European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes june 1985 pilots United near agreement Washington a United air lines and the air line pilots association reached a tentative settlement wednesday in a strike by pilots that has crippled the United states largest airline for nearly four government officials an the pact still faced consideration by the unions top representatives at and the airline held off announcing any resumption of Normal flight the agreement on backs work the Only remaining obstacles to a set was reached after National mediation Board chairwoman Helen Witt and Board mediator Ralph Colliander flew to Chicago to present the two sides with a proposal fashioned by the which broke off May resumed tuesday night and ended Early said Board spokesman Mere Dith details of the tentative agreement were not released by the and Buel declined to provide further the major contract a two tier wage scale that would pay pilots hired under the new contract substantially less than had been resolved after the walkout was about a week ratification of the agreement by Alpas master executive Council is to be sought As expeditiously As Witt were not going to announce any details about the resumption of services until were sure weve got an United spokesman Joe Hopkins said in Chi the Alpa executive Council is com posed of three Union representatives from each of nine cities where United has opera the Council is the last hurdle for the which will not be submitted for Rankan file some United pilots walked off the Job May and the airline has been operating 209 flights to 41 about 14 percent of its Restrike service of daily with 630 deregulation of airlines and truck ing companies by the government has opened the Way for concessions such As two tier wage Scales in recent american United chief negotiated its own two tier agreements with pilots two years with deregulation has come flooding both industries with non Union holding Down labor costs has become one of the established Compa Nies most important strategies in staying with his pet Jerome is Awe struck As he watches the Junior Rose Festi Only for kids Val Parade in billed As the largest Parade in the world for children a photo officials estimated youngsters participated in the annual Pentagon May enact death penalty for convicted Weinberger says Washington a defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said wednesday that he fully supports the death penalty for convicted spies if he had his the four men now accused of pass ing Navy secrets to the soviets should be shot if Weinberger disclosed that the Pentagon is now studying proposed revisions to the uniform code of military Justice and fed eral Law to add the death penalty for peace time he said such revisions could not be applied retroactively to the four men accused Over the last three weeks of being in an interview with Wein Berger also characterized As disappointing the soviet response to president reagans decision to continue compliance with the Salt ii arms the soviets charged on tuesday that the decision did not change the Overall Pic Ture of attempts to undermine the arms control process and that american accusations of russian treaty violations were made As a step to crawl out of the Salt Treyve crawled out from the treaty practically from the Day it was Weinberger in discussing the spy ring allegedly led by John Walker a retired Navy chief warrant declined to elaborate on Navy assessments of the dam age to National Security or to speculate on How much it might Cost the United states to overcome the Security he said his decision to order an immedi ate 10 percent reduction in the number of people holding and applying for Security clearances is just a very first asked if he endorsed a plan by Navy Secretary John Lehman to eventually Cut the number of people holding clearances by Weinberger replied we May very Well do asked then if he endorsed the sentiments of Lehman that the death penalty should be imposed in such he replied i like to think i induced that thought when asked what i thought should be done if the people were i said i thought they should be though i sup pose hanging is the preferred John Walker his Michael his Broth Arthur and a close Jerry Whit face maximum sentences of life in prison under current Federal Law if con with the exception of All Are retired from the Reagan expresses support to Gandhi for Indian Unity Washington a president Rea Gan welcomed Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on expressing firm sup port for Indian efforts to maintain National Unity against the sikh separatist the two leaders agreed in their first round of talks to hold further intensive discussions about whether anything could be done about the problem of the scene of a bloody civil War involving More than soviet troops and afghan an Indian official receiving his wife and Indian cab inet members at a White House ceremony that included full military Reagan said the United states remains steadfastly dedicated to India and we firmly oppose those who would undermine during the 20minute sikh demonstrators protesting Gandhi visit could be heard shouting slogans from beyond the White House after the Reagan and Gandhi held wide ranging political talks that aides said covered the problems that have Bede viled relations Between the worlds two larg est democracies military Aid to soviet intervention in Afghani Stan and nuclear Afghanistan and Gandhi impressions of soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev were Cov ered in a half hour private talk Between the president and prime minister preceding an other hour of discussion in the presence of their Indian and officials Indi namesake of 30s radio hero Jack Armstrong Dies Lacuna a Jack an air Force colonel whose name was bestowed on the All american boy radio hero of the has died after a Long he was Jack who died was a much decorated officer with a military career worthy of his he entered 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