European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes wednesday september 18, 1985laos was ready to free 3 american pos but army called off Mission sex major says new York a a former Green Beret major claimed monday that when he and a sergeant arranged last year to have three american prisoners of War freed by Laos the army halted their Mission. The former officer Mark a. Smith and Sec. Mclvin  hied a Federal lawsuit in  n.c., two weeks ago. They accuse the government of turning its Back on pos and trying o discredit evidence that they exist. They spoke at a new York news conference during which ?. Imper of a Vietnam veterans group accused Rob cart c. Mcfarlane the president s National occur it adviser of keeping the truth from president Reagan about the situation of pos. At the same time relatives of soldiers missing in action accused the government of returning  or unidentifiable bodies to pacify families. Kama Small a spokeswoman for Mcfarlane declined to respond to the allegations. Smith and Mcintire said that while assigned to the far East in the Early 1980s, they had the Mission of developing information about the identity whereabouts and chances of rescuing american pos. We could bring Back Bones say we knew where a crash site was report intelligence information said Smith. But the Day we said we re bringing three live ones out they shut us  Smith who said he was forced to retire feb. 1, said the american prisoners were to have been brought into Friendly territory delivered to us and Only to  he did not identify the pos. The lawsuit asks that the president be required to work for the release of american pos and names As defendants Reagan defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger Secretary of state George Shultz and Gen. James a. Wil Liams the head of the defense intelligence Agency. I m not saying president Reagan is aware of this said retired maj. Jon Parsils of Bradenton fla., a former pow. What we re saying is it s not coming All the Way up through the Chain of command to the  he said the situation is being suppressed by career bureaucrats who would be unable to explain Why action had t been taken earlier. Genera dynamics workers end walkout at tank Assembly Plant Lima Ohio a workers at the nation s largest army tank Assembly Plant have returned to their jobs after staging a Wildcat walkout against general dynamics corp. The approximately 700 workers scheduled for the shift at 11 . Monday reported to work. Many workers also reported for the shift that began at 3 . Monday when picket still were posted in front of the Gates United Auto workers officials said. The picket lines have been pulled Down and the people Are going Back to work said a Law local 2075 trustee who would not give her name. She said she was speak in for Jeff Pollock the local s president. The announcement came about two hours after a judge issued an order prohibit ing picketing at the  Man taking Telephone Calls at the Plant William ondrus would not comment and referred All Calls to company spokes Man William Shell who could not be reached by Telephone monday night at his Michigan office. The walkout involving about 2,300 hourly workers began about 11 . Sunday. It was not sanctioned by the Law and of elections curved despite a tentative agreement reached Early sunday by the Law and general dynamics the nation s third larg est defense contractor. Arlan Walker local 2075 vice president told television station wl1o that he believed most of the workers did not want to strike but they honoured picket lines set up by a few disgruntled workers. There were reports of As Many As 100pickets at the Plant s three Gates and a warehouse monday afternoon. There were no problems on the picket line company officials said. Allen county common pleas judge Rob Ert Light issued the temporary restraining order against the workers about 5 . Atthe request of the Union and the company. Company attorney Frank Cory said the order was designed to prohibit picketing and any possible violence that could keep traffic from moving in or out of the Plant. The Plant is Allen county s largest employer with about 3,400 civilian and government workers. The Law represents 5,000 general dynamics workers in three states. The Lima Plant was the Only general dynamics Plant where employees did not show up for work. Shell had said  company s land systems division includes tank plants in Lima and Warren,mich., and component plants in Center line. Sterling Heights mich., and Scran Ion a. Although details of the tentative agreement have not been released pickets said they were protesting the wage proposal. Union members said general dynamics proposed a 3 percent general wage increase and a 2 percent Lump sum payment the first year of the contract a 4 percent Lump sum payment the second and a 3.5 percent Lump sum payment the third year. Information provided to employees by the company showed wages in june 1985 ranged from s7.49 an hour to $11.50 a hour. Members of the Law s general dynamics National Council Are to consider the agreement wednesday in Detroit and the rank arid file should vote on it by sept. 23, said Union vice president Marc Stepp. Colorado fifty Colorado municipalities will hold elections nov. 5, according to the Federal voting assistance program of fice in the Pentagon. Denver residents will not vote in this election but will Vole oct. 15 on the location of a convention Center. Colorado residents who Are members of the . Armed forces or merchant Marine their spouses and dependents or civilians temporarily residing outside the United