European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 28 tit1 Weybri of settlement averts strike of movie to directors Hollywood a negotiators for film directors and most television director reached a tentative settlement with producer Early tues Day and called off a strike that threatened to cripple the film and television Industry we have reached a settlement that will Avert the first strike in the Guild s 51-year history Chuck warn spokesman for the directors Guild of America announced As pickets were to go up at two studios. Earlier the Guild also reached agreement with Abc. Talks Between the Guild and a8c and lbs continued in new York. Those talks affect about 600 directors who Are salaried employees of the networks unlike the majority of the Guild members who Are free Lance directors and arc covered by the agreement reached in los Angeles. Under the three year settlement hammered out in 10w hours of negotiations that ended at Dawn tuesday directors will receive an immedi ate 5 percent across the Board raise and another 5 percent raise in 18 months and they will receive residuals the fees for rebroadcast of mov ies and television shows at the current rate. Of identifies airman found dead at Castle Wuesch Heim As Germany is the airman found dead monday near the rums of Grevenberg Castle in Graben Trarbach was a.  Erich f. Kurzdorfer 21, a fire team member from the 38th missile Security so. Kurd offer and two friends were climbing a Hill to the Castle ruins about 10 . Sunday alter attending a test in Graben Trarbach said capt. Ruth Todd spokeswoman for the 38th tac missile Wing. The three were separated on the Way Down the Hill and Kurzdorfer a companions waited about two hours for him to rejoin them. German police were notified and Kurzdorfer s body was found monday about 3 30 ,. Todd said. Kurzdorfer is survived by his parents Rose and Francis j. Kurzdorfer of Green River Wyo. A memorial service will be held thursday at 11 . In the Chapel at Hahn a. German and . Officials Are investigating the incident. Go sentenced to 7 years in prison on drug charges Heidelberg is a military court sentenced a Soldier to seven years in prison for using and distributing illegal drugs. Staff sgt. Joseph to Alston of the 26th sup port group was found guilty of wrongful distribution of marijuana wrongful use of heroin and wrongful Possession with intent to distribute he Roin on numerous occasions said it. Col. Lany Furrow 21st support come spokesman. Alston was sentenced july 2, after the four Day trial by a court of one third enlisted Mem Bers Furrow said. Alston also was reduced to ordered to forfeit All pay and allowances and received a bad conduct discharge. Ten other soldiers have been tried and convicted As a result of the same investigation of crimes committed Between january and septem Ber 1986, one Case is awaiting a Inal Date. Airman who collapsed in stable condition Pitburg a Germany Sis an airman who collapsed while running with hit Squadron july 7 was in stable condition tuesday at the Wiesbaden regional medical Center base officials declined to identify the Man but Taid he was expected to be transferred to Walter Reed army medical Center i today for an evaluation. The airman who ii in nil Early 20. A run Ning Between the hoi Wiroj re and the Taie when he collapsed. He a Lake to the Tae Hospital then to the Enburg civilian Hospital and he was later transferred to Wiesbaden. Wednesday july 15,1987nuuiicduay Tui or i 2 gis charged with arson in connection with train fire by Joseph Owen Srott Girt Bureau Stuttgart German police charged two . Soldiers with arson tuesday in connection with a fire that destroyed a commuter rain car and damaged Parton a train station in Stuttgart. Stuttgart military Community officials declined to identify the soldiers but said they were stationed with the 7th engr brigade at Ludendorff Cavern in Korn Westheim about to Miles North of Stuttgart. Police Are seeking a third suspect in connection with the fire which caused about si.37 million won of damage. Passengers Riding into Stuttgart in the first car of a three car bit Isheim commuter train reported the fire Al 11 55 . Monday just after the train pulled out  station police spokesman one Inch Machnolz said. About 30 passengers were on the train Al the time but nobody was injured. Bachhold said the Middle car in which the fire occurred was vacant when passengers in other can noticed the Blaze. Flames had spread through the car by the time the train reached its next Slop in Stuttgart s Uffen Hauson neighbourhood Bachhold said. He said the fire gutted the car and damaged the train Lalion roof and about 100 feel of overhead electrical Cable. Witnesses told German police that the said Ira appeared to be drunk. Military police arrested the two soldiers Al the Ludendorff Cavern Gate about Midnight based on descriptions from people who had seen three men exit the train in kor Westheim. Bachhold said the arrested soldiers Are 19 and 20 years old but he declined to identify them furl her. North from Page 1 Iran secretly then turning Over some of the profits for use by the nicaraguan rebels. It was painful to All of us to sit Here and listen to your testimony said