European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday february 18,1986 13,300 steel workers strike against 4 top can makers bal Harbour Fla. A about 13,300  went on a nationwide strike monday against the nation s four largest can manufacturers after rejecting management offers of $400 year end bonuses in place of an increase in hourly  Union began officially pulling its members out of about 75 plants across the country at 3  earlier us local presidents voted 57-38 to turn Down an Industry pattern setting contract offer binational can corp., the third largest of the four companies with about 2,200 steel workers on its  three other companies struck by the Union arc Continental inc., with 6,000 steel workers on its payroll american can co., with 4,500 Union members and Crown Cork & Seal co., with 600 us  of the representatives for any of the companies could be reached Early monday. But Jack Hildner spokesman for american can said sunday that they All wanted separate contracts with the Union in place of  agreements that had prevailed for decades. The companies Don t believe Well take them on de spite their being profitable Steelworker vice president Leon Lynch said monday. But we re not accepting an Retreat. The local Union presidents had voted unanimously Sun Day to authorize the strike. But As the Midnight deadline approached us negotiators reported last minute Prog Ress toward agreement with representatives of National said Gary Hubbard a spokesman for the , after More than two hours of sometimes rancorous debate among the local Union chiefs Hubbard said ohioans flee fumes released in truck mishap Dayton Ohio a residents of about 40 Homes along the Stillwater River North of Dayton were evacuated monday after a Tanker truck plunged into the water re leasing a poisonous chemical authorities said. A 3-mile stretch of interstate 70 also was closed after the truck plunged into the water at 4 15 a.m., the state Highway patrol said. Allan Franks a spokesman for the Ohio environmental Protection Agency said the truck was carrying about 4,000 Gallons of mid or methylene Diphe Nylene i is Ocya Nate which is used in making plastics and releases Poison Ous fumes. It was not known How much escaped before the leak was stopped in mid morning. Two people were rescued from the truck said Mik Denlinger assistant chief of the Randolph township police. One suffered minor injuries he said. Franks said cleanup Crews would need special protective clothing before attempting to right the truck which was reported to be about two thirds submerged. The Montgomery county disaster service authority advised residents along the River who have Wells not to drink or Bathe in the Well water because of possible contamination. However Franks said environmental officials were not Overly concerned because h was Likely the stuff would go by before it would seep  he said the chemical reacts with water to form a foam which could make cleanup easier. The truck owned by Dpi of Baton Rouge la., was Enro Ute from Louisiana to a chemical Plant in Livonia Mich. Franks said. The majority decided National can s profits justified More  said the j400 year end bonuses worked out to less than 10 cents an hour Over the three year life of the promo  wages currently ranging Between $11 and $16 per hour and benefits valued at another j9 to s14 theban workers arc among the highest paid in the Metal  said Union negotiators would be meeting monday in an Effort to resume the talks but he said the Union can withstand a Long strike if necessary. Hubbard said picket lines were up at some plants sever Al hours before the strike was officially called to Stop workers from reporting for their Midnight , citing Plant closings that have Cost More than 30,000 jobs in the can Industry since the last 1983 con tract said Union officials had acknowledged that too Rich a settlement threatened More  unlike the Basic steel Industry where the us is having to negotiate Large give backs because Many Compa Nies arc tottering on the Brink of bankruptcy the can producers have remained profitable he  Union and the four can makers had reached agreement on several contract provisions in bargaining Over the past four weeks Union officials said. But they were still apart on a Gas Cost of living adjustments pen the last United St Elwor kers strike in 1971 against theban manufacturers lasted 30 Days. Coins for Sale three is. Liberty coins turn been offered for Sale by the is. Gote Ramont to raise funds for the statue of Uberty Els Bland foundation. The cobs. In half Dollar Dobar and five Dollar  already Are Sanjume by mall order Aid will be old la store beginning in March except for the is Gold com which already b sold out fire destroys photos of Faulkner family Oxford a miss. A fire officials Are investigating the cause of a weekend Blaze that destroyed a collection of photographs of Nobel prize winning author Wil