European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 05, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday aprils 1990 is Lynda Davidson the 6 30 show starring those turtles is sold out but these kids clockwise from left Marshall Hermer la Toya Savoy Derrick Savoy and Eric Gray Are hoping for 8 30 tickets. Turtle from Page 1 hoped to console them by renting videos of the ninja Turtle television show or other movies. Anything. They re very disappointed said army staff  Rubio As he comforted Christopher 7, and Andrew 6. Well have to Settle for a  Jessica Weber 4, was eager to see her favorit ninja Turtle Raphael on the big screen. I m going to be him for halloween she said As she waited in line. Children Aren t the life sized mutant turtles Only fans however. Army spec. Joe Phillips 23, left work Early to get in  told my supervisor i was coming Here Phillips said. I had to see this  the secret to the turtles overwhelming popularity ten year old Jacob Koepp sums it up they re Cool Radical  Dod from Page 1 private sector practices was left intact. We have always been under the impression that con Gress wanted us to follow local customs in drawing up benefits packages for foreign nationals Coakley told the panel. But Kasich said the compensation often seems excessive with such provisions As marriage bonuses transportation allowances annual vacation bonuses and Days off for local holidays As Well As for . Holidays. Don t you think this is a bad Way to set compensation Levels Kasich asked. If we provide 14 local holidays a year for employees i Spain it s because it s Normal for workers in Spain to get 14 holidays a year Coakley said. And it s not True that local nationals get . Holidays off. They Are expected to work on .  if the defense department did not provide benefits comparable to Host nation employers we would t get too Many local nationals to work for us Coakley said. If you want to hire Good people you have to be competitive with local  w. Bruce Weinrod Deputy assistant Secretary of defens for european and nato policy said employment terms for foreign nationals Are complicated because they Are wrapped in several layers of bureaucracy. These incl Denato status of forces agreements As Well As bilateral treaties with individual Host nations he  we need to negotiate our Way out of some of these agreements Kasich said. But Coakley maintained that base pay for local nationals is usually lower than the pay of . Employees and that when All pay and allow ances Are lumped together local nationals on the average get less compensation than their . Counterparts. Talks on Dod funds beg by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington lawmakers and Pentagon officials have started talks about shifting Money to person Nel accounts to avoid massive layoffs this year but they can t agree on where the funds will come from. Secretary of defense Dick Cheney met for the firs time tuesday afternoon with the chairmen and rank ing members of the Senate and House armed service committees and the two appropriations defense sub committees to discuss moving the Money. During the meeting the leaders agreed that som action must be taken to prevent causing undue hard ship in the nation s military forces. But the discussion shit a standstill when it came to pinpointing a funding source a Pentagon official said wednesday. Rep. Les Aspin d-wis., chairman of the House armed services committee who Only recently dropped his opposition to the Money Transfer again demanded that i Exchange for his approval the military make huge cuts in some of its most prize weapon systems. In Aspin targeted the strategic defense initiative b 2bomber, sea Wolf attack submarine and the army s pen mental Light helicopter program. Chenev a vi0?"ously defended funding for All four systems by according to the Pentagon source who requested anonymity the other House and Senate leaders did int support Aspin s demands. Of if the other three Odd mittens agree on another an proach Aspin will ultimately have to Eive in " the source said. Be but further reprogramming discussions will not Star again until the Senate and the House return from of Ter recess on april 17. M tas meanwhile the delay is causing uncertainty for the2.1 million americans in uniform. Personnel officials said that if the Transfer request snot approved by May 1, As Many As 65,000 military personnel would have to be forced out by oct 1 a soup to 33,000 planned reassignment moves and up to 71,000 promotions could be cancelled. The longer the delay the bigger the numbers officials said. Failed Texas governor candidate compares Richards to Himmler Austin Texas apr Mark White whose gubernatorial comeback bid died in the democratic Pri Mary accused treasurer Ann Richards on tuesday of dirty politics and likened her behaviour to Gestapo chief Heinrich Himmler s. I will never endorse Ann Richards. I will never support Ann Richards. And i will never vote for Ann Richards White told reporters. White stopped Short of endorsing state attorney general Jim Mattox Over Richards in the april 10democratic Runoff for governor but said he would vote in that race. He declined to criticize Mattox s tactic during the