European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 23 the stars and stripes saturday Jura 18,19bs news briefs. Housing starts plunge in largest drop in 5 months wa3iungton a housing  percent in May the steepest drop in five Motif rfcs the government said  coins circe department said the drop dragged Consi fiction activity Down to a season ally adjusted Simual rate of 1.38 million units in May the lowest Ibel since january when 2,000fewer units Wen Whin. L was the steeped drop since december when starts plunged 15.8 pent. They had fallen again in january by 1.2 a a cell a crore posting increases of 9.9 percent 0.7 percent id 3.1 percent in february March and april  huge May decline us feed analysts who had been expecting Only a fled est decline be cause of rising mortgage  r h." ,ij9�ear i mortgage climbed from 10.05 percent at Chi Art of april to 10.58 percent at the end of May wording tothe Federal Home loan mortgage up. They cased slightly in the firs weeks of june however some analysis had said the l. Popularity of adjustable rate mortgage curb the effect or rising Long term rates i. Crease of a half percentage Point from 10.0 a cent to 10.5 percent would boost a Home buyer monthly payment on a 30-year, $100,000 Mort Gage by about $37. Special cargo ship in Gulf to carry Roberts to . Manama Bahrain a a specially built dutch cargo ship is in the persian Gulf to trans port he mine damaged . Navy s guided mis Sile frigate Samuel i Roberts Back to the United Stales this month . Military official Dis closed Friday. The mighty servant 2, a 25,743-ton sem submersible cargo ship was escorted into the Gulf tuesday and went to Dubai where the Rob erts is dry docked. The 3,600-Lon frigate has been undergoing preliminary repairs in Dubai since it struck a mine in the Central Gulf on april 14. Ten Mem Bers of is Crew were injured in the blast . Officers have credited other crewmen with saving them and the ship itself after the mine Laid by Iran blew a 22-fool Gash in the  said it would be taken to its Home port at Newport . Navy officials said earlier that the2-Ycar-old ship would be returned to the Bath Iron works in Bath Maine where it was built for final repairs. Baker subordinate says hell leave at month s end Washington Nytz Thomas c. Gris com director of White House communications and planning submitted his resignation effective june 30, a Day before his immediate Superior Howard h. Baker jr., is scheduled to leave Schief of staff. Griscom will be succeeded by Man Maseng former White House speechwriter and director of Public Liaison who left the Reagan administration last year to work for sen. Bob Dole s unsuccessful Republican presidential  departure or Griscom a 38-year-old tennessean had been expected. He is considering number of options among them an executive Posi Tion with an insurance company in Chattanooga Poland s new military oath omits reference to soviets Warsaw Poland a the parliament fonday unanimously adopted a new polish Mili tary oath that removes a reference to serving Inan Alliance with the soviet Union. The new oath was recommended by he govern ment and Poland s National defense ministry. The government has said the change would not affect relations with the soviets. An outlawed opposition peace group Freedom and peace had Long criticized the previous oath charging it represented an affront to polish  now military inductees promised to guard peace in brotherly Alliance with the soviet army and other Allied  the new oath contains no reference to the soviet Union an the inductee promises Only to guard peace in the brotherhood of arms with the Allied  Iraklion As strike hampers deliveries of vital supplies Iraklion Crete a 4-Wcek-old strike by 250greek Union members against the Iraklion air station maintenance contractor has severely curtailed deliveries of food fuel water and mail to the base officials said fonday night greek courts have ruled the strike Legal but a news release by u5afe Headquarters said informed us sources believe that interference with the full Access to the base violates bilateral agreements Between the unite states and  officials would not elaborate on the  strike members of one of three unions rep resented on base Are demanding a is percent wage hike from their employer Pacific architects and engineers the contractor provides the base with driven for trans por tation of goods and operate the base Power water and sewage plants. It also provides Basic civil engineering functions. The strikers have prevented military Drivers Here fro driving government vehicles off base since they Are viewed As strike Breakers the news release said. Regular deliveries to the commissary and Post office and off base water deliveries have been  a meeting wednesday night strike sealed All Access to the installation until thursday afternoon denying Entrance to people not in uniform and blocking Access id All  vehicles were allowed in Friday although govern ment vehicles had been denied Access earlier in we strike. There Are 2,236 services numbers assigned to  of those live off Baa. Because of the delivery problems caused by the strike some items at the base commissary have been rationed. Water pumping capacity from off base Wells has been cutin half forcing water to be rationed the statement said. Volunteers have been transporting mail to and from the civilian