European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday january 24,1990 e. German opposition remains at Odds Berlin a East Germany s inexperienced opposition groups failed to agree tuesday on whether to join the government they eventually Hope to replace. A Leader of the opposition social democrats con ceded that informal discussions among the numerous pro democracy groups has yet to yield a common strategy on How closely the opposition should work with the rival communists. Communist Premier Hans Modrow offered monday to rebuild his Cabinet to include opposition forces such As the social democrats and new forum the largest of the Reform movements challenging the communists. See related photos on Page 8. Modrow called for talks wednesday to determine which ministerial posts could be filled by Reform activists and social Democrat Leader Ibrahim Bohme agreed that Swift and United action was needed to Avert col lapse of the East German Economy. But Ulrich a Sparich. Business manager of the so Cial democrats said further talks among the fractious new political groups arc needed to work out a plan for entering the government. There is no consensus  a Sparich said. This will depend on the groups being Able to come to agreement and they have no further meetings set at this  pro democracy protests late last year toppled the old stalinist regime which was replaced by Reform oriented communists. The new regime has promised free and open elections on May 6. But the opposition which Hopes to handily defeat the communists in the balloting has been split sharply Over strategy and direction. A Sparich said other Reform advocates met with Bohme earlier but that the groups currently disagree about the share of Cabinet scats they should seek. Bohme. In an interview tuesday with the communist party daily a cuts deutschland appealed to West German social democrats to provide immediate Aid to East Germany to halt the exodus of workers. Nearly 2,000 East germans a Day have been fleeing to West Germany a sign of dwindling Hope for an East German recovery. Communists currently hold 16 ministerial posts in Modrow s 27-Mcmbcr Cabinet with Liberal democrats in four Christian democrats with three and two each for the National democrats and the Farmers party. The non communist Cabinet members Are from officially recognized panics once aligned with the communists. Since the communists were stripped in december of their constitutional guarantee of a leading role Reform groups have argued that Modrow s government lacks a political mandate and therefore is a transitional Force with limited Powers. Until monday the groups had resisted formally join ing Modrow s government partly from fear they would share the blame for the economic mess left by 40 years of monopoly communism. Since setting the election Date in december the regu Lar talks Between the communists and the opposition have been mired in procedural squabbles and infighting. News updates earthquake repairs san Francisco a officials will ask voters to approve the biggest Bond Issue in City history. $332.4 million for repairing buildings and pipelines damaged by the oct. 17 earthquake. The Bond measure will go to voters in june. Rudy Nothen Borg the City s chief administrative offi cer said monday. He said $102.9 million would be used to restore City Hall an scores of other buildings to their pc Carth quake conditions and an other is 06.4 million for structural reinforcement of City Hall and the building that houses the health department. An additional $97 million would go for seismic safety improvements to 18 other buildings the opera House veterans building. Civic auditorium sex a moratorium. Two police stations two City jails and 10 Branch libraries. The remaining $26 million would be used to repair sewage water and electric lines Nothen Borg said. Haitian government port a Prince. Haiti a Haiti s military government acknowledging International criticism of its expulsions of political leaders said restrictions on civil liberties were necessary to main Tain order. In Washington. Haiti s Ambas Sador to the United Stales Pierre Francois Benoit a proponent of democratic reforms resigned monday in protest against the re pealed violations of human rights by his nation s leadership. He told a news conference that the 16-month-old administration of it. Gen. Prosper Avril while calling itself provisional in my View is becoming  Avril s government declared a30-Day stale of siege and began expelling prominent political leaders on saturday one Day after gunmen killed army col. Andre Neptune his wife and their housemaid. Correction a Page 2 photo caption in yesterday s Centurion shield 90 special edition in correctly said Brig. Gen. Larry e. Lee was from the 31st separate inf brigade of the Alabama National guard. Lee is from the 31 St separate army brigade. Efforts at House fire freeway crash bring army medals to 7 soldiers by Vince Crawle staff writer Selheim West Germany four Ohio National guard military policemen who helped Rescue a woman and her two children