European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 news updates the stars and stripes saturday. December 30,1989 embassy flight Washington a the state department on thursday said Nicaragua was citing specious Rea sons for delaying the monthly . Flight carrying supplies for the . Embassy in Managua Nicaragua. The sandinista government took the action on wednesday after complaining that . Forces blocked the departure of two nicaraguan planes parked at the air port in Panama City Panama. State department press officer Adam Shub said the nicaraguan planes have been unable to leave because of limited capacity at the Airport a problem that has affected other aircraft As Well. He said the problem is expected to be resolved shortly. It is unfortunate that the Sandi nistas who say they want better relations with the United states have chosen to make this a political Issue by delaying our embassy s monthly c-130 Supply night he said. If the sandinista Are sincere about wanting better relations with the . And their neigh Bors they should Slop raising such specious issues snub said. Ceausescu s brother Vienna Austria a Marin Ceausescu the executed romanian dictator s eldest brother who was found hanging in the romanian Trade Mission Here thurs Day was Likely a spy Interior min ister Franz Loesch Nak said Friday. Loesch Nak said there were Indi cations Marin Ceausescu who police said thursday committed Sui cide was Active in the intelligence service of his country. Marin Ceausescu 74, had been working As his country s Trade Delegate to Austria since 1973. He played a considerable role in the entire system said Loesch Nak adding this apparently included intelligence work. The Vienna daily Kuritar citing unspecified sources in the new romanian government alleged thursday that Marin Ceausescu managed the romanian secret service Headquarters for Western Europe in  in the interview Loesch Nak said it will be hardly possible to furnish definitive evidence to prove that Marin Ceausescu was in fact a spy. Panama casualty Madrid Spain a the body of a Spanish news photographer killed by . Troops in Panama arrived aboard an air Force Jet thurs Day a foreign ministry official said. The plane also carried 85 others fleeing the fighting in the latin american nation. Eight photographers carried the coffin of Juan Antonio Rodriguez Moreno from the Boeing 707 to a waiting Hearse. Rodriguez was shot and killed a week ago while taking pictures forthe country s biggest daily Al pais and the cover Agency. Also aboard the plane were 84spaniards and a Swiss citizen an Drea Michael Schweitzen said the foreign ministry official who by custom was not identified. Among the spaniards on the plane was Maruja Torres an Al pais reporter who was with Rodriguez and four other foreign journalists outside the Marriott hotel dec. 21 when . Marines occupying the hotel opened fire on a approaching armoured vehicle. The marines apparently believed Noriega loyalists were in the vehicle. Merchants hails court ruling banking its filling strikers jobs by to Jensen Sun writer Frankfurt est Germany a merchants National Ank official says a ruling last week by a Fai onal West Ger Man labor court vindicates the Bank s recent hiring of 13 employees to replace some striking workers. The court ruled that Durov a strike the Bank must inform its workers Council of each new hire. But it did t give he Union dominated Council veto Power Tollock additional employees from the Payr Aloysius Wohlfahrt chairman v the workers Council at merchants Frankfurt Headquarters said the court ruling in t As Good As the Bank would like Worb trs to believe. He said it amounts to an injun to against the Bank that prevents secret Hirisi for the duration of labor negotiations on a new contract for 1990. Wohlfahrt said strik ing workers also must get their old jobs Back when the labor disagreement ends. The workers Council a creation of West German labor Law is elected by employees to oversee certain business practices by management. In a strike the labor court ruled the Council must be told each new employee s name his or her family status and the title of the Posi Tion. If the Bank does t inform the Council a Fine up to 20,000 Marks can be levied by the court for each violation. Bob Schindler merchants general manager declined to say if workers still Ber on a new contract two sides arc far apart on King conditions. A bars at Headquarters and have periodically walked during the talks. Pickets r on strike can have their old jobs Back if f me Oann win continue 10 accept a they later want to return. But Wohlfahrt plications and hire people As Long As t in Mumk a if Tih inn Krhin finl a since Earl for 1990. Wages and Union some Branoff their. Wearing buttons calling for a a better comi act were outside merchants head Quartz join Frankfurt on Friday morning. Non a Riding employees had to walk through their ranks to enter the building. But Uherc were no incidents. Contract talks broke off last week and. Date has been set for another meeting. The Bank will to said the Bank is legally obligated to put workers Back on the payroll no Matte How Many other employees have Bejjan hired in the interim. Merchants and the West Gidnan Commerce banking and ins France Union have been negotiating off and on f jlliauwii3 ainu i Iii in Fri to unit members Are off the Job Schidler said. He said the Bank would comply with the court ruling. Among major sticking Points in contract talks is the Bank s desire to