European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 27, 1986 stars and j3tripes Page 23 miss players Union sets strike deadline from press dispatches Washington Union officials representing players of the major indoor soccer league tuesday said they will initiate a strike at 12 01 . Thursday if a new contract agreement is not reached. Neither officials of the major indoor soccer league nor the league s players association will specifically state How close the sides Are in reaching a contract. It depends on How you look at it Misla director of operations John Kerr said. We re close in some areas and Light years away in  issues of concern Center on a $1.4 million salary Cap per team and limitations on new foreign players. The sticking Points on this three year contract Are whether teams now above that figure should come below it or forever remain at their present amount said new York attorney Adin Goldberg the miss s chief negotiator in the talks. The players want Only one new foreign player per year per  Goldberg and league officials said tues Day they still have not been formally Noti fied of the players intention to strike. They know All about the strike Kerr said. Well strike at Midnight on the 27th." the players have been working under an Extension of a contract that expired after the 1983-84 season. If the players would go out on strike it would immediately affect the three games thursday night Cleveland at Baltimore Dallas at Chicago and St. Louis at los Angeles. Officially the strike would Only affect nine of the 12 teams. The players on the Chicago sting Minnesota strikers and san Diego sockets the three teams that joined the miss last season from the now defunct North american soccer league still Are bound by an agreement signed by the n Asl s player organization. Sports wire roster this season. Four other teams Chicago and Pitts Burgh in the National league and Cali fornia and Toronto in the american league,.said they were undecided about playing with a 24-Man roster. By reducing to 24 players teams can realize an average savings of $111,000per year. Martina going to Prague new York Martina Navratilova who has t returned to  native Czechoslovakia since defecting in 1975, officially was named on tuesday to the . Tennis team for the federation cup to be played in Prague july 21 -27. Navratilova has been on the . Team since 1982, a year after she be came an american citizen posting 5-0 records in both singles and doubles. The federation cup is the women s equivalent of the Davis cup for men but the matches Are played in one week rather than Over the period of a year. Also named to the team was Chris Evert Lloyd who did not play last year when the United states was runner up to Czechoslovakia. The other two members of the Ameri can team Are Zina Garrison and  Shriver. Drew top newcomer new York John Drew who was barred from the Aba for life under the league s drug policy was named tuesday newcomer of the year in the Continental basketball association. Drew who plays for the Wyoming Wildcat ters averaged 25.9 Points a game after an 11-year Aba career in which he averaged 20.7 Points. Gretzky Aims at record Pepitone sues Post  a nov to Toronto Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton oilers said tuesday he believes he has a Good shot at breaking his own National hockey league single season scoring record. The talented Center leads the nil in scoring with 198 Points. He set the record with 212 in 1981-82. He has seven games remaining including tuesday s game against the Detroit red wings to get the 15 Points he needs to establish a new Mark. Gretzky already has set an assists record this season. He has 148 to Date. The pre Vious nil Best was his 135 last year. Kicks Bailey injured new York the new York kicks already playing without injured Bernard King Bill Cartwright Pat Cummings and Patrick Ewing have lost Center Forward Jahries Bailey for the remainder of the Aba season. Bailey has a sprained ligament in his left wrist that will be placed in a hard cast for six to eight weeks. Ridley joins racing team Charlotte . Veteran Driver Jody Ridley has agreed to replace Lake Speed As Driver for the Rahmic team of Charlotte ., on the Nas car Winston cup circuit. Ridley of Chatsworth ga., has won More than 500 Short track races. Speed was fired by the Rahmo team which races Pontiac last week. Baseball rosters shrink new York in a Survey con ducted by Usa today of the 26 major league teams Only the Baltimore Ori Oles Are committed to carrying a 25-Man new York former major league baseball player Joe Pepitone sued the new York Post on tuesday charging copyright infringement by illegally using Long excerpts from his 1975 Auto biography Joe you could made usproud.5 Pepitone came up with the new York Yankees in the Early 1960s As a Power hitting first baseman. He became known for a frenetic night life which Many blamed for his failure to achieve base Ball stardom. Pepitone moved on to play with the Houston astros the Chicago cubs and the Atlanta braves before re tiring in the Early 1970s. Pepitone was Back in the headlines last year after he was arrested in Brook Lyn on drug and weapons charges which Are still pending. In the Days following the arrest the Post published two lengthy articles taken from his Book. Namath offered ring Job new York it May not be monday night football but Joe Namath has drawn an invitation to continue working behind the microphone for the world wrestling federation. Namath was fired tuesday by Abc sports after one year As an announcer on the network s monday night foot Ball broadcasts. Vince Mcmahon president of the Whf invited Namath to serve As ring announcer for the Battle Royal Dur ing wrestle mania ii at the horizon in Rosemont 111. Also involved in the show Are five nil players who actually will participate in the Battle  they Are William refrigerator Perry Jimbo Covert de too tall Jones rus Sfrancis and Bill Fralic. Conversion rates London up wednesday s Clos ing rates for the . Dollar to other Curren cies. