European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday september 9,1386 some school districts resolve strike issues by the associated press weekend Contrail settlements were reached in some school districts but More than 6,100 teachers remained on strike monday in eight states affecting 99,489 students. Public school teachers were on strike in Pennsylva Nia Michigan Ohio Illinois new Jersey Rhode is land Washington state and Massachusetts. In Rhode Island the East Greenwich school com Mittee planned to go la court monday to end a two Wick old illegal strike after mediation sessions failed to resolve the dispute school officials said. Fifty three Pawtucket teachers were jailed for up to three Days last year when they refused to heed a judge s Back to work order. If we re not Able to reach an agreement frankly there arc no other alternatives school committee chairman Lloyd l Balc said sunday. Certainly it snot 2 consideration that is taken lightly 1 slate labor director James Rincy said the Issue dividing the sides were to fundamental that they defy solution at this  issues included Money grievance procedures class size leaves insurance Ana Tui lion reimbursement. A tentative settlement was reached Early monday i Pennsylvania s Antietam District in Berks county but 10 other districts remained on strike with a total of2.983 teachers and 45,4 4 students. Slippery Slayer retaken faces new charges Coventry. . Up a murderer who escaped by smearing his body with hand lotion and squeezing through a prison window Wes re captured in the Back Yard of a town councilman. James Silvia 37, was caught about 8 15 . Sunday in the backyard of town councilman Kevin skating after being surrounded by Coventry and West Greenwich police acting on a lip from a resident who fired Birds Bot at the suspect. Silvia the target of a statewide manhunt since his escape thursday was arrested without Inci Dent. He was questioned Al police Headquarters and later returned to a maximum Security cell at the adult correctional institutions the same unit from which he boiled Silvia faces a Battery of new charges including escape said Anthony Ventetuolo assistant director of corrections Silvia a career criminal was serving a 170-year sentence including 50 years for tilling or. Charles Potter of provi Dence in 1970."Silvia s being returned to the High Security unit for continued questioning by the department of corrections Ventetuolo said late sunday. Law enforcement authorities zeroed in on Sil via when John Wright of Coventry told police he tired Bir shot at a Man who fit the convict s description. Wright said he spotted a Light in his trailer and Silvia swung open the door and threw a  s when Wright fired the Bir shot at him said staling who witnessed the Aires from his House. State police thought the Guy Wai Silvia from things he led in the trailer some clothes and food and  investigators had been Given conflicting re ports of Silvia s whereabouts sunday after police station switchboards lit up with Calls from peo ple who thought they had spoiled him Venteau Olosaia classes for Antietam s 804 students will begin tues Day said state Mcdial or Charles e. Keller the school year was to have begun last wednesday. Classes began monday in three Pennsylvania districts where settlements were reached Friday or Over the weekend. In Montgomery county s Wiss Hickon District administrators and substitutes have been leaching kindergarten and 12th Grade since wednesday Saiof John Mcrenna assistant to the superintendent. The District has begun advertising for More substitutes at $100 a Day which Mckenna said is about equal to a starting teacher s salary of 18,000. A tentative settlement was reached Early monday in Illinois Okawville District after a 13-Day walkout but teachers remained on strike in three other districts. No details on the proposed contract were released. Teachers in Michigan s Niles school District re turned to work monday ending a six Day strike but walkouts continued in tour other districts officials said. A strike was averted in the Wash Lenaw county District of Manchester when negotiators agreed to a Tenta Tive contract Early monday superintendent Ronald Niedzwiecki said. Teachers had voted 10 strike if no agreement was reached by monday. Professors at Michigan s Wayne slate University Art expected to Vole this week on a tentative settlement retail gasoline slow Rise up los Angeles up the average retail Price of a gallon of gasoline Rose about a Penny in the Tail two weeks continuing a slow climb that began in mid a gust and coded an 8-month drop the latest Lundberg Survey shows. The latest biweekly Survey of gasoline station around the country showed sunday that the average Price of a gallon of Gas has risen to 88.35 cent up from 87.51 cents on aug. 22, said Trilby Lundberg publisher of the Lundberg letter. Prices have climbed just Over 2 cents Lince the aug.7 Survey registered 86 j cents the lowest average since 1979. Although the average Price has been riling in the past month it is still far below the 11.22 average last january. Wholesale prices of gasoline continue to increase a thai ended a Brief walkout thursday. The american association of University professors represents i.32s instructors at the school. However 1,100 Clenca of fice and