European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 25, 1987pago b the stars and stripes tuesday t iwo strike closes Canada s 2 railways Montreal a about 48,000 rail workers went on strike sunday shut Ting Down Canada s two National rail ways after contract talks deadlocked on the Issue of Job Security. We can t Avert a strike said chief Union negotiator Armand Passaretti. Emerging from negotiations .11 a Mon Treal hotel sunday after talks broke off. The strike goes  Canadian National railways and ci1 rail move almost 30 percent of tin1 Frei a in the country and much of thai can be handled by ships or trucks. Both sides say they Are ready to re sume bargaining on Short notice Al though no talks arc scheduled. Shortly after the talks broke Down Ca Nadian National and ci1 Laid off another 10,000 unionized workers including 6,000 shop Craft workers who will be in a Legal strike position themselves on tues Day. Transport minister John Crostic said the government will review the situation to determine what Aelion to take to protect the Public  with parliament already Silling in special session the Federal government could introduce on Short Neoliee legis lation to end the strike. The strike is very costly not Only for inc parties immediately but in this Case fur All Ocanada Crostic said. The walkout could have serious eco nomic effects especially in Western can Ada which depends heavily on the rail ways to move bulk commodities like Gram. In i. Fulfur and Potash. Some industries have said they will curb production and Slart laying off workers if the walkout lasts More than 10 Days although few expect that to Hap pen. The strike Means via rail passenger trains As Well As commuter trains in Montreal and Toronto won t run. They use Canadian National and up Crews and truck. Via rail is Likely to furlough most of its  employees in tic nest Day or two. Tin1  workers represented by nine unions that make up the associated railway unions have been without a contract since dec. Al. There Are six major issues in dispute but the one appearing to cause the most trouble is a Union demand to expand Protection against layoffs. Several of the railway unions have a guarantee that none of their members with eight years service can be Laid of because of technological organizational and operational changes at the railways. However they Aren t protected against layoffs for economic reasons like ii recession. The unions Are seeking Protection against All forms of layoffs and they want the guarantee extended to All work ers with at least four years service. The railways have refused the de Mand. Too few drops to drink a photo villagers crowd around a tank la obtain Traler that has been ran spoiled to their drought stricken Region in Central India s Gujarat slate. In some areas of India inc draught is the in Rel thai lie nation has experienced in 111 last 100 years. An St imaged 250 million of India s 780 million people Are affected. American to be new e. Berlin rabbi Bonn a a . Rabbi who has an agreement with East Germany to administer to the jewish Community of East Berlin and will be the first resident rabbi there in 22 years said he feels like a Pioneer a major newspaper said  an interview with die Welt newspaper. Rabbi Isaac Neuman of Champaign iii., was quoted As say ing i will be a son of Pioneer Uherc and i Hope that others will follow , 64, is to arrive in East Berlin sometime in september to Lake Over his religious duties with about 500 jews living in the City the Bonn based conserva Tive daily said a copy of the interview that was to appear in die Welt s monday edition was furnished Early to other news Media. Excerpts of the interview that were printed in German were translated Back to English by inc associated . Who lost his fam it during the holocaust said he will be staying in East Berlin with mixed feel Ings. Die Welt  he has travelled to the communist capital before to hold services on special jewish holidays As have rabbis from West Germany the newspaper said. The last resident rabbi in the East German capital Martin Riesenburger died in the mid-1960s," according to Heinz Galinski head of tic West Berlin jewish Community according to die Well Neunan has an agreement with East German officials for a permanent visa which will permit him to travel Back to the West when he desires. Neuman was quoted by the newspaper As saying american jews have taken us much Lime to get started doing something for jewish communities in East  find the whole thing ii my duly Neuman was quoted by die Welt the newspaper did Noi say where or when the interview was conducted. Soviets find Wii bomber wreckage Moscow a soviet fliers have found the wreckage of a world War ii bomber and the bodies of two soviet airmen who were ferrying it across the so Viet Union from Alaska in the world War ii land Locasc agreement. The government newspaper i Vissia sunday said the soviet Fliche who Are stationed in the siberian town of Kir crts about 150 Miles Northwest of Lake Baikal found the wreckage on a Hilltop while doing research fora  said Kirin so was a slopping Point along the route from Alaska to the european War from for american planes supplied to inc soviet Union by the United slates during world War ii. The plane evidently clipped i tree and crashed into dense Forest it said an Aerial map. Altitude meter and navigator s notes have been found but the researchers have not yet been Able to determine any other details of the flight. The twin engine plane was built by Douglas in 1939 1944. It was made to French government order but when France fell to Nari Germany Britain took the undelivered planes. More than 7,000 were built for the British american and soviet military. World today weekend accidents kill 74 on Spanish highways Madrid Spain a excessive Speed and unsafe passing claimed another 74 lives on Spanish High ways Over the weekend traffic officials said monday. The deaths bring the total killed on Spanish highways during summer Holiday weekends to 362 since the Gener Al traffic Headquarters began the count july 1, the figure is More than double that of last year Tor the same period officials said. Another 80 people were seriously injured and 38 suffered minor injuries in the 63 accidents Over the weekend. Officials also said accidents were due o the poor stale of Many of Spain s narrow two Lane highways. Spanish civil guard plans enlistment of women Madrid Spain a Spanish women will be Al Lowed to join the civil guard for the first time since the paramilitary police Force was founded More than a Cen Tury ago its director said in an interview published Sun Day. The Madrid daily Al pais quoted director Luis Rol Dan As saying 150 women would join the 60,000-Mcm her civil guard next february or March. Roldan said the women would work in special information fiscal and administrative units As part of a program to modernize 1he police Force. The civil guard was founded in 1844 during the reign of Queen Isabel ii to patrol the Countryside and keep bandits and anti royalist factions at Bay. To still patrols Rural areas but also serves As a nation Al Highway police has special Anli error isl units and guards government buildings and foreign embassies. China to release Book of Mao commentaries Beijing up China next Mon a will release a Book containing previously unpublished Comincini Aries of marxist texts by the late chairman Mao tsp Tung the people s daily newspaper said sunday. The newspaper said the Book titled a collection of annotations and commentaries on philosophy by Mao  will introduce some of tie chinese ruler s lesser known philosophical theories and his unique method of  the Book compiled by the communist party s Cen trial document research office ill be released next month. No precise Date was Given. Sept. 9 is the i Ullh anniversary of Mao s death. 19,589 soviet citizens drowned last year Moscow up More than 19,000 soviets drowned off the country s beaches and in Inland Rivers and lakes last year including 300 in the Moscow River alone. The nation s water Rescue services managed to save Only 12,000 people in the same period the eve Ning a Vystia newspaper said sunday. By comparison about 6.000 people Droun in the United state annually. The newspaper said due to Lack of equipment Only m percent of the country s water Kwik Tiuis Are actually on duty in the water Dun no the Peak summer months. The newspaper said 19.589 people drowned nation wide in 1986, including 2,636 children. In june this year in the Moscow Region alone 63 people drowned