have employees Volunteer to work on sundays to refill and service automatic Teller machines. Conditions vied Ocre to poor at ski areas throughout Europe f v i Al. P i. La it of the plaint Alii Iti nil c9lh by Norm Zeigler travel outdoor writer ski conditions throughout Europe have shown Lite or improvement since the Start of the Christmas vacation. The German automobile club adar re ports mediocre to poor conditions through out most of the Alpine Region. Only Glacier areas continue to have Good skiing. The exception is Austria s Tyrol and Salzburger land regions which got up Toa foot of Snow on Christmas eve. But even with the new accumulations the Snow cover at lower elevations is still quite thin adar said. A new Snow making system went into operation thursday at the armed forces recreation Center in  West Ger Many. The Southern bavarian resort area had two slopes open Friday and expected to Pattonville resident Marta Newville Dies Stuttgart West Germany _ a 38-year-old resident 9f the Pat. Villa housing area died Christmas a an apparent heart attack. I Marta j. Mitzi Newville is us raved by her husband sgt. 1st class Bruce Newville and an adult child who Uvis in the United states. Newville was torn in Virginia Beach va., and was Recd in mount Washington. By. I her body was to be return dub mount Washington a Community spokeswoman said Friday. No memorial service is scheduled in West Germany. Newville was quoted in recent articles in the stars and stripes fun Corning a problem with rats in the hoping area. Open four officials slopes will re of March be operation. I with occupy january and said Garrett because Over emf Lext few Days re bid they guarantee in open through the endow the Snow making Are also available is at 50 percent Fork cent for february with creation director the Overall Lack of Snow ski clubs have individuals Tours Ai cancelled sane trips. The Law Tysl americ Rikki club in Europe cause led new year it weekend trips to Vera for and . Herb Scatoni president of the he Idelberg International ski club said that in  will lose Monty when a trials cancelled because the hoi and bus Sipany charge the club a penal he Heidelberg club s usual Coccella a fee if an individual bows Oik and us space is filled is 25 Marks it the pening is not filled the club Only what we get charged for Seal said. That can Range from about Marks to 150 Marks depending o whether the club has to pay for Only the bus scat or also the hotel room. Or. Cape Bernard John Larson president of the Frankfurt ski club said his group has a similar policy on individual cancellations. In most cases the Only portion of the Cost not refunded is the initial Deposit fee 50 Marks. According to Arlene Kane of the scheduled airline travel offices Over seas Branch in Darmstadt West Ger Many Sato s refund policy varies with the tour company. Usually there is a charge of Between $10 and $20 if the customer cancels at least a week before departure. After that the charge is Gener ally 50 percent of the Cost of the tour. Kane said some tour companies have cancelled ski trips this year. In those cases the customers got All their Noncy Back. Connie Hinds travel agent at the air Force information ticket and Tours of fice at Ramstein a West Germany said the itt cancellation policy also de pends on the tour company. One company enjoy Tours has a $20 fee for cancellations two weeks before departure. The fee jumps to $30 for cancellations one week before  after that Are subject to a so percent Penally. No shows forfeit the Vire Cost of the tour. 1 held in Sailor s death Naples Italy is French police apprehended one person and Are seeking a second in connection with the dec. 22 shooting death of an american Sailor in Marseilles France a Navy spokesman said Friday. Killed in the shooting was Petty offi cer 3rd class Archibald , 33, of Philadelphia. R was on Liberty from the aircraft Stal when he apparently became j victim of a drug related shoot a several other men. The Carrier i the ing inv Lassie whose name was misspelled in an article Yew Day was an aviation machinist s mat assigned to air anti sub Marine so 28�thc Squadron is Home ported in Jacksonville Fla. Army of icer w. German trucker filled Mannheim West of Germany a 3rd corps support Cowd officer and a West German truck Drif or were killed in an autobahn acid in thursday. Two soldiers were injured ii the crash on autobahn 6 Between a Febach and trails Heim a command spokesman said in Day. T the three soldiers from the 181st trans in in Mannheim were in a Mili tary  on the emergency Lane when the Accident occurred. They had pulled Overto assist a disabled army tractor trailer from Stuttgart s 2nd corps support come. The Driver of a West German com Mercial tractor trailer lost control of his vehicle saw the military truck and hit the  which went into a ditch and turned Over several times. Capt. Norman i. Mcfadden com Mander of the 590th trans co was pronounced dead at the scene by a West German doctor. He was 36. Capt Stan Wolosz and staff sgt. Rich Ard s. Woolsey were injured in the Accident and transported to the army Hospital in Nurnberg. Wolosz a sweated for Abra Sions and Odsey  ribs. Mcfadden is survive Cosby his wife Nancy and two sons a fuck 4, and James 8 months. The new Nurt news va., native assumed his comm Ltd in no vember 1988. A memorial service will be till at 4 . Friday at the Benjamin Frt Oklin Village Chapel in Mannheim. The Accident is under investigation West German and military police