European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes chinese refugees Tokyo an Japan and China agreed tic Day to the repatriation of 30lchinese who arrived in Japan this past summer disguised As of namese refugees the foreign Minsley said. A ship Chart Rcd by the chinese government a leave Japan Early thursday will the refugees including 13 children ministry spokesman Taco Walan Abc said. The ship to Chang Bai Hao. Is scheduled to arrive in Fuzhou City in Suzan provice later in the Day. Since mayl2,804 people Man of whom sail they were refugees from Vietnam have arrived in Japan by Boal however after interviews the Justice ministry determined than ,668 were chinese. Some rept Tadly have sought political Asylean in Japan but were not found to have political Back grounds enting them to it. Said Toshio Tsuneaki. Director of the human High and refugee Divi Sion of the Fol sign ministry. The minis ordered those who were  entrants from China to Leav Japan and the governments Oft he two countries have been negotiating the terms of repatriation Tsunozaki said. Lifting of martial Law Amman. Jordan a prime minister Mudar Badran told the new parliament tuesday his government will lift martial Law which for 22 years has banned Large Public meetings and allowed authorities to restrict Freedom of speech. Badran seeking a vote of Confidence from the newly elected legis lature added that until martial Law is formally revoked most of its provisions will be Frozen effective immediately. Under martial Law which King Hussein imposed after the 1967 Arab israeli War. Authorities also can close newspapers at any time effectively inhibiting free criticism of officials. It also provides for special courts. Most candidates in last month s general elections called for the lift ing of martial Law and Many demanded the legalization of Politi Cal parties which currently Are banned. Retired Dod worker Dies in pin loses Pir Masens w a 61-year-old r employee died Sun City Hospital after a Willis c. Robe. April had worked f in Parma sons since As an equipment s Spon sible for Elert Rij tons site. He is survived i and three sons Wil Ander Roberts will be town of Marietta ice is planned in p has been set. N wednesday. December 20.1989 Usa eur expects budget Cut of top to 3% this fiscal year by Rosemary Sawyer Europe to make plans for cutting 162 jobs air Force budgetary constr of writer the . Armlin Europe is bracing for budget cuts onus to 3 percent this fiscal year which my Hopes to absorb without having to fir Uny workers. The army command is operated since october under guidance that funding Levels would be the same As Lashear Usa eur spokesman Jim Boyle Savoj tuesday. Now we have an ind Talion we May receive reductions in fisc Avear 90 fund ing Boyle said. The command had re Quested a budget of $4.2 Bill Heidelberg officials sex their official funding letter army chief of staff is briefed 01 All army budget wednesday. Budget cuts similar to Thi Usa eur have led the . Ail is Germany is ired army civilian a in a Pir Masens no illness. Who retired in r the 73rd signal in 977. While working eci Alist he was rely at a Communia his wife Angelikas Michael and Alex uric in his Home a. A memorial scr Masens. Bul no Date correction a photo caption said a . Sold Claus passed out East German famines tribute Candy to families waited in the Money from eminent. I Thuc europ from the civilian work Force. Safe Willcut the jobs through attrition. Usa eur officials Are reviewing How they can manage the budget paring with the least Impact on our people an training readiness of the command Boyle said. Budget officials have said for weeks that they plan to absorb the cuts through program reductions rather than across the Board cuts. However As programs Are scaled Down or axed usar Vurmay have to eliminate the correspond jobs. If necessary officials Hope to this through attrition. Boyle said he has received no i tons that permanent change of r moves will be slowed As the air has done but officials Are still jerking options. Ai constraints will delay the permanent change of station moves for thousands of personnel from Europe to flee United states next sum Mer. Gel. Larry Welch the air Force chief of Maff Alto has ordered that the ill Only one of four civilian Vale would not discuss which Money  options were being considered no it would not be appropriate to do until they were presented for a Corn and decision. He could not say when hat decision would be made. One possibility is closure of the Van guard building in Sheinberg West Ger Many. The building formerly the Rei chel building serves As Headquarters for the 7th theater army area come. Officials Are looking at whether the com Mand s duties can be assumed by the 21st theater army area come. Strikes May continue inf talks resume thursday Between Ler Chonus Union by Randy Mcclain financial writer Frankfurt West Germany disgruntled merchants