European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes saturday August 20, 1988 observer teams moving into place As peace begins Baghdad Iraq a hundreds of . Observers moved into position for a cease fire saturday morning that will bring at least a temporary halt to an 8-year-old War that has Cost Iran and Iraq More than a million casualties. Women dressed in Bayas the traditional Arab Robes sprinkled Rose petals on the men in Blue berets As their Convoy left Baghdad. Their posts were on the 730 Miles of Border that begins in the Southern Marshlands and snakes North to the rugged mountains of Kurdistan. Iran continued 19 question Iraq s motives. Hashemi a Sfanjani parliament speaker and military commander said the iraqis May not want peace but will find Iran much stronger if they renew the War. Iraq s general command exhorted the nation and All arabs to express Joy and celebrate the Victory achieved by Iraq s sons when the cease fire takes effect at 7 . On saturday. Walesa Calls for strike if Union remains outlawed Warsaw Poland a Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa on Friday threatened a strike next week at the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk if the government refuses demands of thousands of striking Coal miners and dockworkers to legalize his outlawed Union. Strikes spread Friday to at least one More mine in the economically vital Coal Fields of Silesia in South Ern Poland bringing to six the number of strikes confirmed by both workers and mining officials. Meanwhile Streetcar Drivers joined striking bus Drivers in the Baltic coast City of Szczecin where dockworkers have paralysed Poland s Sec Ond busiest port since wednesday. The government condemned the strikes Asil Legal and warned they Are disrupting safety maintenance at the mines allowing potentially explosive methane Gas to build up. Officials also stressed the strikes Cost. Since tuesday Poland has lost 110,000 tons of Coal production Worth $5.5 million said Antuni Pilny a spokesman for the Jas Krzebie area min ing authority. The port strike costs 100 million zlotys about $222,000 a Day the state run news service Pap  miners were told Over loudspeakers at the mines they could be fired if they did not return to work Friday but they ignored the warning. Although dozens of big police troop vans moved into the area around Jas Krzebie the Center of the labor unrest there were no signs of immediate plans to end the strikes by Force. Terror on a bus two Bank robbers hold bus passengers at gunpoint i Bremen West Germany a few hours before a bloody two Day hostage drama came to an end on a stretch of autobahn near Bonn. The bandits Dieter Degowski left and Hans Jurgen r5ssner we recaptured by police in a shootout. The Young woman hostage at right was killed by a Bullet believed to be from Degowski s gun. See Story on Page 8. Crew from Page 1 decision to fire two Standard missiles at the Airbus. Even cumulatively they do not change the picture in a decisive Way said Crowe. Our past experience in the Gulf the intelligence available to the ship and the rules of engagement All supported such a judgment by the ship s Captain Crowe said. I believe that Given the operating environment capt. Rogers acted reasonably and did what his nation expected of him in defense of his ship and Crew Crowe said. The main rec9mmendation of the investigation was that no disciplinary action should be taken against any . Naval personnel associated with this Inci Dent said Crowe. Despite some shifts the findings of the final report largely were consistent with the Pentagon statements on july 3 in emphasizing the stressful combat Environ ment in which Rogers and his Crew operated. The report offered a wealth of new detail the offi cers in the command and control Center could hear gunfire from the surface Battle outside including the noise of bullets pinging off the Metal Hull the ship was heeling at a 32-degree Angle As the Airliner approached making it difficult for the men to stand causing objects to fall off Flat surfaces and lights to Flicker. In All Carlucci said Rogers faced a series of prob lems he could not control or discount in the seven minutes Between the plane s departure from an iranian Field and the destruction of the Airbus. Crowe Laid much of the blame for the tragedy on Iran. An examination of the events on 3 july leads quickly to the conclusion that Iran must share responsibility for the tragedy and the investigation so found he  any measure it was unconscionable to ignore the repeated warnings of the United states and permit an Airliner to take off from a joint military civilian Airfield and Fly directly into the midst of a surface action in the Strait of Hormuz which the iranians themselves had initiated he said. The report exonerated the sophisticated Aegis radar and tracking system aboard the Vincennes one of the Navy s much lauded Ticonderoga class guided missile cruisers. Liquor from Page 1 Force at least initially voiced misgivings Over the proposal while Usa eur steadfastly opposed it particularly if it did not include an inventory buy out. In the Wake of the Transfer negotiations Congress has accused Federal and military class i employees of illegal lobbying according to congressional aides and the army s legislative Liaison. It was quite evident that certain elements of the class i agencies in Europe were lobbying Congress to Stop the Transfer of these stores to the military exchanges said a congressional source. The lobbying was very intense by Calls to liquor companies Calls to wineries Calls and also letters and personal visits made to Industry asking them to help Stop what the House armed services committee was trying to  a recurring general provision in an Nual defense spending Bills prohibits the use of appropriated funds for lobbying Congress. This would include using government telephones typing letters on government typewriters lobbying during work time and so Forth. House and Senate sources said the class i lobbyists used appropriated funds in their lobbying efforts including the hiring of a Legal firm. Army Legal authorities would not com ment on the Issue. But one military Law yer who did not want to be identified said he believed Federal workers have the right to mount lobbying efforts and cited the existence of Federal employee unions. The congressional source said the lobbying would be investigated. The army would neither confirm nor deny any such investigation. Congressional and army sources Rea son that cozy relationships have evolved Between the current liquor buy ers and distributors leading to the organized opposition. Customers also appeared to oppose the proposed change according to one class i official. After the initial reports of the switch to cafes management the official said nearly 1,000 comment forms were received Over a period of a couple of weeks the vast majority against a change. And several employees apparently fearful of major layoffs at the army and air Force class i Headquarters in Europe wrote to newspapers and some members of Congress questioning the data used to justify the Transfer and whether cafes should even be in the liquor business. Nevertheless in ordering the Transfer of the army stores Marsh said other activities related to the service s morale welfare and recreation fund also would be studied for possible transfers. Contributing to this report staff writer Charlie Bowden in Munich West Germany shifts of other mar activities studied Washington the Transfer of the army s liquor stores to the Exchange system this fall May be quickly followed by changes in the Way other activities under the service s morale welfare an recreation funds Are run. After the class i liquor stores Transfer we want in the next 30 Days to develop plans for the Transfer of each mar Revenue generating activity said Judy Miller Deputy assistant Secretary of the army for personnel matters. This will include Bowling centers tour an travel food outlets marinas resale stores and enlisted clubs Community clubs officer clubs Golf courses and other  mar related activities All contribute a portion of the funds they generate Backoo the service. Under the system pro posed by the House armed service committee and agreed to by the Penta gon businesses and activities either would be centralized such As the liquor stores under cafes or would have de Pend on customer support without fund ing from mar. There is no separate organization watching Over the Soldier s Money Miller said. That s Why the Secretary of the army wants to make sure that when we spend the Serviceman s dollars that it is a service the Serviceman wants and will utilize and will support. And we see no need to continue to support activities with the soldiers Dol Lars collectively that the soldiers do  the liquor stores will come under Afes control oct. 1. But the other activities Miller said won t necessarily be handed Over to cafes which May not even want some of these activities the other transfers could involve con tracts to private companies that would replace government supported programs. Along with centralization and privatization of services the army anticipates lower costs in Many cases Miller said. This is the soldiers Money. It in somebody else s Money she said. And they deserve to have their Money utilized. Efficiently and  William Bartman