from a burning House were awarded medals wednesday evening. Staff set. Leonard Scott and spec. Eddie Jack received army commendation medals for Rescue efforts last Friday. They had donned their military Gas masks to search for a baby on the second floor of a burning Home in Kel him. Set. John Banjo and spec. Lisa Mirau received army achievement medals for helping. A week earlier three 2nd army div soldiers received army commendation medals for assisting victims of a 32-Vehi Cle autobahn crash on Jan. 10, five Days before exercise Centurion shield 90 began. First it. Brian Anderson sgt. Harry Shannon and put. Stacy Williams All Active duty soldiers from fort Hood Texas were cited for totally disregard ing their own safety As they pulled peo ple from burning cars and provided first Aid. According to a 2nd army div statement. Six German civilians died and 18 were injured in the wreck on autobahn 6 Northwest of trails him. Although Centurion shield convoys were using the Highway no . Military vehicles were involved. Williams. A medic used the entire contents of her first Aid bag the re lease said. The three fort Hood soldiers Are assigned to the 2nd army div s he co. In the Friday House fire Scott said he and three other National guard maps were driving to sick Call at a Field Hospi Tal in Kcal Ctm Southwest of re Ginsburg when he noticed smoke. Stopping they saw Selheim resident Karin was incr on her garage roof hold ing her 3-year-old, child and shouting that she still had a baby indoors. Banjo and Mirau helped neighbors Rescue Wustner from the roof while Scott and Jack broke into the House to search for the 2-month-old child. While neighbors searched downstairs the two soldiers fought their Way through smoke donning their masks As they looked for the infant Scott said. The heat forced them Back downstairs where they discovered that neighbors had found the baby Scott said. The reservist spent 18 years As a civilian police Man and now works for a Security com Pany. Was incr was hospitalized for Burns said Judy Williams of the v clips pub Lic affairs office. The guardsmen arc from the 437lh my in in Youngstown. Ohio. Last week end Kel him officials awarded them a German medal usually reserved Only for German firefighters Williams said. Striking dockworkers in Baltimore to continue handling military cargo by Chuck v1nch Washington Bureau Washington striking Dock workers at the port of Baltimore will continue to handle defense department cargo on behalf of the military traffic management come Union officials said. About 2,000 members of the International longshoremen s association walked off the Job at 12 01 . Sunday after weeks of negotiations with port management officials collapsed. But an official with the Union s local 9s3 in Baltimore said workers will continue to handle personal vehicles House hold goods shipments and other defense department items during the strike regardless of How Long it lasts. Our policy is that we Don t strike Mil itary cargo no matter what else is going on with the  the official said. Carol Miller a spokeswoman for the command said command personnel would have been used to keep military shipments moving. Slightly More than 1,000 vehicle owned by defense department person Nel were processed through Baltimore last year. Figures for the number of household goods shipments processed were not available. But. As with Persona vehicles the majority of household goods shipments arc handled through other ports Miller said. The last Ila contract expired sept. 30. But because of extended negotiations on a new one. The Union had voted to Honor the terms of the old contract through oct. 30 of this year. However members of the Union s Baltimore chapters broke ranks with the National organization and issued a notice nov. Is that they would strike in 60 Days if a new pact was t reached. Greek garbage collectors return to work Athens Greece a garbage collectors began sweeping up tons of re fuse tuesday after calling off a nation wide strike As the government prepared to enforce a civil mobilization order. The walkout by 47,000 regular work ers for higher pay and 17,000 temporary garbage collectors for permanent employment started Jan. 11. The government rejected demands for pay increases but passed legislation giving temporary garbage collectors a per manent work contract. The average monthly salary of a Munici pal worker is equivalent to $400 to $440. City officials said that about 110,000 tons of garbage had accumulated in the capital. Workers backed by bulldozers loaded the garbage onto trucks to retaken to dumps that had been closed during the walkout. As the threat to Public health mounted from the  refuse blocking streets and sidewalks in major cities and towns the coalition government ordered the Gar Bage collectors mobilized on monday. It said they would face fines and imprison ment if the strike was not called off. The government had accused the strik ers of holding the nation s health hos Tage and ordered the mobilization when All other attempts to end the strike failed