states May submit a Federal Post card application to Register and receive an Absentee ballot. Registered voters must submit the application tothe county clerk by nov. I unregistered voters by oct. 11. Persons eligible to vote Only under the overseas citizens voting rights act Ore not permitted to vote in these non Federal elections. Absentee ballots will be mailed not later than 20 Days before the  ballots must be received by the county clerk not later than the close of polls. Kentucky Kentucky will hold general elections nov. 5 to choose District court judges and county and City officers. Members of the is. Armed forces or merchant Marine their spouses and dependents residents temporarily residing outside the United states and Citi Zens voting under the provisions of the overseas citizens voting rights act May Register and also request an Absen tee ballot by submitting a Federal Post card application to the county clerk county Board of electors in Jefferson count county of voting residence. The application must be postmarked not later than 30 Days before the elec Tion. The clerk will mail Absentee ballots about 30 Days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by the clerk not later than 3 . On election Day. Maine Maine voters will vote yes or no on nine referendum items nov. 5. Among the items Are six Bond Issue that would obligate the state to Issue $44,350,000 in Bonds an item concern ing Low level radioactive waste and two constitutional amendments. Members of the . Armed forces or merchant Marine and their spouses and dependents and residents of Maine temporarily residing outside the United states May Register and May request an Absentee ballot by submitting a Federal Post card application to the registrar of voters in their town of voting residence. Persons eligible to vote Only under the overseas citizens voting rights act May not vote in these non Federal elections. The application will be accepted by the registrar anytime before the elec Tion. Immediate family members including guardians May Register on behalf of members of the is. Armed forces or merchant Marine and their spouses and dependents. However the state registration form not the Post card application must be used and a separate request must be made to receive a Absentee ballot. A person who is already registered May submit the application directly to the municipal clerk. Otherwise the voter should submit the application tothe registrar of voters. The clerk or registrar will accept the application at any time. However Early mailing is recommended. Ballots will be mailed about 30 Days before the election and must be re turned by the close of polls on election Day. Information and assistance Are Avail Able from unit voting assistance offices or at any is. Embassy or consulate. Questions that cannot be handled at the local level May be addressed to the director Federal voting assistance pro Gram office of the Secretary of de sense the Pentagon room 18457, Washington . 20301. Telephone queries should be made by calling Auto von 224-4928/4960 or commercial 202 694-4928/4960. News update drug Barons blamed Birmingham England a a police chief has blamed heroin and cocaine drug Barons for orchestrating a two Day spate of rioting in the immigrant hand Worth District of Birmingham saying it was a bid to protect racketeers a atm an enlarged police drugs squad. West midlands chief Constable Geoffrey dear said he is almost certain that drug Deal ers were responsible for the rioting that caused two deaths burned 50 buildings Aad left a Trail of wrecked and looted shops. I believe it is these people who were behind this riot acting in defense of enormous prof its dear told a meeting of the West mid lands police committee. Manila blast Manila a police were looking for a private Security guard who fled i Post after a hand grenade exploded inside a movie House killing 18 people the official philippine news Agency reported. The Agency quoted investigators As say ing they wanted to question the guard about a Man and a woman he allegedly admitted into the theater without inspecting be woman s bag half an hour before the blast. The guard whose name has been with held fled the scene immediately after the explosion and has not reported Back to Bra Post at the new Rama theater in the town of Lala in Lanao Del Norte province so Miles South of Manila the Agency said. Laotians visit id lab Honolulu up an official lao Tian delegation is visiting the United state for a briefing on american efforts to account for missing Vietnam War soldiers the is. Pacific come said. The team visited the army Central identification Laboratory where remains Are re turned for identification. The us. Govern ment invited the group to tour the facility. The laotians Are led by Phe Siphanh Ngao Syvain of the ministry of foreign affairs Jordan leaves Hospital Atlanta a Hamilton Jordan who served As White House chief of staff under former president Jimmy Carter has been re leased from Emory University Hospital where he was being treated for cancer of the Lymph system a Hospital spokeswoman said. Jordan 40, was in Good condition at the Hospital prior to his discharge said spokeswoman Judy Smith. He was diag nosed As having Lymphoma on sept. 11. Doctors Are still evaluating Jordan s teat she said and he probably will begin treat ment at the end of the week. Doctors said Jordan s chances for recovery Are Good. Correction the dates for the far East Fine jewelry collection special offer at the Stuttgart Exchange Are sept. 18-22, not sept. 25-29 u previously published in the Stan an stripes