European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 5,1988 the stars and strip / Page 3 a Soldier Aims a demonstration stinger missile while other soldiers ret together dining Maneu vers in Sardinia. 3-naf/on Force storms ashore in Sardinia Capo Eulada Sardinia a three nation 1,600-Mcmbcr Force took the Beach last month As part ofes Erciso display determination 88. The Maneu vers a testing of nato s Southern flank Are part of the autumn forge exercises held yearly. The first amphibious operation of display determination involved members of the italian san Marco tac group portuguese Fusilero and the 24lh . Marine expeditionary unit. The Navy s amphibious transport Dock Nashville also took part. Forces hit the Beach in Landing Craft that also transported tracks artillery helicopters and amphibious assault Craft. Once ashore troops tested a variety of skills including tracking targets with a Demon Starlion stinger missile. Display determination began sept. 18 and was scheduled to end tuesday. It involved about 12,000 troops from the United slates France Italy Portugal and Turkey combining sea air and ground Maneu vers. Reunited mom daughter Haven t come off our Cloud Brockton mass. A a. Television talk show on missing children was the catalyst that led to a reunion Between a Mother and her daughter who ran away a dozen years ago at age 17. I m so excited. We Haven t come off our Cloud yet Edna Barren of Brockton said after being Mcl by her daughter Audrey Lynne Thibault a. The Airport in Norfolk va., saturday night. "1 saw a Blond head and i knew it was her Barren said. I threw my arms around her. I touched her face. It was very teary but very  two had nol seen each other since Barren dropped her Daugh Ter off at night school in Brockton on March 31, 1976.the teen Ager vanished without a Trace. "1 gave her a big of hug i cried and kissed her and told her i loved  Thi Bault said after the Airport reunion. Now 1 tet like i m a Hundred pounds lighter. 1 wish i had called her  Call came to the Barren Home in Brockton on thursday. Earlier in the Day Thibault saw an Oprah Winfrey television program about missing Chil Dren and their families. I was watching the program and i decided to Call Thibault said from her nor dinner but that s a a. Thibault Ait her husband of two years Robert Piltman met her motherland Ouw family members from Massachusetts at the air Ortho declined to explain Why she ran Folk Home. Many limes 1 had Felt like cake away or what she has been doing for the  if. P As 12 years saying thais Ano Thering but held myself Back. A lot of it was in icon my part which was stupid Barren was preparing dinner for guests when the Telephone run g. I was shocked she said. "1 partially Burnt the Story and i d rather nol discuss it. It s Between me and my Mother Barren said she has t questioned her daughter about her disappearance. Swiss decide to buy f-18s, Bern Switzerland up1 the Swiss govern ment monday decided in favor of the . F-18 Ashe new combat tighter for the country Sair Force. Defense minister Arnold Koller said the government will seek approval from the Swiss parliament to buy 34 of the planes at a Cost of 3billion Swiss francs si.91 billion. The necessary enlarging of Switzerland s at tack proof fighter and missile hangars dug deep into Alpine mountainsides will Cost an addition Al 200 million francs is 27.4 million he said. Government officials were confident that parliament would approve the decision to replace the current French Mirage 111 with the f-18 As Switzerland s main fighter. Koller said the of is. Built by Mcdonnell Douglas was better suited to Swiss defense requirements than the rival f-16 made by general dynamics. France s Mirage 2000 and Sweden s Saab Jas 39 Gripe fighters were previously Limio arled. Koller said the f-18 was considered to be around one third Superior to lh�f-16 under mountainous Swiss  of sophisticated air to air missiles and cockpit elec tronic warfare and  equipment. The first eight plane Squadron of f-l8s will be operational by the end of 1994, he said. Drivers in Hollywood go out on strike los Angeles a More than12,000 Holly Wood Drivers went on strike monday after a weekend of negotiations with producers failed to Avert the entertainment Industry s second a fallout this year an official said we re going to be out a while i m sure of that Earl Bush Secretary treasurer of teamsters local 399, said after talks Brooki Ritat 1 40 . They want us to strike. They want us to break the Union As far As i m  members of the electricians labourers and plasterers unions also authorized strikes monday against the producers said Bush who estimated the Tii Imber of workers on strike will total 3,300 to 3,500. There was no immedi. At answer at the offices of the other three unions. / the Hollywood plumbers Union the smallest of five crafts unions announced last week it would not strike. Bush said the teamsters made several concessions but they were All rejected by the producers. Strikers were scheduled to target picketing monday at two Sites the Santa Monica pier where abcs Hunter is being filmed and at the Hollywood office of the show s producer Stephen j. Canned. 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 last con tract offer. Both sides remained at the bargaining table for a series of talks during the weekend at the Alliance s Headquarters in suburban Sherman Oaks. Sunday 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 10 a  producers spokesman Herb Steinberg had said previously that the strike by the 2,200 teamsters would nol cripple the film and television Industry which is just beginning to return to full Speed following the 22 week strike by the writers Guild of America that ended in August. The Drivers arc 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 the making of non Union films. Some teamsters Drivers arc being asked to take a pay Cut from $16.61 to $14 per hour Well strike until we can gel a settlement we can " Bush said following the vote. The producers have said their terms Are final and there is no room for further negotiations. They con tend the pay Fuis Are necessary if production costs in Hollywood Armp remain competitive. We have trained Drivers and we re ready to continue production under any circumstances Steinberg said previously. "1 Don t think it will have any Impact on production. The studios arc very Well