European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 05, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Dutch museums Toast Van Gogh in a big Way stripes Magazine the Sims and tripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 48, no. 353 thursday april 5, 1990 Good morning 25c daily and sunday d 8693 a off the Wall Art segment of the Berlin Wall is now an exhibit in the Berlin museum. Looking at the Graffito that was painted by kiddy Citny in 1985 Are Michael policy from Chicago and his 5-year old daughter Abibile. Dod Layoff plan comes under fire by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington several lawmakers have berated the Pentagon for its plans to Cut thousands of . Military and civilian employees while continuing to give mind boggling salaries and benefits to 121,000 local National work ers at overseas bases. At a House armed services readiness subcommittee hearing on tuesday Law makers who Are fed up with the High costs of operating overseas bases lined up to snipe at military officials Over the $2.5 billion in annual compensation Given to foreign employees. One Only has to look at the Liberal pay and benefits for foreign National employees to wonder if we Are providing for our National Security or their social Secu Rity said rep. Earl Hutto d-fla., the subcommittee chairman. The Issue is a scandal that has yet to come to Light and when it does the tax payers will go crazy added rep. John Kasich a Ohio. The benefits Are  the Pentagon wants to Cut 21,000u.s. Civilian workers in fiscal 1990 and 1991, and a current hiring freeze could Cut an additional 30,000 civilians this year according to rep. Paul Kanjorski a a. Yet no foreign nationals Are being Laid off he said. It s difficult to under  but military officials said they simply have been following what they thought was the intent of the foreign service actor 1946. That Law which authorizes the hiring of local National employees Over seas says their compensation should be based on the prevailing salaries and benefits offered by Host nation private Sec Tor employers said Bill Coakley the Pentagon s Deputy director for compensation and overseas employment policy. Although the Law has been revised Coakley said the provision linking local National compensation to Host nation see Dod on Back Page Baker pins Hopes on 3-Day Parley Washington a Secretary of state James Baker wednesday said there Are indications the soviet Union May be considering a referendum in Lithuania As a Way of shaping the future of the Independence minded Baltic Republic. But Baker also registered a degree of concern about the lithuanian situation As he prepared to begin three Days of talks with soviet foreign minister Edu Ard a. Shevardnadze. Baker is hoping Shevardnadze s visit will produce a plan for a peaceful settlement in Lithuania As Well As a Date for the next superpower Summit meeting and Progress on .-soviet arms control accords. At the state department Baker said Lithuania will be at the very top of the issues we will be  talking to reporters after a meeting with West Ger Man foreign minister Hans Dietric Genscher he said we Are anxious to see these developments proceed peace fully and be resolved through  Baker was buoyed by the Meetin Alexandr n. Yakovlev a close adviser to see Baker on Back Page Eop a Are shelling out it s Turtle Power by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Stein a West Germany Cowa Bunga a a is ringing up big Bucks and creating Longs at cafes Box offices in Europe. E.18 a crazy tomorrow s a school Day but my no Eye be got to see h " said Hyeyong Goehe to 1 of two school age boys who stood in the tuesday afternoon to buy tickets for the latest phenomenon. Teenage mutant ninja turtles a movie based on As�-0n to series opened last weekend at 1,900airs in the United states and grossed a startling classified ads $25 million. It also opened at four cafes Heaters incest Germany grossing $11,148.50 Over the weekend at Furth Mannheim Rhein main a and Vogel Weh i Kaiserslautern. It will play in 45 cafes Heaters in Europe during the first run showing. It s doing much better than just about every movie that comes in said capt. Wes Davis an Exchange spokesman. After weekend showings at Vogel Weh sold out Locala Afes officials added afternoon shows at Ramstein s four Corners on tuesday and wednesday. Two eve Ning shows originally had been planned each night. Since the 4 30 . Show did not appear in published movie schedules Only 350 people out of 401 Avail Able tickets showed up tuesday afternoon. But Bot evening showings on tuesday sold out. We tried to see it at Vogel Weh. Now we be missed the 6 30 show and we re buying tickets for tomorrow Goehe said As she neared the Box office a Little after 5p.m. Tuesday. It s getting to be  the Success of the first full length movie to Star Donatello Leonardo Michelangelo and Raphael also helped local video stores do Good business. Sold out showings resulted in tearful youngsters whose parents see Turtle on Back Page Magazine