European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday july 17,1986 7,000 Detroit workers strike supervisors Man some plants Detroit a some 7,000 cily workers from zoo employees to Telephone operators walked of their jobs wednesday bringing municipal bus service o Ahall and forcing supervisors to operate water and sew age treatment plants. The workers struck at Midnight alter bar gainers for the City and the american federation of state county and municipal employees failed to Settle on a new contract. No new talks were immediately scheduled. Workers from other unions honoured picket lines. City b a Drivers represented by the teamsters re fused to Cross picket lines in front of the City s four bus terminals said Lee Wilson Union Steward for local312 of the of some. And teamster local 214, which represents Ijo garbage truck Drivers said it is Honor ing Aasc Mats picket lines. Pickets blocked department of transportation bus terminals letting supervisors in but no buses out. At least one disturbance was reported. A Driver re turning a bus to a terminal about an hour into the strike was trying to avoid strike and ran Down a Fence to gel in the terminal Wilson said. Cab companies reported an increase in business wednesday. "1 got Calls that i never got before All because of the strike. We re real Busy said franc Sharris a dispatcher for the greater Detroit cab co. The strike was the second since 1980 in the nation s sixth largest cily. Meanwhile workers in Philadelphia the fifth largest City continued their strike for a third week. Both sides said talks tuesday night produced no willingness to Budge from earlier proposals of some Council 25, bargaining agent for 18 local representing 7,000 of Detroit s 18,000 employees insisted on a three year contract offering wage increases of 12 percent. 7 percent and 7 percent officials said. Roger Cheek chief Detroit negotiator Siirid the Cit could afford no More than a 2 percent pay boost the first year but future wage adjustments would be Tiewlo a formula based on the City 9 financial health. Thai could provide of some members with wage boosts of up to 6 percent in the contract s second and third years Cheek  Brenda Jones president of of some local 62, said the Union had reduced its wage demand by Morel an Hal during the talks. The City has a $33 million surplus sitting there from the workers making concessions Over the years she said. Dod seeks authority to overrule governors on use of guard units Washington up the defense department has asked Congress to allow the Federal government to overrule state governors who object to their National guard units training in Central America. James Webb jr., assistant defense Secretary for re serve affairs told the Senate armed services subcommittee on manpower and personnel tuesday that the Federal government must have ultimate authority to train guard units overseas. "1 am mindful of the sensitivities of rescinding an authority of a governor once granted Webb said. But it should not go unnoticed by the Congress that those sensitivities can be More offended by perceptions than they can by real toss of authority. Overseas training missions Are absolutely essentially fully preparing the National guard to execute the mobilization missions it has been  several governors supported by various groups have accused the Federal government of unconstitutionally trying to bypass the governors legitimate Chain of command regarding use of guard units. Recently valuable National guard training Over seas has been used by certain individuals and special interest groups to affect larger debate on . Foreign policy Webb said. He noted that Republican gov. George Deukmejian last year refuted to permit 450 members of the califor Nia National guard to participate in a training exercise in Honduras and units of the text National guard had to be  january he said democratic gov. Joseph Bren Nan refused to permit members of the Maine National guard to participate in a Road building exercise in Honduras and another operation in Panama. Since january Webb said the dimension of this problem has grown considerably with various actions Fay the governors of California Maine Ohio. Arizona new Mexico new York Texas and puerto Rico. I want to make it Clear that we most emphatically do not support a revision of the dual status of the National guard As both a state and a Federal Force he said. " Butas is readily apparent the Structure is legally Complex 3 injured As theater ceiling collapses new York a the ceiling of a theater col lapsed on moviegoers during the Climax of psycho Iii injuring three people police said As cleanup Crews Cut through the debris wednesday. About a third of the Murray Hill theater s ceiling hit the Balcony tuesday night and fell into the orches tra Section said Charles Smith City commissioner of buildings. Department inspectors will examine the building Inan attempt to find what caused the collapse Smith said he said the theater is an old building that has under gone several renovations. Of the 24 people who were watching the film three were taken