European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday january 10,1989 teachers Union Leader oks Calendar plan by Dave Walcza education writer Frankfurt West Germany a teachers Union Leader gave qualified approval monday to a proposed1989-90 overseas schools Calendar that Calls for classes to begin aug. 28, a monday and end june 14, a thurs Day. The Calendar sent to the school system s five re Gions in november would have teachers working 190 Days including 183 classroom Days one Day More than overseas education association president Jack Rollins would like. Our proposal was to reduce the Calendar by a Day but we probably won t get that " Rollins said in an interview. But we agree with the main  under the proposed department of defense dependents schools Calendar teachers would begin working aug. 22, giving them four Days to prepare for classes. Nov. 3, Jan. 29 and june 15 Are the other proposed teacher workdays without classes. Students and teachers would begin Winter vacation dec. 18 and resume classes Jan. 2. Spring recess would begin april 9 and end april 16, the Day after easter. Atlantic Region officials agreed with the proposed Calendar but Germany re Gion officials said they had f not budgeted for 190 teacher workdays and f would need an additional $1 million to fund the pro posed extra Day a Region spokesman said monday. In addition German Region officials Are concerned about the timing of Spring vacation since it includes West German holi Days when Many bus Drivers Are unavailable the Rollins spokesman said. Rollins arrived in West German monday for a five Day swing that includes stops at Stuttgart Ulm Augsburg Rhein main a Nurnberg and Vilseck. He plans to return to Washington to re sume contract negotiations with school system officials. Union and school officials Are still wrangling Over provisions of a new three year contract to replace on that expired in july 1988. Both parties Are bound by the old contract s provisions pending agreement on a new one. Rollins predicted that a new contract won t be completed until May or june and Only after Federal Media tors intervene. Among the sticking Points to be negotiated Are a Union request to include a definition of a teaching duty Day in the contract including separate provisions for elementary and secondary teachers. The Union is also pressing for a provision to offer locally hired teachers the same benefits Given those hired in the United states. Union negotiators also want the new contract to include household goods allowances of 18,000 pounds and More Liberal emergency leave Rollins said. Rollins plans to run for re election this Spring a president of the sea which represents teachers at overseas schools in the Atlantic Germany and Pacific regions. The Union also holds negotiation rights with school system officials in Washington. Joyce Holland and Jan Pepelnjak two Union Are directors in West Germany also have announced their candidacies. News updates gasoline prices drop los Angeles up Lowe seasonal demand a drop in whole Sale costs and heightened retail Sale Competition combined to push Gaso line prices Down a full cent in the first week of the new year an Oil Industry analyst said sunday. The National average Price of gallon of gasoline on Jan. 6 was 98.04 cents a cent lower than the Price dec. 16.the Price drop continued a downward plunge that followed Aprice Peak of 103.53 cents in a  Lundberg Survey found prices at self service stations where most gasoline is sold aver aged 87.81 cents for regular unleaded 104.08 cents for Premium unleaded and 84.41 cents for regu Lar  full service stations the aver age Price of a gallon of gasoline was118.24 cents for regular unleaded 129.69 for Premium unleaded and114.78 for regular leaded. Basque cease fire Madrid Spain up the armed Basque separatist Organiza Tion Eta declared a 15-Day unilateral tace sunday in its guerrilla War As a show of Good Faith for negotiations with the Central gov  a statement sent to a newspaper in Northern Spain s Basque re Gion Eta said the truce began at Midnight saturday and would continue Tor 15 , which stands for Basque Homeland and Freedom in the Basque language has killed Over 600 people mostly members of the Spanish Security forces. Broader controls Over smoking apply to Canadian forces Europe by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau. As the smoke from new year s fire works cleared in Europe last week a Ca Nadian government regulation Banning a different Type of smoke that from cigarettes took effect. As of Jan. 1, members of the Canadia forces and Canadian government civil ians no longer Are allowed to smoke any where in most government buildings including those located at the forces Jahrand Baden Solingen bases in West Ger Many. The Only Canadian forces Europe buildings exempt from the policy Are Liv ing quarters restaurants mess Halls recreational facilities and shelters intended to shield forces members from chemical attack said air Force it. Col. Bill car Ruthers the forces senior staff officer for personnel. The Canadian government announce the policy in late 1987, and 1988 served As an interim when