European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 the stars and stripes Friday december 16,1988 hampers rescuers Moscow a frigid foggy weather and problems in the soviet sup ply line arc costing rescuers vital time i their race to Supply armenian Earth quake survivors with food Medicine an shelter. Health minister Yevgeny Chazov said60 More survivors had been pulled from wreckage in Northern Armenia but those rescued now face a danger of pneumonia and other illness caused by their expo sure to bad weather. He did not elaborate about those res cued and acknowledged inc chances of finding More survivors were dwindling but he told reporters that we cannot and will not abandon the search until we Clear All the ruins and All the  medical experts say it is already Toolate to help thousands of people trapped under rubble and urge that Relief Effort focus on the Hurt and homeless. Gennady i. Gerasimov foreign ministry spokesman said the latest death toll was 51000. The dec. 7 earthquake ted500,000 of the area s 700,000 people homeless. Flights Between Yerevan the Armeni an capital and the disaster area were delayed by rain Snow arid fog. The weather forecast was worsening anymore Snow and winds up to 45 Mph were expected Over the weekend. The survivors Are almost totally isolated in the cold said or. Bernard Sankikian after visiting Spitak a City destroyed by the quake. The communist youth  pravda quoted Copl Sergei Bob lev As saying in one Village that survivors Are dying from  at the Airport in Spitak a huge Quan Tity of goods desperately needed in the disaster areas has piled up the communist party newspaper pravda said. Airports in Armenia have been clogged with Relief traffic and two planes have crashed a soviet military transporting which 78 people died and a yugoslav military plane in which seven died. Strikes hit spam Greece Italy by the associated pres Spain s first general strike in 54 years shut Down major industries Public transportation and state offices wednesday while Public sector employee strike swept through Greece and a smaller action cancelled highly by Italy s stale run airlines the Spanish strike which led to sporadic violence and at least 30 arrests succeeded beyond our greatest expectations said Jose Manuel de la Parra spokesman for the socialist general workers Union which called the strike to protest govern ment austerity measures. Parra estimated that 7,8 million of the11.8 million employed spaniards stayed Offeh Job. The disputed policies of socialist prime minister Felipe Gonzalez govern ment have reduced inflation nine Points to 5,1 percent and led to a 5 percent annual growth rate. But they have Bee unable to make a Dent in Western Europe s highest unemployment rate of18.7 percent. In Greece meanwhile Public sector employees educators and Hospital staff walked out wednesday to protest the government s budget for next year. About 1,000 protesters Marche through the capital shouting slogans against the socialist government s j27billion budget the highest in the coun try s history with a projected deficit of$9.2 billion. The demonstrators marched through the Center of Athens to parliament where the budget is being de bated by the lawmakers. Most of the strikers demand inflation Plo from Page 1 Cord that we Lola Fly and absolutely renounce All forms of terrorism including individual  in response to a question he said i do expect and Hope that the United tales will drop its veto so that the mid dle East can be  israeli ambassador Moshe Arad said in an interview with the associate press thai he did not detect anything new in what Arafat Laid wednesday. He said he hoped the . Decision would not Lead to recognition of the  am disappointed by this decision Arad said. I am not trying to minimize that. Bul on the Oiher. Hand i think we should keep a perspective on the Overall relationship Between the two  Arad said Arafat s remarks at a Geneva news conference do not supersede the Plo s covenant Whirt Calls for Israel s destruction. Ij.-. James Zogby executive director of Theara american Institute hailed the . Decision calling an important step the dialogue should thro into Sharp Relief the failure of Israel to say yes to thievery issues that Toje Plo has now acceded to. Our Hope is Tut the dialogue is productive and that peas is now possible. Or. George , director of mid dle East affairs of the american jewish committee called on the United slates to insist that the Flo match words with deeds. Specifically we Call upon them trend their attacks on israeli civilians and All other forms of terrorism. And for Mally to change the Plo s Charier which Stilt Calls for Trie dissolution of . Richard Lugar a and a member of the Senate foreign relations commit Lee said in a statement that the opening offered by Arafat l statements May be Blind Alley but an Alley Worth treading with eyes open. This dialogue in no Way mitigates our steadfast support of Israel. But i Hope Israel will at least be