European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes open ministers suspend talks Page 2 Philadelphia mass transit workers go on strike Page 5 vital challenger piece believed found Page 28 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 44, no. 333 tuesday March 18, 1986 of ii and sunday 8693 a Reagan warns of mortal threat7 from soviet backed Nicaragua Washington up president Reagan putting his Case to the Public for resuming arms shipments to the Contra re Bels says the United states is under mor Tal threat unless soviet sponsored communism in Nicaragua is stopped. Seeking to set off a wave of pressure on a Balky Congress in a nationally televised address sunday Reagan warned of the growth of a second Cuba a second Libya right on the Doorstep of the United  his immediate goal was to win House passage this week of $100 million in arms and supplies for the rebels fighting the sandinista in control of the Managua government. The president met monday with special envoy Philip Habib who returned saturday from his four Day trip to Central America. But he did not mention Habib s Mission and in one paragraph of the 22-minute speech he dismissed his critics demands for More negotiations with the sandinista. The question the Congress of the United states will now answer is a simple one will we give the nicaraguan democratic resistance the Means to recapture their betrayed revolution or will we turn our backs and ignore the malignancy in Managua until it spreads and become a mortal threat to the entire new  Habib at the Start of his meeting witha photo president Reagan addresses nation from the Oval office. Continues plea for Aid to Contra rebels Reagan told reporters it just in t True that the president s proposal for $100 Mil lion in military and economic Aid to the nicaraguan rebels known As the contras won Little support from Nicaragua s neigh Bors. Reagan when told that nicaraguan Leader Daniel Ortega had said the president has lost his senses on the issues shot Back takes one to know  the House debate begins wednesday with a vote expected thursday on the 18 month allocation of $70 million in new weapons the first . Arms for the con tras since october 1984. It also would in clude $30 million in non lethal Aid an Extension of $27 million in humanitarian assistance approved in 1985. White House chief of staff Donald Regan said sunday the administration had Well Over 200 of the 218 votes needed to assure Victory but most forecasts have Rea Gan losing in the democratic controlled House. Sen. James Sasser of Tennessee delivering the democratic response to Reagan s address said there was no disagreement on the Point that Nicaragua must never be come a base for soviet military adventurism in this  our disagreement is with the Means the see Reagan on Page 28 Mitterrand set to Deal with weak majority Paris a French voters ousted leftists from Power in the National Assem Bly giving conservatives what president Francois Mitterrand monday called a numerically weak majority with which to pursue their plans to loosen government control of the Economy and reduce unemployment. See related photo Page 3. The socialist president announced on National television that he will choose a new Premier from the conservative ranks on tuesday. Jacques Chirac head of the Neo gaullist rally for the Republic was consid ered the top candidate. There is a new majority Mitterrand said on television. It is numerically weak but it  he called on the Public to respect the government and the National interest. And he promised personally to continue to  fend our liberties and Independence in Europe and the  results Early monday from French Over seas possessions pushed the number of seats won by conservatives and Allied Small Par ties to 291, two More than the number needed for a majority in the 577-member Assembly. Two overseas seats remained undecided. Mainstream conservatives Hopes for a major Victory Over Mitterrand s socialists in sunday s elections were derailed by an unexpectedly Strong showing for the far right National front. Meanwhile communist electoral strength fell to a historic Low. The National front won 33 seats with a Campaign that hit hard at anti immigration and Law and order themes. Previously it had not been represented in the Assembly. Mitterrand has two years left in his seven year term but this is the first time in the 28-year history of the French fifth re Public that a president has been faced with a hostile parliament. Mitterrand cannot be forced from office but he has hinted he has not rejected the idea of resigning rather than working with a government with which he has serious philosophical differences. The major conservative Alliance immediately signalled it was not prepared to Bend on major issues. Premier Laurent Fabius met with Mitterrand for 1 /2 hours monday and then presented his letter of resignation indicating that he and his government were prepared to resign at the moment you judge most  the presidential Elysee Palace published the letter in keeping with tradition. Mitterrand could accept the resignation and appoint a new Premier or ask Fabius to stay on until a replacement is appointed. According to official figures Chirac s party won 150 seats and its ally the centrist Union for French democracy won 127. Al lied minor parties won 14 seats and an Independent extreme right group won on seat. Socialists won 198 seats and their close allies the left Radical party won seven. Communists won 35 seats and candidates of see majority on Page 28 Frankfurt army Hospital lays Oft 49 temporary staffers d., ii civic a r a omit i  Judy Sarasohn medical writer Frankfurt army Hospital officials have Laid off 49 Over hire temporary staffers including 18 nurses to avoid going $1 million Over budget. Another 12 Over hire employees who Are leaving for personal reasons will not be replaced Hospital spokesman Bill Swisher said. Those employees include five nurses. The Hospital in Frankfurt is one of the army s two major medical centers in Europe. The other army Center in Lan Stuhl Germany has not had to Cut Back on Over hires said Marie Shaw a Hospital spokeswoman. The Frankfurt cutback will not affect medical care although it May make visiting the doctor More inconvenient Swisher said. We expect the patients May have to wait a bit longer for appointments in clinics and find some receptionists busier Swisher said. But the Quality of care won t be affected he said. Patients with critical health care problems will not have to  but Swisher said the Hospital does need the additional employees. We would not have had them with us to begin with if we did not need them he said. Swisher noted that the Hospital still has 220 registered nurses or the equivalent and 103 licensed practical nurses or the equivalent. No doctors were let go but Swisher said two Over hire physicians working 40 and 24 hours a week had their hours reduced to 20 each. The cutback also affected administrative clerical an logistical positions. None of the permanent employees is affected by the cutback he said. Federal budget cuts required by the Gramm Rudman legislation Are not the culprit for the personnel reduction at Frankfurt said Swisher and col. Kenneth Lingle chief financial adviser for 7th medical come. Instead they said the cuts resulted from efforts to turn around a hiring lag for permanent employees. About a year ago the Hospital had some difficulty getting Perma nent employees through the civilian personnel system so it hired the temporary employees. In the Case of nurses and other positions with specialized skills overtures Are easier to get on the Job than permanent employees. Those overtures however stayed on the Job while the Hospital and the local civilian personnel office began to overcome the hiring lag for permanent employees Swisher see Hospital on Page 28