to Bellevue Hospital and another refuse treatment said William Coutros associate executive director of emergency medical services Only one of those injured a 30-year-old Man with fractured ribs and a collapsed lung was admitted and he was listed As being in stable condition said Robert frailer a Hospital spokesman. Another Man was treated for a fractured knee an released and a woman initially believed to have a fractured left Arm apparently had no injuries and was released Frazier said. Fire department Deputy assistant chief Anthony Fusco said More people would have been injured Baa the Balcony not blocked the fall of the ceiling. Navy shipyard workers exposed to pc Pearl Harbor Hawaii a at least Iso naval shipyard workers were exposed in the suspected cancer causing agent pc after an electrical transformer exploded a Navy spokesman said. It. Cmdr. Ron Morse Public affairs officer for in shipyard said the workers were examined and cleaned up at the Pearl Harbor dispensary after the Accident tuesday and Here apparently were no medical prob lems related to the exposure. Doctors say external exposure to the chemical is not say the greater problem unsure bad been Inte Forse said. In this Case he said there was no Ore. The Iren former behind the shipyard cafeteria m a particular problem. They Sath a would have been of the pc exposure i Nal and As the result of a fire mors Sai showered Oil on some workers and other equipment when it exploded pc or  biphenyl was in the Oil coolant be  level of pcs in the Oil was not immediately determined he  said most of the workers apparently came in Contact with the chemical by touching equipment after the Oil sprayed from the transformer had Settle about five Gallons of the 250 Gallons of coolant escaped and the area was cordoned off so it could be cleaned  night s 11 o clock shift was cancelled be cause of the  have been found to cause cancer in test Ani Mals. Their production in the United Stales has Bee banned since 1976. Stateside firm announces cleanup of radioactive material Cincinnati a Westinghouse Materi als co. Of Ohio says it has cleaned up a  100 pounds of radioactive uranium oxide dust i its processing Plant in suburban female. Plant spokesman Pete Kelley said no one was injured in the Accident tuesday at the . Department of Energy s feed material production Center and All the material was recovered he said material spilled at an operator hit pothole while towing four 30-gallon Drums of uranium oxide powder on a trailer. The 34-year-old plan the Only one of in Type in the nation is operated by Westinghouse materials under contract to the Energy  processes and machines uranium ingots for use in reactors in South Carolina and washing ton state for the production of nuclear weapons. City voters to decide whether to ban fireworks Anaheim Calif. Up the City Council agreed tuesday to let voters in the Home or on of the nation s lamest fireworks manufacturers decide in november whether to ban the fiery toys. The Council voted unanimously to  ban on so called Safe and sane fire works voted Down by Council members five times in u Many Yean on the nov. 4 ballot. The vote came in the Wake of a devastating $2.2million Ore fourth or july apartment fire sparked by fireworks that ten nearly 300 people homeless. I think he incident of jury 3 made them realize it an Issue the Public feets very strongly about City spokeswoman Sheri Erlewine Aid the Council decided to put the proposed ban on the ballot even though the red Devil fire works company one of the nation s hugest fire works manufacturers is based in Anaheim. The ban which would become Law if approved by a simple majority would not affect planned professional fireworks display like those Ita cd at Disneyland or Anaheim stadium Erlewi Esaid. Observation plane crash kills 2 crewmen Norfolk a. A a military Obser Vatko plane crashed and burst into flames at the Norfolk naval air station during a practice Landing tuesday killing both crewmen the Navy said. The army plane on loan to the Navy was practising landings and Takeoff when it crashed just off the Mam runway said master chief Troy Snead a Navy spokesman. The names of the crewmen were withheld until relatives were notified. The Navy is investigating the cause of the crash. Naturalist writer says she s dying of cancer m1ssouia, Mont a Kim off Miami naturalist and writer whose Folte commentary has been featured on National Public radio says she is dying of cancer. Williams 62. Said in an interview with the mis Ioulian that he has refused chemotherapy and is prepared for death. It is no great Deal she said from her  Home where the has been bedridden for the past week. I Don l know Why everyone wants you to create Tail huge Battlefield. I Deal want my body to be a  Williams has been a guest commentator Onnor s popular a thug icon dered and appeared twice ibis year on late night with David Letterman she said the plans to donate her paper an unfinished manuscripts to the University of Montana i am ready to go " she said. Ave had a Foo life i be done what 1 set out to do and now it is time to move