building administrators could designate one room in a build ing As a smoking area. For canadians even those no longer exist under the new policy. German civilians working at Canad an military facilities remain unaffected by the policy although they still must use designated smoking areas if the smoke in government buildings. Carruthers said the chemical shelters will have designated smoking areas for canadians who May have to spend a Long time in them. During exercises of Long duration the people live in there and it becomes their quarters per be he said explaining the exception. A 1987 smoking Survey of All Canad an forces members found that 42 percent of forces personnel were smokers then compared to 52 percent in 1981. Despite the decline the percentage remained higher than the proportion of smokers among the Canadian population. Also the percentage of heavy smokers among All smokers in the forces Rose. Firebombing injures Soldier in s. Korea Seoul South Korea a a . Soldier was injured monday when a group of protesters hurled firebombs at a . Military base in the Southern City of Taegu police and . Authorities said. A . Military spokesman said the attackers hurled seven firebombs at Camp Henry 180 Miles South of Seoul. A . Soldier was slightly injured when a firebomb was hurled through the Windshield of the jeep he was driving the spokesman said. The firebomb did not explode but the Soldier was Cut by flying Glass he said. . Authorities said they did not know Why the base was attacked but the Camp and other american bases in South Korea have been attacked in recent months by Radical students demanding the withdrawal of . Troops. Police said monday s attack involved five or six youths who identified them selves in leaflets As patriotic students in  police reported no arrests. Police said the leaflets contained criticism of the recent . Downing of two libyan fighters in the Mediterranean sea. It was the second attack on Camp Henry in the past month. Radical students chanting anti-. Slogans firebombed the Camp on dec. 27,causing a Small fire at a building. The fire was quickly extinguished wit no injuries. Air Force completes is i fest of Trident Soldier who died in Accident identified Darmstadt West Germany . Officials on monday identified the 27-year-old Babenhausen Soldier killed in a traffic Accident last week. Sgt. Jimmie r. Phillips of Btry a 4thbn, 77th Field arty died wednesday when his car hit the rear of a Tow truck on an autobahn interchange near Frank Furt said Joe Hitt a Darmstadt military Community spokesman. Phillips was pronounced dead at the scene. Phillips is survived by his wife Diane Phillips of Tampa Fla., and his parents Cusby and Mary l. Phillips of fort White Fla. Cape canaveral Fla. Up Trident ii submarine missile was launched from a ground pad monday inthe 18th test of the powerful weapon sys tem and the third since a missile was deliberately blown up in september. The three stage $23.7 million missile blasted off from Cape canaveral at 5 52a.m., creating a Blue Green Streak As it shot through a foggy sky. The flight appeared Normal but a with All such test firings no details were provided other than a Brief statement of the air Force that said the test Wasa Success. . Navy spokeswoman Pat Hicks said the 44-foot-Long, 130,000-Pound missile was launched to an undisclosed location in the Atlantic Ocean. The 15th Trident ii flight sept. 19ended in failure when an air Force Range safety officer radioed self destruct com mands to the missile after it flew off course a Little More than a minute into its flight. It was the third Trident ii to be destroyed since testing began in january 1987. The first known failure in the Trident ii program occurred Jan. 21 when a mis Sile had to be destroyed shortly after third stage ignition because of a Mal function. The second failure occurred july 6 when the 13th missile in the series was blown up after a first stage malfunction. All american rockets including the manned space shuttle Are wired with explosives to blow them up in the event of major malfunctions thus preventing an errant vehicle from reaching populate areas. The Trident ii missiles built by lock heed missiles and space co., Are thought to be so accurate they can deliver a nuclear warhead to within about 400 feet Ofa target. The launching monday was the 18thin a series of at least 20 tests. Go Dies from wound received in argument Ingelheim West Germany a 21-year-old Soldier died saturday As re sult of a neck wound received during an argument with another Soldier outside an off base club in Ingelheim an 8th inf div spokesman said tuesday. Pfc. Joseph r. Seitz of Btry a 1st in 59th air defense arty in Wachenheim West Germany was pronounced dead about 1 30 . Saturday at the Wiesbaden air Force regional medical Center maj. Michael Maher said. Pvt 1 Darryl Morgan of cob 4th in 34th Armor in Mainz was charged with the murder and is being held in pretrial confinement at the military jail in Mann Heim Maher said. Seitz is survived by his parents William j. And Alice e. Seitz from St. Marys Kan. Arrangements for a memorial service on Friday have not been finalized