Airport tothe base. Military members from other Safe bases arc on temporary duty at Iraklion to assist in keeping operations running the release  Cooks waiters janitors and Kitchen help Are among the strike. The base dining facility is under Reno vation and club managers Servie members temporary duty personnel and red Cross volunteers Are keeping the consolidated open mess running for base personnel col. Bob Holm than air station commander said the base takes no position on the strike. In our View this is a matter to be settled among the parties  statement by 16th air Force commander maj. Gen. . Harpe at Torrejon a Spain said officials arc concerned by the strike and watching it closely. I certainly Hope that a solution is reached soon be tween the greek government the contractor and the greek Union members Haic said. Meanwhile i a extremely proud of the Way the Iraklion Community and augmented have demonstrated that there is a Way to get the Job done despite the strike and associated Inco Nve  probe from Page 1 & Whitney division plus a trip to his Home stale of Florida to Visil Pratt & Whitney. In addition a Dpi review of Federal election com Mission records showed that Chappell s 1988 re elec Tion Campaign committee has received at least $92,300in contributions from defense contractors political action committees in the lost four Yean. Chappell could not be reached for comment but be said through spokeswoman Kay Thomas that the re ports he is under investigation Are  he said through Thomas that he and other commit tee members receive no confidential information that would be of value to military contractors come to congressmen As far As i  Dyson s financial disclosure statement for 19s7 showed that he accepted $9,000 in Honor aria fro military contractors. Meanwhile a newly disclosed Federal search warrant showed thai former assistant Navy Secretary Melvyn Paisley a Central figure in the Stilt emerging so Shoal tunnelled classified or secret defense data to the Mcdonnell Douglas corp. To help the company sell in f-18 and advanced tactical fighter planes the scheme involves the illegal disclosure of information and the exertion of influence with respect to department of defense contracts the warrant  information disclosed often is provided by government employees receiving bribes or gratuities officials speaking on the condition of anonymity said the Justice department acting after Telephone wiretaps of Industry consultants served about 275 subpoenas and 38 search warrants on defense contractor and individual this week in the nationwide investigation. Companies subpoenaed for records include Mcdon Nell Douglas Northrop United technologies the Loral corp., Litton industries and  general Edwin Meese told reporters at the Justice department he was hopeful Alt indictments in therase will be completed within the next 30 to 90  rowdies from Page 1 Frankfurt. They aimlessly attacked people for no reason an fought with police who were summoned to Stop the violence a police spokesman said. About 200 police of the 1,200 assigned to keep order at saturday s match against the soviet Union were called out to Deal with the unruly English fans. Saturday s Frankfurt future is England s last match of the tournament after defeats against the Republic of Ireland and Holland ruled out any Chance of qualifying for the Semlin als. Authorities in Frankfurt Are prepared for a hot saturday bearing in mind the violence in the Rhine land City of dts Meldorf before and after wednesday match Between England and Holland when Soi fans were  City opened five gymnasiums to provide sleep ing quarters for fans unable to find hotels. This was designed to keep Drunken visitors from wandering around the streets All  City s association of hotel and restaurant own ers taking the Cue from Dusseldorf ban. Recommended that drinking spots where English fans might congregate should close for the  brothels some of them Legal Othen not might close. As soon As any violence begins my houses will close said the manager of three Brothel in the area around the main  riots involving Drunken English fans some sporting shaven Heads heavy boots and tattoos infuriated British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Her government said thursday it would seek travel restrictions ways of limiting alcohol Sale and belter police coordination to Deal with violent fans. More than 200 English soccer rowdies have been detained in West Germany in the last week. Fest from Page 1 enough Money to build a larger statue and Ai in Cleveland to raise Eno museum i Robb Jackson came to the exposition with Sta Fleet a National organization dedicated to the much syndicated television show Star  but Don t can him trekkie. Trekles Are More fanatical we prefer to consider ourselves trekkers said Jackson. He works As a police officer for Clinton township when he in t wearing his uniform As Sia Fleet Deputy commander of the Ohio Region s Marine division. It s a u Lyle insanity that keeps me sane said  White of Athens Ohio a founder of Ibe soul Eastern Ohio science fiction society said he look Lime of from his Job at the Kroger co. To attend the exposition. He said he particularly likes Rote playing games and "dr.who," the mysterious British time lord with two hearts seen in 38 countries on  exposition ends sunday with reruns of super Man television shows