European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday july 12.1986 ., Cuba end talks on treaty after dispute Washington up the United states and Cuba broke off talks to reinstate an immigration treaty because of a dispute Over International radio Broad casting the state department says. In another dispute Between the two countries Cuba said the United states refused to allow a group of cuban paediatricians to travel to a medical conference in Hawaii. During the closed talks in Mexico City the state department said thursday the cubans tried to link the immigration Issue to the subject of International broadcasting. The cubans insisted on proposals that would have required major and disruptive changes in the Organiza Tion of radio broadcasting in the United states the department said. Cuba demanded certain am wavelengths in the United states be shifted so the cubans could broadcast across the United states. Department officials said the cubans also asked for limits on the broadcasts of radio Marti the Spanish language station beamed to Cuba by the Govern ment. We were not there to talk about radio Marti . Official said. The talks were designed to reinstate a 1984 treaty i which Cuba agreed to take Back about 2,700 undesirables prisoners or mental patients sent to the United states in the 1980 Mariel boat lift along with 125,000 other cubans. The cuban government agreed in 1984 to accept a few Hundred undesirables a month but Cuba Sev ered the arrangement when the United states established radio Marti in 1985. There was no indication from the state department thursday about a possible resumption of the talks. Is Nof Over yet9 for hijackers Enghoffer Ufau Gefers say after trial new York up the outraged daughters of Leon Klinghoffer said thursday it s not Over yet for the defendants in the Achille Lauro hijacking and that they should face the death penalty in the United states. Lisa Arbittier and Lisa Klinghoffer also said they a Phon Lisa Klinghoffer. 28, left and Lisa Arbittier 35, a news conference in new Yore be k after the verdict would seek an Appeal in the trial of fugitive Palestine liberation front Leader Abu Abbas and his 14 follow ers in Genoa of the 15 defendants were convicted of Hijack ing the italian liner and four of the defendants were acquitted. Sentences ranged from six months to life. None was convicted of murdering the 69-year-Oldretired new York manufacturer. An Opportunity has been lost to deliver a Clear message to terrorists everywhere that Barbaric criminal acts in the Guise of political activism will no longer be tolerated said Lisa hours after the verdict was reached. We Call upon our president to deliver that message Lisa 35, said she was outraged and Lisa 28, was sick to my stomach at the news the men accused of masterminding the execution style shooting of their father whose body and wheelchair were then dumped into the Mediterranean sea had escaped conviction for the october 1985 said their Mother. Marilyn who died of cancer four months after seeing her husband for the last Tim aboard the commandeered ship would have wanted the maximum penalty imposed on All the regardless of the outcome of an Appeal in Italy which does not have a death penalty the Klin Hoflen said they planned to seek extradition of the terrorists to the United would Tell them it s not Over yet Lisa said. Abbas 37, and two Elf officers were sentenced Ina sentia to the maximum italian penalty of life imprisonment for kidnapping for the terrorist ends that resulted in the death of a person but not of murder. Egyptian the Man accused of pulling the trigger Magied Alm Olgi 23, who also led the hijacking off the f coast was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Sex stewardesses lawsuit settled Chicago api United airlines will pay nearly $33 million in Back pay and reinstate 475 stewardesses who were forced to quit because of a no marriage Rule later declared illegal according to a proposed settlement filed in Federal court under the agreement filed wednesday As Many As 1,721 women nationwide will receive Back pay awards of up to $22,000 each court records show. If approved by a Federal judge the Accord will end one of the nation s oldest and most Complex sex discrimination cases which began with a complaint filed in the mid-1960s and has twice prompted rulings by the Supreme court. About 400 women already have returned to work As a result of the Case and an additional 475 should begin returning this fall to their jobs which pay about $33,000 a year with seniority retroactive to the 1960s. Chicago based United was one of Many airlines that barred married flight attendants in the 1960s. The air lines believed Many male business travellers were lured to flying by