European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes monday August 21,1989 agreement on talks United naj Argentina and talks next Mon that restoring dip were severed Ivory cars around the country. Tie company said the the 1,938 members of the of electrical workers called for a 7.5 percent pay increase Over the three year contract a profit sharing plan and a new health care arrangement in tended to hold Down costs. But Ibex workers will not return to their jobs until Bell of Pennsylvania settles local issues with the striking communications workers of America which is also on strike and until an agreements reached Between the Ibex and new Jersey Bell said Bell of Pennsylvania spokesman Al Butkus. The Cwa has been striking against Pope make to i Tor rimmed Santiago de compos Telaj Spain a Pope John Paul Horn s voice cracking with emotion called son Day for an immediate Casc firc if Leb anon while he spoke at one of christianity s most revered pilgrimage site in the name of god i a trial to Al those responsible to initiate an immedi ate cease fire and dialogue that will take into account All the legitimate and histor ical rights and allow All the people to liven peace and Mutual respect the Pope said at the end of a. Mass for thousands of Young people. ? it was the Pope second Call in a wee for peace in Lebanon. He said that Etc spite his Appeal for Amend to fighting Between christians and syrian backed moslem it seems that. 1 Beirut rofl particularly the Nighbor s 16 cd hoods where christians the Pope spoke after receiving a peace. Petition from two Young lebanese Chris tentative agreement reaped s. Phone walkouts Bell Atlantic the Parent company forthe Region in West Virginia Virginia Maryland Delaware new Jersey Penn Sylvania and the nation s capital. Bell Atlantic reached an agreement thursday with the Cwa but the 41,000 members it represents in the Region old not return to work until they comply Etc negotiations with their respective local v Bell Atlantic is one of four regional Tolby Bell phone companies in 20 stalk and the District of Columbia nearly 200,000 operators clerks clinicians and of Jar workers. The Otner regional companies arc Pacific Tercsi Svitich a dvrs California and Nevada serving new Orkand the Northeast Ana Merit sch which covers states. Wages and contributions to health insurance plan have been major issues mocking settlement of the strikes. In Albany . Meanwhile new yen Telephone said the company had discovered at least 10 Telephone lines Cut. 6r burned saturday around the state and in Connecticut but said it could not con firm whether the vandalism was linked to a two week strike by its employees. Spokesman Pete Muller said about4,200 lines were out because of the Van York Telephone is a subsidiary of Rynex which has about 60,000workers on strike. The strikers include operators repair workers Telephone installers factory workers and some sales and clerical personnel. All four regional companies have continued service using management staff members but there have been de lays for installation and operator serv ices. In gang sweep in los Saeles Tinar attending the 4th Vatican Spon sons world youth Day in Santiago do pm Postula. Pope John Paul ii blesses the crowd sat urday in Santiago de Compostella. The Northwestern Spanish City has drawn millions of pilgrims in the 11 Cen i Turies since the Bones of the martyred Poselle St. James were reportedly found flags red and White with a Greet Cedar tree in the Center were Avdo among the crowd of several Hun dred thousand youths gathered Onmon Sozo for the morning mass. Vati Cini spokesman Joaquin Navarro said that the Pope was trying to do everything Hevan to bring peace to Leb anon and the the Vatican was Contact ing lebanese was sic curation the 69-Ycam old pontiff would announce a trip to Beirut before Retura Ingato Rome on monday from his the acc Daya rip to Pope was scheduled to travel later sunday to Oviedo the capital of the mining Center of Asturias where he was to make a speech Abou Christian labor on monday Mornin Chc was 19 travel to the Mountain shrine the Virgin of Covadonga the Patron aunt of Spain s War against the moslem in the 13th Cen Tury. By the los Angeles times los Angeles i a task Force that police Call operatic Hammer swept through South los articles arresting 2 4people in an assault of gang violence and drug dealing police a fid saturday. But gang violence continued to claim victims there and i Kother parts of the los Angeles area. Abeen Ager was shot and killed and a 56-Vpar-old woman and three men were in separate drive by shootings pm late Friday and Early saturday authorities said. A special detail of 225 los Angele police officers began a two Day crack Down Friday evening arresting 133 suspected gang membe5 on charges ranging from Selling drugs and drunk driving to failure to pay outstanding traffic tickets police said. Another s i people who were not believed to belong to any gang were also arrested in the sweep. Operation Hammer which has Bee employed by policy several times this year in different pts of the City is a Effort to notify gang members that police Are not going to up away it. Bruce Hagerty said. Police in operation Hammer which was to continue through late saturday night also recovered several ounces of cocaine marijuana ind other drugs As Well As seven guns a Grice said. Debate on Iran an Cabinet postponed for no Confidence vote on minister Nicosia Cyprus a Iran s parliament postponed discussing president Hashemi a Sfanjani s choices for the Cabinet on sunday focusing instead on embezzlement charges against the min ister of heavy industries the official islamic Republic news Agency reported. Minister Behzad Nabavi faced a no Confidence vote Over an embezzlement scheme at Saipan the car manufacturing company run by his ministry that makes can under License from Renault. Nabavi was not included in the 22-member Cabinet proposed by a Sfanjani on saturday for approval by the majlis or parliament. Newspaper editorials on sunday urged speedy confirmation of the new president s Cabinet. Nabavi 47, and a Cabinet member since 1980, was accused by the majlis of aiding the embezzlement scheme by no acting to Stop it and of making inconsistent remarks about the Case. Nine people have been convicted of stealing 2.5 billion riyals $360 million by illegally Selling cars on the Black mar Ket and charging unofficial rates for car ordered by government companies. Irna said some of the Money was deposited in foreign Banks and has not been recovered. Touraj Mansour the former director general of the car factory has been sentenced to pay a Fine of 1.2 billion riyals $167 million and receive 70 lashes. He also received an eight year suspended jail sentence. Nabavi defending himself on sunday before the majlis said he was unaware of the details or the Case but was certain there had been violations at the Saipan Plant Irna quoted majlis Deputy Alt Movahedi Satoji As saying the parliament would decide whether Nabavi has car ried out his islamic and revolutionary responsibility in this Case or not if the majlis votes against him i would be the first time they ejected a standing minister Irna said. Excerpts from sunday editorials car ried by Irna indicated support for the Cabinet proposed by a Sfanjani who dropped Radical rivals from the list and put allies in key in All the composition of the Cabinet promises that a spirit of equilibrium and realism prevails in the new the government run Abra newspaper said. The new Cabinet is the one suitable for a period of growth an renovation and is highly qualified with regard to specialization in economic so Cial and cultural the English language Tehran time said a Sfanjani had shown Independence and determination by dropping rival Ali Akbar Mohtashemi the Interior minister from the is viewed As a pragmatist seeking More private investment an links with the West to obtain the technology and financing to rebuild the econ omy shattered by eight Yean of War with Iraq. leads the hard liners who support a centralized Economy and be Lieve that confronting the West feeds the revolution s islamic Fervour
