European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday March 4,1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 Eastern Airlie machinist pack up Thi or tills in Miami in anticipation of a Sliu Bush won t intervene in Eastern airlines strike Washington a president Bush Friday decided to slay out of he threatened Eastern airlines strike rejecting a National recommendation and leaving. The problem to company and machinists Union negotiators who faced a mid night deadline. Bush refused to. Use his authority under the railway labor act to appoint a presidential review panel to investigate inc labor strife a step that would have automatically delayed a strike for 60 Days. In Light of the Well publicized threats of a slriu1 and related Cliv Vilics press Secretary Martin Fitzwater said the transportation department will Monitor inc situation and will in addition take whatever Steps arc needed to protect the safety of the travelling , sent its machinists Home Friday morning citing. Significant amounts of vandalism Ana saying the action was intended to prevent sabotage in the hours before the strike mediators who were meeting with the negotiators at an undisclosed Washington location said in Eastern offer thursday brought Hope of a settlement in the 17-month-old dispute. Eastern s chief operating officer in , Joe Leonard said machinists were Given a paid Holiday and told to return in work for shifts starting at 12 01 . Saturday after the strike deadline. Tameni s machinists said the new company offer was an improvement but still called for pay cuts rather than pay increases Central America Issue to be raised in talks with Shevardnadze by i he washing he Post Washington the United state and Union arc moving toward new and Marc intensive discussions on resolving conflicts in Central America and arc Likely 10 Lake up the Issue in High level a Silks next week offi Cial sources said thursday. The discussions Are when Secretary of stale James a. Baker 111 meets soviet1 foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze for their first talks of the Bush administration soviet ambassador Yuri Dubinin indicated Moscow s willingness to engage in discussions on Central America Dur ing a nit at the state department last week to present a soviet foreign ministry statement on the recent meeting in i Salvador of five Central american presidents. . Sources said. Baker who has hinted in several pub Lic statements at a desire to include the Issue in talks with the soviets is reported to be preparing to engage Shevardnadze on that subject As pan of he regional Agenda discussions. Speaking to reporters at the soviet embassy thursday Dubinin listed Cen trial America afghanistan., tie Middle East and arms control questions As key Iiams on inc Agenda. Dubinin said then1 is a go neral understanding that tuesday s meeting in Vienna will be followed by a. Baker trip. To Moscow that could permit More sex. Tensive discussions with Shvar Dindic and during Baker s first meeting with so Viet Leader Mikhail expressed the Hope trial dates for the Baker trip to Moscow which is expected in late april or Early May can be agreed upon tuesday. A sign of improved relations first disclosed by Dubinin thurs Day is an agreement last month to in crease v the. Ceiling on personnel allowed to reside in each Capi Tal a ceiling that sous drastically lowered by Washington in late 1986. The new Accord. State department officials said Lale thursday will permit the United Stales and soviet Union to add 20 people to their embassy and consular1 staffs by aug. 1 and another 15 after thai fora total of 2ti6 on each Side. Bush will seek Aid for contras Washington not the Bush administration will formally submit a request to Congress next month to continue non military financing far the no Carapia insurgents n senior while House and Ileal said thursday. The official who spoke on Condi Tion that he not be identified said the. Administration wants to sustain. The Ginlun to maintain pressure on the sandinista government in Man Agua to carry out the democratic changes it pledged under he Central Aroc Nain regional peace Accord. The White House official suit ii decision had been made on How math Money to request. Under the Aid package ural expires at the end of the month the Conlu have received about s27.1 million for food doll tar. Shelter and medical supplies. The official described the Bush administration s policy for the re. Ion is one of containing the Sandi nistas rather than overthrow in the marxist government. Navy warned on Trident request Washington al1 a House subcommittee chairman said thursday he won l iry to Block inc i Wagon s request for a Trident nuclear submarine this car. But warned the Navy Muu Stow its one a year Purchase rate of the missile firing sub if it i in to create a 600-oup Navy. I m in no Way running Down the Trident rep. Charlese Bennett d-fla., told Navy officials. I m just trying to girl the Nav to reach its 600-ship goal. We re % to Short in other ships an.ls.700-ton 3 billion is much More expensive Ihan most Navy ships. Delay my a Trident Lora year could free Money for several surface ships. Uennett. Chairman of the mouse armed services sea Power subcommittee last year successfully had the Trident scratched from the budget and added two Aegis destroyers with the extra Money but trip Chi Money was eventually restored. Last month. Bennett said he would look at eliminating Money for the nation s 17th Trident from the fiscal 1490 budget but he said thursday that the timing of an elimination was wrong and he said he will support inc program. The pledge virtually eliminated any threat to the Trident this year. Drunk Driver glad he s going to prison " in october 1986, a Hin Glen insisted that the Spiel embassy Cut its staff by 80, largely on grounds of espionage risk leading Moscow o retaliate by with drawing All soviet nationals front the . Embassy in Moscow Moscow s suggestion of More extensive .-Soviel dialogue on Central America follows hints by Baker and members of his inner Circle that they will seek a change in soviet activities and lit re Gion pan of a revitalized . Effort on. Central America. Jeaker Magazine shortly be fore Lush s inn Ugur Alion that Prev Ioui Admi Nis rations had been reluctant to negotiate wild the soviets about., matters but my own View is that we ought to a cof Inize facts including soviet arms supplies to Cuba Fuff vhf xxi to Rrt pm in in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. ,. March a 1949 president Truman accepted the resignation of Secretary of defense James v. Torr Sta arid named col. Louis a. Johnson,.a former assistant Secretary of War to replace him. 30 years ago today. March 4, 1959 Una Turner withdrew from inc movie Anatomy of a murder a picture also slur ring James Stewart and eve Arden after a Lifa cd argument with director Otto i Rominger Over what cos Annapolis my. Al l a Man convicted of Drunken driving for the eighth time says he is glad he has been sentenced to prison. I deserve it. I would have killed somebody sooner or inter Bruce Nyhan Kosim or. 31, said wednesday saying he would not Appeal the conviction and. 18-month sentence. Court authorises said Rogers of Annapolis had two prior convict icons in m Aryland s Anne Arundel county four in Florida and two in Washington state. The latest charge stemmed from an Accident nov. 26. It an interview Al to county detention Center. Rogers said he has been drinking since he was 16 and look ii Forward to alcoholism counselling offered in Pris on. I d like to live n Normal life when i get but he admitted he did not Benefit from court ordered treat ment two months before the Accident. Rogers trial had been scheduled for feb. 17, but was postponed because he came to court intoxicated said assistant state s attorney John Lecornu March 4, 1%9 a dragster travelling at Iso Mph roared out of control at the yellow River racing strip in Covington ga., killing 11 and injuring at least ,40 others. 7 0 years ago today. March 4,1979 government workers Verc told by inc general services administration that they could declare their offices non smoking Atvas. Com Mon spaces such As classrooms Werc designated As mandatory non smoking once
