will meet again in their 55-Day-old Battle thursday. From press dispatches Hanau Germany project partner ship is not suffering from growing pains at the highest level of the Atlantic Alliance two top nato leaders insisted wednesday. German defense minister Hans Apel said he in t aware of any differences of opinion Between nato Headquarters and the West German government on the con heeds Oas demand duct of annual fall Maneu vers. Apel who earlier this week called for a review of the political effect of the size of the Maneu vers appeared with Gen. Alex Ander m. Haig jr., supreme Allied com Mander Europe at a news conference on the eve of the final Day of the exercises. It was Haig four years ago who grouped Maneu vers of the nato nations under a Somoza is releasing imprisoned enemies Managua a president Anastasio Somoza announced wednesday an immedi ate release of prisoners to comply with an organization of american states Resolution demanding Freedom for his political opponents arrested in the past month of agitation and bloody rebellion. The announcement by the president s of fice said Somoza ordered the release of All prisoners except those implicated in the commission of crimes against Public or Der assaults against National guard Garri sons terrorism or murder. The government has not said How Many persons it arrested since Somoza cracked Down on opposition leaders a month ago after a sandinista guerrilla assault on the National Palace and the Start of a general strike its leaders hoped would Force him to resign. But the number is believed to be in the hundreds. Many others Are in hiding. One of them Alfonso Robelo Calleja a Leader of the Broad opposition front of 16 political Par ties and labor unions said the coalition is willing to accept foreign mediation to end Nicaragua s crisis. But the group said it won t modify its demand that Somoza re sign and end his family s 41-year grip on the nation. Somoza accepted an offer from the car Ter administration monday to help set up negotiations Between the president and his foes. The government also said assistance from other foreign governments would be Welcome. Senate oks Gas Bill handing Carter Victory continued from Page 1 vote is one More important step toward adopting a National Energy policy which will provide . Consumers with sufficient supplies of Gas but James f. Plug director of Energy action educational foundation said in a statement if this monstrosity Ever be comes Law it will be a asked to join Carter asked Congress in april 1977 to join him in declaring the moral equivalent of War on the Energy crisis by approving a package designed to conserve scarce fuels by making them More expensive and taxing their inefficient use. The House passed most of what Carter requested in August 1977. But until wednesday s vote that was the last con Gressional Victory the Carter program enjoyed As the Senate began systematically dismantling the plan s major provisions. Senate passage of the Gas pricing Bill followed an intensive White House lobby ing Effort. Administration officials portrayed the plan As crucial to future . Energy policies and to halting the decline of the Dollar. Supporters said the measure would al Low enough new Gas to be found to reduce Oil imports by about Iva million barrels a Day by 1985 going a Long Way to meeting the reduction of 2 million barrels a Day Carter vowed at last july s economic sum Mit in Bonn. However opponents of the Compromise a coalition of liberals who called it too costly for Consumers and conservatives who complained it does t deregulate quickly enough claimed the measure would not have any appreciable effects on either Gas production or Oil imports. Although Only newly discovered Gas would qualify for deregulation Industry sources say that by 1985 Between 50 per cent and 67 percent of All Gas will fall into this category. By 1990, the Industry sources say nearly All Gas flowing in . Pipelines would be deregulated. Congressional economists estimate that the proposal will Cost Consumers who heat with Gas about $16 billion in higher Gas Bills through 1985. Supporters claim the measure will add about $25 a year to the average family s heating Bill. Liberal opponents argue that the additional Cost will be $100 or More year. The measure is substantially different from Carter s original Gas pricing propos al which would have continued Price controls indefinitely but at higher than pre sent Levels. But the president backed it As the Best that could be achieved. Common the autumn forge series now involves More than 200,000 Allied troops in More than 30 Maneu vers from Norway to Turkey. I am convinced that this Man Euver is of great value Apel said. We Are proud that in general Haig we have a general who not Only knows his Job but who also has done invaluable work during the last four years and he has our fullest conf Apel also rejected Warsaw pact criticism that the Maneu vers Are provocative declaring we won t let the soviets inter Fere in our Maneu vers which Are Essen Haig said the exercises were not centrally steered but centrally planned and that they once again emphasized improving defences from Forward positions. Haig said the exercises showed that radio communication among the various forces was a major weakness of the Alli Ance and that urgent improvements Are essential. Language barriers Haig and Apel acknowledged that Lan Guage barriers Are a continuing problem among nato troops and the German min ister said different tactics and command procedures have to be better coordinated among the Allied armies. The exercises ran into considerable editorial criticism this year particularly in Germany where the largest units Maneu ver in the Countryside. The Munich news paper Sud Deutsche Zeitung criticized the size of the War games calling them Haig s Man Euver Haig replied that in the past three months the Warsaw pact has carried out 14 divisional and 32 regimental exercises that were generally centrally con in the past Quarter there has been a major reinforcement exercise centrally controlled by the Warsaw pact and Gener ally they have exercised at a much higher level than we he said. Slighting claimed then on wednesday the West daily Frankfurter All Gemeiner charged that the bund Estehr s top general was deliberately slighted by the . Army during his visit to nato War games Headquarters Here. Gen. Harald Wust four Star inspector of the bunds Wehr was Given the cold Shoul Der because he is not regarded As nato minded the newspaper said. Things like this can happen at rapidly moving exercises Haig said. But i can t believe it was done on purpose the conservative daily accused the . Army of violating protocol by failing to for Mally Welcome Wust when he arrived by helicopter at certain shield Man Euver Apo revises status on certain items Heidelberg beginning oct. 15 film mailers voice cassettes and envelopes containing merchandise will have to have customs Declara Tion form attached in order to go through Apo to stateside addresses an army spokesman said wednes Day. The forms Are available at local Apos according to the spokesman. A revised defense department regulation governing customs Decla rations reclassified these items As first class mail. Customers May continue to drop film mailers voice tape cassettes and letters containing merchandise in the mail drop boxes the spokes Man said. 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