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound and other local currencies to dollars the Price of Gold closed at $345.25 an ounce Silver at $5.61. Of mar.25 mar.26british Pound 1.4572 1 4742 German Mark 2.3290 2.3506 French franc 7.1425 7.1650 dutch builder 2.6300 2.6390 belgian franc 43 37 47 47 italian lira 1,583.50 1,599 .00 Swiss franc 1.9520 1.9610 greek drachma 143 30 145 70 turkish lira 650.50 65640 Spanish peseta 145.30 147 90 portuguese escudo .149.00 151 00canadian Dollar. 1.4045 14035 austrian Schilling 16 245 16 50 norwegian Krone 7.247 7 .30 danish Krone 8.54 8.662 these Are commercial rates and can be related Only to the use of foreign currency by . Forces for official business. Sales of German Marks to . Personnel for personal use will be at the rate of 2.33 thursday based on a Price fixing at midday and allowance for Standard handling charges. New York Exchange new York up the new York Stock . Tuesday Eastern air Navi Starmack r h Occidental p Gen Star corp at to co com with de East Kodak Johnson & j Union carb ism corp Gen motors pan am corp mid so util prime computer the 15 most Active stocks on Exchange composite trading at 4 sales 2,723,500 2,395,200 1,900,400 1,600,900 1,578,200 $,379,$00 1,457,700 1,416,500 1,235,200 1,228,300 1,128,200 1,057,700 1,029,200 985,500 963,200 last chg.8% i 9% 1 64% / 24 39% 22 /8 33% 61 /2 a 1% 55% 203/4 147% 1 86% 1% 8 a 13 22% % 3/4 3/4 american Exchange new York up the 10 most Active stocks in american Stock Exchange composite trading at 4 .tuesday Wickes cos Bat Indus Champ Home Oppenheimer dome petrol Echo Bay min am into Texas air Swift of a am Royalty Viv 2,273,500 1,552,200 314,300 261,900 258,100 236,600 198,500 191,800 167,300 166,500 any 6 a 59-16 /4 2 9-16 va1534 4. 2 l /2 1-16 15% /2 6% a 27% 1 6 a vib 5 /2 Virdow Jones i new York up Dow Jones closing Range of averages tuesday High Low close change a.,30 industrials 20 transports 15 utilities 65 stocks 1794.30 811.46 188.24 705.11 1762.09 796.00 185.17 692.41 1778.50 803.61 187.73 699.36 443 613 097 l90 japanese car Price hikes Detroit a the average Price of a new car from Japan s four top companies has shot up by $1,028 in just six months compared with a $400 Rise in Price for the average . Make a Trade newspaper has reported. The increases were highest for japanese sports cars and models carrying lots of options said the Price analysis by automotive news. To today thursday s programs an to Germany 0600 of by nightly news0630 can sports tonight 0700 Abc nigh line 0730 just for kids Belle and sebastian0755 Flat Albert 0820 jeopardy 0845 Nova signs of the apes songs of the whales"0945 Larcade series starts 1010 wild kingdom1035 people s court 1100 the Larry King show 1200 lbs evening news 1230 Tion Ahue discussion of the Power struggle that May cause the collapse of lbs. 1320 general Hospital adult 1405 Pat Boone Usa show 1455 for kids Only cartoons1515 old Seville 1535 . Puff stuff 1600 the today show1800 can news 1830 an news 1900 the Whiz kids1950 Gasthaus 2000 passport 2030 malt Houston an investigative reporter who i targeted for murder by a corrupt Union official is protected by Houston. 2130 hotel a sports reporter must choose Between his wife and his Lover. 2221 can headlines2230 the tonight show 2330 movie deadly encounter adult a terrifying Light for guests who have socially been brought together for the presentation of a new business venture by an enterprising Young Man. 0055 just jazz 0120 Abc world news an to Berlin 1800 can 1830 Berlin tonight1845 can sports 1900 the Whiz kids1950 Berlin . 2000 passport 2030 Mickey Spillane s Mike Hammer the Lead Singer of an All girl Rock group is electrocuted during rehearsal and the surviving band members car Only about a missing demo tape of  new songs. 2125 Berlin tonight late edition2130 hotel 2220 can headlines 2230 the tonight show 2320 movie paint me a murder when an unknown British Painter finds his work in t Selling he and ils wife devise a scheme to bolster sales by claim no he committed suicide when actually he is hiding n their Home. 0035 Fop goes the country 0100 Abc world news tonight Friday s programs 0600 Abc nightly news 0630 can sports tonight0655 . Notebook 0700 Abc night lne 0730 just for kids cartoons Tidsville . Pufnstuff0845 Khoda 0910 jeopardy 0930 movie going for the Gold the Billy Johnson Story 1105 the Larry King show1155 Berlin . 1200 lbs evening news 1230 Donahue discussion of the feasibility of the so called Star wars defense system. 1320 general Hospital adult 1400 guiding Light adult 1450 just for kids cartoons.1600 the today show 1800 can news German television first program1003 reports 1050 movie a fleeing horse 1210 East West Germany reports1555 for children 1650 miniseries "cuore"1750 news 1800 regional program2000 news 2015 narcotic victims in Frankfurt 2103 the grand prix eur vision German final a Jaq new 2300 movie mephisto second program1604 Shadow dates 1635 the Stone of Marco polo1700 news 1715 of duly magazine1745 the Pink Panther 1820 miniseries years of hiking"1900 news 1930 Short stories for entertainment2100 about humane dying 2145 news 2205 Hiroshima victims 2335 movie those things of life