Willingto informally acknowledge this process As a worthy  indexed salary increases and higher Basic salaries inflation is expected to reach is percent this year. Some Public transportation and ministerial services were hampered As state engineers staged a strike Anil employees of municipalities in and around the Capi Tal began a six Day walkout. Official asked the Public to refrain from putting out their garbage until the strike ended. And in Rome a italia airlines can celeb 28 National and six International lights wednesday due to a strike by pilots the pilots said they will strike for two hours daily through Friday to protest the Lack of Progress in talks Between Union representatives and the state run airline. Negotiations Between the pilots an the airline Center around salary disputes. Employee shoots 3 in Post office new Orleans a apostal employee armed with a Shotgun walked into the main Post office in new Orleans wednesday night shot three people and Holdup in the building possibly with hostages police . Yvonne Bechet said the worker was apparently disgruntled with his family lift she did not identify the Man or elaborate on her comments. To was going to mail this Box or stuff i have and the Security guard came Down. He was real excited said a witness Pat Wingerter of new Orleans. The guard was screaming there s a Guy with a ganl"1 two patients were at Tulane medical Center and a third was taken to Charity Hospital a Tulane spokesman said. I Don t think anybody is Hurt real bad at the present Lime said or. Norman Mcswain a police surgeon. "1 know nobody has any life threatening  said an undetermined number of postal employees were still inside the building bul it was not known if they were being held hostage or hiding. The Fri was in charge of the situation because the Post office is Federal property. Policemen sentenced in a pig Case Ramstein a West Germany 2 to seven Days confinement and was awol is in jail and ordered to forfeits a four air forces Unity police "  1vr,.i.T.mr.nt ,20,was convicted Nini so on three counts of wrongful use and of count of posses Sion Cruz was ordered tit forfeit 1447 a month for four months Narf sentenced to four months confinement. A airman 1st class Timothy a Helm,22, was found guilty nov. 23 on three counts of wrongful use and one count of Possession. He was sentenced to three Mem for the men assigned to the 567thsecurity police so at Ramstein included demotion to airman Basic Fine and the jail terms which will Kcf served at the army confinement facility in Mann Heim. In in the most recent conviction. Airman1st class Vincent e. Evans 21, was found guilty of three counts of wrongful Fia shish. Euse of h Evans was sentenced dec. Fire halts . Subway new York a a fire believe to have been started by squatters living in the grand Central subway station stopped Rush hour service Tor an hour wednesday morning and inconvenienced an estimated 125.000 riders. The fire burned rubbish and generate thick smoke in an unused circuit breaker room in the station in Midtown manhat Tan said John Mulligan a fire depart ment spokesman. Gay from Page 1 Pean edition said he bclicv�4here is valid reason to keep a Milita com Mander As editor. A. The principal reason is it s a  to begin with Cook said. One of my specific responsibilities is tomake sure that the organization is Capa ble of going to War. There Are a Large number of journalists who come from the civilian Media to provide profession Al  a  the congressional report also recommended changes in ambiguous policy guidelines which Lead to interpretation that the newspapers Arp prohibited from conducting investigative reporting. The Gao Rocfort recommends that the guidelines state that investigative report ing is allowed. The panel of journalists noted in it report that much of what a reporter does each Day involves investigation it also said current guidance allows Mili tary personnel to bring on interview an the Story to a screeching halt simply by accusing the reporter of engaging in investigative reporting the Dod responded that investigative reporting can t be made a part the stars and stripes Mission be Cauthe newspapers Are not an investigative function within the military Fourn Unity they Are a reporting  leg a problems quota arise through in  reporting because staff Mem Bers a show rement employees Are  any wrongdoing to appropriate authorities Dod said. Cook said the be of investigative journalism is one of the More difficult areas to Deal with and or Obat should be very carefully reviewed is Ninny because of the fact that it could be Wiscons   to. A Basic problem is producing a Goa definition of investigative reporting he said. Our identities As government employees put a slightly different cast on what we do and that needs to be Stu died Montgomery said he was disappointed with the panel s findings and cited flaws in ils Vahi one  was their definition of cent pump which was Defi Nedas Kilinc or shortening stories far any reason