European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday february 25,1986 Texas air to take Over Eastern airlines Miami a Eastern airlines faced with strike deadlines and loan defaults announced Early monday that it will be taken Over by Houston based Texas air corp.,which already operates Continental airlines and new York , facing a Midnight sunday deadline to accept the Purchase offer about which it would reveal no details blamed an uncooperative Union for forcing the Sale East Ern s chairman Frank Borman said in a news  spokesman Glenn Parsons said details would be announced at a news conference later  decision to sell the Carrier which faced looming strike deadlines and threats of being declared in default on some Loans by major creditors followed a meeting of East Ern s directors at which they considered an offer Mau Friday by texts air Parsons said. There is tremendous potential in this agreement tomake Eastern a much stronger and More competitive air line Borman said. There is no question that the Sale Wasin the Best interests of our employees and shareholders. The Only alternative would have been to file for Protection under chapter 11 of the Federal bankruptcy Law which was an unacceptable  representing pilots and flight attendants agreed to labor concessions demanded by major creditors of the Carrier which owes about $2.5 billion Borman said. But the International association of machinists would not news update return to clinic ordered London a the marquess of Blandford drug addict son of the Duke of Marlborough and great Nephew of sir Winston Churchill has Bee allowed to continue bail on cocaine charges and ordered Back to a drug dependency  30-year-old marquess whose family name is James Spencer Churchill appeared briefly wit four other people in a London court for renewal of his 10,000-Pound si4,500 bail. The marquess heir to Blenheim Palace has Bee Nat the clinic since he was released feb. 11 from five weeks in jail. A judge calling Spencer Churchill a common criminal had jailed him for breaking a two year probation order imposed last april on conviction of burglary and possessing heroin. He is to be tried March 20 on cocaine charges. Heart attack suffered Washington up Glenn Richard an Derson jr., brother of Terry Anderson the associated press Bureau chief who was kidnapped i Beirut Lebanon a year ago has suffered a heart attack his sister said. Peggy say of Batavia n.y., who has been one of the leaders in seeking to secure the release of the seven american hostages in Lebanon said he brother suffered the symptoms of a heart attack during her father s funeral in Batavia. Glenn Andersonsr. Died of cancer. Dissident Leader freed Seoul up police released dissident Leader Kim Dae Jung from House arrest 11 Days after a petition Campaign seeking direct presidential elections sparked a crackdown on opponents of presi Dent Chun Doo Hwan. The Home arrest order was lifted Telephone lines Are connected and the situation seems to be returning to Normal an aide said. About 300 riot police posted around the House Ere removed along with barricades on nearby roads the aide said. The detention was the ninth since Kim returned in 1985 from two years of self exile in the United states. Agree to consider any Cost Relief for the airline whatsoever he said. Because of the refusal by Charles Bryan president of District 100 of the 1am, to take appropriate action the Board of directors had no Choice but to agree to the Sale of the airline Borman said. Henry Duffy head of the air line pilots association said his Union had a signed contract with Eastern. However it was unclear whether the new owners would Honor the agreement reached sunday. Eastern had faced a wednesday pilots strike deadline and a March i flight attendants strike deadline while lenders had threatened to put the airline in default an seize its assets if it did not obtain labor concessions by feb. 28.the Pace of talks with the unions seeded up sunday As Eastern s Board of directors convened a special meeting to consider a substantial Cash offer from a then unidentified  Dallas morning news reported monday that Texas air had offered to buy Eastern for As much As $670 Mil lion in Cash and securities. Wolg Channel 10 in Miami reported late sunday Thad obtained a copy of a proposed merger agreement Between Texas air and Eastern airlines that offers Stock holders $10 a snare for Eastern Stock. A pilots Union official who spoke on condition of anonymity said Borman had been trying to find a buyer forthe airline since last summer. He said anal Borman approached several companies including trans world air lines Ozark air lines Northwest Orient us air and the Marriott corp., but received no interest until be Mic with Texas air chairman Frank Lorenzo through an in  was no answer sunday at Lorenzo s Houston office nor at a Texas air spokesman s Home or  asking for comment were left by the associated press on an answering machine but were not returned. Under Lorenzo s leadership Continental filed for Protection from creditors under chapter 11 of the Federal bankruptcy act in 1983, and a bankruptcy