European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 16, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 of alms to be the pea Uma of tug of War Brownsville Ore. A some local folks  they be figured out How to give Brownsville a liitle More pull. They Irving to pin National at Tention by promoting the town s an Nual tug of War. Mike Worthing chairman of the unnamed tug of War Assoc Ailinn said the group would like to attract nation Al sponsors fur teams find set up a statewide tug of War circuit. Look  Ami wrestling did for  Worthing said. Referring to inc California Community that hosts the National Arm wrestling championships. Brownsville could become the Petaluma of  the association got City Council approval last week to install Perma nent Wood and Concrete lug ramps in inc City Park. The ramps will replace temporary ones set up on the Calapooia River Hank each year for the Competition. Chrysler oks $26 St. Louis Ai j Chrysler motors corp. Pleaded no contest monday to fed Crail charges Hal  several thousand vehicles As new even though they had been driven by company employees with she odometers disconnected. The company agreed to pay More than i million to owners of the vehicles As part of a settlement of current Anil Poten tial claw action lawsuits. The automaker also extended the warranties of the cars inn Lvcy at a com of More than j9 million bringing llu1 Over All Cost of the settlement to More than $2ft million said Missouri attorney general William l. Webster Lead negotiator in the Case for the National association of attorneys general. The settlement Calls for Chrysler r to pay at least j5cx each to the owners of about 32,000 vehicles Hal have been identified As having been part of what Hie company Eal led its Quality Assurance program. Thai pro Gram involved company employees taking vehicles Home  them Lic fore ship Ping i hem to dealers. This settlement Campha sirs our deter pleads no contest million settlement Mina Tion to he More than fair with these customers Chrysler motors said in a statement. We want their Trust and Confidence in hrs Mcrand its  As part of the sctt lenient. The government dropped charges against Chrysler cd ecu lives Allen f. Scud Derand Frankj. O Reilly who managed the plants at which the car involved were made said . Attorney Thomas e. Dilim Cir they were charged with conspiring to commit fraud. Chrysler the Nal irm s no. .1 automaker entered the Nimzin Lisl plea As the Case was scheduled logo to trial monday in . District court it had pleaded innocent shortly after the indictment was returned in june. We have already said that testing of cars with odometers disconnected was  Chrysler said it makes no sense to go to trial to defend thai  under the plea. Chrysler motors Chrys Ler c Orp s automotive subsidiary neither contested nor admitted to the criminal charges in the 16-count indictment. The plea leaves the com Pany subject to Sti it fines. An investigation began in Lale 1985 when Missouri troopers noticed odometers were not functioning on some cars they stopped for speeding. The indictment accused Chrysler of defrauding dealers and i he Public by disconnecting odometers on millions of new cars used by company department Heads since i m1and later Selling them As new. The indictment alleged Ilia m fax vehicles manufactured at Chrysler s Wen plants in inc i Ini cd states and two in Canada had Iligir odometers disconnected As Illey came off the Assembly lines Between july i ii5 Andux com Crim. Cani Rucks and vans were driven by company department Heads from Days to weeks Ai a Lime the indictment said. Will Meier said Al the time of the indictment that unregistered mileage varied from in i no Miles. The indictment also said  in several instances vehicles were inn Lvcy in Acci dents so severe their frames were Bent. The company made cosmetic repairs did not fix the frames and sold the vehicles without sell ing customers of their True condition the government alleged. American express Una mused by condom spoof new York a american express sued a Manhattan Novelty concern monday Over a condom equipped spoof of its famous credit card that advises never leave Home without  in amused american express claims trademark infringement and seeks unspecified damages in a civil Suil filed at Federal court in Manhattan. At Issue is a cardboard facsimile of the american express card Complete with Gladiator s head logo and either the words America express or Amelica sex  the Novelty card opens to display a condom tucked in a pocket and the admonition about leaving Home without it. In court papers american express claimed association of its distinctive Green credit card and Don t leave Home without i slogan with slay products sold in places dealing in sexually explicit articles. Is Likely to injure its he siness reputation but Jerry Wislosky jr., one of the defendants named in the lawsuit claimed it was a cute Little Novelty  a taking Steps real estate Developer John o. Vartan is taking Steps to attract people to Ime of his new buildings in Down town Llor Risburg a. Vanitan bought a 27-foot Sec Tion of the original Eiffel Tower staircase and plans to display it in the building s lobby. Vartan would t say How much he paid fur the Steps. Us to Lay off several Hundred Chicago api us corp. Announced it ii Dis missing several Hundred salaried employees As part of a Cost reduction program. The company refused to say How Many would lose their jobs bul said in a statement that the dismissals will begin this month and will affect employees in Chicago and other locations throughout the country1." we know he Many. Bul publicly we re Only saying several Hundred us spokesman Paul Culli Tii said. The company said the dismissals will reduce Over head by $2j million starting in Visti. Employees who lose their jobs will be offered a special Severance pro Gram that will Cost log $8 million and will he charged against fourth Quarter 1987 profits the company said. Chicago based us is a holding company Unise largest subsidiary is United slates Gypsum in. A  Gypsum Wallboard and other hewing products. Nevertheless. American repress got . District judge Charles Haingl to Issue a temporary restraining order against further Sale of the cards and scheduled a hearing on the matter for be i monday. Named As defendants in the lawsuit were Vira approved laboratories corp. And a subsidiary Holly Wood creations co both of Manhattan Wisosky Hollywood s vice president Kalpac Ltd. Of Oak Park Mich. And Mast a inner National corp., also of Man Hattan. Bush says he does t fully Trust Gorbachev new York not vice president George Bush declared monday that lie docs not yet fully Trust the soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev. Speaking in some 500 new yorkers in had paid $1.000 each for a fund raising lunch. Bush praised Gorbachev As a gregarious stylistic Alty different politician. Hut Tii Trust him More when 30.000or 20  jews arc out of the soviet i Inion Bush told his Audi ence of businessmen and be publican politicians. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago . 16, 1947 the big four foreign ministers conference failed Afler three weeks Effort to unify Ger Many and restore austrian Independence. Secretary of stale George c. Marshall bluntly blamed the collapse on the soviet Union. 30 years ago today. Dec. 16, 1957 or worn her von Braun proposed that the United states it up a National space Agency with goals of gelling a Man into space in five years and launching space Pla Formin 10 years. 20 years ago today. Dec. 16. L%7 the greek military regime asked archbishop Leron Mosio negotiate King Constantine s return to the greek throne. The archbishop was to Fly to Rome to meet the King if foreign minister Hanayo tis Pip Melis failed to reach an agreement with con Stan line. To years ago foday. Dec. 16, 1977 president Carter said he would personally relay any fair and balanced Mideast peace proposals from israeli prime minister Menahem begin directly to egyptian resident Anwar Sadat