professional employee remained on strike. Professors at the private Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford n.j., have Voied to continue their strike through tuesday but Union Leaden said monday that they would return to work i the administration guarantees academic Freedom and Job Security and agrees to bargain in Good Faith. The professors walked out last wednesday the Day classes resumed. Strikes also continued in iwo Washington state districts. The North Milsap education association said it would file an affidavit monday with the state Public employment relations commission seeking an injunction against the District s hiring substitute teachers Aisi 50 a Day. Wea spokesman Steve Kink also said the Sci Boom education association plans to file an unfair labor charge accusing its District of bad Faith bar gaining. One District was on strike in Massachusetts and contract talks for 4,400 teachers in Boston s 58.000 student Public school system broke off after a 0-min Etc session sunday night a strike vote was scheduled for thursday. In Ohio teachers in Newton Falls were Back at work monday but their counterparts in Marietta remained on strike. Price continues j cent in 2 weeks Little More than the retail Price Lundberg mid Indi Cating that some dealers Are sacrificing some of their profit margin in Hopes of increasing sales. Mort of the latest increase in prices came at Elf service pumps which account for most of the gasoline sold in the country Lundberg said. The Survey showed regular leaded gasoline it self service pumps Cost an average of 7s.46 Centt a gallon up from 74.43 Centt last year regular unlit of a of serve was 80.93 cents compared with 79.92 cent two weeks ago and Premium unleaded was 94.98 cents compared with tee aug. 22 Price of 94.10 cents. Full Kravice prices were about to cents goo More than self tet ice with the latest Survey showing regular leaded at $1.04, regular unleaded  unleaded at $1.20. Improved service is prime goal new postmaster general vows Washington a the new postmaster Gen eral pledged monday to make Superior customer serv ice a prime goal of his tenure but he conceded this will require a culture change at the postal service. Making his first formal speech since taking Over on aug. 15, Preston r. Tisch told some of the agency1 big Gest co Omen the nation s mass mailers ibis is a serious commitment thai we intend to integrate into thievery culture of this organization in the years  addressing the 20th National postal forum tis hadded we want to imbed this total commitment to service into our culture at the postal service. We want you to leave every encounter with us feeling that you have conducted business with a professional responsive organization that has served you Well he said cultural changes within the Agency will shift our focus from operational requirement to what you in the marketplace  Tisch who pointed out he comes from a service Industry be ran the Loews hotel Chain before be coming postmaster said the postal service would strive to learn More about the businesses it serve to develop Cost effective products services and operating procedures that meet your  his words echoed i Host of John r. Mckean chairman of the postal Board of governors who told the group earlier that under Tisch we look Forward loan infusion of. Customer service emphasis into the postal  he said that under a reorganization carried out Thi year standout managers win be rewarded and con. Is slant under performers will be replaced.1 Mckean and Tisch also committed the postal St. Ice to what Mckean called progressive employee relations while promising controlled costs. The postal service races contract negotiations with to major unions in 1987. Tisch said he comes from a company that employs Union labor and promised a positive open honest and fair relationship with the unions. In a special newspaper distributed at the forum the postal service predicted a 1400 million surplus for the fiscal year that ends sept 30, the fourth surplus in thelast five years. It lost $251 million last year. If you smoke you re gone new firefighters told Narragansett . Up the Nar Gansen fire department has joined a number of departments that prohibit All new firefighters from smoking Bothon and olt the Job. Violators will be dismissed immediately. If you smoke you re one fire chief Otis Wyatt said about his new anti smoking policy which he claims will help keep future employees of his 16-Mcra Ber department in excellent physical shape. Narragansett is no the first department to ban smoking among employees. Other fire departments such As the one in Arlington va., have a similar Rule and police in Holden mass., signed a contract last year that prohibits smoking at any time by new officers. Several candidates vying for a vacancy in the Narragansett fire department have agreed to the policy in writing the chief said. Firefighters also Are subjected to termination for abusing alcohol or drugs. Steven Brown executive director of the american Itald i Don t think the fire department has any by Sineti telling its employees what they can do while they re off duly Brown said it s not proper to regulate person Al private habits of employees of the  heal Wyatt said the policy will help an employee Althy and help the town reduce disability