judge allowed the Carrier to throw out its Union contracts and Cut wages in  1985, when Lorenzo offered to buy Twa two of the airline s unions gave $150 million in concessions to Stop him from taking Over. Though stripped Down and making Money. Continental remains in chapter 11 but Hopes to emerge this year. Continental and its Parent company both earned their highest Ever annual profits in 1985, despite fourth Quarter losses for both companies. Texas air reported a $90.98 million profit for 19s5 a Continental made $60.9 million. Soviets shrug off Reagan reply to nuclear disarmament offer Moscow up the soviet Union monday Dis missed the latest arms proposal by president Reagan As a propaganda stratagem that repeats previous us. Positions. Reagan sent a letter to soviet Leader Mikhail Gorba Chev on the weekend in reply to the Kremlin s Jan. 15 arms proposal calling for elimination of All nuclear weapons by the end of the Century. Judging by first press reports the reply does not go farther than repeating the Well known . Non constructive stand in this matter which is of major importance tothe destiny of the world the official lass news Agency said. The reply constitute a propaganda stratagem de signed to justify Washington s unwillingness to take real Steps along the lines of ridding the world of the threat of nuclear annihilation Tass said. Reagan s response also pursues the aim of diverting attention from the soviet proposals and of justifying the . Administration s course toward furthering the spiral ing arms race it said. A White House spokesman said Reagan bad proposed eliminating medium Range missiles from Europe and Asia Over the next three Yean. However the president ii Jureda freeze on British and French nuclear forces. Reagan s letter was described As very comp Chemney and includes a reaffirmation of the . Comb them to the anti ballistic missile treaty As Well As a proposal to abolish chemical warfare weapons. The intermediate Range weapons in Reagan s proposal reportedly involved the soviet ss-20 missiles targeted it Western Europe and in Asia and the . Perching ii Ai cruise missiles based in Western Europe. A soviet official said in an interview that the trod a Tion of the asian missiles would also draw in the macs Tina of . Forces encircling the Eastern part of the soviet Union such As those in South Korea and Japan. Gorbachev had proposed a series of negotiation that would reduce arms in stages until All nuclear weapons Are destroyed by the year 2000. Despite the fact that the . Side has spent much time to prepare its reply the reply itself is rather limited and by its scope does not compare in any Way with the comprehensive All embracing nuclear disarmament pro Gram put Forward by the soviet Union Tass said. 1 6"" pm ii Soiu ukr m a Jovici Union is Saia 12 peace demonstrators removed from site near . Cavern area Karlstedt Germany German police monday forcibly removed a dozen demonstrators from the construction site of a rail Spur intended to serve caverns hous ing troops of the us. 2nd army Oil fwd and German 3rd Panzer div. No arrests were made and police Tore Down three huts put up on the construction site by the protesters said Hans Juergen von Borst police  first were erected near the Lucius d. Clay Cavern saturday following a demonstration of 1,000 people i nearby osterholz Schrambeck. The shelters were removed saturday after police intervened but were rebuilt some time before monday morning von Borstel  monday 20 people returned to the site. Eight left when asked by police and the other 12 were removed by authority when they refused he said. V rail Spur will connect a staging area within the Are inn in the to n a. To the train Stoton at Odoh a 2nd army div fwd spokesman said the unit was or a the action my and referred is regarding the demonstrators removal to German authority tears Down family values visiting minister says Byda Wollam fast at Vii corps he at Kellcy Barracks. What and of v�li., -,.u,. By Dan  Bureau Stuttgart television is one of the culprits tearing Down family values and when values Are missing the family  to disintegrate the first Black woman minister in the american Luther an Church said monday. Television often replaces important values within be family,1 the Rev. Maria Alma r. Copeland said at a prayer break fas Kelfer when my husband was watching an important Ball game and i wanted to talk to him i had to wait until it was commercial time. I Learned that if i wanted to talk to him i had to shut the thing off. We need to take time with our  Copeland in Europe to speak about the army s theme for 1986 values said television s greatest Impact is on children. We fill our minds through our eyes. Copeland spent two Tours with her he Copeland said the decision the wife Ofa retired sergeant first class. I. To i a is How a Bairn i Toofe Kowsh up lutheran churchly Jad Oil Vine la. Her schedule in Germany Wai to in clude speeches at Leighton Barracks to Wuerzburg tuesday Nellinger Barrack wednesday and the Crai Nehn military f0"T"" thursday. She will partly taken Black history month activities la Ber Lin Friday. F for