European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Autumn in Alsace see stripes Magazine o ., German teachers Swap jobs. Page 9 q royals beat cardinals 6-1 in series. Page 17 Oday s Dollar buys 2.62 Marks. Page 23 the stars and stripes vol. 44, no. 189 thursday october 24, 1985 8693 a Reagan speech expected to draw soviet response new York l f president Rea Gan will nuke a far reaching Broad Initia Tive on  soviet relations in his speech thursday to the United nations thai should provoke a response from the Kremlin a while House spokesman said wednesday. Deputy press Secretary Larry Scakes in so cd the Reagan speech  "re.ilisijc, straightforward assessment of the status of relations Between the United slates and the soviet Union. It will contain a far reaching Broad initiative ,.an important initiative on  Soviel relations Speakes told reporters aboard air Force one the presidential Jet that flew Reagan and his part to new York wednesday. The spokesman declined to describe the initiative but he said it would provoke a response from the  Luis lick. Secretary of stale George Shult told the reporters on the plane the Agenda for Reagan s Summit conference with soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev was pretty get  he reiterated the United states would not make concessions just for the Sake of reaching an agreement in the talks set for nov. J9-20 in Geneva swill Rland. Shuli said Reagan was expected to talk with soviet foreign minister i Duardo Slie Varnade at the president s reception wednesday night for National leaders at tending the in celebrations. Sheva Dnad a is going to new York from Sofia Bulgaria. Assuming he gels there see Reagan on Page 24 condition of Mandia improves after setback harshly a. A the first recipient of the Penn state heart has rebounded from a Shurl stupor and his condition wus upgraded wednesday As he awaited a new human heart to replace his life saving Man made pump. Anthony Mandia who had slipped in and out of deep  during his fifth Day on the heart was reported in critical but stable condition und was awake and Alert. Or. John w. Burnside medical spokesman for Hershey medical Center said doctors were not sure whal had caused Mandia s stupor Early tuesday. Burnside said the evidence pointed to other reasons than inc new heart including fatigue or a drug reaction. On tuesday a brain wave lest showed Mandia had depressed brain activity but a brain scan later found no evidence of stroke bleeding or swelling Burnside said. When he is awake a neurologic examination fails to disclose any change any thing new he said. Despite the unsettling events Mandia 44, who received his artificial heart Friday morning is still ready for a human heart Burnside said. We arc optimistic there arc no factors at this moment which preclude his being a candidate for donor recipient  he said Mandia s problem tuesday apparently was Vas spasms a constricting of the brain s blood vessels similar to what happens in migraine headaches but cover ing a wider area of the brain. Although doctors considered Calcium Channel blockers and other drugs to treat the problem the condition seemed to Case on its own and no therapy was started. Throughout Early tuesday Mandia be came St porous and Aro usable Only to painful stimuli Burnside said. His status was downgraded slightly from critical but stable to critical but unstable. By midday Mandia became More Lucri and asked his brother Sirnic Sec if you can get me something to  Burnside said Medicine to maintain blood pressure and prevent seizures May have contributed to inc spasms. The condition eased after the blood pressure drug was stopped and the anti-scj7uredrug reduced. Fatigue also could have been a Factor Burnside said. Mandia must be awakened every three hours to Lake deep breaths cough and receive medication. Thai s a terribly terribly fatiguing event when you place that on lop of a major surgical procedure Burnside said. Decades Jong four end no for sex Soldier h i1ri.niu  staff writer hunk Schuber came to i Europe on the Queen  when the luxury liner was a troop ship and when a Streetcar named desire still ran in his native new Orleans. He s leaving 42 years later on an air plane his first Light fur a country he has t seen since then. Schuber who retires next week from the Saki or admin alive sup port  with the second longest continuous service of any  Forces employee in Furuye. Says he s nut Ner Vous about his plane ride or his return to the states. When you Haven t Actu ally experienced something of Don t really know what to think about it or have much to fear he said. I know the streetcars Don t run any More in new Orleans except fur Une maybe and i know a Lew of my favor Ite Jiing places Are no longer in Busi Ness. "1 Here Are More cars More people but fit just have to adjust. It will take see sex Soldier on Page 24 Hank Schuber. Never planned to stay this Long 7-period school Day meets with mixed feelings by Mary  stuff Hiler the seven period High school Day is off to a Stormy and Lubuk no Mart. Two months after most department of defense de Pendents High schools in Europe added an extra class period to the daily schedule the change still is prompting anger controversy and debate. Teachers arc very unhappy about  said Ernie Lehmann. European director of the overseas federation of teachers which represents teachers in the Dodds Mediterranean Region. They Are frustrated and they arc  the Oft filed a grievance on the first Day of school to protest the change and expects a hearing before an Arbi Trator sometime this Winter. The grievance contends that teachers now Are required to do 20 percent More work and should be paid for it. We re demanding 20 percent More in salary Lehmann said. We think they re exploiting the work  the Union grievance is one of several formal protests by teachers in Europe. The overseas education association which represents teachers in the Atlantic and Germany regions has asked Atlantic Region officials to Stop the seventh period in mid year. Faculty at some schools also have asked principals to halt it. Seven period opponents say they arc falling behind in their teaching schedules because class periods have been shortened to squeeze a seventh class into the schedule. They argue that students arc learning less in the 45 minute classes and that teachers have less time to Grade papers prepare for class and work with students. A 45-Minulc period just does t make it at a High school level. We Aren t Able to accomplish what we need  said Mary Ibele an English teacher at Munich High school. Students she added Are having problems adjusting to the bigger course Load. By the seventh period the kids Are absolutely Cross eyed Ibele said. You Are cutting one class period a week from the Core  said  Margaret me Govian. Area director for the Atlantic area sea. We re cutting Back the basics. By the end of the school year students will lose four Complete units in language  Mickman said. One teacher said he would Issue flashlights id his students because they were tunnelling so far  Many students now Are Able to take More elective classes which was a major reason the new schedule was implemented. Hut scheduling snafus in some schools have limited student options. And some students Don t want the extra class or Homework that can go with it. For some student sit has been an advantage. For others it is just one More Cla-,s." said Carolyn s Nollen see school Day on Page 24