mudslinging primary. I be always thought he was one of the toughest campaigners i be Ever seen White said but what Ann Richards has done would make Himmler  Mattox said tuesday night that he has signed statements from witnesses alleging Richards has used illegal drugs. Yes i do As a matter of fact Mattox told report ers questioning him about proof for allegations he has made regarding Richards. But Mattox refused to say who his informants Are. Mattox made the comments during a televised half hour debate that Richards declined to attend citing a previous engagement in Austin. Richards a recovering alcoholic has refused to answer directly the question of her alleged drug use saying she has not used any mood altering drugs in 10 year s. My response has been my message to the people out there that if you need help you can get  Richards said earlier in March. Richards did not immediately answer three Mes sages left on an answering machine at her Headquarters and Calls to Richards press Secretary and Campaign manager were not immediately returned. Before the debate she said i have a big rally i Austin that we had planned for a very Long time. The television people knew that. We told them that 1couldn t  White said he would t vote for Richards should Sherwin the nomination to Challenge Republican Clayton Williams. If she gets the nomination it will be without my help. And i think if she s Able to be elected Shell have it in the same fashion White said. I feel very badly about any time there is hard feel Ings Richards said at a Campaign Stop in Mercedes before White s comment. I feel badly about any per Sonal feelings that Ever get into a Campaign. I feel sure that All of those wounds will be healed and the democrats will be together in  Baker from Page 1 soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev held in Moscow on tuesday with a delegation of officials from Lithuania. There would appear at least to be the beginnings of such a dialogue Baker said. We Are encouraged As Well that we see references coming from both sides to the concept of the possibility of some sort of a referendum  a soviet foreign ministry official appearing on Abc to s Good morning America reaffirmed the Krem Lin s pledge to Deal with the secessionists in a peaceful Way. Or. Shevardnadze will certainly describe our attitude and reiterate our intention to work toward Resolution of the situation through dialogue and in a peaceful manner said Vitaly Churkin an adviser to the foreign minister. Last thursday lithuanian leaders informed the Krem Lin they were ready to discuss the Issue of a referendum on secession if Gorbachev agreed to talk with them. The soviet Leader having demanded the nullification of a March 11 declaration of Independence did not respond immediately. But the meeting with Yakovlev indicated the two sides May be trying to find a Way out of the impasse created by the declaration and Gorbachev s refusal to accept it. Baker s remarks wednesday suggested he shared in that judgment. Also on the Agenda is the War in Angola Between the soviet armed government and .-aided rebels. Baker is trying for a cease fire but insists on a commitment fro the angolan government that it will share Power with the Unita guerrillas led by Jonas Sav Imbi. Before the opening round beginning late wednesday afternoon . Officials had no word on whether Shevardnadze brought a reply from Gorbachev to Bush Sletter last week reiterating . Hopes for a peaceful settlement in Lithuania. But the officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said they hoped Gorbachev and Shevardnadze would spell out How the soviet plan to come to grips with the secessionist movement in the Baltic Republic. Arriving Here tuesday Shevardnadze likened events in Lithuania to an earthquake but he also pledged to engage in honest dialogue with the Independence movement. While the foreign minister s remarks had a conciliatory ring he also emphasized the importance the Kremlin attaches to the soviet Constitution and soviet Laws. You must understand the importance of that question for the soviet Union and the soviet people Shevardnadze  and Baker have no intention of scrapping plans for the Summit Over Lithuania officials said. The Selec Tion of a precise Date in june depends on the Bovi Eis scheduling a people s Congress in Moscow the same  and Gorbachev Hope during the Summit to sign an Accord to limit their Long Range nuclear missiles Don id ers and submarines. However claims that the Overall Cut Back would amount to 50 percent came under Challenge on  senior administration official declining to be Iden u fied told the associated press the United states would wind up with Only slightly fewer deployed warheads Tannin the current arsenals. When warheads kept in storage Are taken into account he said the . Total actually Woupio exceed the current level. ,. The official said that from the . Standpoint me principal virtue of the treaty would be to Force a reduction in Long Range soviet is 18  department spokeswoman Margaret said the treaty would Cut the ss-18 Force m half and Awiles b about a rom a semen. No own in the most dangerous and destabilizing s Sten their reductions will be somewhat larger