European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page in stars and stripes thursday March 9,19b9 nov. 4 voter turnout lowest e Breed Jon up voter turnout in the1988 i ii in  Rani Nemih 3 percent from the previous balloting. To for d1j"""" level since the census Bureau began decades ago. The government said tuesday. In 1984, 60 percent of voting age population in the United suites went to the polls the Bureau noted. The census Survey counts people who said they voted rather than than ballots cast however and in diners from earlier estimates that about 91.3 people or just to percent of those of votingml98o. A discrepancies of this magnitude jew common to household surveys or voting  the Bureau explained and Thev Kuhfta Rociy because of respondent  Stilt the Bureau Rcd that the voting rate slipped for ail age  for those Over ii and was the pilots from Page .1 on operations he is Union said. President Bush Refuto government in Ervi mechanics and ramp a House panel to compel Bush to a Poi Rety action would continue the d to Budge from his opposition Tion to halt the walkout that Rice workers began saturday ver approved a Bill that would an emergency Board to stud the 1 7-month contract Lis Pulc and Issue a recommendation. The action Wylld include a Cooling olt period of up to 60 Days in with striking employees would return to work. .1. Pilot leaders were if ing 10 get support for the Bill which is not expected f reach the House floor before " concede thai there Are not s to override an expected pres next week. Law make enough votes in  Veio. Hie pilots Union Al a Mcmeni called its neg new talks in the disc tails. Eastern Hud no Imp Bush said the strike largest airline should and the president said shut Down rail service if Gross to ban such Seconi Eastern which Currii flights daily before the is reported that Eastern s Man tors tuesday evening to see but they gave no further de Liaise response to the report Elf Stern the nation s seventh settled through bargaining it if the machinists try to this week he will ask co Boycotts -.,j 00,000 passengers on 1,040 Ike has continued operating Only its shuttle Between Washington new York an Boston and three round trips weekly Between Miami Buenos Aires Argentina and Santiago Chile the airline wants ils million in concessions the machinists want $50 million in raises. Eastern has said it lost More than $1 billion this decade and $1 million a Day before the strike. Lowest since tracking began in 1964. At the in was the first drop in  since 1976 the rate had nsn_tti0pprriboth 1980 and1.to for those aged 18 to 24, _. I&mo36 percent in 1988. Aid. Till Xiluo it Slimm Yfe limn with 58 percent of worn Nan fit of men saying they had cast ballots both groups were Down from their 1984 rates of anticipation. Among other age groups 69 percent of those Over 65 said they voted about the same As in 1984. Among those Between 45 and 64, the participation rate was 68 percent Down slightly from 70 percent in 1984, and among those 25 to 44, in Sank to 54 percent from 58 percent. The government said the percentage of voters dropped in All racial and ethnic groups with White participation Down to 59 percent from 61 percent in 1984. With the Black rate at 52 percent from 56 percent previously and with turnout among hispanics Down to 19 percent from 33 percent. The report claimed 37 percent of the hispanics in the Survey were not . Citizens however and there fore were not eligible to vote. Regionally the report gave the Midwest the highest it 3 percent compared with the National  South was lowest Al 54.5 percent while the cow Hill 55.6 percent and the Northeast had 57.4 percent. Other categories measured by the Survey showed people with four or More years of College had the High est turnout among educational categories at 7s per cent homeowners voted at a higher rate 70 percent than renters 40 percent and 58 percent of those employed cast ballots compared with 39 percent unemployed. Rushde exe cd Tio i p i a is made captors of 2 amen Beirut Lebanon a a pro iranian militant group holding two american hostages said wednesday that it has completed plans to kill British author Sal Man Rushdie Tor allegedly defaming islam in his novel the satanic  y the revolutionary Justice organization warned in a statement delivered to a Western news Agency in Bei rut to Halloc execution will be preceded by attacks on British police ii did not threaten the hostages. The revolutionary Justice organization declare that it has completed its preparations to execute the jus sentence issued by esteemed cleric and great struggle Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman ,1 he group said. Khomeini issued a death sentence against Rushdie on feb. 14, and iranian clerics put a 15.2 Millio Bounty on the author s head. Rushdie is in hiding. The Handwritten arabic language statement was accompanied by an instant photograph of hostage Edward Austin Tracy. Revolutionary Justice announced oct. 21, 1986, that in had kidnapped Tracy a 55-year-old writer from Burlington. Al the group also holds Joseph Jame Cicippio 58, of Valley forge pa., who was acting comp troller of the american University of Beirut when he was v abducted sept. 12,1986. The revolutionary Justice organization also de clares that before taking any measures it will find itself compelled to attack British police posts assigned to protect Salman Rushdie in order to gel to him and carry out the sentence the statement said. We hold the British government responsible