Inouye. It was equally painful thai you lied and misled for what you believed lobe a Good cause. Inouye took note of he flood of telegrams support ing North that have arrived at the Capitol. We have participated in the making of a new american hero said Inouye who lost an  in com Bat in Italy in world War ii. I Salute you sir As a fellow combat  earlier in the Day after considerable battling Amon the 26 committee members North was allowed to give a version of the pro Contra pitch he testified he had Given More than 100 limes during his while House tenure. In he last moments under the hot television lights of the Senate caucus room North had Only a Short part ing statement thanking the american people who have responded with their Good i inca and their sup port and their  outside the hearing room he repeated those thanks saluted into the television cameras and said his Only plans were to go Home and get some  the confrontation Between him and Robert Mcfalane was set up when Mcfarlane asked o return As a witness to rebut some of North s testimony Hal involved him. Setting the stage for Mcfarlane sen  Nunn. D ga., steered North through a series of questions an answers in which the Marine officer contradicted his former boss1 previous testimony on key Points. Did North Tell Mcfarlane about his connection with people raising Money for the contras Mcfarlane said North did t Tell him Nunn said. Did he Tell Mcfarlane about his own involvement with the Contra or Supply network about a meeting with Contra leaders in Miami Mcfarian said North had t told him Nunn said. Yes sir North said repeatedly. One of the most difficult positions a person can be in North said is having to contradict sworn testimony of someone else someone he has said he respects greatly i did not come Here to contradict others he said. Bui he said again i did nothing without permission from superiors. And he added everything i testified to sen. Nunn is exactly the Way it happened. Judge from Page 1 include the fact that Mankind has developed the Power to obliterate itself suddenly and completely. Many concerned people worry that technical mistakes in handling nuclear weapons will spawn a global catastrophe he said or thai irresponsible governments will obtain nuclear weapons and fire them intentionally. But German history provides demonstrators other motives Seidier said. He said the germans As a nation have never confronted themselves fully with the nazis wartime execution of millions of concentration Camp victims the War s end in 1945 imposed so Many other burdens on Germany that the country repressed full acknowledgement of the crimes into its National sub consciousness. There was no real repentance and regret. There was Only survival he said adding thai Only now re pressed feelings of guilt Are coming  Seidier Alto said be shares part of the guilt because As a Soldier in the German army from 1942 to 1945, he helped make the concentration Camp crimes possible by supporting the regime Hal committed them. The judge said the demonstrators who confront the 56th Field arty come soldiers at Mut Langen see them selves As symbols that recall world War ii and they see the soldiers As symbols not As people. He com pared the protests to German epic poems in which warriors Are said to continue fighting one another even after death. It s a ghost War Between principle and philosophy and it s a desperate attempt to make up for something their grandparents should have done 50 years ago Seidier said. He thanked the soldiers saying they have responded to the stress of the demonstrations with integrity in Stead of with Force. He said world politics give protesters ample reason to be concerned about nuclear War but this is not the majority. They Are not representative. 1 am quite sure the majority of Germany appreciates the military service you perform Here. Seidier aved tuesday morning by helicopter Al mul Langen where unit commander big. Gen. Ray mond e. Haddock and other officials gave him and his wife a tour of the missile Complex and a close up look at a missile Crew running through a countdown exer Cise. Allowances from Page 1 july 23 or july 27 paychecks Reid Aid. Local civilian personnel offices will be contacting . Lif Rihl tar Luj family Ralp to entitlement. Here ire some example of annual Post allowance Mouali an employee without family members who earns Between j16.000 and j 17,999 a year would receive a maximum of $355. The same employee with one family member would gel j400 each  worker without family members who cams under 110,000 a year will receive $230. With one family member he or she would gel $2 55.some civilian employees who already receive Post allowance May see Pineir allowances decreased because of the latest surveys Reid said for example civilians in Bonn Cologne Duesser Dorf Hannover. Juelich Knipen and Rhein Jwj who had been receiving Post allowances it the Rale for Cora Munitic with a 1j percent difference in buying to from Washington will now receive Post allowance for communities with a 10 percent difference in buying Hamburg Post allowance rate Law will be changed from the amount for areas with � 25 percent buying Power difference to Hal of 20 percent differ ence areas