European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 9, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7sides in greyhound strike at Odds company says it s Over Union Calls offer a insult strikers Chris p. Fresquez left and John Hunter still picket at Albuquerque . Tion As Early As june 14 after greyhound misses a $9.75 million payment on May from wire reports management and labor voiced widely differing viewpoints on the status of the strike against greyhound lines inc., following Union rejection of the company a latest proposal. Greyhound chairman Fred Currey declared Victory monday in the 68-Day-old bus Drivers strike. But the Union said the bitter walkout was by no Means Over. Currey said that a from All practical Points of View a the strike a is  he said the nations largest intercity bus system was operating on routes that contributed 98 percent of its revenues a year ago. Officials of the amalgamated transit Union called the company a proposal that would freeze wages through 1994 and eliminate 4,000 to 4,500 jobs a an  in Washington Union spokesman Nick Nichols said Currey should review the bus lines financial documents and look at picket lines for a truer picture. A then quite frankly he should jump on a bus and try and travel across the country and see How far he gets a Nichols said. A if he takes those three actions he indeed will conclude a very effective work stoppage is under Way. A we Hope his conclusion will be to get Back to the bargaining table and get to the business of rebuilding his company and providing bus service to the nations  Currey said greyhound was close to making Money at current service Levels. Revenues last week ran at 65 percent of the level of a year ago. A we Are no longer Driver inhibited a Currey told reporters at a news conference called by the company. He added that ridership had increased each week since the strike began except in the week in april that followed the easter weekend. Last week the company reported losing $55.8 million for the first Quarter of the year. Union officials said Currey a analysis amounted to a a Public relations  Harley Shaiken a professor of work and technology at the University of California at san Diego said greyhound must be concerned about How soon its ridership will Peak. A continuation of the strike might persuade riders to choose competing bus companies that operate on several of greyhounds profitable routes. Currey told reporters in Dallas that the company had hired More than 2,700 Drivers to replace those who have been on strike since March 2. He said that 560 Union members had crossed picket lines to return to work. An additional 500 driving jobs should be filled by Early june and 1,000 when the Peak season for bus travel arrives around july 1, he said. There were signs that Many striking Drivers believed a Resolution of the walkout was not Likely and that those who remained on strike would never again work for the company. A we set out to Hurt or. Currey in the Only place we could a we hit him in his Wallet a said Fred Godbolt one of 6,300 striking Drivers who has six years with the company. A if he can do it without us Well just fade into the Sunset. Most of the Guys who have been out Here for 68 Days wont be coming  Godbolt 32, said he recently accepted a Job paying $ 18,000 a year in a manufacturing Plant with the expectation of pay increases. He said he earned $24,000 a year As a greyhound Driver and that some Drivers who worked longer hours made More than $32,000 a year. Union leaders predicted that the greyhound offer would Force Drivers to continue their walkout which has been marked by violence and a bitter trading of accusations. Greyhound said its Driver recruitment was completed last Friday. Greyhound creditors could Force the company into a bankruptcy reorganize 15. The company said last Friday that it would not make the payment and that it did not make other payments that were due april 30. Currey said monday that the Money was being conserved for operations. He said greyhound would spend $4 million on a National advertising Campaign on radio in an Effort to attract More riders this  admits adultery wont be prosecuted Ashland wis. Apr a woman who admitted she committed adultery under a Seldom enforced state Law has been ordered to perform 40 hours of Community service and attend two months of parental counselling sessions. However Donna e. Carroll 28, will not be prosecuted under an agreement reached with the state if she complies with the conditions of the agreement and the charge will be dismissed at the end of that period. The agreement was signed monday by Thomas j. Gallagher acting Ashland county circuit court judge. District attorney Robert e. Eaton who filed the charge against Carroll in july did not return a Call to his office monday. He has refused in recent weeks to discuss the Case. Carrolls lawyer Jay s. Moynihan said she entered into the agreement to avoid going through a trial. Carroll a homemaker has been free on a $1,000 signature Bond and has moved to Janesville with her 7-year-old son. Their phone number is unlisted. Carroll who pleaded innocent to the adultery charge had admitted during a divorce hearing that she had an extramarital affair in 1989. Her now former husband Robert also admitted he had had an affair. But prosecutors did not press adultery charges against him saying there was insufficient evidence to prove any violation occurred in Wisconsin. A court appointed guardian for the couples son said last fall that Carroll wanted to disqualify his wife for custody which she later won. Eaton has said the dispute played no part in his decision to charge her with adultery. The statute which prosecutors said Seldom has been enforced this Century prohibits a married person from having sexual Intercourse with any person other than his or her spouse. It carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison and $10,000 in fines. About 25 other states still have criminal codes against adultery although enforcement has been virtually non existent. The penalties Are As minor As a $10 Fine in Maryland. In court briefs Eaton argued the adultery Law is still valid and is based on the a interest of the state in the preservation of the  he also said the state historically has exercised its Power to limit a the right of intimate association in  but Moynihan and the american civil liberties Union said the Law is unconstitutional denying the rights to privacy and equal Protection and amounting to cruel and unusual punishment. Eunice Edgar executive director of the Wisconsin Acle said the organization would push for repeal of the statute in the next legislative session. Contractors owe army $328 million by Susanne m. Schafer a military writer Washington a the army is owed More than $328 million from overpayment made to military contractors according to a congressional study. In some cases the overpayment and errors in accounting went uncorrected for a year or More it says. The general accounting office in a study released monday said a review of selected payments showed the army did not take prompt action to collect millions of dollars in overpayment made to contractors and did not Correct thousands of bookkeeping errors. Although it did not attach a time Frame to the study the Gao said that one year old $2.8 million overpayment was not collected until it was brought to the attention of defense department personnel by the Gao an investigative Arm of Congress. In another instance the Gao found that More than a year elapsed before the army detected a $307,000 duplicate payment to a contractor the study said. The report noted that the Lack of accuracy tied up a army funds which could be used to meet other army requirements. If not collected promptly these overpayment can be considered interest free Loans to  although army regulations require that immediate corrective action be taken to resolve such problems a we found that in Many cases the subordinate commands do not initiate followup actions for a year or More to resolve outstanding negative balances a the study said. The Gao study involved a review of the army Materiel Comdr a control procedures Over what is formally known a Gao says a negative a liquidated obligations Quot or Ulos related to the purchases of supplies and equipment. These result when the recorded expenditure exceeds the amount obligated the Gao said. The army Materiel come has six subordinate commands nationwide through which it purchases stocks and distributes billions of dollars Worth of supplies. It performs this task for army units other military services and for foreign governments. As of last sept. 30, records showed about 4,500 negative Ulo balances totalling $328 million the study said