European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. April 21987 the stars and St Hopes page13 stamp hike to 25c Likely postmaster says Washington a postmaster Genera pics Lon r. Titch said monday thai 2i cents seems like a logical amount id charge for a tint clan stamp under Rale increase thai May take effect in 1988. We Are thinking of raising our Rales in 1988," Tisch said on Abc to s today show adding that we Haven t made the decision Cyl asked if the rate for a first class stamp would go from 22 cents to a Quarter Tisch replied thai seems like a logical amount. It would make it much easier particularly for those of us who Don t like to carry pennies  the rate was last increased of feb. 17, 1985, when the 20-Ccnl rate which hat been in effect More than three years was raised. Although the postal service finished last year $304 million in the Black it faces some $2 billion in added casts Over the no i two years because of a change in the Federal retirement system s effects on postal workers officials said. Each Penny of a first class rate hike and concurrent increases in other rates would generate roughly $1 billion a year Deputy postmaster general Michael s. Coughlim said Tisch pointed out that a rate increase would commonly after lengthy deliberations. The Board of governors of the postal organization makes these decisions he said. They then Send it to the Rale commission and the rate commission lakes 10 months to decide on what the rate should be and then it s referred Back to the Board. So if we do raise rates or when we do raise rates it won t be till 14 or 16months after we Send up the rate  on another matter Tisch said he will open labor negotiations this week for 750,000 postal service employees. My message to them is that we have to do business and we have to be competitive because if Wedon t do it right somebody May come along and take same of of r business he said. Happy birthday Berlin sep. Jama c. Wright tit majority Leader of the us. 1 Louw of representatives unveils i gift to Ibe City of Westerlin monday. The Bronze plaque a Resolution from the  Given in Honor of the City 750th Fumire iry Mil will hang inside Westerlin s Congress Hall Abu Nidal s followers walk out of Plo meeting Algiers Algeria a followers of terrorist Abu Nidal walked out of a meeting of palestinian leaders monday shortly before the opening of a session aimed Al unifying the Palestine liberation organization. The withdrawal by the Fatah revolutionary Council appeared to improve the chances of agreement among the seven main Plo factions and strengthen the hand of Plo chairman Yasser Arafat. Shortly after the walkout six hard Lin palestinian groups announced they were dissolving the Palestine National Salva Tion front a two year old syrian base coalition that opposed Arafat. A statement issued in the name of Abu Nidal said his group was pulling out of the Palestine National Council the palestinian parliament in exile because the Council s leaders rejected efforts to re strict Arafat s unlimited  Abu Nidal whose real name is Sabri Al Banna was believed to have come to Algiers for the session but he made no Public appearance. Nayef Hawatmeh Leader of the hard line democratic front for the liberation of Palestine hinted to reporters that the Fatah revolutionary Council was actually pushed Oul. He said it was impossible for Abu Nidal s group to remain within the pales Tine National Council because it is a revolutionary splinter faction of Fatah which still has political and organizational difficulties with the mainline Fatah  Fatah is the main component of the Plo and is led by Arafat. Abu Nidal 51, advocates a terrorist War against Israel and the West to pro Mote the palestinian struggle. His follow ers have been blamed for More than 100 attacks in the last decade including massacres at Rome and Vienna airports dec 27,1985. To heal the split Between Faith and the hard line movements Arafat agree sunday to formally abrogate his 1985 understanding with Jordan s King Hussein calling for a joint peace Effort involving Israel. Hussein suspended the Accord a year ago saying that the Plo had broken a Promise to accept a , Resolution tac itly recognizing the existence of Israel. Arafat also reached a Compromise on the Plo s relations with Egypt George Habash commander of the popular front for the liberation of Palestine said monday. Egypt is the Only Arab state that has a peace treaty with Israel. The rift is Over i would say that 95 percent of All the Points of difference have been resolved said Khali Wazir Deputy commander of the Plo at the end of a meeting of leaders of the eight guerrilla factions. The 426-member Council opening its first meeting in four years monday is expected to endorse Arafat a moves an map out a new strategy to establish a Homeland for the s million palestinians. Habash a marxist whose popular front is the second largest faction after Faith also announced a Compromise providing no official links Between the Plo and the egyptian regime until the cancellation of the Camp David peace  Honecker w. Berlin Boycott colled insignificant Bonn up East German Leader Erich Honecker s decision to Boycott an official historical anniversary function in West Berlin is insignificant As Long a relations Between the two German states continue to improve. Chancellor Hel Mut kohl1 chancellery chief said in an interview sunday. Wolfgang Schauble who also holds a Cabinet portfolio for special assignments said in an interview with the Dutsch land Funk broadcasting station that Honecker s Boycott of West Berlin s april 30 Celebration of the 750lh anniversary of the founding of Berlin was not crucial. Honecker decisive is that the relations Between the two Stales in Germany with the full integration of Berlin develop positively Schau ble said. Schauble said he and Honecker agreed upon this Point when the two Nicl recently and that West Zierlin cars need not fear that Honecker s decision to decline the invitation of West Berlin mayor Ebe Liard Pic gun will have an Adverse effect upon their status. 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German leftists skirmish with police in Frankfurt Frankfurt up about 200 delegates to a meeting of anarchists and left Wing engr Anmis ram paged through Frankfurt sunday and Early monday a police spokesman said. The men and women who had attended a Libertari an Congress attacked police with Beer bottles slingshots and firecrackers in skirmishes that went on until about 3 a.m., the spokesman said. A policeman was injured by a steel Ball fired from a Slingshot by a 19-Ycar-old woman he spokesman Saij