European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes August 1985 d line in contract b the associated press thousands of teachers struggled wednesday to wrap up contract talks before classes begin next and some Michigan and Ohio children got an extra Day of vacation As teachers in classes for students were postponed for a second Day after 103 teachers walked at the language of a tentative elsewhere in striking teachers in Flint and acc Char kept children out of scheduled hint teachers voted 661189 to strike said Hal president of the Michigan Fuju cation association local representing teachers in Michigan Sec on largest school in a strike by about 100 teachers kept i children Home for a second Day from kindergarten through seventh school officials said they could not get enough substitute teachers to staff those but High school classes were children arriving for the first Day of classes in the Bellwo Dantis District in which has were sent Home after 83 teachers the teachers rejected an offer last week that would raise salaries Over two the Philadelphia federation of teachers has been offered a million wage and benefits but the Union is arguing with school officials Over hours and work threatening the Start of classes for students in representatives of teachers and the school Board remained at Odds Over a two year contract while teachers in several other Illinois districts notified local boards they May the Chicago District has talks broke off tuesday night Between negotiators for the Chicago teachers Union and the cites Board of education and were to resume teachers filed strike notices in three suburban Chicago where a total of children would be left out of school if the strike goes classes Are scheduled to begin 4 in Chicago where teachers have struck in each of the past two in Michigan largest Public school District with a halfday of classes was held tues Day after teachers decided to open the school year while a ratification vote is taken on a contract that would raise salaries percent Over two said Detroit federation of teachers president John students were scheduled wednesday for the first full Day session of the Raeese hails other nations7 Aid in drug War Washington a attorney general Edwin a desc Iii says the United states is getting cooperation from virtually every free country in the world As it strives to combat International drug but Meese also accused Cuba and Nicaragua of encouragement of the illegal narcotics Trade in the Western we dont know of any collusion by other countries with Cuba and the attorney general i May there May be individuals in other countries that arc for an hour Meese took questions from re porters in five latin american the reporters were linked to the attorney general by a satellite telecast provided by the information he said while the United states for the most dealt with latin american nations on an individual he can foresee the possibility of an International conference on Meese said he was heartened by increased efforts by the governments of Peru and Ven the nations represented by reporters who participated in the he pledged that authorities will persevere in their quest to curb the demand for drugs in the United combating illicit drug trafficking requires a two pronged Meese citing the need to couple Law enforcement efforts with a companion program to educate people about the dangers of illicit the United Meese plays a major part in the International drug trafficking problem because of a continuing heavy demand for illicit drugs in this he suggested that Law enforcement officials failed to move forcefully enough against the narcotics cult that blossomed in the Meese called the 1960s in Ameri Ca a decade of a decade of particularly among Young when narcotics got a toe were a Long Way from winning the but were not losing and that a change from what has Meese nonproliferation pact is praised by Adelman by the associated press the head of the arms control and disarmament Agency on tuesday stressed the crucial role of the 130nation non proliferation treaty in halting the spread of nuclear weapons but said Progress to Ward its goal of superpower disarmament had been slower than Kenneth Adelman made his remarks in a speech to a conference reviewing How Well the treaty is working and whether members have complied with its provi delegates from some 80 countries Are attending the three week meeting in be which began calling the treaty a tremendous Suc Adelman said it has made our world no treaty can be asked to do he said arms control negotiations Between the nuclear superpowers were disappointing and have brought less Progress than the treaty binds states possessing nuclear weapons to work toward eliminating them in return for a pledge by nonnuclear states not to acquire or build such Wear Adelman renewed president reagans july 29 offer to the soviet Union to Send observers to a nuclear the soviet Union reacted coolly to the offer and the same Day announced a unilateral moratorium of nuclear tests from 6 to Adelman said the pact has worked Best in stopping the spread of nuclear 3 Navy officers censured Over surgeon appointment Washington a the Navy has censured three officers in connection with the appointment of Donal a former Bethesda naval Hospital surgeon facing court martial following the deaths of four of his administrative letters of censure from Navy Secretary John Lehman were sent earlier this month to Commodore James the former commanding officer at Bethesda Leon the former head of the hospitals internal review com Mittee and retired John Raymond the former head of surgery responsible for supervising Navy spokesman Stephen Pietropaoli has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the deaths of four patients at Bethesda naval Hospital during 1983 and his court martial is expected to be scheduled next Billig was recommended for court mar tial after a formal Board of investigation was called in april to review How he was recruited and appointed and his practice at the in the formal censures for Quinn and Georges were and the panel recommended that who is now practising in be re called for general Quinn will retire next and Georges will step Down both requested retirement after the Billig court martial was the issued Are the most serious actions taken so far in connection with the Billig four other who have not been received no punitive letters for dereliction of duty in connection with the two other charged with Mak ing false statements and contributing to the deaths of four Are still being invest where the fairs fun up photo ves Newkir year s new York state fair in the first people turned but Cloudy skies attendance figures to be a bit
