European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. August 15. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 Columbia Bock from military Mission from Page 1 Navy la. Col James c. Adamson of the army and maj. Mark n. Brown of the air Force. Because the Mission was secret officials of the National aeronautics and space administration warned on Friday that the Public would not be allowed to View the Landing. Typically thousands of people line the runway to Welcome re turning astronauts. On sunday morning the dry Lake bed was empty and Serene except for knots of reporters and spectators associated with the space program. Nancy Lovato a Nasa spokesman at Edwards said it was an apparently perfect  Columbia had not flown for More than 3 a years. Like the of her two shuttles. Discover and Atlantis it was Over hauled after the shuttle challenger exploded in january 1986, killing All seven Crew members. The oldest shuttle in the Fleet Colum Bia underwent 258 modifications. Its brakes and steering mechanisms were re designed to give pilots More Man Euvera ability and Chat shield my tiles were re placed with larger ones. De Jenner the shuttle program Man Ager at Edwards said sunday that the tiles sustained Little damage and that none appeared to be missing. All new systems seemed to work Well during sunday s Landing. Lovato said Al though Nasa will not release for several Days details of How Well the shuttle per formed. Indeed. Nasa officials said Little about Columbia s flight save details on " s " i  Flat " " " of evil i j or met to. Frtf3s continue there should be stability on the Peninsula without the United states being part of the equation in the mid-1990s," Mcne Trcy said in the inter Yon wednesday Ted that a limited . Mili tary  be needed because deterrence is a Pel Mcne Trcy said the cont  .. F9rccs to deterring North Korea Sion is far greater than their Nui because it symbolizes the jul iict5nimit-Mcnl to South  of a North korean Auad atthe United states has43,oooj0 ass in South Korea. Was More forthright on this by than other senior officers have  comments also reflected a marked shift in attitude. Until recently military and civilian leaders have resisted any suggestion that forces in South Korea could be reduced. But now the departing chairman of the joints chiefs of staff. Adm. William j. Crowe jr., has said that the United states should not make untoward moves troop strength in Korea adding that a constraints would require lion of All deployment similarly so staff of defense Richardc Henc a fsa1crthal because of president 6 proposal that 30,000 troops be with Lorom Europe it was possible that such Annb Pisa would ultimately be devel oped in kor in the same vein tie a Fonse depart ment has begun a review of fews tary position in Asia particularly in and Congress has renewed pressure to re Duce american forces there. List year a House subcommittee published a report asserting thai . Forces including those in Korea should be reduced to save Money. Members of Congress have asserted that . Bases abroad As Well As some in the United states should be closed to Cut oper the Senate last month lacked an Amend ment calling for a gradual reduction in american troops in Korea onto the defense authorization Bill. It was sponsored by Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the Senate armed services committee. Mcne Trcy said he expected the Amend men to be adopted As the measure works its Way through the legislative process. But he said referring to his superiors in the defense department i have been i re Tetlin no Way to plan to reduce . Forces " in South Koch Forth dec neral said various government officials not said they were building toward self sufficiency in pro Viding their own deterrence of North Korea. Bui some differed he said on when they will no longer need the assistance of the United states. 35,000 midwestern workers join phone strike by the associated press some 35,000 midwestern Telephone workers walked out sunday joining 157,000 baby Bell employees on strike in the East and Cal. Bui iwo of inc seven regional Telephone companies reached a settlement with their workers sunday a Cotinga walkout by 83,000  of the communications workers of America struck Amer tech which serves 12.3 million customers in Illinois. Michigan Indiana Ohio and Wisconsin after a saturday Midnight deadline passed. The strikers at am Milech joined fellow Cwa members and International brotherhood of electrical workers members at three other baby Bells Rynex Bell Atlantic and Pacific Telesis who walked out a week earlier. But the Cwa and us West based in the Denver area extended talks after its Midnight strike deadline and reached a settlement nine hours later keeping 42,000 workers on the  in St. Louis negotiators with South Western Bell Telephone co. And its Union reached a Len Lalic agreement at about 7 15 . Sunday averting a strike by some 41,000 Telephone workers in five slates. We re pleased with it said Gay Williams Mack a spokeswoman for District 6 of the communications workers of America. We re very pleased that we were Able to Avert a strike especially southwestern Bell spokesman David Martin confirmed the two sides had reached an agreement but released no details. The company has 11 million customers in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas. The strike had been put on hold As negotiators continued talking past the Midnight saturday deadline. The bar gainers broke off the talks at 6 . And resumed sunday night. The regional companies already on strike have said thai Mosi direct dial Calls were going through normally on automated equipment. Some Union jobs were filled by management employees but the walkouts disrupted installations and repairs operator assisted Calls and inquiries to directory assistance. The chief issues in Mosi of the talks have been wages and efforts by several companies to get workers to pay part of their health insurance costs Union spokesman Bill Francc said he expected the document to be completed in a few Days and brought to a vote by members within weeks. Francc said the pact retained basically the same health care program and provides a 5 percent immediate raise plus smaller increases in the second and third years a $600 Bonus and a wage increase based on productivity. Cwa vice president Waller Maulis said Union Mem Bers Al us West were proud to have negotiated an agreement that secures a fair share of the company s out standing profits for the workers who made their financial Success  us Wisl services 11,8 million customers in Arizona Colorado Idaho Iowa Utah Montana. New Mexico Wyoming North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Nebraska Washington and Oregon. Am Milech has 35,000 Cwa workers on strike said company spokesman Steve Ford. Amer tech s 18,000 members of the Ibex settled previously with the company s subsidiaries Ford said. Strikes by Cwa and 1bew members began a week ago at new York based Rynex Philadelphia based Bell at lactic and san Francisco based Pacific Telesis. No formal talks were scheduled in those strikes Over the weekend but Bell Atlantic and Union representatives met for about an hour informally sunday one of the baby Bells settled aug. 5 with All its workers Atlanta based Bel South which serves nine Southeast Ern states. The baby Bell companies were created in 1984 by tiebreak upon american Telephone Telegraph. Scattered instances of vandalism have been  the weekend a Telephone Cable was Cut with a Hacksaw in new Hampshire disrupting service to about 600 customer in Auburn