Madvance for the human and material losses among the British police and their posts that could result from the attacks on them the statement added. This warning applies to All countries that arc currently negotiating with the British government to extend Asylum and Protection to  revolutionary Justice believed made upon shiite mos Lem lebanese zealots Loyal to Iran became the second group in the past four Days to threaten to kill Rushdie. On sunday the popular front for he liberation of Palestine general command a syrian backed guerrilla group headed by Ahmed Jibril pledged to carry out Khomeini s execution Pricr on feb. 23, another group holding american hos tages in Lebanon issued statement vowing revenge on Rushdie and the publishers of his Book. Islamic Jih Arf Tor the liberation of Palestine pledged revenge on All those who took part in Strong and ferocious campaigns against islam. All institution Sand organizations that insulted in one Way or another the Prophet Mohammed and his family. The group holds americans Alann Stern Robert pol i Hill and Jesse Turner. It sent a photograph of the three. Men with its statement but in did not threaten the hos. Tages. They Are among the 15 foreigners including nine americans held hostage in Lebanon. The hostage held longest is Terry a. Anderson 41, chief Middle East correspondent of the associated press who was abducted March 16,1985.  .-., Iran on tuesday broke diplomatic relations wit Britain Over the Rushdie dispute Iran s Kayhan International newspaper said wednesday the controversy will leave its negative Impact on the Fate of the British hostages in  there Are three britons held hostage anglican Church envoy Terry wait journalist John Mccarthy and teacher Brian Keenan. Police from Page Gates others to do so what severely punished the official Xinhuan Agency reported. It was the first time China has Pul imposed martial Law anywhere since. The cultural revolution which began in the 1960s, and marked an escalation in the Bat the against tibetan protesters who demand Freedom from China and the return of their spiritual Leader the Dalai Lama. Troops were not deployed in three previous Dubrea is of violence Over the past is months that claimed the lives of about 40 tibetans and police do e Cering head of the Tibet autonomous government was quoted on nation Al radio wednesday As saying separatists had taken China s restrained stance toward past demonstrations an sign of weakness now is the time for a Radical solution. If we Don t adopt that now it will seriously in fluency our social stability tie said Aveler said police entered one hotel at 2ftjj.m. And another an hour Lacr  All foreigners must leave Lhasa Byl Lwi thursday. About 80 " Eigners were Bemid 10 be in Thi it s basically at be  ing for the Nepal by admin lying in Chengdu the  of Sichuan one traveler said but they won t ictus out to go to the Bank or  one american traveler said most of the tibetans wounded in the Clashe have been hiding in Thi in homes., presumed thai anybody  must be guilty he  there were no Rej Ploof Crno Nelra tons or gunner three Sai Fitt who look photographs of in L�ry initial clash in the Central a were Given Back their cameras passports tuesday after paying fines of about 154 each. An amen can who took More pictures was fined the equivalent of s135, a fellow american said however one Swiss Man who refused to turn Over his film sunday said police beat him and Jahred a gun at his head. He  have his camera and Ofrand say they will not return. Until he hands Over. The film and pays a Fine. He said he was not  has not said How Long martial Law will remain in effect although in is certain to last through Friday the 30th anniversary of a failed uprising in 1959 that led to the flight of the Dalai Lama who now lives in exile in India. China and the Dalai Lama have agreed to meet to discuss the tibetan situation but have been unable to agree on a location. China also says it will not discuss the Dalai lamas proposals j to acknowledge chinese control Over Tibet an defense and foreign policy if Tibet is granted greater regional autonomy. Senator from Pago 1 seen Tower under the Influent Al times. But Tower in a Statema to dented the charge saying "1 hav4ncvcr been inebriated on the  Bush in a session earlier tuesday with while House i Portere repeated his Oft that no senators had information thai Tower was Rcd by a drinking problem i Haven t had one single senator not one who served with him Over the years say 1 have seen him. My first hand evidence is this Man is ineligible because of his consumption of spirits " Bush said Mitchell said that despite Dodd s announcement and the decision monday of Democrat Howell Heflin of Alabama to on Tower the nomination will lose. Liec that when the vote occurs the apr nution will be rejected and it i obvious  had the votes they would now4jcdcraanding the vote take   reporters. "1 frankly Sec no Bank to  unnecessarily and Nec Dibaji prolong ing this matter he said. A but Senate minority Leader Bor-kart., said. This has just  he left open the possibility of asking the Senate to let Tower answer the charges against him on the floor itself. But he seemed to concede it would be Apt to stave off defeat and democrats said Tov Chad ample Opporr Unity to defend himself before Nunn s Coni  we can see 50 votes we Don t need to make the request Dole said. Bui if we need one or two the answer is yes is we re going to make the request i d j c to hear John Tower defend his re tin the Senate ,