European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday january 29,1989 Twa must pay attendants it replaced in 1986 strike Chicago a trans world airlines is liable for civil damages to 3,000 former flight attendants who were replaced when they went on strike in 1986, Federal judge has ruled. We re ecstatic the plaintiffs attorney Rober Balfour. Said Friday. With . District judge Liana Rovner s ruling thursday the stage was set for a hearing on damages. Balfour said attorneys for both sides would meet with Rovner on wednesday to discuss a hearing Date. Twa officials could not be reached for comment. A 1986 class action lawsuit by flight attendant seeks $80 million from the airline contending Twa hindered their efforts to find work with other carriers during and after a 1986 strike. The judge ruled against the lawsuit s request for both compensatory and punitive damages saying Only a compensatory award could be sought Balfour said. More than 5,700 members of new York based inde pendent federation of flight attendants struck Twa uplifting form two youngsters with their father Admire the great form of the sculpture titled uplift in downtown Vail colo., by local artist Susan Grant Raymond. The Alpine skiing world championships beginning sunday Are drawing visitors and competitors fro mall Over the world to the famous ski resort. On feb. 13, 1986, and were told their jobs would refilled by others. Under the airline deregulation act of 1978, fur touched or fired workers with at least four years experience must be Given preference Over newcomers brother carriers. The Law required Twa to give the strik ing attendants letters certifying that they had such experience and were eligible for first consideration by other airlines. The flight attendants lawsuit contends Twa re fused to Issue such letters to strikers on grounds the move would jeopardize their Twa jobs. It says the airline also refused to advise the attendants they were eligible for preferential hiring. Twa maintained that stance when the strike was Over the lawsuit says. When no contract agreement was reached wit Htwa by May 17, 1986, the Union made an unconditional offer to return to work. But just 197 of the strikers got their jobs Back. Nearly 1,300 attendants crossed picket lines Accord ing to court records. Man seeks right to allow abortion for wife in coma Mineola . A a Man has asked a court to appoint him guardian of his comatose wife so he can authorize an abortion to help save her life. Martin Klein 34, of upper Brookville said in papers filed in the state supreme court that doctors told him that his wife Nancy 32, would have a better Chance of recovery if the pregnancy were terminated. The woman who is 16 weeks pregnant has been in a coma and on a Respirator since she was injured in a car Accident dec. 12. The kleins have a 3-year-old daughter. Supreme court Justice John Burke signed an order requiring North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset the state attorney general and the Nas Sau county District attorney to show Why Klein should not be appointed guardian. Legal experts said the Case is unusual. It is a very complicated sensitive medical and ethical question said Andrew Schepard a family Law professor at Hofstra University Law school in Hempstead. On the one hand the Mother has a shot at life and on the other hand this is considered a viable fetus and who gets to decide or. Joseph Smith of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine backed Klein with a letter to the court. I believe with a degree of medical certainty that mrs. Klein s pregnancy presents a serious threat Toher life Smith wrote. Martin Klein who visits his wife almost every Day said her Mother Ann Zusselman and other family members support his request. Court upholds decision to permit Detroit dailies to share operations Washington a a Federal appeals court cleared the Way Friday for Detroit s two daily newspapers to share operations under an exemption to anti Trust Laws granted last year by then attorney general Edwin Meese Iii. A split panel of the . Circuit court of appeals in Washington upheld Meese s decision to allow the de troit free press and the Detroit news to form a joint operating agreement under the newspaper preservation act. Circuit judge Laurence Silberman writing for the 2 1 majority rejected arguments that Meese had arbitrarily overruled an administrative Law judge s findings that the two newspapers did not qualify for the exemption. Silberman said Meese s decision was based on a permissible construction of the 1970 Law empowering the attorney general to let two newspapers form joint operating agreements after determining that one of the dailies was in probable danger of financial a group of Michigan readers and advertisers who sued to Stop the agreement argued that the free press a morning newspaper owned by Knight Ridder inc was not failing even though it lost $10 million a Yea Between 1981 and 1986. Opponents of the merger argued that the free press and the news which lost $50 million in the same period were unprofitable solely because the two Dai lies had Cut prices in an unsuccessful Effort to Force each other out of business. Knight Ridder has threatened to close the free press if the joint operating agreement is not approved. Stateside vow recalling cars to fix steering system problem Detroit up Volkswagen United states inc. Said Friday it is recalling approximately 104,000 Fox subcompact from the 1987 through Early 1989-Model years to Correct problem in the steering system. The . Marketer of the West German car maker said the steering wheel could loosen if grease or Oil is inadvertently placed on the steer ing Shaft during any removal or original Assembly. Volkswagen which urges owners to make a dealer appointment As soon As possible will clean the steering Shaft and install a new self Locking nut free of charge. Mob of Campus cats in t cat s meow at Stanford Stanford Calif. A the 8,100-acre Stanford University Campus has apparently be came a popular place for cat owners to abandon their pets officials say. An estimated 1,500 cats live in storm drains steam tunnels and just about everywhere at the school said Herb Fong manager of grounds and custodial services. Fong said that beginning feb. 22, the univer sity will set out traps that won t Hurt the Ani Mals. Cats with identification tags will be re leased but those that appear to be untamed will be taken to the Santa Clara county animal Shel ter. Fong said animal lovers often feed the cats. They re not tame enough to just take Home he said. There Are some areas that employees Don t want to go into because of the feral cat that Are in there. You get a wild cat trapped in a Corner they la be biting and scratching their layout of stolen Stop sign mailed Back to Ohio years later Columbus Ohio a a Stop sign Sto Len More than a decade ago has been returned in the mail by a woman now living in san Antonio. It was a foolish action and May very Well have been a dangerous one for others she said in an accompanying letter. I feel that i need to return this sign obviously. I should have Doneit years ago. I regret having Ever taken the woman identified by the state depart ment of transportation Only As Tammy took the sign in Athens in 1977. The sign is Worth about $42. Return postage Cost the woman1 /. 12. Bernard Hurst director of the department of transportation said he appreciated the Wom an s decision. You asked if there were anything else you could do Hurst replied in a letter to the woman. You have done enough and Muchmore than most lawyer says forgetfulness spells robber s undoing de Ridder la. A it was a simple oversight that ended the career of habitual Rob Douglas Creswell a Louisiana prosecutor said Friday. Creswell 51, forgot to Cut Eye holes in the plastic garbage bag he wore in a botched Motel Holdup last year said Keith Milam assistant District attorney for Beauregard Parish. On Friday state District judge Homer , gave Creswell concurrent 25-year Pris on sentences for two clothing store holdups held ?7feik wem0re the attempted robbery at the Par Motel Milam said. Motel clerk Monica Stroud told police tha Creswell armed with a knife walked into the Park Motel last May and began pulling a garbage bag Over his head but suddenly realized he had forgotten to make Eye holes in the bag. So he started pulling on the bag to try to put some holes in it Milam said. And then he asked for the Money. Well she said she was going to give him any Money and he
