European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                18 Usa eur workers lose jobs because of Cut in sports events Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday March 27,1990 surplus sales Wiesbaden West Germany a defense a utilization and marketing office officials have announced retail events for Kaiserslautern. A property auction will be held april 3 at 9 . Bidder registration begins at 8 . The Public is invited and payments May be in dollars Marks or certified Bank checks. Items up for auction include hand Toots folding cots electrical equipment automotive parts typewriters and cameras. Also available arc cars pickup and panel trucks Iraq Lars bicycles and Lawn mowers. A Diamond ring a baking oven and a Safe will also be up for bid officials said. Customers will have eight working Days to remove their purchases. The weekly retail sales continue to be held each Friday from 8 30 . To 10 . Only . Identification card holders May attend. Property for Sale includes Beds wooden furniture and electrical equipment. Payment is in dollars and merchandise must be removed the Day of the Sale. No weekly Sale will be held on april 13, officials said. All Kaiserslautern demo events will be conducted in area 100, near the former Auto stripping Yard. Further information is available from the demo at ets 4838691 or German civilian 0631 -40307. European Region defense a utilization and marketing of tick employees and their family members Are not permitted to make purchases at any european demo events. By Rosemary Sawyer staff writer the axing of Usa eur level sports and recreational events has Cost 18 workers their jobs with the Community family support Agency. The 30 percent Cut in the work Force will free up $1 million in non appropriated funds this year Usa eur spokesman sgt. . Hardesty said monday. The Money will be used for unit and Community sports and recreation. A total of 39 positions in the Schwet Zingen. West Germany Headquarters have been eliminated. Twenty one of the jobs were vacant March 16 when workers received their Pink slips Hardesty said. Some of the employees who received 90 Days notice have been offered other jobs. The Usa eur commander Gen. Crosbie e. Saint scratched command level championships in october saying he favored More unit and Community level activities. His decision eliminated 12 sports competitions and 30 recreational events. Saint approved the resulting personnel Cut in february based on a task Force study Hardesty said. Saint has asked the Community and family support Agency to focus on providing policy and guidance to the communities and units and eliminate its Field operations. Headquarters staff members used to travel to communities throughout Europe to organize and run such events As the Usa eur tournament of plays the Field Archery invitational and the wrestling tournament. All but one of the 18 people dismissed Are non appropriated fund workers who Are part of the army s  d sonnet office expo system Thi Tern which us Reury is in a syst Stuttgart and Heidelberg allows Civ yes to be fired when necessitated by Bud Ness conditions. Under expo rules s France pay is awarded at a rate of 5 worked. S3,Ary for 55 be no eliminated include those of two management analysts four business management analysts one i. Mancial manager two accounting i Chni cans one copyright specialist one Bowling _ special so. One commercial entertainment specialist one program manager one recreation specialist one processing clerk one management assistant and one cafes coordinator. The one appropriated fund Job was that of a business management analyst. . Shopping Center patrons oppose giving the site to germans for housing re  pin Udov a recess scheduled in Conrad spy trial Koblenz West Germany a amps a the spy trial of Clyde Lee Conrad will recess wednesday for nearly a month. Conrad is accused of taking part in a spy ring that fun cled . Army and nato defense secrets to the soviet Union. His West German trial began in january. Presiding judge Ferdinand Schuth said wednesdays session will be the final court Day before the recess. The trial will resume april 25. Wednesdays hearing will be devoted to a review of . Documents that the prosecutor says show Conradus Access to top secret material he said. When the court reconvenes a number of prosecution witnesses Are expected to be called Schuth said. Election �?T90 Washington a voting officials have announced that primary elections will be held june 12 in North Dakota and Virginia. The winners will compete in the general election on nov. 6.  