Liam Faulkner and his family. The Blaze swept through a restaurant and shopping enter Complex saturday destroying a photography studio where an undetermined number of negatives and photo graphs from the Faulkner collection were stored officials  officials said the cause of the fire was under investigation. The Large wooden building was built in the 1930s.Jack Colfield son of Faulkner s family photographer and owner of Colfield s studio said he did not know How Many of the hundreds of salvaged negatives and prints could be restored. . Colfield photographed the Faulkner family Exten sively starting in the 1930s, and i made Faulkner s last portrait three months before he died in 1962, Jack col held said. He said he was Able to save an autographed copy of that  great Deal of history has been lost he said. Among Faulkner s Best known novels Are the sound and the fury As i Lay dying Light in August and Absalom  won the pulitzer prize in 1954 for a fable and in 1962 for the  stateside Navy reports successful test of Tomahawk cruise missile Washington a the Navy has successfully tested a Tomahawk cruise missile with an inert warhead off the Gulf coast of Florida a spokesman said. The missile successfully flew a land attack Mission tothe Eglin fab test range1 near fort Walton Beach Taid. Navy spokesman Bob Holsapple. He announced that the missile satisfactorily met All test objectives during the flight  last test of a Tomahawk cruise missile on dec. 8, ended in failure when a Chase plane had to activate a missile s Parachute system and Send it to the ground. The missile has been deployed on attack submarine Sand surface ships since i983.t he Navy Hopes eventually to equip More than 190 vessels with the Tomahawk currently about 20 have been outfitted with the missile. A cruise missile can be armed with either conventional or nuclear warheads and is designed to Fly close to the ground or Ocean to evade radar. Mazda recalling 197,000 cars because of steering problem Detroit a More than 197,000 i977-8jmazda motor corp. Cars Are being recalled because Long exposure to Road Salt May damage a steering part the Auto company  said the voluntary recall afre ets the 1977-80 Model Glt 1979-83 Glt station Wagon 1979-82 model626 and 1979-83 rx-7. Owners will be asked by mail to take their cars to dealers the company said and idler  will be replaced  areas where Road Salt is used heavily the can idler pins May corrode and fracture resulting in Tiff steer ing Mazda said. The company said the can still pm fee controlled even with fractured pins. A total 197,560 vehicles Are being recalled. Mazda Midi had no reports of accidents or injuries because of dam age to the idler . The affected vehicles Are registered in Connecticut Del aware Illinois Indiana. Iowa Kentucky Maine Mary land Massachusetts Michigan. Minnesota new Hamp Shire new Jersey new York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont. West Virginia Wisconsin and the District of Columbia Mazda said. The company also said h was asking owners in other states who have driven their can in the affected areas or who have had steering problems to take their can to Mazda dealers for free inspections. 540 manage to exit Airliner in 80 seconds at Boeing Plant Seattle a a full Load of 540 Pas Engen an Crew members evacuated a Boeing 747 from five exits in about 80 seconds at the aerospace giant s Everett 747plant, a Boeing spokesman reported. The demonstration was a Success. Jack Gamble Aid. The evacuation test to determine whether the 540 Pas sengers and Crew members could exit within 90 seconds was closed to reporters and the Public. The 747 was evacuated of 440 people through four main deck exits and 100 people through one upper Dock Erit Gamble said. The evacuation test was re queued by the British civil aviation authority and the Japan civil aeronautic Board. It was watched by Federal aviation administration officials in addition to British and japanese Agency officials Gamble said. A 747 is built with 10 Doon but � kit is provided for buyers of the huge air plane to dose the pair Over the wings to increase the number of seats or Galley space. 2 competing integration plans submitted by Alabama officials Montgomery. Ala. A Alabama officials unable to reach agreement on a plan to desegregate higher education in the state have submitted two competing plans to a Federal judge. Goy. George c. Wallace and the Alabama commission on higher education filed markedly different desegregation plans by the deadline imposed by is. District . Demon. In a dec. 7 ruling Demon found vestiges of segregation in the state s colleges and universities. The judge had wanted Alabama officials to submit on integration plan but Wallace and the commission con not agree on one. The commission wants to merge predominantly Black universities in two cities with predominantly White Branch campuses there. Wallace rejects the idea. R