European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. November 25, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 presidential Flap president Reagan admires the 55 Pound White breasted Turkey presented to him by the National Turkey federation monday during a tradition Al thanksgiving ceremony it the White House. Hawaiian Charlie so named because the federation s 50th anniversary convention will be held in Hawaii will go to a pet farm in Washington s suburbs. Charlie was raised by the federation s president Herman Mason right of Hinton a. Chrysler layoffs to affect 13,100 at several plants Highland Park Mich. Up Chrysler corp. Says it will indefinitely Lay off 2,900 workers at plants in Delaware Missouri and Michigan and extend its Christmas shutdown by several weeks idling another 10,200 temporarily. Gerald or Conwald chairman of Chrysler motors corp., the automating subsidiary of Chrysler corp., said production of minivans and jeeps would be increased. But he said inventories of cars were too High and that dealer orders for the first Quarter of 1988 did not justify running All of its plants at current Levels. These arc unusual limes and some unusual measures Are appropriate or Conwald said with reference to the Black monday Wall Street collapse on oct. 19. Or Conwald said 1,700 workers will be Laid off at its Newark del., Plant on Jan. 18. The automaker s Jefferson Avenue Plant in Detroit and its St. Louis no. 1 in Fenton mo., each will lose 600 workers As line speeds Are reduced by 20  layoffs Are to Lake effect Jan. 11 in Detroit and Jan. 25 in Fenton. Short term layoffs will Idle about 3,300 at the Missouri Plant for three weeks 3,300 at Detroit s Jefferson ave nue Plant for one week 1,800 for two weeks at Newark and 1,800 at the Piscit Road  Van Plant in Windsor on Tario for one week All beginning Jan. 4. Greenwald said Chrysler s plans to build a $1 billion Assembly Plant on de troit s cast Side and the technical Center in Auburn Hills Mich., could be delayed depending on the Economy. Production increases will affect the jeep Plant in Toledo. Ohio where output will be boosted by 12 percent. Production of minivans at the St. Louis no. 2 Plant in Fenton will increase is percent. Or Conwald said Chrysler will go ahead with plans to add a second shift at its Bilyi Drc iii., Assembly Plant following the introduction of a nov line of luxury cars. Chrysler also announced that its Bra Malca Ontario Plant inherited during the merger with american motors corp., would resume production monday. The Plant had been closed for several weeks because of Quality problems with he Eagle Premier car assembled there. Or Conwald said first Quarter 1988 production Levels arc targeted at 575.000 units compared with 567,000 for the same period a year ago and an estimated 559,000 for the fourth Quarter of 1987. While some softening in certain Seg ments of the Market is becoming apparent Overall it remains solid and there arc several areas of strength he said. Reagan oks Transfer of leave for sick employee Washington a president Reagan signed Abill monday permitting civilian employees at a new York air base to give up part of their vacation for a fellow employee suffering from cancer to use As sick leave. The Bill authorizes employees at griffiss fab in Rome n.y., to Transfer some of their annual leave to Nancy l. Brady for her use while she undergoes breast cancer treatments. Brady 57, chief of the support division of the 485th engineering installation group and a 23-year civilian employee at the base was diagnosed in 1985 and has had two operations. She used up All of her sick leave Between february and november 1985. She has had continued chemo therapy treatment and was hospitalized four times again this year. She borrowed the maximum available leave for 1987. When employees proposed to Transfer their unused sick leave to Brady they discovered that it would re quire an act of Congress so rep. Sherman ,r-n.y., introduced a Bill on their behalf. Dale Curtis Boehlert press Secretary said the Rea Gan administration objected to transferring sick leave on grounds that it would set a precedent that could be costly so the Bill was amended to take the time out of the employees vacations instead. The objection to allowing Transfer of sick leave was that it was More expensive since Federal workers Are More Likely to give up sick leave than vacation time and that employees arc not entitled to sick leave unless they Are sick Curtis said. Rep. Frank Wolf Rva. Has introduced a Bill to permit Federal employees to Transfer sick leave to others but no action has been taken on it. Secret service protecting Jackson Chicago a the government began providing secret service Protection on monday for democratic presidential candidate Jesse Jackson whose Campaign complained last week of threats by the Kun flux klan. Jackson is the second of the 12 major party presidential candidates to receive Eide government financed Protection. By Law vice president George Bush is guarded by secret service agents. The other candidates will receive secret service Protection beginning in Jan uary. We were notified by the Treasury to begin Protection of Jesse Jackson this morning at 8 a.m.," secret service spokesman Bill Corbet said in Welling ton. That s the Only notification we be received. That s the Only person except Bush we re protecting at this time among the presidential candidates Cor bet said. Former television evangelist Pat Robertson citing threats against him has also requested secret service Protection but Corbet said his Agency had not been notified of a decision on the gop Candi Date. Jackson Campaign spokeswoman  Smith said seven agents would protect Jackson around the clock with the exception of his thanksgiving trip to the persian Gulf. She said there had not been any new threats on Jackson s life but the Treasury department made the determination that Protection was warranted. We re very  the Fri is investigating threats against Jackson by a splinter Kkt group. The threats were documented by the Southern poverty Law Center a civil rights Law firm in Montgomery Ala. Man gets 8 Days for Fafa no Pondexter a free sign Washington ind. A a Man was sentenced monday to eight Days in jail for stealing a $23 Street sign honouring former National Security adviser John m. Poindexter. Circuit judge Robert l. Arthur also ordered William t. Breeden to perform 80 hours of Community service. Breeden 38, admitted taking the sign in nearby Odon last thanksgiving two Days after Poindexter also a native of the town of 1,400 people resigned amid disclosures in the Iran Contra affair. The pan time school janitor announced at the time that he was holding the sign for a $30 million Ransom to pro test . Support for the Contra rebels in Nicaragua and Poindexter s role in the affair. The defense had claimed Breeden s action was protected by his constitutional right to free speech. Breeden was convicted oct. 23 of a Misdemeanour charge. The judge had re fused to allow him to Call Poindexter to testify at the trial. I m very pleased very pleased said Breeden who could have been sentenced to a year in prison and fined $5,000. Given the parameters of Justice that we have i think it was a fair  Breeden was allowed to postpone the Start of his sentence until 6 . Sunday so he would have time to cd Wood for his wife and two children who live with him in a Tepee in Needmore. Before the hearing monday about 120 supporters joined hands in front of the courthouse praying and passing around a soldering piece of Sweet Sage they said was used in american Indian Cere Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Nov. 25, 1947 the air Force stopped maj. Gen. Bennett e. Meyers retirement pay moved to recall his Deco rations and prepared court martial charges against him. Meyers was accused of reaping More than $131,000 from his undercover wartime connection with aviation electric corp. In Vandalia Ohio. 30 years ago today. Nov. 25, 1957 former counterspy Boris Morros revealed that a 1953 soviet secret police plot to assassinate Yugo Slavian communist president Tito had been cancelled Only 12 minutes before the appointed hour. 20 years ago today. Nov. 25, 1967 the cypriot government began a general mobilization and advised Reserve officers of the National guard to prepare for Active duty. To years ago today. Nov. 25, 1977 los Angeles police discovered a woman s nude body by a Highway apparently the 10th victim inless than a month of a Strangler Loose in the los Angeles suburbs