government employees and their family members who Are residents of these states should Contact their unit voting officers for details on How to Register and obtain Absentee ballots. A completed Federal postcard application should be mailed Early to ensure timely receipt of a ballot officials said. Correction by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Frankfurt West Germany a  generally agree that the . Shopping Center in Frankfurt should not be Given to the West germans for a much needed housing development. A it would be inconvenient travel Wise and More expensive to go somewhere else a a said pvt. 2 Tommy Jones who rides the train to the shopping Center from his Barracks room at Mcnair Cavern. The 32nd signal in Soldier said he would have to rely on other people for transportation to Rhein main a to shop. A this is Central to shopping needs a said army sgt. Kyle Stringham who works for american forces network in Frankfurt. A i was hoping to see it improved not Given  army staff sgt. James t. Taylor Iii and his wife Tracey travel from Hanau to shop in Frankfurt. They prefer Frankfurt Over the new shopping Complex at the Wolfgang Cavern in Hanau. A the Frankfurt commissary is stocked better a said Taylor who is assigned to the 3rd in 20th Field arty in Hanau. Sgt. Maj. Gerald Scott assigned to the v corps Provost marshals office at the Abrams Complex said the Center was convenient for the 29,000 americans in the real  provided on a rent free basis. Area. There is no time limit on the leases and it the land is being sought by the social is up t0 tie Arr Eric ans to accept or reject a democratic party to ease the City a acute rec Luest to return the property housing shortage. The proposal comes at a time when since 1984, the City a population has a Lary is working to renovate the grown by 5,000, but the number of Avail she up gang Center Able apartments has decreased. About 25,000 people Are looking for apartments m the City said a spokesman for the Frankfurt renters Protection organization. A amps l. Emmett Lewis or Kyle Stringham a Story last week incorrectly reported the results of pvt. 1 Thurl Dyment a court martial. Dyment was acquitted of one charge of rape and one charge of assault on a prostitute said defense attorney capt. Bryan Broyles. The Soldier was convicted of assaults on one prostitute a polish National and an no in his unit. He was also found guilty of two counts of disobeying an officer one count of disobeying an no one count of breaking restriction and one count each of distributing and use of marijuana Broyles said. A amps l. Emmett Lewis or. James t. Taylor Iii tempt to increase services Wyatt said. Quot this Means to consolidate and increase the food outlets and developing a Quality Nice looking food court a he added. A hot Doe stand and a pizza parlor Are among the establishments being considered to provide a greater variety. A own in a n Wyatt said the military Community Chanel is Sci a sual a delectable cannot react to the Spda a plan. Nov Lumc a 1 summer As the in a to Date we have seen no proposal. Hetwin r made said Bob Wyatt we cannot respond to something that Aires for of communications and Liaison has not been developed a Wyatt said. Pf1rce, c1 he pro pc a Les for the Frankfurt military comm a they Are supposed to come Forward to West Germany is federally or site wed the changes Are being made in an at Mckinney in Darm outcry grows As Madrid traffic worsens Spon dents said they would not change the City a current traffic regulations. Some 131,000 people agreed that the administration of centrist mayor Agustn Rodriguez Sahagun should schedule an official citywide referendum on the Issue and coalition leaders vowed they would press him to do so. A we have a right to keep the heal on City Hall Over this Issue a said Francisco Herrera a United left City councilor who threatened further action if the City does no to act by summer. Madrid Spain apr As an ongoing bus Drivers strike aggravated the City s chronic traffic problems monday pressure mounted on City officials to restrict car Access to the downtown. The organizers of an informal referendum announced that 144,000 frustrated Madrid residents had backed their Call Lor increased Public transportation and Sharp restrictions on private cars in the City Center. Traffic is so severe that at least one Madrid company has begun cashing in on it sending out Young women with portable telephones to sell Calls to trapped commuters for $ 1.90 each. A it the a us Drivers str it be entering its 11 the Day monday and a subway strike scheduled for tuesday congestion on City streets was expected to Worsen. The referendums organizers a a Coall ? n Jean cd by the communist led United left party a said nine of 10 respondents to the Survey last weekend supported the restrictions. Only 3,100 of the 151,000 total re