National Bank employees will resume contract talks with management on thursday but strikes at several branches could continue until then. A total of 131 employees at Mer chants Frankfurt Headquarters and nine branches stayed Home tuesday Accord ing to Bank officials. Union spokesman Aloysius Wohlfahrt said More branches will be hit wednesday. Wohlfahrt also said More employees stayed Home tuesday than management acknowledged but he was unable to pro vide a number. The strike by the West German com Merce banking and insurance unit nip aimed at forcing concessions on a new contract for 1990. Little progresses been reported in three weeks of n & merchants management has agreed to Point a 4.6 percent pay raise for All Joyces  said there Are of Tifer sticking i bins. Among those Are a Roposa of give step increases once to jeers instead of once a year it join that would Cost the aver "6yce about 1.800 Marks lost wages. In also is Balking at the Bank s Fob a limited amount of sunday merchants wants employees on a St to refill automated Teller machines the run Runof Cash Over the weekend file Union thinks the Bank should install phoney machines that can hold More Bills instead. U Bob Schindle Luthc Bank general Man Ager said the Ulrik is  he said the contract fief in the table is Mer chants final one. The Bottom Linc us that the vast majority of our employees Are  Schindler said. Wohlfahrt said he sees things differently. Wohlfahrt said Large numbers of work ers Aren t participating in the strike but it is not the Union s intention to Call a mass walkout of its 1,000 members. We Are very satisfied with the strike so far he said. We Don t want to bankrupt the company. We just want to Hurt them a Little bit  Schindler said tuesday s walkout had no Impact on customer service. Al branches remained open. Hardest hit were branches in Baum older where 13 employees stayed Home and at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart where 10 employees walked out. On dec. 11, More than Iso employees participated in a one Day walkout at the Bank s Headquarters and at two branches in Darmstadt and Wiesbaden. A week later 95 employees walked out 91 of them at merchants Headquarters. Panama accuses u.&. Of arrogance Panama City Panama a Panama tuesday accused the United states of arrogance in two recent confrontations that left an Artw rican Marine officer dead and a panamanian police Man wounded. The latest incident Acu rred monday when a . Army a Putnam shot and wounded a panamanian police officer. At the time . Forces were on High Alert following a saturday shooting with president Bush refusing to Rule out Mili tary action against the government of Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega. The general a defense forces on Mon Day called the a booting of the policeman an Ever my Jet reckless aggression by the United states and acis cd . Officials of twisting the facts oboe Case. The american involvedt4as leaving a laundry in Western Panan City when the policeman motioned to Ctm to Stop and approached him according to the . Southern come. It said a police Man appeared to be reaching Foca gun. The american responded Delu sively by pulling a weapon and fire two shots the . Statement Saidt the panamanian went Down then got of and icel the  Panama however said the american Cesar Tejada in the left forearm a de sense forces communique said. Tensions already were High Over sat urday s fatal shooting of Marine 1st it. Robert Paz 25, of Dallas and the reported beating of a Navy couple. The government owned newspaper Crit Ica tuesday called the two incidents Epi Leptic arrogance by the United states and lashed out at the cynicism to blame the defense forces for the criminal actions of saturday when four . Soldiers tired on civilians and defenceless  . Forces stayed on maximum Alert but took no Public action other than Towas travelling in a vehicle that never patrol Vetr basis in Batty car. Traffic stopped and. On the contrary accelerated and business in Panama City were nor one of the two shots hit policeman Mal tuesday. By of a woman ends and nut ear profess yesterday incorrectly r portraying Santa Welcome Money to the Soldier Dis Hildren while their Bank line to receive West German gov Raf Ift Kenneath England is a British woman on tuesday ended a six we t protest against nuclear weapons outside this . Al 11 fighter base. Angie pc incr began her protest nov. 7with a three week water Only fast. After a three Day rest in her East Rumon Home she rejoined the protest handing out leaflets and fasting for one and two Day periods. About 16 other people including Zilter s two teen age children supported Zelter s protest by fasting Zeller said. Most completed two Day fasts while Bill and Lisai Craa. Some fasted As Long As a week. The pro v Lakenheath spokesman has said about testers stayed in an Orange and White Rcv s actions these protests Are a mat camper Par