the single women. In 1966, Mary Sprogis resigned Over the no marriage Rule and complained to the equal employment Opportunity commission which found probable cause that the airline had violated the civil rights act of 1964. Sprogis then filed a Federal discrimination lawsuit in november 1968. The lawsuit was filed after United hired 48 single males As flight attendants and allowed them to stay on the Job even if they married. In Early 1970, District judge Joseph Sam Perry ruled the no marriage provision illegal and ordered Sprogis rehired. Meanwhile Carol Romasanta another former flight attendant filed a class action lawsuit against muted s no marriage policy. She got her Job Back in 1975, but another class action lawsuit was filed and that Case has dragged on for years with two rulings handed Down on the Issue from the Supreme court along the Way. The last time the High court ruled on the matter in april 1985, it said the women had most of the Burden of proving the policy was the reason they resigned. Negotiations began about 18 months ago following years of Legal wrangling which saw the association of flight attendants withdraw its support of the Steward esses and join with United attorneys woo portrayed the women As husband Hunters who never intended to make the Job a career. Stateside plane with Hydraulic failure makes risky but Safe Landing Nashville Tenn. Kupij none of the 34 passengers on Board a United airlines 727with Hydraulic failure was injured when the plane made a risky but Safe Landing at metro Airport. The plane in route from Denver circled the Airport for More than an hour thursday night to bum off fuel in Case of a crash Landing said Martha Bradley Public information officer for the Airport crash fire Rescue units and other emergency equipment and personnel from the Nashville fire department were standing by be cause the Pilot feared the Landing gear would collapse when he touched Down she said. The Airport authorities received a Call from the Tower at 8 57," she said. The aircraft landed safely at 10 18 after Landing the plane was towed to a Gate with the passengers on Board Bradley said. Fast food cashier nabbed for Selling marijuana to go East Windsor no. Up customer who drove up to a fast food restaurant window and ordered burgers Fries and a bag of marijuana to go had no trouble getting their orders filled prosecutors say. A grand jury charged Zack Hallett 21, a for Mer cashier at a Roy Rogers restaurant on route 130, with peddling marijuana through the store s drive in window Laid Gamal Sledge an assist ant Mercer county said thursday an undercover detective went to the eatery april 11 after hearing reports of someone Selling marijuana to customers. The detective placed a very Large order at the win Dow and Hallett began talking to him about what he must have been smoking to make him so hungry. When the detective said he had smoked Noth ing Hallett allegedly asked him if he wanted to buy some marijuana. Sledge detective gave Hallett $10 and the cashier passed the Money to another employee in Exchange for a Small bag of marijuana. Sledge told the detective to come Back the next Day if he wanted More police said. The detective returned went inside the restaurant and bought two $ 10 bags of marijuana then waited Tor Hallett to finish work and arrested him. Sledge said. Hallett was indicted on two counts of pos session with intent to distribute marijuana and two counts of distribution of marijuana. Sledge said. He faces up to five Yean in prison if convicted. The other employee who allegedly was involved was not arrested because the detective could not positively identify her Sledge said. 3,900 Chrysler workers to be Laid off for 13 weeks Detroit up Chrysler corp. Said it will Idle 3,900 hourly workers next week fat 13 weeks at its St Louis Assembly Plant no. I As it nears the goal stages of its $466 million new product program. The no. 3 Domestic car maker said thurs Day it is spending about $210 million at the Plant in preparation for a completely Rede signed 1987-Model Chrysler Lebaron Hardtop and convertible As Well As the Dodge Daytona Model. St. Louis no. I. Which employs about 4,400 hourly workers will retain about 500 employees during the line shutdown to Han dle tooling training and maintenance responsibilities. A single car building shift is to resume production the week of oct. 20, with a second shift to begin in March of next year Chrysler said. The $210 million Plant investment includes the addition of 136,400 Square feet to the 2.3 million Square foot Plant with the number of robots increased from 125 to 196 units. Chrys Ler also will add 540 computer terminals to the Plant s existing 400 stations to Monitor All major pieces of automation
