European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 4, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 3 a fireman inspects the remains of a a Lilu ring sphere which caused alarm when it appeared on inc Paris false alarm Lille Highway Nett pc mine France. Fearing Tzoc big aluminium Hall Max it be a radioactive soviet satellite that had fallen authorities closed inc i Hay for two hours. The object limed us to be a carnival device. Reunited mom daughter Haven t come off our Cloud mock ton. Mass. A a television talk show on missing children was inc catalyst that Ted to a reunion Between a Mother and her daughter who ran away a do i ii Yean ago Al age 17. I m so excited. We Haven t come off our Cloud  Edna Barron of Brockton said after being met by her daughter Audrey Lynn Thibault at the Airport in Norfolk va., saturday night. I saw a Blond head and i knew it was her Harron said. "1 threw my arms around her. I touched her face. It was very Leary but very  the iwo had not seen each of her since Barron dropped her daughter off at night school in Brockton on March 31, 1976. The teen Ager vanished without a Trace. I gave her a big of hug i cried and kissed her and told her i loved her Thi Bault said Afler the Airport reunion. Now i feet like i m a Hundred pounds lighter. I wish i had called her  that Call came to the Barron Home in Brockton on thursday. Earlier in the Day Thifault saw an Oprah Winfrey television program about missing Chil Dren and their families. "1 was watching the program and i decided to Call Thibault said from her nor Folk Home. Many times 1 had fell like Call ing but held myself Back. A lot of it was Pride on my part which was  Barron was preparing dinner for guests when inc Telephone rang. "1 was shocked she said. I partially Burnt the dinner but that s  Thibault and her husband of two years Robert Piltman met her Mother and of her family members from Massachusetts Al the Airport. She declined to explain Why she ran away or what she has been doing for the past 12 years saying thai s another Story and i d rather not discuss it. It s Between me and my Mother Barren said she has t questioned her daughter about her disappearance. Swiss decide to buy Al 8s Hern Switzerland up the Swiss govern ment monday decided in favor of inc . F-18 As the new combat Fighier for the country s air Force. Defense minister Arnold Koller said the government will seek approval from the Swiss parliament 10 buy 34 of the planes at a Cost of 3 billion Swiss francs s 1.91 billion. The necessary enlarging of Switzerland s at tack proof fighter and missile hangars dug deep into Alpine mountainsides will Cusi an addition Al 200 million francs s 127.4 million he said. Government officials were confident that parliament would approve the decision to replace the Curri it French Mirage 111 with the f-1s As Switzerland s main fighter. Killer said the f-18, built by Mcdonnell Douglas was belter suited to Swiss defense requirements than the rival f-l6 made by general dynamics. Prance s Mirage 2000 and Sweden s Saab Jas 39 Gripe 11 fighters were previously eliminated. Koller said the f-18 was considered to be around one third Superior to inc f-l6 under mountainous Swiss conditions because of sophisticated air to air missiles and cockpit elec tronic warfare and combat control equipment. The first eight plane Squadron off a 8s will be operational by the end of 1994, he said. Drivers in Hollywood go out on strike los Angeles a More than 2,000 Holly Wood Drivers went on strike monday after a weekend of negotiations with producers failed to Avert the entertainment Industry s second walkout this year an official said. We re going to be out a while i m sure of  Earl Bush Secretary Trca surer of teamsters local 399, said after talks broke off at 1 40 . They want us to strike. They want us to break inc Union As far As i m concerned. Members of the electricians labourers and plasterers unions also authorized strikes monday against the producers said Bush who estimated the number of workers on strike will total 3,300 to 3,500. There was no immedi ate answer at the offices of the of her three unions. The Hollywood plumbers Union the smallest of five crafts unions announced last week it would not strike Bush said inc teams Lars made several concessions but they were All rejected by the producers. Strikers were scheduled to target picketing monday Al two Sites the Santa Monica pier where Abc s Hunter is being filmed and at the Hollywood office of the show s producer Stephen j. Cannull. Federally mediated talks began Friday morning Fol lowing thursday s announcement that the Union had voted 1,441-196 to reject what the Alliance of motion picture and television producers said was its Las con tract offer. Both sides remained at the bargaining table for a series of talks during the weekend Al the Alliance s Headquarters in suburban Sherman Oaks. Sunday s session which began at 5 p.m., lasted More than eight hours Bush said. Bush has called the producers offer the worst con tract offer Ever made to a  producers spokesman Herb Steinberg had said previously that the strike by the 2,200 teams hers would not cup pc the film and television Industry which to just beginning to return to full Speed following inc 22 Wick strike by the writers Guild of America thai ended in August. The Drivers Are responsible for transporting every thing from stars to equipment and props to and from the sets said Union spokesman Mike Shepherd. Key issues dividing the two sides include overtime rules salaries and guidelines for inc making of non Union films some teams Lars Drivers arc being ask Edlo Lake a pay Cul from s16.61